The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-14
Dayton, Ohio.

Correspondence of the Heraldl
DAYTON, Aug. l, 1872
| Doyton-hs Situation and Eminent Me',-Polities
Tempcrance-La,cyers- Ladies-Finante.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR
Asyour valuable paper is sought after with much
interest here, and read with avidity, and as you
have correspondent in almost every large town in
the United States, have thought that you might
probably think city worthy of notice. and have
accordingly sent you the following, which, if you
publish, may probably induce me to send you from
time to time such items as are of interest.
Our city is situated about fifty miles north of Gin
cinnat in the midst of the fertile valley of the Mi
ami. 1t contains population of about 5000 inhab-
tants, and is one of the handsomest towns in the
western country. The streets are very wide, and
intersect each other at right angles. The city is
enthusiastically numerous splendid private residences
and our churches are built upon magnificent scale
More than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
have been expended here in the erection of these
religious edfces within few years. This bespeaks
much for the pety of our citizens, and we are, in
deed, very pious, upright, moral, and church
There is great deal of real substantial capital in
| the place, and many men of great wealth. Among
| these are II. q. Philips, a man of much practical
sense, and great financial knowledge; William
| Eaker, also man of excellent sense and sound
Judgment; Jonathan Harshman, Hoffman and
others.
There are a large number of manufacturing estab-
lishments In the city, and an immense quantity Of
water power the one third part of which has never
| been brought into requistion
Dayton might be made decidedly one of the
| greatest manufacturing towns in the west. A
slight, but permanent increase of the tariff on
foreign imports Is all that is necessary to start
manufactures here of every description. 1t pos
sesses many important advantages. Everything
| IN the provision line Is very cheap and abun-
dant, and the surrounding country is so fertile
as TO be able to furnish an lnexhaustible supply.
With two shillmgs you can go to market here, and
supply small family with provisions for the week.
Eggs have sold here recently for two cents per doz
Butter3 cents per h., corn 10 cents per bushe ba-
| con cent perlb., and other things in proportion
There are many very extensive business establish.
mens in the city, and large amount of capital is
employed in shipping the immense quantities Of pro
| duce which are brought in from the surrounding
country. and sent of to Cincinnati or New Orleans
There are any quantity Of lawyers here and some
| very talented preachers. ParsOn Hall, of the New
School Presbyterian church, is lion, and he is ex
tenslvely paronized blythe fashionabes and the lite
| rati of the place.
time. carried every thing before it, The society
numbers about 5000 or nearly one half of the whole
population. 1t has done much good.
The two political parties in this county are nearly
| equally divided. Sometimes the wings have the as
cendancy, and sometimes the democrats, and tn,
success Of either depends much upon the characte
| of the individuals up before the public. Genera
apathy pervades the ranks of both parties here jus
now, and it will be pretty hard for the leaders t.
raise breeze this fall.
Among the most charming of our numerous belle
in this city, the beautiful, dignfed, amable ant
sensible Miss M. B. E-k-r, the lively, dark eyed
fascinating Miss T-st-on; the capricious, interest
ing, and accomplished Miss E. A. HIT and he
pretty sister; the charming Miss E. G--n, TIT
beautiful, witty, and lively Miss Z F! Eds, or tn
| Miss r., B-c-n: the highly Accumulated AM
agreeable Miss E. H-lf-n and host of other an
geic creatures,
"Of such charming graceful men
That to be loved, need but to be seem"
II any OF your young bucklsh bachelors wish 4
splice themselves Dayton is the very place for them
| They can suit themselves here as to either riches
beauty or accomplishment.
Our city has suffered less from the revulsions il
trade than any other Western town. The mania o
speculation ragged here but to limited degree,
the business operations of our citizens predi
Gated upon a substantial basis. Times hart
here, it is true, and business dull yetwhen we com
pare situation with that Of mos. of the Western
cities, have to congratulate ourselves tina
il is no worse. For this Iebed in some de
gree to the prudent conduct OF the Dayton Bank Hat
she been as liberal in her discounts as some of the
no doubt now be as deeply involved as those of 9th
erplaces The Bank has been managed prudentv
and has maintained her credit, and continued spe
Gle payments in the midst of all the suspensions ant
explosions OF the surrounding institutions.
Louisville.