American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-12-15
Correspondence Of the american Union"
CINCINNATI, Dec 10, 1866.

CINCINNATI, Dec 10, 1856.
Dear Sir:
We are this morning having a
touch of real winter. Our weather
has been for a long time very pleasant
and almost Spring like; but now it is
growing seriously and in good earnest,
and overcoats and good warm fires are
in quick demand. Throughout the 81
hours preceding last night, the wind
blew tremendously, and hats, umbrel-
las, awnings, windows and window
shutters, bricks, boards &C., all tcstiG-
ed the ability of old "Boreas' to get up
q mass when disposed thereto. 1t is
highly probable that the papers will be
filled with heart sickcning disasters on
the lakes and sea coast, to vessels
caught in this unexpected gale. Some
Of the steam boats at our wharf are
more or less damaged.
Our musical bump is receiving the
very best qualification this winter, and
while the last season was marked by
dearth of musical entertainments, this
promises to make up for all defcien-
cies. Besides several concerts Of resi-
dent amateurs, Parole, Pate s. sStrak-
osch, have just left, after a brilliant Sc
ries; and soon the great Pyne & Har-
riSon's Opera troup, with its world
wide celebrity, commences tomorrow
night at the National theatre, with the
Bohemian Girl" Besides Rachel is
coming and will be here before long.
The lecture season has, also, thus far
been marked by great success. Buch-
anon Read, David Paul Brown, Park
Benjamin and others have delighted
the lecture loving. Gen. Sam. Hous-
ton is the speaker for tomorrow night.
The "Free Love" excitement here,
which grew out of the arrests made in
New York some time ago, and out Of
the sudden discovery, that Mrs. Cove
Nichols, one OF. the prominent leaders
of the movement, had removed to this
city, has in measure died away in the
public mind; though it is said, the poi
son of the Free lovers doctrines, is
slowly and silently vending its way
into many unwary minds. The chief
sympathizers with the movement here
appear to be the Spiritualists. They,
the spiritualsts and free lovers, are
true .yoke-fellows, and worthy to be
found in loving concord! Mrs. Mich :
OILS advent to this city, was followed
by rumors Of the establishment f free
love boarding houses and academies; &
she had sprung suddenly from being
unknown, to be the table talk of a
great city of 200, 900 inhabitants. Ma
ny an ambitious man has struggled for
years for similar position in the
thoughts and mouths of the community
without success. Mrs. N. and her hus-
band being rather freely discussed in
the city prints, and spoken Of in quite
disrespectful language, came out in a
caro-, announcing that they were "auth-
ors, physicians and teachers" and had
no such feeling and intentions as were
generally attributed to them. Since
then they have been suffered to go on
in quletness.
just now, the imminent peril of the
Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road Com
pany, the line connecting this city with
st. Louis, is the subject of very gener-
al comment. That company finds it
self without means, with an unfinished
railway, and rail road securities at ra-
ther too great discount to pay. There
is only about million and half re-
quired TO finish and stock it; and altho
it is now the most important rail road
connection leading TO this city, there
seems an utter impossibility to raise G.
nougf means to put it through, such is
the condition of money matters and the
market for rail road securities. There
is now new connection with this city
and GAINESVILLE, by the Cincinnati, Viii
mington and GAINESVILLE Rail Road,
which will make quite q saving of time
to Wheeling and the East.
Local politics is just now drug as
all hands are looking to Che great po-
litical maelstrom at Washington with
great interest. Wother Banks on Rich
ardson will be the Speaker of the House
is just now the absorbing question.
forgot to say that Baby Show car
ed IN, and Barnum got 'offul' mad g.
went and sued one of our papers for
damages, alleging that said paper had
written down the last progeny of the
great showman's prolific brain, a hum
bug and shame. ONO,