The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-01-14
OUR Chicago LETTER.
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From our own Correspondent,

From our own Correspondent.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7th 1869.
10 the delight Of pleasure seekers. col.
weather, and a heavy fall of snow prom
lsed long term Of good sleighing, bu
alas for human desires. "Old Sol' asser
ted his supremacy and on this occasion
at least the ''best laid schemes of men
have come to naught but earth. Not
wlthstanding this misfortune the skatist.
are enjoying themselves hugely. W.
have open parks and covered rinks il
abundance and as if at all times conscious
of the approaching warmth of spring
the exhlleratlng exercise is INDUCED il
to the fullest extent.
Out OF twelve or fifteen thousand mar
rlageable couples in this city, there wele
only three thousand five hundred united
last year, Why is this the case? What
reason prompts young men to lead sin
gle lives? According to my observation
the principal cause is the Inability to Get
married and live in as fine style as the
best and an unwilingness to live in an
inferior style. The ''genteel'' young
men wants life partner from higher
walk than his own, and of necessity very
often ialls in his desire. The ''genteeP'
young lady must have a tremendous
sptatrge of a wedding, it must be in a
fashionable church, the dress maker must
have carte blanche also the caterer, and
Papa must come down handsome" Chi
cago has already become notorious for
fashionable weddings, but there are
thousands. of young men who cannot af
ford to get married according to fashion
and thousands OF young women who can
not procure husbands with incomes suf.
ficiently large to accept, therefore single
blessedness is preferred.
As a consequence of this state of soci-
| ETY., Chicago morals are fast descending
to the level Of those of Paris, where mat
rlmony is notoriously at discount Ir-
respective Of this fearful evil, the fact
that the foreign elements are largely pre-
dominating in this country, is due in a
! great measure to the false notions and
sentiments pervading American society
in large cities. For time ignoring the
important affairs at home, all business
eyes are turned towards our state legisla-
/ ture anxiously watching what will be done
to effect the interests of Chicago Of
course our vants are exceedingly numer-
Gus, We want power to issue bonds for a
magnificent park in the south Division
also, ID full title TO the lake front, also
first class water communication down the
Illinois river and a quantity ofothcr leg
isation now uulueu;:unabla. The propo-
sition TO reduce railway fare t. three
cents will lessen and perhaps destroy the
facilities we now have tor reaching subur-
ban re sidences by accommodation trains
vi honest men hail with delight the pros
. peot OF INSURANCE Bureau. Iuclo Is
probably no city in the Union s. cursed
with bogus insurance companies We
/ have many good, sound companies uld
! they shoa.d not suffer for the fault ut
sham institutions.
| Chicago is f4st becoming as famous for
+ its abundant supply Of newspapers rs it is
/ for its immense trade. Among the sea
OF newspapers | propose TO mention one
which has risen 10 a position OF prime
| iinporta nee as Z commercial, literary, e.
.ianciai and educaton journal. | refer
to The Chicago Courier monthly re-
rioaical issued from Bryant * Stration :
business University Besides It's undis-
putod commercial and educational impor-
lance ''iho Coarior has taken the front
rank as literary publication. The Col
!ege Itself has become one OF the !,ruui-
na1.t institutions Of our city. In this
| University young man gets thorough
training in commercial law, calculations,
peninansiliD, correspondence. industrial
economy, business customs, partnership
settlements etc, That all these are nee
essayy for any industrial pursuit no one
viii deny. Mr. H. b. Bryant founder
Of the chain Of colleges devotes his time
and energy to make this model institu-
| ton.
The latest dodge of the whskcy ring
is an attempt 70 prove the internal reve-
npe law unconstitutional A most elab0-
rate argument was recently presented to
Judge DrS@mond on this point, but he
clearly defined the law and constitution
and dismissed the ease.