Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-11-14
For he Democyaf & Sentinel.
WESTERN CORRESPONDENCE.

attractions, promised to inform you Of what
saw in my rambIss, but hare been 50 much en-
gagged that have scarcely bad time to do 50 until
4 this evening.
have little to report Of interest during my
trip by land and water, until was safely landed
/ in old Kcntuck. went by railroad from Pitts
burg TO Cincinnati, passing through a beautiful
and highly productive country, tecmng with
bountiin crop of grain, corn, and grass, and ador
ned by number of well built, pleasant looking
cities and towns in all of Which considerable bu-
siness seemed to be transacted The most irapor-
tant of these are Wooster. Massilon, Columbus
and Xenia, all Of them presenting favorable APP
pearance, as you whrl past at lightning speed in
the well finished and comnoiious cars. Cfncin-
natl reached at O'Clock in the afternoon, and
whiled away the evening strolling through its
Streets observing the superiority Of the buildings
in the commercial part of the city over those in
Pittsburg, and adnring the beauty of the private
residences and public buiililss, With which Twas
greatly pleased There is en immense trade and
travel to and from this city, 50 many railroads
centering here, which in connection with tie river
and canals, are building up great commercial
emporium worthy Of being called the Qlecn 0.
the Wsst.'
Leaving Cincinnati next morning at 81 o'clock
by railroad for Louisville. passed through part
of the Miami Valley, the richest agricultural por-
tion of the State, and at the junction of the Miami
and Ohio rivers noticed field of corn, contain
ing over six hundred acres, standing about four
teen to sixteen feet high Passed in front Of the
mansion OF the lanented ex-President Harrison,
at North Bend, two story frame house, well sit
uated gentle slope from the river, having
large forest trees in front OF the house, causing
to look as if the General in his life time had lived
perfectly q at home" Passing through the lower
part of the State Of Indiana. the railroad being
new improvements the country appeared tbinly
settled, very level, and ahounding with small vii
lagos, steam saw mills with upright SAWS, nuiner=
Gus ponds, and clills and fsver. The people gen
orally had pale, lean AMI hungry look about
them, caused presume by bad water and sl.akes.
/ reached Louisville at three in the afternoon,
and discovered should be detained until the
evening before a bat woaid leave. Walked down
Main street to tie OF Twelfth. and had
birds eye view II the enc Of the elrcton riots,
where n. ..ticel the brick ana mortar Of some
twenty houses, which kai be.l destroyed by fire
on that occasion. But everything is quiet now,
are social and kospitabic ia the hghest desr. e
you wonder that such stain ul.on the character
of the city bad escr been perretraies. FsnAti
ci m, however, once it seizes unon tie hearts Of
the people, must rent It's spleen in some manner
as it did here and then lie out, leaving the sen
sible portion uf the community to wonder at ifs
petty malice, Iuring it did in the Louisville
case the most Observation-Disclosures wcinan aud
little children There are many capacis'us, Gle
loE-..
and well constructed business houses. visitei
the Theatre in the evening. Of tie prettiest
buildings inside of, the ete>,rati ms C
ing of light green and sssli. Enc contrast, but
as the company Was poor indcei," did not>re-
main long. IL the morning hal the pleasure os
meeting Maj Magotlin late the Democratic can
didate FOR Lieutenant Governor, Col. Caldwell,
member Of Congress, of the Voltiguer regiment IN
the Mexican war. and j. Harvey of the Louis
vile Democrat. all of whom assured me that next
| wear Kentucky would cast her vote for the non-
nee Of tn. Cincinnati National Convention Of the
Democratic party. Pennsylvasiia can and will do
likewise.
left on the steamer :. Fashion, one of the ST.
Louis Packets, on Wednesday evening There
were about three hundred pass .fi5crs on board.
! ir the cabin and on deck, the great majority cf
them bound for Missouri and kanzas. S,me ff
teen or eighteen families were from the best por
ton of Kentucky, Shelby, Wooa.fcrsl Scstt and
Bourbon Counties en1igrating to the far West
was more fertile and they could better th'ir con-
dition. The second evening out dance pro-
posed and very generally acquiesced in ann soon
the tripping gay en- the cabin floor cf ladies and
gents to the music of one Of those grdron nstru
nents. called dncimct, I believe, assured me
that all were enoying themselves quite ccvcrly
Friday morning early brought boat to t e
Paducah wharf, after a slow but pleasant trip
the fog having compelled the hoat to lay to all Of
one night
Paducah is thriving llare- has population
of six thousand. and is stuatc the inn ri -
the Cumberland and Ohio rivers. A Rolling Mill
is being constructed here by Pitfsburg company
and two more will be built next year. An excel
lent Marine Railway. to repair Steamboats, is oi
, | great advantage tn the place. The Marine Hos
pital has beautiful situation and is spacors and
, we'll built. The Court House and jail are under
par when compared with yours. hut nc'y buildings
! will be pat mp next summer. Tie Branch of the
! Kentucky Bank, is erecting magnificent struc-
ture which would Re an ornament to any part ol
Broadway. N. Y Here is the terminus of the
! railroad from Paducah to Mobile, and the compa-
| nv intends to have their workshops at this point
! Considerable of the road is graded. and part o
l the track laid, hut will not be finished for two
years An A gricultural Fair was progress
the city and this being the last day of exhibition
+ | went to see what To be SEEM Nothing was
exhibited this day except horses mules, and cat
! tIe There some excellent bloodcd horses on
the ground. but the exhibition in this respect did
: not surpass the late fair in Cambria. Very few
I cattle were ON the ground, the lower part of Ken
lucky does not raise many. Hon. Linn Boyd
E took the first premium. a handsome silver cup,
for the best three year old colt, sorrcl ful
| blood, named /" Rose She is certainly next to
Excelsior Dan Rice's horse the prettiest form
ed ANIMAL (heing perfectly faultless in every res
| meet that T l,a We ever seem. There were about