The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-12-10
A short s.Tramp..

One Of the strangest things inan editors
life happened TO US last week. We,absoluse'
Is absented ourselves from the sound Of tht
clicking type and the very often yexatloul
cry of.copyp for six whole daysi ofcoptst
we must have seen some things during thal
time that will do TO make up the columns o.
y daily. and probably be not entirely unwor'
thy those or hebdomadal Taking this pro-
position foiigrapted, we beg leave to STATE
that we shipped aboard the fast stage line
the gsntlemanly agent Of which, Mr.. Terry
used little chalk, (the virtue Of which i
that upon the slightest touch it always
aleayes its trace behind, y and we were puI
through to the Ancient Metropolis in good
time. be ilss srsT
The Valley House at ttlat place Il pseefls
sing rapidly towards completion. When
done it will be one OF the most commodiou:
hotels in the State. There is another going
up on the corner Of Walnut and Water Sts.,
the ground formerly occupied by the Clinton
House. II will also be very large and well
arranged, and we believe will be better stock
than the House first mentioned.
The Chillicotheans are going to be blessed
with two excellent Hotels, in which respect
we recommend our people to follow their
example. The buildings used in this place
are old, in dilapidated condition and badly
arranged for the business. Strangers notic-
ing this are not favorably impressed with the
trade Of our place, which is immense and
still increasing, whatever the indications to
the contrary.
The burnt district is being rebuilt rapidly,
and the portion or Paint and above that
street to Water will within year or two be
in better condition, so far as appearance
and safety from fire concerned, than ever
before. 7va
Bainbridge, small town nineteen miles
west of Chillicothe, and place that once
had high hopes OF being the seat of justice Of
a new county to be called Massie, after The
founder of our own place, is about ready 10
be ''lenced in" for il is certainly completed
unless it is connected by a switch railroad
with one OF the roads which run north and
south Of it--a main line now being out OF
the question. A project is on foot TO build
such road some 10 miles in length, to con-
meet with the Hillsborough and Parkersburgh
road, but its success, as yet, is very doubtful.
The life Of the place, however is pending.
We got into Hillsborough just half an
hour loo late to connect with the morning
train of cars for Cincinnati--thanks to a loI
of broken down stage horses and lazy driver;
on what is called the "shee p-skin line In
the few hours spent at Hillsborougb, we no
ticed many improvements in and about the
place, the most decided Of which, and, in
fact the cause Of all the Others, is the rail
road. Thousands Of hogs were penned near
the depot, and in the oul-lots of The town
awaiting an opportunity to be transported
to Cincinnati. Cars enough could not be OBJ
tained to carry off the porkers as rapidly as
they accumulated, and the consequence was
that every pork merchant was enaeavorins
to get his "lot" shipped first. As this spec
ial favor could not be conferred upon all, we
presume some were not well pleased with
the arrangements.
We found Bro. Emrie, Of the Gazette, in
large and conveniently arranged building, re
Gently erected by himself, quite busy witt
his duties as editor and Probate Judge. Hi
paper, we are glad 10 learn. has very ex
tensiye circulation und is doing we'll,