Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-20
Correspondence of the Times
CINcInNATi, October

the numbers Of your valuable journal, which
you have kindly forwarded TO me in this city,
Be assured appreciate the favor and hereby re
turn to you my grateful Acknowledgements AT
all times am happy TO hear the news from Mis-.
souri,, and especially from Howard, that gallant
old county, which almost claim as my native
spot Of earth, and for which feel an ever.in.
creasing attachment. Though in Kentucky the
light frs, beamed upon my mind, in Howard that
mind grew, expanded, and came to its present
state. Amidst her stately forests, her farm lands,
and deep empowering dells, with all their dash
ing brooks end foaming cascades, my childhood
and youth were spent. How, then, should
forget her?
Howard has ever proved true the cause Of the
country. She has ever vindicated the honor OF
the State. No county in Missouri has shown
her willingness to sacrifice more, either of blood
or treasure, for the common good; and il the
State were to call on her at this moment for
more troops to serve in the war against Mexico
OR to repel invasion, notwithstanding the erdu-
Gus services a portion Of her citizens have but
recently and CALAMITY rendered, thousand gilt.
tering blades would leap from the scabbard and
be ready to drink the blood OF the foe. Such
is the character Of her citizens.
The valley OF Cincinnati, Covington, and New.
port, which is intersected and watered by the
Ohio and Licking rivers, is about twelve miles in
circumference, and contains, according to esti.
mate, 1900 people. This spacious and fer.
tile valley on both sides Of the river is beautifully
hedged in by ledge Of the most slightly and ro.
mantle hills, the whole resembling an immense
amphi-thea,re. The valley is amos, one contin.
uous city. Mount Auburn crowns the bluff to.
wards the north, and to the north west stands the
Astronomical Observatory, on Mount Adams
This Observatory contains the largest Telescope
in the United States, and is named in honor of
the sage OF Massachusetts. One branch of the
Telegraphic Wires communicates with the Oh
servatoIy.
The Telegraphic Wires Of this city connect
with Pittsburg, Richmond. Philadelphia and
New York. The wires you know are, OF
course, double, one TO communicate ard the
other 10 receive intelligence. News is commu.
nicated nstantaneously, without regard 10 dis.
lance. The modus operandi OF conveying in.
telligence has often been explained--and will
not attemp, to make it palmer. Dots and other
characters are substituted for letters, and the ee.
graph makes these dots on paper, faster than,
turkey can pick up grains Of corn. The tee.
grapher then writes them out, and converts them
into Ineligible english Through the kindness
Of the Librarian, have not only had access to
the Telegraph office, but also to the Library,
consisting OF 5000 volumes.
A laughable story was told here few days
ago on young Buckeye. 1t appears that Gu.
pid had winged shaft into his susceptible heart.
The object Of his affection resided in York State.
in fit Of extacy he indited a few lines to his
fair one. Thinking Uncle Sans mail routes a
slow method Of convey vance, he brought his letter
to the Telegraph Office, and desired to send it
with the speed Of lightning. The poor fellow
was horror stricken when he learned that the seal
must be broken, and that the words only, and
not the letter, could take passage on the Tee.
graphic Wires. To say the least Of it the Tele
crap is certainly the most wonderful invention Of
the age. The world cannot exhibit parallel.
Yesterday visited Covngton and Newport,
in company with couple of gentlemen, one
from Providence and the other from New Haven.
Our object was 10 see the envrons of the city,
and the LINDEN GROVE CEMETERY. This Gem
etery is beautiful green, neatly paled in, and
contains an area OF about 20 acres, handsomely
ornamented by shade trees and shrubbery. A
broad walk extends quite through the greco, run.
ming from North to South. The space on the
east and west OF this main walk is divided into
small compartments, suitable FOR family burial
grounds AS yet only few slabs OF hewn stone
mark the spots "where sleep the honored dead"
The cemetery is entered from the north by an
arched gateway, superscrbed by an appropriate
scripture quotation in gilt capitals.
The environs of Covngton and Newport are
said 10 be owned by Gen. Taylor and Mr. South
gate. They hold the land at high price, and
this keeps in check the growth Of these handsome
towns. There are at Newpor. barracks about
800 troops for Vera Cruz and Mexico.
Some days ego redoubtable parson Of this
city, who was in the habit of undertaking Ken.
tuckys chivalry, went over 10 the Kentucky
side Of the river in company with several Ohians.
In their rambles and peregrinations they CHANGED
upon turnip patch, when all hands, with sharp
ened appetites, scaled the fence and began to dis.