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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-16

DR. J. r. Brown, living near South
Bend. Ind, killed rattlesnake with II
rake few days ago, and afterward in
handling the rake, communicated some of
the snakes poison to an abrasion on one
of his fingers. His whole system became
imbued with the poison, which he neu-
tralized with "spr. frumenti'' in copious
doses.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-16

OUR BABT
BY ANNIE MATHEsoNs
LITTLE blue ewes
Little brown locks.
Little plump checks,
Little low frocks:
Near us one moment-the next ont of sight:
Who has a heart half so feathery-lieht.
Who has smile half so babyish- bright
As baby?
Dear little ways
'Guiling the time
Odd little -'says
Not fitting rhyme
Who can win hearts half so quickly rs she's
Who such a bright bit Of sunshine can bes
Who loves a baby so dearly
Our Baby?
Christian Union
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-16

BAD thoughts are worse enemies than
lions and tigers; for we keep out of the
way of wild beasts, but bad thoughts win
their way everywhere. The cup that Is
full will hold no more; keep your hearts
full of good thoughts, that bad thoughts
may find no room to enter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-16

THE Rev O. j. Cowles computes the
cost of strong drinks consumed in Osh-
kosh in one year at S356,O00, without in
Guiding wine. He also says that
flour, boots and shoes, meats and church
and city expenses cost but $4,000, or
S11 900 more than liquor. The reverend
arithmetician considers it startling fact.
, 1873-10-21
TIL: WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Synopsia for the past
twenty-four llours-1 q. m.--Tho storm-cehtro
TINT was Sunday night over Chesapeake Bay,
after remaining nearly stationary ovor
Now Jersey, haa l. moved, moved very very e. sloy- y,
tho extent and severity Of this disturbance hay
ing Increased to considerable degree. South
oaat aud east winds with ruin prevail on the Now
England coast. Northeast winds, with rain, on
the Lower Lakes; westerly winds with clear
or clearing weather ovor Ohio, Virginia,
and tito South Atlantic States. Clcar weather
mud light winds prevail over the Mississippi
Valley and the Upper Lakes, 10 far as thoEe have
been hoard from during tho day, but d bar
ometrlo depression apparently exists in the
cxtrone Northwest and Manitoba. Tho tenn
perature romans quito high on tho Now Eng
land coast. but elsewhere is decidedly low.
PROBABILITIES FOR TUESDAY.
In tho Southern States, light to fresh north
wcst winds, with clear weather. For tho Middle
Atlantic States, rising barometer, westerly
winds, and cloudy or clearing and partly clear
weather. For New England, eaatorly winds vcer-
Lakos, northeast winds, backing to northwest,
With rim. Cautionary signals continue. ut Cape
May, New York, New Haven, Now Loudon, Dos'
ton, Droods Hole, Portland Ole. ,Eastpor5, Oa'
wego, Rochester, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, To-
1edo, Detroit, aud Alpcnn.
BNow-BTonal At BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, Oct. 20.-Tho first Bnow-storm oi
tho Heason to-day.
GENERAL onaEnyAr1oNs
CuIoAoo, O:t. ALL q. m.
, 1873-10-21

FTou tAa EWsA1lel {IN.} IsccoTd, 0rf. 1o.
Tho election GU tho 1ltl inst., though brought
about in groat hasto, aud but littlo nown, locat-
od At MI out-ot-tlo-way part Of the city, aud, RI
upon held III a Iiyory~atahle, and with many
othor unfayorable oircuustaucog, turned out to
DO an eyont of no moan Importance In tho his
tory OF our city.
At tic polls, oarly In tho morning, every man
In the i,tereHt OF RIM, wuHnpon the ground reudy
for the coufict When we taho into considora-
tiou tho want Of notice, organization, mud unlor-
standing upon tho part tho temperance people,
no wonder tley felt discouraged Us II few aHso,u-
Dlol to talk tho usattos over. It waa gonorally
conceded that tley wore boaten. Those In tho
interest Of iloo1ao Ind colluted thor strength or
why lilo election? Whilo everything Looked lis
heartoning and gloomy, IL was Huggestoa that
the ladies DO allowed to vote. Tho subject was
Ct sn'0nt to DO Hats
, 1873-10-21
The Loss of LILO by Fire at Toledo.

