The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1867-01-12
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BOrsr CRY, january 8, 1867.


pleasant. The mercury had sunk to within
two or three degrees of zero, at day.dawn,
where it must have continued for the first
hour or more that we were on the road
Billy Hise started US off finely, so far as the
team and sleigh and his own sklllful, care
full, yet rapid driving could make the ride a
fine thing In such intensely cold weather, and
in quick time we had an. opportunity to en-
joy good warming before the bright, well
come, and very hot FIRE which blazed up in
the Cold Spring house, FIVE miles below town.
OF passengers there were four of US, all so
wrapped and mufied up as to be scarcely re-
cognixable. But rude and unmerciful Jack
Frost penetrated through all our weolen co.,
erings, nipped ears and noses, and painfully
benumbed our bodies. At Cooper's Mime
haha Ranch we took another long time of
warming, and again were speeding at good
rate along the road. In a little while we
reached Davis Ritchey's, where frstrate
dinner always awaits the hungered and weary
stage passengers. Thence on to the Halt
Way House-which is BALI way and a little
more in coming, and half way and trlfe
less in going-and to the old Toll House on
Moore's creek, and so on to the new Toll
House on the mountain, within six miles of
this place, there was from good to fair sleigh
ing, and Billy Hise made the most of it, in
hurrying along his team. From the new Toll
House into town we came by very comfort
able thorough brace wagon, in high speed,
and reached here about four o'clock, after
noon, having made the trip in about nine
hours full time, and in less than seven hours
driving time. On the way we passed several
teams loaded with hay, on their way. from
this Valley to the Basin, and some OK teams
hauling lumber from Moore's creek into this
town.
We found the capital lively place. The
Legislature keeps up certain kind Of ex-
element, and the unusual number Of per-
sons having interests before that body, from
all portions Of the Territory, gives a stir to
business here peculiarly beneficial to the res
ident people. The District Court, also in
session, has brought some present advantage
to the place, and the public houses of every
class are reaping no immaterial benefits from
the accumulation of strangers.
Yesterday morning the Supreme Court met
Judges Kelly and Cummins present. Ia the
absence of Chief Justice Mcbride, the Court
was adjourned over to next Monday. The
District Court has had an unusually lengthy
session, and this morning adjourned to meet
again on Thursday. Judge Cummins may
not be actually corrupt, but the impression
prevails among many who have knowledge of
his decisions and conduct at this session of
Court, that he is either wanting in honesty or
capability, and the reasons for this impress
sion will be made known in good time.
The Fenian Brotherhood in Boise City are
we'll organized, active and enthusiastic in the
cause. The Curran Circle has goodly roll
already, and the LISTS weekly swelled with
the names of good and true men. The Cen
tire, Mr.. Ward, is an energetic and competent
officer. A grand time was had on Saturday
evening, on the occasion of the Lecture de-
livered by Frank Ganahl, Esq, of Idaho
City, in behalf of the Fenian cause. The
Lower House had generously voted the use
of their hall in Harris Exchange for the oc-
casion, and the room was crammed TO its ut
most limit at an early hour. A large num-
Der of ladies were present, among them sew
eraI beautiful and pretty maidens and danes,
and among the gentlemen we recognized his
Excelleucy Gov. Ballard, Rev. W. R. Bishop,
his private Secretary, other Federal officers,
and nearly every member of both Houses of
the Legislature, the Clerks and officers. The
Lecture occupied abouttw hours in delivery,
and was the most complete, thorough, ac-
curate, comprehensive and eloquent address
on the subject which we ever had the ex-
quisite pleasure of listening to. In its mat
ter and arrangement it exhibited at once the
profound research, the astonishing memory,
and the felicitous combinations of history,
arguments and conclusions of the orator,
while his frequent apostrophies to Irish valor
and Irish patriots were invariably rendered