Kansas weekly herald., 1855-07-28
Correspondence for the Kansas Herald.l


MEssRs. EDIroRs Writing from the
sMound City" to our good friends In new
country, we cannot but do so with much
interest, particularly when we are aware
that Kansas, which has been so much talk
ed about, for the time she has been under
the jurisdiction of the United States, is
point fast being populated with men and
women from all sections of the country,
and many from the state of Missouri, and
what may eminate from this quarter, may
have some interest attached TO it. We no.
ticed your Governor, Reeder, in our city
recently, with his somewhat portly person
and mustache, looking not like the Cow
ernors of olden times exactly. Opinions
differ respecting this gentleman. and it Is
not our province to enter into details res-
pecting his course as viewed by our cltl<
zens; suffice it to say, we are for having
the law properly administered, and if lie,
does at, then we suppose none can complain.
AS respects our own city, its health, &C..
we have not been for seven years, so high
ly favored, as the past season; as gener-
al thing the city has been healthy, no epi-
demic. Our merchants have no reason to-
complain. Having passed through acrisis
which stretched the pockets of mercantile
men in every city almost In the Union, St.
Louis passed through it without injury
An absence of facilities for raising money
by discounts, no doubt, was In measure
the safety of her merchants. AS long as
she remains satisfied with the present man-
ner of doing business, in financial point
so long will she prosper. Page & Bacon,
whose complicated affairs cause so much
talk and comment, will doubtless in the end,
come out 'all right where so many inter-
ests conflict, it would be singular if there
was not some dissatisfaction. We look
forward with much interest to the compile
ton of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad,
making New York city and St. Louis, about
two days travel. The opening of the road
from here to Vincennes, Indiana, will be.
on the Sd prox. This viii be to the detri-'
ment of the road from here to Chicago
Who can tell what St. Louis may be ten
years hence? She is just commencing to
make herself an important point by the aid
of the Iron Horse. Socially, ST. Louis ap-
p-oxlmates much to our eastern cities; ma
ny of our merchants are from those places,
and of course bring with them the manners
and customs generated there, to great de-
gree. Doubtless many of our old French
residents are somewhat astonished at the
style and change of manner in doing busi-
ness and everything else. We have not
many churches, comparatively speaking !;
still. probably enough, for as a general
thing, our citizens do not take that whole
souled interest in the church that they
should do; we admit, however, that there
are many honorable exceptions. Mayor
King has taken the laws which were crea-
ted for the government of our city into his
hands and is enforcing them. For so doing
he is blamed by many but the majority
will stand stand By him. The Sabbath is
now indeed day of rest. All the liquor
shops, candy stores, segar and barber shops
are closed. 1t was not our intention to tax
the patience of your readers with much on
this occasion. If acceptable. I will with
pleasure, communicate further at another
time. "MELRosE."