The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1861-10-17

" = Soa f-Lf---rfisong .We nyreeS wftH inc
Hon, Alfred Ely, N, O.. OF New York - e.
Three weeks ago, we eaw the living pori
trait Of the captive Congressman in frame.
work Of prison bars, and We ihougNd Of him
2 9 as the man IN the play ? tIought u: Rich.
ard ye Third Z that he Chad 'nos the cheer
aud. alserity OF mind which ne was wont 10
-havs.y The Hoaorable didn't then spa
pear to have been in good condition either;
be was quite wan and as Thin as a Yankee.
We looked upon the name picture. with its
former surrounding, a day or two sgo, and
feel compsred by the inportaaee OF the
,informhtiun, to chronicle The fact that the
ylbckless Representative Of Rochester has
considerably Improved in bealth, locks, and
sPirits. He has actually grown fat, aud
was aslmerry OH the OCCASION of onr visit az
a acrirket, which is, we believe, the highest
recognized type Of ofimpounded ,.n,errimept.
Congressman Ely is not. however, entire
ly contepted.E His chief and freauct con
plsint - of an anwl,oiesorpe odor which, he
has detected in the prison. from which we
infer that, despite the great vigilance and
aa - g.
wstchful care Of the prison. officers, the
captive Yankees are sometimes nesicctful
Of their comruisoty habits Of p ersonsl
cleanliness. The Hon NJ. G.. has another
fectte source Of discomfort. lie, doeSnI
think he hss heen fairly treated by Che
United States, and he docs think Republics
sre nngratefnl. lie is inclined TO re-nfd it
as rspeciaIy and peculiarly hard. that Abe
lincoln should permit ore 10 liuger in can.
tivity. who voted, without 50 much ma A
moments hesitation. for every measure pro-
posed by the admin nistrotiun to crush ont
the rebellion" while his release could he
obtained by simply recognizing" the
Southern Confederncy, or by admitting that
they are boliigerents. His ease is certainly
one Of great hardship. Poor Fly. g.. ..
80 -. tRichnond Enquirer.
a. - s-SSeHN D.
THe WALLED LAxE-The wonlerfni Wal.
led Lake is situated in the central part Of
Wright county, Iowa. The shape OF the LAKE
isoya'. ltis about two miles in length, and
one mile wide in. the widest part, compris
ing al area Of some two thousand acrcss--
The wall enclosing ibis lake is orer six
miles in length. and is bnlt or ,composad
of ston"s varying in size froa, houlders o!
Two tons weight down to small pebble
and intermixed with Garth The top OF the
wall is uniform in height, above the water
In all parts which makes its height TO vary
on. the land side according to the uneven.
aess of the country, from Two to twelve feet
I'm height. -.-
In the thickest part the will measures
from ten TO twelve feet thick at:the haze,
and four to six a. tho top, ineIining each
way--"ntward and inward. There is no
outlet, bat tho lake frequently rises and
iicws over tbe top of the wall The lake at
the deepest I'nrtis about ten feet in depth.
and abuuuds with large and fine fish, such
a. pike, n,ackerel, bas-. perch. DC. The
water is a- clear as crystal and there is no
huhbling to indicate any large springs or
feeslerA. Wild fowls Of all kinds are plenty
upon its bosom. Atthe North end are two
small groves Of about ten acres each, no
other timber being near. IL has the ap-
pearauce Of fbeinS walled mp by human hands
aud lacks like huge fortress yet there are
no rocks in that vicinity for miles around.-
There are no visible signs of the lake being
the result of volcanic actions. the bed being
perfectly smnnth and tha border of regular
form The lake 10 about seventeen miles
rom Boon River. on tho West, eight miles
fran Iowa on the West. and abont one hun.
dred aud twenty miles from. Cedar Rapids.
1t is one Of the greatest wonders ofthe West,
and has heen already visited by hundreds
Of curiosity seekers. @-