New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1866-05-11
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDS f
STEAMER CHAuTAUauA. J
CHAUTAvQUA LAKE, NY.
April 80 1866. !
Dear Junior:


| I'VE" are still lingering
among the ''snow-clad hills" and wind
ing valleys Of the loved scenes Of our
youth, still waiting for nature to lay
aside her weeds donned for her twin
ter of discomfort" and drape herself in
sonabre green. On Monday the 23rd
and Tuesday Oath this section Of coun-
try was visited with a violent storm Of
snow, during which the snow fell to the
depth Of about II to l6 inches, much
Of which is still covering the face Of
the country. The weather of course
continues dry and cold. Such weather
in Iowa, would in the eyes of the peo-
pie of this country condemn our state
for oil time. A country SO rough that
the sheep feeding upon its hill sides
must be armed with claws Of wildcats
to enable them to retain their hold
possesses real charms to them, while a
paradise, outside of the range Of hills
whose rugged features are familiar to
their view, is void Of attractions. But
such are mans fraihies, if love Of
the scenes of youth can be called such.
The prices paid for all kinds of pro-
VISIONS in this country orc truly abu-
lous. Flour from western wheat which
with US can be bought for 80 cents per
bashel, readily brings $13 to $14 per
barrel, and so with the other products
of the West. 1t will of course he sup
posed with cur readers in Iowa that
the cause for this is exorbitant railroad
frcights. 10 some extent this may be
true, but Judging from the freight per
bbl. on flour from Milwaukee east, We
are rather inclined to give back to our
grain dealers portion Of the curses
they so cheerfully bestow on the rail
road companies. When we say "our
grain Dealers" we allude to those who.
while cursing the various lines Of trans
pcrtation for exorbitant freig hits, never
charged, compel these with whom ourfa:
mers deal directly, through short funds
to ship their grain to themselves at such
prices 'as their own greed, and rot the
markets require, remorselessly pocket
ing the handsome difference between
the price paid, and tho cxorbitant rate
at which sold. For instance the freight
on fowerin lots Of fifty barrels from
Milwaukee to Buffalo is only seventy
fve cents per barrel, and while flour,
in the former place can be- bought for.
$40 per barrel, in tho latter it sells
at $12. .@ E
Butter in 'Shis country sells at As to-
50 cents per pound. Groceries and
dry goods are however much cheaper
than with us in Iowa. a ...- =
The political world seems to he get
ting in a great turmoil. The prospect
|'of a European war from some indica-
tions seems to belraminent, wllhsothers
seem to Indicate the reverse. The ru-
mored Withdrawal Of the French troops
from Mexico during the next few
moths, and heir replacement by troops
from Austria, seems to say that Napo-
leon has abandoned the fortunes of
Ma kimillian, who must abandon Mexi-
co or obtain such rumored aid Ifhe
decides to remain and obtains Austri-
an troops, it is highly probable thai
Napoleon may attemptto punish Aus.
tria, while It's troope are in Mexico, for
its ingratitude to Napolen 1st, in
which event European war is higaly
probable. Il is thought by many that
he means.to favor the Fcnian movement,
and especially by those Of the order.
We could pever see ony other grounds
for this rrofessed faith than that in the
event Of a European war, Napoleon
would like to have the English govern
ment defending Canada against the
Fenian invasion, and to accomplish
such result might premise them as
sistance that would never be furnished,
and if thereby he could embroi| the
English government and our own in q
conflict, he could have matters on the
Continent pretty much to his own