The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-19
DON CARLOS AND CHICAGO.
rhe ThiOgs That the Great Pretens der
NaW Here. and what he Thought
AhAmt Them

(Erom the Diary of q Travelling Prince" IN
the New York Sun.|
CHICAGO, April a5.-We took up our
quarters at the Palmer house, the largest
hotel have been at in my life. II is
perfect marvel In Its way, so far as the
building and the general appointments
are concerned. The management and
the cuisine arc, of course, coarse and
poor, as in all hotels in this country; but
the structure itself and the furniture and
fitting out of il arc superb. " haieyer
money. knowledge, and intelligence will
procure, the American will get but the
moment taste comes into play he Is lost.
He will get up an Alhambra any day you
like, and then put demijohn of whisky
and spittoon right in the middle OF the
main hall oft.
AS far as sightseeing goes, Chicago
is not very rich. 1t is large city, very
handsomely laid out. with number OF
magnificent buildings. ana that is all.
Artistic and Intellectual considerations
have evidently never entered into the
heads Of the citizens of this city. They
are all pork packers, grain shippers,
whisky and beer merchants. and the like /:
and as long as they can make money they
don't care straw about anybody or any.
thing. The city was burned out, and
within year they have built q new one,
ard more handsome than anything q
traveller could possibly expect to meet in
this part Of the world. All that has been
said in Europe OF the feverish activity
and enterprise OF the Americans does not
begin to approach the truth. But all this
marvellous activity does not seem to con-
tribute much to the spread either
of morality or OF culture. Money
has become the heart, the soul. the
mind. and the brains Of the population.
The result Of such condition Of affairs
is natural. BY the side Of marble pal
ace you see wooden shanty, occupied
by cigar or rum shop. In back rooms Of
which scenes are said to take place to
frighten the imagination of the worst
Criminal Of Paris or London. Yesterday
we went to matinee at the Ministries.
At this close of the performance an ele.
gait fancy carriage, two beautiful gray
hoses, and q negro groom dressed in Q
handsome livery drove to the door. The
crowd coming out made room TOR some
body to pass, and large mass of lockers
on assembled outside. We stood still tor
moment, and saw three ladies making
for the carriage. They were dressed In
velvets and silks, with laces and iewelry
all over. re eldest OF them took the
reins, amid the evident admiration Of the
crowd. On our inquiring who the ladies
were, we learned that the party consisted
OF the mistress Of disorderly house and
two OF her associates.
The more see OF this intensely materi-
allied new world the more | learn to
love the old, with Its populations always
ready to sacrifice their lives for some
thing more noble than the dollar-for an
idea, for belief. for tradition. They
feel and think In Europe; here they
reckon.
We made highly interesting acquain.
lance In the person OF Father de b. of the
college Of st. Ignatious. He knows
America thoroughly, and gave us insight
into things we would never have noticed
otherwise. From what he told us of the
condition Of the political parties, and of
the constantly growing antagonism be-
tween eastern, western and southern
states, II Is clear that the union will have
ultimately to be broken up. The whole
question Is whether II Will be with or
without another civil war. Such result
Is TO be anticipated, for the country has
grown unmansgeably large, and the nat
ural condition and natural interests Of its
people are too opposed In the different
parts OF 1t to allow ofany united political
life.
From what Father de Is. told us OF his
order II Is evident that the Jesuits are do.
ing an immense work here. Colleges
libraries. museums OF natural history
chemical and physical cabinets-every.
thing calculated to promote sound
knowledge and culture Is introduced BY
the members Of the Order Of Jesus
Their influence upon social life grows
stronger and stronger every day, and
there can be but little doubt that thu
civilization OF the middle states of Oh,
Union will be principally their work
Their position here Is admirably adapted
for tins work. They are right in the
centre OF the continent, between tn.
loose atheism OF the west and the stub
born bigotry OF the Methodists and tn,
Quskers Of the east.