Mower County transcript., 1869-12-02
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS

:CHIdAM. Nov. Is, 1s69.-Nothing rcmarki-
bic hi occurred the past week. The weather
has been cool, with two or three slight snow
fall ll6ssn{eAst night to the depth of m inch I
and s'hen- To-day the weather is quite mod.
has continued moderate, the large wholesale
heuses doing brisk business. Prices tend
largely reduced n Ne iees of nasoy olesses Of
goods, in order to get them of their hands, !
dit R1s ns9 s9f PssH6s lra anS Is as
general depression in business, and the ap-
gearance on the streets is g lively - ever.
capite lists, and want Of confidence delays new
The pork paekih9 season il
about commencing, and this Wilt absorb 4
Large amount 0f c2lExancV. .~ass..-..4.-..,.s.
rHE GRAIN MARKET
1ss asef imRssSss$ s s. s1s Stss 'S selss
Mheet.' Receipts ,ste modersts aud ship
ments not active.
.3:1o77si@ rxxtxArfc sfntsk. .9aa s'!t' ;.
) The telegraph company laaya constructed
nsumatie .t' t%be Of iron :t ssst q several
ing, diagonally acroes tlte street, In mid air, j
TO the Chamber. OF, Commsrce Bsilding, TO
transmit, by means 81 compressed air. tele.
graphic aaessages to the Chanbesl Former.
~ they were obliged to have IN instrument
and operator In 'tbe' Chamber aof Commerce
Building: Nov this is dispensed! with, And
this reminds mo 70 speak or the '''''1 s.]
IT,. tOutoAao MA1f..ckRRxrNe sERv1or.,.!
single horse and wagon, to twenty one horses
and fouri een wagons. 'ei1;o whish are double
and capable Of carrying five tons per load.
Then there were but four railIoaas:-the Ili-
aois Central, Galena Chicago. Dixon 4 Air
Line ana G9h,cagS MiiTauase and Free.
there are thirteen railroads running out Of
Chicago carrying mails aud Hxteen men are
employed in the carrying service. The trans-
fer'of the morning mall begins ct i've aud
closes at eleven =. NJ; ); that of, the afternoon
begins at three and closes it halt. past niAe !:
The weight Of the incoming mail .is thirty
tons daily, requiring thirty. six trips; that Of
the outgsing meil twenty Ave tons, aud re.
~ Sosr1xas1zsa sii1s; ros1.rsf saowo % - .
{: The thikd exhibition Of the North Western
Poultry Association has been held ID Library
Hall fota the slasti three. days Staud<atttAoted
%sss 'sRSs s aali iaHs s ga i;s. Sss
10 tho smallest bantims, With % smirt stink.
ling OF turkeys. ,geese, ,ducks, rpige6ne. and
carrier pigeons: The Brahm.s. Coehins.
h".,,o Ia paism1. ~ otx.n8s5 Leg
rarv 1Ss S ,.r.,a I! vaio4s coioFs. ,some
The, afternoon: and evening Of. the third day;
Z large part Of the fowls-not previously
fsold-;were sold st aucti ion. and brongh fancy
prices. The objects Of the Association arc
improvements In tho Breedihg ,snd Manage
%eGt 9'aS q Poultry, and L oerttinl{ hae aeeom-
aa is reNso o. cTsdit
were contributors TO the show ffom Wiscon.
sin, Iowa, Indiana, !MisSpuri And IMichipan.
a. we'll as from illinois,, Il. S. Greenleaf: OF
this city. Md byfsr IN isr1est vsristsv heinr
represented il .lmeet ~ the elassss Of on,
them 6ne Of. SO for III laxsest md md Eat % w.
isty Of fowls I'm trios. NOT less tkan ten varia.
,tias: o,ie nf 41n ~ haak iniiention II v.tsr
fowls; one Of SiS, and one Of So Tor II beat % coI.
txo premia%s Il M Ct SO saeh tor best collections
The nese tsoassSd dne cr1snE 4sis y COCKS s,ess
might not equal in noise ana time r. sfi idf The
Boston jubilee, but it vas. It least. a. irving
silij Il 1zAD1sa FOB cHuosax, .,Itta, z
.As,the New Year j. .pproaeh,ne, and child
rem, as we'll as parents, are thinking about the
neuapapers and magaxines they viii take
another year, Ihave . simple suggestion t.
noake. Few can Afford to tn kAt an the mapa.
1mnes tnat aEe pqbisaed and none could read
worthless er 81 little value i.nd IS mot Il
ways easy to make judicious; selections from,
the few really excellent ones those that are
both instructive and entertaining, combining
'n1ormstlon y! ana amusemsnt @ ofthe right kind
nar. y 3@ss ptopGdsnoa sd snont disParas