Year: 1869

n.
At last our hard frosts and wintery sur
roundings have commenced to give way,
before the warm rays of old Sol IF the
pasttwo months could have beenreversed,
the spring would now be well opened. at
is an idle wind that blows nobody good
is very applicable to this case. It was
far better to get severe frosts now than
the very Highest after vegetation had com
menced Another benefit is the supply
of ice, which we needed and feared we
would net get. e =sa. So


A SERIOUS shooting affray occurred here
yesterday by which an innocent man was
mortally wounded. A man entered an
auction store on Randolph street aad &C
cused salesman of selling him a bogus
watch, at the same time calling MIN a thief
The usual plea of accident etc. is
raised. but it is hoped that one man at
Least will get his deserts.


There is perfect sw arms of these bogus
auction establishments in this city, in
which man, is nc. safe in buying any
thing. The stock consists Of lot Of
trash designed te entrap the unwary and
and deceive as many as possible.


A very. agreeable and interesting meet
ing was held yesterday to discuss the
prospects of Woolen Manufacturing in
the Northwets. The manufacturing busi-
ness although in its infancy, is fast becom-
ing a power in the West. Notwithstand-
ing our Immense resources we cannot but
hail with delightthe growth and develop
meat Of this one This was the regular
annual meeting of the Woolen Manufact-
urers Association. Not the least pleas
ing feature of the meeting was the pres
ence of delegation from Cincinnati.
The next annual exhibition is to be held
in that city about the middle of next
August.


There is ne prospect Of the park agita-
ton subsiding before the decision of thn
people next Tuesday The bill passed
by the Legislature will then be accepted
or rejected by the people. The discus
sion ofrthe question would probably not
be as interesting to your readers as to the
citizens of Chicago, I will therefore for
bear. - z,,.,z ,--s.,.-- .--,. s-~ :


In the purchases soon to be made by
your merchants visiting this city, none
are more importance than that of safe.
For their information take the liberty of
stating 4 few facts in reference to Hail s
fire and burglar proof safes. A prize has
been and is still offered to any one who
will prove that the contents of one of
Halls fire proof safes were ever destroy
ed by fire or that burglar ever obtained
access to one of their burglar proof safes.
Notwithstanding the competition in safe
manufacturing, no other maker has made
a similar offer, nor has this reward ever
been demanded, ,conclusively proving that
Halls fire and burglar proof safes stand
without rival. and are just what the
name implies. A safe is usually only
tested once or twice in its life time and if
it fails then it is worse than useless. The
branch of Hall S safe and lock company,
at 93 Dearborn presents an array of the
traie metal


am enabled to give your lady readers
much Of the idea Of the fashions, as the
old styles are still seen on the streets. It
will be impossible to combine Il greater
variety of colors OF. present a gres ter con-
glomeration of styles. If the veiocipede
continues to. grow in popularity. the
probable fashion for spring and summer,
will be silk stockings and boomers
The literary and musical circles are