The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-11-19
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

Confused Candtdates-CrImes and Cas-
ualties-Lutheran Council-LR sRlte
street Tnnnel-One Horse street Cars
-Trade-The wheat market--L0w
Prices-Field, Letter a. Co.-Amuse-
ments.
CmroA1o, Nov. @, 1Be0.-Our o~nicc-holders
have not vet recovered from the confusion
into which the election, last Tuesday, threw
them. With a party majority Of Eve or six
thousand, 70 be defeated BY q majority of
eight or ten thousand, is a revolution for
which they were not prepared, and which
aatonished the victims almost a. much as the
vanquishod. II Is a lesson full Of instruction
to politicians, and thus shows how unreliable
a strong party may be when the servants of
the people assume-or are supposed TO as
sumo TO be their masters. Many Republicans
who voted the party ticket, admit that, eX-
cept for is influence upon the ~party-the
effect will be wholesome. The Constitutional
Convention seems to be about equally diyid-
cd between the two parties.
CASUALTIES CRIMES.
We have had an unusual number Of acct.
dents, burglaries, robberiee, stabbinga and
other crimes the pact week-one FIRE involv-
ing a loss Of $4,000, and several smaller
fires. Tho Tribune affirms that the most
daring gang Of burglars and fOot.pads on
Tie continent has recently made Chicago rs
headquarters, and not n night passes but a
half dozen outragos are perpetrated. Last
ANh HNMN ANNAlANh ~ NANAN ANAiAAANN NNhHANNANh
Of Michael Eary, a street car conductor, his
wife. three children, sister and grandmother,
were chloroformed, and his watch, SSb in
money and many articles in clothing taken.
Tho house was 80 filed with chloroform that
tho inmates were Supplied, and suffered
severely, and visitors we're seriously affected
the next day.
LUTHERAN coUNcIL.
Tho general council of the Evangelical
Tufhnran Ohurch has boeu In aaoefou horo
three DAYS, represented by delegates from
New York 10 Texas. The denomination is
largo, and numbers many learned and emf
nent men. The Wisconsin Rynod withdrew
from the council last year, and tho Missouri
synod were not quito prepared TO Join Il, al.
though holding with Il TO the Augsburg con.
fessiou o ffaith,
NEw TUNNEL
Work has Just been commenced on the
now tunnel under the Chicago River at La
Sale Stroet, TO connect the North and South
sides, and tho river Ia being dredged TO lay
tho foundation OF The cOfler-dam. The CN-
porienco acquired in building the Washington
street tunnel will BIO OF great service in tho
construction OF this.
THE oNE-HORsE STREET oARs
on tho Chicago City Railway have proved a
great accommodation to the public. They
run oyery two minutes, and when one IL full
tho door is closed and passengers have TO
wait for tho next car. Many are so imrali
ent that thoy try 10 crowd IN when II Ii full,
and the straps OF some cars have already
been broken in attempting to pull tho door
open.
Last week was unusually brisk. This week
being election week, trade has not been quito
30 active. Tho great want Of the trade, this
fall, has been, not TO sell, but to make collec-
tons.
THE WHEAT MARKET
has ruled lower. No. 2 touching 50 cents
during the week. II is q little higher to-day,
ranging from 30 TO 90 conts. Poor encourage
mcnt TO farmers.
LOWER PRICES
in other commodities must follow TO corros-
pond with the low price OF grain. Some of
our leading dry-goods houses have been
marking down the prices o fchoioo dressgooda
so low that purchasers are attracted here
from Milwaukee, GAINESVILLE aud other cities
and villages OF easy access TO this market.
This is specially noticeable at
FIELn, LETTER n co.'s, con. STATE n
WASHINGTON,
who have reduced the price ofthoir fancy silks
lower than ante war pricoe, and large lines OF
winter s~ilks-ChcneB, stripes, c~hangeableB,
otc.-to 81, St.25, $3.50 and S~1.75-many OF
them below gold cost and oolored gros grains
i%abulously low.
ADJUSTMENTS.
~ mas Doen n gaia week Tor amusements.
There has been q rush TO hear the Parepa
Rosa opera troupe at the Opera House, and
thoy offor great attractions for next week.
Jefferson is drawing crowded houses at
McYickar's TO witness his im~personation of
Rip Van Wrinkle. The new attractions OF
Aiken's Museum, with a matinee every after
noon aud tho Chinese Giant on exhibition
has made IL thronged all tho week.
Then there arc lectures. concerts and fes-
rivals almost without number u.