The I1D1R or Lilo W ElFo NJ X01e00s
From Tho Toledo toy Btadt, Oct. 1s.
At Ado o'clock this morning fro broke out
in a small franc building, atory and a half in
height, NO. 2s8 Nebraska avenue, betwoon Lenk
md Tocumseh streets. Tho occupants Of tho
houao wero James Kelly, . laboriug man,
and his wlfo md granddaughter. The build
Ing consisted Of two rooms above etatrs
aummcr-kitchen. Tho fro is supposed to have
originated In an ash barrel which stood In tho
rear OF tho ahed, and whom tho alarm WAS
sounded hnd already destroyed tint portion Of
the houHo md fastened itaelf upon tho main
p Dmng IL . nhs wop a yet tonns 10 ns pr
made to warn them Of their Danger, aud there
thoy remained until all hopo had passed, and
oyory nouns Of egross cut on, Tho old couple
occupied the rear room up Htairs, and, upon tho
first noto Of nny danger which reached their
ears, spraug from their bod and huatanod to tho
which led from that apartment. In THIS room
had 5 become no. awakened to the danger
which surrounded hor. and eho, too. usod
hor bost endcavors to ~, escape. BUT
rapid progress from tho start, and now tho ntair-
way was oil anamo. Terrified aB they undoubt-
edly were, 1t would aeom that tho idea OF escape
by the window did not occur to any of them.
Tho smoke poured In upon them from below,
and after vain attempts to Withstand tts effects,
all wero overcome and sank upon tho floor, tho
nun noar the window. as though too late he had
realized that their only hope 10y that way. Tho
body Of Mrs. Kelly and tho little girl wore found
in tho contro Of the room. aud whom found tho
sight wAa moro horrible than words can toll.
Tic fire had burned through the tloor and, cnvel-
oping tho bodies OF its victims, burned them to .
crisp. Tho hands and foot were gono tho akull
lay bare, aud tho flesh left hanging in ashon
atripa about the face.
, 1873-10-21
NEW YORK.
Eerioun Charges Against Detectives in
Connection With tho Bank OF Eng
land EOrEerRs

Eert0ut Charges Against Detectives III
Connection With tho Bank OF Eng-
land FOrgers.
CHANGES AaMHar DETECTIVES.
new IonH, Oct. 20.-Complaiuts hare boen
lodged with tho Police commissioners against
:ertnin detoclve officers for their notion III con-
nection with tho arrest Of George Mcdonnell,
The Bank q England forgor,, charging, generally
The course pursuel by the detectives in oonncc-
tion with that arrcBt was ut TINT ti1no the subject
of unfayorablo comment. james Irving and
Philip Farley, Of the detective force, Fcrc ro-
lnal charge of forgery, and Deputy Sheriff JUDI
son Jarvia for tile seizure and attachment OF oil
tho property that might bo found in McDonnolrs
possession. The detectives did not mid tho
Deputy Sheriff, but It WAS alleged that he pro-
cured their detention on the qnlarantine-boatt
while thcy went on board the Thuringia aud
cnado the arrest. When hlr. Jarvis and Lis as.
sistant wero allowed to board the vessel and
servo their writ Of attachment. they woro d!sap-
pointed to find only small portion Of the pro-
found. Tho lawyers wero aurprisod Mt tho re-
suit Of tho search, Us they haa information that
the greater portion Of the proceeds Of the for
series (6oe 600 in golO were M upon MSponnos
The Deputy 6herlf's detention, they directed
him to servo attachments upon tho defective Of
tlcora named, end also upon tho Superintendent
Of Police James J.; Keiso: u rs sag i that ting
Jury, when the statements contained in them
may be definitely known.
II Is reported that the State Attorney General
will demand Of Mayor Hayomeyer the removal
the information furnished them relatiye to the
alleged completely Of detectives in keeping
money seized from Mcdonnell, tho Dank Of
England forgor, On his arrival horo. Tho amount
thus obtained ie said to be about $4,000, It is
also said if tue Mayor docs not remove the Po-
1ica f,ornmiasinnara thu AttnrnaV.fI HDnrn1 will
, 1873-10-21
Losses BIZ tho Fire Mt Madison, wis.

