The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-18
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CHICAGO, March u, 1869,
EDITOR JouRNAL.-Did the thought
never occur to you that notwithstaud-
ing tho fact Of the press being accept.
ed as the opinion Of the public it is
almost always IN expression of an indi-
V'dual opinion. I hope however your !
readers will not overlook my weekly |
budget because I alono have tho COM |
posing Of it.
Well Chicago has labored through |
another week since l last gave you a
summary Of her do,ngs. The pious
aud impious have been As active As
usual, and they both rejoice in their !
work. The most noteworthy casualties
Of tie week were the loss Of four lives
by FIRE and three by poison The for
mer was in the presence Of hundreds,
aud was plainly accidental; the latter
however is still a profound mystery.
Out Of a family Of tour only ono sur
wives, and he is scarcely alive. The
mother AID two children had been dead
two days, and tho survivor had evident
y been poisoned so Ia vas unable to
help himself.
The judicial duties have became so
heavy that a prominent Judge from
Wisconsin has taken position for the
time being, in our courts. Tho libel
anu divorce suits are unpleasantly nu-
merous for one who is blessed with
fair amount Of nervousness. Why the
poor uuinitiated youths Of the city
should DO thus frightened from matri-
monial connections, il vital question
for the future Of this city.
The literary world has been CON-
posed for a week, no very wonderful
catastrophe having happened within It's
sacred precincts Tks special organ Of
the women, "Ihe sorosi.'> h,. ~ -
discontinued, and IT, "Agit.,er' b,s
arisen IA t.ts it, place. sor. 9 oou.id-
|'~ute 'e''r 4ent has been INDUCED 10
:. ~. s"~ expense Of an i;adividual who
20 .vered himself Of two or three COL
umus in one Of the Sunday papers after
NJ iss Dickinson's first lecture and the
convention, this person under the nom.
de plume Of Mr. Pickle, in a snecring
style, devoted over a column to those
two subjects, Miss D. aud tho conven.
ton. The young lady delivered sec
ond lecture however and thsn Mr.
> Pickle came to grief. He returned t.
> the attack last Sunday, but blinded b,
j the singing rebuke and angered be
3 yond control, his letter showed him t
= to be = drowning man srasping a
. straws.
There Is . great excitement 'amonl
our local politicians as to who shall fl
the places, that are expected so soon t
y DO vacated. There is class of peopl
here who hold the balance of power an
- their opinions are very materially sway
', ed by the opinion Of one man. An,
person may get good idea Of VIII
. wants Office by observing the visitors q
y this geutlcmaa's Office. For the pas
. few days their name has been legion.
~ A most extraordinary state of atfai,
was manifested at the Police court on
~ day this week, not single case was r
- ported during the whole day. TIL
:. may not appear wonderful to your rel
~. ders, but should they visit this cou,
some morning, they would consider a
empty docket great change.
:, There is very little to report in th
: social circle, as We are just In course {
;. transition from the pleasures Of White
y! =. to the real life Of tho busy season.
=" is now impossible to tell what vi
" be tn, attraction for the coming SCI
=, son.
" The Capitalization Of business
~ classes is very apparent in the growt
>; Of this city. will take the liberty c
>. informing your readers where IL
,1e future lumber business Of Chicago wi
- be located. 10 1865 corporate
known as the South Branch Dock Cor
- pany commenced series of canals G,
-. tending from the river to west I'm
-, street. The superior facilities Of tn
49, location soon attracted the lumber dea
- ers, as the large number Of yards, plar
l.. ing mills, ETC., located there, tull
~, demonstrates. The Dock Co. provid
everJ yard with suitable switch trac1
the shipping facilities are all that cou]
be desired, the most intimate conne
ut tions are made with al the railva,
" entering the city, and an omnibus liz
II. almost annihilates tho distance to Il
It. hotels, banks and lumber sxchang
Do Col. r. B. Mason, the President Of Il
|, land and Dock Co. is constantly addin
n. new canals which will soon be srficiel
d. to accommodate all the lumber vesse
l. Of Chicago. =. PARK.
q THE SUBRRAOE AMENDMENT.
An Issue Demanded.
81. CLOUD, March 18th, 1869.
or EDITOR JouRNAL.-In re-ex,miuiu