The New York herald., 1845-08-06
ELIzABETHpoRT, Aug. 4, 1915
The I0cn-Hs Mimister-Enthusiasm and Enter
pri1e-Ihe Language of Vegetables


The Io,cn-Its Minister-Enthusiasm and Enter
prise-Ihe Language Of Vegetables
A ride OF one hour in the earliest tram of cars
yesterday morning, brought us to Elizabehtown, in
season to attend the services of neat Presbyterian
church in Jersey street On entering, pleasant and
somewhat youthy- observation-disclosures reading a,hymn
which was sung by the choir in good taste. After
wards came a sermon of peculiarly interesting
characterpractical in all its bearings and applca-
BILE to the daily occurrences of life. I would bear
testimony to the excellent character Of the discourse,
and if the commentator of stranger would give a
momentary Joy to our worthy instructor, then do
not hold my pen in vain his social, private life
accords with his public teachings, and his motives
OF action flow from the pure and elevated source,
which he strongly yet mildly desired should govern
ALL then surely the end OF that man will be peaceful
and the reward of the righteous will be his.
short walk home with some of the lovelest
young ladies' of the village, (who welcomed us to
the quiet retreats of rural life from the noisy world
Of our own home,) left us only time to ride to the
hotel at this place, where we engaged to dine
Elizabethport! Shades OF our ancestors spirits
of departed SPECTATORS! gather round and weep !!
Empires OF the past glorious landmarks on the great
highway OF time, powerful In prosperity, grand
even in ruins, you have all, all been eclipsed by
Elizabethport! A few years ago the place was oc-
pied by thrifty farmers, whose fields and orchards
yielded ample return for the labor bestowed and
capital invested. But change came. The wand
of the magician waved over the place, and the in
habitants around saw the fields destroyed orchards
uprooted hills levelled, long lines Of avenues ex-
tending far as the eye could reach. A brick
building on one block, few uncomfortable houses
scattered over the tract. This all that the eyes
OF these nslblepart could discover. Different scenes
rose up before the ardent pubc-sprited SPECTATORS
One turn of the magic wand brought palaces into
existence, lining their avenues. Temples and
domes surrounded their public squares SURPRISING in
creased, and, like Tyre of old, Elizabethport be-
came the mart of many nations. " Her merchants
were princes, and her wise men were the mobiles of
the earth" But sudden to prosperity so un-
exampled, met with rapid decline. Not vestige
of her former grandeur remains-not the phantom
of palace Is visible.
An excellent dinner and sesta prepared u.s. much
refreshed, Tor an evening visit to the village where
we found many smiling eyes to greet our return. A
wit of our company, finding the long dry weather
had destroyed every article usually used in forming
bouquet, hit on happy expedient for conveying to
fair one OF dark eyes token of the interest they
had excited in the morning. After visit to the
vegetable garden, he returned with us to the ladies'
and fearing bouquet of his novel materials might
not be understood, he explained it, much in the fol
lowing manner, "This," said he, "tender, Is a
beet-leat. which indicates my regards are tender,
and can't be beat This is asparagus, and the next
an onlon-top-the first shows the regard is Of rapid
growth, and the latter indicates its strength The
potato-top indicates it will always have sufficient
nourlsnment, ana the sage-leaf gives evidence that
all have been well seasoned"
EGG TRADE IN CINcISNArI.-The Cincinnati Ga
zetie gives the following statistics of the egg trade
in the Queen City of the West The shipments spoken
Of are principally to New Orleans -
shipments the past year from this port. e63 00e doz
Annual city consumption. .1,2l3,333
Total number Of eggs brought to this mar
. -
Or tweny-sx million, one hundred and fifteen thousand
nine hundred and ninety.six eggs.
This certainly shows very commendable degree of
industry the part Of the Buckeye and Hoosier hens
as well as praiseworhy in their and others
in gathering up the product and bringing il to market
further recapitulaon shows the following results
to value -
Value of io7eo bbs of eggs shipped from this port at ss
ss1 Pol WI. pSV,ool "
Value Of ,2l3, ,333 dozen eggs consumed in this
city, at cents per dozen. ............ 97,066 81
Total annual value Of the egg trade Of Cincin-
natl. ......... .Sl57 ,42S IA
One hundred and eighty thousand four hundred
and twenty-eight dollars and fourteen cents.