St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-07-26
OUR CINCINNATI LETTER.

Fourth OF Ju1y-Picnicihg-Ma
and neutrality-suspicious. Sunday
School and Chureh-Tho Exercises
and services-Amusements--The Mem
ken. ezea.S
FROM Our Regular Correspondent. u - S%,
CINCINNATI; ONO, July 10th, 1865.
/ EDITOR DEMounAr:-We had beautiful
day for the 4th Of July. 7Rained early in
tho morning, and was clear, cool and pleas
ant all day. All the public building gs and
business houses were trimmed With the Ma
tioral colors. Private residences were al
SO decorated handsomely Patriotic mot
toes were suspended across the streets, and
the whole city presented a'lively and ami
mated appearance. Thousands assembled
to see the grand procession and were dis
;appointed-the affair proving a failure,
only few turning out. The fireworks in
the evening were creditable.a Thousands
left the city by rail aha steamboat on ex-
cursions and picnics tD spend the day in
the country. Many went out on a trip to
North Bend to visit the tomb Of Gen. Har-
rison:2 This place is twelve miles; below on
the Ohio. There were no cenfagratiehs;
no serious accidents. This summer an un-
usual number Of picnics have been given.
Every society, trade and organization has
had one. They are all the rage. Ny ex-
=. T. -
perience in this line may be briefly stated ::
Hct day----thermometer ninety. light cloth
ing-crowled boat-stern wind-grove-
dinner in the corner of d rail fence-ham
sandwiches and soured water with a piece
of lemon in it-row two belligefents tat.
tooing faces-cause, diluted water=retnrn
to boat--dilapidated pretty girls-mussed
waterfalls .sfellers''- '-cryiug babies and
sick young'uns-Sorrival at city-splendid
shower===spoiled suit-recipient Of re-
mark referring to my :unmentionables where
they had contact with the grass: s'Why is
that fellar q Finnegan z" ..Because he's
wearing Of the green" How do you
like our picnic? We'll, sir, it rather took
the fragmentary cotton off the briar.
Cincinnati has no one general market,
but there are many located in different
tparts Of the city. The market houses are
long, open, one-story brick buildings stand.
ing in the center of the streets, which arc
wider in the vicinity Of the market, and des=
ignated as market squares. Each market
has its. days for selling. In and around
these localities, the night before and on
market day mornings, there is presented q
busy, lively scene. The building is oc-
cupied by the butchers, who have fitted up
their stalls. the night before. Outside, with
their staLds and. wagons, are innumerable
hucksters, men and womep, crowded close
ly together along the sidewalk, around the
building and entire square and, for want
Of space, extend far up on either side Of
the street leading TO the market. Eacl
/ one of these embryo dealers in vegetables
and small wares pays a. monthly rental te
the city for the privilege of six feet of side
walk few hours twice a week. By! ten
O'Clock market day Is oyer, and SO rigidly
is cleanliness enforced that one could
scarcely, tell an hour afterward that there
had been hundreds Of dealers in fish, flesh,
fowl, flowers and vegetables congregated
there to supply the daily wants of the Peo;
pie ~. s'''. ,1z71 .,:''l o.. .
It is very instructive and amusing for o
stranger to &c TO market. People in search
Of something to eat show up their SHARP
points and angularities,h Here every body
goes to market, and to pass through tht
throngs that crowd up and down, buying
here and there. dickefing and bargaining
| a close obseriyrar may get several lessons
Of the phases Of human nature, and also
! get knowledge of the people Of the city
All classes and. nationalities are represent.
ed in the busyathrong.e Armed with an ex.
ira amount of patience and no,desire to be
in q hurry, forced my self into the stream
of people with baskets and; bundles who
were jostling along, each one intent on
looking the market through and getting
the best and cheapest. twas rrudely jos.
tied, ,unceremoniouslyb banged about against
baskets. inevitably. crashing stiff hoops
stepping on toes and meeting the amicable
thanks Of the owners. Occasionally there
would be q .jam.," Like driversi in block
ade Of vehicles, all stand still and bawl.
'Go on!' On these occasions I would
find myself stuck fast between q rohust,
bandanna- topped, American lady of Afri-
can descent and a haggard, thin,kaced,
care-worn looking woman who ..runs a
cheap boarding house" then again agree
ably sandwiehed between charming spec
linen, Of sweet sixteen or thereabouts, who
is '.doing the marketing for Ma this morn
ing" and q fat, shiny, Irish girl, who is ex-
tremely warm, red IN the face, and has an
immense basket, the contents Of which
would stock an eating house of limited ca
pacity, and are largely made up Of bologna
sausage and onions. Suddenly relieved
from this ':jam'' by the giving away of a
fat woman short distance ahead, who had
concluded her purchases and moved on,
took 9 view Of the dealers. All kinds One
sells bacon and ham, another has cheese,
while close by is dealer in hens. chickens
and eggs, next In regular or Ter is vegeta-
BILE stand, thread, needles, buttons, cheap
laces and notion stand, potatoes and ber-
ries stand. Here are q secuple Of Quakers
/ in their broad brimmed hats, blue jean
coats and; the neatest sf white aprons sell
ing cream, cottage cheese, and preserves
Of all kinds Another has "a large collec-
tion of flowers and plants, with q pretty
young lady selling bouquets. AT this
stand there vas . crowd Of the sex that
love flowers, crushing and squeezing about
in such depiorable manner that turned
to avoid it and unwittingly brought up l
standing against 8 venerable paterfanilias
/ who was looking at wares instead OF the
way. Stepping back to apologize. I care