Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-11-28

not 80 cheap place to live, consequently
many people prefer the penitentiary, where
man gets fashionable clothing along with his
board. The stylish cut of pantaloons now is
precisely such as used in penitentiary gen.
tlemen's outfit. But where am drifting to ?
Not into the penitentiary, hope
There is now no "break" in travel north
and south on account of the Ohio river. 1t
is bridged both at Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Louisville bridge is a noble structure,
credit both to the city and the railroads; but
the one at Cincinnati, just erected, is even finer
1t grand. I have not space here to describe
it, except that it is of iron, with a five hun
dred foot span in the centre, high enough to
allow the largest steamboats, to pass under,
and cost about two millions of dollars. Trains
pass over it now almost hourly, freighted with
passengers and merchandise. Let US hope
that these two great bridges are as links to
bind our country together-links of steel and
iron.
HoRsELEss CITY.
Cincinnati I found in curious condition.
The streets were as bare of vehicles as upon
the Sabbath. The sky was clear, the sun
shone down with something more than au.
tumn splendor, the air was cool and crisp and
every finger of nature seemed to point towards
"business," but there was little business trans
acted on account of the epidemic which has
stricken the horses. Nothing looks SO curious
in great city as beautiful day and vacant
Streets 1t tseems unnatural it is unnatural.
Neverbef did the American people-and
especially those dwelling in large cities,
realize how much they are indebted u the
noble animal-the horse. Upon the streets Of
Cincinnati were great stacks of goods that
could not be moved. City dealers could not
get their goods to town, nor get them away
after they were there. The dep6ts were full,
warehouses were full, and often full Of perish
able articles. Produce dealers are perhaps
the egreatest sufferers, although every branch of
trade feels the epidemic Many of them, like
king Richard, would give half their kingdom
for good team, but the article cannot be
purchased with any fraction Of kingdom or
! the whole of it. Horses can be brought from
the country to be sure, but few hours in the
city brings them down. There is hardly
branch of business that is not seriously suf-
fering. Now that there are no horses we all
realize how much we we're indebted to them.
True it is, in their case as in others, that man
kind do not appreciate blessing until it is
taken from them. As with health, We don't
value it until it is gone.
These reflections came to my mind with
some force when upon arriving at the Little
Miami depot, I found that had to walk to
the hotel, full mile, and carry a large valise.
The only comfort there was in the situation
was the contemplation of others doing the
same thing. When one has to sweat under a
heavy load there is a sort of fendish pleasure
in seeing others sweat also. 1t has been said
that "misery loves company" and few sayings
are more true As tugged along with my
great carpet-bag, it was secretly delightful to
see others tugging along with greater ones,
and some with trunks. It has been said that
there is no calamity without it brings with it
corresponding blessing, by way Of compen.
sation, I suppose. The blessing may be small,
but it always accompanies. the calamity. The
same blow, for instance, that deprives Gin
cinnati of her horses, deprives her also of her
hackmen. 1t is really refreshing to get o8at
one of her numerous dep6ts and not be sur
rounded by regiment Of haekmen, without
regard to color, or nationality or previous con-
dition or anything else. The unfortunate
traveller is set upon on all sides. One grabs
him by the collar, another by the right arm,
another by the left, and two or three by the
coat tail. While this is going on, from two
to seven have his carpet-bag off at some Dis
tance fighting over it. If he escapes at an
expense of less than five dollars, and with no
broken bones, and also finds his carpetbag,
he has reason for congratulation. But there
is nothing of this in Cincinnati and the great
cities now. The dep6ts are as bare Of hack
men as billiard ball is Of hair.
All the street cars have been taken of, not
one perambulates the city. The rattle Of the
omnibusses "over the stony pavement" is no
longer heard. Silence reigns upon the streets
except what noise is made by the moving
squads of pedestrians.
Adams Express company has refused to sur.
render to the epidemic. They have imported
oxen from the country, and every hour in the
day their great wagons can be seen crawling
through the streets drawn by the slow mo-
toned but sure and faithful OK. In this way
they deliver and receive all their goods.
At a late hour Wednesday night 1 left
Cincinnati for this city, taking passage over
the "short line" route in the most elegant
sleeping or drawing-room coach I ever saw.
It was of carved oak, inlaid with gold, and is
said to have cost thirty thousand dollars. It
moved along over the smooth track like a
thing of life, and carried its sixty passengers
the two hundred and thirty-6ve miles Of the
Journey in nine hours. 1t was royal ride
in royal train.
Now I must close until opportunity shall
offer to write again which will be within
few days. MEMO.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.