The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-09-30
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, Sept. .23d 1869.


c;dents Of Chicago life, I find that the
ground has been pretty well Travelled
over. In fact almost every subject in
.egard to which editors and correspon-
dents pen column after column, has been
viewed and reoieacea from every stand
point. We now occupy the position OF
mixers; taking an idea here and another
there and like the printer present them
in new colors.
The nearest approach we have had to
something entirely new came off this af-
ternoon in the lake in front of the city.
Three teams of six geese each we're har-
messed to wash tubs, in which the dri-
vers were seated 1t was proposed to
drive them three hundred yards in the
water, the winner to get $780, Several
boards were jointed and hole sawed in
the center for the tub. The pole was at
tached to this and it was a partial pre-
ventative to upsetting. A fair start was
made, bnt before reaching the end of the
course all the tubs upset and the drivers
had to swim for it. Some thousand per-
sons witnessed it, enjoying the farce
hugely.
The great event of yesterday was the
visit of the Pioneers of California. Two
hundred of this old association of Cali
fornians arrived here on a tour across the
continent They only remained in the
city about twenty hours, but every effort
possible was made to make their visit en-
joyable. They visited the various places
of interest and "did" Chicago as well as
possible in so limited time
Many of our citizens were highly de-
lighted at the return of Major Powell the
gentleman who has succeeded in explor
ing the canons Of the Colorado river The
party passed through some eight hundred
miles of these dangerous mount ain chan
nels and will be able to furnish much
valuableinformation in regard to a region
of which very little was known.
Our city and county politics are in a
somewhat mixed condition. The boil
ters and soreheads from the Republican
Party are endeavoring to form a union
with the Democratic Party and contest
the elections under the title of the
peoples Party" 1t appears very much
like uniting oil and water, but some kind
of a coalition may possibly be made but
It would not be lasting one. As the
matter now stands it is a curious mixture
and is the cause of much merriment.
\ somewhat curious and difficult case
is now being presented to the Supreme
Court. One of the railroads leading into
this city has left grain along Its line be-
cause it was consigned to an elevator to
which the officers of the road will not de
liver it. The owners Of the elevator are
endeavoring to force the managers OF the
road to deliver consignments to them and
carry all that is offered for that partlcu-
lar elevator.
The directors of the Board Of Trade
asserted their dignity by rendering their
designations, day before yesterday The
difficulty arose from the suspension of a
member who refused to comply with
report of a COMMITTED He continued to
refuse and majority Of the members
at meeting ordered him reinstated.
The affair is amicably settled now how
ever as be complied with the report and
the officers and directors were requested
to withdraw their designations.
All who desire to post themselves on
the working of railroad management
should read an article on the Pennsylva
MIA Central r R. in the Chicago Railway
Review of the 2nd OF September. The
article is not only description of this
greatest of American railroads, but 1t is
we'll worthy perusal on account of tie
information in it relative to the require
ments and management Of railroads gen
orally. No lette. railroad corporation
could have been chosen as a sample, than
this great through route As specimen
Of its constant progress | desire to call
attention to the recent shortcomings Of the
time to New York. The distance is now
made in thirty hours