Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-16
Things and Doings at the CAPITAL.
CoLumsus, O., Feb. llih, 1876,

HHSpeSR Pofi'ou "a
The Miami Canal that is proposed to be
ceded to that city. The portion asked
for is abort four thousand fee, Of the out
let embracing 8 or 10 locks.
II Is, ia its present condition, useless
for navigation purposes, and has been so
for several years-not q boat having
passed through I; for the last two years,
and 1t will require an outlay Of from
10000 TO $1,000 to put it in navigable
order. The city wants i, for street and
sewerage purposes, but it is a moo,ed
question, whether the state win r~ellnquish
the connection with the river at this point,
or not.
Along with the legislative committee,
some so or 40 other members were invit-
ed. They wers all cared for at the Ben
net House, and welcomed by that model
host, Mr.. Coleman, who has the happy
faculty of making people feel a, home
when they enter his house.
The Bennet house has the name of
being the best hotel, take il in all respects
tia, there is in the West, and | ,bilk the
NEED is justly merited. Well, the com.
mittee examined the Canal in company
with on:ie a number of the city Council,
who were uery willing to point out the
enormous and g; the same time, useless
e Expense, the state mus, necessarily incur,
if they attempted 10 repair it.
Sometimes | almost imagined | could
see the handle Of a very "dull axe" but
it might have been only Imagination
Well, after the committee had satisfied
themselves, thai, in its present condition,
the canal was entirely useless TO the State
for navigation purposes, and doubling
very much, whether il would ever "Pay"
to repair it, they were escorted by the
council, and with a great deal of aiten-
ton and courtesy, shown the principle
curiosities and Improvements Of that great
city. Among other places they were
shown into the famous wine cellars of
the great L,ngwcrih, the most extensive
wine manufacturer in the Union.
There are three stories of vaults, one
above the other, or, rather, one bslov the
other, and each one an immense room
filled with cords Of bottles. all filled
with wine in the different stages of
fermentation or cure; one story seemed
filed with enormous casks. that
would hold from 1000 to 5000 gallons,
all filled with wine. Your
reporter thought tina, orchards and siH-
had been drawn upon, to furnish
The supply, bu, that was because he did
not know any better, Of course.
After we left the cellar, we were es-
10 the spacious mansion of its own
n, famillarly known by the name Of
old Nick
Nicholas Longworih is q man | should ,
Judge about 66 years old. about five feet /
ligh-n no great dapdy-with a keen rest !
ess eye. He GENE to Cincinnati in r
early day." q shoemaker, and by his r
serpy and perseverance, has become the !
realthies, mar in the West, and, with b
ne or two exceptions, perhaps, the q
realthiest in the Union, being worth it. !
aid, eight to tsn millions. c
The old gentleman welcomed the Hon. a
very cordially, and wit and Ca T
awba, flowed and sparkled very freely. b
Iuring their stay. i
They nsxtvisi,ed Captain Strader, a re. q
ired Steamboat Capt, very wealth, but 0
perfeo, gentleman. Here again, wit a
nd wine.
They mex. visited some Of the priuci-
10 mercantile establishments, that were :
cry extensive indeed, and their long o
rrsy Of busy clerks, that were number c
d by dozens, gave an cir of business to P
he house, seldom seen except in large =
tiles. n
They were nsxt shown through Pixies .
Opera House, nearly completed, G
rhich, for splendor, perhaps, is not sur !!
asssd on the Continent. /"
The building will be dedicated by a {
general ball on the 22d inst; Tickets b
My $40, and the managers feel conf q
ent cf selling, at least, n thousand. u
The building is 1875 By 100 feet. tie G
round on which it is bull, cost $1,000 b
err foot, front, amounting 10 81 s.. 600. e
he building when finished exclusive OF +
10 lot, will COST $4,000. This for an II
'dividual enterprise, seems noble, but cl
iooses a grsa. deal of its grandeur, in
hen we know the money was made by Y
10 liquor trade.
Mr.. Pike, the proprietor. is a nam re
,ou, IS years Of age, and perhaps, the o.
extensive liquor dealer in the city. :,
have heard his profits estimaisd a, es
10000 per snumn. Whilst on the 81
3uor question ! will say, tha, Cincin- OF
III is justly famous for pork and Whisky. {,
:Ae way Mr.. Editor, did you ever see ~
~ nes corn rhiskyf had often heard &C
their distilliag their corn in the West. s.
ID as had never seez any Of the whiskey '.
ought would like 10 see sssne, Just as II
curiosity, you know. Well, I begin 70
9 bearch but could find nothing Of the We
nd, every barrel Of the many thousand bs
as marked "Old rye" ! though, l saw m
e clerks sometimes look a, each other 60
d smile, when I asked for "new CON-" ~