The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-27
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
Cholera-Rcviyal of Trnde-N eafher-nao'
<cali.m-No,able Buildings, etc., etc.

ST. LOUIS, September IL, 1866.
| In the language Of my renowned c"lcm-
mrary "Bill Arp" Time Ntied waits Tor
no man, and so scat myself in the middle
of next week from the date of my last
letter 10 drop you line on current events
and things. The President has been here,
and made a long speech--thats not news /;
he also partook Of a big supper at the
Southern Hotel-ncithcr is that, for vou
had all this and more in your issue of the
9th, the day after the grand event hut
having heard part Of the speech in compa-
ny with lady whose acquaintance / made
some years ago, and having read the whole
of said speech. in next days Republican, ]
am unable TO conclude that either the dig
nifty or the policy Of his Excellency was at
all promoted by the performance. He is
not the only man on record who has dam
aged himself and his cause alike by ta'ting
too much.
| am much relieved to know, however,
that he has safely run the gauntlet Of cho-
lera, Zig dinners, 0ul HdicdliSo', out West,
and that he is safely ensconsed once more
in the White House. If his Exccllency
would not object to a quark'S prescription.
/ would recommend the following as good
TO keep in The house:
R.-Prudcnce, discretion, p. c.: firm
ness, Ss.; to make a homogeneous mass.
s. TO be taken pro renata.
Grant and Farraglt can supply him with
the first two ingredients. OF the latter he
has a full stock on hand.
The cholera has been pronounced by the
Board of Health as no longer epidemic
but il is TO be feared the announcement is
premature. inaSinuch rs the mortality bill
f0ots up go deaths for the week ending
Saturday last. There is, however, u great
and decided abatement in the disease, and
as IL consequence OF the credibility of this
, fact, the business of the city is reyiving.
| The merchants from the adjacent towns OF
Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Arkansas, Iowa,
Minnesota, Mississippi, etc, are coming in
freely TO make their fall purchases.
| The various departments Of trade arc
well prepared with large stocks Of goods
to gather in their grcenbacks.
The rivalry between this city and Chi.
cago is very great. The HooSiers this sea.
son have taken the inside track, owing to
the exaggerated reports of cholera here.
! The weather has been very rainy for a
fortnight past, with occasionally thunder
and lightning on grand scale.
have visited several places OF interest
during my stay here; among them the .mcr-
camille library, large and substantial brick
and stone building, filed with the choicest
=, collection of all sorts of books, paintings,
aud statuary. Among the latter notice
q magnificent bust of Burns, by HoSmer,
done in Italian marble, and resting on an
| obelisk Of oak, uniquely carved, with
figures in has relief. The other works OF
art are equally worthy of note; but the
| fact is, don't know how to describe them
which admission, suppose, will be salts
| factory to you at least.
] understand that Edward William John
ston, quondam attachA of the Wig, is
the librarian; though l have not had the
| pleasure of seeing him.
The Fair Of the Southern Relief As
ISOLATION to he held here OH the 18th in
! slant is causing much enthusiasm in the
Management" and will doubtless re-
dound to the eclat Of the benevolent spirit
Of this community. II Is expected that at
least S25O,000 will he realized, to be dis
tributed to the poor rebels everywhere,
whose name Is legion.
Preparations are also making for grand
Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, to come
Off on the list proXimo. i have seen tho
fair grounds, and they are magnifcently
arranged and fitted up with the various
buildings to be used for the exhibition.
The principal Of these is built in the shape
Of an amphitheatre, with raised seats, ca
pable of holding 5000 persons. On the
ground floor Of this, the equines are made
to show their bottom, ard the bovines
their Quarters. ......--. ......
1t may he Of special interest to you as
editor to know that the press is very ably
represented in this city. The st. Louis
Republican and the St. Louis Democrat are
the champions Tor their respective parties,
and 1t is very amusing to see how they do
have at each other in every issue. like
true knights OF The quill: Tie Republican
putting in ticks for johnson and recon-
struction, and the Democrat laying on
right and left upon "My POLICY and en-
deav0ring to flank his opponent in every
position he takes. Amer all this ado, how
ever, cannot help thinking that the cdi-
tors, outside Of their writing grounds, are
very good friends. 1t is very often so
among editors now, isn't it? nL14a 3
LIGNrM VIE.