Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-03
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The Weather-rhe Leg Drama-The
Pulpit versus Woman suffrage-La
Sale street Tunnel-Bustness-
Type OF Chicago-Lyman, Ps:e a Co.
Amendment-Crim Justices
Judge McAliister.
CHICAGO, feb. q, 1S70.-After long sea-
son OF moderate weather, il grew cold Friday
night; on Saturday we had driving northeast
snow storm, and for the last forty -eight hours
it has been very cold, the thermometer mark
ing six degrees below zero this morning. the
coidest of the season. But it now is too late
in the season to have an old-fashioned winter,
tho we may have, instead, a cold and backward
spring. 1t has been the mildest winter thus
far known to the oldest inhabitant.
THE LEG DRAMA.
There has been some pretty sharp sparring
between tie editor of the Times and Peri
creme Pickle, the musical and dramatic critic
Of the Tribune, on one side, and Miss Lydia
Thompson, manager OF burlesquc ballet
troupe Of artificial blondes, performing at the
Opera House, on the other, Story and Peri
creme assailing through the columns Of the
Times and the Tribune. and Lydia replying
from the foot-lights. At McVicker's, too, the
leg business has been on the boards till the
pubic are heartily tired of it. The intelligence
OF this community does not run altogether to
legs, and If she managers or McVickers and
the Opera House do not comprehend this fact
they might as well give leg bail and "git. "
Legs, as q perpetual show, are about played
out
THE PULPIT We. WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Rev. DIR. Hatfield, last week, preached a
denunciatory sermon against woman
suffrage and it's advocates. To say
that he misrepresented the friends Of
this measure, and lbeled its advocates, is
to state the case very mildly. Coming from
party politician in heated political canvass,
it would not be strange. But from minister
of the Gospel, it seems less like preaching
good tidings in the spirit Of peace on earth
and good will to men, than q slanderous
philppic of cursing In the name of the Lord.
A strong argument against woman suffrage
is legitimate and unobjeciionsble. But fair
play and truthful statements are courtesies
which even a minister ehould not disdaip.
DR.. Hatfield's sermon has called out two
sharp replies in the Tribune. His reviewers
characterizes his statements as ''gross and
libellous pervarsions OF facts"
THE Ia eALLE STREET TUNNEL
is progressing finely. Eighty feet of the
north section Of the river is already walled
up and srched over, and by the 1st OF April the
whole north part of the river will be COM
pleted 50 that the Golfer dam can
be taken up on that side and one constructed
on the south side. About thirty teams and
one hundred and twenty-five hands are con-
.tantly employed on the work. The part
already excavated is boarded over, with can
vass covering the ends, and huge stoves within
keep the temperature above the freezing
point, so that the mason work proceeds un-
interrupted by frost. The contract requires
the completion Of the whole work by July,
1871, but it will probably be finished by next
January.
The Wholesale business houses are getting
In their stocks, sending out their agents and
circulars, and getting ready to make their an
nouncements preparatory to opening of Spring
trade. All sortS of dodges are resorted to,
to induce meHhShts TO part with their money
for eNeupotxheous advertising sheets and
circulars. Papers and advertising circulars
are printed to be given away on the rail cars,
and atthe hotels, or to be sent to dealers
throughout the West. And what is remark
able about them, is, that there are never less
than ten thousand OF each kind to be thus
distributed. Prudent and well-posted mer-
chants usually prefer to mail their own cir
cGlars, and to advertise in papers having
bona fde subscribers. The proprietors OF
one sheet, soliciting advertisements on base
of Sc, 900 circulation, print just 5000 copies
TYPE OF CHICAGO.
The unexampled growth of Chicago is due,
not more to her position at the head of lake
navigation, and as the focus OF an unequalled
system of railways, than to the character of
her business men. For if 1t is men who con-
stitute State, it is also men-and not natural
nor artificial advantages-who build up great
cities and transform the wilderness into for
tile fields and gardens. To Chicago, as 10 q
great center. have gravitated the active,
energetic, enterprising men from all parts Of
the Union, with ideas enlarged by the bound
lees field open before them, the warm bloc
and growing enthusiasm Of youth tempered
but not chilled-by the prudence and ex-
perience Of mSturer years. There is here,
in many of our leading business firms, that
desirable union OF ripe manhood and vigorous
youth which combines sagacity in devising,
and boldness in successfully executing, those
large business plans which distinguish Chi
young men OF this generation-of which
Chicago furnishes the chief type-to whom
the Great West is indebted for the more per-
feet fulillment. than even Bishop Burkley
himself ever conceived OF his prophecy,
Westward the Star of Empire takes it's way"
In Eastern cities, business houses reach ma
turity as youth do their majority, after q
are appreciated, not so much for their age as
for what they are. and what they Can do. II
they understand the wants Of the Western
trade, ana have the ability, foresight and
skill to supply the demand, at reasonable
rates, and to make these facts widely kno xn,
their success is assured. New houses DOS
sessing these qualifications, are yearly
springing up here, and at once taking front
rank among our first business houses In the
character and extent OF their trade. wss
forcibly reminded Of this fact. lately, in
meeting an old Milwaukee acquaintance, in
the recently established firm of
LYMAN, PAGE CO.,
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boots and shoes, who have recently removed
to their splendid new store-6ve stories high
aud les feet deep-at "a Wabash Avenue.
Their third business year shows trade of
$600, 900 extending all over the Northwest to
the Pacific Slope. Mr.. Seyn our Lyman, the
intending their large anufactory, and i'm
proving every opportunity TO purchase Eas-
tern goods advantageously for the Chicago
house. Mr.. Thomas Page, who came into the
firm last July, had, for some eight years, con-
Quoted the same business successfully in
Milwaukee, ranking among the most sub
stantial business men of that city. His ex-
perience and business relations with the
trade OF the Northwest, make him most
valuable accession to the firm. The Younger
members Of the firm, Mr.. A. c. Aldrich, for
fourteen years, and Mr.. W. G. Lincoln for sew
en- years past. engaged here as clerks, ,salesmen
and proprietors, are wide awake, active, res
the business and business men OF the West,
and representing the class of men who have
made Chicago the Head Centre of trade and
enterprise Tor the whole Northwest. With
abundant means, an ample steck adapted to
the wants of the trade, thorough business
habits. strict integrity and attention to bust
ness, and rare skill IN making all these ele-
ments OF success mutually profitable to them
selves and their customers, the large trade
they have built up in two or three years Is q
proof Of fair dealing in the past, and Q pledge
Of increasing business in the future.
TIFTKENrH AMENDMENT CELEBRATION.
The coorsd citizens Of Chicago have made
arrangements to celebrate the adoption Of
the Fifteenth Amendment, guaranteeing
universal suffrage to all male citizens over
twenty one years old, irrespective Of race or
color, a. soon as the official proclamation is
made that the amendment is part of the
organic law. A little aristocratic exclusive
ness cropped out at the preliminary meeting,
. Mr.. Freeman belieing his name by propos-
ing to exclude white citizens from partici-
psting in the speech making. But his motion
was not adopted. Mr.. Freeman belongs to
the irreconcilabies.