New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-17

r,oe % fsl behind tire Gay Ct ,eas. fry yea 7. anc
tie generally primitive sPFsa-srce OF tee shoe s.scs
cos c.o-spess c,r.e5 Epo1 one. not scosssousd 10
the scene, CT La7irg succery cTc9pec oscs into tbs
ssytu.serth cer.-ry. ore cs-Ic' seq sckrcvisdgs
ttk, tie ,gtt q kssksks IL essag ooat,ssi Will
tie eszzlrg sypss;s-os of tss r.ey younger tovrs
,lcre 'le lIres o. tEe cGere-t ,ei-cad;, rtct are
ut,:eru'y slo with out exception se severely vtl.e
ij,ps az brush csu possibly nske then. There srs
fsv Z s-J looe,es y the " est that are res5srec
rrors interesting BY their association vte tae cary
f,,o,v of tie co1rtry, arc !. is rct unlikely that
s.-ou tirouga eod sbon ;as: snt lsce ssrd cree
Gar.sca Hal oa tie oppos-s ste of he -ve-, ro1ld
c.-ses rsrtcr CT ncrs poetioe zen retaFrert tosr
vcr. cofsspoudsut &c eep ltoss and 5, Lso Psro1-
;sr O. teIoic ye-s..
Here woulc :sy thst osa Hs'e ca vtst Tsy 5e
oCrsce.ec good srt,orty teat tie ear 2 settler. i
ire Wee, dd 10: sna DC rot eaf Ses-e sts'a
ant vbica have cf.ea iesrc srd rn.oh vul cor
fsss 10 tsy.rg il sous uesxure believed eTer s1oe
ssr,sd f,cu rte ielsbls Up: e n-rssry naic thst
rtrsou reves livea .o1g eucug 70 discover VIA; SLED
IN sf,sr beng bitten by ole. broact "a ths sueeet
ors uorulug ss vsSsle iL.sting breakfast thsViag
rnerc fully desye tee discussion q tie cot very ape
,teproyckrg s-ti.ct unh the close cf .he neal hnc
yss too by seveIs 81 trey lad tserc o. lncVIoush
VITO piotessed 10 nave Aklrs Ior he teen OF the
-ertle BIT uore o. them tst ever seen eaten. Ors
o,.fsr hss hsa-6 TIA, somebody's grar1tstner 8ss,
o,rg .s lie 10 tee habit o. 1uniing taerc -or euii,
Usry rurroes-tis psu beng, WHEN ne 6scoseied
,ue q them TO eteal upcn II uaperceiyed src s.rke
A rs head before i CO BIKE Itself tls 5hs ndtre
uron 4. owu BODY, ate which .s hesh is pcisctous
Arcther related how friend Of MS onoe cane very
rear eating ar eLtiIe snake in tn-s wise; ihs we
Eas engaged, uptn csy Vesn lie Fs' eossn1 on
. turtlrg excursion. in rer6erirz t,e OIL vtieh
"a u..c fer nsdiciIsl purposes, finn ote OF iae
srges..szed -sttlsrs. After hsvng eccon ehsnea
ley rufpose Il oCcured 20 he- toat the denc ste nsn
nigh. be nsGs 10 assume the semt arce oi a nshd'
A. ia ost and thereupoL, true TO her aLcestra n
strots lshe wss Of FIeroh cescert ste pIoceeoec 20
broTn sat pepper sLd gsrnish Il IL res renee styei
merely for the purpose OF testing her SKILL seng no"
rcs il could be made % lock- a-c gratifying het 'asts
fey preps-ing Il ,rgs cuisirs. Having hLfred snc
scn red TIE teuptirg production OF her skill, she
rsced Il in the cupboard ard went shout attending TO
ier bcusshold efai-s. About tbs tins aer 9usosn
returned frum Lis hrrt tired sra Hung'y' ah.i ro>
beirg regular nssi hour, he proceeded 70 the cup,
toard for the vnsrewith so stay ts afpeoee uLtA
supper Discovering tie Girl which lac lus, oeen
Laced thsre BY bis wue hs taterec hlnisei tIat II
vss some cecacy which che tad Rrepaied tor Oh
and vss about 10 ocmm es,irg IT, eu! i,s exceed.
