The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-08-05
AN IRON VILLAGE IN ouro.-Tronton

on the Ohio River, the capital Of Law
renee county, Ohio, was begun four years
ago next month, by company Of asso.
ciated capitalists, who bought $50 acres
|of river bottom and $500 acres of bill
land for the site, inserting in all their
conveyances or leases an express condi-
zion that no intoxicating liquors should
ever be sold on the land so conveyed
This condition has been enforced and
respected, SO that there is not rum hole
for a loaier TO lean against in the place
lhuughit has now $500 inhabitants, with
four churches bult or being built, rail-
road extending fifteen miles into the iron
region, and soon 10 be pushed through to
the Hillsborough and Parkersburgh Road
ID miles, bringing it into connection
with Philadelphia and Baltimore. Un.
finished as it is, and with little business
beside the freightng Of coal and iron
ore, this road is now paying eighteen per
cent. on its cost; i's June receipts having
been $2,s0o: running expenses ST. 900;
net earnings $1,000. II is now bringing
into Ironton the product of len bias
furnaces, estimated at 10000 tons pei
annum, and will soon reach five more
such. Ironton has a manuractory of rail
road iron, with two more in progress
cne of them capable of turning out fifty
tons per day, beside Two large foundries
machine-shop, &c, &c. Coal is deli
vered at these works for one dollar pei
ton. A Courthouse, Jail and Union
School house, the latter beside a public
grove Of twenty acres Of original forest,
are among the public edifces. IronIon
has had and is having the most rapid
growth of any town in the United Stotes,
except Lawrence, Mass, and its popula-
,ion can hardly be exceeded in general
morality and intelligence, Such is a
specimen Of the fruits of American enter
prise, American manufactures, and the
prohibition Of the liqnor trafic.-N. Y.
Tribune.
PIERCE AND ScoTr- "A Curious Con-
TRAsr.-W When President Pierce visited
New York, and the Crystal Palace, last
week, he was feled and lionised great
deal more than was pleasant. He said
TO friend Of ours: "Fhis is the most
dsagreeabIe duty inflicted on the Execu-
tive, What our ciizens intend for honor
and respect towards the Chief Magistrate,
is nothing but species Of adulation-a
relic Of The exaciions Of royalty" But
the President got along as vel! as possi>
Bile, anG hastened back to Washington as
soon as he could leave us with decency.
On Monday last, General Scot, visited
the Crystal Palace Exhibition. He was
dressed in gaudy military trappings, and
his peculiar aIislocralic air and soldier
like bearing attracted the attention Of
everybody indeed, it looked like ga
visit Of State" and he was constantly
surrounded by mulliludes of sight-seers
aud lionizers, from ragged newsboys up
to lazy tradesmen and politicians ont oI
office. To perfect stranger, Genera
Scot, doubtless appeared grati6ed al
these attentions of the dear people. Bu
we do not believe he bestowed a thought
upon the subject. He is so accustomed
TO adula,ion and marked attention il
public, that the absence Of these displays,
only, would astonish him. We do not
mako these remarks in disparagement o
General Scott, but merely to show tht
contrast of character between the two
rivals for the Executive Chair at the late
election Brother Jonathan.