The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-10
our Ohio Oorrsspondence.
CLEVELAND, ONO, July 5, II

The Rock Island Railroad excurei0n mas OF late
90 allied the columns of newspapers both East and
West with its details, that the jotting down few
notes after leaving the excursouists may probably
prove supereroga.ory work at this moment, par
tcularIy Us my route has been over beaten track,
and in the present day Of easy locomotion, known
30 thousands of your readers; however, as | have
been scribbling away in my note book, may as
Wen open page or two ffr your inspection. and, II
Won choose, for the inniction Of the millions who
daily read your columns. At Louisville left the
delightful companiopship had enjoyed for the past
week, and which truly might have made the veriest
cynic happy. Whilst vending my way by the ILL
nois Central Railway what crowd OF reflections en-
gendered by the late excursion rushed through my
mind. Many have viewed our trip into the Far
West as q mere pleasure excursion, in which the
eye has been gratiied with gazing on beautiful
and romantic scenery, whilst have formed most
aesii able and agreeable acqnain,ances, which,
doubtess, will rpen into friendships perhaps exer
o. ing an important influence upon our future; but
Il Is Dot in this light only that so important an
era in the history Of the West should be viewed; it
10 incalcuable what results may not accrue, and
fhcss most immed ately in those regions 80 lately
vkited by a thousand people, who probably never
voLlu have trated 50 lar West unless mpelled by
soe sIch incentive tie invitation forwarded them
BY the spirited railway company. Wealth has visited
. spltnSic country, fitted by nature to receive its
surerabundance; the eye of intellect has keenly
scanned the vast prairie, the well wooded and well
saIared lands so tempting TO the immigrant farmer,
that Intellect guides the pen, advertising to the
world the fertility Of a country already rapidly set
ting, but which will he advanced ut least ten
ye-rs by The late Eruption OF the "wse Of the
East" Whilst inGnlsipg in thoughts such as these,
was waited with sped and comfors through a.
magnificent al agricultural country plough
went into. Alton ~ reached and in the midst Of
shower OF hailstones, many larger than pigeons
egge, se boarded the fine steamer Reindeer aud in
an heur and a half were deposited upon the really
magnificent levee Of st. Louis. Two years had
neatly elapsed since | last strolled through its
sheets. then ankle deep In mud. Vast, indeed, is
but in the general aspect of everything Fine stores
and warehouses nave sprung up in all parts Of the
city. The new court house or city hall ia nearly
completed, and at last the custom house aud post
Olive make shnw OF going up. Three handsome
thfatrrs are also generally in fill blast here. The
Varieties, built by stockholders, is the property
and resort OF the socalled aristocracy and conse-
Que8tly, beautiful as 1t is it is failure aud only
just drags on an existence. The Peoples Theatre
N the last built u large and commo lious, and the
people, considering IL belongs exclusively to them,
contrive to fill It pretty well. John Bates, OF Gin
cinnatI, well known in the theatrical world owns
the other house, where all the principal stars do
eongregate. Three theatres in place of not much
ever a hundred thousand Inhabitants, are too many
FOR its requirements, particularly as the Ger
mans form q large numerical item in the
population of st. Louis. The office of the
Missouri Republican looked dull as / crossed its
portals. The rpbicuDd face and cheerful smile
Of Col. Chambers was wanting for q greeting; few
weeks only had elapsed, ,yhcn universally known
md respected through the West, he somewhat pre-
maturely hustled of this mortal coil, and sleeps
with his fathers, leaving living monument Of his
ind, Of boat. tod
and most wdely circulated daily papers out Of New
York. ! also str,lled into tue saactum of Hin and
Che brothers Mckee, who conduct an extensively
read paper, the Missouri Beniocra. This is the
acknowledged organ If Old Bullion, as you all call
him. BY .the-bye, in the counting room saw sun
dry large cases--maDy empty-aDd one Of the Nc
KEGS selling out and distributing u subscribers the
"Thirry Years" ny fast he Could bear hand.
Well 80 the old Colonel Is up for the Presidency; he
" . always popular ABOUT these diggiugs, and those
we have Just visited, aud lind his recent vigorous
assaults upon The present government have gained
him troops If friends amongst tnose who short
tine since would have secuted his very name. ST.
Louis is fairly supplied with hotels. The Virginia,
Monroe House, and Plai,ers' House the best; II
the last named the principal host Scolay, always re
cefves you with a smile and cordial welcome. the
I, thermometer standing aJ ninety, drove me bag and
baggage To- the steamer, an once more allied from
81 Louis, impressed most favorably With it, present
and future. In the ysar 1854, is it not ,nstrous
that we should find upon a mail pa,ket boat, which
proposes and IL fitted up to carry passengers from
- Louis 10 Louisville, 40 accommodation for the
proper publication OF the bodyf not q single state
room dtteo with a basin, towel, or soap; and here
We are imprisoned for three days at least ladies',
children thick peas, aud over u hundred passen-
gers, doomed to two male and two female basins
fixed in separate wasdbouses. A liberal douceur to
that fusus nature, good ten pered, overwQrked
stewardess, puts me and my party four pals VI
water, two jack towels tcean), and private piece
& soap, per diem, ahead of our fellow travellers l
am a particular admirer Of the Oslo rivers the
thnuf StrtE mi lice
stupeDdons cliffs, or rearing cataracts, Is a sue
eession Of pretty views, and its well wooded hanks
are intersrersed with cottages and studded with
landings the snrest evidences az internal culture.
-Four o'clock A. NJ, not sufficient water to take Us
ever the falls, 40 we are transferred 20 hacks and
omnib s's, and soon ratified into Louisville. can
not take leave OF the mail packet wit ,out
recording the kindness and attention OF every ocer
conDecto with the boat or line This is only their
welLmered e, and hope my hint win be taken,
and the Cleanliness and comfort OF future travellers
better cared for. 0fLouisville cannot write much.
for have sem LITTLE IL is dull place 70 stranger:
but am told wealth ano responsibility are greatly
It's characteristics. C-nversing with several inilu-
eatial citizens. fouad one and all regretted the
verdict In the Wa'd case. None would nave gone
Che lenc Oh If requiring in this case lite for life, bat
that mauslanghter had been committed could not
Be denied by the most unprtju JUDGED fri end OF the
family. A delightful evening found us again upon
the Ohio poughing its waters in the most mlgni-
freut boai ever saw, the Jacob Strader; her &C
eonmodatiors are magnificent aud nnexcepton-
able, her engines low pressure, and she attains
Great speed. was In exstacies with her.
Ytu know that ! am q cosmopolite, aud that
some Of my sympathies may lie upon the other
side OF the broad Atlantic. l did, however,
l0ng 70 show European friends how well Brother
Jonathsp can do the grand aud comfortable thing on
ks own broad rivers IN the centre of his millions Of
sores, and thousand miles away from the seaboard.
The Strader Is indeed q fine exempl,ncation If
L0uiville enterprise. We reach tie landing at Cin-
eiAnst al sar's dawn. and y new feature presents
iAsem from the levee. TIE Spencer House, splendid
hose ad greatly TO the Appearance &c Front ct.
II is capitaily kept by George'Noore Il Co. Every
stsestion Is shown the guests. and uuhc Sitatingy
pronounce II IA good an hotel "a any outside Nes
Yok. J. deed the ehef de cassas Il little ahead OF
most OF his class, and ate at the table dhote the
bet curry | hal tasted since last dined With
Mailigstawney colored Indian Dabnb It the Oriental
Cinb, Londnn. Cincinnati. the Queen City OF the
West, Is modest. or believe she might a, this mo
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