, 1875-11-22


CH1cA11, Nov. 20.-Enoouragcd by your we'll
known sense Of jastsce and imparsial;ty. pre-.
suno to AJAX tho lasc OF your valued columns to
contradict atatcmen. mado by tho oditor Of the
Nav York Economist ia ito issue OF tbs gu, inst,
in reference to aprepoadsrsuce Of failures among
Asbrow tradeFe, ~ compared NTH tho failures
amongst trsuers Of other denoninations.
Tho article IN question quo:es tho reoent fall
t,fo or several firms, sono OF whose members
confess to tho 1oN isa religion. sud goes On to
say that III consequence thereof the credit Of =
certain class OF Hebrew trAdoss bad received
sudden check. Now, y. to the prepondoFance Of
faIlureh amongst tho Hebrew traders (so called
tv tbs Christian odtor) challenge hIa, to Drove
nofcial Agencies, who arc our best aQthori,les
on these 0latters to obtain lio data, Their
>eonrIs will sliow that there Is not ony no pre-
PGndorance II fatfases amongst Hebrew Traders
Dur, on the contrary, tbo proportion in numbers
AZ we'll hs 10 amount 10 vsty much In favor Of
t1o Chlrtian Traders. II nut sasl He'd with thoso
proofs let him coosu The leading firms 10 New
York. and they Will tall him the same, and that
tho Hebrew trader, In proportion to bia cap,tal
and reputation. Far be il from uas 10 deny TINT
fraudulent failures have occus red amongst Ue-
nFew traders. bat aro not tue causes and mo-
have been actukled to commit such 4 fraud7
Whss has tho da1inquent's religious belief Ge
such can exist within him) to do with ihsS
What mefohant Of tho present ago will ask .
bsp.s 'ae}of eod, fef csnos Sjsd Arc .I you ~
would bo laughed q, aud looked upon ~ an-
uthof Rip Van W,nkle just awaked from 4. fifkv
yeA's' slumoer. All that tho nerchane af tho
present era requires 10 know IN boatowine credit
Of tbs Economist should knor that the days Of
prescription on account Of Religious belief arc
Rone By. As veil might The Hebrew tyados
psosoftbe all our Amerlcsn bankers
ished BY jay Cooko, Henry Claws, Flax i
llstoh. duncan. Sherman 4 Co., D. r. Alien,
and otheEs. Your correspondent bas reoo[lAo-
ton OF = once-!eaaiDg dry goods house IN New
tumble in sbe crluis Of 1857, not leaving = ves-
ttge OF tts former greatness, and lts grand mar
bic building Ia nov owned BY the retired mem
traders. who nevor failed to pay 100 csnts On
tho dollar. T.
Mrs, skAYfoN.
TO tn bdtaar Of Ths Chioaqs Triouaa:
Eva NsToa, Nor. 2o.-Your tssue Of Thursdsy
morning contained this paragraph. 1.-The enter-
talpnent given at tho First Methodist Church
tEvsnston) Tuesday evening BY the
nansgors Of tho Ladies' Lecture Courso
was wsll attended. Tho programme included
readings by Mrs. a!Rsson. and music by tho
b'ainoy Qusstetto. Tho latter, ~ usual. wss
very scceptabla." 1wirh to cav that consider
this An unfair discrimination between tho
Quarte:te and Mts. hlAsto and am inclined to |
believe that 1t @aa written by sono persou WHO
was pot present. since. having thu bese oppor-
tunlty fof JUDGING. 1shoula say that the readings
we're quite - well received ~ tho singing. I'D
that both gave gieat pleasure to tho |
largo and appreolstiva audience assembled, |
1Ar1n applause throughout The evening, hsyo
4lao heurd tho Highest coulmsudatioo from
nsny sources particularly Of tho powers OF Mrs.
s'aston - reader. aud Of hsr refined, ladsi,fo,
ind nost prepossesainx appearance. Indaetl, |
pany EXPRESSED themselves as delighted with
le!. hope, therefore, that in iustios moi only |
Q Mrs. bayton, but to tbe lAutes ok tho Uou,-
uitteo. you will give place In ynur sundays
ure nut only the sentiment Of tho Commlt4oo.
'ut Of the audience geueral!T.
0AE, OF TIE LAp1zs,