Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1868 — Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

Correspondence.

CHICAGO ((>nK EHPOSHENCE; . Tli£ Brad I.ocU- Stock GainbltrvWork for Mlnl»l«r»—Trade Wilk Alia— Democratic Kcoaomy -tewing Machine*—The Wilno* Mewing Ma. ehftrr* Amuietnepti. Ciiicaoo, Nov. 2.5, 1868.—Business men aro getting out of the maelstrom of the past fiw weeks Into tpsi&tcr waters. Money in easier at tho banks Mid every < ii<i ei>-<-tiln to think tho duud lock in passed, and in looking -for a revival of barinesn. There in something ont of joint in onr financial system when it is in the power nt a few etpek and gold gamblers to derange the business intercet of too whole' 0 nintry, and change the valin e of all in nk tnbfc cnnimoditiCe. By suddenly locking up #15,000,000 of gt cenbackH, and time contractlug the enrrcmAr, and inanipulatihg the stock market, a combination of stock otMnt.kns have been able to dep/eas or increase the price of stocks to an almost fabulous extent. Thousands are ruined, and hundreds pf thousands injured, that a few may become rich. lam rejoiced that some ot tho pitnix gamblers, that have heretofore sought to purchase immunity from Heaven to serve the devil, by their gifts to the church, have been caught at their own game, and that the Head Devxtofthe “ring" 7b«ir a blank in the last lottery. When Baton geta his own, there will bigger fish be found in his not than tho gambleisat tho faro table, and meaner aud more scoundrelly villains than those who live by robbing on tho highway. And it will be impossible to suppress low gaming places a< long as gambling •" made respectable liy Boards of Trade and Chambers or Coinhu-rce, and gigantic gamblers arc followshippcd and honored in tho Christian Church. wonK sou ministeiis. And wc suggest to the Ministerial Up ion, whose members aro just now so zealous to put down tho Drama and tho o]>silf,""fluff hero is a drama nestling in the sacred ciielosiiro of the sanctuary far morn demoralizing than anything enacted at Wood s or McVicker's. ami that operas—works—are performed by beloved brethren, everyday on two sides of Court House Square, winch, for downright immorality ns well as evil tendency, would put to bhndi anything tntirl, sung or acted at Crosby’s Opera House TRADE WITH ASIA ! Thera was a meeting of leading business men at the Tremont House last evening, to devise plans for pouring the wealth ol.Cliimi aud Japan into tlio lap of Chicago, on the opening of the Pacific Railway, next spring, and making this city, instead of New York, the great distributing point for tho whole country. As everybody and everything arriving over this road is expected to pass //irwq/.'i this,city, it they do not stop here, the problem is how to make tins the sto/y.toy point. Depend upon it, many of onr huge iiousi.s hero will, next year, ptirehiiso and import goods direct from Asia. When the silks, teas and apices of ths East can be laid down herb cheaper than in Europe or in New York—because they must puss through here to reach those places—Tlierc will be a great impetus given to trade and all business operations li ere r Mv old friend, A. IT. Andrews & Co., has the contract, over all competitors, for supplying the school house, “Franklin A Clark,” with furniture, at $'.1,000. They make the best school furniture, dining tables, office desks, ink fountains, just greatly improved, and their enterprise in continually making improvements, keeps them ahead all the time. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. I have'said lit Ho in those letters of domestic yr social life. W<* are so engrossed with public affairs, and so much given to minding other people's business, that we forget that house-life and its comforts oi- diseomfints are the joy or banc ol onr existence. Science and art have contributed much to lighten domestic duties, and machinery now performs much of the domestic labor foinu'ily..ik>ne by hand Tbciic ia scaiusoly a branch <rf household service that has not called sonic new invention i r improved machine to its aid, and wu knit and sow by machinery, and wash and iron, as well an cook, by steam. All these modurfi appliances, by which one does the work of many, lend to relieve woman from excessive and urotracted toil, and give her leisure to improve her mind and tit her for equal companionship with man. And no invention lias done more to accomplish so desirable a result than that of SEWING machines. The number of which, manufactured and in constant use, is almost incredible. There is a great variety of these machine;*, ench with some peculiarity, and it is not a little noteworthy that equally intelligent aud skiilfui operators prefer different machines. The chief obstacle to their coming into universal use is their high price. And competition and new inventions will soon remove this difficulty. A ladv recently madchiquiryoTtheFar'lHefs T Ciub7of New York, whether there wits any sewing; machine made and in the maiketi capable of doing tho work wliich tho Standard machines do, which are sold at a moderate price. There have been many machines whose inventors have claimed forthem those two requisites—cheapness and ability to do all kinds of family sowing- but most of them have mjlodto stanu tho test of a thorough trial, 'ikiere is no good reason why the Standard machines should not be cheap, save in the gomlnf-their-owners. But as long as they are protected by patent aud combine together they can command an exorbitant price for them. Of course, the public will welcome the advent of any new machine, of moderate price, that will do as good work as the high priced machines. -THE WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO., For whom E. Smith A Co. are General Agents at 143 La Hallo street, Chicago, claim for the Wilson Sewing Machine these advantages; . It is simple, perfect, and can be operated easily, eVdii by a child. It makes the celebrated lock-stitch alike on both sides, and will not rip nor ravel. It will stitch, hem, fell, tuck, bind, braid eord, gather, aud sew the finest and heaviest fabrics, and ia especially adapted to all family sewing aud tailoring. It is warrantKd, aud will be kept in good repair three years free of cost. I have tried this machine in my own family, and scon it operate clsifwhere, and it fully meets tneso claims. As it is sold at about two-thirds the price qf other machines, it is within the reach of all.