Special U7spafch 10 TIC rH1ca0o 7f7bN8c.
MADISON, Wis. Oct. 20.-Oompleto figures Of
tho losses by fire yesterday morning. reported in
The TRIBUNE of yesterday, show the loss On the
brewery to llavo boon 1900; on insured prop
erty, $4,000 on uninsured, and on nobb1ns'
aurance on tho brewery is s5025O, and on tho
mills s14,50o. Tho principal losers arc rs fol-
lows: German American Insurance. Company,
Of Now York, $1,000 Hartford, sG,000.; IN
suranco Company Of North America. Philadol-
plia, 35,250 Franklin, 5000; Continental,
IS, 060 Mtna 10000 Underwriters Agency,
of New York, $4,000,
, 1873-10-21
THE YELLOW FEVER.
Tho Frost at Memphis Causes De-
crease in the Number Of
New Cases.
Increased Mortality Among Those
Already Afflicted.


Special Dispatch to Tho Chfcdlo Tribune.
MEMPHIS, Tonn., Got 2o.-Thoro woro thirty
deaths from all cauaoa to-lny; twonty-throo Of
them from fover. Owing to tho delinquency Of
the undertaken 1t is impossible to furnish tho
Names The weather Ia cool, aud tlcnao fog ia
due to the weatl,or. Few now caHoB aru reported.
MEMPHIS, fonn., OF. 2S.1Tho stroets nre
crowded with vehicles tue sidewalks are throngotl
with pedestrians, and there is moro activity IN
rapidly yielding, to tho cold weather. There waa
q heavy frost this morning, and there is a pros
poet Of . hoayior one tomorrow. The chango
Of weather has had q favorable et1ect On Jug
fever, but 1t is trying to thousands, not clothed
zion Of calan,ities tho past yoar.
The minority Of tho Hociotios and rolief Boards
are unable to supply
Propositions haye boon received to take some
Of the orphans. but great many moro are yet
John Walsh, undertaken, and Alderman from
the First Ward, died to-day. Ho was sick only
occurred this afternoon hesweon Dr. Z; z.
Blackburn, Of Louisville, and DR.. J. II, Ryan,
Of Chicago, the former claiming that the lattor
lnterfored with his patlonts. Whom thoy woro
III tho Btreet, words paseea, and Blackburn ad-
uinistered seyore canipg to Ryan.
At LITTLE noCK, ARK.
L1r71E RooK, Ark, Oct: 20.-Thero was
heavy frost thfs morning. Tho quarantine be-
tween this city and Argenta WAS raaod to-day.
DEATHS AT COLUMBUS, MISS.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20.-The Ptcayunes Rpe-
cinl reports ayo doashs In Columbus to-day,
from yellow fever, since Sunday morning. Ono
death from feycr at Bryan.
QUARANTINE nA1sED At CAIRO.
CA1no, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-Mayor Wood, Of this city,
This mprnin1 bY proclamation. raised the quar-.
antine against boats coming up tho Mssiaaippf
River. Tho hoalth hero is worry good. Not q
ease Of yellow fever has been seen here in moro
than two wcekB- Tho weather iB cold, with a
heavy frost this morning.
REL1EB MOVEMENT N DETROIT. :.
Srecfa1 pitpaeeh to The Chicago 1r5bstns.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 20.-At Oltizons'
Committee, hold this morning for tho, roliof Of
the yellow fever Bu11erers, tho Mayor presided,
ind committee Of fifteen was appointed to
communicate with tho Memphis authorities aud
ascertain definitely ~ to tho noed thore, and
call upon our citizens for subscriptions.
, 1873-10-21

Special Dispatch to Thc Chicago Tribune.
LAGRANoE, lid, Oct. 20.-A terrible accident
happened on Saturday at Lehmo!or'a mill. near
the Village Of Haw Patch, this county, which re-
suited In tho inHtant death of F. II. Nelson, who
vas employed at nth machine, and in some
manner was caught by tho rapidIy revolving belt
and hurled with great violence acroRa the mill,
crushing bis body to Ill almost Hhapolcss nasa.
Wien pfokod up life WAS extinct. lie was tho
t,11I7 et1pport of widowed mother.
, 1873-10-21
CITY ITEMS.

