Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-10-14
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
non our speuiai Correspondent.

CHICAGO, October, 9, 1869.
There Appeals 20 be q yeFy large
supply of cold in the region from
which our weather has its rise. While
we were passing through a cold sum-
mer, hopes were generally expressed
that the autumn breezes would be
freighted with warmth and sunshine.
Up to the present our hopes have
been largely disappointed, and we are
seeking protection from artificial heat
generators.
Since the great gold excitement died
away, we have had nothing partieu-
larly exciting except our local cleo
tiOns, or rather the canvass preceding
them. The contest is of such a nature
that it is drawing out all the power of
both parties.
The influence Of the daily press Of
the city, with the exception Of the
EUeniag Post and Stats Zeitl0g, is be-
ing thrown in favor of what is de-
nominated the Peoples Ticket. Hun
dreds are dissatisfied with the course
taken by the Tribune, and as a eonse-
quence are diseontinuing it.
For about ten days past we have
had a most unprecedented number Of
murders and rObberies. OF the former,
there has been an average Of one a
day, and the latter appear to come
| like a flood. One audaciOus villain,
who is wonderfully expert in obtain
/ ing jewelry, eOOlly returns his plumber
by receiving fifty per cent. of its
value in money. He secretly wrote a
polite note to a lady demanding 500
for the jewelry he had stolen. He
called after an arrangement had b7en
made through the papers, cOmpli-
mented her on the beauty Of her jew
els, delivered them up, took the 500
and bowed himself out.
Very prominent among the great
political questions to which our citi-
Zens are turning their attention, is
| that of Free Trade. For two eve
nings last week there was a spirited
discussion of the subject here, between
/ Mr.. Stebbins of Detroit and Mr..
BlanchOrd of indianapolis. The large
attendance shows cOnClusiveIy the
L
I The woman question meets our
public men of all classes at every
point. The managers of the Chicago
| Medical College are having a debate
over the prODFiety Of admitting wO-
men to the institution. Some oppose
making the concession in the most de-
termined manners, while others ac-
| knowledge themselves in perfect &C.
cord with the progressive movements
AS the leafess trees appear the va
riOus tourists, and with them our
| Chicago artists, begin to make their
appearance. We never feel that there
is any danger of our city receeding
from her commercial position, but she
has not yet attained 50 lofty a one in
the finer arts. AS q consequences,
therefore, we are under the necessity
of looking more closely after this ten
der plant. There are gOOdly num-
Der Of Professors in the city, and their
work is by no means secondary.
! Some time ago q principle was an
nOunced in connection with fire insu--
rance, which was secuted by old un-
deTwFiters, but it has since been
proved not only successful, but the
only proper one for large companies
to follow. The core of the theory Is,
that leading men at each agency or
branch should have a financial inter-
est IN the company. The plan adop-
. ted is to sch reasonable amount Of
stock in each city or town where
! there Is to be a branch Allow the
local stock holders to choose their own
, agent and have q director % the Cen
, trail Board for every S25, 600 Of stock.
This plan protects the cOmpany's
business at the briinches, and makes
what is to ali interests aud purposes a
local company, perfectly sound and
reliable The organization as a whole,
is under the Central Board, and suf-
ficiently compact for safety and sue
cess.
The Estate Fire Insurance COmpa-
ny" is being conducted on this plan,
and it is achieving an unprecedented
success. The general Office is at 81
La Selle street, Chicago.