The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-09-02

60 along to add to the scene. A sui.
ficiency Of time being killed, they all
stop and somebody makes a speech
which nobody cares to hear and which
everybody wishes were finished. Then
they yet through and scattcr--some
TO 90 to bed, some to get drunk, some
to something else.
Such are usually the clements Of ci-
ty celebrations and IRE generally at
tended with serious consequences.
Among other incidents just before
we left New York was that of a young
man shooting himself and sweetheart
because she wouldn't have him
What the foolish fellow hoped to gain
by taking both of their lives we can't
divine. We suspect he would have
made n good Catholic, as he seemed
TO want the girl to think just rs he
did. at the risk Of her life. Three
other cases Of suicide occurred, but
whether tove was at the bottom OF them
we do not know--wouln't be sur,
priscd though. When a man is des.
perately in love he's mighty "oncar-
TAIN" sure. Too many cases are oc-
curing every day in our land Of young
men and women destroying their lives
on account Of love matters; and in
nine cases out Of ten one Of the par.
ties is guity OF the mur|er Of the 9TH
cr. A Young man will pretend to love
a girl--Will win her affections, and
after surfeitjng on them, will deceive
her hopes and she in tuIn commits
suicide On the other hanI, a young
man drv0.ns his attention to IL nice
youn. lady. She eacoO"gcs h'm--
gives him every reason 20 brllvh that
she loves hin iaarly an finally when
he desires consu.nnate his affections
by inlrrying. $ casts him oA---or, TO
use coiol ,ll term ---''Ai:ks" him
and he for rc,"ase, cuts his throat.
jumps oil the bridge OF gets drunk, -
50 i. gons. and We don'c care, When
they ,aao.nr slc,i ioo't iha world cna
# I'd to lose t'!ejr conp ,niy.s1ip.
In regar.l to hu;in"s, wr h1r,l'y
know whp; - say. As - N ,;Iry, il i,
pleoti''u! up here. II New York a'"lH
there Is N ,re n,lry ',lt> ih@ oNl'..
o. it can dispense with at good
profit. The l}anks are fall and peo-
ple do not know where Ur how 80 in
vest their means. This is aclu lily 50,
and we hope soon that some Of their
wealth will find an outlet down South.
The late panic has had the effect to
concentrate money at the large cities
and to fill the Golfers OF tc ba1ks.-
Money can be borrowed at from I to
5 per cent, easy. This we know 70 be
50. Hundreds of houses on Broad.
way are advertised Cor rent. Almost
every dool yon pass has >igh--"to
Iet"--stuck upo1 it. Business firms
that used to occupy from foar 20 SIX
floors now use bnt one or two. All OF
this is the result oftho panic. It shows
whvso m mlch moneylies useless, want,
ing investment. But business is reviv-
Ing and we may confidently look ioF
quite an improvement soon. Crops
have generally turned out well and
everything seems cheering.
Before closing we would like to talk
of our trip to Rochester, but it would
make our remarks entire too long
This morning We took a buggy ride
of several hours through Rochester
and its suberbs and were much de-
lighted with the beautiful scenery
and fine works Of nature that met our
view. The Genesee river passing
through the heart of the town, has
three falls within the distance of two
miles. The highest cataract falls
over perpendicular precipice ninety
six feet high. The lofty banks below
are crowned on the one side with the
famous Genesee Flour Mills, while
the other remains in its natural wild
and romantic state. This fall was
the scene Of the famed exploits of