Locomotive, Volume 7, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1849 — Page 3

street, a trifle more to get their merchandise and produce to and from the depots. To this it may be answered, that, supposing it to be true, that all the business in that line be done on Washington street, &tid that it will cost something to carry the goods and produce to and from the depots ; still, the amount it may cost, more or less, will go to the laboring men of our city, to be expended among us, while ,the produce dealer and the merchant will have a fair profit at any rate ; while on the other hand, if company cars run tbrough our streets, all this employment will be cut off. Look at the quay, or wharf of Cincinnati, and see the "drays and conveyances required to carry into the city the business from the river. There is no river running through' the city, but the real prosperity of it is greatly increased by that fact. I suggest these matters to your city readers for their reflection, as the subject is one of importance to our flourishing city, and will be acted upon at an early day. " - ' S. . Fact, every word of it. The following, from the Journal, is every word of it true in regard to the present condition and future prospects of the city, and we give it a place in order to " keep it before the people." -' . v. . The central position of Indianapolis the com pletion of the railroad to Madison, and the contemplated speedy completion of several other railroads, leading from this point in different directions, gives it advantages not possessed by any other inland town in the Western country. That these advantages are beginning to be known and appreciated abroad, is evinced by the great influx of strangers who have settled among us during the past year. In no other town are there more evidences of enterprise and prosperity. , " "Washington Street.- The wagons on Washington street have nearly blockaded the entire thoroughtare for the past few weeks, during the good roads, so great has the business been. This is a good sign, it shows that the business is on the increase here. We suppose that 200 wagons might have been counted at one time on the street between Illinois and Delaware streets.

- On Monday last a Mr. Clark Crawford was arrested for stealing $35 from the drawer of Smith & Hanna. He had purchased a number of articles after taking the money, and a $10 bill was traced and identified. He was locked up. Several other cases was up before Squire Sullivan for the same offence, on the same day, but nothing of interest was elicited. - Look out for them crime is multiplying, and every one should be continually on the watch..

We copy the following from the latest number of the Covington Friend : . The Joving runaway couple' from Indianapolis, Mr. Squire alias Wise, and Miss Charity Ann Cunningham, to whose benefit we devoted a paragraph .last week, are passing the honeymoon in Danville, 111. Fortune finally crowned their efforts with matrimonyperhaps through "Charity."' With the "Squire" the fickle Goddess made the twain one flesh, and at-the same time " Wise" if not wiser !

California Gold Grease. A Yankee, down East "as Invented this specific for the use of gold hun- , ers 'he operator is to grease himself well, lay I .down on the top of the hill, and then roll to the if bottom. The gold, and " nothing else," will stick to him. price $94 per box. . . Slate of Matrimony. 4 Ma, said a young lady, wh&eabouts shall I find the State of Matrimony V 'Oh,' replied the mother, ' you will find it to be 0ne the united states.' . ' '

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Dear, ' Locomotive. Everything, nowadays, breathes and partakes of the Californian excitement. Politics, Religion, and Literature are considered but as minor matters, and Yankee-land seems in danger of being depopulated by the rush of adventurers from, its quiet homes, to that distant, and golden land. . . , , : .. , ...... Who should wonder, then, that even St. Valentine should partake of the general enthusiasm, and that valentines should be written in a strain in accordance with the all-absorbing topic of the day. I have taken the liberty of sending you a specimen of one of these effusions, whichjnight well be called . A Modern Valentine. '' Wanted; a fair one to go with me Far o'er the waves of the rolling sea; Far over vally, far oyer mountain, Far over river and murmuring fountain; Far o'er the prairie, mighty and vast, And spreading forest, and desert waste, Far to that gorgeous, glorious land, " Strown with the glittering, golden sand. ;- Where the sparkling rivers gently flow , To the mighty ocean, while below, Kissed by their rippling and gliding waves, Sleep golden shells in their coral caves. Where the snowy tops of mountains rise, Till they rest their heads in azure skies: ; On whose sides where wreathing foliage-twines, Lie hidden the wealth of countless mines. There are shady nooks, and flowery dells, " Lovelier far than the pen can tell ; ., 4 There are fair grottoes, and myrtle bowers ; Zephyrs heavy with perfume of flowers.. More glorious there are th' bright sun's beams, 'Tis reflected back by more golden gleams. More soft and clear is the moon's pale light; Stars too are shining more pure, and bright, Making a heaven of . beauteous Night. .. And life,.like the dream of a summer day, Passes as calmly and sweetly away. Surely from this vivid description one might suppose it to be the realization and embodiment of the fabled "El Dorado," so much sought after. ;But here is another one that might be supposed to have been written by a lover away off in that romantic region, to his " ladye love" at home. , It is a little more sentimental and addressed ' " To Thee. - I am thinking of Thee, Mary ; And of the lovely night , - When first I saw Thee, Mary.. 'Neath stars in calm moonlight. . I am thinking of the bower, ' ' And of the shady tree That waved above the flowers, ; And over Thee and me, I am thinking of the gleaming Of the starlight through the vine ' That twined o'er us ; and the beaming Of thy dark eyes into mine. I'm thinking of thy loveliness," . And voice of melody ; - . . And how my hours of loneliness Were cheered by thoughts of Thee. ;

