Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-02
DAYTON CORRESPONDENCE.
DArrOS, June 2sth, 1855

DAYTON, June zStn, ioOo-
DE1R LEADER Having short time unoe-
cupied, let me give you some idea OF what Is
going on in this pleasant city, the natives ano
residents of which. think the pleasantest IN all
Ohio. and indeed to those who have not been
ACQUAINTED with our own Forest City, 1t Is
very pretty place Its wide streets, its PnOic
parks and its good hotels are objects OF interest
and attraction to visitors, but It's streets are
now deluged in dust, its park gates are kept
locked and its good hotel viii hardly bear
comparison with the popular Angler OF " our
village" However far be it from me to detraet
f,om the glory with which the DaytOnians ex-
tol their city or to take from her fair fame
There is a large amount of public spirit IN the
community here and they do their share IN
carving on the drama Of life. New stores are
being erected and old ones enlarged. Although
here, as elsewhere, comparatively little business
IS done, the drays jOlting over the Payements,
the canal boats daily passing and the well
filed Railroad trains show that there is yet
life and activity which has not been crushed BY
- hard times"
/ trust your lake breezes forbid your having
such intolerably hot weather as is now raging
here The inhabitants here must be getting
used to the heat, for with the mercury at 90o
it is arather warn" at 100 : it is a hot day.
aud at ll0e it Is about as warm as we often
have" Last Sabbath morning it stood at 81 >
at seven O'Clock in the morning. There's
comfort for you. The various schools Of the
city closed their year last Thursday. On that
evening the scholars of Central High School
held an exhibition which was very fully at
tended and they cou.d at the least say, tnat
they met with a lraTm reception from their
friends end patrons The graduating class
consisted of three young ladies and two gentle
men, and their performances gave great promise
of future emineHee,
Mr. W. F. Rsrey, brother OF the Rarey Of
worldwide eelebrity,is now in this place teach
ing class the art Of horse tanning. Ihaye Just
returned from an exhibition OF his powers over
a colt, four years old, which had successfully
thrown all who had attempted TO ride him. He
was wild, vicious animal at two o'clock, but
in an hour, when the public were admitted, he
was lying quiet on the ground, from which be
got up at the word of Mr.. Rarey, and was rid
den by one man and then by two, while a tin
pan was beaten by his rider, en- umbrella spread
before his face, and Q blanket thrown at MIN,
without his Ainching in the least.
As you arc aware, the 81 of July Is to be Gel
ebrated here with grand military parade and
review A large number of companies from all
parts Of the State will be present, and sPlen-
did array OF the '-bOld soger bOyss is expected.
Gov. Chase has announced his intention of be-
ing present with his staf,and great preparations
are being made to welcome the crowds from all
parts that will flock together. hope TO see
the gallant GTays among the Cleveland dele
gates.
The food which has deluged the rest of the
country, has not passed by Dayton without
leaving mark The Miami River was almost
as high as In the food Of 1917, and great fears
were felt lest the levee, with which the town is
protected, would not be strong enough TO resist
the vast body of water. Had it broken through,
the whole town would have been under water.
Fortunately all danger passed away before the
levee did. Yours, FELIX