The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-02
Corespondence Of the Columbian Fountain.
PHILADELPHIA, June %, 1916.

PHILADELPHIA, june 20, 1916.
This morning embraced an opportunity Of
calling upon Mr.. Y. y. Palmer, the great news
paper agent, and a real friend to the press,
viewed as the grandest Of all instrumentalites
for the dissemination Of light among the peo-
pie. | take pleasure in stating that he is
temperance man in principle and practice, and
desires to promote, SO faras he may be able,
the cause Of virtue and truth.
His business is original with himsell--and
was al frst--only about FIVE years ago--com-
menced under circumstances Of disfust upon
the part of Others, and discouragements and]
difficulty To himself; but he has, by his aston
ishing foresight, diligence, and industry, pass
ed happily out of all his uoubles, and Is now
succeeding, TO a great extent, iii all he ever
contemplated. lie is the agent for about a
thousand OF the best newspapers in this coun-
try and Canada, being duly authorised @ re-
ceve advertisements and subscriptions for them.
II is his desire that all the editors for whom he
is acting, should regard his establishment as
actual branches Of their own, and wishes 10 do
business for them just as the clerks in their own
Offices all home. He is a man well calculated
to perform satisfactorily what he has under
taken, and believes firmly, that with the sym
palhy, aid, and support Of his friends and lhe
conductors Of the newspaper press, his agency
will effect, finally, a most extensive, useful,
and glorious revolution. trust you VIII moi
forget him in your editorials, but will SO en-
courage him as 10 show that youregard high
ly his plan of furthering the business and ge-
neral interests Of the public at large, and Of
each part ofthe same in particular.
| attended the Nonpareil Division Of the
Sons Of Temperance on Saturday evening, and
was much pleased with it. The members are
all printers, or those employed in printing es.
tablishments, and are young men of fine ap-
pearance and considerable intelligence.
It's my purpose 10 visit the office Of the
Pledge and Standard before / leave, and you
will hear from me in relation 10 the call.
feelsure OF realizing satisfaction from the visit,
for find a general disposition Of frendness
wherever ! go in this very pleasant city.
Months might be spent here agreeably; but as
our company start for New York on Wednes-
day, / shall, Of course, 90 with them
You will find the latest news in the list Of
items enclosed. ITINERANr
The rain and storm Of Tuesday evening.
and Wednesday morning has done great dam
age TO the roads, in many places destroying
al, L Il L..
10 the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Several
bridges and culvertS have been washed away
on the Rail Road. Yesterday morning the |
cars from Baltimore did not arrive in Wash
breaking away Of the large culyert this side
the Laurel Switch they, had TO change the
passengers. We have heard Of much neon
venience and loss-zcellars being filed with
water in our own city and in Georgetown.
We heard OF a case in Prince Georges
county which took place about 3 O'Clock on
Wednesday morning three men who had
been employed near Nliddletown, on their
way home in cart, a bridge gave way, while
they were In the act of crossing the horse
was killed, but the men received no other IN
jury than wetting.
ApDII1oSAL-Some particulars have reach
ed US as TO damage done IN the surrounding
country, to public and other works. Two
breaches, Ii is ascertaned, have occurred in
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and two in
the Alexandra canal, one miles above Geo.
town, The other obout %; one very severe,
completely washing away culvert nearly OPP
posie this city. During all yesterday barrels
Of -four and whiskey were beng caught in the
river at and above Georgetown, from which
il is feared that by the swamping Of some one
or more boats lives may have been lost. Some
OF the -four picked up has been recognised BY
those 10 whom il was consigned.
At Georgetown, Rock Creek SO oyerfowed
It's boundaries as To cause the water 70 break
through the causeway separating the Canal
basin from the river. The mill dam of Mr..
John Lyons, mile or two up the Creek, was
also swept away
MExIco.-There is nothing Of interest from
this country.