The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-08-18
Letter from the Editor.
New LISBON, Aug. 6

bad for the farmers harvesting, and the
harvest in this region of country israther
later than yours. The rains have been
coming down much after the fashion it
rained the day we left your town. But
after we got into the cars our trip was
pleasant enough; as the rain could not
reach us. Mr.. Atkinson and I arrived at
Clyde long enough before the Cleveland
cars got in, took dinner and then visited a
Sabbath school celebration; had some
good far, sweet music, and then return
ed to our hotel and remained until the cars
came along. But | forgot to tell you,
friend Tyler, of Wyandot, was with US
We arrived at about o'clock in the even
ing, in time to hear great hurrahing at a
meeting to ratify a nomination tor judge.
After getting supper: we went to the the
atre, and we saw performed the "French
Spy" very good play. An infant, 4
years old, gave us some music on the
drum that excelled any we ever heard.
To-day, in this famous city, a convcn-
ton of the people was called. The con-
yention assembled in the Protestant Meth
odist Church, in obedience to the call, in
numbers of fifty or one hundred, half the
number to hear and the other half to get
up malgamated ticket of freesoilers, abb
olitionists and Maine liquor law men, as
one Of the party expressed, for the pur-
pose of defeating the d-n locofoco ticket.
They will have good time in defeating the
locofoco ticket in old Columbiana. The
'speople" had rather rich time at this
convention. Motions, explanations and
objections were the order of the day
Some one mo, ed that a certain person be
appointed one of the committee of vigi-
lance, or something else, when objections
were raised because the'one named was
not temperance man. But these object
ions were rich; for it was said that the
very men who laid the platform and
framed the resolutions, for the convention
were generally pretty good drinkers, and
that two of them would have TASKS in
their hats before morning. The freesoil-
ers almost universally objected to taking
any part in tie convention; and l really
believe that not over s'six, eight, ten or a
dozen" voted or took any part in the con-
vcntion. This was one of the farces of
the times. One Of the speakers was elo-
quent and sublimely ridiculous. He re-
marked that the battle about to be fought
would take harder fighting ths.il did the
battles of '76. what contest this is to
be! The man who offered resolution to
compel the party to stick to their ticket
and use private means, probably mon
ey, for the success of the ticket, will un-
doubtedly subscribe sirpence. Who cares
for expenses?
The only excitementabout here at pres
ent, is caused by lady equestrains, who
are practicing and preparing for the Fair,
TIE premium for the best rider is gold
watch, appraised at $50. I would like to
witness the riding at the fair, as I believe
from what l hear, some of the ladies in
this section of country are very fine e.
questrains. Should the successful lady
be single, she will no doubt have many
suitors, and were I here at the time, I
know not bat should make proposal, as
such a lady would make good companion
crossing the plains to California. The only
other qualification necessary for buffalo
hunting, would be a little practice with
pistol and gun. G.
CRYSTAL PALAcE.-The stock of this
concern droops in the New York market,
and unless the rush of visitors greatly in
creases, the expenditure of half a million
will hardly remunerated.
It is comical feature in Exhibition, that
soap in infinite variety'-including busts
e C1orx, d Ill p axI ! Il 80. ~,