irely pslstsbe appearance excited his culosnv anc
be csl,d 10 his wife to know what L was; hs q9es
ten was answered iuss tie trst routhfu touc 1ed
tis lips. L. Is needless TO say that only touched aA
lips Before the conversation was dropped, Il took
very deciced turn toward rGioupg the idea OF snake
eating; AID, whatever msy have been the hsot OF q
fsw eccentrcs, have very little belief thas the early
FrerCh settlers, es q clsss, were ever guilty ot 8
ereaer violation Of dieteto ethics thar eating bull
Gogs.
Ihs damage which was doae by tae late overflow
eor q the course G. tie Mississippi IS nmerse. ASIDE
trom the total lose Of the growing o-ors there is the
frther less Of fences outbuildrgs ana in some cases
of tie dwellings themselves. 1t is not ny impression
that the farmers recover their Losses ID ese th 81
two or three year,, If 70 soon as that. Aorg the
western Termination c. tbs great American bottom,
which extends fIou Alton 70 the mouth ci tae has'
ksks distance Of one hundred fnlles the destruc-
t;or has been complete. TIE overflow came At too
late osy for the ocps to be rel eTed siser is suos
6ei CO lsthorgh @. the farmers have attempted
r<vt,f Of -rstr rfa larde
? snted with corn) suo too early for the gram 70
zip. before il s.tireiy washed out Lave heard
OF ore person who lad hundred acres o. hne whest
iutt te rnI TO turn The water lacked come feet Of
rsschirg the leye OF TIE ted ard be hsc much hope
tat TIE river would attain "a greatest hight before
cyeIfovrg his prernses TIE ~sters continued 70
swell however, and day by dsy. az the gram assumed
i;s golden hue, tfey gradually encroacted upon the
ftt of tie top OF tee bark and the farmer estimated
tLat rls wheat would be ready tor harvesting IL Two
Gays at iurthes. His only hope was that tne water
nigh. commence receciDs, OF, al least, become sta
topsry befcre ercther fco. was added TO the HOOD
light, which !. tad already reached. TIE following
uc.rrg re forLd tie grain wse yel uItouched Dy toe
deyasts;ing waters. Ii even then ready for the
fcy.he. II was spread out like golden hued lake,
who's color was charging under TIE iigt. breeze
ths. sHavec the lsGsr stake. The hesds were very
pump ard FULL ard promised so uuusua yieic. Bu,
TIE vetar was still Iifibg and By it mad com
uenoed creeping gradually in smorg the stalks or
the edge of the field rext tie iiver. ice succeedpg
dsy tourd Il e fso slnost completely submerged
The ,srgusge, manners, scenery snc reueno fanoe ;
with which l an surrounded aid haunted m THIS
venerable town, po-nt 70 tie propnsty OF my sub
scrib;pg nyssh LooctDEsI.
Coue,oo-ds-cs ctrA,H Y. T1itu-s
ALTON, Aug TO- 1853.
The e1c;.emen. grows intense. Even now, win
.he Thermometer standing at 9O' to 100 f.
Lincoln end Douglas are calva,sing the State, aud
all ola,ses aud parties turn out 70 hear either
Pappflets, such SIS Proceedings Of the Republican
State Convention" Speech Of the Hen. Abraham
LircoIn," .Pl.tform der Republksner yon lltnol''
&c. circulate br.kiy; tie newspapers are iul oi
correspondence vtuperatve. qaizzioal and "e''sy
and every knot of idlers IN tavern, shop and farm
hou,e talk pclitics. From such discussion the
friend. Of Freedom have everything to gsin-no:h-
iug TO lose. All tins excitement, tco nov IL the
beginning Of August with the Election three
months ot
have been exominiDg the constituents OF the
last Legislature witt view OF ascertanlng the
work to be done by the Republicans. The last
Legislature il politics stood as follows;
se-i,s. Eoess. TCtsL
DsIccras ......'.'s.I9 os =,
Republicans ...-.....iV 81 n
Ame-C6rs,..........
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