Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-06
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
De ath Of DIR. ChAs. H. Ray -Business-
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Boat-Dramatic and Operate.

/ CHICAGO. Sept Il, l870.-The city was sur
prsed by the announcement in the papers,
Of this morning. that DR.. Chas. Fl. Ray, for
merly one of the PROJECTORS and chief editor
of the Tribune, and since December, 1867,
editor.in chief of the Evening Post. was dead.
He died Of brain fever, at his residence al
quarter past one O'clock ths morning He
took very active part in the exciting politi.
cal canvass last fall, at a time when he ed
ed rest, and his overvorked brain was seized
with fever last January, since which time he
has been able 70 write very little for the
Evening Post.
DR.. Ray was q power in journalism, and
was one Of the very ablest editors in the
Northwest. He had very decided couyic'
tons of public policy, and expressed them
in most forciblo language. He contributed
very largely 10 the establishment of both
the Tribune aud Evening Post, and gave
them character for incigivouess, independ.
ence and ability, which they well sustain.
Though he mover asked for any Office, The
appointment Of I, S, Appraiser for this
port was bestowed on him, unsolicited, by
President Grant, though his commission had
not reached him at the time Of his death. DR..
Ray will be best remembered by bis persona!
friends and acquanta, ces, for his manly
qualities. He despised meanness, trickery,
and shams. His heart was tender as wo-
tive, and his soul of charity large AMI COM
prehensve He will be missed and mourned
among his intimates as few public men have
been.
BUSINESS
is moderately active, but the warm weather
and the progress Of the Franco-Prussan
war have delayed country purchases so that
the sales of the wholesale dealers have not
met the promise Of the early opening. Coun-
try dealers were in haste to purchase three
weeks ago, before the anticipated rise IN
goods. But there has been no marked ad.
vance in prices, and the warm, pleasant
weather has kept farmers at home and d.
mnished the sales Of the country dea eIs. A
change Of weather will produce greater &C.
tivity. The large houses here, however
have been doing large trade.
The best representatives Of the irrepressi-
BILE energy aud enterprise Of Chicago bust
ness men are the wholesale dry goods firm Of
poHSv. fARwEIL co.
Two days after the great fire which de-
stroyed their magnificent store and goods
worth 81, 500 900, they were at " and II Wa
bash avenu' Occupying six floors, As by l65
feet, 10 which hey have added a packing
room, 80 by l65 feet, and sold the fret week
5000 000 worth Of coods-more than their
net loss. And as they had large duplicate
filed their orders By telegraph With unex-
ampled promptness and forwarded them by
express at then own expense, in testimony
Of their high business character and In sym
patty for their losS-thev are now prepared
to meet the larges. demands OF the fall trade,
The elasticity and celebrity with which they
sprung into full working order on so gigantic
a scale, after so destructive fire, is without
parallel IN the mercantile circles OF the
country.
There il nothing new in the literary line
here There is unique, neatly printed and
lively weekly sheet published here BIZ L. G.
Eggleston, called the
LIFE BOAT,
which has large crculation-pa because,
without sectarlanism or fsratclsm ii speaks
a good word Tor religion and temperance but
chiefly because it is patronized largely by
business men. The sermons Of c. II, Spur
geon, the famous London preacher, which i
publishes, are richly worth the subscription
prce-One dollar
DRAMATIC.
There has been quite a drsmatic revival
here the last two or three weeks. Edwin
Booth has drawn very largely ct McNicker'3
and ia announced for another week in King
Lear, and The Fools Revenge
Aikeu's Museum has been well patroniZed
by day and at night.
The mustrelsy Of the Manning troupe fill
the Dearborn every night.
The English opera troupe under the man.
agement of c. d. Hoss, open at the Opera
House, the first week in October, with the
strongest organization OF effective singers
ever brought tegether in one company. b.
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