Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-01-24
Gu, LOulsvllI, correspondence,
LOUISVILLE, Jan. IS, 1855.


Eps. "SrAn This city justly de-
serves the laurels that have been mispldeed
upon the brow Of Cincinnati. In my hun,.
bic opinion, this is the Queen City Of the
West" instead Of the latter named city.
Louisville is. strictly speaking. he gar
den spot" Of all the Western country
Her markets are filed to tie br;m cy pry
morning with all the delacpcics thatE yf
are heir to.<> have never seen \ lapPeF
population than<we have here: rs a in e.
Of course there area great many fauPfis,
| This latter class Of people arc to be fo4nd
| in all sections of tie globe. but l am O
fthc opinion there are fewer here, in pro
portion to the population, than. any thel
city have ever seen. /. - ::
The cityis regularly laid off at righ
angles: the streets areveryswidc and com
modious; the business houses very. larg'
and we'll arranged on the principal bust
ness streets. There is one business h9us'
built by Mr.. Bastard. a wholesale deal
er in groceries, which l will describe a
near as possible: the walls, made Of rick
are twenty-seven inches thick; the from
is composed of granite, which presenI Is !
real adamantine face; it rises to the helgh
OF five stories, the rooms each averaging
eighteen feet the s2Felcss each Weighing no
less than 5000 lbs. The main depth 0
this mammoth business house is 2lO feet
The whole presents one Of the most ub
stantial commercial houses | ever saw p
There are q great many buildings here
! both private and public, that claim notic
from me now. The next III name is
Walnut street Baptist Church. whI,sl
one of the most magnificent bYGnG,o
here, the architecture Of whi%,s MI
great credit upon tie gifted /rdi6cs /
dcsi Sned it. The next pu}fs 80 rI
the st Paul's Church. tie $3.50 o.! ip.r:Stt
which reminds one who IA; rs. r.; ~
an On! Of the statelyand far~e. Church,
This city can boast, e a. am, scmenr sed
ing Population, o. 4'r, '"' 'e
Iownv v; /.erprising our citizens ard /
tbnv ~, bhded with scales almost ina
no;.oI. D their vital interests. The
shirt Of go-ahead- ativcness" is too much
npme, to one channel, and that is tb |
man acturing. This city, containing as
Il ,ts 10000 inhabitants. can only boast
rne single railroad-that is the Frank
1T and Louisville r. II. The subject OF
making a railroad from this city to Mem
phis isnow a very popular one. and l am |
really in hopes its advocates will realise
their most sanguine expectations Of cart
rying :he project through with perfect
rush" Louisville is behind no city III
The great West, as far as manufacturing
IS concerned, but she is decidedly in tho
rear as to outlets and iniets. Despite the
crushing money crisis that has prevailed
in all parts Of the Union, this city has es
,apcd untouched up to the present time.
All we want here is small dose of tho
spirit of Young America" to wake up
The noble sires from the lethargy which
has gradually deluded them for the last
half century. If L. Il
/ have no local news TO communicate
now. The Ohio, the main spring Of trans
portation, is not quite so low as it was
when | wrote before. The tide is Slow
y swelling and begins 70 assume lis full
once more, much TO the Joy Of
all trading men. The fleet of fine steam
ers that daily leave for the South speak
well for the city that gave them Birth
The renowned Eclipse" left for New Orr
learn last Sunday morning, with a neay y
ioal Of both animate and inanimate fret ~
She is the pride Of the Western waters,
bothas regards her capacity AMI finish.
z With strong desire " see the great
light shed abroad by the Star" eclipse
all others Of less magnitude, / am as ever
i Your old friend.
.-l Iii. Charlie