, 1875-11-07

es already intimatsd for the deprAvltY thus illus,
trated- Perhaps this shrinkege explains aome
OF the recent failures at the East: And here is q
bit Of philosophy. The man nho for years has
endured the inferior article because he could no.
pay tho price of good one, sill strain Point
70 buy good ono, nos it is within his reach
All dealers, Wholesale and retail, in every branch
Of business, tell the same tale, namely that
whilst prices hare ehruuk so low they CANNOT go
lower, their sales have 60 increased that the
years profits will not be se1iousIy 6inn,shed,
Ehilst the volume OF business. giving employ
ment 70 more men than ever bpfote, has been
peceasax.Iy greatly augmented.
1t there Was space in this letter, should llka
frsI priced in kew York, in $780, II $65. followed
to Chicago and nearly possessed, the yeaf OF tho
fire, 1871, at the reduced price OF ESQ, looked
longlngly at with consciousness OF ealp:y pock-
eta tlae fau OF l673-the panic year-at $40, and
finally captured in this city, last winter. after
years Of railing and longing, for SIS. But tlme
presses and space forbids.
West Water street is also the
REaIoN or COAL AND F1REwoop.
From T. N. til 6 p N. yoc shall SOC long pro-
cessioos of huge wagons rolling heavily along
this busy thorous ushfare, laden with the dpu black
squAfes OF Bsiar Hill and such like, and the shiu-
ing angular Jumps Of +" hard" ANY fair-nlipdad
man will reach the conclusion, after short ex-
pe1ience Of the coal-yards OF Milwaukee. that the
dealers in this staple are an exceptionally hones.
class OF men. Duuug the cold winters, when
hard coal has been adrancea. oTiog to diminish
cd stocks. ~ al the neig hooring Cities to 3l2,
s13, and $3.50. 91l has been tie e1treme prics
charged here to regular customers-$l1 to peo-
pie who do not pay more than that amount in a
year, and 8l0-5o t. those who pay hundreds Of
dollars. One honors these men, as = class.
at fST the .aSa following ts ensa.. 1edent sd Last
owing to the 1suglaeued spell Of
hard weather aud want of employment, and the
stock Of coal in the clty tell 60 low thAs it seem
ed likely At ut ons tano to give ous before = suf
fic@eut supply could have been received. Hora
was an excellent opportunity to advance prices.
JUDGED. several dealers did try it on with their
more conscientious brethren, but the latter took
tne high ground that the winter was not an Or
dipary one. that the suffering WAS intense, ani
that to make profit out OF the poor under euch
circumstances wonld be disgrace to their hu-
manity aud foul blot On the good name Of Mil
waukee, so they refused TO enter into coznbina-
ton foE any such purpose. aad l know OF my
personal knowledge that large quantities Of coal
we're purchased BY one firm. on which, after
paying raflroad freight and other expenses. be
could not possibly hare made a profit but In all
probability incurred = loss, that he peddled out
to al who wanted it, as near to cost price rs
close calculations could mako it. Thauk God
for such men! 7 nsver pass their dingy Offices
without tAiuklnK they Adorn the gIlmy street
like \ beauty jewels would tbs sooty hand OF
blacksmith.
Every one is
D1sdt6TED WITH TIE ELEcrloH.-
tbs Republicans because they dreamed dreams,
and the Reformers because they eaw vls,ons
mona Of which came near realization. What's
the matter With our politics. anyhow The old
landmarks are gone; tha old atandbYs hare
snapped like rotten rneds the old prophets
prophecies always turn out wrong; we don't
know how to bet and are sure to vote the losing
ticket old Republicans are found peddAug Re-
form tickets, and dyed-in~the-blood Democrats
mouthing and ranrng like mad in favor of Re-
publican candidates. There il only one thing
quite absolutely certain about tEis campaign,
With 30 many toWns to hear from, and that Is
that every man who previously understood the
rudinents Of swearing has become proficient in
the art by dipt OF much practice the past
few days, whether be be Republican. Reformer,
Democrat, or Independent; and he who
takes it ont il praying must hare wearled
Heaven oue Of patience. I wish I could give
you an 1dea OF tha
Utter CONFUSION OF TEE aEruRNs
as compared with the tit stes. Almost every
county gave surprise o1 some kind. and only
in fam instances we're the most ca1etul calcn-
latiops justified. Republican towns Of the stuff
est kind went back when thcv ought to have
gone forward. and Democratic etrongho:ds gave
Republican majo1ities.
For three days and nights VIC have been stick
ing to these returns liAe little men, trying to
make them come out rght,-on CIR slde,-and
just az sure as We figured up decent majorlty
for our mau. in comes crusher from the other
world proves hopeless blank, and people begin
to move OF home YEARLY. there invariably
r1shes in IN angel with dispatch, announcing
the discovery OF some mistake or other. thht
sends US up ag2ln to receive another bombsha!l
from the Opposition camp And so it goes on.
I think Harrison Luuin6ton WAS about tbs
coolest man saw during all this hubhub At
one time. when it really did appear doubtful
whether he WAS elected with 1000 msjo1ty, or
buried under $500 ma jority for Taylor, he mas
couid.d do to tone his hearty voice down sufi-
ciently to condole with his friends. He said he
knew he ought to be elected, aud supposed he
WAS, but If not, be was sorry for bis supporters
but glad on personal grounds. And be talked
e ne vas T ba,iy w. whipped, % not being qnite sure
nhether the painful operation had been per-
formed OF pot.-so as to attend the funeral in his
best suit Of black. There are not wanting those !
sho have seen all along how this campaign was
he Republicans took many districts for granted
ind omitted TO eend q single speaker |
here, when with ordinary attention ma
critics Tor Ludington would have been
. sure thing; mud the contrary was
such things7 There were errors and omissions
N both sides. Keyes, Chairman Of this Central |
COMMITTEES worked like SLAVE, as though his ]
uture existence depended on the result. We |
,aye learnt lots OF lessons that wiu do good ser
ice in the Presidential campaign. We are !
luite confident to say that Ludlngton is elected
" good round majority, and arc resigned to !
ear. tomorrow, that he is buried out Of sight.
}y the time there words are printed the tele- ]
raph will probably hare flashed Jon the actual
esults.
sn VISITED THE SUMNER aA1pEx.
That's what Policeman Dauentelser swo1e to, |
the Cosopefs inquest On EEse Franks father
ess baby, which was found III EIise's trunk with
cord tied tightly arpnnd its little neck Elise |
rouid not say who Was the father; all eho de
~ was she thought the child would havo to die
nyway, and it Tas better ont OF pain at once,
I'd ehe was sorry her baby was not alive. The
octor said the g1rl might have acted under un-
ontroIlable mental excitement, but he could not
waar she was insane when he examined her. |
he twelve men and true returned verdict Of
11ocation By the mothers hands and Elise is in
I'll under charge Of numbering her illegihmate
IT, ~ Ill rrtrf fok. 10 $13l /