New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-23

q. ngthine worse than the ce.lnqusnciss oi o'teas
40 H.. breaking Of trace CHAINS.
Twas no common calamity. We were j1st
BEGINNING TO descend the Western slope Of the
Allesheuies and we're exactly bait way between
two stations SIX miles from ether, q; Which
only could fresh coach BE obtained. As u ind
ing blacksmith and replacing the tire IL that
wild region, the thing as exactly impossible.
II va. lust day.bresk Of the 18Th and | was
pledged :. be 10 this plsce-about 500 miles on ~
the usual. over 300 By the shortest ro1te-on the
morning Of the 9TH AL the coaches bat one
were OFT Of reach ahead tia, che was barely be-
hind IS Jumped out and begged or diver .
io,ercede or ne with the driver Of the coming
coach pleading the urgency u M engagement
and NJ un.ocky delay a. the Relay Hosse. was
tue fret 70 ask he promised me. and was g. good
az bis word. The asst stage came up there was
no room inside, but expected that The ram iel
oat Ink and the wind set up az extensive now
but rad seen the un1cky cotch i before.
begged aud obtained place with the diver 81 ne
las, chance. which others sInly oesoosnt and
were denied. and we set Of again On our way.
NJ unfortunate companions Of the past night were
advised 10 get back ou; Of the rain into their dead
.et ooacb and there wait patiently while their dr
yer went back ak miles after another. nave
seen nothing Of them since, but ! trust they are
not waiting there yet.
There was one bad hang about my new cor
veyanoe beside the pelting Of the pitiless storm
on ny unsheltcred hesd-it vas bound to the
wrong destination. VIZ. Pittsburgh. Ny only
chance was 10 persuade this and the next driver
to put on steam enough 70 overt se the Wheeling
mail COACH AZ Union.own, sixteen miles ahead
and succeeded. presume any one might have
done it by using the proper arguments. ANY now
we came down the mountains at tip-toP speed
found the mail coach at UniOntown, aud the land
ord took compassion on me and found me seat
in II. II / had not been thoroughly soaked, espe-
cally my feet, and still worse my carpet bag
should now have been absolutely happy. With
these drawbacks and the day cold, gusiy and
rainy. ] was bat relatively so. Not unthankiul
for nv narrow escape from the spawned coach
could not help wishing had escaped dryer ND
ing wet for day or 80 is not dangerous ior cold
water man. but, neither is It delightful
My new niche was an improvement on the
outside seat, considering the weather The mall
coach had been cramned full Of bagged newspa
pers except space for three persons on the back
seat. and they bad occupied It from Cumberland
and were going through 70 Wheeling That
they did not relish the Interpolation Of wet
stranger. was very natural but the landlord
undertook TO put fco of US In upon them Ia Union
towner going to Brownsville III addition 10 myself
OF course, that was a breakdown. "Do you
mean 10 get in here l' asked one Of the Preemp-
TONERS. seated. TO another who made bis appear
ance from the breakfast table. " Yes, u be --
if don't" was the reply aud rather guess he
meant IT, The Unlontowner had 10 evacuate, and
Try my repudisted experiment Of seat By the
driver, (didat it pour thought while J, making
myself as small as possible, was allowed to re-
main. backing against the mail-bags, and holding
them from sliding upon me with head and shout
ders For leg room there was no choice bat to
crowd eight sustainers into space closely calcu
lated for SIX. And thus We bowled merrily on
Uniontown- Brownsville w ashington w heel
ing--I would like to speak Of these-but the honr
wears late and this letter is already too long, 1t
ia q glorious region that betw cen the Alleghenies
and the Ohio If the inhabitants but realized it
a little too rdgy aud steep for the most part, but
healthy. beautifully watered and producing IN
plenty Gram. Grass and Fuel. never saw
richer emerald than that OF the meadows and
wheat fields throughout-thc Hay crop must be
magnificent aud the Wheat can hardly laii,
though | heard some mutterings Of the Hessian
Fly For beauty and variety OF gentle aud quiet
scenery. this reg ion could hardly be surpassed
Il lost at Wheeling my three companions OF
the mail-coach two OF them fair worthy men but
the third deserving OF especial mention. He wa
an Ohio retailer of tape and cheweF OF plug to-
bacco. some thirty years Of age, who had set up
for a Wit on small capital OF low humor, aud had
very narrow miss of turning out natural iool
It was bis chief employment through the day Ia
humbug those we met or passed by pretending to
hold out 20 them some valuable paper, or to call
them back by pretence Of having some import
ant communication to make. His standing topic
OF remark was the lair for whom he possess
ed and doubtless felt the admiration hog has for
aruchokes. | lost him quite resigned o. the pro-
liability of never meeting him again.
We reached Wheeling at clock, PM. but
found no boat heading down river, and no ready
prospect Of any. had hot then heard that the
| National Temperance Jubilee, which was 70 have
BEEN held today in this city, had been given up
| on account OF the Cholera 80 had no choice but
70 iorego sleep and stick TO the National Road
aud the mail-cosch directly across Ohio, through
| GAINESVILLE and Columbus 10 Springfield, where
the Road intersects the Mad River and Sandus
~ railroad. We LETT Wheeling behind us st l
| PM. aud reached Springfield at this morning
l70 miles staging IN p hours, all stops included.
| | call that good going. The 10 miles INTO Colum
| bus was done inside Of 50 minutes At Spring
deld We caught a train at this morning, and
were stopped here ls4 miles at lo-the Railroad
now undergoing repairs. So by steady stsge-ridt
OF three nights and the two intervening days,
reached Cincinnati at the time l had promised
in spite OF unforeseen delay at the Relay Hous,
and disappointment at Wheeling. Ba; though
this route Is well run. sdvise those who are Il
come after me to choose that by Buffalo and San
dusky |, is preferable even from Philadelphia
much more from New York. H.6
| - More than wear ago, when The Head succeed
ed us in the advertising of the Unclaimed Letters in on
City an article appeared in tina, paper accusing us
having obtained and held thar advertising IN violsuo