The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-05-05
For tho Register
From the Quaker city.

Susannc IL. DAVEY.
For tho Register
From the Qnnkcr city.
PmLADELrnIA, April 23, 1874.
There is an axiom that reads, or is re.
peated thus : six weeks shedding in
March" In reading late number Of
the REGISTER | was forcibly reminded Of
the trtc and rather paradoxicala dage as
| learned that for a space Of time about
the middle Of April, you were having
some Oft the finest slcighing. of the season,
which reckoning from the first March,
would about complete the time, indicated
by the tritc saying
confess that in my last letter to the
REGisrEE. somewhat anticipated the
season. The cairping songstcrs for a
while since that time, seemed to have
been muz2cd, aud the swelling lilac buds
seemed to shrink and contract. instead Of
developing the tiny lcahct. The old,
usually correct saying, that "wintor never
rots in the sky" has been pretty well
demonstrated this season but as the rays
Of sol are becoming more vertical every
day, the earth in the same ratio will con.
tiuuc rejecting heat, and modifying aud
rareiying the atmosphere, until we shall
be wishing it cooler
Although there has been partial re.
vival Of business since the great panic was
inaugurated last September, especially in
the manufacturing line, yet it is far from
being satisfactory even to manufacturers,
as well as to importers, iobbers, retailers,
and even down to peanut venders. and
street organ grinders; yet Judging from
the public points, and information gather
ed through business circles, think the
neighboriug city Gu Manhattan Island, is
suffering greater paralysis in business,
even than this town.
Among the late accidents to ocean
steamers, none have been lost running to
and from this port although the Pennsyl.
vania Of the American line had a narrow
escape on hcs last inward bound trip !;
and the Ncdcrland OF the Antwerp line
came near being ioundered few days
since, as she was nearing this port Dur
ing tremendous gale, she struck at the
Brgantile shoals eff the Jersey coast not
great distance from Long Branch, in
Consequence Of the captain mistaking the
coast lights; he believing the absecom
light to be that at Cape llcnlopcn, and
the flash lights at Little Egg llarbor, TO
be the flash beacon at Cape May. 1t
may not be generally known that some of
| the lights On our coast are revolving and
present vivid and brilliant flash, at in
teryals of few seconds or minutes. Each
revolving light can be known from anoth.
er, by a cautious mariner. by the dura.
ton OF time between the flashes or pro.
jections of flight.
Having occasionally narrated street in.
cidents, ! will briefly refer to one that
lately occurred Of rather an exciting ma
turc. About year since, the city coun.
ellis passed an ordinance prohibiting the
driving Of cattle through The streets, un.
less carly in the morning or late in the
day, the result has been. that cattle are
seldom seen in the business streets, hut
there are exceptions to al general rules,
and was demon,tratcd few days since.
y couniryman it appears undertook to
lead white bail across the town he So.
leced the nprrowcst point Of the city,
which Is considerably over two miles in
width. la some way or manner he wan.
dercd into Arch 81, which is busy aud
crowded ihorpughiarc, especially below
l0th street ';er getting into the busy
part Of the street. the white animal be.
came resiiy, nd excited, occasioned by
the noise ar 3stle surrounding him and
soon made ling, and sua,ched the rope
from the hand ,f his keeper. JonptLau
pursued hi an.ull. but tailed 10 check OF
crcumycnt hn. \ general scampcrina
or stampede, g s~n. women and children
now took plac, many running into stores
shops aud OH Some of tho more ad
venturous Of a. mcp, undertook to check
his progress. nr urn him into some sid,
street. After running two or three
snnrr,,, 4 Gentleman anpcared in the ar
enn. vino thought he would demonstrate &
proh' EN- in science. the throno of wbicl
he had heard, viz to stop a cra2ed ami
nal by suddenly snreadinr A umbrella il
the bovines face. The scientist squared
, himself in the middl. of the street. will
hand on the snrlng or the umbrella Th,
y white quadrnrca w#, as ready to solv,
. the problem a, the man could be, as h,
nearcd the umLrell, man. his sneed be
c came accelerated. and with lowered horn
and elevated caudal extremity, was eyi
IDENTIFY intending to toss the obstructio,
. aside if not up. At this critical iuuc
ture the cent with .,torrel h,t" onf