The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-21

looking place, but very nicely situated
for handsome town, end predic: for it
bright future. Its population is proba-
bly, about $500.
| On Thursday evening we left Lima for
Delphos. where we arrived safely, and
found good quarters at the CONNER
cial, on the Van Vert side of the canal.
Delphos has good trade, but has been
somewhat affected by the Railroad
This town is very fiat, or rather, on very
low ground-the canal being four TO FIVE
feet higher than the adjacent lands, and
therefore not adding much to make the
land any drier. At the North end of
town there is high lock in the canal,
which affords fine water power, improved
by afour story grist-nill. sawmil, wool
len factory. paper-mill, dc. The popu-
Iation of the place is about 1900. We
here found Mr.. FL. Lye, formerly Of
McCutchenyille, extensively engaged in
the mercantile business. He has Dry
Goods, Hardware, and Clothing Store.
occupying three different buildings. a
large warehouse, boat on the canal,
steam saw mill &C., and is doing an ex-
tensive and profteble business. manifest
ing at once the enterprising, young Amer
| lean spirit, such as is found only where
all minds and bodies are unfettered, and
ileft free to compete with each other in
the common affairs of life.
] An objection, early formed, and steadi-
" entertained by me, to canals--that OF
producing sickness-has been almost re-
moved since / came here. All canals
may not be like this one, however. This
canal, here at least, is nothing more nor
less than stream Of fresh water, passing
at the rate of about two miles per hour,
and see no reason why it should gene
rate disease any more than any other
stream.
Of all modes of travelling, to me the
I" Packet" would seem to be the safest.
| The melted steed often becomes fright
ened and destroys all behind him !; there
| is danger on the steamboat from fire, as
well as water; the strongest nerves are
sometimes made to tremble as the iron
horse, lightning like, drags forward the
/ ponderous train where, in the event Of
the loss of his foo.hold, wholesale death
! and destruction awaits us I; and even B.
/ It's Reindeer was troublesome and dam
/ perous. But on the canal--the "roging
/ Canowl,--these fears and dangers are.
unknown. The water is not deep; fire
can do no damage to life there are no
boilers to burst; there can be no "run-
ming off the track" The horses may run
away, but they can do no harm, for their
load is too heavy; now what objection
can there be to riding on the canal p
Only ore in this fast age, and that is that
the operation is little too slow. Man,
-ea ger and greedy man-would rather
risk his life, than not make timei But
enough for the present. A. W. B.
| GREAT EXCITEMENT AT 1ND1ANAPoL1s.-
4 In certain conditions Of the atmosphere,
the moon rising Cor setting presents re-
markably fiery and blood red appearance.
This occurred at Indianapolis, on Tuesday
evening, and threw the inhabitants of that
goodly city, who have lately been very
much agitated on the subject Of the COM
ct, into a terrible fright. The alarm bells
were rung and the fire engines brought
out, and the excitement and confusion for
a few moments was indescribable. Th'y
! supposed that the comet had struck,
and that the final confagation was at
hand. The idea of calling out the engines
the genius OF Dame Partington, who un-
dertook to repel an invasion of the Allan.
ic with her mop.-Lafaye4e Journal
/ NEGROES HuNe.-The negroes who
were tried in Louisville last week for mur.
der of the Joice family, were acquitted
+ ted. after which they were lynched, and
two of them hung by the mob.
--@e--
! The garroters have invaded Cincinnati
The papers Of that city. chronicle almos
daily instances of this new species Of out
rage. A man named Samuel Wolfsor
was garroted the other night in public
street, and robbed i$3, ,050.
/ 1t is stated that the Hen. L. D. Camp
bell offers all his property at Hamilton fol