Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-05

tee who reported the bill will not place our legislators
in the rank that occupied by the llustnous
Canova.
ROCHESTER, Jan. 80, 1888
DEAR SIR
The Canadian excitement has wholly sub
sided in this city, and along the whole frontier and
people are beginning TO wonder how they could suf
fer themselves to be betrayed into such excuses by
the nrtful appeals of Mckenzie. II is now generally
admitted that we have been grossly deceived in rela-
ten to the public sentiment in Canada The revolu-
tlonary tone of AcKenzes paper about one year ago.
threw his party into minority in the provincial par
lament; and despalrng of Political success, he avail
ed himself Of the outbreak in Lower Canada 10 get
up revolution on his "own hook in the upper pro-
vince His plans were crude and i'll dleested, but
might have succeeded bat for the cowardlee of his
followers. Defeated in his attempt he fled to Bufalo
and, bent upon revenge, he sought 10 involve in
war with England. Knowing that his followers in
Canada were in miserable minority, ne yet had the
baseness TO tell the people of Buffalo that "iarge
mcjOrity' were in favor of revolution. There are
some noble men involved in this affair, whose hard
fate all must depore. Among them are Col. Gibson
and Silas Fletcher, as also young Gorham. There
is much of romance in the chair breadth Escapes" OF
Gibson and Fletcher in their flight to this state, after
the skirmish near Toronto. have the whole story
from the lips of these gentlemen and will give il you
in good time TO be incorporated IN the historical 70
nance you will no donbt found upon the events
in thus quarter AT present, all hope of successful
inpasion of Canada by the " Pirates" is abandoned
u
row. for the first time, fine sleighng. We, in COM
mon with other cities feel the "hard timcs but Roch
is probably suffering less than any other city in
the Union We have avoided the excessive real estate
speculations which have crazed some of cur neigh
bors, and have beencontented with slow but sure
progress in prosperity. The new aqueducr across the
Gennesee river at this city, is slowly progressing
When completed, it will be the most splendid struc-
ture of the kind in America. Ii is calculated for the
size of the enlarged canal viz 10 feet wide and feet
Deep The material is brought from quarres in Onon-
daga coaRty and is remarkable for soidty and dura
bility
straction Of the Gennesee Valley canal, which will
connect the Erie canal this city, with the Allegheny
river at Clean Point, and thus open communication
10 Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. These public works
furnish employment TO a large number of hands, who
might otherwise be tenants Of our poorhouses. Our
Touring mills are all quei, and will remain so till
April. The most important business now doing here
is in the way of dancing and seighridng Our little
lively with yours Of 300 000-and we have far less
poverty and suffering, the sight of which detracts
from enjoyment. We can also match you in enc
other respect-in revival Of religion as II is call
an itinerant is holding forth here and is doing won
ders in the line Of salvation. One pleasing peculiar
ty in this revival is that the converts mostly fe
males, whose souls are worth saving.
Your overgown city is 50 swallowed up IN It's own
affairs, that it knows comparatively nothing Of its
little sister on the banks Of the Gennssee We have
here fine churches-eloqsent preachsrs-blg mills
beautiful women-water falls Banks-brokers-
quacks-stupid editors-no Jews-and but few hon.
est and sensible men, l must enllghten your readers
on the subject of country cities in general and this
one in particular Yours, &c. SNoeKs.
DREADFUL FiRs IN BALTIMORE = Mn. Cooke 8
EQUESTRIAN AMPHIrnEATRE, AND VALUABLE STUD or
SCENE HopsEs TOTALLY DESTROYED. About four
o'clock on Saturday morning, fire was discovered
in the spacious theatre at the corner OF Front and
Low street. Baltimore in the occupancy Of Mr. Cooke
as a Circus and Ampitheare. The four greon,s on
duty the house had barely time TO escape with Their
lives through one Of the windows, when the whole
edlfice was Immediately wrapped in flames. The
combusiible nature of its contents the scenery and
decorations and the costly and splendid paraphernaia
used IN the representation of Mazeppa and other spec
taces, impaired resistless fury 10 the fire. and soon
exhibited the utter hopeessncss of attempts to
IT, The entire wardrobe Of the company, which is
exceedingly valuable was destroycd-and worse even
than this, Mr. Cooke has to lament the-te him GER
tainly acknowledgements of his splendid stud Of
horses-one Of the finest perhaps, in the world.
The building was insured, but we know not 10 what
extent in the Firemen's Insurance Company. The
origin Of The fire il not known, but u - supposed TO
have been occasoncd by the stove pipes IN the dress
ing room. The building and all Mr.. Cookies pro-
perry was entirely destroyed-nsver was there q
more complete wreck. The loss cannot be less we
should think, than one hundred thousand dollars.
The building on the adjacent corner, occupied by Mr..
Murphy a tavern, was also entirely destroyed,
with NEST of his furniture.