Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-10-07
Andrew Jackson had lOl ,652 votes.
John Quincy Adams 50,S4s
Jackson's maj. e to y 50,S04
Of the Lewisburg Chronicle.
HUDSON, o., Sept. 26, 1855;

took passage on the Packet, en- route for
the Junction, where l took the cars for
Pittsbarg. Being 'o,ei down the canal BY
three lean, lank horses, does not form the
pleasautest part Of journey, and is en-
tirely too tedious for this age of steam
When went on board it was just ge'trg
up time, and trave-begrimmed men and
women we're turning out and surrounding
the wash bowl, where sceue was presented
worthy of Hogaftt's pencil: fond moth
ers applying homeopathic doses of the
muddy element to the faces and Iisits OF
their sponsibili,ies-whi!c there stood a
group, en- dishabiHe, 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
uiIncult 10 Cultivate:
Altoona, a thriving village at the foot
of the iuclirel plains, has been built up
since the completion of the Pennsylvania
Railroad-three years ago there being but
log house aud barn on the 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 mcchau-
les were 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 Lewi>burg, Centre & Spruce
Creek Railroad, ,cou'd be a town, no doubt,
if they could find level ground enough to
build en-
At the Mountain House, passengers
change cars, and pay 37i to set doe" to
very inviting supper. Immediately after
leaving this place, the ascent OF the Ale
gheny mountains is commenced The
..,rs are drawn M ny sta.ionHfy eos.ne",
and towed from one grade to another by
horses. These works are owned by the
State. and are abou: as economically man
= red as the canals in the hands Of the
State. The railroad company propose
having their road extended through to
Pittsburs, acoiJ;ag these planes, by the
l,t of December, when the time from
Philadelphia to Pittsburg will be made IN
twelve hours-seven hours less time than
il is now made This is anxious!y looked
for by the travelling public, and will dc
away with State monop 'ly, that now re-
ceves numerous left handed compliments
from nervous Young Americans"
The cars-due at Pittsburg 3 o'clock,
A. NJ, did not arrive till 5. Wishing td
leave on the morning train for Cleveland
had not much time to devote to seeing
the "sights" The morning was calm
aud sultry, and the smoke from thousand
steam works, hung like funeral pail owe.
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 gtin aud smoky, and the up
Dar;t;oa of clean suit, like angels visits
is few and far between. Everything i:
! tainted by the clouds of smoke, giving the
city dirty and uninviting appearance
even
"The sun had sicky glare
The earth with age was DIM.
Hudson, the village in winch am no"
sojourning, is situated on the Western
Reserve of Ohio, and its residents art
principally of the old Connecticut blue
lights, aud, unlike most yankees, do no
possess that same spirit of go-atea 1-a-tlve
ness that characterizes tie New Englander
but are content to sit down under thei
own "viue aud fg tree" at peace will
everything except their neighhor's busi
ness. The village contains about loo'
inhabitants, and is situated i'll a very Ter
tile and picturesque country. The West
ern Reserve College is located here; bu
it is very sparsely attended by students
there being but 20 at the opening OF tn
winter session, on the 2Oth inst.
Ohio will be ere long, if 1t 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 th'
State, aud Five Hundred more will be II
operation by the first of January 1904
or these Two Thousand miles (by Janu
airy, no part Of it will yield less than II
per cent dividend. subjoin the follow
ing table, showing the dividends yielded
by the different Railroad lines, now il
operation in this State, which is not o7er
rated:
Cleveland & Columbus line Is per cen,
Lake Shore line III