The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-21
Rochester.
Correspondence OF the iIerald.l
SIMON BARJoNAH -EPIsrLE No. z.


ROCHESTER.
Monday afternoon, Sept. IL, 1913
The Locomotive Comparative Glory Of the Coun-
hy-Ihe Glory Of Simon "A hpe Tyler Man-
n Pickpocket and Pocket Picked-A Southern
Beauty City of Rochsster-lhe Falls Concerts,
Sc.-Sam Patch's Last Leap, &c. Sc
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The lamented Crockett the immortal battle-axe
hero OF the Alamo-defnes the railroad locomotive
as shell in harness." In the more temperate Ian
guage OF the Yankee clod, sit is an all fired smart
team" 1t is an iron horse-an amphibious sala-
mander-a fire eater-a digester of hot coals-and
drinker OF water by the cistern. Moving, with
lis train, it looks like an elephant in state of spon
taneous combustion with his trunk aloft, scouting
out steam, smoke and fire. tearing ahead in his fury
with string of Chinese summer houses at his heels;
or like condensed thunder gust, sweeping every
thing before it, and leaving clear track behind
The devil himself, IN his seven league boots, is the
only "critter" that may presume TO compete with
the iron horse OF the railroad.
We swept through the country at a brave pace,
yesterday. Hurrah for the green hills, the umbra-
geous woods, the blue mountains, and the dashlng
streams! Ye morning creis OF 'fresh porgles"-ye
crers of all sorts, redundant in Gotham, squall on
Ye genteel loaters-ye unpretending presumption
claimants to the cellar doors-ye blind beggars-ye
ragged urchins pleading for ga loaf of bread"-
avaunt "Quit my sight-your bones are marrow :
less" Ye Sinking rogues" of the Five Points,
stealing ever and anon into the sunshine of Broad
way, go into your holes. Thou internal appartlon
OF thesraw cart, securing the by streets in the mo-
dest twilight, with that fi-ndish jargon OF 800
Goat st-r-raw-aw," where art thou now? Far
behind, you black rascal-far behind, We graceless
varets all The pure air from the cliffs of the Mo-
hawk-the sweetness, the freshness, the beauty OF
earth, rejuvinated, is before me! Alla-il-Alla!-
Glory to God! say it with reverence-wlth ado
raon-with thrill which vibrates upon every
chord. Gently, gently, Simon Barjonah, or thy pen
will run thee into slough of verblage.
Met a live Tyler man Yesterday. He was neither
an olce holder an ofice-seeker, and yet he was
Tyler man. l was about recording the gentleman
as singular phenomenon" when his idiosyncracy
was accounted for from the circumstance of his
having been kicked by horse, producing partial
arrangement of the brain. He felt as confident of
Tyler's election as John Jones | thought HIM
worthy an "lnkling," and he will be pleased to dis
cover that he has not been misaid.
At Utica, gentleman of the name OF Cleveland,
from Perry, Wyoming county, made complaint
against stupid looking creature, on the spot, OF
having, in conjunction with an accomplice, picked
his coat pocket of $4,000 Cleveland averred that the
man put his arms about him as he stepped from the
cars, and that another individual who could not be
found, extracted the needful from his coat tail. An
officer, in white hat and ruiled shirt, ordered the
almost insensble wretch complained of TO follow
him, which Of course he did. But no money was
discovered upon him, and no evidence elected as to
his associate. Whereupon, the cars carried US off
from the ground Of the transaction The prospects,
that those $1,000 are lost to the merchants OF New
York. Lamps were produced in abundance, and
half an acre of land was searched around the spot
where the car stood at the moment the bills were
negotiated, or supposed to be, but in vain.
We had rather slim invoice OF passengers, on &C.
count of its being Sunday. Among them were Mr.,
Heyw-d, of South Carolina, lady and two daush-
ters just from Saratoga, going to Niagara, and then
'homeward bound"
The eldest daughter was quite handsome, fresh,
rosy delicate complexion, fine eyes, and with head
OF dark auburn hair that would have thrown Mon
s'eur Pussedee into ecsacies, and cast the Countess
Guccioli's red head into contempt. Miss H. filled
up the intervals between sleeping and talking, in
reading Miss Bremer's Ninah
Got into town OF ten this morning, day in ad-
vance of the Fair, which is certainly better than
coming in "day after" The weather to-day up
TO two o'clock, has been oppressively hot, and we
now in the midst Of the refrigerating process OF
thunder shower Should not be surprised if 1t
turned to another seven days drlzzling. The mas
tiers Hughes VOCALIST in town tonight, in a concert
to be given by Miss M Gloin, at Mechanics Hail.
Lewis Il Bartholomew exhibit at Concert Hall their
dioramas of Bunker Hill. We shall have lots OF
sport. The falls of the Genesee, swelled by The
late rains, are now in full Dress" spray, thunder
and rainbow included Visited the spot to-day
where Sam Patch made his last leap 1t is designa.
ted by two iron bolts driven into the rock. Sam
overshot his motto that time, for he proved that
''some things could" not only she done as WELL"
but even better ''han Others" The cars are of.
In big hurry till to morrow.
SIMON BARJoNAH.
P. S.-Business is fair-crops is middling. The
Mechanics Literary Association of Rochester,
commenced the exhibition of their fourth annual
fair this afternoon, in the Market House. The Or
phan Asylum open fair tomorrow afternoon at
Talman Hall. Strangers are increasing at every ar
rival, and from the spirited manner in which il has
entered the arena there is prospect that the rain
mttee for the purpose are making arrangements for
the reception of distinguished strangers, and shall
avail myself of their hospitality. s b
05- NOVELTY THE ORDER OF THE Day
New York public the City Saloon, Niblos and the
American Museum, takes benefit at the la ter place this