Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-09
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- Correspondence ofathe Republicans.

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DEAR REPUBLICAN-DurIn the last
three weeks of our stay near New Yolk,
new excitements have divided the intere st
felt concerning the great fires at Chicago
and throughout the whole northwest, and
"have you heard Rosa?" Glorious isn't
it, to have beaten Ashbury and his Eng
FISH yacht so handsomely, and chill
son has come" are expressions heard even
in the neighborhood Of the Insurance Off
ces, quite frequently. And the bringing
to bay Of Tweed, Ingersol, Hall and other
great public plunderers, with the prospect
Of recovering some portion Of the stolen
moneys of the people, and Furnishing the
thieves, has added moiety to the distur-
bing element, till the metropolis even aside
from the deep current Of election fever to
make every thing boil and bubble, is won
derf1lly stirred up. Dropping in-or pre-
haps climbing UP would better express the
fact-to the Babel of the Stock Exchange
during these weeks, South Carolina
taxpayer would any day have heard about
the incessant and ravage roar of bulls
aad bears'' down in the Den, as the rotun-
da may properly be called, "Ten thousand
S. G. 6's January and July 39!@40; and
several of the gentlemen who live by their
wits at our State Capital might have been
as sAslookers on at Vienna" they appear
ed. so careless concerning our sadly depre-
eiated State securities, though rumor
told US that some of our fat officials there
present, were losing cent per cent on
large amounts as the bonds went down.
Nilus, the god of Egypt has done great
things for his country for mary years;
Niles has done something for himself, for
three years, but in fortnightly trips from
Columbia to New York, and his "smile
which is bland'' at the Stock Exchange,
has failed to cause collapse in South Car
elina. IF tn e million and half that we
are to pay in the shape of State taxes du-
ring November will only cancel six hun
dren thousand of debts, how much must
be paid next year?
While you at Beaufort are still painting
under the reign of continued heat-ua-
tumn clinging tofhe skirt of summer-we
have had. the enjoyment Of another kind
Of luxury: "Tom's a-cold," had not only
been said, but our finger have responded,
as he diligently piled them ir; picking
chestnuts, or held them to our lips for a
hot breath to thaw their icy feeling.
Where's medicine for yoo, you poor blood
ess editor!. CD pick up nuts, freeze your
fingers and toes and then enjoy the bles-
sed s'coming to-" the after-glow, and be
a man once more. Ice made in the gut
ter, last Monday morning, and the month
ofOctober. closed for the middle States
with clear, bright but cool weather, such
as would put to flight an army of fevers,
ifits influences could be extended as far
south as Savannah.
Would God they might
Your correspondent tVrned his face
hitherward on Tuesday the 3lst ult., ma
king the trip for the first time, contin-
uousiy by rail. From New York to Wash
ington by what is now termed the air
line, 'running however over roads long
established aud held by diverse corpora
tions, and but recently consolidated and
only so far as this through transit is con-
cerned; we came upon train OF eleven
cars, containing at least seven hundred
passengers, which shows that the mistor-
tunes of Chicago, the tight money market
at New York, or the yellow fever at
Charleston all combined have not kept the
PEOPLE from going; or, to use slang
phrase, that yankees ,riIL be fast, what,
ever happens. When it is stated that
three such trains as that above mentioned
are now daily, each way, besides the mul,
titude of through trains local to each link
in the line, you may gather some idea o.
the iourneying accomplished, as we'll as OF
the magnitude of the business transacted
by the Railroads.
At Philadelphia the stout form and
florid face of Genl. Gile brought to us
memories of Beaufort Club days, and the
merry scenes OF 'GG and '67 wherein the
GenI. and his accomplished wife particl