Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-08-04
Correspondence.
CHICAGO CORREsP0NDENCE.

OhkATANTO StVhhEJSE ONEGLLNNEJs
The Dull season-Fau Trade--TEss
Crops--Amusements -- EcclesiastiGaI
Trial of Rev. Charles f. Cheney.
Ex-Gov. FarxyeII--NeNv Patent a sgeBz-
cy--Sewing machines--The Weed
Family FavOrite,
CHICAGO, July 26th, 1869.
It is the dull season here, and unusually
dull for Chicago. In the early part of the
season, there was promise Of q very large
trade, and merchants laid in pretty large
stocks. But their snticipations have not
been fully realized. a few large houses have
done an increased business, and while The
aggregate business may be equal to last
years the majority of dealers have too many
goods on hand for the season. Still all are
anticipating large
FALL TRADE,
and are making ample preparations foI it.
There has been a feverish state of anxiety ia
regard TO the maturing crops, and the pro-
tracted and almost incessant rains for the
whole season, until recently, have caused
many forebodings as to the future But the
past two weeks have, in great measure, dis
PEELED the fear of a failure of
THE CROPS.
And if we have reasonable amount of fair
weather from this time forward, there viii be
q larger and better aggregate harvest
throughout the Northwest than ever before.
OF course there will be failures in some local
tiles, but take the country at large the pros
pect of an abundant harvest was never more
promising.
ADJUSTMENTS
Are Just now as dull as trade. The Opera
House is closed. Duprez Il Benedict's Min
strels are at McYickers; Emerson & Man
ning's Minstrels at the Dearborn, and new
local drama, 'Ihe WOrkingmen of Chicago
is to be brought out this week at the Museum
Then we are to have circUses this week and
next. But the greatest exhibition here is an
Ecclesiastical one, IN the
TRIAL OF REV. CHARLES e. CHENEY
By an Ecclesiastical Court selected by
Bishop Whitehouse, for the crime of emitting
the word regeneTate, or regeneTated in the
ceremony Of baptism; Mr. Cheney holding to
the Protestant idea that il is but symbol of
regeneration, while the Bishop holds the
Romish notion that the person is regenerated
in baptism. On the third day of the trial
the 23d lnst-the proceedings were abruptly
suspended by an injunction from Judge JAM
ieson, Of the Superior Court, on the ground
that the ecclesiastical ipqusiti0Ds were not
proceeding according to the canons Of the
church. The Bishop, under protest O To-
Pho NinO, postponed the trial till Thursday
the 29th. Mr.. Cheney has been rector Of
Christ's Church. here, nine Years, and under
his ministrations it has increased from seven
communicates to over three hundred, the
Sunday School from thirty to nearly seven
hundred scholars, the usual congregation
from fifty to seven hundred, and the church
of the Spanish inquisition, when the church
had power to enforce its edicts, it was re-
spected as well as feared. But IN the year OF
Grace, 1862 very little Of either Tear or re-
spect is inspired by the proceedings OF such
a council. OF course, Mr. Cheney viii be
convicted of disbelieYing in baptisl,ial regen-
Grafton, for the court has been convened for
that especial purpose, but whether he viii
meekly submit his conscience to7the ruling
of the Bishop, or whether his case is to be
10 hncriyniDcr from bp AnplT-
can Church and the formation of o new one,
remains to be seen. The sympathies Of all
liberaI-minded men, of all denonina tions, are
with Mr.. Cheney.
EX-GOVERNOR FAREWELL,
who for some years past, has been principal
| Examiner of Inventions in the Patent Office
at Washington, has resigned his Office and
| taken up his residence in Chicago. I saw
| very complimentary letter from the Commits
| sioner OF Patents accepting the resignation
| of the Governor but expressing the regrets
| of the Secretary of the Interior that the De-
partment would lose his valuable services.
! The Governor looks hale and vigorous and
has as cordial a greeting for his friends, as
| ever.
| NEW PATENT AGENCY.
| Inventors viii be interested to learn that
Gov. Farwei has just established an eXten-
sive agency for soliciting American and For
| eign Patents, at 1G2, Lake street, Chicago.
| under the name of Farwell, Ellsworth q Co.
| Ma1Of 81. a. ELLSWORTH mas DG61l % EtCCESSIui
| patent lawyer in managing contested and re-
| iected cases before the Department. Their
business facilities are greatly enhanced by
their branch house at Washington, d. G.
SEWING MACHINES.
Chicago is the headquarters for the sale
| and distribution throughout the Northwest
of that greatest of household inventions, the
! Family Sewing Machine. There are, perhaps,
half dozen different first-class sewing ma
| chimes, and any number OF Indifferent and
inferior ones, that are often bought for their
cheapness, used short time, and then laid
aside to give place to better ones. 1t is true
| economy to buy q good machine at first, both
on account of its durability, and the superior
character and amount Of work it will perform
TIE WEED FAMILY FAvoRITE
stands pre-eminent among first-class sewing
machines. It is simple, complete durable .
sews the lock stitch; does all kinds of work
from the lightest to the heaviest fabric, with
out change of needle, thread or tension. Al
| ter thorough trial Of several kinds, I give it
the preference for family use. George G.
| Thomas Co., 191 Lake street, are agents for
| the Northwest
MISCELLANEOUS.
| There is nothing new here in literature,
| Two or three literary papers have been
| squeezed into one to MAKE the Universe. a
| free speaking, Spiritual weekly, that seeks to
| improve the marriage relation by making it
easier to dissolve the marriage bond.
THE WESTERN MONTHLY,
| for August, is an earnest of vigorous man.
! hood. This magazine has been steadily i'm
| proving and strengthening its hold upon the
public confidence, till it has given assurance
of its ability to maintain itself in it's chosen
| field. With the next number it is to be en-
| larGed, and the price increased to three
dollars. p,
No. rs.