Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-10-18
Correspondence. .
? City Items.
CINc1NsArl, O., Oct. l3, $50.

|r,i ,5s CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 13, '59.
EDIToRs OF TELEeRApH;--I have been
patronizing the Queen City with my pres
ence for the last two and a half weeks
During that time ] have seen much to ad-
mire, and much extravaganza to condemn.
The city is in full bloom with the gaieties
of fashionable life. Cincinnati is made up
Of artistic splendor, and Of two hundred
and seventy thousand inhabitants. From
early dawn till twelve o'clock at night,
this city reminds one Of well-filled bee
hive, when the bees are swarming. Gin
cnnati contains one hundred and fifty
Churches, and FIVE Jewish Synagogues,
which are more than any other city in the
Unionscan boast Of, with the same amount
Of population. l heard the Rev. G.. T.
flanders (Universalist) preach last Sab
bath A. NJ, to large and fashionable
congregation, a most eloquent sermon. !
quote his conclusion from notes taken on
the spot. At the conclusion OF the Rev
erend gentleman S discourse, he alluded to
the celebration Of the Lords Supper, in
which they were about to engage. 1t was
to illustrate the fact Of our having an elder
brother, who had gone before, and was
awaiting us on high. 81 once stood, /" said
the speaker, tin st. Paul's Cathedral, and
on every hand I beheld the monuments Of
British heroes-the lamented dead whom
England delighted to honor. l looked
around for the monument of the builder
Of that majestic dome, but could only OBJ
serve the following inscription on the FROM
Of the building, to this effect: He who
would look for my monument must find it
in this Cathedral pile. The monuments
to the Savior may be seen in His works
in all nature, in the spires that point heav-
onward, and nre in our hearts, On the
same day, at 8 O'Clock P. M, l heard
the Rev. Dr.. Boynton preach to three
thousand people. at Pixies Opera House.
His subject was, The ministry O. angels,
and the recognition of friends in the future
life. The Rev. gentleman presented his
subject with great vehemence, and with
apparent satisfaction to the multitude that
was there. It was a grand sight to be-
hold that large and fashionable cong ega-
ton in that majestic building, which cost
quarter Of million Of dollars. visited
Hugh's High School on Friday last. and
witnessed with supreme delight. the read
ing Of original compositions, by the Junior
and senior classes, and heard four classes
ia vocal music, which were star perform
ances. The subject Of the junior class
was Progress and that Of the senior
one was "National Gloly., The whole
class wrote on one and the same subject.
This school is composed Of two hundred
and fifty advanced pupils, from the pri-
mary institutions. A synopsis Of public
institutions maybe Of some interest Nine
daily, and twenty sOeekly papers are pub
lished here. This city contains seven
public and society libraries, foul Orphan
Asylums, three Theaters and one Museum,
eighteen Cemeteries. four foreign Consuls.
forty -seven Public Buildings, eighty Ho-
tells and Taverns, which charge for bed
and board, from three dollars per day, to
two and half week. and they are full 10
overfowing with strangers seventeen
Insurance Companies. eight Benevolent
Institutions. Among the charitable and
ones, none should hold a
higher rank than the House of Refuge; for
no ore Of them is better adapted to secure
the future prosperity Of its citizens. For
vagrant. boys and girls are here taken
and trained, morally and intellectually.
who before had been pests and criminals
in the streets. Two Literary Colleges.
one Law School, Eve Medical and Surgi-
cal. one Dental. FIVE Commercial and Mer-
camille Colleges. and many other institu.
tiohs of interest which are too tedious, 10 I
1brief,le,ter. Il Scarlet fever
has assumsdlthe character Of ep epidemic /
among children. here. Twenty-one fatal
cases were reported last week. Political
knowing ones say that the next Ohip Leg
islature will be Republioan, and there will
be twenty thousand majority, for VIM.
in The State: tor the returns up
10 now Justify such conclusions Wv ,fi
Yours, truly, R. BIseELl.