The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-12-23
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, DEC. 16,

A deep interest is manifested here in
the doings of the Constitutional Conven-
ton at Springfield, which has been near
ly week attempting permanent organ
ization A dispatch just received from
there announces the adoption of Judge
Broeaning' amendment to the OATH pre-
scribed by the Legislature, so that there
is now no obstacle to the two or three
Circuit Judges who are members taking
their seats, and at the same timeavoid
any violation of their oath takea as
Judges to uphold the present constitution
Of the State. We are also informed of
the election of Mr.. Charles Hitchcock Of
this city as permanent President by vote
of As against 40 cast for his opponent,
Mr.. Joseph Medill, also of this city. 1t
is earnestly hoped that the Convention
will now settle down to business, and,
laying aside partizan feeling give US a
constitution in accordance with The best
interests of the State.
Our new city government is not work
ing as harmoniously as many anticipated
previous to the election. The MAJ or has
made number of nominations without
regard to the claims, or rather desires, of
the faithful, and as consequence there
is hitch in their confirmation by the
Council Meantime the defeated party
keeps up heavy fire in the rear with the
evident purpose Of fostering the growing
dissension. 1t is impossible to predict
how it will result, but where so many are
watching and finding fault we may rest
assured that very few ''rings" will be
formed, and that many of the pledges
of economy given to our citizens will be
redeemed.
Navigation has been practically closed
for several weeks, although there is but
little obstruction in the way of ice. Tive
adventurous crafts, however, will continue
to ply from this port all winter the
Steamer Ti-uesdeU of the Goodrich line to
Grand Haven and the schooner Len Hig-
by to Sheboygan. They will doubtless
do large freight business, but so far as
passengers are concerned your correspon-
dent predicts decidedly slim business.
A number of representatives of the
various railroads of the country met here
in convention the other day to discuss
the interests of their respective lines.
Whatever else may have been accomplish
ed, there has so far been no perceptible
change in fares or freights.
Notwithstanding the fact that single
health officer abated 1853 nuiances last
week, there were 1O2 deaths in the city
during the same time.
AS the business of life insurance in the
West has come to be considered almost
indispensable, take the liberty of giving
your readers few facts showing what
was done last year by the insurance COM
panles doing business in New York
They paid $lO,s32, O33 the heirs of de-
ceased policy holders, or, on the average,
more than thrty.tour thousand sac han
dred dollars on the every working day in
the year. In addition to this, these
COMPANIES paid out also the aggregate of
So, 4sS, 767. go in dividends to policy hold
ers. Their total disbursements to policy
holders amounted. therefore to $l9. 32O,-
10000, or an average of nearly ffty-three
thousand dollars on every day in the year,
s.lndays included. This is equivalent to
n constant payment of more than twenty
two hundred dollars an hour, or exactly
thirty-six dollars and seventy FIVE cents
per minutei Who shall say that Ameri-
can life companies do not fulfill their OBJ
legations Prominent amongthem stands
the Globe Mutual Life OF New York
one of the safest and best, 7. G. McKind
ley, Manager Western Department. l24
La Sale street Chicago.