The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-12-17
Correspondence Of The Cecil Wig.
Crossing the Nnul9 IL ms.
WHEELING, Va. Dec. 10th y

Mr.. EDITOR:-Here | am, on Satur-
day night, in this city of coal dust and
clothing stores-for | see little else
with Union Line" ticket in my pock-
Ell, for Cincinnati, and no boat to meet
me. The "faNs CUy' and "7homas
Smann' are both lying here, with not
enough of water in the river to float
them. and it is still falling.
The train of accidents which led me
on to this ancient city of the Gold Do
minioR" may be summed up as follows:
On last Wednesday morning | found
myself seated in passenger car at Ha
vrc deGrace, when by some occurrence,
accidental or otherwise, the iron horse
took fright, snorted, and with loud,
shrill whistle, started for Baltimore, and
by half past one P. W.. we found our
selves brought up at President street, in
the "Monumental City"
After cruising about there a day or
two and going in the meantime, to see
Forest in "Jack Cade;" | didn't like
the piece and it would be sacrilege to
say anything against the actor, so I'll
pass them both.
slept into the Wheeling cars at 7P.
NJ, on Thursday. 1t being night when
| passed from Baltimore to Piedmont
railroad town something more than
hundred miles west Of Cumbprland-rll
not tell you anything about the scenery
out side; bnt the first act inside was
dialogue--raiher "uproarious'' in some
parts; and occasionally the voice Of "A fe-
male, who got Srayed into our car, in a
falsetto key, would rise above the gen
eral din. This act lasted for, perhaps,
three hours, when King Morpheus made
his appearance, and We had, "We are all
NoGdlng, Nodding," in pantomine.
The lady's tongue, which verify be-
leve was hung in the middle and rat
tied at both ends, now ceased its silver
tinkIe, and | noticed tina, she had her
head reclinrd on the breast OF the gen.
tIeman who accompanied her; and there
I'll let her sleep II she can.
The passengers Were by this time in
all positions; some doubled up, and 9th
ers doubled down. One poor fellow, /
noticed more particularly, leaning back
over his seat, with capacious mouth
wide open, that displayed cavern,
which yawned for breakfast that was
a hundred miles west of him.
got out of the cars about 5 o'clock
in the morning and hung up till the
next morning, at PIEDMONT busy lit
tie town and destined to be place of
considerable note. Piedmont is about
40 miles east Of Wheeling and near
the place where Savage river empires
into the Potomac. The rail road com
pany have some fine buildings at this
place. An engine house and machine
shop-the latter three hundred and fit
ty feet in lensth-are already compile
ted in the most >up"rb style.
On Friday | took ride on an engine
with friend, seventeen miles up the
mountain, to the eliminating point on
the road. The greater part Of this as
cent has grade which rises | 10 feet to
the mile. The trains are drawn up this
heavy grade by ten wheeled engines of
twenty five tons weight The scenery
is tolerabIy wild and noble about Pied
mont, and along Savage and Clabtree
rivers. Elk Governor Thomas has a
tract Of 10000 acres or mountain land,
about four miles above this place. with
two saw mills. The old Governor
spends much of his time here, being in
terested, no doubt, with the savage gran
deur Of the place.
All the through trains on this road
leave Baltimore in the evening, and
when daylight dawns the traveller Is far
among the mountains, and mountains,
mountains, nothing but mountains, sur
round him till he touches the Ohio riv-
er, few miles below Wheeling. There
are many tunnels on the road, but all
short save two---the "king tunnel'--I
think it is called is nearly a mile in
length. The "Peltlrbon tho much
more famous, is not so long as the for
mer, but is the second in magnitude.
After leaving "Cranberry Summit
the road for long distance runs through
snblimel y wild region along the Cheat
river and other small mountain streams
Chasms, hundreds of feet below the cars
yawn in gloomy grandeur, with the
mountain torrents sparkling far down in
their depths, and the traveller looks
down in awe from his seat as the train
thunders along the brink of those preci
pieces, supported on trestle work, far,
far above the yawning ravlnes which
they cross. E. E. F..
BLooMEE DEMoNsrRA The peo-
pie Of Seneca Falls, N. Y, gave Mr.. and
Mrs. Bloomer a "public demonstration, u
on Tuesday evening las, on occasion OF
their emigration to Ohio. Resolutions
were passed, and 'tive tables beautiful.
ly spread" were pretty efectualIy strip.
ped Of their oysters, cold ham and DO.