The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-31
Our Rochester Co correspondence
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ROCHESTER,, July %, 1855.
The Weather-Crops- Prohibitory Lap-PoIitics,
IN the HERALD of last week we noticed Prot.
Merriam's anncnocs ment that the cheated term"
had en- ded, and the "wet term set in. Such an.
nourcement WAS cooling, as We had been realizing
in q great degree Ford's "sweas barrel" pro ess,
without politically effervescing on the stump. For
q week past Western New York has been deluged
with heavy rains. Auticipa alton had settled into
reality that the crop, would Yell sbandllAy, aud
all rsjciced that tie whsa, fields hal pssse their
evil visiters, "1eevi', Hessian fj aai rust
much more favo-ably than supposed. Bat the
constan. heavy rains hvs Destroyed sa,u hope.
farmers are greatly alarmed, aad bring in stan Ain
wheat from al sessions bad y sprou TED tha. which
s cut isruined. Fields that bais fair to yield thirty
bushels to the acre ara consierei vaueiess. A
great quantity of hay il CT, aud de;syiug baily
You msy, therefore, cal ,uIsts that tbs "wst term
viii cut short grsa. quantity OF prime Geassse
The prohibiJory Law wa, very generally observed
for abou. week after the 4th, bu. at present more
liquor is drunk here than ever before. PriyAts re
treats are numerous, and ome Of the agencies hv
iDnuneraole calls for sickness. Whisky seems to
be tie favorite medicine. Imported liquors" are
ALEC in great demand. The Carson League have
commenced testing the law on "lagsr biec." They
have na case on hand TOR week or more, an at
the rate they progress tley viii o0s be able - dis
pose Of lager bier arrests before election. They
make badly adulterassd progress, having sJ,nt
NEARLY week 10 emDsnnelling jury. From the
evideace thus far, strong bser seems - have bsan
the Article drank instead OF lager.
In the political field all ia calm aid q1ies except
amorg the Seward woo'iy gripe-s, woo are exceed
irgly Mortified at toe calm demea 1or OF the people;
the fact is, the masses fully understand the ana.
lysis OF the Be yard republican blood. the pre-
AsArt hal
circular issued the Cleveland "paizamasinks' q
woolly nes) are solicited 70 meet in c)ncave utais
city, ia August, to lay an egg that viii asch aid TO
the woolly desires Bat the yelk OF the thing reveals
spois. You may possibly f1d tneif proc ediugs in
the Rochester Dasly Democrat, paper that nou-
rishes such ba ntllny.
The X. Ms are quiet, and their action sorely
troubles the wooly lss isrs; wlo daily cry t,er dis
solution. AZ The ides Of November approach, che
K. Ms viii be on hand, and the republican prty
viii find vast msjodsy to prefer national pr,nc
Piles to secto lal woollyisn. The sps.modtc ef,rts
Of The Old party leaders TO crsste sym oashy or the
republican movemt Mt utterly futile in tais Hec
ton. despite the sgem mt preached by the
0verstra,ned tools Of Seward x Co. PgfLo.
ROCHESTER,, July ID, 1856.
Ride from Bath -Bu6aio and Corning Road
Harcesting-Cay Improvements Th Canal
Bridges The Protibitory LTc-- Politics, SC.
MY last news was addressed you from Bath, 10
Stsuben county this nis ma in the City OF Flour.
The ride between the two places, over she recently
opened Corning and Baff, 80 road was most dslight
ful The first part o. 1t passes along the valley OF
the Conhocton; it thsn mounts the high land be-
tween the Valley of ths Coihoct and the Gene
see, and finally des,ends into the latter valley.
Everywhere along the line the road on both sides,
WAS liued with evidences of most exaberant.
harvest. Every product, with the single and by ,
mears hopeless exception Of corn, Is in the most
thrifty condition.
In the Valley of the G,oesee things are nearly
two weeks in advances of the Valley Of the C)naoc-
ton. Harvesting had not yet com snced, though
many fields were nearly In q condition for the
sickle.
Ir is four years since have been 10 Rochester,
and observe everywhere evidences that II ia deter
mind TO be no whit behind the very cniefes: of
American cities in the march OF imprcyem snt.
Along the principal business streets many ii CO
stores, which would do no dis,redit TO Broad way
are epYinglDg up; new city hal has been built
AID several fine banking buUd ngs have ben ere 4
ed One of these had the words Savings Bank
in relief over the entrance. fhis pra; Of ersctng
magnificent buildings for savings banks prevails
m other ATTITUDES besides that Of Rochester.
The clumsy old wooden bridges over the canal
are rApidly giving place 10 neat and sub,t Antial
structures OF iron, and tne old aqdcduct over the
Genesce, formerly one Of the woaders OF The world
at least Of the New World, IL now cru n ling to do
CAV with only one or ro arches eft standing while
the new one by Va Size, exulting in the pride Of
"modern Improvement" looks down In contsmpl
upon it ruined neighbor-a striking Illustration OF
Burns" Aud and New Bne"
should think the new pruhibtory Ia WAS pretty
generally observed here, at least, outwaydiy. la no
place at which have stopped Ia my ionrneying
through the State, 10 the "cri,ter" exposed or sold
openly. One seos very few unfortunate Individuals
with bricks In their hats-though We read Of them
occasionally in the police Reports.
The democracy here-ss least what there Is Of II,
"a. In ths hotbed Of isms, ike wheat among Canada
tbs,Jes Il does not thrive WELLS In good heart
TIE Lessons OF so are DOT forgotten, a,d there !.
syer7 nrnanec; tina. this fall and In 56, the Old
Csa,l IL give go9a Eo0uat n itatf. EA2lzS