Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-11-10
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The Electtons-The Grain Movemen
-Extravagance- M ustc and the M N 4,
Trade--The Weatker-Amus usem ent 3

The Elections-The Grain Movement
=Extravagance-M Music and the M ic
Trade--The Weatker-Amu en- ents.
CHICAGO, Oct. sc, 3O,lS69.-Nothing is talked of
In the city just now out the election to come
OF next Tuesday. At fairs aud festivals. in
the street cars and on the streets, in stores
and factories, IN saloons and hotels, the great
burden OF talk Is politics. There has been
bitterness about this contest unusual even in
political warfares. IL one were to believe the
charges OF each party against the others
candidates. a worse set of officers could hard
ly have been selected from the most dishon-
est class OF society than the men presented
Tor the suffrages of the voters. Doubtless.
after election, these slingers of vile epithets
viii regret the hard words they have spoken.
But. it will not be easy for some of the
maligned candidates-especialIy the defeated
ones-to forget the accusations made against
them. 1 am glad that the contest is to be
so soon ended, for these personalities are dis
tasteful to me.
THE GRAIN MovEMEST.
The receipts of whe-t are still largely in
excess of-almost double-the shipments
and there is not likely TO be verv active
move ment OF wheat to the seaboard til there
Is rise in the price OF 1T in the eastern mar
kets. With gold and United States bonds
lower, and No 2 spring wheat at Oh cts. in This
market, there is not much inducement for
owners OF wheat to sell it, if they are able to
hold 1t.
ExTRAvAGANoE.
Perhaps there is no c,ty where those who
have come into the possession of wealth arc
more anxious to display it, than in Chicago.
Nor is this passion peculiar 70 either sex
was reminded of this Oh seeing half column
NOTICE OF the private ?. sidence of superin
tendent OF one " the city railway companies
here. His house cost sl00 600, and mis- barn
Sic, 600. In this republican country, where
tn property does not descend by law to the
eldest son, but Is divided equally among the
heirs, such an establishment seldom remains
in the family. For If man has half he Or
thodox, or scriptural number of children, he
is seldom able to leave enough to each OF
them 10 keep up such an esi ; blshment, and
1t has to be sold, at his death, at great sac
rince. lt almost never is tran- mitted, in the
family line, to the tn rd generation. AnG
while men are at lib rty to indulge in all the
extravagar ce they can pay for, yet those who
ape the feudal aristocracy are not doing their
own generation or posterity the best service
by such use Of rheir wealth, and deserve
criticism rather than praise.
MUSIC AND TIE MUSIC TRADE.
One Of the marked signs of pr gress in the
northwest is the Improvement of the people |
in aesthetio taste and culture, as shown not
only In the greatly improved condition of their
buildings, h. usebold appointments. modes OF
living, schools and churches, but in their cul- |
tivation and appre citation of the divine art of |
music. And this ie one of the most hopeful |
signs. For the refining, elevating and puri |
flying influence of music cannot be overesti- |
mated. And no intelligent aud judIcious pa |
rent will ever grudge the expense If musical |
for his sons and daughters. The |
exchange of q little material wealth for that |
which becomes part of the soul, and there |
fore immortal. impressing itself in enduring
and happy influences upon the character for. |
nd
itage OF his children, is sure and profitable |
investment. Ii 1t is not laying up |
treasure in heaven, it is LAYING M
that which neither moth nor rust can corrupt. |
and which thieves cannot break through nor
steal. And to the enterprise, good taste and
tirelsss energy Of the music dealers of Chi
cago--the Head Center Of the Northwest-is
the general diffusion Of musical instruments
and the culture Cf musical taste in a great
measure due. There is one fact which eur- |
chasers OF pianos and other musical instru-
ments will do we'll to remember. There are
constantly being made III the \
which formerly had the frst-class no longer |
retain their pre-eminence, ard others for |
merly Indifferent now are equal to the best in |
the fiue Qualities OF clearness, depth of tone
aud power. IL is not so much the name a. !
the 9.dtNy OF the instrument that should be |
for the name is valuable only as |
it represents q,tdlay. The yearly sale of mu- |
sical instruments in Chicago exceeds million |
of dollars and is constantly increasing. And |
chief among it's music dealers, like Saul |
among his brethren, stands
W. W. NMBALL, 6S WASHINGTON STREET.
The largest, and one of the Oldest music |
dealers OF the west, whose cspacious store
in the Opera House, is filed with musical in
struments. On entt ring this immense estab-
lishment l noticed, among many others,
some splendid Lights x Co. pianos. Hallet,
Davis Co.'S pianos-which received the sill
yer medal, fret premium, at the recent Min
nesota State fair, and created quite a sensa.
ton, having all the modern improvements
ana taking front rank among the best pianos |
and the justly celebrated Smiths American |
Organs-which also carried off In triumph |
two silver medals as first premiums at this /
Of which can be seen ready
Tor shipment TO customers.
THE WEATHER
has been remarkably cold tze past week. with |
The exception of two days, but is a little |
miider to day. We have had no rain of con-
sequence for weeks, and the ground Is /
exceedingly dry to great depth.
AMUsEMENIs.
The English Opera will oe continued at
Croeby's Opera House next week.
"Wood's Museum" has been christeuad |
= 'Aiken's Museum" in honor o. the proprietor /
and king OF managers, Frark E. Aiks en-. who |
has added 10 1t some new wonders among |
them Chang, the Chinese giant, ana his wife |
Sing-Hoo, marvel of Chimes b, auty. Sig.
Canlo, the Aztec chiid-the last of his race !
i is said-will appear Monday. November sth' |
Matinees, Monday, Wednesday and SATURDAY |
afternoons, which are Always crowded.
At McVicker's, Mrs. ID. P. Bowers, the beet |
american actress on tn, stage, PLAYS her |
farewell tonight in "Mary Stuai Next
Monday Joseph Jefferson begins an engage
ment with his dog 'Schneiier he Is a |
great actor, and ''draws" if any one can.