AMUSEMENTS. The clergy keep up the fight every Sunday on Popular Amusements; the orthodox oii one side and the liberal bn the other. The secular and literary press advocate the legitimate drama and opera, and tlie religious press condemn tho whole catalogue. The result of this discussion is, that the places of amusement are filled to overflowing. the scats all being taken at Wood’s and ‘McVicker’s a day or two in advance. At Wood s, Byron’s play of Blow for blow iarunI ning .this week. There is a strong company I there, and it is always a popular place of resorwt* Tho Richings opera troupe finish their engagement at Crosby’s Opera Bouse this week'. Janauschek coined next week. Ole Bull had a perfect (ovation at_ Library Hall, last Monday evening. Edwin Booth is on bis second and last week at McVicker’s, and has filled every seat and standing place during his engagement. I shall speak of his acting alter seeing it. St. Chables Hotei First class in every respect. $2. per day. Hard Money in Nev’ada. —The Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise has the following: c ‘ Parties from White Pine tell it ns a fact that in tho towns iu that region lumps of silver ore are used as a circulating medium, and are found to answer very well in the absence of a sufficiency of coin. Even at the gaming tables ore goes. The kind of ore used is the pure chloride which is so rich as to be quite malleable. 4 miner with a saek of this kind of currency under his arm marches up to the faro table, taken out a chunk and plants it upon a card, calling its value as he puts it down. For instance', tho chnnk is supposed to bo worth five dollars: the miner; as he puts down his lump, says: .Five dollarr.' The faro man picks up the piece, looks'at it, and, ifsatisfled, says; ‘Five dollars goes;’ then wins thp lump and throws it into a gunny sack standing behind him." Fire-Damp.—A new ievention, by M. Delannier. of Paris, for destroying fire-damp in mines, han been laide before the French Academy of Sciences. It consist of copper conductor, broken at intervals, but joined' by very fine gold wire soldered to the copper; the gold wire being surrounded by flowers of sulphur, which ignite easily. By passing strong currents of electncty through the copper wire, the gold wirfi becomes redhot, and thus ignites the sulphur, which burns any noxious gases which may be present. It will,' of course, be understood that the electric current as made to pass through the apparatus before the descent of the miners into the mine. The Academy of Sciences have reported very favorable oil M. Delaunior’s invention. —Tetanus, cdtnmonly hailed lock-jaw> has been successfully treated by repeated applications of chloroform to the spine. T ■