Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-09-26
New -yester. Correspondence
Correspondence cftse Ler isbu-g cn-oniclc,I
Steamer Jenny Lind"


about th.ee O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon,
landing at the Canadian wharf 10 about
the usua, time from Toronto. There h.
lug no edibles on hoard, Inner was slight
ly in demand, but not to be lad short Of
the drowsy village, half mile back from
the landing.
A grey-Aaireo gemman OBJ color Of
fered a seat in a carriage to tie "Amer;-
can House." while half grown lad, with
a rusty cab, was very anxious to take us
to every nice hotel,' the best in the
place, lept by widow lacy. His impor-
tunisies at last prevailed, and we we're
only deposited merit door to the "Ameri-
can House," and evidently the " "worser "
Of the two. But it was too late to retreat. :;
and after an hours delay, We disposed of
the $3.50 meal prepared by our motherly
hostess-with sad bread, and no butter
Our little Jehu promised to take us down
again after dinner, but not making his ap-
pearance, our inquiry proved that be lived
"away up town." ard had no connexion
whatever with the house and in the end
We had to trudge back on foot.
was curious to learn the secret Of his
great anxiety to take customers to that
particular house; and discovered that he
was Canadian, and the landlady ditto,
and be was determined to snub the Yam
kee " who kept the American" and the
rival hack. His prompting motives it
seems, we're pure patriotism and character
istic provincial jealousy. As the young
rascal did not come back according to
promise, it is to be presumed he thought
our detention for a day would work no
loss to the landlady.
As it was, We regained the wharf just
as the large lake steamer Ontario," of
the American line to Montreal, hove in
sight at the appointed hour Of time, on
the way down from Lewistown-the west
ern terminus of its route, where it had
shipped a train Of passengers from the
Fa.is-and were coon swseping down the
lake, mile or two from shore; the ST.
Lawrence having proved more attractive
than the Mackinac, and led US eastward
instead of westward.
This line has been in operation for
twenty-thrce years, without single seri-
Gus accident, or any casualty that was not
the fault Of the passenger himself. Lights,
during reasonable hours, are not prohibited
in the state rooms, as on lake Erie, yet
no injury has been suffered from fire. One
Of the proprietors, whose guests we were,
was on board, and informed me that the
steamers on lake Erie were as we'll built
and secured against Ere in their structure,
as the Ontario boats, and their captains
and mates as accomplished seamen; but
the great trouble is with the crew and fire.
men, the latter especially, who will run a
few trips and then go off on drunken
frolic-hence the disastrous burnings that
sometimes occur; and from some cause or
other, the evil seems to be without reme-
dy. On the contrary, the employees on
the "Ontario" were permanently engaged,
nonesof them having been on board for a
less term than four consecutive years
thus insuring me,hodical care and pru-
dence in the management of the boat,
that imparts a very comfortable feeling of
confidence and security to travellers.
A refreshing thunder shower, and glo-
rious sunset closed the day delightfully."-.
Touched, during the night, at the wharf
up the Gennessee river, to land and re-
ceive Rochester passengers and woke up
in the morning moored at Oswsgo, IN the
river of the same name, which was filed
with craft Of all sorts and sizes, fro1 lake
steamers down to canal boats from Syra-
cuse, thirty miles south, loaded with bar.
rels of salt.
An immense grain trade is centered at
this point from Canada, under the recip-
rocity treaty; and the river, about half
the width of tie West Branch at your
place, is lined with high warehouses, Ia
beled " Grain Elevators" each surmount-
ed, at the front corners on top, with two
short, square towers, of Egyptian style, to
accommodate the hosting machinery.
The city contains, l suppose, six or
eight thousand Inhabitants, and is spread
loosely up the slope Of the gentle hills on
both sides Of the river, aud fronting the
lake; its spires and roofs and shaded streets
presenting a pleasant aspect of shore
the tasteful and costly residences of many
of the merchant princes on the heights,
evidently indicating that they were about
"as we'll off as if they we're rich."
Between 8 and 8 o'clock, the arrival Of
the Syracuse cars again liberated US, and
strining out from shore, across the wide
area Of the lake, made bee line for Sack
ett's Harbor. An hour and half took
us out Of sight Of land. Fact all around
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