The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-22
Icorre.pondencs of the Di.patch.l

WHEELING, Va, March 10TH 1854
D..s DrspArcH. wrote you a few days since
.r,,nh engaged have not had time to write again
! ,~iil now endeavor TO give you my impression OF
,rip through the great State OF Ohio leit Cleve-
s.n5 nv Railroad at 3 p. NJ, and travelling through
IS Columbus is surrounded by beautiful undu
is,;ns country The coil 10 highly productive, oeng
sbout as rich a. II well can be Inc stare House,
watch Il now nearly completed Will be one Of the
handsouest In the Union. II u square building
ssontino four uniform fronts built entirely ofgrey
E,e.ssone with a recess portico In each front; the
roor Of the porticoes being supported oy SIX large
Stone pillars had the pleasure OF making The ac
ouaiptance OF quite number OF tne members oil
,bs Senate and lower House, as their Legislature is
nov, in sesson | found them generally farmers
.nd nracticaI business men. They all seemed anx-
IONS 10 get through their business, adjourn and go
home Wha, pity some of our Legislators were
moi of the same disposition, After spending a day
xerx pleasantly at Columbus, l left there at p.
for Cincinnati, where arrived at l A. NJ; having
come all the way 10 tremendous storm OF ram
and wind The rain continued from " edhesoay
evening until Saturday morning, ana hsylag Jee -,
very general IL caused very coDsideraoie ifesii III
the Ohio river. When left Cincinnan on Mohosy
last at 10 NJ the river was twenty feet ABOVE its
u.ual level and an immense amount OF damaee
had been done. The stores along the wnarves were
III pnier water, the water in many instances up
into the second story. 1t was rather amusing to
zee the various signs sticking the houses just at
the waters edge.
had the pleasure of meeting with old friend
and iellow.ciiizen, Mr.. Chas. Allen, who IN
+ rmed me he had taken up his residence here for
the purpose of carrying on the horse business he
having made an arrangement with Mr.. Jno. Brown,
(well known to all our horse men, whereby he is
TO remain here and purchase horses and send them
on to Mr. Brown at Richmond, to sell They now
have lot Of about forty, which they intend starting
of in lew days. have never seen finer lot any
where, and would recommend them to our citizens
who are 10 want OF horses.
! left Cincinnati on Monday, at - NJ, on board
the fine steamer Pittsburg, Capt Campbell, and had
q most delightful trip up. We had over one hun
dred cabin passengers, and / did not recognise
among them all, a single face had ever seen be-
FORE so expected to have dull. lonely time. |
was however, aareeably disappointed. After tea
the first evening, introduced mysefinto the ladies'
cabin and got up q dance. [ soon made the ac-
quaintance OF all the young ladies' and got along
frstrate. On these Western streams, there is not
much Formally and every one seems to feel as if it
were their duty to do all in their power to make
themselves and their companions happy. made
the acquaintance of one young lady from Pttsburg,
and had my heart and hand not been already dis
posed of. think should have been strongly tempt
ed to some rash act
/ crossed, this evening, the great suspension
bridge the Ohio at this point about which this
city and the Pittsburgers have bad so much law
1t IL beautiful structure, and 1t would be great
pity to pull it down, though it ought to have been
but very little additional expense.
This city is dirty. unpleasant place, having
large number OF iron and glass works here. 1t ii
constantly inveloped in smoke and lamp black
which, to one accustomed to breathing the pur,
air Of our city, is far from agreeable The house
all wear diney, dirty aspect, and look as If the.
had not been painted for the last 90 years hav,
visited the depot of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, and could not help feeling mortified on seems
the amount OF business is doing, to think Viz
ginia Legislature should be so stupid as to refus
an appropriation to the Covington and Ohio road
but fear it will yet be long time before our pee
pie will wake up to full sense OF the great impo1
lance of that improvement. shall leave here to
morrow morning by the first boat for Pittsburg, an
then take bee line via Philadelphia for home, as
am dreadful home-sck. Wishing you long lit
and happiness,
/ am truly yours c. S. NJ.