The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-28

Our Cleveland Correspondence.
CLEVELAND, Ohio Sept. Is, 1865.
The Vine GrotcA Of 0Aio-P Fist TO TIE Vtneyards Of NJ
LoneWorth-Hn Art Collections and Gardes-- Vines
ahich Ayix in Ohio annual Produce Of the Ohio
Vaaey-Kode Of Preparing the Cdtacsa VnKGge-Nes
Cork Cutting Aachine-Neao Gas from Water and Char
eoal-Pro6able Revolution which sl Effect in the Pre-
sent System Of Lighting, &C., &C.
Thinking few items relative to the vine culture in this
state, and 70 some Of Its recent valuable inventions,
would perhaps be interesting to your readers herewith
transmit few facts for publication.
The vine culture is mostly confined 10 the southern
part Of the State in the environs Of Cincinnati The yield
for this year will be about 500 900 gallons about 40 0OC
in n WIN os @s esG v6. Be-
worth the principal man uacturer Of this beautiful wine,
and devoted nearly an entire day TO looking the
grounds and passing through the wine cellars OF that
gentleman. In bis parlor found some beautiful speci-
mems OF art and in such profuson as 10 show that he
blends the love OF the beautiful with the practical Pow
ers' first effort ut sculpture here shown was
female bust and what struck rs singular was the
mastery e lbs W b Of Mr. Long,
WORTH by the same artist, also fe-ke and natural
Many amusing incidents in the early life Of Powers, pro-
my next shall probably give you the benefit Of them
Some Mexican cloth buse, representing gambling scene,
wonderfully truthful and striking manner, we're also
amongst the valuable works OF art TO be The
se1 se IL west S s ns
when this painting and King Lear were about 10 be sold
tn New York city there was no patron Of art to be found
bid in by Bostonisn, and the other by Mr. Longworth,
without much opposition.
case OF fifty lchens, arranged by his daughter,
and which at little distance iooded like rich embroidery,
which the finest coors delicately blended Passing
from tho parior to the green house, found col
lection Of valuable plants among them the celebrated
Victoria Rega The selections showed tine taste and ex
In another part of the grounds We found Mr.
Longworth himself. training different species Of
grapes, for the purpose of testing the relative
value Of each species, previous to manipulating
into vineyards. No man, perhaps better qualified
with The history and qualities of the different kinds Of
grape The following facts are from the pen Of William
j. rag gon ns , son since Mr. ,.,,r =,
experiments in grape culture and wine making which has
% Or M say
1s ~ vim
s s large s
him whole ,hs. resDess The cpy grape:
The HerSemon, is however rapidly coming forward Is their
naval and ONE or others give hopes to tie q.
ye hOyeyer II the Ohio valley iis annual product
ninety cents per gallon 50 remuneraivs that It's culture
= very rapidly extending TO make vineyard costs from
attend 70 acres beside: raising or his ism yn An
valuable sids IN and Win wife andin
du b AVER , be added
be true gentlemen The following win give you brief
The houses Of Mr. Longworh three IN number are
hs s m WINE Inc
Rheims Champagne France who receives large salary
pre- al:
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and put into strong BOTTLES Win the fastened
!on which always aIs; place about III: lime Thu.
ne s sns
TO The cost This Is called the gaseous fements
~: sss ss
carbonc acid which largely generated in the rst or
vnous fermen,aten and in less degree 10 the second
aon canno, be avoided but BY means Of strong bottles and
about the liquid has become clear sediment
6ssn deposited IS gel rd q this sediment The bottles are
with eorss downward and well shaken daily for several
cork The wires ard twine hen and he eIplod
eSrs e nen IN aS ps sdsS
article ready for consumption The quantity bottled Mr.
ties and with that added 70 his stock now in
cellar full three hundred bottles mostly quarts Of
About 100000 corks annually used about this es-
wne to bind Them in the bottles Cost each 500 the
bottles used cost annually about $4,000 From thsse
statistics youcan see something Of the extent Of the
spesking f corks, the new cork cutting engine OF Dr.
Wombsugh Bro, OF Cincinnati, IL In successful opera
ton, and will cut corks with the rapidy OF thought and
in most perfect style Heretofore this work has all
been done by hand and necessarily very slow; but
by this machine the demand can be readily met
Leaving Cncnnau,swe passed through the line inter
sected by tbs Great Mani Railroad and running through
Dayton and sAndurky. The scntemaniy management Of
these roads everywhere sppareut and the example Of
conductors between Cincinnati and Sandusky might be
prot ably initiated other lines. The scenery ~ this
route Is exceedingly beautiful in many places. Arriving
at Cleveland fourd preparations going forward for tho
forthcoming state fair, which promises TO be splendid
meeting 10 Cleveland met with invention which
promises TO be the leading feature Of the age II
mode OF manufacturing gas from water. charcoal &c.
visited II In company with Hon. B. Y Wade and Judge
nden, who both unhestatirgIy declared Il 10 be the
greatest invention OF the age The light superscdes any
Other We ever saw save daylight The appartus Ia sim
pie. saw is whole working. and can assure you il Is
perfect The vast and complete machinery OF the Coal
Gas Works Is all done with, retaining only furnace
with It's retort and small steam boiler mixing cham
Der and gas holder II Ia certainly destined TO produce
revolution in tho coat and beauty OF light