The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-12

not quite certain Is necessary.
On Friday evening III Ii. Chandler,
of the Times, increased his worldly
possession by the addition of a beau
tiful and accomplished wife. Inc
brides name was Mary s. Wilce. ohe
was daugter of Thomas WIlce, ESQ., I
one Of Chieago's Oldest and most IN
huential citizens.
Through the kindness of friend |
we were Yesterday permitted to exam
inc copy of the Daily Chicago |
Americsaa. bearing date of the oath of
december, 1889. The city at that
time claimed a population of twelve
thousand, probably had eight. At the
head Of the first column, second page,
appears the following campaign ticket:
''rhe Union of the VIII IS for the sake of
Union"
For President, VIM. H. Harrison,
of Ohio; For Viee-President, John
Tyler, of Virginia.
Wing Ticket = For Presidential
Electors, the names of several persons
of local note at that time.
"One Presidential term-the integ
rity of the public servants-the safety
of the public money, and the general
| good Of the people" On this ticket
appears the name of President Har-
rison, who was elected, and, after oc-
cupying the Chair one month, died
very mysJeriously, leaving the faith
less John Tyler to finish his term.
On the same ticket also appears the
name of the ilIustriOus ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, as an Elector, that being
about the FIST official honor that was
ever conferred upon him by his con-
stituents-whO was assasslnated after
little over one month of bis second
Presidential term had expired,
leaving the wretch, Andrew
johnson, to serve out the re
mainder of his term. Little did
, that good and honest man think
at the time, he would lead the grand
armies of America to victory, and
liberate an oppressed and down
trodden race, that he would proclaim
I to all the world, In characters o
burning light" that slavery shoulC
: cease to exist in this land, and none
but freemen dwell beneath its ban
: ners. We also notice q letter frol
y Henry Clay, to the Harrisburg Con
. vention, which we have neither tn
:, time nor the space to speak of. 1t /
Z an eloquent letter, written on the sub
e jact of selecting a candidate for tn
, Presidency, and shows out to advan
- tage the noble character of the mar
! There are several references to publ
- affairs and public meD, that we woul
le like to notice, but it would be impoS
E sible to do so, and bring this lette
le within reasonable limit.
le There is a branch agency in tn
az city of an incorporated compan
i. styled the National Land Con
D, pany." which has a cash capital
NJ two hundred thousand dollars. /
~ objects are the promotion of emigri
a. ton, and the settlement and develop
a ment of the rich mineral and agricu
N tural lands Of the Western States an
~ Territories, and by uniting and ope
- ating the land and transportation ;
ia to afford every agriculturist, meehan
Ie and miner, DESTROYS of emigrating,
~ cheap transportation for their fam
lies and goods. The Company con
Sc menced business the first of o
ng tober last, and, although almo
exclusively confined TO home age
NC cies, they have sold nearly three hu
u 6red thousand acres of land to actu
y, settlers. They are now establishii
agencies throughout Europe, and d
on arranging with ocean and land tran
rn por tation companies to sell ticke
"a and send goods to any point in Il
I'm Yves and when large companies a
All movi 1g, to have special agents aeeor
ne pany them from Europe to the lane
ss- The tizens. in this movement, di
Z play determination not to allC
M the I'll rills of growth which Oh
3, cago has felt for the last ty
r. decades to disappear. They belle
Is that by encouraging the fever of d
iai veloping empire, TO cross the Missi
* sippi and 60 on building with a fu
los new cities, that Chicago will reap ;
ne the benefits, and become, the first,
les (making all possible concession) d
TO- second city in the world. This i'd
"o seems to gain credence outside of OF
eW cago's walls, too. The Californ
ea OUerlaRd Manthlg, for July, has
ed. article on "The Real Estate Mania
m which opens as follows:
ar There is a story Of an old huntt
ne, who came into Chicago one day, al
as after wandering about for a viii
lu- looking at the public buildings al
ar other improvements, got into a ch
In- with one of the inhabitants, in
10 course of which he mentioned to hi
cir that he had once had a chance to b.
ny all the ground that the city was bu
TO- upon for a pair of old boots. "A
ne why didn't you buy it2" was the We
su' natural question of the interlocutt
OF, Well l hadn't the boots Just then
we was the old mans calm reply. I'll
IN n is cited by the Overland with glo
VI ing picture Of to-day as a contra
Is The work is indeed a wonderful OF
.Gl and the question naturally preser
me itself, Where will it all end?
inc CLAUDE