Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-08-03
cnMNUNICATTONs.


Msssns. EDrrou:
The weather snd the state Of The money
usrhss vressus themselves for our 6rt eOnsid- {
.r.tieu. n the weather there are constant
sh.ng,s. ssmi-dismsi ones. Oar skies smile
Brightly in he nOrning. bsse At neon with IN
tsass radiance and unsuferabe warmth, only
70 weep bitter foods as night comes Op ! and
vjee ssrss. Stocks are also variable mopeyis
invariably tight Tas dancing up and down
Of fancy stocks is very mysterious matter to
those who dOn't see the wire Pullers behind the +,
scenes. There are very few tba. know who
makes all the money that changes hSnds by
these operations, because that money goes in. |
70 the hands Of very few. TsL.e an instance
Who made mOneylOu Cry:tal Palace Stock.
when. Immediately uPcn Barnum's acceptance
Of the Presidency, & rose from go to 60 : Bar
num Of course, After election be announced
that he would take the Presidency il he found
the financial affairs Of the Association in mal-
Ageable condition. A statement shortly AFTER
ward appeared in the City papers BY authority.
stating that the finances Of The, company were
In such deplorable "6x' that BArnum would
have nothing 70 do with the matter. Stock fell
to twenty per cent. And now, through differ
ent hands and third parties. nea.ly all the
stock in the market came into Barnum's posses
sion. This lansfer having been accomplished
the President published letter stating that he
Vas willing TO lease the Palace at SIS, 900 per
annumn, ard could make 100000 as that
stock rises to Gfty Barnum sells out, curtain
falls The ghost of the wooly horse laughs
with sympathetic joy. Stock shortly falls 70
II, and some Sanguine spectators find them
selves sold.
Brooklyn has taken stride forward which
must soOn bring her up into the front ranks Of
American Cities, in point of population. Rail-
roads have been laid through dozen princi-
pal tborOrghfarss. leading from the ferries, to
the suburbs, which will convey passengeSi
comfortably, and speedily, at the rate of three
cents head This will enable large number,
wbO cannot afford the heavy expense Of City
house rent to reside conveniently to the centre
of business at cost which poor man's poCk-
etmsJ bear Brooklyn has been gaining and
sncrOaching on the country, with unprecedent'
ed rSpidity for the last few years. The old
Dptch farming families, who lave snoozed oVel
their broad cabbage gardens, in undisIurbeC
scclusiop, Cor the last century, are waking up
astounded to find the advancing waves Of me-
tropolitan civilization dashng against their very
doors, and to behold long parallels of solid
built streets cutting up their fertile acres. They
need no longer travel a wearisome way 10 The
City. for the City has come to them. In one
thing, Brooklyn is still behind the age 1t ha
no supply of water, through acqueducts. Tht
corporation wells and pumps still furnish pure
drAught 10 The thirsty. But il seems doubtful
whether Long Island can furnish reservoir Of
good water capable Of supplying the yas'
stomachs of that great and growing city, espe
cially il the Maine Law should be passed. -
When Brooklyn, Wlliansburgh and Brooklyn
shall have been consolidated, and the interven
ing vacant acres shall have become brick and
mortar, our Brooklyn may rank as the third
city Of the Union. Still it is but suburb ol
New York, a ely Of dwelling houses. 1t has
not, and probably nevet will have any consid
erAbe trade Of itsown
The Psi Epsilon Fraternity held its annual
Convention here on Thursday and Friday last.
This is one of the oldest and most popular Of
the College fraternities, having chapters in most
OF the Eastern Colleges and receiving constant
applications from Western Colleges for the same
privilege The Grafton and Poem annually
delivered before the convention and the public
were given by Rev. Mr.. HoughLon, Prof inLhe
P. Z. Theological Seminary Of New York and
Geo. H. Moore. Secretary of the New York,
Historical Society. At the recent session,
among other distinguished graduape members
John q. SAKE, the poet was present OF his
many bon mots, we remember one. lie had
come long distance to attend the ConveBtion
and regretted bis late arrival He had oser
detained he said, by a train Of circumstances,
or, rather by circumstances Of the train which
broke down before reaching New York.
The Walker Trial for divorce, now IN prog
TssS Ia this city, calls out large attendance a.
such trials always do. Scandal in high life il
very pleasant and piauant thing 10 the mu
titude. Charges Of inddeljty are brought OF
both sides; by the wife, as cause for divorce
BY the husband, TO counterbaance Hon. Geo
Evans, who Is the Maine Attorney General
was cross examined on Friday, for long tim
by the New York lawyers, who seemed to b
especially delighted with the idea Of having 5
Distinguished butt for their mpertnsnCe =
He stood Gre very we'll, and acquitted himse
in manly way.
The agent Of the Washington National Nor
smsnt has appealed to the pubic TO show thei
patriotism on the coming fourth by literally ca
ing into the treasury boxes Of the Associstic
which EiIl Be placed 10 the hotels and place
Of psblic resort. Certainly, the polite and tn
blows away thousands in crackers and rocket