The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-27
NoTEs OF TRAVEL.
Emporia to Chiesgo-and to Madison.
wisconsin-RebuiIt Chicago.


present usual modes of travel are
not expected to present many incl
dents worthy of special mention.
Still, every excursion furnishes
something that has not been observ-
ed, or described before.
Our tickets were procured at EN-
poris, and by the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas road to Hannibal, No..
the Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy
TO Chicago; and the Chicago and
Northwestern road to Madison.
We commenced our journey one
day too early to avail ourselves of
the advantages of the full equip
ment of the road from Sedalia to
Hannibal. as the sleeping car had
not been added to that train; but
was to be attached tine next evening.
This new route cannot fail to offer
some peculiar comforts, and advan-
tages to travellers from Junction
City and along the line of that road.
for there is now but one change of
cars before reaching Chicago, and
but two to this place.
AS we remained in Chicago three
days, a good opportunity was furn-
ished for observing the city, as it has
been restored since the great fire.
The vast number of buildings that
have been erected since the confla-
grafton of October, 1871, bears tes-
timony to the energy of the people
of that city. No person who had
not been informed, would be likely
to suspect the fact that the city had
been visited by such a calamity. at
date so recent. But, under the
unusual pressure in the financial cir
cles, there seems to be more ground
for fear, that portion of the invest
ments in the work of restoration of
the city, may not prove as remu-
neratiVe as they SO justly merit.
Large numbers of these new build
lngs; some of which are of the
most costly construction, a portion
of these having been completed for
several months, still remain without
tenants. One of these unoccupied
places is beautiful block in a bust
ness portion of State street. Not
withstanding these facts; Chicago
is still one or the most busy and en-
terprising cities of the Union, and
the present unoccupied places are
not likely to thus remain for more
than brief period, unless the whole
country continues to suffer from
financial disaster. The recent de.
falcatiOa of the city treasurer OF
Chicago, was an event which was
unlocked for, and more especially
by the solid men of the city. Among
the most prominent marks of the
great fire, was the remains of the
County and United States buildings.
or the court house and the post Of
nee. A small portion of the court
house has been so far restored as to
be occupied as offices, but the larg.
est portion still remains as a heap
of rubbish. The walls of the Unit.
ed States building still remain
standing. and in such apparently
perfect condition as to impart the
impression to an observer from 8
distance, that they were uninjured
fallacy that is readily dispelled by
nearer view.
Passing onward from Chicago.
the evidences soon became unmis-
taxable, that we were in the midst
of colder latitudes. The streams
and small lakes are still frozen over
although the winter is represented
to have been unusually mild.
The Legislature of Wisconsin re-
manned in session until last evening
when it adjourned in due form
Among the important items of its
work for the session, has been the
effort to amend and modify the Ii.
cense law. The statute regulating
the license of dram shops had not
been arranged in accordance with
the wishes of the persons who
were engaged in the traffic, this
this was chiefly on account of q
claim that held them strictly respon-
sible TO. any damage that might be
suffered, either to the person, OF
families of their patrons. 1t is
said that some of the most skillful
management has been practiced by
certain Legislators who were in the
interest of the SALOON men, in the eff
fort to apparently, evade that which
has not been enacted. The most
skillfui work was expended upon
the clause which relates to the sale
on Sundays.
An incident of the past year con-
Dected with this selling from sa-
looms on Sunday, may be worthy
of mention, although there was
nothing that was specially worthy
in the incident. In the absence of
the Mayor of one of our interior
cities, the saloons were effectually
closd on most of the Sundays, dur
ing the time he was away from his
post. Upon his return, the saloon
men called upon him in form,
which led to his consent that they
open their saloons after two O'Clock
Sundays, provided they wuold CON-
ply strictly with the law up to that
hour. In other words; they were
to have the privilege of violating
the law after two O'CLOCK, provided
they were faithful in compliance
with the law up to that hour.
Being good lawyer, withal a
good citizen, it must have inflicted a
little discomfort upon him, when he
read the comments of the press, re-
lative to his method of attention to
the enforcement of the laws as re-
quired by his oath of Office.
The movements made by the Ia
dies, which prevailed in other places,
has not reached this place in the
same form. While some extremely
discreet persons who profess to take
a deep interest in the progress of
temperance, elongate their views,
aud express fears for the results of
these movements, it will not be de-
MED that the progress of the evil
has been steady and constant. That
something outside of the common
course of action was imperatively
demanded, seems to have become