Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-09-10
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 80, SO,

from Inc Sluss, HiSHt HuNo pe''i
seen strolling through this self-styled
grea, city, vanly seeking for some
stupeudous object wheieon my eyes
to rest, that Louisville might sustain
in my estimation, her reputation for
greatness. lBut | must confess that
/, in my morning rambles, saw moth
ing great to attract the ego of the
passer.by, s.ve tho greatness which
nature has IrrouelIt-'heFalls which
are iislinay visible from the city,
and exhibittruly romantic appear.
anCc.
should ,bink-judging from the
general appearance of Louisville
that an immense amount of Fogyism
was conceIru,ed within her limits
not like Cicinnali. She lacks indus
try and enerprise; and judging from
the style { their buildings, they lack
greatly in astc for architecture. Still
there are great many fine buildings
in Louisvle, but lack the taste for
display consequently, she presents
a very por appearance. The street
fron,ing,c river, where You would
NATURAL, expect a display of archi-
lecture, sadly to the reverse. The
building principally are small, and
judging from appearances, erected
near aStlf century siuce, without
an eye, beauty, a grea, many of
which re occupied by Irish aud
Dutch, for the distribution ofplain
whiske. jew shops, Fruit vendors,
and a.w respectable Groceries are
on thistreet. This morning spent
near o hour on this street, noticing,
as p'sed each door, the queershops,
the ceer proprietors, and the sill
more ueer signs; one in particular
noted above the door Ola Dutch
Cirocry, which. when translated. read
thus "Supur Fine Flour and Family
IWkeyJor Sale By tie Quartz
o this street can be seen at early
moi, great many queer sights. For
hcrcan be seen the Boatman, with
pan inside his boots, eagerly seek
ingnd inquiring for some particular
clubhouse, the newsboy brawling
out The morning papersn the
betlless ana brainless dandy leaning
agnst lamp post basking in the
bens of n morning sun, and the beg
gdsolici,ing aims loprocurc break
fas Ora dram.) In fact. were ] to
dell half the sights at early morn
iripn this street, | would have almost
apndless task. tsr.r.l ...tA
ouisville, you ore aware, is si,ua-
tenn spacious slipping plain, few
hulrel yards above the Falls. 1t
hua population of near 10000, and
isast growing,-itis destined TO be
atty of some importance. But it
" never be half the city that her
sier city, Cincinnati is; and in u
fe more years New Albany, which
issituate,l at the foot. of the Falls,
VI clip al! the trade of Southern In
dina from Louisville. and should
Il be the case, Louisville will feelit
s,sibly. e,s
Sorry indeed was / to hear, on my
aival in the city, Of the demise of
O. former fellow townsman, II. j.
hrry, who died on the 4lh inst, at !.
i residence of Mr.. Clyde, in this
Icy. Mr.. Hurry was much beloved
I'd respected here by all who knew 4
Eh. During his illness he had every
tendance that could be required.
On tomorrow morning | make thg
Earful passage over the Falls. y
~ next | will note the particulars
g passage, which might prove int
ting to some of your readers,
ave never taken pleasure trip
he Falls. Until then, no more Us
| ANToNN
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILrpI,
The business of the Baltim9 eha
ohio Railroad, it is stated, Y f'a,t
. average nearly 5000. 900 moh.n
or the six months period 4 aptlt
0 October. The August fsesipts
'ill show, it is understoodhe larso
, !. of some s7o,ooo%I. H.. ,hT %',
f July, which being the PEST Dul
mess month of the sion' were
$4,000 on the main S = I
WHEELING, veAug' s'tl,.
A terrible explosi' occurred ,r on
ight kegs OF powdcr nch were be-
70 draycd from D Sareheuse 10
Oat, blow up with sr',oIe , TspG5'y
'stantly killing The lyman, w "a
IN Kimberley, Of Severely il TT
,tallv in,ur;ny ,"Eher man. Net,
evory paua Of lass and most bf
,e sash Of tho TSsgraph Office, F'n
Iater street, weribroken by tho gu
,ssion. The so1' of the oxpl''0"