, 1874-10-30
TIE CITY TELEGRAPH,

TIE CITY TELEGRAPH.
10 the Editor af the Chteaao Tribune:
SIN: 4 correspondent signing himso}f "E.
III. liz in this morning'n TRIBUNE possibly
thinks ho l'aa grievance against tho city toe-
graph. One might supposo from what "E. III.
H. says, "WLon the city telegraph wont into
operation. groat expectations wore had Of ta
usefulness and oouvonlonco." that ho was one Of
tho pl,ilanshropists who stopped forward md
planked down hia money to hetp to establish
system OF city telegraph. liues st tho timo theAo
appeara In that benevolent list answering to
tloso initials. Ho wAA not ono OF those patruts
who pooled in to tho original public
enterprise, aololv aud definitely as an outlay,
being ouablod to eoud mesaAgo from QUO part
Of the city to another, and pay for It exacty tho
sntno AZ an outsider wll0 had contributed moth
ing, kuuwing that the city lines could not be es-
lahlished or maintained without such help for
the pntont reason That there would not bs local
business enough to koop suci. lines in operation.
The city lines would have to DO wound tip tu-dny
worc it not for tho patronage derived from the
Western Union Telegraph Company. .x
Such faGtidiouB pcrauns na t'E. IL. H. prnba-
bly, patronize the telegraph ouce whoro the
"blsll,ess" mail referred TO usoB 1t dozen
times,-the complaints being IN inyolso ratio.
Tho prcus is oftent'tnes made tho medium OF
injustice to tho innuoont. reryoraion Of facts,
The real facts IN the case in point aro not stated
by Z. NJ. H." Tho tecglum referred to az
having bcon handed in to tho telegraph Office Oil
Twenty-second stseet at l:S0 p. III. for "pa-
tient" ut GG2 West Van Buren, street, was not
handed III to that oflics until 1:5o p. nj, Dear in
mind that it iu minutes. or time. y Z. VI. H." III
complaining about. It is Baid tho massngo was
not delivered until y, m., whereas wo hold the
Ing that tho message waa delivered at 2:15 p. m,
demonstrating TINT only twenty-five minutos'
tino wns occupied iu transmitting the message,
copying and ollvelopng the san,o and delivering
il diasa''oe of four aud a-balf or live blocks.
IL not that reasonable service
y. II. H." says hiH tolegrem " requested II an
anB"er. There aie a great nnny tclcgratlH Eellt
oyor the wires which roqucst anBTers, but, aad
to rotate: tho answers mover appear. much to tho
loss Of tho Telegraph Company, hut probably to
tho entiro satisfaction Of tho parson to whom
addressed.
"E. n. H." not only e1pecta we will anniti-
late tsmo in handilng his . telcgram,
aud that tho Telegraph Company will have the
party addressed at tho p01nt addressed whether
or no, but shas it will also force an anBwor for
him.
Tic party rocepting for tllp message in ques-
tlon was Asked for AL inssate a,,swor. and tho
Vorbal reply glvon to tliu messenger VAS "Neror
mind the nna,ser."
Whenever Just cauBo exists for complaint
against the service performed, the proper course
to p1rpuo in order to right such grievance
would aeem to be to prceent the matter at head
Quarters for investigation and remedy.
CHICAGO, Dot. al, 1874. i. e. LYNCH, Supt.
uELp1sa TEMPERANCE.
II he Editor Of The Chicago tribune:
Sir: should li9e to call the attention of tho
temperance people to IN opportunity for further
ing their cause.
1t has recently come to my knowledge that the
paulist Fathers, who have been conducting q
mBsion in tile extreme southwestern part of the
city, have succeeded in gotting somo ,lU0 poo
Pic to sign the temperance pledge. This pledge
not only forbids tho uso Of liquor, but forbids
the signer entosius any place where liquor is
sold. As this il one OF tho roughor districts
where drunkenness most abounds, ana tho mon
are chiefly labororB, hack-iriyors, aud express
men, this wili bo very ha,d to keep.
Ono woman, whose husband has signed the
pledge, told mic she thought 1lo would Keep it
till tho c1trcmo cold weather camo on, whan, as
1t would be impossible for him to stay out h tho
cold oil day aud cut u frozen lunch, hu would be
forcea tG enter fsoon to get warm As BY DO,
would DO tempted to drink again. 1t has ro-
quirod 4 great effort for him to stop drinking,
and he IL certainly deserving Of help in big effort
to continue in well-aoing. II il but fair to sup
pose that hlH cABe IL one Of many.
Now, if in tho vicinity Of the express and hack
stands, aud III The rougher parts Of tic city.
taere could DO places established where these
men could occasionally get warm, a.li cat their
lnnehe4 aud + desired patehHsss cup Of tea Or
Lhls clnss Of people.
Whilo not mailing any assessment for tho
maintenance OF those rosorta, IT a box wera con-
youiently placed for rocoiving contributions,
they would soon become solf-suprorlinE, Tho
common cleanliness md good order should 10
required Of all who enter. The rooms should be
30 plainly furnished and kopt that tho toughest
laboror should have no hosltanoy About enturlng
Qua Of them. Il.
CHICAGO, Oct. 70, 1s74.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
4 bold and desperate attempt to effect q
heavy robbery Of diamonds, watches, and
monoy, aggrogating in value about ss,000, WAS
made by two tliovoa at (30 O'Clock last evening.