North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-01-19

IoHOWS On DAMS. Lafabee on Com
merce. Newell on Public Buildings
Newell, chairman of Medical institutions
Bulls also member. Larrabee on Mans
ufactures. Mulkern.. on Constitutional
amendments. Elections, Printing and Ayr
College. Larrabee on Manufactures
Fellows on Public Lands. Larrabee or
Orphans Home. Fairall on Reform
School and Rep. districts. Newell or
Pcnitentiary.
Our Chicago Letter.
CITY Dull The Phuistines-D irorccs-
Telegrophcrs' IH,fkc-Drs STRAIT
ford and lMcRea-Anauscn,erh
Weather, &c.
TUESDAY, Jan. 18th. 1870.
This odoriferous city of tunnels,
marble fronts, and filthy streets, is at
present in very somnolent condition.
The scarcity of money benumbs bust
ness. Our merchants look blue, and
are anxious]y scanning tho financial
horizon. One Of the oldest merchants
remarked to me yesterday: "Not since
81 has there been a time when busi-
ncss men felt so uncertain of the future
as now"
About the only classes doing a thriv-
ing business in these times, are thieves
and confidence men. A city paper
chronicles twelve burglaries OH last
Saturday night. Kennedy, the Supt.
OF Police, is either incompetent, or
else has sold out the police and detec-
tive forces to the Philistines. The city
Is literally over-run with thieves, bur-
glars, gamblers, garroters, prostitutes
and their pimps. The city papers are
ominously limiting to the authorities
that this state of affairs will not be
tolerated much longer; that unless the
law lays it's hand upon these desper-
ADDE'S, and rid the city of them, a Wig
lance Committee will do for Chicago
what Il did for San Francisco years
ago.
The Divorce business is quite brisk.
For the week ending Sat. 18th there
we're fourteen DEGREES granted in our
courts. We average about ten each
week. In some future letter may
have word to say upon the pernicious
effect of our present divorce system.
The telegraphers' strike reached
Chicago. ] fully sympathize las
know the editors of the TINES do also)
with every effort of Labor in its strug-
gle against Capital. But cannot soc
the shadow of cause for this 'strike,"
especially so far as the Chicago opera
tives are concerned. 1t was unjust and
uncalled for. The prospects are that
the strikers" will be "left out In the
cold" without employment. The Of
fees here now have q full corps of new
men at work.
The sensation Of the past week was
the triaf of a DR.. Stratford, charged
with the murder of a young woman,
In procuring IN abortion. There would
seem but little doubt of the Or. q guilt.
At the Coronor's inquest, a witness
testified that this man-fiend assured
her previous to the death Of his victim,
that there was no danger; he had sue
csssfa.ly performed the operation in
one hundred and forty cases during
the past year" And yet this human
Jackal was triumphantly acquitted OH
Friday last, amid the joyous congratu-
lations of the crowd which thronged
the court room, several of the jurors
even leapiQg over their box aud
gathering around him.
a DR.. McRea charged with the same
crime, the dying confession of his VIC
tim writing the brand of murderer"
upon his forehead, was also acquitted
on Saturday last.-Such trials seem to
us to make justice but q horrible farce.
The Richings Bernard Opera Troupe
are playing very successful engage
ment at McVicker's. 1t has won a
host of friends In this city. The YER
satilc little Lolita, and her omniprescnt
banjo reigns supreme at the Opera
House: Uncle TOMS Cabin is under
GcOred for this week. Little Em'ly.n
as dramalization Of Dickens David
Eopperfield, is at Aiken's Museenl.
and Is having an immense run. The
EmmersOn Troupe are drawing inn
mense houses at the Dearborn Theatre.
Alas! for Chicago's boast of musical
and dramatic taste! The receipts OF
Of these "burnt-corkistsu for the past
month were second only to the Opera
House. "Tell it not In Gath!n
II any OF my Iowa friends REQUIRE O
change Of cliEsate let them come to Chi
cago for here we have = new climate
every day. Friday last we had rain /;
Saturday 1t froze, and the street
ARABS" on skates held complete DOS
session Of tho sidewalks Sunday It
rained, closing Sunday night with q
grand thunder storm |; yesterday and
to-day It IL bitter cold, the mercury
obstinately refusing to come above
zero. How's that for climate?
We Iowa hicagoans feel reioiccd
ever the rout Of the Allison brigade In
tho late Senatorial contest, but don't
rq3oice much over the selections made.
MArJill stock was our favorite. Our
eonote needs . few staunch, honest
Uaon. Hko 0Ov. Sam. Merrill in It. and
j had hoped that Iowa would do her
Self the honor to send him there, but
- solons choss otherwise. 80 must
10 Be ZETA.