Litchfield enquirer., 1859-01-06
oorrespondence of the Litchfeld Enauirer.

ern portion of the Buckeye State. The untiring iron horse in a few hours brought me to Columbus. Though intent on sightseeing as we'll as travelling. the latter took the preference, and hurried walk of few minutes, through one or two of the princi- pal streets. was my only opportunity for viewing the city. gave nasty glance at the State House, a stately and fine looking building, but now under goingas it has for some time past and bids fair to be for some time to come-the erection of new dome, which will add greatly to its appearance but at fine outlay of the "dear peoples" money.
 Several fine bridges span the Sciota, which flows through the western part of the city, and along whose banks stand numbers of mills, factories and Boundaries, indicating the channel in which the bus ness tendencies of the place. for the most part run There are many pleasant streets and fine residences in the suburbs and indeed the city a whole: to great extent lacks the noise and hustle, together with the corresponding dirt and confusion, which forms so noticeable feature in commercial towns3 Columbus wears quiet aspect Ie fact the VI tE ar o the place is not unlike that of some retrg . land village, resting in quiet, and whose peace is rarely disturbed save by the return of the ann, ,I electiou or the visit of some circus company-tI :, meeting of the Legislature furnishing ColumLus with parallel to the latter
 My short stay at the capital city oycr for want of any railroad communication further soutbward. | adopted the more primitive method of travelling by canal packet was board soon after the appoint ed time but true to the we'll established reputation of canal boats for punctuality, ourcra did not leave for more than half hour afterwards Once under | way, there quite contrast between the easy. gliding motion of the boat, and the rushing. shak- ing whir of the railroad train. This, however au- peared in quite different light when found mv- self threading the streets of strange city at eleven o clock at night after trip of twentyeight miles performed in about mine hours. Stopping for c day or two at Circeville found time to pay a visit to the ancient mounds-to me the most interesting objects in the vicinity These consist of artificial elevations of them of vast size and extent and evidently raised up at the expense of an almost in- credible amount of labor. The town takes it's name from an immense circular one, on whose site 1t stands, but this has been mostly leyelled down, in order to give place to the streets and stores of our modern civilization. remnant of one side still stands, rearing up its bald front to the heghtb of some twenty feet, while before it. on what was oncs, the moat of this ancient fortifcation, stands tho massive stone Court House; the former, the silent memorial of buried and forgotten race the latter of the institutions of the busy, living people of | to-day. By whom. or for what purpose these re- markable tumuli were erected. cannot now be told Neither history tradition give any light in regard to their design origin. Tey still remain, but all other trace memory of those who formed them has passed away. Perhaps they date back to same race who held possession here, before our Aboriginal tribes spread over this Western continent Per- haps their summits have been fed with the blood of human sacrifices, perhaps they erected the resting places of ilustrous dead. or perhaps were designed to commemorate important events of bis- tory long since consigned to oblivion. But all in regard to them is vague conjecture. | For some time have now been quietly settled down here among the people of Southern Ohio, and busily engaged in that pre-sminently Yankee occu- on-school-teaching.
 The contrast between the Reserve and this section of the State, both in the character of the people, their habits, manners and customs is not slight one-but of Southern Ohio and Southern ohioans in my next. Yours, \. At meeting held at the Congregational Lecture l Room on Friday afternoon, Dec 31, ito devise measures for the suppression of intemperance in this community the meeting was called to order by STEPHEN DENYING, Esq.,, when GEORGE c. WOODRUFF, Esq was appointed Chairman, and ARTHUR D. CAT LIN, Secretary
 | On motion, Messrs Frederick Buel, George c. Woodruff Harris B. Gibbud, William F. Baldwin, Lewis Kilborn Edward " Seymour, Leonard stons' George Thompson, and Charles c. Buel were aP- pointed Committee to make enquiries into tho present condition of the temperance cause in this community whether the laws for the suppression .1.-n and what expedient to secure their er- forcement, and report at future meeting to be call ed by said Committee.
 Attest, A. D. CArLIS Secretary. Considering the inclemency of the weather, the number present at the above meeting larger than we anticipated and determination seemed to be manifested to take hold of this matter in earnest, and see that the laws are faithfully executed. No slight responsibility rests with the Committee ap- pointed, and expect they will show by proper ac- tion on their part, that rum poisoning cannot bs much longer permitted in this community1
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 THE NEW ROAD TO Bosr oN.-The new line of road from New Haven to Boston over the New Haven, New London, and Stonington Railroad was opened on Thursday afternoon of last week. The route is said to be shorter more direct and straiter than any other road now in existence and saves about