A meeting Of the loading llotol-koepors OF Chi
eago ,Yaa hold last eyening at tho Sherman
House. Tho neoting was oallod for the purpose
Of determining Gu so,no eourae to be taken with
roforouce to servants wages and otllcr matters
OF intoreat only to tho hotel nleu. Aftor settling
mattera satisfactorily, the meeting adjourned
Hino die.
At midnight last night Olllcor Cobb attempted
to Quell q disturbance ut No. 160 PaeIao ayenue.
, 1873-10-21

4 largo crowd Of roughs assaulted him, and It,
tempted to drive him out Of the placo, whom lie
shot In tho thigh. lIo was not seriously wourd-
ed., Tho officer succeeded in q,olltng tho dis
turbnnco.
at half-paBt II o'clock last night an n1nrm Of
fro was Bont in from Box 18 for fro Ill the
fourth story Of tho stono building No. 125 Fifth
avenue, occupied by 3. +. Chase l. Hid. Tho
f fire. originated in pllo OF rags; L was put ont
, 1873-10-21

City Attorney, they decided they would rocciye
tho fotes Of tho ladtep. This gayo encourage
mont antl life to tic temperance clement. ovor
100 Of tho most respectable, Intelligent, and ro-
fincl ladtes Of tho city went to tho polls md
voted. The result WIS as followst
Eor IIcoEBc. la
Aga'nRt Accnao. ...............,....,"a '.,.Nt
It Ia duo to tho ladioe to eny that It D Poner-
question, by coming ont 10 vote. thus giving tho
mattor general publicity, neoured tho Victory.
, 1873-10-21

sshoro amidst hoat aud smoke TINT almost sufro-
oate0, they whipped out tho flames mud proyont-
Cd disnhter to our young md growing city.
Had 1t not boon for tho strenuous efforts Of o,r
citizens, tl,oro ia no telling whnt tho conac-
quoncoB might have boon.
, 1873-10-21
s1alioa. 1ar: TTrT N'nd. Rai"| 'ItatAer.


DA1T,MonE, Oct. 20.-rho National conyon-
tiou Of ULof Engincors Of tho Fire Departments
organized to-tay By electing Chief John i.
Damrell, Of boston, temporary Chairman.
Conlmittcos on Credentials and pormanont
Organization woro appointed, md recess WAS
takon, About tfty delegates aro present.
, 1873-10-21

Of tho Sixth aveuuo bridge, y mnn named Josoph
Koray. was found loal III tho bridge ho,iso: II
appears that the stove, In wiol, bltun,iuouB coal
WIN burned. wns defective, mud that Koray was
nnfrocntod By tho gan tl,nt escaped whllo ho was
aaloop In hid cot. Koray leayoH family OF n
vito aud n grown up tlaughtor.
, 1873-10-21
0CEhN STEAMSHIP NEWS

New YonK. Oct. 2o.-Arriyod, steamships City
OF Brooklyn md City Of Richmond.
LospoN, Oct. 20,-Ihe steamships Adriatic,
CITY Of Brussels, City OF Antwerp, md Hnleatia,
from Now York, and polynesinh, from Quebec,
l1ayo arryeQ out
, 1873-10-21

Epeefal UlspN|ck % Tho Ehlcago 7T1blHe.
ElflMAzoo+ Mieh., Oct. 20.-GooTge uodfrou,
1 colored man working In the foundry, while put"
raaR,ne i5o revolutions per minute and was in-
etsntIy t killed. Tic body was horribly mangled,
the knees being torn from the knees, and tho
head smashsd beyond recognition. 0odfEed
leAYes wife.
, 1873-10-21
"A A6chOOl-Fnouse In South Itend burned
...LOsR. $4,000.

Special bltpa{cA l0 The CH3cd7o 7F16nHf.
gouTm BEND, Ind, Oct. 20.-The school-houHo
situated in tho Western portion Of this city, aud
known Us the Laurel School, took fro noar the
roof thiH afternoon just before school closed,
nnl was entirely consumed. The progress Of
tho fro was 90 rapid that number Of children
barely escaped, many losing caps, bonnets, and
coats. Some fifty tons Of coal were also con-
su1ned. The loss is about $4,000.
, 1873-10-21
Crushed to Death by r

Crushed to Death by Falling Earth
ELa1N, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-Tllls morning, while
workmen wero excavnting for tho Chicago d
paoil}o Railway, tho bank oayol in upon thom,
aud ono OF thoin, named Oloson, Norwegian,
waa crushed to 1oath. Ho came hore from Chi
cago few days sinco.
, 1873-10-21

sutcial Dispateh to Tia Chicago Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 20.--A telegram received
hero last oyening stated that tho brig Powl,atan
waH sunk IN tho ST. Lnwronce nivor, near Alex
andrin THO Powhatan WIS loaded with w1,cat
from Toledo for Ogdensburgh. No particulars
wero giyon OF loss and insurance.
, 1873-10-21

TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 20.-The most destructive
fire that ever viatod Topeka occurred last night,
burning the Commonwealth Block occupied by
tho Commonwealth newspaper, tho Kansas
Evangelical, aud tho Kansas Monitor printing
establishments G. M. Crone'e bookbindery;
Warren's hardware store, and D. Tefft. The total
loss is estimated ut 100000; insured for about
5000. The publication Of the Commonwealth
will not be interrupted.
, 1873-10-21

guffocated By Coal GAS.
suAcfal Dtspatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
NuT4VKx1, Oh. 2Q.-sIhls naorntpg tha tsQask
, 1873-10-21
At OsWcE0.

