The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-05-09
Letter from Hayre de Grace.

The following letter was received last week,
but was crowded out. We hope, however, that
our friend G. will not be deferred from writing
again by the unavoidable delay this timc.-Ed.
Agis.l
Mr.. EDITOR: was very glad to see the recent
evidence of your prosperity. The Egis is, in
deed, greatly improved by the enlargement; but,
Judging by the continued, and seemingly in
ercasing strain upon its advertising columns,
you will soon have to "do your first works over
again." and give yet another column or two to
each page. hope so, anyhow for your efforts
to publish q good Draper eminently deserve sue.
cess. The Democrat too, seems to have caught
the fever and looks we'll in its enlarged form
all but that black-letter head. thrust the good
example set by you printers of Bel Air may not
he lost upon our friend of the Repnblican, and
that he may speedily increase his facilities for
usefulness by adding to the dimensions of his pa
per. Indeed, am SO catholic in my views that
had l my wish your sheets would all speedily
reach "blanket size" and be literally supported.
There is really no nems to contribute to your
columns. Business is dull. You have publish
cd the fact that the ice during last winter,
very seriously injured the Susquehanna and Tide
Water Canal, and as this damage is not vet re-
paired, of course traffic on that great water-line
OF communication remains entirely suspended
Workmen are busily engaged, however, in ''re-
ducing the fractures" in the tow.path, and we
may hope to sec boats running again before long
Unfortunately the breaks occurred in very deep
water-the one three miles above here, for in
stance, being right across what was once the
main channel of the river-and hence require
more labor in repairing. AS one serious conse-
quence of this canal calamity, it may be men,
TONED that coal has become uncomfortable
scarce in fact, many of the wharves have not
pound left on them. OF course, this is bad
business-as thereby very many dollars profit
fail to flow into the coal merchants pockets. a
0hnripp n1a mic fhair "A
work OF handling the coal in landing it on the
wharves and then loading it in vessels for ship
ment to other points, and consumers have to be
content with very inferior quality of coal at
an enhanced price.
The long cold and wet spring has sadly inter-
fered with fishing operations II lis said there are
plenty OF shad and herring down the bay, but
the water i'll our river remains so cold that they
will not come up. doubt whether any of the
seine haulers above Spesutia, on this side of the
pay, are paying their current expenses, while
the OILERS have to go long distance for what
fish they catch. Shad find ready sale here at
from s14 to l6 per hundred, and herring at from
81 cents to 81.
But Notwithstanding its present dulness,
believe that Havre de Grace is about to awake
from its worse than Grip Van Wrinkle" sleep,
and that it will, in the very near future be noted
ior enterprise and progress. There are indica-
tions of u really great change for the better, but
particulars of these premonitions must be re-
served Tor another letter-next week, perhaps,
as have taken up too much space in compli-
menting you printer-men, that my letter is long
enough already
AS "little locals" these may be mentioned
The town commissioners are busily engaged in
repairing streets, &C., and promise to keep on
doingit. Country produce is exceedingly scarce,
good butter selling readily for fifty cents per
pound. Many more than the usual number of
huge. RATS of lumber daily pass our town,
on their way to distant points; per conse,
qnence, the tug boat business is active The
g Panorama of Ireland" exhibition drew two
good audiences on last Thursday, and Friday
nights. Peter Galloway, Esq, had one of his
John w. Allender, aged II years, victim of
bro-spinal- meningitis, was buried on Thurs
day last. Farmers tell us that wheat is looking
well; of course there is the usual croaking about
The fruit. &C
April 3Oth, 1873