The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-11-18
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO NUv. lith 1869.

! CHICAGO NUv. lith 1869.
We are receiving our second snow
storm to-day, and as consequence gen
eral dullness oyerspreads the city. Ou.
streets are wet and uninviting. Such
weather as we are now having, goes far
towards plowing the furrows of i'll nature
IN the human brow The world appears
cold and drearv indsed in vast business
community like this, whore there is but
little sunshine in mems heart or couten-
ances at "ny time.
Moraizing is often good in it's place,
but presume you expect fair proper
tion OF something else. In the art of
progress | think we have made one step.
since last sent you communication.
We have found a Chicago jury who will
declare that man should be hung for
murder. Assassins and murderers have
escaped with light sentence, but in the
last case tried here. the verdict was gull
ty" and the sentence was death. Chi.
cagoans breath flee since that, in hopes
that it will be the first of a series of such
sentences. -<s
A huge but amusing hoax was played
on the credulous by one of our daily pa.
pers few days ago. A long article was
published purporting to be description
Of an underground railway, running from
the Court House to the city limits. The
article proceeded to say that the work
had been done nights, and had only beer
discovered by the newspaper reporter af
ter untiring search Although many sa "
the joke, number were caught beliey.
ing the story had some fou .iation.
1t appears to be next to impossi-
bic TO inaugurate any new enterprise
without dinner and that is usually fol
lowed nv drunk. Last night the Chi
cago Stock Exchange was formally op n.
ed in the old way. Some three hundr,
of the leading business men were on hand
and did ample justice to the good things.
The crowd decreased to few towards
midnight, who did anap'er justice 20 the
drinkables and retired in the wee srna
hours of the morning Congratulatory
kilograms were received from the .3tock
Exchanges in the various large cities.
The business men of this country are
becoming convinced that life INSURANCE. is
not only advisable, but is a duty which
men owe to those dependent spon them
specially in the West, do business mer
and SPECTATORS live in a sea of care and
trial, fortunes are made and lost in da,
and life itself is more uncertain than il
Older communities. IF ample provision
is made for the loved ones, how mucl
clearer the brain and steadler the nerve
Viewing the matter in this light, | feel i
my duty to say word in regard to tn.
best Companies. The United Sacurit,
of Philadelphia has been established her,
but a few months and is specially worth,
Of mention. 1t has perpetual charter
reliable officers, SI00, 900 of capital anc
is liberal in It's terms. Geo. II. Stewart
the we'll known philanthropist is its Pres
ident, Geo. q. Smith & Bro, are tt,
general Western Agents, and John NJ
Wallace, Esq, at l45 La Sale stree
Chicago, is the Western Manager.
About once year we are treated to
discussion on the right and wrong of cor
pora punishment in public schools. Th,
time appears to have again arrived, a
we hear of it from al quarters. Th
parents take up the cudgel against tn,
teachers and the newspapers second thei
efforts. How are $4,000 children to b,
in order, if the teachers can never pun
ish one? Any person who will answe
this to the satisfaction Of the Board Of
| Education, would confer a lasting favor
in their present dilemma.
In one OF our theatres play is on th'
boards, the manuscript Of which is copy
righted and there are only two copies. Dur
ing the evening. a man was observed i.
the gallery taking down the words. Th,
manager ordered him out and by a game
of scare got the mites. They contained
all but the last act