Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-07-28
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

Wet WeatheT-War Rumors-Wheatl
and Goid-Ehect of War ON Prices |
Businsss--musicai Instruments--l
Musical Headcentre-Root g. Cady-
medical Colleges.
CHICAGO, July 15.-The heated and dry
term has passed, and the wet season begins.
past, with much lightning and thunder, so
that the ground is thoroughly saturated, and
The streets excessively muddy. The rain will,
modify the effects OF the long drouth but will
not fully remedy it. The rum0rs OF
AN EUROPEAN WAR
have mad the effect to derange business plans
and produce an unsettled state Of affairs.
Men hesitate to embark in new en-
general European war. L had written thus
far when the dispatch came announcing the
declaration OF war by Napoleon gainst Prus-
STA, and the alliance OF RussiaNith Prussia.
or course Austi ia will side with France, per-
haps Italy. Spain should side with Prussia.
England win scarcely be taken into tho ac-
count. She has lost the place she held in the
time of the first Napoleon, her last great feat
in preserving peace being the aid and com
tort she gave to the southern rebellion, aud
hsr moral power sharing the fate OF the
lost cause.
EFFECT ON PRICES.
The effect of war will be to enhance the
price OF breadstuffs and gold and make live
ly times for awhile. But it will also increase
the price of imported goods, dimin-
minish the productiveness of halt the
civilized world destroy thousands of millions
of property. and when the equilibrium is
finally restored, we shall suffer part OF the
loss. 1t will put money In orr pockets while
the fighting goes on, but when the reaction
comes-as was the case after the Crimean war
we shall have to pay our share of the ioss
of the human brotherhood. Let those who
doubt remember this statement. There can
not be a great and pI'otrdcted sedr In ONE hem
isphere, tcithOW affecting seriously and iIyu-
riousiy the Interests Of The oTHEr.
BUSINESS
here il very quiet Merchants generally have
been taking account of stock, footing MP
profits and losses, aid getting ready
Tor the fall trade. The progress OF
and the unexpectedly favorable ac-
ton Of Congress, Will tend to make
trade very active this fall. And this
activity will be spesSlsly ana iel1 noIo
moro than in Chicago. Passing from war to
music let me Say, Chicago is not more famous
for her gram, beef and pork markets, and her
general merchandise, than for her Immense
sales OF
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
and general musical merchandise. of her own,
and foreign, manufacture. Tie trade in
nisnos alone exceeds million dollars annu-
ally, while the sales of other musical instru-
ments-Mason X Hanlin organs, melodeons,
guitars, yiollns, cellos, double basses, brass
and German silver nd drums,
flutes, dageolets, ciarinets, piccolos, and
nameless list-reach larger sum-
As musical publishing centre it is
becoming famous, and the. amount OF
music books, Of all kinds, and sheet mu-
sic sold here is very great. Many
thousands OF music books published here
: such as the Triumph, the Curriculum, the
Pr Q, &c.-find q MAJ ket In the East, aud the
musical abilities of GEo. Il. hoor has given
| Chicago wide reputation rs the
| MUSICAL HEAD CENTRE
OF the Union. Eastern manufacturers Of
| musical instrum ents are obliged to establish
headquarters for tho sale of their instru-
ments in Chicago, just a. the Eastern manu-
| facturers of cotton and WOODEN goods have
central dopots in New York. One not famil'
lar with the magnitude of the music trade
here, would be surprised by visit to the
music stores OF
67 and 20 Washington street, the largest mu
sic dealers here, and the second largest mu'
sic publishing house IN the world. They
have recently gone extensively into the sale o.
miscellaneous musical Instruments, import
ing largely from the best European manuiac
turers, and cent well qualified speeia
agent tho head of that department., Mr.
William Lewis-to carefully select the choic.
est stock, so that the goods they sell shall
be constant Recommendation of their house
They are general agents for all the styles O
tie Steck Piano, which, for sweetness OF tone
durability and every feature of a perfec
piano. is unequalled. The firm namo of Rool
4 CApY, is familiar "a "household words,
| wherever ioy or sorrow Is expressed by musl
cal signs and is SYNONYM for enterprise
integrity and progress toward ''the good tim'
coming" when the brotherhood OF the race
shall be recognized in the legislation, juris
prudence, customs, speech and songs OF al
mankind None, who consult their own intel
ests, will fail to visit this house, in purchas
ing their musical supplies.
Il MEDICAL COLLEGES.
We have two medical colleges I'm progress
of erection here. The Chicago medca
college fold school), GO by 100 feet, on tia
corner OF Prairie Avenue a Twenty-sixil
streets, to cost Sc. 200; and Hahnemanl
medical college homeopathy, AZ by 63 feet. OF
Cottage Grove avenue, between Twenty
eighth and TWeuty-ninth streets to cos