The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-07
NEW YORK FRIDAY MORNING, JULY T. ls43
Road side "Reminiscences.
BY JOHN JONES OF N. Y.
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FORT LEE, n. j., July 4, lS4S
The Crops, Fruit, SC IN Neo Jersey The LocrSs
The Injlusnsa--Ths late Storm Old Reynolds
and the New York Ntwspap1s-T The Pavilion, &c.
DEAR SIR:
have Just returned from tour through three or
four counties of this State, and have called halt
here for an hour or so, to note down tew facts tor
your readers.
All through the upper counties of New Jersey, the
rye looks most remarkably well and on one or
two farms they commenced cutting on Saturday
last. The crop through the State will be en- unu-
sually large one. | regret to say the corn In the
same region will hardly reach two-thirds OF an ave-
rage crop; the cold, backward spring, ald long
continued drought have injured il very much. The
barley looks fine and will yield full crop; but the
wheat looks exceedingly slcky; fortunately there
has been much less than usual sown for this season.
Several farmers commenced buckwheat sowing
last week with good prospects, Fruit has been and
will be unusually abundant, with the exception OF
peaches. OF strawberries there have been sent to
New York market this season from the parish OF
New Milford alone, s. 900 baskets, varying IN price
from IL TO 2cents. The trees are loaded down with
cherries; currants are equally abundant, and the
prospect Tor apples plunis, NC, and In TACT every
thing but peaches, is that there will be much larger
supply than has been known tor years. But enght
seems to have struck the peach trees, and In many
parishes the crop will be hardly worth gathering.-
One man in the neighborhood OF Hackensack, who
has in year cleared 5000 by his peach orchards,
will this year hardly reahze $500. The hay crop Is
very small, owing TO the drought.
The locusts have disappeared suddenly-with the
exception OF stray male fitting about here and
there, apparently as0nlshed 10 rnd ne 81 out WIFI
out any partners
"All his short.liyed companions being used up and
gone"
| They have done but little injury; none to the
| crops; killed some few trees enllrely-destroyed
branches OF many more; and stung one boy IN the
Vlochter so much that he died in consequence.
The influenza has been felt very severely ali!
through the centre counties OF this State and ls ma
king lis way norhward and westward, taking pre-
| ciscy the same course the cholera did IN 1857
| have met with two cases OF II which terminated
fatally. One near the New Bridge, above Hacken-
sack and the other at New Milford. The name OF the
| first victim was Mr.. A. Demarest; the name OF the
latter have gorgotten In both instances the dis
| ease attacked the brain-Mr. ID. had TO have his
limbs tied, and, believe died almost raving The
disease here, however, seems TO attack but two or
three members out of a family OF SIX or seven; anu
| is less general Than IL was in New York
| The article you published about the doctors shop
| at Hackensack, caused considerable excitement
among the dry bones of the Dutch in that village OF
| ancient DAYS, and pure ana undeted locoiocoism.
IL had good effect, that OF making the worthy
doctor label his bottles.
| The storm mat VISITED New OrN on Sunudy, was
scarcely felt at the Flats, New Milford, IL miles
from New York the sky was overcast tor an hour,
there were three or four claps OF thunder, two or
three flashes of lightning, the wind blew good
fresh breeze for twenty minutes, and then the sun
shone out, and the sky was clear and calm as at
ths moment. The rain that tell did not penetrate
The earth to the depth OF aquarter OF an inch.
This place is crowded with youth and beautyfrom
| New York; among others there rs one character.
who, being neither young nor .eautitul, stands out
in striking contrast from the balance mean that
singular being " OLD REYNOLDS" the beer-shop
| man, OF New York, who has his locale In this
| village. and has bough; a beautiful farm here,
| having made about forty thousand dollars,
by selling beer and WEIGH rarebits tor few
| years IN small shanty back OF the City Hotel:
| Reynolds is great radical and great patn0tj and
| commenced keeping the 4th OF July early en- the
morning ofthe Sd, and has probably been " Bachus
! pLeni' ever since. When l saw him IN tavern
here, he loud in hls denunciatlon OF oil the New
York papers except the Evening Post" and glorl-
| fled immensely the memories OF Tom Paine, Cob
bet, and the late VIM. Leggett. He was partlcu-
| larly loud in his denuncaOns OF Mr.. Greedy, MI.
| Webb and Mr. Bennett and threatened to beat all
who conlradicted him, into such state that to use
his own classic phrase ology, when the devil comes
to fetch you, he shan't know whether you're Jews or
| Turks, If you please, now, d-n yer lie was es-
| peclally energetic in his praise OF our friend Tom
Bell, of Ann street, and threatened to beat any man
to death WAC said he wasn't the best aucioneer In
| the world | ventured to ask him the grounds OF
his antpathy TO the three editors mentioned above,
and give YOU his answer in his words :-"GIee-
ley eats bran bread and drinks cold water, and |
desplse him-becausc go IN Tor good health (hlc)
and good beer (hic) and plenty or, (hlc) give me
some more brandy, (hic) As tor Webb, he'e a
(hc) mise rable (hic) democrat, (hlc.) and SO
hate him. if you please, Chic J. and as tor Bennett,
| (hic)-
@. Well, what of hint
| REYNOLDS Why, d-n the fellow, (hlc,) res
pect his talents. if you please, Chez he makes
first rate paper, (hc) but hate hum 80 that never
read It, (hicD but the Evening Post-thats my idol,
| (hic,) and Mr. Fitz Green Halleck, (hic,) and Mr..
| BRYANT (hlc) come here to my house Chez TO see
| me and drink my peer (hic,) and the man who has
two of the first poets in United States to his house
| if YOU please, now d-n ye, can't be wrong ~ MS
| Judgment (hic) If you please. ADS as Tor Bennet,
| although he's a chap Of first rais talent, and Tel
| low OF genius, for he never employs 1901, YET
hate him, If you please, Chez old Reynolds, me
notorious William Reynolds, II you please-that
am afraid of nothing
| Q.-For what, Reynoldsl
| REYNOLDS, (enraged) why, d-n HIM, when ne
come to my house. Chez ne stirred my IRE tch tht
poker, and that allowed ne man To DO, inc deVi
fetch me if | do (hic)-glve me some brandy
The brandy was brought, drank, and heynold'
was fast asleep in fve minutes
have ony room TO say the pavilion here 10 KEEP
in most delightful style by Mr.. and Mrs Abbott
well known in New York 1t is the most charming
spot in the neIehborhood of the city. They sent al
invitation TO Mr. Bennett 10 spend some time here,
and regret mis- absence; but desire me TO say they
would be glad to see the ACTING editor, who SO ab
officiatss 10. him in his absence. regret coulC
| only stay here four or five hours, being, as YOU
| know under orders, and ~ route for all manner
of streets" and places Leigh Hunt so graphically
makes his poor pig driver say
Yours, JOHN JONES, Jr. OF NEW YORK.
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