National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
OUR TYPO DELEGATE
SENDS A LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS,
which has Been Delayed, but Which Is "Dettsr
Late Than Never''-Whnt He Saw in tho
Western Country-A Few Reiiee.
tions or Interest

Special Correspondence OF THE REruBLrcAN
ST. LouIs, Mo-, June 16.-Time-the arbiter O
all thing', which gives flavor to new wine and
gray hairs and wrinkles to us nll-admonishos mo
that II is tleeting commodity. will, therefore,
redeem my promise of Western letter Leaving
washington in heavy rain, climbed the noun
tains under weeping sky, and found tho sum
mits bathed In sunshine Tho iron horse then
started on the down grade, with about two hour
TO make up In lost time. Therefore, we badd
good night to tho few baby peaks remaining in
sight, and, at speed of forty.hvo miles an hour,
came tearing down like mad avoiding the longer
curves and Jumping "cross-lots,' finding tho
track wherever we could. The next day found US
In the great, fertile, almost limitloss Mississippi
Valley, whero the American citizen. sovereign
In himself was giving proof Of his sovereignty by
wrestling with tho soil. Said soil this year IL a
hckle servant on account Of the oft-rscurring
rains.
WHEAT LOOKS WE'LL,
and In s1me places the harvest has commenced,
but corn is slow aud hard to find. Some of tho
farmers have planted two and throe times, and
arc getting somewhat discouraged. Others havo
taken the bull by tho horns, and Will plant buck
wheat In their impotent cornhelds SO prepare for
erupted eutcle and excoriated eplderinls. Gin
cinnati, Porkopolis. Athens Of America or Paris,
w9t not which, lay In my path. Go around
could not and TO stop was dangerous. We I'VE
numbered a goodly companie) stopped. We, like
Cesar Of old came saw, and got conquered. The
hospitality ofye Westerner was too much aud yo
lthenlsh provinces were more-"a adding the sum
OF more 70 that which had too much.n Adieu,
Cincinnati; Like Sinbad, of mythical lore / ny
from Cincinnati TO 81. Louis, and cross tho Big
Muddy-ior the Mississippi here loses her identity
aud Is merged into that of its largest progeny-on
the great steel bridge, n marvel of engineering
skin. What mission have herc9
THE DISCIPLES OF FAUsr
are gathering here. The descendants of tho oarlv
manlpulators Of what was then the black art arS
here. Caxton IL was who dispelled tho mists OF
ages, and said. Let there be light and there wai
md fhn ltohf or
moved onward and grown brighter, and oulml-
mated In our Western civilization. And now the
shades s Of Caxlon. Faust, Gunenburg, aud schaef-
fer can look down upon their followers, and see
now much better they builded than they knew.
ST. LOUIS LIES
on the western bank of the great river and II lies
on heap OF It. II has extended downward, and
upward, and back i'll vain endoavor TO keep up
with Chicago, and now that there is no longer
argument In that direction, they dispute over Tho
size of the feet and ears of the citizens ofeach They
also dispute over the comparative merits OF the
water supply of onch st. Louis claiming that the
water OF Chicago is tainted, while hers Is pure
claims that the water, though muddy, is healthy.
have seen but few thus far In search OF that kind
indifference, for nobody drinks water there. They
say II is good enough TO float coal barges and 10
run their big fountain. OF which fountain 1t was
said by the poets
Tho young man he stands by tho fountain
,, And he don't rot on any clothes;
The young girl she bushes aud says:
IN AN ABSENCE OF EIGHT YEARS
from st. Louio can see but little change, except
there may be greater accumulation Of dirt.
There are many fine business blocks-all dirty
and great deal of business is done The 81. Louia
Globe Democrat has got It's press running aud
1t is daisy" Twas in operation on the weekly
edition when visited that office, and was printing,
cutting, pasting, folding, and counting ten pages
OF that issue, and have no doubt II has sense
enough to read tho paper ifitwns so disposed. 1t
has u capacity Of twenty four thousand an hour
lt has more common sense than two Bullocks, q
Webb, and Hoe eight-cylinder combined Tho
printing business has assumed decided proportions
here, and several large houses are turning out
some OF the finest posters and railroad work In tho
country.
VISITED THE STOCK EXCHANGE
and the cotton exchange, and found the members
of these boards buying, selling bidding. and
chattering like mngpies. They seemed to under
stand what they were doing, as have no doubt q
lot Of backbirds understand each other, but the
common citizen must remain In blissiul ignor-
ance. St. Louis by gaslight would make a good
subject for a homily but Comstock may have hil
eye on this particular mail bng, so will not let
the sun 30 down on my first effort, else II may die
a borning. leave for Chicago In u few days. and
will give my views on the water supply there and
the crop prospects of the prairie State. BIZ.