The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-31
LETTER FROM CLEVELAND.
NUMBER EIGHT.


The months of July aud August. are without
question the most quiet season of the year for
Cleveland Even the fountain in Monumental
Square gets tired and lazy. and refuses to send
its beautiful jets of water upward; or in any
other direction The melodious hand organist,
who. in the early part of the summer, ground
out such beautiful and thrilling music has de-
parted to cooler latitudes, with the earnest and
sincere wishes of our citizens that he may do
well there, and always remain in that locality.
The blind man who has stood for so many days
in the park, near the crossing of Superior and
Ontario Streets, with card fastened to him. on
winch was printed Help the Blind" has re-
tired to private life. The muzzled dog trots up
and down the streets with an expression of dis
gust at thus being restrained from biting peo-
pie The people have become nervous and are
calling the authorities to pass an ordnance pro
hIblt1ng the engineers on the steam tugs and
railroad engines. from amusing themselves by
whistling every two minutes during the nighf
But there are those who Withstand the heat,
dust, and lack OF activity. with a tenacity that
is certainly commendable. We refer to the
owners of fruit stands. At an early hour in the
morning they bring their stocks of goods to
their accustomed corner on the street and there
they remain until evening, unless there chance
to visit them young thunder storm, whose ac-
quaintancS they never appreciate. We pass
one of these fruit merchants every day as we 20
to our boarding places, and description of him
and his, will answer for the many Others His
bazar consists of three boxes two wide boards
and an umbrella with a hole in it. He first puts
one box on the sidewalk, places the second on
the top of it. and then the two boards on the ton
of that, and his stand proper, is complete; the
third box he uses for seat. His umbrella with
of string near the center of his stand We
never fully understood the exact benefit de-
and used for astronomical observations. afJer
the manner the ancient Egyptians used the yr-
amids. His stock of goods consists at present
of ten peaches, fifty six peanuts. fourteen an
pies, nine sticks of dilapfdated candy and sew
EN- pears, these are all divided into three grades
with the exception of the candy and peanuts
The highest grade sells three for ten cents the
lowest grade being most decayed sells at a very
great sacrifice, one for two cents The gains
accrning from such business cannot he verv
great but the labor must be incessant. The
thought of being obliged to hold down dry
goods box all day on a corner of street with
hot sun pouring down its rays raising the at
mosphere to a temperature of 100deg., is alarm
large number of new and costly blocks being
erected this season, perhaps more than have
tate has risen to almost fabulous prices in some
parts Of the city, selling at 81 $1,000 per foot,
and land four miles miles f from Monumental Park
tiles are enforcing the ordnance against the ca
nine race, by hiring small boys for the sum of
dog kind (Which walk ON four legs) which are
at large or unmuzzled and convey them to the
pound. where they are allowed the privilege Of
indulging in cold water bath. There has how u
ever, arisen howl of indignation, not only bv
the dogs at this damp treatment. but from their
entice away the dogs which are running at
large, but they capture those which are tied mp
from others, and then convey them to the drink
also. The city fathers have come to the conclu-
sion that there is no great danger of depopulat-
ing the race for at least SO years, and so the
work goes on. ~
The spalding Coon bolt as it is called, caused
considerable excitement for time among the
Republican ranks, but the probabilities now are
that the cause set forth by this click for the
nomination of new ticket, will not have suf-
hcient force to cause many to desert the regular
ticket, although it is no doubt the conviction of
nominated for legislature, have never done any
thing, nor is it possible that they will do any
thing to entitle them to seat in the legislative
councils of the State. The political campaign
was opened in this city last evening, by address
The Central Riak was about half hlled. The
tariff was the chief point of discussion.
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