The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-11-19
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ldEp .agE5idJ Low Water, l.rHl 'sIsJ
The Cinoirhati Fncs Current, speaking ofthe
effects of dry weatherupon trade says the Ohio
river has been unpayigable for three months, for
even the Smallest class of steambOets, wheneven
partially loaded, and consequently, the entile
TRANSPORTATION of merchandise between this city
and the West as well as between the eastern
cities and extletne1 Western towns, has beon
tdones by railways, but it has been clearly dem
enstrsted that the railway facilities are not sufi-
Gient tetdo over one half ofthe business offered
and the eccnssequenceis, heavy losses to West
fern'merehantsJ and a general arrangement of
business. Goods shipped from this city to st.
Louis, Chicago and other Western cities, duriug
Fthe elast 81 xty days, have been7 from twenty to
thirty days reaching their destination, and the
grest portion Of shipments made during the last
month are still on the way. Shipments have
been, divided and sab-diyided ind disappoint-
increased to great extent. The goods the
merchants most needed have not arrived, whilst
those he could have afforded better to wait for
are at hand but the worst feature is that the
notes given inpayrnent for those goods are ma
turing, and in many cases will have to be paid
before the goods will come to hand. Io-i rai
lgy Immense quantities of wheat and -four have
accumulated along the narigable rivers, but not
q pound of either can be moved for the want Of
water A vast number of mills are laying idle
for the want ofwater tolrun them, and the wheat
which would otherwise long ago have been man
ufactured into flour and broughtfto market, is
| lying in those mills unground. ;FThe water in
tho'Miami and Erie connecting this city with
Lake Erie, is so low that boats loaded even par
tally cannot navigate itSand boats loaded with
produce and merchandise are lying at various
points all along the line, unable to proceed fur
7'oThe scarcity fwater is greater than it was in
1854, notwithstanding though more rain has
| fallen the past summer than did that summer
AS might be reasonably expected, this state oi
affairs greatly embarrasscs Western business,
and interferes seriously with its prosperity"
! AF iW6 Rfr 1'5
If A,NoyEL WAY. 10 EFFEcr SAlEs.-The Bal
timore WeeAly Dispatch SAYS some of the Cloth
ing dealers on Centre Market Space have q way
Of securing sales, occasionally, which savorS
strongly Of rascaity and the drop game, They
place in the coat pocket an old portmonnie stuff
ed with papers a customer comes along inqurlnG
for such q yestment., The dealer, if he judges
his customer to be Of the right stripe, after es-
saying several coats at last says: Here isa coat
we made for a gentleman; he wore it. one. day
and sent it back twas too small for him. Il
will cost little more than the others, Try il
on, All! it fits first rate, like it was made fol
you. It's well made. buttons sewed on strong
with strong pockets The Customer puts his
hand into the pockets to try them when his fin.
gers come in contact with the fat pocket-book
His imagination is kindled with the idea of ap
propriating the supposed treasure. "How much
did you say the coat was?"I he eagerly asks
The dealer names good, roupd price, 81 ut suits
me: I'll take it IS the quick reply. The mon
ey ispaid, the selfduped customer walks off III bur
r.iedly with his supposed prize not stopping tc
hear the suppressed chuckle of the dealer as he
looks after him out Of the corner Of his eye
The issue can be guessed--the coyetous buye1
finds out that there is a difference between pa,
per annd, paper money, and is both enraagsed apd
mortified to find that his own dishonest ayarce
has ps led him to pay, an extraTgant price for {
worthless article that fits him, so badly that h
is ashamed tq wear it,oU II Unless however, hi
greenness iiSs,of q deeper shade than ordinary h
is careful not to mention it even to his most in
, innate friends. i....-,,. .t.f. -t,..ut...
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