The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-06-06
Cultural Correspondence.
CINcINSA1T1, May 90.

CINCINSA1TI, May 20.
Every student of Geography, and
probably most other enlightened people,
know that Cincinnati is situated on the
Ohio River and is celebrated for its i'm
mense amount Of Wbiskey, which it sends
wherever there is water enough to float
it-away up the Arkansas, the Colorado
anl the Rcd Rivers-away up al
most every tibutary of the great Parent
of running streams,-and also for being
the swine cmporium-the "Porkopolis"
of The continent. l expected that the
list of meats on the hotel bills Of fare
would be confined exclusively to the vari-
cd preparations of pork salt, fresh, lean,
fat, boiled, baked, roasted, fir, ed, stewed,
spare rib, ham, sausages, pigs feet, DC,
but was agreeably surprised to find that
fish and fowl were reckoned amongst the
assortment from which guests coull Sc
lect.
CINCINNATI is a monster citr-ha>ing
$4,000 in habitants in 80, and has IN
creased largely since then. ltlooks solid.
Everywhere are evidences of vast wealth
and Of business activity. Among the
objects of interest which | visited, are the
water works, the water being forced from
the Ohio into vas: resoroyir, by the
finest and largest steam engines L ever
sAw-the steam fire cnginos-the new
Ope-a House, the finest building in the
citv-the elegant res.d' ne OF Nlcho as
Lannwortll, the celebrated wine merchant
md the German Beer Gardens. The
German clings 10 the oil idea of the
Sabbath. rest, and 10 him it is not SO
much day for worship, as for recreation
On Sunday the Beer Gardens are IN their
glory, and so l went on that day TO pay
one of them visit. Stepping into city
car. | rode nearly three miles, out into
the suburbs, for the moderate sum of five
cents, and alighting bought ticket and
followed the butchers. The Garden was
a delightful, cool, and shady place, filled
with trees, arbors, and neatly arranged
plats of turf and flowers, with stands at
convenient distances, from which lager
beer and light refreshments of various
kinds were dispersed among the crowd
By a host of active white-aproned wait
ers. There were many Americans pre-
sent, but the large majority were from
..Faderland." 4 great many were mar
ried people with their fanatics, and there
was nothing likefowdyism or intox;catlon
10 be seen. The children played joyous
" on the green turf, under the spreading
trees, whiIo the old folks costly chatted
and slipped the lager, the mother with
the babe in her arms, while up and down
the shady paths walked younger couples,
he, whispering something YOU could not
overhear, but you could easily tell by her
inclined head, halfparted lips, and hap
Nv ewes, that it was the sold, old story
that filed her listening ears. Well,
every good person will hope that they
may be united in the Wands of bedlock,
and by and by when he comes to the
Beer Gardern, he will buy tickets for the
fair one now With him, and several other
little sprouts of humanity, growing up
under her love and care. Taking the two
drinks my ticket entitled me to, left the
Garden, and will leave others the task of
deciding whether these happy people
were wicked or not. Twill only remark
that nearly all the men vote the Republi-
cnu ticket.
The route from Chicago to Cincinnati
is a very pleasant one. Coming out to
Michigan, City, you go directly south,
right through the very heart of Indiania,
to Indianapolis, the train shooting like
an arrow, through vast forests and over
the almost boundless prairies. A fe"
miles before reaching Lafayette, you pass
the famous Tippecannoo battle grounds.
The conductor stopped the trim, for a
few minutes, aud nearly all the passengers
went on to the ground. 1t is the proper
{, ofthc State and is well fenced and