Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-10-07
Andrew Jackson had 1Ol ,652 votes
John Quincy Adams 50,S48 ="
Jackson's maj. e to y 5O,s04
Correspondence Of the Lcwisburg Chronicle.

took passage on the Packet, en- route for
the Junction, where l took the cars for
Pittsburg. Being 'o,esi down the canal BY
three lean, lank horses, does not form the
pleasantest par. Of journey, and is en-
tire'y too tedious for this age of steam.
When | went on board it was just getting
up time, and travel-begrimmed men and
women were turning out and surrounding
the wash bowl, where sceue was presented
worthy of a Hogafth's pencil: fond moth
ers applying homeopathic doses of the
muddy element to the faces and disits OF
their responsibilities-whilc there stood a
group, en- dishaLiHe, waiting their turn in
the process of ablutions.
The farmers through the western part of
Pennsylvania We're harvesting their corn
crop, which is much better than in the
interior of the State, and promised an
abundant yield. The land in the western
portion of the State is very hilly, and
difficult to cultivate:
Altoona, thriving village at the foot
of the incline plains, has been built up
since the completion of the Pennsylvania
Ralroad-three years ago there being but
log house aud barn on TIE spot where
the town now stands. 1t now contains
over 2000 Inhabitants, and rapidly in
creasing. Daring the last season, about
one hundred buildings were erected, and
more would have been built, but mcchan-
! les we're not to be had to build them.
The railroad company have extensive ma
chine shops erected here, and it presents
the hustle and confusion of little city.
Spruce Creek, the western terminus of
the proposed Lewisburg, Centre & Spruce
Creek Railroad, ,coulH be town, no doubt,
if they could find level ground enough to
build en-
At the Mountain House, passengers
change cars, and pay 81 to set do~" to
very inviting supper. Immediately after
leaving this place, the ascent of the Allc-
gheny mountains is commenced. The
...rs are drawn NJ by sta'ion"sy ens'""',
aud towed from Que grade to another by
horses. These works are owned by the
State. aud are about as economically man
aged as the canals in the hands Of the
State. The railroad company propose
having their road extended throug h to
Pittsburg, apoi'i"g these planes, by the
l,t of December, when the time from
philadelphia to Pittsburg will be made in
twelve hours-.even hours less time than
it is now made This is anxiously looked
for by the travelling public, and will do
away with State monop 'ly, that now re-
ceives numerous left handed compliments
from nervous " Young Americans"
The cars-due at Pittsburg } o'clock,
A. NJ, did not arrive till 8. Wishing to
leave on the morning train for Cleveland,
had not much time to devote to seeing
the "sights" The morning was calm
aud sul'ry, and the smoke from thousand
steam works, hung like 4 funeral pail ove
the city, and was so dense hat it was al
most impossible to distinguish man from
a lamp post two squares distant. Every
thing looks grim and smoky, and the oP-
par;t;on Of clean suit, like angels visits,
is few and far between. Everything Is
=, tainted by the clouds of smoke, giving the
city a dirty and uninviting appearance I;
"The sun had a sick!y glare
The earth with age was dim.
Hudson, the viilage in winch am now
soiourniny, is situated on the Western
Reserve of Ohio, and its residents are
principally of the old Connecticut blue
lights, aud, unlike most yankees, do not
possess that same spirit of go-atea 1-a-tive'
ness that characterzes tie New Englander,
but are content to sit down under their
own "viue aud fg tree" at peace with
everything except their neighhor's busl-
ness. The village contains about looo
inhabitants, and is situated i'll very fer
tile and picturesque country, The West
ern Reserve College is located here; but
it is very sparsely attended by students
there being but 20 at the opening OF the
winter session, on the 10th inst.
Ohio will be ere long, if it Is not al
ready, the first State in the union in re-
gard to Railroads. There is now completed
Fifteen Hundred miles Of Railroad IN the
State, and Five Hundred more will be in
operation by the first of January. 1904
OF these Two Thousand miles Coy Janu'
ary,) no part Of it will yield less than III
per cent. dividend. l subjoin the follow
ing table, showing the dividends yielded
by the different Railroad lines, now In
operation in this State, which is not over
rated:
Cleveland & Columbus line Is per cent
Lake Shore line 10