Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-09-26

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From Chicago.
The Cholera Alarm IN the CHy-EpiScopaL
Conrenton-4 Rmacay Match, &c, &c.
CHICAGO, Ill, September llth. 1873.
Editor Free Press and Times.
The cholera has visited Chicago at last.
We cannot longer doubt its presence. The
Board of Health denied it all the city pa
pers save one scoffed at the idea; real es-
tate men talked long and loud Of the per
feet healthiness of their modern paradise,
and physicians were wonderfully reticent
when questioned. But the Chicago Times
took the matter in hand and discovered and
published the fact that over one hundred
deaths from genuine Asiatic cholera have
occurred within the borders Of our city.
Immediately the Board Of Health was visit
ed by scores of anxious persons, and that
body reluctantly admitted that there had
been feio cases, all IN the southern por-
ton Of the city, in the vicinity Of Burnside
street. but the president said he had felt
that the scourge could be confined TO that
immediate locality, and a. he did not deem
it best to acquaint the public Of the exist
ence of cholera in our midst, he had called
it cholera-morbus in the weekly reports OF
the board. In few cases nearly entire
families have died after a few hours illness
The first fatal case in the city was that OF =
man who had Just come from Memphis and
located himself on Burnside street. The
cause of so many deaths in the locality OF
Burnside street i believed to be the want
of pure water. nearly all that section being
supplied by surface wells. The city water
mains have been laid there. and there have
been no new eases for several days. Every
effort is being made to prevent an epidemic
and it Is believed that the worS, is past. In
lsG6 the cholera ragged here the fiercesi
during the month of October, and On thi'
account the city authorities are making
great efforts to cleanse and disinfect certain
portions of the city.
Since the indictment for manslaughter o
the conductor and engineer OF the Inflated
train Of the Chicago * Alton r. r., from
whose earelessness the Sag Bridge murder
were committed, the Western railroads are
waking up to the fact oftheir responsibility
and many safeguards are proposed. one OF
which is a plan praetised On the Pennsylya-
MIA R. r. of the corporation furnishing
their own watches to train men. Every
locomotive hasa perfect time keeping watch
on the back Of which Is engraved the num-
Der of the engine When the engineer
starts out he takes the watch bearing the
number of his engine and starts on his trip
and when he returns he delivers the watch
to the time keeper, who places it on its num-
bered hook, and it is regulated with it,
companions every day if necessary. Thi,
plan is meeting with considerable favor since
the Sag Bridge accident.
The Episcopal Convention, now in session
in this city, Is to-day engaged upon the
project of dividing the diocese of Illinoi,
by an east and west line, making Peoria
the seat Of the Episcopacy of the new do
cese; the matter this afternoon was referred
to a committee and doubtless the division
will be made.
\ novel idea in the way of postal trans
portation has been, this week, introduced
in this city, and is gaining much favor.
Movable boxes are placed on the street car,
t.biab frar 10 p0rt d of no of
into these boxes letters are dropped by the
public, and the car moves on when il
passes the general pOstofhce man steps on
and exchanges an empty box for the full
one. BY this method letters reach the main
Office in a few minutes from the time they
are deposited in the box. This plan is but
Just introduced, yet the boxes are rapidly
! filled. The idea originated with our assist
ant postmaster c. ). Squiers, who Is very
| popular in his position, Notwithstanding
| President Grant did not see fit to apply the
| civil service system to his case when post
master Eastman resigned.
The government buildings here are fast
| progressing, although the work has been
temporarily suspended by an accident re.
sultIng in the loss OF the life of one man.
The huge derrick fell, caused by the break
ing of one of the immense guy cables.
The county commissioners are porting over
the different plans presented for the new
court house and city hall. Eighteen was
the entire number, presented many months
ago, yet the committee has several times re-
duced the number under consideration to
three. when the hearts of certain three
architects would beat high. Then the en-
tire eighteen would be recalled. Once the
number was reduced to one and the prize Of
s.. 900 was awarded 10 Otto Matt but
this vacillating body afterwards recalled
the disappointed seventeen and the nonsense
still goes on. As it looks now Chicago will
be rebuilt and have abundant time to re-
burn before she will have a City Hall other
than the disgraceful two story shanty where
our municipal affairs are at present con-
Quoted The Crystal Palace Exposition
building is about completed, and is a very
grand and imposing edifce.
The course of true love took very inter-
estIng " run, if not a very" smooth" one,
in this city, to-day The facts appear to be
that young and wealthy Philadelphia
had wOoed and won young lady of that
city, in like circumstances. yet the parents
of the lady objected, as usual. The young
couple. fired among other impulses, with
the spirit of '76 and having been reared
under the shadow of independence Hall,
decided that "in the course of human events
it became necessary for them TO dissolve
the bonds which bound them to the pa
rental government, and pledging them
selves, their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor to each other, they decided to
come to Chicago. To avoid discovery they
travelled separately, he coming direct by
rail, she via Buffalo and lake boats. lie ar
rived several days ago and the propeller in
which she embarked arrived to day. As
the hour approached when the steamer was
due, the anxious young man was waiting
at the Vermont Central docks, when he be-
came aware that two of Chicago's shrewd
est detectives were watching for his lady
also. The ardent lover stole out of the
crowd, jumped quietly aboard one of the
scores OF tugs swarming the Chicago River
chartered her in a moment and instantly
started out to sea, boarded the propeller
miles out In the lake, took off his girl and
her baggage, steamed back to Chicago an
hour ahead of the propeller, passing under
the noses of the detectives. and the twain
fled the city westward, and doubtless were
soon welded. When the propeller landed
one detective sprang on board to seize the
fair prize. while the other watched outside.
but their bird had flown, and the detectives
are crestfallen and respondent.
Yours j. N. ii.
At hotel, a short time since, a girl in
quired of gentleman at the table if his cup
was out. NO. said he, Z" but my coffee
Is" The poor girl went away considerably
confused but determined IN nav him hacl IL,