I will not forget Thee, Mary, . Though I am far away. May'st thou kindly let me, Mary, In thy mem'ry ever stay." Edwin. Newark, O.

For tlte Lccomctive . Sirs : If you will allow me, I will venture to say a word for your nice little "Locomotive," which I read every Saturday with pleasure. Looking out uponthe world, pleasantly situatedas it is to theJSun, it would be . difficult to imagine the situation our Four fathers occupied. But let us throw the mind twenty years back and see the situation , that then existed, and follow the Various improvements, and see the unfolding advantages, - thrown open to view by the untiring energies of the sons of Freedom. Among the multifarious improvements of the artizans of the present age, are the various applications of steam, to the navigation of rivers, lakes, oceans, and seas of every clime, and cars pushed with the velocity of the wind. -And then, too, the sprinkling of the alphabet,, like rain upon the broad sheet, filling the world with new ideas in a dayprinting and distributing them all by the same force. But of all the elements most difficult to bring under subjection, as all ; would have supposed, is now "driven by the single line," from the rock bound shores of the great waters, to the sand-clad plains of Pogues Run. In our pretty little city, improvements are springing up as if by magic. . That once beautiful meandering stream, but now how much improved by art, passed it3 waters in silence along unmolested now, by night and day, bears aways upon its smooth surface, the rough sounds of all sorts of machinery. Upon' this stream may be seen iti lively exercise, a steam saw-mill, steam peg arid last factory, and in various other parts of the city may be seen steam-pipes, puffing to the accomplishment of almost every thing. And there the cars, leaving behind nothing but a blue streak, bearing away every day small grain enough to seed a na tion. Just so far and no farther we think bur correspondent will agree with us, all circumstances considered, that the balance had better be suppressed at this time Ed. - ' '

GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA. Answer to Enigma last week JEHU STANLEY.

CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIEMEN. 1 Messrs. Editors. - Please announce Andrew Wallace as a Candidate for Councilman in tho 4th Ward, and oblige: .Many Voters.

IIAIK SPKIG EOST. ON MONDAY last, on Market street, between the 1st Presbyterian Church and Robeits Chapel, a Silver Sprig for fastening the Ha r, w'uh a flower, two leaves and a grape vine on it, and a leaden mark near the leaves. ; The finder will receive the thanks of a young lady by leaving it at this office. v

ATTENTION FIREMEN! ; THE MARION FIRE ENGINE COMPANY" will have en - exercise meeting at 4 o'clock P.M., on Monday, the 26th inst. Business meeting at Candle lighting. JOHN COBURN, Secretarjv PAPER HANGING, '.. 7 House, Sign and Fancy Fainting,. " BY G. D. STAATS . -

HOP under Morrison & Talbotts Book Store, one door west

of Browning's, Indianapolis Indiana.

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STRAYED from the Subscriber, on the evening of the 21st, a gray horse, about 7 years old, 15i hands high, rough shod all round, -marked with the gears, and branded on the near hip with a Mexican brand.. Any person returning, or giving information where the horse can be found will be suitably rewarded. - PETER WINCHELL.