Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-04-03
Correspondence.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
VARIETIES.


seventh letter to your paper on general
tiles during the six months I have been
here. Although they have not been as
interesting as letters written by able
pens from foreign lands, yet 1 am dis
posed occasionally to contribute news
items to. your reflector Of passing events
and home productions. s.q:7. a
We have had, for several days past,
touch of winter, but it is moderating
now, and this is love, or duck of day,
as the ladies say about shawls and bon
nets. 5r -.t
The city pays thirty three thousand
dollars annually to have the streets
cleaned; yet they and the alleys, back
yards of tenant-houses, are extremely
dirty; consequently its population veget-
ate on its own filth. Half of the deaths
among children, which is very large, are
ewing to this cause, and the other
half to low-necked dresses, naked arms
and knees, which reduce the tempera-
ture of those parts below the others, and
that engenders colds, fevers, and the
worst forms of chronic diseases.
The other night was much gratifed,
with about twelve or fifteen hundred
others, of both sexes, by hearing, at
Smith & Nixon's Hall, the Rev. L. H.
Chaplin, of New York, lecture on ssSocial
Forces" which closed the course of lee
lures for this season before the Y. M.
NJ. Library Association. 1t was brill
liant address, and thrilled the entire au-
dience with delight. One felt, while
hearing that giant mind utter golden
ideas, like an individual in the United
States Mint with only three cent piece
in his pocket He dwelt much on edu-
eating all the faculties of an individual,
i. e., morally, Intellectually, socially and
physically, SO when he is tumbled into
the world to grapple with its stern real
tiles, he would strike upon his feet like
a cat. He says the question should not
be asked whether a man has been
through College, but has 1t been through
him? Physically, he is powerfully built
OF great endurance, has very
full chest, with luugs in it like the BEL
lo'cs to large church organ, whose
voice is heard as distinctly as the high
and low tones of that delightful instru-
ment of music when played on by sci
enced musician. Last Sabbath I wit
messed the imposing ceremonies of lay
ing the corner stone of the new Catholic
Church, on the spot where thirteen
Irishmen were instantly killed few days
ago, by the falling Of one of the old
walls as they were engaged in demolish-
ing the old building, which was the first
Catholic Church in the city, being
thirty five years old. Now splendid
Church is being erected on its site, the
corner stone of which was laid by Arch
bishop Purcell, assisted by other dig
nitaries of the Church, dressed in their
sacred robes of Office. In the center of
the block of square granite is chiseled
out about a square foot or more, in
which is deposited the daily papers and
other records, with coins, which may
tell thousand years from now, when
the Queen City may be in ruins, of a
people and their doings, who exist on
this memorable day, March 25, 1S6O.-
After the cover was placed over the tes-
timonials of the present, and cemented
closely, SO as to be air and water tight
the Archbishop made his address to the
multitude who had assembled to witness
the conservation of the ground and walls
of the sacred temple which was to be
built there. He made a very effective
discourse, saying that more Churches
were needed; for the twenty now in the
city were not enough to contain the in
creasing accessions to the Catholic reli
gion, which he claims to be the true
Apostolic faith. The procession was
half mile in length, and passed through
the principal streets. Each one in i
had on badge denoting the society tt
which he belonged. In the procession
were many gilded banners and full bands
of music, playing their loudest strains
which foated on the cold air, rising
above the din of the city.
The weather has changed again t.
freezing cold, and it is now showing, ane
the streets are covered with that con
gealed vapor May flowers and summe
vegetables contrast very badly will
winter. Cucumbers are in market a
twenty-five cents each. Lettuce, onions
and many other vegetables, too numer
GUS to mention in short letter, hav,
been in the markets daily, for severa
weeks past, which are sold reasonabl,
low, considering that they are hot-be'
productions. ....-
have observed here what I hav
never seen elsewhere; i. e., gas lights il
many of the stores during the day, ant
some of the Churches on Sundays, ant
in other public buildings through tn
day. This is owing in part to staine
or colored glasses in the windows il
some of the Churches, and in stores fo
the want of sufficient openings to admi
solar light for practical purposes.
Land warrants have risen to seventy
seven cents an acre, and are being de
youred by sharks at that price.
Air-tig ght glass coffins have been in
vented and patented, which will preserv
bodies as perfectly as when first laid out
They are great improvement over an
others, and are the only ones of the kin
: in the world. The inventor and manu-
facturer lives in Louisville, KY.
r. B.
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