, 1876-02-13
The Political Horoscope OF Mill
waukee---Her Lake.Front
Question.
Prospect Of the Early Erection Of an
Elegant Hotel at Waukegan.
Reeular Collection Of Paragraphs from
the Immediate Suburbs OF
Chicago.
WISCONSIN,.
MILWAUKEE,.
EuE NEtTHEH

THE WEATHER.
Spet,ol Co17esposdenee Of The Chicago Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 12.-Those who hare resided
r England tell US that our climate, the past
rsek- has been almosr the exact counterpart Of
=, nrpleasant winter week in the old country.
4 yerg little enow. ehRp taste Of an icy wind,
foE)oxed by thaw and 1aw air, and mud and
r,;r Friday Was = w1etched day. This kind OF
seather is worth thinking, md writing, and talk
iug about 1t :.:
INVOLVES NCCH LOSS.
and innoyates rudely, unp1easantly, aud unprof-
ttahly. upon our habits and customs The heavy
loads that farmers have been accustomed to aiide
r,e,Yily oyer the frozen roads Of an ordinary
Northern winter are out Of the question, such
DAYS as these; consequently, time has been lost
that il generally utilized, as well as trade that
rsed to be accomplished. in the towns aud vii
l,pes. Thus, the collections OF wholesale aud
retail houses, and the business Of . hundred in
sustries, have been injuriously affected
It'll an III wind that blows nobody aoy good;
the price Of trerood and coal is low, ths supply
lsrre. the need not pressing; but again, per con-
In. workers and dealers in the great staple are
sufferers By the unprecedentedly small demand.
One Of =
luripg the week ha. been the attempt OF tho
Northwestern Railroad to obtain possession OF
he lake-shore, from the harbor piers to North
Point. 4 good deal OF capital has been made
against the Company By persons who are inter-
ested il opposing it, on account of this project,
sut il what the local attorney OF the Company
,ays is true, the benefit that will inure to the
Northx estern from the acquisition OF this prop
erty really belongs to it, By virtue Of condemns
ton and money paid, aud the rights thereby con-
Eeued. Ths Company strikes the city below the
harbor, skirts the lake to the foot OF Mason
street., aud continues By the edge as far a. the
portbe1n bluffs, where it turns inland. Houses
taunot BE- built On this land. Where lots not al
ready purchased by the Company front the lake,
Ind the Owners claim all the lind that may here
sfter be reclaimed from the laSe at the water
end OF eaid lots, such reclaimed land would 20
next to worthless, in consequence OF the rail-
road cutoff. The true argument neema to oo
that this property ought to be held for the bene-
6t. not Of enc railroad, but OF all that seek en-
trance to the city For instance, II land ls to De
given away in this fashion, it might be possible
10 arrange for
Union DEPor
On the lake-front. all companies using euch oe-
Your telegraphic dispatches during the week
hare told the story OF the lobbying raid contem-
plated IN connection with thls Northwestern Dill.
# the Northwestern does not come down hand
someIy in it's rates to Milwaukee. as compared
With Chicago from points in Iowa and a1nne-
eota, ear $40 per carload, the lobby will SO to
work to defeat the oil. II the CRY of mo dis
criminstion in favor Of Chicago" succeeds, then
the bill will probably be suffered to become ia".
r..
The tongue Of slauder has been busy with the
fair fame Of some OF our mast prominent citl-
zeus, the past week, and the trouble is, tho
tongue wasa go unceaaing1y and 80 secretly, one
never knows where to liz the responslolltey OF
get At the truth; and in this way Ereat eVlt ID
done, and many innocent persons compelled 10
suffer In ono case, st least it Is tole1ably Ger
tain that the midnight reve!s OF certain cotcrle
Of married men Of respectable station IN eociety
have been nade known to those who should be
nearest and dearest to them AS the story has
been much exaggerated, and is doing great m
jury, it may be we'll to state the facts in the
least Objectionable manner. It appears that
the owner OF certain house on -
few evenings ence, to see the tenant on some
email question OF plumbing or equally trlhins s
matter, which he MES prevented from attending
to during the day. Knocking at the door, he was
evidently taken for some one who Was e1pecteo'
admitted instantly, and shown into brilliantly
himself an unbdden guest At party Of pleas
u1e. The decolsette garments Of the ladies',
their loose gestures aud rich attire, conloaeo
him, and, Blammering an excuse, na nasth,
opened the door, aud to his horror almost !el
pSer certain married lady and certain married
gentleman, bidding each other An evidently
tecret and tender adien at the aalf-opened dool
of sleeping apartment facing the hail. HaS3nf
Already recognized among those IN tho sa'oI
teveral Of his married acqualntances, this secont
fcr 10 E6QCE
waa SO great be can give no account OF 10" III
emerged into the open air. Next day ne dle
covered his house to be tenanted as mdaso'
de J0ie; and the story lmtnedlately spread
Three at least of our most reputable citizens :et
were found to be patrons Of the institution. Ine
worst part OF the tale, however, Is to come. 1h
interests Of morality required that the name
should be given and the friends Of one OF the
outraged wives inslsted On divorce, couteudlns
i was far better the true state OF analrs snouis
be made known, and the real cuIprlts exposed
than vague rumors suffered to penetrate INK
happy households, stirring up doubt and STRIFE
md bringing misery on innocent beads. VIE
This view, the preliminary steps we're aoont 10 ~
taken. when tie unabashed huspano otouku
forward the most unm,stakable proofs ot.eqnal
if not greater, guilt On the part OF MS vie q
Ia they agreed to accommodate each other
fratlties, friends cannot interfere; and thus u
mAny must suffer for the faults OF the lew, an
scores Of men and women row resa,p .raa bac
sheep really exist. 4 newspaper CANNOT 10 mol
than hint ut the true state OF the case 70 q
more would be to inc1easo rather shan m'slea'
lhe mischief. ~
LOCAL POLITICS
There begins to be y strrlnR-up among u
Politicians. 1t is to be much regretted tha. -, q
lhe plesent indications point to tue fact tns
ne1t election is to be controlled BY TWO or tnIe
wire-pullers eecondsd BY q few unde1strappel
pf doubtful integrity, whoae tools arc tne leas
scrupulous Of saloon bummers: Mons e. tneG r.
2idstes for of1ice are responsible for rms; ~
simple fact is, the Democratic oartyls oouta 70 e
gain complete mastery Of .his city. UNDIVIDED an
overwhelming. We sh,il reap the fruits OF 20
present Republican apathy aad Democfsac et
slneer.ng years hence. ., ..;
For the nayoralty there are several ;ano,
aA:es. John p1auklnton will probably le r.
auested to ntand. by = Peoples party; $40 a;.
another direction, strong noVemeat II oe.u
made 10 get Alexander Mitchell to run. E!tns
kould reflect lustre On ths position mnen
. fully merits: but that such man as fiaoslnso
pr Mitchell would be bothered With our aa!o
alty is almost too good thing to hope foL 20
Arnold is understood to be , candidates Ee mn
Self SAYS he would not decline II the nemln
tion nas thrust upon him. Il. HI. Benjamin, Il
popular Acting hiayor, is also spoken q as