Year: 1859

ians for Italy--The Overland Mail, DC.


correspondence Of the Empirel


ST.. LoUrs, June 81, 1859.


DRAR EMPIRE--If you have no objections
will give you few items respecting ST.
Louis, its people, &C. The city is undergo
ing more improvements this season, than it
has for number of years, with it's now
buildings, both public and private 1t is
stated by different persons That the brick
yards of st. Louis cannot supply the great
demand made upon them for brick, and con-
sequently, brick will have to be shipped here
during the summer. Every man Of capital
seems to be laying out his money for build
ing purposes; each one striving to outdo the
other in constru citing fine houses. A COM
pany is now taking contracts to construct
Street Railroad, on the same pattern az
Philadelphia and New York, and if the
contracts are closed this month, we will
have street Railroad by the first Of August.
When that is completed st Louis will be
the greatest city in the South or West, both
for its fine buildings, its commerce and home
wealth In its trade on the river 1t is une-
qualed frequently we see an hundred steam
ers at the wharf receiving and dicharging
goods for all points, and from oil points on
the Western waters.


The weather for the past few days has been
very warm, and most Of the time clear,
with but little rain. The people, such days
as this, transact all the out door business
they can in the morning, not liking to make
the acquaintance Of old Sol in these long
and narrow streets nt midday Yesterday
there were several cases Of sun stroke, one
near the post Office and two on the wharf


The murderer, IIouser, who ives to have
been hung here on Friday July lst was re-
spited by Gov. Stuart, for six months. He
committed the murder in Gaseonade, aud Pc
titions from that place and also from his
home in Benton county, have heen presented
to the Governor, asking commutaton of his
sentence to imprisonment in the pententiary
for life. 1t will be remembered that Lamb
was hung here on Friday, the week before
the last, for numbering his wife. There are
also several others in Jail now, who deserve
the same fate.


Pixies Peak is now believed by some TO be
glorious realty; it is the first and last topic of
conversation between friends and strangers
all alike seem anxious of a good thing, and
receive favorable news, with gladness, almost
Ijoy. As it is, companies are arriving and
organizing every day, for the new Gland Of
Promise some having barely enough to
take them there, expecting as soon as they
get there to realize large fortunes In fact
some men have come here and went on to
LeGvenworth, intending to 60 on foot from
the latter place, and carry their own provis'
ions not thinking nor earring about the hard
ships hey will have to undergo. Besides
that they cannot carry enough provisions to
last them half the distance, and when their
last mile is gone, they will have to depend
altogether upon their guns for food.


On the other hand we have them return
ing every day, with long faces and troubled
> brow, having the poorest opinion imagina-
BILE uf Pixies Peak, and the West in general,
advising all whom they see to stay at home,
as there is no gold in the Western country;
and the excitement and glowing accounts
are nero speculation gotten up by scoun-
drels who have gone out there and sailed
claims in order TO sell the credulous people
of the country, in getting them to buy. But
they say this is but one class of swindlers
at the Peak; there are others who have gone
out there with provisions rife whiskey
clothes, and various other indispensable ar
ticles, to swindle them out of what little
money they have lett after buying their
claims or striking their own. They are not
as honest in sailing claims at the Peak, as
they are in California, for ut the last named
place they will sell you out ell of the claim
they are working, while at the Peak they
will sell but one half-that half which has
no gold in it. On the whole they are sick,
very sick, and wish they had stayed at home
with ma, or their darling little ones they left
behind them, instead of going 70 that great
Eldorado called the Peak. Those that have
the fever believe nothing, but push on in
hopes Of having their wishes realized


Great is the sympathy of the people genes
rally in this city, with Italy. Some 70 ltal-
ians left here last week for their native land,
to take part in the war, and number more,
learn, intend going as soon as they can
| turn what property they have into cash.
There were brave looking fellows, and no
doubt think they can do their country good.


The overland mail arrived here last night
with interesting news. | had chat with
, the driver this morning, who is one of the
most perfect gentlemen l ever met with He
reports plenty of grass and water, along the
route and as far as game in concerned,
there is no end to such as deer and buffalo,
not excepting smaller game


f The Indians are still very troublesome all
along the route. He met great number of
Pixies Peakers returning, and quite a num-
Der going. He is an intelligent man, aud
Buckeye boy, Yours,


c.. S. NJ.


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