The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CAICAGo. Nav 1th. 1870.

NAlIAbp. -udy itH, lC4o.
Fine weather not only tends to enliven
the animal and vegetable creation but it
also extends It's influence to the marts Of
commerce and trade. In all portions of
the country, business appears to revive
and in our city there are positive indica-
tons Of a positive Improvement. The
leading dry goods merchants assert that
although the margins are comparatie ely
small, they are having a lively and ex-
traordinarily large trade, and there is
every possible chance of g lovely summer
unless Congress should upset the whole
matter by perpetuating the thrice mon
strious folly Of endeavoring to enforce
specie payment by statute.
What there is Ia this season Of the
year more titan in any other to produce
suicidal mania is entirely beyond our
ken, and yet it is worthy Of note that the
mania Of suicide rarely occurs during the
hardships and frosts Of stern winter and
very seldom if ever shows itself as the
result Of want, starvation or crime. In a
great number Of cases it is purely eenti-
mental A short time ago young man
very respectfully connected, cut the brit
tie thread Of life asundcr and passed in
TO the Invisible world, merely because be
had been Tilted By some heartless girl
The latest act Of self destruction was
committed by one ". J. Stewart from
Piqua. Ohio. He jumped into the Chi
cago river at the foot of La Sale St, and
consequently ended his brief hour upon
the stage of life. His friends speak of
him as being thorough gentleman, in
telligant aud generous to a fault. It is
also said by his friends that owing to
some difficulty with the government in
1864 while Stewart was in the recruiting
service he felt himself disgraced by
the punishment that was inflicted on him
by the officials and hence the cause Of the
tragical act. \ card found in his peck
ct and addressed to his wife bore the hack
neyed advice BE virtuous and you'll be
happy and quotation Of Tom. Hoods
Tired Of LIES history. Sc" This gees
to show the mental caIibre Of the man.
lie was too sensitive to face every day
life and to battle with It's stern realities.
He felt in reality the truth Of the phrase
used by Dryden in his Don Sebastian
death to man in misery IS sleep"
The anniversary exercises OF the Chi
eago Theological Seminary were held re-
Gently at Farwell Hall in the presence Of
a goOdly number Of people when address
es were delivered by several gentlemen OF
the graduating class Of 1870. The grad
yates received their degrees at the hands
of the President OF the Seminary after
which q parting ode was sung by one of
the graduates, and the exercises closed
with the benedicgion,
1t is 10 be hoped that these young man
may enjoy all the success of their respect
i've tutors and be inspired:to initiate their
example by earnestly exerting themselves
to prepare unworthy mortals for future
world.
The National Convention Of German
Saloon Keepers Association held here
was a decided failure. There were only
% members present to carry on the ses-
sion, and these becoming disgusted with
the dealers in larger beer, assembled at
Concordia Hall yesterday morning with
out transacing any business and adjourn
ed sine de.
The various places of amusement are
crowded nightly. Hackett is at the 0p-
era House, Western at McFickers, Billy
Manning at the Ninstrels and the peep
O Day at Aikens Museum. The at
traction for the coming week at the Mu-
scum will be the Rag Picker Of Paris
the week after She Stops to Conquer
viii be produced The preparations for
this piece are elaborate and 3ir Aiken
deserves great credit and unlimited sue
cess, After viewing the numberless Gu
riosities you can glide into the lecture
room and while away an hour by listen
ing TO sweet music and witnessing supe-
rior acting, The plays produced here
viii suit the iastileous and always have
tic effect Of imparting lessons of moral
~. EETO.