The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-29
CHICAGO LITTER.
Press 0athsraa8-The Storm-The New
Tunnel-ReslAo Route-Libel Suite

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Press oathsraag-Ths Storm-The new
Tuanel-P4slAo, Roste-Libel Suite
81 cn1oAoo, April 2sd, 1869.
Editor st. Cloud Journal:
There was % observable impression !
made on the literati Of Chicago last
Monday, by the appearance in our
midst Of SO many gentlemen Of the
press. There were about ono hundred
and twenty-five gathered here previous
to the departure for Cairo. A special
train on the. Ill. Central R. r. bore
them away o. Tuesday. morning, for a
good time in tho 'taunny south" From
reports sines the, departure, they are
enjoying themselves hugely. The Off.
Ger, Of the road did .hei- part to per-
fectioa and the, citizens of Cairo are
not lhoking. -. :~ u. .':A
Although the late storm was very
severe in the city, It'll vas equally 80 in
other directions. No particular dam
ago Vas done, but there; was considers
bic good, for since the elements a.
pended their force 10 have enjoyed
most delightful weather. Even the
Chicago river at,ests the benefit, a. it
is now swollen to the proportions Of a
respectable stream.
p, The river tunnel is now being used
to the full extent Of its capacity. The
disagreeable leaks have been stopped
and everything completed. For fear
its passages might be used As q resort for
confidence men and thieves, 4 special
police force is detailed for duty there.
The channel is again thrown open for
unimpeded navigation by the removal
Of the Golfer dams. This tunnel is
found to be Of 30 much service that
another is strongly talked OF connecting
the south and north divisions.
The Governor has completed the
list Of appointments as Park Commits
sioners and a. far ~ can DO learned, has
given universal satisfaction. Prclimi-
nary arrangements are being made ia
commence work on tho various parks
The best designers are being employed
and the work will be prosecuted with
al possible speed. 81
As the distance between the Pacific
railways grows less, our citizens mani
fest = restless desire for the completion
Everything in connection with thi.
transcontinental route is on the grand
est scale. Messrs. Pullman have CON
pleted a number Of magnificent palace
cars 10 run from here to the Paci6,
coast. Every new addition made b,
these gentlemen to their stock Of cars
surpass Ill their predecessors and tho,
may be said to have eclipsed them now
For luxury, elegance and comfort thes'
cars are perfect models.
| Our Board of Health have consider
ed it high time to interposc in the mat
ter of adulterating the various article,
Of food. Milk IN. the FIRST to which
they have turned their attention. Sew
eral samples publicly offered for sal
have been examined and found want
ing, aud steps have been taken to pros
ecute the venders.
There is = woman in this city VIII
appears to consider herself called upo,
to enter libel and breach Of promise
suits against every prominent man t
whom she has ever spoken. There i
one pending now, but on account 0
some outgrowths Of it she had to detent
. suit. She wrote the gentleman {
number Of threatening Letters, the las
Of which demanded $4,000. Upo'
this she vas sued for an attempt Z
black mail, and is now imprisoned ii
the county Jail. -. ' =; -
Some extraordinary feats in veloci
pede riding have recently been per
formed here. A silver goblet was Of
fered for competition and was won b!
Mr.. Loring who rode a half mile in
minute and ssh seconds. Mr.. Sexto'
rode IS miles in one hour and fifty
nine minutes, aud proposes to ride fit!
miles in six hours. For all the race
and fast riding the machines made b.
Loring & Keene are the unaniuou
choice.
OCCASIONAL.
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