The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-09-15
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The Weather-COrner In Wheat-The Re.
ceipts Of Grain-The New Tunnel-C hica 20
Rtyer-Business-D.B Is. Fisk e. Co... w.
GrisNOld 81 CO.-Amusements.

ceipts Of Grain-The New Tunnel Chica "a
River-Business-D. Is. Fisk e. Col. W.
GriswOld ~ CO.-Amusements.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2, ls7l.-We have had CO.
pious rains this week, succeeded by COO
weather. We hear of frosts west and south
OF us, but have had none here yet, though
the nights have been quite cold. The event
of the week has been the
CORNER IN WHEAT,
effected by combination of wheat gamblers,
by which No. 2 was run up TO Sl.32 on
Wednesday, but the price broke down on
Thursday To $l.l0, owing to large deliveries
-neraly loo, 900 bushels being shipped from
Milwaukee here-the mixing of Winter and
No. with No. 2, and the cleaning of No. 3
to make it No. ., and the expiration Of the
month, which closed the corner 1t is said
"the ring" made $4,000 by the operation.
But they have I'M ured the gram marke. and
the credit of TIE city, and ruined many in
dividuals. They are conspirators against
the Interests of both city and country, and
the enemies of all legitimate trade.
THE RECEIPTS OF GRAIN
were over three tourths of a million bushels,
Aug. 81, and charters for shipment 663 900
bushels. There is an increased demand for
money from the interior TO move the new
crop.
THE NEW TUNNEL,
On La Sale street, under the Chicago River
to the North Side, which was formally
opened the 4th of July, was a greater success
than the Washington Street Tunnel, in that
it was perfectly free from leakage, the con-
tractors being able to avoid the errors of the
first experiment. The foot approaches are
not yet completed. The greatest sanitary
improvement ever made here, if we except
the introduction Of pure water by the Lake
Tunnel, is the change of the flow of the
CHICAGO RIVER
into the Illinois river, by the deepening of
the Illinois and Michigan Canal so that there
is constant flow of the waters of the lake
through the river up stream, through the
canal ana down the Illinois river to the
Mississippi. The change from pure and
fetid, to fresh and pure water, is most Craze
full, and is worth the large outlay it has
cost.
The season for the fall trade opens auspi-
ciously, and the first class wholesale houses,
which have given Chicago the character of
metropolitan city, by the amplest display
Of the most desirable goods, begin to be
thronged with customers.
d. b. FISK & co.
have made large preparations for the fall
trade. Mr.. Fisk, the senior partner has
been in Europe during the summer, buying
OF the leading manufacturers there, silks,
velvets, ribbons, laces, flowers, etc. Their
thorough acquaintance with the wants ofthe
Western trade enables them to offer the
most attractive assortment of Millinery,
Straw and Fancy Goods and Ladies' Fur
nishing in this country. The oldest, largest,
and most complete Millinery House in the
West, leading all competitors in the amount
of their sales by a long stride, they purpose,
by upright dealing, and by always keeping
the largest and choicest stock, maintain the
pre- eminence they have so honorably won
j. W. GRIswOLD Il CO., CLOAK HOUSE,
having bought their Beavers early, and i'm
ported their own Velvets, Velveteens, Laces
and Gimp, are prepared to offer extra in
ducements to country merchants.
AMUSEMENTs
McVicker's new theater was opened with
great eciat last Tuesday evening, by strong
company, in the play Of Extremes" AT
the Museum, Cast upon the World is the
attraction " The Hunchback" at Heoley's,
and the Mnstrels have the usual bill at the
Dearborn. B.