Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-10-25
Editorial Correspondence.
JOTTING BY THE WAY.
Neil HoUsE, CoLtMBus.l
October 22d, 1865

Octooer 2Zu, loo0.1
DEAR SANcTUM:-
Leaving you on Saturday
morning, I arrived at Wheeling just in time
to meet the C. o. R. r. hoat which con.
meets at Bell Air. This boat now connects
at Wheeling instead of Benwood, and for
the lie of me am unable to see ary advant-
age Wheeling has gained by the change
Passengers are transferred from the B. & o.
r. R. to the C. o. r. R., at "Eoff's Land
ing" In Center Wheeling, without having set
foot In Wheeling proper. This "pa,sIng by
on the other side" Of Wheeling, I believe
was the whole ground of contention before.
Wheeling has gained tas day, in the contro-
vefsy, and she has gained nothing else.
Belle Air City is improving some; Loticed
several new buildings going up there, ane
the Hotel is about completed. II is fine
looking building. fronting towards the river,
and as it has been much needed in that city,
no doubt It will do large business. Some
eastern capitalists have purchased twelve or
thirteen acres from the north end of :he
Rodiffer farm, suppose with the design Of
erecting factory or factories Of some kind.
TAXING the Express train at 9 o'clock and
4S minutes, found that we were under the
protection Of Conductor Patterson, who is
one Of the most gentlemany conductors on
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this or any other road. We made pretty good
time, arriving at Newark jus, in time to see
the Sandusky g. Mansfield train lesven; as
this s. g. M. train was the one wished to
cut on, you may judge my feelings. They
were soneih' 'ng akin to the sensations Great
ed by the supposed success of Gov. Medill,
only considerably less oucrpowering. But as
the defeat (D had a ba I'm, SO had the. disap-
polntment. Failing to connect at Newark,
concluded to come on up to the Capital
City where found Failing of the Neil House
(the only failing the house hss) doing his
utmost to render bis guss shome. l have
never yet heard of his succeed.
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ing at the Penitentiory. A Mr.. Warner,
from Delaware preached mos, instructive e.
logical sermon from Daniel Q, A. His
hearers, some 600 convicts, and a few others
were remarkably attentive. al must cay
seldom ever saw so little running in f. out in
an audience. A majority Of these unfor-
tunatc creatures are fine looking men, evil
IDENTIFY o: much more than ordinary intellect.
Many of them seemed more than touched by
the sermon, they were evidently alive to its
teaching, and haa learned to apply it's truths
to themselves. They sung, in opening that
beautiful hymn
"Oh, for thousand tongues to sing"
and fancied that some of them frightened
up while singing
ale breaks the power Of cancelled sin,
! He SETS the prisner Tree"
1t come home to their own situations. -
Still there were many there who were pris.
oners in the sense referred to who did not
wear the degrading stripes Sin has no pecu
liar garb for his prisoners-no degrading
stripes to distinguish them from those whom
tho Truth has made "free indeed"
While listening to the sermon was
forcibly reminded of good old Father Finle,
some years since chaplain Of the Institution
Not that anything in the speaker resembIet
him, but then was on the scene Of bis Ia
bcrs. This chapel was his battle ground
these walls had beheid his trirmphs, an
witnessed his rejocngs. No doubt some o.
those aged convicts were his hearers. and
had sat day after day under his teachings
and melted under his exhortations. l only
wish he had been in the pulpit yesterday.
Just over the way, yonder, the new State
House rsars it's solid front. Forgetting the
cost Of its construction, one is lost in adtnira-
ton Of its stupeudous proportions. But a
bitter feeling will rise up in my mind when
! compare the costly and supeyauous State
House with the buildings for the Deaf and
Dumb, and the Blind. II the State House is
our States pride," these other buildings are
her disgrace. Notwithstanding our heavy
tsxes, and the extrsvsgsnces which have
gradually crep, into every department, Of our
government, do hope the Legislature which
will convene here this winter will do some
thing for these classes o! unfortuna;es, (the,
Deaf & Dunb and Blind not the Represents.
tives.) think the State House will hardly
be completed before the fret of January, 1855,
the time when the second Republican Legis-
laturs convenes. No doubt, then, our Solons
will awaken it's infant echoe with the sound
OF their eloquenes, and "spread themselves"
generally. .-s.. 4
All excitement in reference to election
matters has subsidized, and imagine the feel
ings Of the attaches at the P-nitentisry, and
Of the Clerks in the various Departments of
State have undergone considerable depres.