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they were ten times n Infamous and nu-
merous rs they are in reality, u becomes
not him TO censure tnen. Bolts. Who was
Judge CT the may or's court Of Calcutta,
says ia his " Considerations on India AZ.
FAIRS. page 1874: With every species
Of monopoly. therefore, everY kind O.
oppression TO manufacturers Of ell demon
nations throuyhou, the whole country has
daily Increased; iasomuch that wesvers,
Tor daring TO sell their goods. and D.llals
and Pykars. for having contributed 20 or
conhiwed at. such sales. have by the Con-,
panys agents. been frequently seized and
imprisoned. confined IN irons. fiaed con.
siderable sums Of money. logged. aud
deprived. IN the most ,gnominious manner.
OF what they esteem most valuable. their
castles. Weavers also, upon their ina
bdity 10 perform such agree ments rs have
been forced from thew by the Ccn,po.y's
agents. universally known in Bengal by
the name Of .Nuiehulcaks, have had their
goods seized and sold on the spot. 10 make
good the deficiency; and the winders OF raw
SILK. called .Nayoa,is. have been treated
also with such injustice. that instances
have been known Of their cutting of their
thumbs. 10 pre-, ent their being forced TO
wind silk. This last Kind Of workmen
were pursued with such rigsur, during
Lord Gives late government in Bengal.
from zeal for Increasing the Companys
hresfne'ii OF raw silk. that the most ga
cred laws OF society were atrociou.Iy VIC.
lated Tor II was a coBs1ion thing for the
Co"pdnys seaLoys TO be sent by force of
arms TO break open the houses OF the Ar.
menian merchants established a; Sydabad
a hn
largely concerned IN the silk trade, and
forcibiy take the .Nagaards from their
Work, and carry them away to the Eng
lish factory"
As we approached Cincinnati the mum.
Der OF farms. and the extent Of cult, ated
country, indicated the comparative mag.
n'tude OF that city Fields IN this country
have nothing Like the rich appearance Of
those IN England aud ireland. being gen
orally filed with half rotten siumps, seat
tered here and there among the growing
corr, producing most disagrceable ef-
iect Thea. instead Of The fragrant quick
set hedge. there is (" worm fence~-tbe
rudrst description Of barrier known in the
country-which consists simply Of bars.
about eight or nine feet in length, laid
zigzag on each other alternately: the I'm.
pro,emrni on this. and the ne plus ultra
IN the idea Of awest country farmer, is
what IS termed "po.i aud rail fence.'-
This denomination Of fence is 10 be seen
sometimes ia the vicinity Of the larger
towns. aud is constructed Of posts six feet
~ length, sunk IN the ground 10 the depth
oil about foot. and, at eight OF ten feet
distance the rails are then laid into NOR
uses cut into the posts. at intervals Of a
bout ilirieen or fourteen inches, which
completes The work
Cincinnati is built on bend oil the Ohio
river hich takes here a semicircular form.
and runs nearly west; IL afterwards flows
10 more southerly direction. A complete
chain Of hills. sweeping from one point q {
the bend round to the other, enrIoses the
city ina sort OF smphitheatre. The house.
are mostly brick, and the streets all paved .
There are several spacious and he ndsome
market houses, which on market DAYS are
stocked with all kinds OF pro, sions-in-
deed think the market Of Cincinnati is
very nearly the best supplied in the Uni
tea states: There are many respectable
public buildings here. such as a court
house theatre. bazaar. (built by Mrs.
IToIlcPe. but The speculation failed and
MYERS churches. IN which you may see
ven dressed women, and hear orthodox
nc'erodox. and every other species Of
d"cir'ne. promulgated.
The city stands on two plains one, call.
cd The bottom. extends absut 400 yards
park from the river. and is three miles In
length. from Deer Creek 10 Mill Creek /:
the other - fifty feet higher than the fret
and Is called the Hill this extends back
about mile. The bottom is sixty Eve
ieet above lo~ water mark In 1915 the
population was estimated at 6OOO, and n,
pretrnt u - supposed 10 be upwards of
Io,OuO souls. by means of the DAYTON
canal. which runs from that town nearly
parallel With the big Miami" river. n We.
~ extensive trade. for all kinds ofprodue.
Is established with the back country
STEAMERS are constantly arriving at. and
departing rom the wharf, on their pas
sage up sad down the river. This is one
o. The many examples 10 he met ith in
me western country, Of towns spriOgins
INTO Importance within The memory OF
comparatively young men-a log house
IS .till standing. which is shown as the lts,
habIistion built by The baekwoodsnsn
who sqnst'ed in the forest where now
stands handsome and Furnishing CITY.
On arriving at Cincinnati, I learned
that my friend - had taken up his abode
~ farm house few miles from the tow n .
where accordingly repaired. and found
MN IN good health. and initiated into all
'he manners, habits, customs. and diver
,Ion' OF the natives Farming people in
ONO work bard. The women have no
',nscnres. being occupied the greater part
81 ,he DAY IN cooking. As they breakfast a,
e'sh'' dine at half past twelve. and sup q,
" ana a, each of these meals meat. and
@'her cooked dishes are served up IN
,s'm'nR hey cooperate with eaeh other
"nen isrmeT wishes 10 have bis corn
nu'ked' he iides around 20 his neigh
nout' md informs ibem Of his intention
IN ih'''si'on 81 Tbs kind vas once given
~ ny presence. ! he farmer entered lbe
mouse, sal dow n, and after the customary
combine = a.