Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-28

the city, occupied by the French, un.
der the command of Custine. Near
this Is the Geological Garden, with its
inhabitants OF all countries OF the
world, aud most different residences
(land, water and air, c0ntsius also a
large building where concerts, balls, dc,
are held. The Garden Is q favOrite
place for walking and entertainment.
The Palmer Garden, in the western
part Of the city, Is the principal pleas
ure resort, contains besides The Botan-
ical specimens, q skating rink, also q
lake for rowing and skating, build-
ing with refreshment localities, sa-
lpons, extra apartments, DC. Concerts
are provided for daily in the Palmer
Garden. There are many other places
of note In and around the city, well
worth the time and trouble of q visit.
We viii leave them for the present,
and as Christmas and New Years are
past, will tell you that the people OBJ
served Christmas strictly, churches
well represented; stores and shops
closed generally; something unusual, as
on Sunday many of the stores and
shops are open in the forenoon, and
many throughout the day, and clerks
and employees spend the fore part OF
the day In business. They remember
the children too, and nearly every
family had Christmas tree. Were
about 10 900 evergreen trees brought to
the city, and most all found buyers.
New Years day was celebrated pretty
much as in America. The greeting,
t'PfUsit Neuyahr," was shouted thro'
all the streets till midnight New Years
Eve. 'ile9i o 'h=NohI RI" u
AS to business, it is dulI-pawnbro.
kers and buyers Of secondhand arti-
cles excepted, as they drive quite a
brisk trade Common day-iaborers
are glad when they have work and
and enough tolive on; and If q laborer
in America was only paid 30 or 55 cents
day, ami out of this pay for board
aud lodging, and may he support a
family, you would think 1t rather low
wages, even it it Is dull time. Trades
men are better paid. Beggars are
plenty-persOns whG, when they get
enough to eat to do them from one day
till another, are satisfied; bot they
must be cautious. rs every one found
by a policeman, begging, gets 8 or 6
day s in the wOrkhOuse, and in the
course of y week, from 100 to Us beg
gars and vagabonds together, are
gathered upand taken there. A few
words yet about market prices
&c, and we are done. Hay Is
worth from $12tO e$lS per ton; straw
$40 per ton; meat-beef IA TO 18c per
ID; pork Is to .20c; mutton, 13 to 14c;
butter, first quality, from % to 27c per
10; eggs per doz, 20 to 28c. Eggs In
quantities are brought from Italy, and
command a better price than others.
Besides the beef and hog butcheries,
there are two places across the river,
in Sachsenhausen, where horses are
butchered, and quite lively business
is carried on In the sale of horsefiesh;
has not been very long in vogue, but
for years in Franee-in Paris-w here
ye dainty folk get many of your FASH
ions from a piece OF horse or mule meat
is something to smack the chops over.
But as that fashion is not necessary
with you, 1t gives more time for some
to follow the silly ones. And IL the
boys wish to know something about
game, they may know that deer ale
found in various places; also wild duck,
pheasants, &C.; and rabbits, such as are
found in Western America, and COM
monty known as jack rabbits, whose
running qualities are described by
Mark Twain, as, Long after they are
out of sight can hear them whiz. But
one is not SO free to hunt here as there;
must first psy so much for the privi-
lege, and it is generally only the pro-
fessional hunters that do the hunting
shooting, whether at game
or for amusement is forbidden. -
Have had but little cold weather
and snow. Thermometer at DO and an
inch or two of snow is moderate. No
sound of sieigh.bells-only the tink-
ling of the single bell that must be on
every hack-hOrse when there is ice or
snow on the streets, as a warning to
foot passenge1s. But as you may have
more important for your
readers, will not encroach upon the
space with anything further at present,
and will close with well wishes for all.
.1ual E.i ga.1--0diuA - essi n.