OswEoo, N. \, Oct. 20.-Goit Il Posts plan
ing-mill was burned laat night. The loss to til,
firm and other occupants is $4,000 insurance
$1,000,
, 1873-10-21

AVo"a' 1a soe'' Ao tvatspg""c"eo p1 :" s"' 1e 'te''
Yesterday, farmer in tho south part Of this
county, KoBsuth, fired some Htnbblo and trash
to clear off hs GROUND, that he might tho better
strip about the land before Betting tho fire, but
the wind wRs at such gallo that 1t easily carried
it over the barrier to tho rank growth Of dry
grass, with which much of Konauth, Hancock,
lows ahounds. As the day grew apaco, the gale
increased and Que could soc in all directions the
hre-hcnd running az raco-hurBo, now bound-
lug and Jumping hero and thero. aud sweep,
ing everything combustib1o before 1t in itb mad
angcr. This morning, lnatead Of vast seas Of
brown, dricd grass, and ranh growth Of woods,
nothing IL Visible but tho blackonod prairie, with
here aud there settlers house Or n homestead
and many part or nll Of their stock. Tho lros,-
bic lies lore: Tho settlements Of Northwestern
Iowa are yet in thoir infancy. Many. came AoEe
this year, and haso seen and experienced their
tic strongth Of ono Of these qres, although
prairie fire, and therefore had taAon little II any
precaution. lilo frost came orthisyear, aud
littlo ruin laa fallen sinoe therefore everything
is as dry as "powdor-horn," aud The grass
thor Ind tho old settlers takon their usual moll-
DDS Of barring this, one Of their greRtest ona-
mics. thlnking it oarly in the saason, by blowing
and moving about thor proniseB and Btaoks, and
go they with tho rest, have suferoa torriblo loss
cy In sono caBcs, Gu nlnny havo lost nearly thor
ali, aud that on tho verge O.. sinter., Following
IL a list,- 10 fur aH learned up to to'nfght, OF
property destroyed in this vicinity:
II. Ii: Kennedy lost 25 tons Of i,!ay, stacks Of
wheat, hiB reaper, wagon, and stables.
Mr.. Qoodnow,, stables, COW, and Logs. nm
Mr.. nlcInroe. 100 tona llay, 25 hoad hogs, 2eo
fowls. harness, and tarn. machinery. Aorsos
aud house aavod. Mr.. Mol. Is q poor man, and
Ills lous ia a novero ono.
A. Cal1nH, stables, md 800 bushels oats.
| John Minor, Ii tons lay.
| u. B. Robinson, ii tons hay and HtabloH.
d. lIaggarty lost hln honae and grain, anaount-
| ing to several hundred bushels.
4. p. Phillips, AiB stable and hay.
/ A1r, Donnoy, 16 tons hay.
Asa Miller, rs tons lay and Htabos.
Thomus Gilbert, Us tons hay. ....
Thoro arc loHsea further west, said to be larger
than any Of tAeAo given.
rxom tho Iluck Rapfds tIa3 Rtefsto.
I A terrible prairie fro canlo with monaoing
force from tito south, last Tuesday afternoon,
md at ono time It appeared 80 Irresistible that
seemed IN imminent danger. Tho most danger
ous portion Of the fire PASSED Oyer an unl'ar-
| vested ont feld with suoh force that every mRn
In town hurriedlY faced the singing eleuept.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-04-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


