The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-03
For the Evansville Journal.
PITTSBURGH PA, March "a, 1885,

PITTSBURGH PA, March "a, 1904.
FRIEND ApD:-Ten years ago Pittsburgh
was a busy, black, busting place, gradually
spreading its dimensions, like aplague spot
on the face of nature, and overhung by u
moral atmosphere, of which, the dusky maui
tie, that rose and spread from an hundred
huge stacks, was typical. To-day Pittsburgh
is the same that it was ten years ago, only
it's black fingers have soiled larger area,
and the plague spot is growing to huge
cancer. But Pittsburgh has some good traits.
Pittsburgh helped to make canal, and is now
aiding in the construction of railroads, and
but yesterday Pittsburgh demonstrated 10 the
world her reverence for, and devotion 10 the
infallible law, by an immolation, the proprety
of which will not now here be discussed,
though there seems to be wide difference OF
opinion about the matter, between the many
who perhaps don't know anything about law
and justice and government and the prOtec-
ton Of society, &c.-and the tew who think
they know all about it. But no matter now,
Jewels gone, and his wife and mother are
likely SOON TO follow; their loss is made up
by public sympathy and they certainly ought
to be satisfied with that-that is, his father
and his children and brother ought. What
a striking example Of the changeableness OF
public feeling has been exhibited in the case
of this unfortunate man. Two days ago there
Yves a unanimous sentiment of Indignation
prevalent against the man, and in that short
space of time, public opinion has performed a
complete revolution and every heart, almost
now glows warm with sympathy for his fam
lily, while the Judge, who"in spirit descended
from the bench, and entered the lists against
him." almost trembles for his own safety, in
the excitement Of popular feeling against
himself The law of the land is executed,
approving Justice says she is satisfied, and
society is protected if protected" society
had the execution Of its judgement we would
soon zee that execrated scaftod decorated
with the "unsullied ermine."
| had long story to tell you about little
negro slave boy, waO was confined in irons
in u room adjoining mine, and who, when
alone, sung SO beautifully, "Planted by a
Fathers care" &C., and beat time with his
clanking shackles; but decline telling il,
at least for the present, because it is long
story, and besides my ire has just been con-
siderably raised NJ black barber, who has
shaved my head, as though he was preparing
il for the application of an adhesive plaster.
Confound that barber! don't like the leer
Of his eye anyhow; he did it out of pure NAL
ice-l know he did; and in this c,ld weather
too; just think of its Aesops fables, were not
all fables neither. The sun and North wind
have been struggling Tor the uscendency all
day, and / think the North wind is likely to
gam it. Its cold-miserably chilly. Even
the plushing stove appears selfish, and keeps
lis heat within its own glowing corrugated
sides Folks here are, however, pretty well
provided with amusements and sights. Col.
Wood has succeeded Barnum; anG the Beard
ed Lady, new edition of Tom Thumb, and
the SIamese twins, promise profitable sea-
son under his management.
Before ] attempt to write another line,
something must turn up'' for affairs in Pitt
are just like an old mill wheel, they move
slowly on in the same old monotonous
way. New ideas or novel incidents are as
rare as ripe peaches in midwinter. So we
have 10 alternative but to wait until some.
thing does turn up.
Yours, &c. AsMoDEUs.