Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-11-18
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

Confosed Candldates-Cri,aes and Ca.
street Tannel-One Horse street Car
Prr,ees-Fieid, Letter 4 co-xn.se.
Ill, UTICA 20, Nov. 6, 1869.-Our office-ho]ders
~: n.ve not yet recovered from the confusion.
t ht1 "ni ST.. the election last Tuesday, threw
Pe des. %sso'St' Of five Or 1
eight or Or ten thoussnd. is revolution for
astonished the victims almost Is much O. the
to politicians, and thus shows how unrelsbie
strong party may be when the servants Of
the people assume-Or are supp osed to a.
sumo to be their m&sters. Many Republicans
who voted the party ticket. admit that, ex-
cept for it's influence upon the party-the
Convention seems to b about equally divid-
ed between the two partiesa.i 80
cAsUALTIEs AND GRIMES. ""-
We have had an unusual number OF acci-
dents, burglaries, rObberies, stabbings and
other crimes the past week-one fire inv0lv-
ing loss Of $15,0OO and several smaller
fires: Tho Tribune atfirms that the most
the continent has recently made Chicago it's
| headquarters, and not night passes but =
half dozen outragcs arc perpetrated. Last
Thursdsy evening whole family, consisting
OF Michael Eary, street car conductor, his
vito. three children, sister and grandmother,
were chloroformed, and his watch, SIS in
money and many articles in clothing taken,
Tho house was so filled with chlOr0form that
the inmates were Supplied, and suffered
severely, and visitors were seriously affected
the next day. 80,
LuTHEEAN COUNCIL.
The general council of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church has been in session here
three days, represented by delegates from
New York TO Texas. = The denomination is
large, and numbers many learned and emil
nent men. The Wisconsin synod withdrew
rom from the council a l:st year, and the Missouri
though holding with it to the Augsburg con-
fession offsith. *. 49,. -
Work has just been commenced on the
new tunnel under tho Chicago River at La
Sale Street, to connect the North and South
the foundation Of the coffer-dam: The ex-
perience acquired in building the Warrington
street tunnel x!i be q great service in tho
THE oxE-HorsE STREET CARS
on the Chicago City Railway have proved =
great accommodation to the public. They
run every two minutes; and when one is full
wait for the next car. Hany are go impsd.
ent that they try 10 crowd in when it 10 full,
and the straps Of some cara have Already
been broken in attempting to pull the door
open. arr /, .;...5s-fs IA.
| TRADE. H..
Last week was unusually brisk. This week
being election week, trade has not been quite
SO active. Tho great want of the, trade. this
fall, has been, not to sell, but to make collec-
tons. =, ''tIIs' -
THE WHEAT MARKET
has ruled lower. No. 2 touching IS cents
during the week. It is little higher today,
ranging from IS to 80 cents. Poor encourage.
in other commodities must follow ID cores
pond with the low price OF grain Some Of
our leading dry.g0ods houses heve been
| marking down the prices of choice dfesogoOds
| so low that purchasers are attracted here
from Milwaukee, GAINESVILLE and other cities
and villages of easy access to this mark0t
This is specially noticeable at ~ ~
FIELD, LETTER AND CO.'S, COR. STATE AND
| = - WASHINGTON,
who have reduced the price Of their fancy silks
lower than ante war prices, and large lines Of
winter silks-chenes, stripes. changeahles,
etc.-to 81, $1.25, $3.50 and $l.75Emalyof
them below gold cost and colored 9ros grsins
fabulously low. 7t'@"H = .:i{7t5, -!
| ANusEMENTs.s i +3s,sf-
It has been gala week for amusements.
| There has been rush to hear the. parepa
Rosa opera troupe at the Opera House, and
10. Jefferson is drawing crowded houses ct
Mcvickar's to witness his representation OF
Rip Van Wrinkle. The new attractions of
Aiken's Museum, with . matinee every After
noon aud the Chinese Giant on exhibition
has made it thronged Ill the week.
Then there are lectures. concerts and fes-
dvAls almost without number b,