Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-29
From Chicago


Editor Free Press and Times
But very little OF general interest has
tranSpired in this busy city since my last
letter. Money is a little easier and the real
estate business has improved, sales of city
property the last week amount to $780,
4G2.
The sanitary condition of Chicago Is ex-
ceileut not one case Of cholern has occur
red. Considerable excitement was caused
recently in the Board Of Trade among the
thousands Of '' scalper~'' who throng that
mart. by the successful operations of Il GER
tain Canadian, backed Up by the Chicago
branch Of tie Bank OF Montreal He bought
up enough of The wheat in store here to
control the market. and forced the price
from Sl2o 80 SI.5O in one day to the total
annihiiation of very large number Of
shorts, utterly running many heretofore
successful operators.
The Chicago Daily TImcs, during the
spring and early summer, published a series
OF articles entitled Walks among the
Churches, &c in which they made open at
tacks upon nearly every church in the city,
exposing the secret sins Of both pastors and
aocks, turning up to the public gaze vast
amount Of filth and corruption, until that
resource Of information was exhausted. Ii
haS now turned upon the politicians under
the heading Of So Walks with Politicians
attacking individual Office holders il Chica-
20, exposing secret vices as well as corrupt
oficial characters, bringing to light scores
Of disgracelul acts, Scourging most severely
many Of the Aldermen and developing many
genealogies that are surprising, to say the
least
The Jews Of Chicago, numbering over
thirty thousand, have petitioned the Mayor
for better observance Of their Sabbath, the
" seventh-day, and pray tbatall hawking,
liquoT-selling. racing and all boisterous
amusements be suppressed on Saturday with
the same restrictions as are enforced upon
the Jcw- for the Observance of Sunday
Their arguments are indeed strong and sup
ported BY the literal rendering of the criminal
code Of this State How far they will be
successful remains to be seen, but without
further legislation they have the law and
argument on their side.
The mammoth Exposition building Is very
nearly completed, the last of the immense
truSSeS which are 10 support the roof IS
raised and the view Of the vast arch is
handsome in the extreme. The immense size
and capacity of the building can scarcely
be realized without visiting it. The Expo
sition is expected To far surpass anything
over seen ON this continent. Large spaces
Viii be given 20 the ScienceS.-the depart
meut Of electricity wall be particularly ex-
tensiye. showing every form or use to which
the subtitle fluid has been applied, in
clnding a multitude of Geographic instru-
mentS, 0i which ] VIII mention the electro
mcrcurial Ere alarm, lates, improved hotel
commuHicatorS. tciegraphic type writer
in practical operation, whereby Roman
characters viii be written at the rate Of
eighty words per minute a complete boot
and shoe .actory with all modern machin-
cry will be in operation, and all the other
departments in the same proportions and
completeness.
Among the many sons Of Vermont who
occupy prominent positions in this city, we
are pleased u notice Col +. \. Jewett, who
has been appointed assistant superintend-
ent Of the Pullman Palace Car Co, and Is
located IN one of the finest Offices in the
city. at the c0rne- Of Michigan Avenue and
Adams street. fronting on the Exposition
building. | am sure his numerous friends
in Burlington will be pleased 10 learn ofhis
success in being appointed to such promi
nent position in one Of the largest corpora
tions in the West. J. y. ii.