The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-28
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. 18th. 1874.

Cost Of Getting 81. Loms-TAe Ohio Rirer-pTeo Of
PitfsburgA-Scarcity Of Fat Men-Life at the West
War scih Merico re. $c.
The route from New York to st. Louis by the way of
Philadelphia Baltimore, Cumberland, and Pittsburgh,
726 miles, and the fare $3l The incidental expenses
this route about $40 total SAL The route by
the Lakes and to Michigan st. Louis sa miles
and the about S3o By the Lakes the traveller
reach St. Louis in eight days, whereas will take
him twelve days at least to so by the southern route
Ono night in Philadelphia, in Baltimore, one in
going by stage over the Allegheny mountains, in
Pttsburg and If the passage from Pttsburg St. Louis
is taken first to Cincinnati it will cost another night
there and the expense will be 50 more for fare Those
persons VINO are fond OF good water and wish to avoid
the cholera morbus, will of course go the northern
route The water this route is only fit for poisoning
agators and the beef such at leastas had board
these floating palaces, is quite as tender sole leather
OWING doubt to the fact that the Captains of these
boats three hundred of which are said to be on the
their hungry passengers Provisions generally how.
ever are plenty and good but the cooking is
cradle.
been by the person who keeps the locks
Mt Louisville, the Ohio, that the steamers about
two thousand passages through them in
This allows oil about three hundred steamboats,
passages to boat and all these filed with freight and
passengers There is not on the whole length Of the
Ohio 1000 miles, sail boat with mast OF any des-
cription to be
Pittsburg is dirty looking thriving town. with most
surrounding country The coal hills around
Alegany mountains, land which in general good sells
from $40 to 500 acre The sites for towns farms
along the sluggish dark Ohio beautiful in the
treme but there is nothing in the west that have yet
seen to bear any comparison with West Point Lake
The women out in these diggings look cadaverous,
and unhealthy, and the mostly living skeletons
started out one morning in Cincinnati, where stopped
four days. to find fat man. and after passing through
veral streets without success, met porter Of whom
inquired for "A fat man." said he "What in the
| name of st. Buckeye do you want with fat man f'-
"Why," said " the people all lean that
rosty leads me to find fat person You are on your
suit you there for all the fat men die of in hot weather
leaving the lean ones behind"
The gambling system is mostly broken up these
waters but pckpockes and thieves very abun
dant gentleman had his gold watch and $500 in
taken night before last from under his head as he
slept
The country about Cincinnati is beautiful in the
reme and the city itself going to be the Queen Of the
and population. Covington and Newport, two towns in
Kentucky, opposite Cincinnati, are beautifully and
manticaly situated The United States have recruit
The children in the West either taught to be i'm
pertinent or are naturally So chap Of about years
slice from luncheon table, when gentleman observed
in good humored manner " Don't hurt yourself my
boy" Stop your damned jaw" was the lads very po-
heard the keeper of Kentucky prison say that he
would cut any man into pieces even in Cincinnati that
would attempt to take slave from him that he might
have arrested, and added with great boast that
kentuckians any time able whip three north
hroas of all the abeonists in the United States and
that he would employ the largest and sharpest bowie
thur Tappan and his friends would stand poor chance
with fellow like this. The people of Kentucky have
however, been much imposed on BY the abolitiOnss Of
Ohio and justly feel the question of slavery
We are now within few miles Of the Mississippi, and
the Ohio enlarges to about the size of the Hudson
Newburgh being quite narrow stream from the mouth
of the Tennessee to Psburg The Columbia steam
er OF about average size, converting about l40 gal
Ions of water into steam every hour-high PRESSURE
Ter
about sixty horse and she be driven the speed
ten miles per hour. The Ohio is in fine navigable
condition.
The Herald has ready sale to travellers in the Wes
tern towns at l2l cents cost, daily number.
Mexico, and the feeling is strong that the general
Government will have small influence in attempting
had
Ohio and Mississippi independent of the floating popu-
in the produce of the % Mexican mines, producing
twenty millions of dollars per annm, and the two hum
a h" NOR c Of god ana re IN the Of the
New Mexico, between the Guadalupe mountains and
oldiiieras Of Mexico 700 oy iSo miles is one Of the
,, the Inhabitants be in possession of the AngloSaxon
race, which is destined to the whole country
Jar South as the Isthmus Of Panama. Send all your
loating population Illinois and Missouri every with
MS rifle musket his shoulder, and his fortune will
be made in both money and land All grades of officers
will be appointed from active, brave, intelligent young
men, The time is arrived to convert that country
70 its proper use by giving to it an efficient and stable
OCTOBER II, lS45.
Ps.The people in this city, which very fine ons
have died off during the last summer remarkably fast
neat in hot weather The Mormon war is over but
that people will remove in body to California next
pring The Antics are said here to be questionable
characters That however, is matter Of opinion.
VISIT OF THE ROMANTIC CAPTAIN ScHINLEY-A
correspondent of the Boston Daily Sum- writing
from Pittsburg Penn under date of October u.s. makes
mention SChlnleV. and
describes the residence Of the latter. The reader will
doubtless recolect the romantic elopemenat the board
ing school, in New York. four years SINCE and the
great excitement which then prevailed throughout
countryi in consequence OF young Miss OF fifteen falling
'd man OF fifty years. who proved to be an English
ficer. This young lady is the daughter Of Col VIM.
Crogan At that time the excitement great among
all classes, caused more especially Miss c.
only child and would become the wealthy heiress
America The correspondent Of the Sun thus speaks
J her father, and alludes to probable reconciliation
between the parties:-
Colonel Crogan is one of those whole-souled men,
nat we seldom meet in the gay circles OF wealth and re-
child after his exalted taste, the shock still
more great As time wore away it only sharpened the
memery the past ana he kindly wrote to have her
eurn Instead Of complying with his request, her
husband Captain Schnley whose name ought to have
oy the laws OF America full length portrait of himself
and young wife. The result of the gift together with
the announcement that Col CO. had become grandfather
TO two little responsibilities induced him embark
Tor England, and doubtless this reconc liaon has
taken place between both parties and the next steamer
may bring ofthe happy family; that those may
me gallant Captain they much prosecuted after he
suddenly eloped" with the pretty heiress.
Inc residence Of Col Crogan is all that art, wealth,
shed in the superb and costly manner by the la
oors Of his celebrated artistic, Mr. Van Horn the gentle
magnificent apartments There Is not single room In
the house but there display ed the mastery chissengs
and moaeings Of Mr. Van Horn to add to this is the
particular objects Of attraction to all visitors the por