Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-11-16
LETTER FROM BOSTON.

ED. JounTAL:--we are having very
pleasant aud warm weather for this time
Of year, but have some Indications Of cold
weather.
The markets here are nbundsntly sup-
piled with fruits ~nd vegetables Of all kinds
THE ELECTION.
Well, the election Is over, aud II is gen.
orally asserted that there were about $50 900
people in Boston aud vicinity who did not
clo-e their eyes on that night. The mum
ber may be over or under estimated, yet,
it is mor. lily certain that a vrst number
Of people neglected their sumber 10 rejoice
over the result. The shock was go great
that mnny thousands received 10 make a
hilarious night of IL, and consequently did
not 40 to bed at all. There never was mn
election around which clustered 30 much
nublic interest. The domestic circle in
nearly every household in Boston had
been upset for nearly month and when
the critical moment of decision arrived,
nearly the whole population turned out
10 lenrn the result. Only the sick and In
firm were missing in the vast throng, and
they desired to be kept In telephoneic con :
munlcation. There were thousands upon
thousands all wakeful, noisy and clamorus
over the defeat of Butler, while larger
numbers were hilarious with Joy from
twilight Till day break.
There has been wild scenes OF Joy over
former elections, but never in the history
of Boston had there been witnessed such an
outburst Of popular feeling as was mani
tested in the streets of Boston on the day
and night of the November election, 1888.
The home of Butler, IN Lowell, was
brilliantly Illuminated, a special train in
readiness, aud no detail was missing for n
grand time when they should receive the
news of his election, but the building re-
NAMED unocuried and the train unused
for not a person went near either. But he
says he is going to try again next fall.
A MAMMOTH DRY GOODS HOUSE.
Looking in at Jordan, Marsh & Co.'S. one
will rec the most beautiful and mammoth
store in all the United States. The readers
of the JOURNAL, without seeing, could
scarcely form an idea of the magnitude o
this concern. There ia no store to compare
with It., II has seven floors and an acre
and a quarter Of room ON six OF them
There aie AZ dislinct departments whicl
are each MS large as mary store. in Bos
ton, 30 II IL mot an over estimate TO cay thai
there are AZ stores IN one. OF course st
great business must be thoroughly sys-
tematized aud each department has its re-
sponsible head. The whole number o
clerks and other employees are $500, o
whom go are constantly busy filling or
ders by mail, that is mailing goods al
| 4 III. sat, Ia, add
The 23t 0 employees, 400 boys would nee
to be employed but ior the pneumatic cas-
svstem, put in last year ut n cost Of $35 900
, Tubes run from every counter to the cen
tral office, where under spacious sky ligh
is young ladies are constantly maxim
change Down stairs 225 horse powe
engine furnishes The power required
: carry ON this elaborate system oil suction
This engine does not run the five psssen
ger elevators, each having little engine
lts own which runs only when its parlicu
lar engine is in use. charming hall Ia
music, dancing and social gatherings {
b the employees of the firm is in the top ste
e nv, while spacious and handsome parlol
1 are on the first floor for the ladies, whei
they wait while orders requiring time al
being flied, and where, whei her customer
e or not, they can leave their bundles az
6 have them checked unit they wish 10 r
e claim them. A column would not snfiit
to describs all the features Of this store.
is not only the largest but the mod
e Wholesale and retail dry goods store in Il
u States.
II THE CAT SHOW.
e The Cat show here has been a success
having closed last week. There were q
cats on exhibition and each. one had
separate place of its own, the buiIdi'
being parliiioned off 80 as TO have the
separate. Each box was cushioned wi
e silk or satin and kept very neat. The
e were some very handsome cats and sor
q very homcly ones; there was one that
crosseyed, and the most handsome one "
u the one with eight little kittens OF viii
2 half of them were white like their mo'l
,e ard the other half marked with dark sp'
N here and there; but there was not @
=" that could be compared with the cat WI
Dr. ak toes on each OF three feet and five
d the othsr. The feet resemble black M
1T tens with white thumbs, and the gait
ra the animal was amusing.
:, Respectfully,
oil MiMrr A CoTToN