The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-17
Matters ana Things about Harrisburg,
OUR HARRISBuRn CORRESPONDENCE

HARRISBURG, juno, -. 1851
The city Of Harrisburg presents strange coa-
ras TO the other cities aud villa ges of PensyvAa,
in it's activity and dulness in point Of bushes,
and trade Though IL Is the capital of the State
II Il far behind Lancaster, Reading, Potrsyie.
Norristown, lltsUurgh, and several other towns,
in manufac urrs, commerce, and the mechanicai
arts. Its population, (about 5000 is email.
considering that it is the seat Of govern.
ment; but like Washington. this very fact
seems 70 affect it for evil rather than good Ths
seat OF government " often tho centre OF corruption
and dissipation. Harrisburg Is not al exception.
The attention Of the people Is directed from 'udd'
trial pursuits to place hunting, and lobbying, a.
wire pulling. There il desire on the part Of 80
inhsbitsnt to be associated with the member, q
the Legislature, and they become too arstocra.ic
work The principal business seems TO be hoto,
keeping by the hy there il curious cis,pa,
tolerated in the hotels here; the boaFdeFs g'.
mitted to get dIuuk, aud sing songs and .lo
all night long, to the terrible annoyance AMI 49,
rect Of the sober portion Of the inmates To-
takes place in the most respectable &.
them; and the prvprictors say they C.,-
not pre- cnt it lazy sct OF n,f,i
may he found continually s~afming about thc so.
House, like the Athcnians, ever trying % learn
something new" This city, therefore, with its
great nat al advantages, rcposing. IA il docs, on
the Tranquil bosom Of the lovely Sisqucha1ua sur.
rounded by fertile agricultural country, aud nav.
| ing canal and railroad passing through It., would
thrive far tier ii the lesislattrc met som shere
clso, Its situation il extremely beautiful. -.
| rounded by mountains, saopipg, aad clad w. -.
ofvsred hue, y the margin Of al ,obls r,ys, M,
WILL ~ WY ,n'VuS . iair n valley ne ever tle
SUI n e. w W.. ieauy. The city itself Is saad.d
WHO ..ne trces the streets are wide and veil lard
out, and the air Is salubrious, with the exception
OF some fever and aguc occasionally In tn fall,
| caused by The water becoming low aud stsgur't.
~ = rather shallow at Harrisburg on account a
To- great breedth q the river, beng about
/ Wide IL IL crossed ty two wooden b-iAe
being devoted TO the railroad. aud III
general purposes. Over The latter, n 80 f'-
| cents Is charged To foot passengers IL -
on the Susquchanni above Harrisburg. f. .. /
| mlc, and down 90 Columbia, H. ma. p.
/, erart There is n fnL healthy br"rzs rg
| river, THAI renders the city dtlightio. i
1 in summer. Though the water H. tn NJ ltu4
order now, there Is scarcely any busites s Is
that wav
| have said that manufactures arc i. ~ cth
here, i, indeed. they can be said 20 ma 81 ftlf
| encc NJ all There appears howeyer,to et..
/ Just now. 20 establish one important h si tN*
| in the city. A brick cot GU factory nus tt.u
Gently erected, which, for size and beauty oi ai \
lecture combined, i uncqIalled 10y anythiu% ~ 81
| kind IN the count ~. X has been got up b. ~
| pauy, and cost $4,000. IL has fne toU. 4
| bell and handsome Otiiccs The machllery is also
of superior Kind II il three stories high. and has
| three tiers Of windows, twenty five IN each, IN
front and rear and three tiers III the ends, OF four
windows in each. II is Oh the banks Of the river,
| aud is the greatest ornament Of the city. grand
mistake, however, was made by the propietors.
They have decided upon manufacturing the ser
/ kinds Of goods. which common everywhere, and
do not pay like The fine, scarce articles The com
| pany will be quite satisfied f they make six per
cent on their capital The object IL 70 increase popu
| lstion but what Ia chiefly wanted here is sklt
| and there Is gre at difficulty in finding hands Their,
ia large number now under the process Of teaching
/ No doubt hands in abundance will soon end the
wey from Philadelphia, who're thsrv asc l0.oV