Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-05-19
NUMBER 20.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS.

| er Canal Project-& Home for Lady -
| Observation-Disclosures, Il old and Eare-
| Observation-Disclosures Strikes.
The total expense OF our public
schools, for the coming year, is esti-
mated at $500, ,000, of which S322. 00G
| Is paid for teachers salaries. Most
OF this is now raised by taxation, but
hau small portion of the valuable
| school property once owned by the
city been retained, our entire cduca-
| tlonal system might have been MAIN
tanned and extended, without a dol
| Ear OF expense To our citizens. But
! one block remains OF the mile square
formerly owned by the city and that.
though valued at nearly 81, 500. 900,
| ana located III the very heart of the
| city, brings rental of only SIT 900
per year. 1t should be ten times the
| amount, but everything belonging
TO the city is considered public plun-
| der, ami favorites, III such eases. gen
orally get ground rent extremely
| cheap.
| 1 have frequently alluded, in this
correspondence, 10 the activity of our
real estate market, and the immens-
lty of the land sales within the city
| limits; lsut great as have been the
| sales heretofore, they will doubtless
ne ifebled, II not quadrupled, during
the present season. One firm,-that
| OF clarke, Layton K Co., 12S Wash
| ington street,-have an auction sale
| OF more than three million dollars
| worth OF valuable real estate, COM
| menclng on the Goth of Nav. and
| nf hA
| erations in which they are ENGAGED
The sale alluded to is attracting the
| attention of capitalists throughout
the country, and will be attended by
larger number of fpersons than any
| one ever held here. The property
| consists OF some thousands of lots fa-
| eng the great South Side PARK. and
| the Boulevards leading to it, togeth-
er with acre, business and residence
| property in other parts of town. and
Is certainly the best real estate in
| vestment in the city. Hundreds of
| capitalists, both great and small from
the East and West, have signified
| Their intention to be present, and ii
Is probable that much of the land will
De solo To outside parties, who have
become satisfied there is no invest
| meIt more sure, or one which will
| L..
than Chicago real estate. The busi-
ness reputation of Clarke, Layton &
| Co., who are the head and front of
| the trade in the Northwest, is a suf-
| ficient guarantee that the sales will
be bona .fde and the titles perfect.
L advise those of our readers having
a little money TO invest, to attend
this great sale. Such an opportunity
may not occur again. The terms are
very reasonable, and before the last
payments are required the lots will
sell FOR double the price paid for them
| There IS not a particle of doubt that
this is soon To he among the most
valuable residence property in Chi
| cagO.
Another ship-canal project is being
urged upon our business men, by a
delegation from Canada. 1t is pro
posed to build "a canal on the Cana
dian side from ThOrold, Ton the Wei
land Canal,) to Chippewa, on the
Niagara River, above the falls. 1t
is claimed that this can be done for
50 ,o0u, GOO, and that the canal will
accommodate the largest vessels up
on the lakes, with ample facilities for
all. The lowest estimate for the
American ship-canal is S12, 2,00O, 900,
so it is likely the Canadian project
will succeed, and our vessels be COM
PEELED to pay tolls to that govern
ment for all time, unless Congress
| men can be made to look more IA
| vorably upon the former enterprise.
The West must and will have better
communication with the seaboard
even if she goes to Canada for it.
The gentlemen managing the
| Wasi'ingtonian Home, announce
that they are about to fit up an es-
tahlishment for female inebriates,
| with apartments "having especial
| reference to the accommodation OF
the educated and refined who may
have become "faicted to the use OF
Intoxicating drinks" This is the
| language of their resolution, and the
necessity for such = Home is daily
felt and seen here. Those who sup
poae the poor drabs of the streets are
the only females needing this iusti-
tuition, are greatly mistaken. The
avenues and other fashionable re-
sorts have their "ladyn topers, and
the number increases daily. Some
of our wealthiest and best-known cit
| izeas have been forced to confine
sons and brothers in this Home, and
it is got improbable that the wives
and daughters Of these or other gen
tleElen may soon find themselves in
the same place. Very few persons
have any conception of the extent t.
which intemperance, not To say
drunkenness, prevails in this city
among both sexes and classes,
\ bold and successful robbery oc-
Cured in one of ouT large jewelry
stores. the other day. At noon when
most of the clerks were known 10 bt
away, two men and a boy entered
the store, the former asking to look
at some silver spoons. While the
clerk was showing his wares to the
men, the boy slipped behind tn,
counter, opened show case, and all
stFacted ii We thousand dollars worth
OF diamonds. OF course, the mei
concluded not To Luy any spoons
being sat!zfied with the spoouey they
found standing behind the counter
and before the loss was aacertainet
; the whole party had made a success
ful retreat, zone thousand dollar.
reward, and no questions asked, i
Offered by the proprietors. The,
are more likely To recover the prop
erty in that way than by placing til
, ,, matter in the hands of detectives, ,foi
in the latter ease the thieves NIGH
give them fifteen hundred for no
= finding the jewels. Both thieve
and detectives in Chicago have hear
the adaSe, there are none so biiai
as those who VIII not see.h
/, Speaking of thieves, though, tn
/, fellow Wha -toie a RED hot stove is
!. novice compared To couple of chap
. ! who recently drove up to the door &
| a res iheut on Wabash ayeuup an,