Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-05

too conspicuous an object, however, to be passed
over in silence. 1t is an enormous pile and is be-
leved to be the largest of the kind in the United
States. The centre building is surmounted by
noble Dome and the whole appearance will be
most imposing. Large as it ISL will not be beyond
the wants ofthe travelling public. With the dis
advantages OF low stage OF water. eighteen hun
dred strangers arrived in Cincinnati last week
In the course of ride through the city with a
friend he took us TO an institution which reflects
infinite credit upon the taste and lberaitv of the
citizens, and which was to us far more interesting
than any other object we saw. We mean the
Observatory, on Mount Adams, under charge OF
Professor Mitchell. to whose indelatgabIe zeal
and perseverance the city is indebted for its great
EST. pament The history Of the Observatory
affords very striking illustration OF what can be
effected by single individual. Professor Mitch
ell, by his lectures inspired taste for the sci.
ence OF Astronomy, and then, by his unremlttlng
energy, induced busting, active, trading COM
munity TO raise funds for the building OF an OBJ
servatorv aud the purchase of instruments. lie
went to Europe and brought home the largest
Telescope now in this country which cost there
SO 900. lie is now nightly at work observing
and has applied magnetism to the purposes OF no.
ting the position of the stars, III new, ingenious
and most effective manner. The view from the
top of the building is very imposing. Cincinnati,
Fulton and Columbia, on the one side, and New.
port, Covington and Jamestown, on the other;
the winding river and the undaating hills in the
rear Of the city, altogether present panorama Ia
which, in magniicencc, il would be difficult 10
find parallel any where. Before half centu-
ry, the whole outline will be filed up.
Cincinnati is connected with Lake Erie by
Canal and a continuous Railroad running near
each other. There is also a Canal extending into
Indiana, we forget how many miles. We We're
amazed TO find that passengers are landed in New
York. bv the way of the Lake, in 90 hours, and
that we could really reach Washington, by this
route, couple of days sooner than 10y PrttSbarr
or Wheeling, even if the river were in good Or
der. In the present state Of the navigation II
presents strong induccmentS,aS the traveller may
be in Washington in less time than it will take
him to reach Pittsburgh The route will be still
shorter and more agreeable when the Railroad
is completed from Springfield, through Columbus,
to Cleveland as one half Of the Lake navigation
will thus be saved. The Internal lmprove ments
Of Ohio, however, cannot be discussed at the
close of letter-sullcc it 10 say the system Is
noble one and that all the works are highly remu-
nerative, while, al the same time they have qain-
tupled the value of land in the regions through
which they pass.
You will have seen Geographic accounts ofthe
proceedings of The Memphis Convention. on the
first and second days Of the session, and that 1t.
Maury, the Delegate Of our Railroad, was chosen
to preside over the body. The st. Louis
Convention is considered as something like fall
me. The whole subject Ola communication be-
tween the Pacific and the Mississippi, does not
seem to excite the interest in this part Of the
West one might expect
Yours, truly, W. NJ b.