Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-12

have previously mentioned, created the proper
impression on my mind. But soon again
passing into very fruitful and hly-cultivated
valley, (but much wider } coursed also by the
canal, served to deceive my Judgment.
The approach 10 Palmyra (seen at a distancs
from the railroad) 70 remarkably fine. But .
single glimpse Is caught Of it, That glimpse,
however, displays its welLbuilt streets and sub
stantial public buildings Ia best advantage. 4 /
We are nearing Rochester very rapidly, and.1 |
must close this to enable me to change cars there
W.D. WI
From IPEREsRfsAn I've are glad to see again
the familiar hand o. write" OF our sprightly co.,
respondent" Peregrina.' . FkNEl
RoCxBRIDaE ALUM SPRINGS Aug G.
wish, Mr. Editor, that you and many of my
w ashington friends would Come up here and be-
invigerated. The one days journey that brings
You here is very pleasant on have hne mountain
miles of staging is the best part Of the route-the
| road Is SO good! and the mountains very grand
You get here in time to hear the band play the
Anvil Chorus or One Summer Night, or
music another comes that travellers in the noun
tains like to hear-the supper bell After an ex-
cellent supper, you can dress and go to the ball
room, or to the ParlOr, or following our good ex-
| ample) you can go to bed. You arc sure OF good
nights rest, everything is SO clean and nice about
| the beds, and the rooms all look recently white
| washed. and are very comfortable. We know an
old lady who vows % Cleanl ness Is next to godli-
ness'' is a text Of Scripture that she has read il
there often. We have never seen it there but we
believe the sent ment TO be true one. and this es-
| Enlistment is conducted on the same principle
| Everything is clean at table, and even I'm the
| mammoth kitchen. On being assured Of this with
our own eyes, we began to improve three times
day:
This is very pretty, rural place. Although
there are now five hundred people here, living Ia
cabins close together and I'm the near hotels there
| Is the quiet and that lpayipu he tu
| multuous city longed but hardly hoped for. The
only noise we hear now, is the chirp of Canary
breeze that is just springing mp and setting in
| ton the many fine trees on the lawn. But the
cabin: are hearty all desertsd-ths ladies
their bowling alleys and the gentlemen at theirs,
or at billiards. or shooting in the gallery or riding
| up and down the hills. The verv quiet ladies 90
to the parlor; and wish you could see the number
of worsted shawls, &c. in progress there. Alas.
| for the women of the nineteenth century. Mar
garet Fuller appealed to them in vain. Their
| mission is not to improve their own minds,
Others but to spend their time and strength and
| eyesighf in working or knitting hOrrid, useless
| things IN worsted II women will knit, why not
| knit stoc kings,
In half an hour, Ut is now noon.) the musicians
90 TO the centre Of the lawn. where Mt. Frazier,
the proprietor has caused to be erected an exceed
ngiv tasteful little building correct in its pro-
PORTIONS, and SO graceful In shape that it deserves
| the name Of temple. Within seats for LISTEN
ers, and in the very centre Of the temple the mu-
sicians are seated while PLAYING IL is very shady
here all the time trees surrounding the building
which is used for other purposes than that Of mu-
sic: people 90 there for discussions, political and
relg ious, 1--WE suppose the latter, SEE clergy
| men there soinetimes,) for gOssiping, and hirta-
| ton. Nurses take their babies there in the heat
Of the day, and little ones of all sizes playing
| there from morning until night. Already the
new white paint is disfgured with the American
sin Of seri6bling names, &c, everywhere. Why
| do people do such things,
| We have music for an hour before dinner every
| day, and Just before dinner time the stages are
ranged in front of the princiPa hotel, and the
| baggage is piled In the piazza, and the pleasant
| acquaintances made a week before, are going Off
| We are very much distressed, Of course, and say
| very sorrowful things But sad as is the parting,
| in at sunset. We welcome the friends and
| forget the old-so much for the friendships of
watering places and Of life, with occasional e1-
ceptions
Tomorrow will tell you about the great Alum
| Rock here, and Of some Of the people who come
to drink; but You had better come up and try the
| waters yourself Editors the most oppressed
of all humanity. Brain and hand must always
| work in winter cold and summers heat They
get no credit for good editorial but they are
| COMPOUNDED for a bad one. They must give us
| news, If they have to coin it, and when proved in
| error how they are abused. PEREGRINA
SURVEY OF LANDS IN WIscoNsIx-The Acting
| Commissioner Of the General Land Office Joseph
| :. Wilson. Esq :, has advised the Surveyor Gem
eral at Dubuque, Iowa, Of the decision Of the sec
/
Islands in the Missi ssippi and Wisconsin rivers
of swampy and overfowed character and enuring
| to the State Of Wisconsin under the swamp grant
| of September Is, 1850. These surveys are allowed
to be made upon the application Of the Governor of
Wisconsin agreeing TO pay the expenses incident
| to the survey of such.
| The Surveyor General has been instructed to
| have these lands surveyed immediately by the
United States Surveyors, and upon the following
| princ pies:
| II an island when surveyed protracted on Il fiat
ana railing within certain sections and township s
| will be found to be wholly Of swampy and over
flowed character, in that case the expense of its
| survey shall be entirely borne by the State but
should the island be found to contain partly the
land enuring to the State. and partly fitted for az
ricultural purposes, and valuble for it's timber
ana not falling within the swamp grant aforesaid
then the expense Of the survey thereof viii be de-
frayed by the State Of w and ny the United
states respectively, and in proportion to the re-
spective areas contained in that island The plats
OF islands showing greater part OF all legal subd-
| visions To be swampy and overlooked land, will
enure to the State, while all legal subdivisi ons
containing smaller part Of the like character of
the lands will remain the property Of the Govern
ment.
| men an application is made to YOU by the
STATE OF wisconsin for the survey of particular
islands, and You direct your deputy to have the
same surveyed. il will be your duty Immediately
tnercuPon to transmit here an approximate sketch
OF such islands showing their relative operations
win respect to the Government surveys, and in
making your returns to this office of duplicate
pla's OF the surveyed islands you will accompany
| tnem with swamp lists designating the particular
legal subdivisions enuring to the State and ,bei,
| aggregate area.
| The WEA1HER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the More
Ieiegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time Of observation is about O'Clock:
| AUGUST IL 1859
HeW iofk, N, f......... clear, pleasant
phiiadelphia, Pa. cloudy, pleasant
ssaINh, No .:........ cloudy, pleasant
Warrington, ID. C......... cloudy, wind ST.
Richmond cloudy, no
neSenpufS, Sa............clear, 10.
r sn n, ~ u. ........ Cloudy, 10.
wilmington, C........ stormy.
Coiumoia, 3. C............ rainy, warm
Charleston. 8. C.......... cloudy, $40. wind Sc