The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-06-14
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


ASHiN"ToN. u. G., June 4th, l~cO.
Here we are at last, in the Capital cit,
o: the Nation. Were VIC to unJertak,
to tell of all that we have seen and hearo
since our last, we should require at least
two clerks for a week. We spent one
day in Cleveland (thc Forest City),
noted for its fine, shaded streets and
balmy breczes. We found that the hard
times or something else had operated
very disastrous y for Cleveland. We
We're credibly Informed tina. city proper.
~ would not now bring, under the ham
mer, more than one half what it would
nave sold for three or four years ago.-
There did not seem to be any business
gong on. Everything was dull and oui-
ct. Our old friend, Dr. W. Z. HoRroy,
kindly took US into his carriage and drove
with US out to the Euclid street station
on the Cleveland and PITTSBURGH Rail.
road, giving Us a view Of the many
prlncely residences on that beautiful
street, for which and Tor other fayorS
shown. he has our hearty thanks. We
took 4 seat in the car at . clock y NJ.
and arrived at Wc,lsyillc at milnivht
where We remained till , o clock bcfor,
We could start for Wheeling. As We left
Cleveland We saw that the corn and oats
were no more forward than in Iowa.
Soon after daylight We arrived a. Wheel.
ing, crossing the river in a boat, as the
suspension bridge is being thoroughly
repaired by putting in new cables and
otherwise improving the whole structure.
we must say that We were disappointed
with Wheeling. There is but narrow
strip of land between the river aud the
bluffs which is pretty much bull. up,
but there were, as for as we could sec, no
new buildings going up and but little
beng done in any line except by the
railroad. Benwool four miles below
Wheeling aud opposite Be,!are is i'm.
proving much more rapidly than Wheel,
ms. We left Wheeling at 10 . clock 4
NJ taking the mail train in order that
we might pass over the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad from Wheeling to Cum.
bcrlanl by daylight, We found there
rs We have at all times and places since,
several Of the editorial fraternity i'm.
proving the magnanmous offer Of the
bait'more and OHIO Railroad Co. Of
tree ride to WASHINGTON and back We
found the railroad and all its accomnan;.
ments IN hrst rate order. The conductor
was obll-ins and everything showed =
determination on the part of the Com.
pany to deserve the good will and Pat.
r'nage of the travelling public. Between
Wheeling and Benwood are several anita
large manufacturing establishments
Soon after leaving Bcnwool. the road
takes the mountains, where commences
q series of the most beautiful, grand and
sublime landscape views that can be
found IN any country. Several villages
AZ which We stopped did not contain
more than five or six houses, but vet al,
the room for buildings was occupied IN.
less they should dig into the mountaips
Warrington, fifty miles from the ohi,
was the first town that We came 70 tb,,
looked at AL like a town. Thero ,os
room there for at least twcnfv.sro
thirty good building lots. As the cars
ran along on the side OF tie nount,;rs
We could, on the one hand, look dow,
down into the deep ravines and see the
foam of the water as it dashed over tho
rocky bed CT the river, while on the other
hand we could look up, up and still see
the mountains above. We eauno, find
language adequate to description of the
srene' that presented thcn>clYy, to orr