wandering heir has turned up in Leaven-
worth, Kan, and lays claim 10 ten acres, right
in the heart Of the city.
fascinating widow Of eighty-fve in In
diana lately captured in matrimony a thought
less youth of seventy-two.
An accepted sntor in California lately sold
his interest and good will in his afiianced to
rival for the price of new waistcoat.
An Ohio man killed "young' (?) goose
the other day, and discovered in its crop a
gold ring his daughter lost ten years ago.
A Tennessee woman sent a bill of one dol
Jar for light and fire to a young man who fail
ed to come courting on the appointed evening.
Mr.. Robert Mammon, of Pennsylvania. last
week performed the pedestrian feat OF walking
ten miles in five hours and half, at the age
Of ninety two.
Indiana lawyers call on Miss Sarah J. Allen
supposed to be somewhere in Iowa, to come
and take possession Of an estate 20 which she
has fallen heir.
A Dubuque testator formally gave devised,
and beqneathed his wearing apparel to his
wife, for The reason that she had been accus-
toned TO wear them during her married life
A NEW RALRoAD.-A correspondent of the
Manassas (Ya.) Gazeac, writing from Dunn
fries, says; "Mr Bangs expects at an carly
day to commence locating the line of railroad
from Potomac city TO some point on the Bal
timorc and Ohio railroad near the mouth Of
the Monocacy. 1t will probably cross Cedar
run near Sinclairs mill"
ToRNADoEs in the west and southwest are
becoming alarmingly frequent. 1t was but
few days since Franklin, Tenn, Canton, Miss.
and Augusta, Ga, each in turn experienced a
lively storm, that unroofed many houses and
destroyed great deal Of property and few
lives. On Saturday afternoon gale swept
over Burlington, Iowa, which blew down
number of houses and killed seven persons.
A few days ago an old desk belonging to
John Sohl residing in Strouchtown, was be-
ing taken apart, when upon examining one of
the boards of the top, a fifty dollar bill on the
Farmers Bank Of this city was found, that
had been lost twenty years ago The bill,
which is of the old denomination, was present.
ed at the bank and promptly cashed. Read
ing Gazette.
DAMAGE BY THE STORM IN NOTWITHSTANDING
those who had their barns blown down in
in Charles county, Nd, on the Goth ult.,
with crops in them more or less injured, were
the following persons DIR. Robert Ferguson,
Mr.. Marshall Chapman, Mr. VIM Ferguson,
Mr.. VIM. W Cobey, Mr.. Jas. Willett and
Dr. A. B. Slys, and Mr.. Chas Neale had
also stable blown down Mr. Cobey had
wagon worth $500 crushed to pieces under
his barn, and a quantity of corn much lnjnr-
ed by the ran.-Port Tobacco Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-04-11
For the Sentinel.

L or the Sentinel.
Mr. Editor, in n communication TO you
from this point, on the Railroad being con
structed through our county and nor nearly
finished, written four or FIVE months ago |
gave you somewhat Aattering account Of the
busness-sir and prosperity of our little vii
lage, the result direct of the debut in our midst,
at even that early date, Of the iron-horse or
rather of several consecutive visits paid by him
just then, bearing in his train large eargoes OF
merchandise consigned to an already estab-
lished agency here. In the fervor of my de-
light over this great change for the better in
the status Of the cold burg, y | wrote as tho
this was but the beginning Of the end Of the
prosperity and progress that was 10 follow IN
interrupte8ly this cntree of the Engine among
us, and wholly ignored mention of fact very
papable, too, at the time; thai in the course
of a very few days more these kindly and en-
couraging visits of old steam-stretcher would
cease, at least for a season, and subject the
''burgn and its citizens TO a relapse into its
quondam quiet and inactive life. | regret hav-
ing failed to mention this, lest my long suisse
quent silence may have entailed upon you and
your readers the painful suspension that Ego
and the burg were defunct-had "gone to
that bourne whence no traveller returns by
steam conveyance at any rate. But Good be
thankt' for His mercy, MS Bobby Burns
would say, Shawan runs the 'tmersheen"
you know. This anticipated season of old
smoke-snorter's 'going back upon" and sub
jectng us to the aforesaid depressing relapse
is over, and, better still, finally over; for
Father Shawan has so far succeeded in mend
ing the ways toward us OF his charge or char.
ger, as you please, as that he is now again in
our midst where we can lay our hand upon
his name and agent Talbot use him in the
transportation hither of cargoes of merchan-
die from Washington and Baltimore, as at
the time OF my former epstle: and what with
this fact and the prevailing fine weather, | tell
you, Mr. Editor, things begin to look lively
lovely around here and Ego so much rejoiced
thereat that you must excuse the disposition
for fun and frolc exhibited in this letter and
indisposition 10 write a detailed, practical ac-
count of matters only limited at in the above.
Until feel inclined TO write more nationally
accept this for place IN your paper if you see
/ fit. Faithfully, Eco.
! F9resf Oak 1DrI 9TH