Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-12-08

who are puzzled to know where to pu
"Lewisburg," which latterly makes s.
much noise in the world, yet is refused
place on some current maps Of the day AM
therefore seems at distance more like
myth than a reality.
The telegraph Office was the next resort
where the Obliging young operators, tn,
MesSrs. Morse, relatives of the great in
ventor, permitted access to the key to elici
tidings from home over the wires. Bu
wind and weather just then interdictet
communication down the North Branch
and a sociable chat with the operators al
Carbondale and Honesdalc, as we'll as those
at my elbow, was the sum total of relief
from that quarter, for inpatient disappoint
ment.
Had brief interview at his law Office
with A. S. OWEN, Esq, President of the
Williamsport & Elmira railroad, whose
official appreciation Of the editorial frater.
nifty is prompt and practical. Your read.
ers will remember him as one of the prom
inent invited guests at the last railroad
meeting at Old Fort. He inquired with
much interest after the local prospects of
the Spruce Creek road, and said it ought to
be made, but added truly that the present
overwhelming depression in the money
market, rendered it impossible to move in
it at present.
But while my hand is in, perhaps
had better 60 back to where my last letter
ended, at Cincinnati though can add
but few details, for want of leisure to ex-
plore the city and its suburbs, and gather
items. l had supposed it to be a delight
ful place to reside; but one day the heavy,
oppressive, sitting atmosphere of which,
every body complained, developed the fact
that the circular basin containing the city,
suffers for want of free circula-
tion of air; and in summer time. it is said,
the sun often beats down with furnace heat
as into cauldron, without single breeze
TO lift and tighten the fiery mantle.
Heard DR.. ELDER lecture one evening
on "Liberty-Ideal and Practical ;" most
Of the time being taken up with the first
branch Of his subject, which he discussed
extemporaneously with great acuteness and
profundity, and wonderful afluenee yet
choice precision oflanguage, and embellish-
ed with quaint and humorous illustrations
furnishing rich and instructive enter
tainment, yet doubtless disappointing
some who evidently expected blood-and-
thunder ranting defamation.
CHANGED also to hear FRED DOUGLAS
here one evening, before select audience
If 5000. He is light mulatto, and on
irst view in front, the general aspect is
,nmistakably African; but a quarteriug
'r side view by day light, as afterwards
discovered, gives mere the color and fea-
ures of an Indian. He is above medium
,eighth, stou;ly and squarely built, with
nigh shoulders, and evidently possessed of
great muscular strength. The craniclogi-
,al developments indicate great firmness
md self reliance, and an invincible will, as
we'll as high order of intellectual endow-
nents. His voice is full, deep-toned and
lear, we'll modulated and under perfect
ontrol, and his enunciation deliberate and
istinct. His talent for wit and humor,
nd his powers of sarcasm, and invective,
nd the most stirring eloquence, are cer-
ainly remarkable; and l can low the
etter credit the statement received from a
source; that Tom Corwin is
bout the only man in Ohio, who can beat
i'm on the stump. There is an occasional
inge of misanthropic bitterness in his tone
nd manner, arising doubtless from the
stracism and insult to which he is con-
tantly liable when travelling; Railroad
Companies and Conductors generally evin-
ing more of disposition to pitch him
yerDoard, than suffer him to occupy the
lost secluded seat in the train: Hotel
eepers, ditto, Of course.
For instance He was on board yester-
ay, and when the train stopped at Shelby,
Iidway between Columbus and Cleveland,
ith "20 minutes for dinner" we all huri-
| to the first seats that offered, and FRED
'ok the louermost opposite corner Of the
.motest table, ont of reach of the other
.ssengers and attracted no other at:en-
On than as an object Of curiosity. When
bout half through an angry attack was
lddenly made upon him by the landlord,
ho sought to then transfer him to a
nall stand in the corner. Failing to in
lencc him, brawny bully was called in
ho took him by the shoulders, aad at
mpted to remove him by force; but FRED
lied hold of the table and declined the
vitation with an expression Of counte-
anee that indicated an inclination and
oility to take care Of himself, if he had
1ly two to handle. He had intruded on
0 one, nor bad any passenger complained,