Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-12-21
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LIFE IN NEw YORK. - The Express.
speaking OF the rapid growth of New York
says:
Another novel feature Of the city is the un.
derground building which is going on round
about us. In some paris Of the city half as
much business is transacted under ground
as above il. Two stories downward are
lighted from above, and here are a, work, in
rooms exceedingly well filled up, all SORTS Of
people on all sorts of jobs. Some of the
best wareiooms and salesrooms are below
The surface of the earth. The printing Of
newspapers is nearly alioge,her'a sub,erra-
mean business, and thousands Of people, 100,
live in The first and second basement or GEL
lars. and some Of Them far into The bowels
OF the earth. We are often thankful thai
New York, crowded and walled in as ii is,
has hole at the top, from which descends
lille Of Gods daylight for iii had not,
what would become Of US?
CLIMATE OF MINNEsoTA.-A correspond J.
enl Of the New York Evening Post thus de-.
scribes the climate OF Minnesota:
"Al,hough the cold is so severe in winter,
those who have lived length Of time in
these regions assert that i, is far from being
uniavofab!e TO health, there being no wind
stirring; even when the thermometer has
fallen thirty.fve degrees below zero before
breakfast, as il does sometimes, or even when
the mercury congesls, the weather no, huv-
ing those sudden changes which are SO un-
comfortable in our latitude. The cold sea.
son sets in about November, and there is lit
tie cessation 10 sill, clear, cold utmos-
phere for about six months, and then an un.
interrupted spring advances vegetation with
a rapidly quite surprising, ill before we are
aware we are thrown into the lap Of sum.
mer." 4ts tt.
THK PUBLIc MEN or CALtYoRNiA.
public men, as body, are sadly wanting in
moral and religious character. For the
most part, they are profane and in6del
Their example is on The whole hostile Il
good morals. They violate the Sabbath
: They discounlenance Churches. Thus they
strike al two Of the most valuable Of social
institutions. Not q few live in open anc
shameless adultery. Some are well.knowr
gamblers. Some are bullies, ready alike
Tor fslicuff or duel. Few, compare
lively, are pure.minded and honorable men
} Even some rominenI--lormerly admired
for their high moral character as politica
men, have sunk TO the companionship O
harlo,s. lr the cover Of midnight could b.
, lifted suddenly, many public seryan
. throughout the state would seek some olhe
t concealment for his shame. Blu, we irac,
and expose them no farther. We have al
luded 10 the character Of such, only TO dep
. recaie il. We have no faith in wisdom in
/, spired by brandy. We have no con6denc,
in men given TO. strong drink and 'slrang
women We mus, expect TO be victims o
I men over US who arc themselves victims G
J, their lusls. For high moral character
, essential 20 s.ric. integrity Pacific.
The Hartford Courant says ,ha, the la'
Of Congress, requiring members Of Con
gress 10 be elected in single districts, expire
with the present Congress, !. being limited
the apporiionmenl Of 1910. II is suggested
!. in Mississippi, that her 6vo members b
elected by general ticket.
In the storm on the Bib, on Lake Erie
/, the brig Concord had TO throw overboar
a TWO Aew locomotives, intended for III
Rock Island, Illinois, Railroad.