Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-11-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Philadelphia LIE tier.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 8, 1872.

Friend Wilrert -
The election is over, and we have won
victory, the like of which never was seen.
In October we drove in their pickets and
captured their outposts. On Tuesday we
marched upon them again, and captured
their entire works. Their arms and men
are ours. The terms given upon our first
advance were the same old reply given at
Donaldson-'' unconditional surrender, or
we move Immediately upon your works."
and the result has been the same. We
were all disappointed, some not as agree
able as we were Mt the result of the Octo-
Der elections, and the immense majorities
have again done so, being so much greater
than we could expect Pennsylvania is
Justly the Banner State. When l stood in
front of the League on Tuesday night, and
pennsylvania will give 100, 900 majority
for Grant" was flashed in light upon the
surface of the transparency, recalled to
mind the remarks of your honored NJ. C,
upon the 23d ult, when he said Pennsylva-
MIA would give that majority. We all
thought it too large by 5000, but his pre-
diction has been verified. i stood that
night with friend, q Pennsylvanian, and
a Democrat. He had fastened home from
Europe, and sent word ahead to be sure
and have his party registered, for they were
I bound to return in time to vote for Gen.
Grant. He seemed greatly rejoiced at the
result and seemed glad, l thought, to get
away from his old free trade party. When
Pennsylvania 900 was announced,
turning to us he said, "that's enough to
kill any party to be beaten 100, 900 in Penn
sylvania. There was not near tho wild en-
thusiasm there was over the October cleo
ton. Then the good work seemed but be-
gun-now all was over, and calm wait
ing for the verdict. 1t was too entirely
one sided to cause much noise. There was
no one to make feel badly. The crowd
was immense, and would not disperse till
New York, New Jersey and Delaware were
announced. Our three neighbors did va
| liently, but TO Pennsylvania belongs, in a
! great measure, the credit. The moral ef-
I feet of our great victory in October, made
| itself felt, and caused great change in
! them all.
! The excitement of the elections was some
what dampened by the great plague which
has fallen upon us. AS l look from the
window l see heavily laden wagons passing
but few where formerly there were hum
dreds-and why? They are drawn by
men. The noble animals, the horse and
mule are sick. Now and then we see one
pass, closely blanketed, walking slowly
staggering, weak and coughing. 1t is fear
ful-business is stagnated. What is that
unusual sight An OK, geared like horse,
drawing a grocer's. wagon There goes a
load of lumber drawn b. men. There a
milk. man delivering his milk from q push
cart. No one can realize its paralyzing ef-
fects. The query now is how am / 10 get
there Many of the street cars are off en-.
tirely. Very few are running on very slow
time. When the weather is stormy they
are all of. We are so used to them that II
seems an impossibility to so distances that
before the day of street railroads could only
be reached by walking, that being prefera-
Bile to the old omnibus. Dummies have
been tried, and by act of Council are per.
mitted, but with very poor success. The
railroads use small shifting engines wher-
ever they can. 1t is now the thirteenth
day of the epidemic, and it will probably
begin to abate when it does it will cripple
us yet, as it will pass to our neighbors. Ev'
cry report from our works, sixteen miles
out, this morning, is that it has commenc
ed there. 1t is mysterious visitant, and
seems to be nameless.
Our city was startled--the whole country
was startled by the announcement of the
death OF Gen. Meade, the hero of Gettys
burg, \ man as i heard brother officer
say last night, did not have an enemy
among his officers or men. The flags ar.
at half-mast and the funeral which takes
place on Monday next, (hour not yet SET
will be the greatest military and civic trib
ute of respect ever accorded TO any one in
the city of brotherly love. Last night W,
started our arrangements to bring out, as
body, the old sailors and soldiers of oul
army and navy to attend the funeral, ant
it would not surprise me if they numbered
ten thousand on that day The funera
services will be held in st. Marks Z. Il
Church, of which the deceased hero was
member. One by one our great men pas
away ! OCCASIONAL.