The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-06-07
EDIToR1AL CoRREsPONDENCE.
DAYTON. o.. Jure Cd, 1850.

arrive there before it. On the Both ult.,
arrived in the Queen City. As usual on
making my visits there, was exceedingly
astonlshed at the great improvements to
which the previous six months had given
birth. Great, wonderfully great as it is. for
so young a city, it still progresses with mann
moth strides. But have not space TO speak
oil its remarkable features either of late i'm
provements. or general characteristics.
The Burnet House, however, has been SO
remarkable feature among these latter day
improvements, that | cannot refrain from
speaking Il few words of it. | had the
pleasure Of stopping there during my briet
visit, and OF receiving a share OF those atten-
tions which must ever render the proprietors,
Messrs. Coleman & Riley. popular with
their guests-especialIy when, as with me,
on asking for your bill, you are very Po-
litely told there is no charge, and cordially
invited to call again. Mr.. Drake, former |
lily of the Pearl Street House, where he won
such popularity wirh the Doarders that on his
retiring, they presented HIM with silver
pitcher as Il testimonial Of respect and affrc
tion-s located in the office of the Burnet
House. He took me over the whole estab-
lishmen'. which far exceeded my greatest
ant.cipations. Descending through the
beautiful marble foored sloon about which
every thing is plain and chaste, we wendell
our way to the culinary department. Here
were all the improvements for cooking oil an
extensive scaie. Nearly all the cooking is
! AOn - h., i
!, curiosity. In the washing room were about
twenty women standing in a row, all engaged
in soapsud operations. Adjoining this is the
Dry Room Clothes are dried by steam, and
, are slowed out of sight in peculiar manner,
: by means of sliding racks The store rooms.
! WINE cellars bath rooms, &C., are complete.
] The upper part of the house, with its SPLEEN
did parlors, and three hundred and forty
e rooms. has been fully described in the city
J., papers. There are number o. private par
: Tors, elegantly furnished, attached to bed
l. rooms-and some OF the bed rooms contain,
in addition water closets and bath apart
Y mems. In fact, without entering further into
: particulars, the Burnet House is the acme oil
+ Hotels. Within IFS walls are combined all the
: late Improvements belonging to its various
e departments. Money las not been spared
l. for the expenditure has been lavish. The
building itself is "a handsome piece Of archi-
lecture, and claims admiration as such, from
e every stranger. II has done much toward
re Improving the portion of the city in which il
5. is located The proprletors will | hope be
ID fully recompensed for the experiment, witt
If its accompanying great expense. of intro
IN ducing this house to the public. 1t is useless
r to remark that it is kept IN style unsurpass
ed by any similar establishment in the coun
try Mr.. Coleman, it will be recoIlected for
IN me ly lived at Evansville. HIS friends Wis
"a ting Cincinnati should give him call, a
81 he will extend them IL warm welcome.
cd But to change the subject, Dayton stand
about TO inland cities what Cincinnati doe
TO the river cities. 1t is not only a Iarg
:; town, but has the reputation of being proba
-. bly, the most beautiful city in the West. II
- uncommonly broad Streets are smoothly Alt
Adamized. and afford delightful drives. The
are lined either by substantial bushes
lie houses. or by elegant residences, surrounde
Elf by fine yards. Every house almost, appea
10 be white lbs snow, and rising from the TIC
lad green Of the gardens, affords delightful col
ter trast. The city is situated III the rich Miur
to valley, the sparkling Miami itself flowing
the side of Dayton. Surrounded by thic
ly settled and rich agricultural countr
'"i' Dayton must continue steadily improving
ere With the erection OF several Railroads, co
Meeting with this city. these improvement
must increase in importance and rapidity
'"'' Having an attachment of long standing
the place and some of its people, | rare
' o visit Cincinnati without visiting it's eautii
sister city-and would advise all who C
do SO to dropin and notice its manifold charm
- There are but two Daily papers here, yet t
- city looks as large again as Evansville.
During my tramp, " have often as pt
sible visited my editorial brethren. At La
liver isville called on Haldeman and Prentice
halt the former scandalizing me afterwards IN
editorial, or rather scandalizing portion
my fellow-citizens: by saying they had a
ious pointed me 10 represent them in the Pea
as Convention at the Capitol. He may fin
,or, am not for peace always, ifhIs proboscis g
the between my fingers. At Madison, | cal
ave on the gntlemen of the Banner and Couri
and was most cordially received AT Indl,
y apolis, ! dropped in at the State Jour
teri of;ce .nd ri.'Jo tho .o,,,o;,.,.,,,.a &c \
&c 10 Defrees. | met one of the Chapmans at
Governors house. He is a keen looking a
bright witted little man in specs. DUR