The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-01-09
Special Correspondence of the JOURNAL.
COAL SKE T G II E :.
ISp1ASApoLIs, Dec, 18th 1860.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. lotu 1ooV'
DEAR Lutte In my last | gave you
= sketch of what l saw in Cincinnati. 1t
is called the "Quecn City" know not
what she is Queen of, unless it is of hogs
and coal dust. A large stream of Pork
srs constantly pour through Broadway
TO the immense slaughter houses at the
foot of the bluff. And as for coal dust,
It is generally ms dense as our fogs on the
Mississippi. 1t is absolutely impossible
for any one to keep their house clean, or
any wearing apparel Of their persons tor
xshort time decent. The Theatre, Pike :
Opera, Woods Circus, Mrs. Lindsay's
Concerts and Vanderhofs' Shaksperian
readings were all drawing good houses.
Churchs' great painting of the "Heart
Of the 41naes' is a work of art that the
Americans may we'll feel proud of. 1t
il far superior to any of { @ Italian
paintings, because it represents truly n
sablime mountainous scene peculiar to
America. It was lately sold to New
Yorker for $4,000. Heenan, the rep
reSentatiYe of the American Prize Ring
which is the first in all things. even to
the Larbarities OF that acoursed system
Of Slavery. gave an exhibition of the ifs
,ic tpitle Of Marlborough to the Fancy
on Monday evening. About 700 were
pres,Bt. Northern men are returning
every day from tho distracted, murderous,
persecuting aud bsrbarous S ,uth. Tie
Southern fools lave become 50 NAL ibat
iA,y will not purchase horses Of North
err men, Who have been driven back
and were compelled to bring their hoI-
sss home with { eu. Their present con-
due. towards Northern men proves what
Simmer and Lovejoy said of them and
their sys.sr, to be true. Don. he South
,rsmpls the constitution ard tho inalien-
able right. Of msn int the ground eve
~ day. OF course they Dc. And
Northern Democratic Editors, and Tn
ion saying Southern concession pacifica
,ora Justify, sys, even aid these traitors
TO their country III their hellsh work.
But day OF retribution is coming. His
tory will be just to them. l left Cincin-
natl this marning. The route for about
thirty miles is down the Ohio river
Lswrencburg is fine town and seems to
be prospecting well. About twelve miles
further the road reaches the level upland
which extends through to this place.
The country is well timbered but is not
sufficiently rolling TO drive off the water,
which even at this season stands in num-
berless pools.
Here, there is no bluff in sight, the
streets are straight and perfectly level.--
The State House, Court House and sew
eral churches are fine structures. There
are some good dwellings and store build
iDgs, yet far the greater number are
rather below second rate. The city has
Improved rapidly of late under the work
jngs of the Rail Roads. There are no
less than eight Rail Roads which bring
travellers or business men here, from the
various sections of the Country. The
last census shows population here of
little over $4,000. The streets are
muddy and seem very uninviting. The
staple products seem to be hogs, corn
and dirty children. But | cannot write
asbsdly of the country as j. of the Dem
ocrat did last summer, because l have
seen a good looking child and two hand
some women! The sun has quit show
ing bis face in this country.
Yours, P.v.w
CfucAco- Dec 20. 1860.