The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-02-10
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3. 1870.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 1870.
This city appears to be center of at
traction for the lecturing talent, es
pecially of the fair sex. A few evenings
since, we had Anna Dickinson on whit
ed Sepulchers" or life in Salt Lake CITY.
Miss Dickinson has new themes for her
sarcastic speeches. Last night Olive Lo-
gan delivered her new lecture on ''Girls"
IN Farewell Hall to avery large audience
Olive knows all about girls for she was
one herself, and has seen girl life in nearly
every possible phase. She described
girls In their infancy, as young girls, as
marrlageable girls, and under this head
traversed the whole family of beautiful
creatures from the fashionable to the
strong-minded. Miss Kate Field is soon
to arrive with new lecture entitled
''Among the A6irondacks. We are
beginning to think it is fully as much for
the remuneration as for their love for
Chicago, that these ladies visit US.
Our famous Opera House came very
near being heap of ruins last night. A
fire started in one of the studios, but
through the exertions Of our excellent
Fire Brigade it was subdued. The dam
age will amount to about eight thousand
dollars A play was in progress in the
auditorium and the utmost CONSERVATION
prevailed, but the audience being small
no one was injured
A somewhat notable excursion of forty
one OF Chicago's citizens took place yes
terday They left the city, purposing to
remain away tor some time and really for
he good of the city. So great was the
interest which Chicago took in these men,
she sent some fifteen or twenty police
men to escort them on their way. They
propose, or rather it is proposed for
hem, to take up their residence in the
State Penitentiary for some time to come.
We hope to send an addition to their
members at the next session of the Re-
,orders Court.
The refusal of the elevator men to have
III their warehouse receipts registered
sounds a little like the days of wild cat
Institutions. They say that the demand
IMPLIES q belief on the part of grain deal
RS that the waIehousemen would issue
more receipts than they had grain to re-
'eem. Such thing might happen as
,asily as railroad companies issue large
editions of stocks, and banks flood the
country with an over issue of bills 1t is
'nly just that all grain receipts should
ome under one common law.
The Catholic portion Of our communi-
y have been considerably exercised as to
vho was to be their Bishop. The former
Bishop was taken to St. Louis on account
# what was then supposed to be a fit of
temporary insanity. 1t is now announced
hat he is hopelessly insane, and Dr. Fo-
ey. Of Baltimore,is appointed to succeed
lim. 1t is generally understood that the
finances of the Diocese are in bad con-
lition.
There is a determined movement on
DOT among the temperance men to close
he saloons on Sunday. All that is neces
'ary is the stringent enforcement of the
avs, as every license to sell liquor con-
-ains provision that the establishment
shall be closed on the Sabbath This
provision has so far been a dead letter,
40 effort having been made to enforce it.
Insurance circles were somewhat sur
orised yesterday by the announcement
hat one of our largest corporations had
hanged its active executive officer. I
'efer to the State Insurance Company. A
It. Southwick Esq its former Secretary,
'esigncd and Mr.. Geo. w. McMullen. the
present Superintendent CT Agencies, was
elected Secretary. Mr..
McMullen has been the prime mover in
his company and it was through his eff
orts mainly that the State has achieved
IS remarkable success He is now in q
position to make his efforts felt more
han ever.