New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-31

rb q. no..ibIe but in the winter time they were ooth
hd ard dangerous TO travellers. Many OF the 9gia'ors
in visiting the capital we're oosea R.cnan Mani Sc
yb;ch were often greatly swollen IN the win'sr La
.y,ry dire ,tion the roads were throuSh "Vous VIZ
occasional opening aud eaeia a. !ons ne. LIes5 10
t;me. tb- ntsyes of the people were osgeu "
cam ort in lie woods There were bet ie ploic
-e, st The es6i Of hospliable settlers, AM ou' 7'
bridges bad been t1lli , 0, b,,
,hoe Who have witnessed IT, The bliod sIs mldi s1
were succeeded by roads cut out ani cs4.sc, .. -
much worked as population increased i"1H S o, -
,rd r-rt;kes 10 Ne tefk ZanesvIl.e and Wneehns 70
Sorfn.kS Portsmou b. Cincinnati and CleNei ini '1eI
came tha: magnificent internal improvement tae Naoh.
Kosd which old more for OHIO than any o.n1r' - M
concerned the bringing smiyrants ihen TIE GAO 1na.
c,rsctr, the axes ard the Ohio snd tnrn:siln; ~
essv QUILT FOR tie produce Of the state ni'n 49,
this he'd been slmos worthless eAcegt 10Y ny's
an And las; of all comes the Railroad. bearing its
.-.r u .ssepcers srd freight rapidly from one point 10
arotbeg an giving life 10 all the department. ot business
ana enterprise NOT prodcce IN o2o aSaas :ie pSs
f feirbt i a. valuable in New York ttt! ana can DC
sent there Or g New Orleans ,
A. Er C.lulnbus s,l ioity years ago, II was maze up
Of few inferior houses snd caon a1i .'s =, W. W..
ter were r.re quagmres. aud were di-ngurel even VIZ
oeess nal s;uurs The State House, and o'ier pdo.c
buildings plain b1iloings not @s eleiaa ~ I na,g
~1-.Iu.ns sratIes Nor Ike StItes Pdson the LlniN
Asvlt ~ the Deaf and DGnb Asylum, the SUM AsyIuh
~ Cs..to College the Sterling Medical College ana
above al The State Houie, ping the Cap.: u i" -
irsfrp tie most splendid sad csoacoIs Dunlng III sde
T;or c a1oru This city and show the neGse progress
b;cb has ,aksn place In a directions the city spread
ir cut; Lew streets are lad. r)us houses Ge ouhl
irg ard population increasing There are now streets
ard rows ot houses with some splendid buildings ""eFe
stood the forest ten Years ago. 49,
Tie churches Of Columbus not OF the Sne-t orler
Of arte,are although they pleasant edihces IA which
~ b,q- rreachinc The First Presbyterian Church, Of
which lie venerable Dr. James Hogo pastor have msis
soue admirable improvements in their building. Inc
second Presbyterisn Church. Rev. H. l. Hitchcock pas
tor have colo nsed once and yer find their bulldog wAcn
has t.en once enlarged strait for the congregation
and thew have as understand determined - sen me pres
ert cd ico aud erect # amper dimensions ine col
ony under the Rev Mr. Marble is also growing and must
socu erect new building using the present one as aroom
for evening meetings and the sabbath school
Tie nbic schools under the discreet and able manage
rrt Il DR. Lord are among the best in the State t1rnh
;r free instruction 10 all the children OF tue city wAo
choose To avail themselves Of II.
Abou; one mile north OF the State House IS track oil
woodlsnd covered with noble black walnut wd cherry
hickory beach maple and buckeye trees when va, pre-
sented TO the city for public park IL u aueady hclse5
and the underbfush removed Il will make splendid
resort for the citizens and is capable of ndetntc mproTc
uent The land is now worth 600 acre, aud the gt
nrncev sud tely The cityis rapidly spreading round
,L new rark in the immediate vicinity Capitol college
IN. site Of hich includes am told some 20 acres Bon
these splendid Gifts from ID. GOrdiie tne OIL Oac
eor wi % came - Columbus mluy years ago VIA snail
stock Of goods which his enterprise has increased mo
large fortune
In the CITY several large manufactures are aE oTi am
these will BE- increased thus adding 20 the population AMI
vealth of the Buckyc Capital Columbus now numbers
sou,e 80 eco and the next census Hi shoF large IN
crease.