Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-10-19
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

| The Weathcr-Traae and Collection
--Low Price of Grain--Keceipts an.
Shipm ents--M -Money--Railroad Earn
mems Hospital Medical College,
Characteristics of CiJy,s Growth
Thayer 81 Tobry Furniture Co..
d. w. Graswoid d Co.--Amusements
CHICAGO, Oct. II, 1S7O.-Warm weathe,
continues and as yet no signs of frost, Thi
will compensate, in part, for the short ha,
crop, and tend to keep down the price o
fuel.
TRADE AND COLLECTIONS.
It also tends to delay the purchases @
country merchants, and make collections
difficult. For the farmers-who are the main
spring of trade and commerce-improve thit
good weather to do their fall's work, ant
have no time to market their crops. and con
sequently little money or leisure to purchase
supplies. But the country is not overstockeC
with goods-in fact is comparatively unsup
plied-and when cold weather comes and the
grain crop is marketed, there must be
large trade to meet the actual wants of the
people. But perhaps the chief cause Cf the
present dullness of trade is the
Low PRICE OF GRAIN
which indisposes farmers to SELL There is
an Improvement in the grain market which
stimulates both
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
The receipts of wheat for the week ending
October 9th were GOT, 100 bushels, and the
shipments 480, 329 Bushels, with 3S, ,327 bar
rels OF flour. The receipts of grain here
yesterday were 927 car iosds-372 900 bush
els, of which 157 ,120 bushels were wheat.
No. wheat sold yesterday at $1.074@S1073.
MONEY
is a little easier, merchants not making large
demands on the banks. But the purchasing
season will soon commence and require the
use OF largo Gums.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The earnings of the Chicago and North
western Railway for the month of September
last were 81, ,275, Ill against 81, ,246, 2l3 in Au-
gust, 1870 and 81, ,3O5, ,672 in September, 1869.
The Rock Island and Pacific Road returns
S597 600 for September, against $3.50, 100 for
August, and $736 ,664 for September OF last
year.
THE DIVORCE SCANDAL
is about to be abated, the courts having an
nounced that they will take effectual meas
ures to punish those who advertise that they
will procure divorces without publicity at q
small charge, and by adopting stringent
rules to prevent fraudulent divorces. Timely.
THE woMAN's HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE
was dedicated last Tuesday evening, in the
First NJ. E. Church, DR.. Reid, editor Of the
Northwestern Christian Advocate, Robert
Collier and Prof. Byford, President of the
new college, taking part in the exercises. 1t
has a distinguished Board of Trustees, en-
bracing various religious denominations, in
cluding four Doctors Of Divinity and one
Doctor OF Laws, supplemented by Miss Mary
H. Thompson, M. D.; Mrs. M. 3. Dyas, and
Mrs. T. C. Hoag. Miss Thompson is one of
the faculty-Professor Of Hygiene and Gin
ical Obstetrics, and Diseases of Woman.
The faculty contain eighteen professors, and
is on the whole very strong one. --
There ia now the fullpat OnnOrtunitv here
for the instruction of women in Medical Sci
ence, and if they do not improve it, it will be,
Their own fault.
CHARACTERISTIC OF CITY's GROWTH.
The growth of city is marked by it's pro-
vision for the comforts and luxuries of life.
It's first settlers are usually content with the
nero necessarles of life. But as wealth and
increases better fare and mere
elegant and costly furniture are required.
And tho change. in Chicago, in this respect,
Is marvellous. IT g. Rip Van Winkle among
the first settlers could wake from his twenty
years sleep and visit one Of our irst-class
furniture houses he would be as astonlshed
as his prototype among. the Knlckerboekers
was when he walked to find new generation
risen up during his long sleep. Representing
this class of houses, and typifyinS the growth
Of Chicago, is the
THAYER s ToBEY FURNITURE Co.
A consolidation of the two Oldest firms here
-Chas. Tobey and F. Porter Thayer & Co.,
who had the best class of city trede-fthng
five floors, at II, 70 and 81 State street-a
space 26O feet by 16o, or an acre and quar-
ter-with as rich, elegant and stylish furni-
ture as can be found, East or West. Here
are chamber sets worth $1,000, and all kinds
of furniture to suit the tastes. and purses OF
customers. In their immense factory they
employ the best skilled workmen, and by
selling only the best goods at low prices,
they have the greatest trade in the city.
Purchasers of frst-class furniture should
visit this house when they come to Chicago.
TIE WHOLESALE CLOAK HOUSE OF j. W. GIRLS
woLD CO., 4S so LAKE ST.,
Display the largest and best stock of cloaks,
cloahngs, dress trimmings. silks, laces and
buttons ever shown IN Chicago, and is at
tracing a very large trade. It is the chief
source of supply for the Northwest.
ADJUSTMENTS
Are still drawing large houses at McVickers,
Aikens Museum and the Dearborn, and the
English Opera, OF the kichings-Bernard
troupe under the management of G. D. Hess,
at the Opera House has been magnificent
success. h.