The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-12
Marietta, Georgia. Friday Morning. Nov
SNOW. ICE, CHURCHES, &C.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 4, 1879.

| lug SHOW mas uceH IatlluS IuttTlnlI
tently since Sunday, and the Catskil
and Heidelberg mountains have pu
on their crowns the trees have al
lost their last leaf, and the wins
whistles through the bare boughs
and wheezes around the corners in {
manner exceedingly unpleasant anC
impolite. When one has fine, long
ears, he has better opportunities tC
appreciate this kind of weather thar
ordinary people, though am not ac'
quainted with any of your friends
up here who will suffer particularly
on that account /; according to my
best information they are all com,
fortably provided for, and look down
upon the common ills of life, benev>
olently-from fifth story windows.
Travel between here and New
York by water is becoming infre
quent, and in order to invite patron
age as long as the boats can ply,
passage has been reduced to fifty
cents deck, and one dollar cabin.
notice that fare by another boat is
twenty-five cents, making the ex-
pense about one fifth of cent per
mile. Not many weeks will pass
before the Hudson will be frozen,
and the ice houses along its banks
open their mouths for their annual
banquet. These houses are built
Immediately upon the margin of the
river and are constructed Ike rude,
high tenements, narrow chested and
windowless, and they look forlorn
enough, without single column
of smoke to relieve it's black
ness, with the mountains be-
hind, clearly, coldly, and severely
outlined upon frigid sky. The ice
harvest is of course one which a
number of your readers have had
very little experience in housing,
probably to say nothing about the
cultivation and laying by thereof,
and | will state for their information
that it does not like cotton depend
for its growth upon the warmth of
the sun, but on the contrary flourish
es most where the sun shines least.
A king of China once, upon being
told of ice, of how by a mechanical
process water could be persuaded
from its fluid state into one of solidi>
| ty, denied the statement, and from
his throne pronounced it folly. II
such state of heresy existed under
crown, you will pardon me for
having suggested that cotton and ice
require different climatic influences,
for their successful cultivation.
Albany is full of churches; every
where one walks he stumbles over a
steeple two hundred feet high
There is being built an Episcopal
church on the principle street in its
place which was founded almost as
soon as our colonial forefathers be
gan to think Of worshiping in less
sublime sanctuary than the forest ;
the original edifice stood in the mid
die of the present street and was
modest enough, but the present
building of dark and cream colored
stone looms up to vast and dizzy
height. This church, St. Peters, has
communion service which was pre-
sented by the throne Of England long
ago. The building, which the pres
ent structure memorializes, was,
understand, the first house Of worship
in New York and in the United
States how true that is | am moi
prepared to say, but for all ordinary
purposes we may presume its credi'
bility.
The capitol, an immense, magni'
ficsnt structure, bears the palm how
ever. 1t has cost 100000 al
ready and it is not one third finish
ed. | will write about it in my mex
letter.
To-day is election day and lega
holiday, and everybody, except me
is drunk /; they ride about in car
riages very much 10 imitation of th'
voters in cur own city, Marietta, OF
the memorable "wet and dry" issue
Pools on the candidates sell in thu
same manner as they do on a rae
horse. AS soon as man an
nouuces himself subject to nomina
ton it is discovered that he was ono
murderer, thief and a genera
scapegoat, to say nothing about al
of his relatives being black>legs, rag
mullins and street gamin. am no
an aspirant at this writing.
That member whom | let into tn,
sewing society has been pretty bus!
mending pillOw,case lately, and a
he never forgets to leave the needI
when he is tired, | stick my hea'
upon it very often. | think tina
member is practicing to run for Pres
ident of the society. Did you eve
hear of such ingrstitude 7
Chas. Allen is in New Brunswick
n. j., fair, fat and funny as ever.
Yours always, AMIGA.
THE will of the late Isaac NJ. Sing
er, inventor of the Singer SEWN
machine, is contested by his secont