The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-04-07
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WITH SUPPLEMENT-
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, March, oath. 1871

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: After watching the weather for a Ion
time, [ have come to tie conclusion ths
I know but little about the probabl
course it will take in the future. OF on
thing I am sure however, we are enjoyin
real spring weather now. The recen
snoW- is about. gone, and our street
| are dry and inviting to the pedestrians
! The bankers are in commotion owe
the funding bill and a fluid that is bein!
! 1applicd in manner that plays havo
| with the drafts and checks. All of you
readers who hav a financial turn of min
are probably posted in regard to the for
mer. Although its provisions do not ar
pear so monstrous to the superficial
reader, the banking fraternity are indig
nant and ilTeconcilably out Of humor
] The latter is no small cause ofuneasiness
| 1t is a fluid which will so efectually wip
out any writing that no trace whatever i
! left, of its existence. Anumber ofdraft
and checks have been manipulated il
this manner and the amounts changed t
larger oues, Some of the Chicago bank
have suffered in small amounts by thi
! swindle.
| Our supervisors have finally concluded
to assert their dignity and make an eff
| fort to purge the Board of the corrupt
Chairman. Little has been done during
the present sitting except discuss the
charges of bribery against this ex-chair
man, but he is now expelled by vote ol
42 to 4 and the Board is ready for better
business.
The Methodist Church has. lost one Of
its lights in the person of Bishop Thorn
son who has resided at Evanston for some
time. He expired on the 22d at Pitts
burgh, very suddenly. There was no
man in the church who was his superior
as pulpit orator and debater. lie took
high rank among his fellow ministers
and in the society of which he was one
Of the guides.
The women Of that large and inducn-
tial Church are engaged Ia work that
recommen ds itself to all. About a year
ago they formed an association to be call
ed the ''Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society" Last week they held a con.
vention in this city to organize the
Northwestern branch. The object Of the
society is to send out women as mission
ares to work among the iicatben women.
The labors Of ministers sent heretofore
have been confined TO the men; the So
cial rules preventing them from seeing Oh
speaking to the women.
Some very interesting exercises were
conducted this week at the Chicago
Medical College. The Northwestern
University has taken this institution un.
der its wing and opened up for it pros.
porous future. DR.. Haven the President
! of the University conferred the degrees
upon the graduates this week at the an.
nual commencement" The University
is an institution that is worthy Of the
Vest and it bids fair to stand without a
superior in few years.
The sporting fraternity are delighted
with the prospect of Chicago base bal
club that Can come off victorious occasion
ally. We now have it announced thai
such one is organized and will be loca.
ted in Chicago. The preparatory ar
rangements are being made for the sum
mer's campaign. = fETEED
The premonitory symptoms of the
great moving campaign which render:
! st of May such an important period, are
now manifesting themselves. House:
wanted" and houses to let' are as famil
lar as the faces of our nearest friends
Thousands of people move annually
what commotion such stirring . mus
create.
Although the China and Japan trade
comes to us slowly, it is coming never
theless. An immense cargo of japan
tea has just arrived from San Francisc'
which will be distributed over the Mis-
| sissippi valley from here. 1t was ship
ped several months later than cargoe
which have not yet arrived in New York
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