Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-01-03
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
Temptations Of a City Alderman Reception to
Miss Emily FaithfuI-Society Events
Markets.

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Temptations Of a City Alderman Reception to
Miss Emily FaithfaI-Society Events
Markets.
! Special Correspondence to THE HERALD
CHICAGO, December %, 1SS3.-As
write the grand jury of Cook county is
considering the charges of bribery
against members of the city council in
connection with the passage of the or
dinance comforting the right of way to
the center of the city, to the Chicago &
Evanston Railroad. No week passes in
which reference is not publicly made to
the merchantable character of our al
dermen. No ordinance is passed which
is of special interest to any one without
bold and unequivocal charges of bribery
being made. In the present instance
the charges of the payment of 800, 600
to certain members was made with such
particularly Of detail that they could
not be passed by. So far as can be
gathered, however, little tangible evil
dence is being secured. Reliance was
had largely on newspaper reporters,
and the jury is finding that that useful
biped makes a very poor witness when
questioned down as to the basis on
which rest his assertions, for reporters
are wonderfully adept in filling in the
missing links to a story when it is des-
igned merely for publication. While
the public mind entertains no doubt as
to the guilt of the aldermen substanti-
ally as charged it is quite another thing
to adduce legal proof.
A reception was rendered to Miss
Emily Faithful, the well-known ,philan-
thropist, on the evening of Dec. Is, by
MIR. and Mrs. Asa p. Kelly, at their
handsome residence on Calumet Ave
nue.. Miss Faithful is in this country to
study the condition of the working
women, and from here makes q tour of
the south and west. On her return it
is hoped she will deliver lecture in
this city. She has just completed trip
through Wisconsin and is making a
thorough investigation of the class she
is studying. Society events are very
numerous at this holiday time. The
fine fall of snow adding much to the
zest usually displayed at this season.
A few evenings ago the members of the
Union Club extended reception to
their lady friends and few invited
guests, among whom We're General
Scofield and staff. The affair was of
the highest order in point of tone. The
handsome new club house was attract
lively decorated with executes and ar
tistically arranged floral designs. The
supper was one of the finest displays of
catering ever seen in Chicago.
Building operations and transactions
in real estate continue very active for
this season of the year. A visit to the
architects developed the fact that great
preparations are being made for build
ing next season. One architect re-
marked that if fair proportion of the
plans already well matured are carried
out, the coming year will be more
active than the past, and 1888 has wit
messed more building thar any other
season except just after the great fire.
During last week there were within a
radius of seven miles from the Court
House 1872 sales of real estate, as shown
by deeds filed by record. the considera-
ton being in the aggregate S1,0l6,S00.
The week previous there were 1875 sales,
representing $S60,762.
Business is not active on Change dur
ing this holiday time. Prices have a
downward tendency and the market is
heavy. There are more would-be sell
ers than buyers. Corn shows less weak
ness than other grains. Board of trade
men are always glad of a holiday for the
sake of their voices. Such unearthlv
yelling can not be INDUCED in continu-
ously except at risk of injuring the vo-
cal organs, and men are in constant
danger of losing their voices entirely.
Receipts of live stock this week have
been exceedingly light. The falling off,
however, is partly accounted for by the
fact that just before the holidays there
is large amount of choice stock mar
keted. During the first three DAYS of
this week the receipts of cattle were TO-
0S2 against 29,311 the corresponding
days of last week. The figures on hogs
for the same periods were, respectively
AZ, 164 and 91,750; sheep, 1892 and &c.,
FOL. The small supply of cattle pushed
up the price. On Wednesday the best
on sale brought Sc. IS, but the ruling
prices were 81 10 to 1915. A drove Of
108 corn-fed Colorado cattle were sold
at SIS. 90.
The hog market was oYorstocked.
Notwithstanding the light receipts. and
of the 10000 head on sale only II, 600
found buyers.
The fine cold weather of the week be-
fore Christmas gave lively turn to
holiday trade among the stores, aud
after consultation with leading dealers
it is estimated not less than 81, 900. O0O
was expended in this city for Christmas
gifts. The manager Of the leading re-
tail dry-goods house of the vest re-