Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-24

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What virslninh Thinks Of Clnclnnati-A
vIsitins Hditor's VieWb Sf the Westerh
Metropolis. b. .r...rft
T,a .en;or editor of tho po,srs,,,,s,, E,s,,-,..
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spenV sum- ""y u" opr guy no. iong ago, anu,
in giving an account OF what he saw, writes
as follows; -
Chcihhati is very pretty city, and con-
tains many magnificent public buildings and
princely, looking private residences. IL is
well supplied with churches, and most pro-
iusely besprinkled with hotels, boarding
houses, winter gardens, lager beer saloons and
soda fountains, The echurches many Of them,
are of vast dimensions, but do not appear
exteriorly TO be models Of architectural taste
or Skill have been unable to view the In
terror of a single one, The Roman Catholic
Cathedral, is very large building, with snug
quarters in the rear for Archbishop Purcell,
but there is nothing about its outside inviting
to the architectural eonnoisseT.
our STORES.
Tho .toso. -, mil tso.,.,,, 49,, ron
s,raats ara o,,,ai 70 49, ~. Ttn.,.,a't a,.nnt
Ph;IaJe,nb;a "r RroadyaS S va Na,u " orI
From twenty TO thirty feet below ground
and an elevation Of five and six stories, is Of
common occurrence. Below they are finished
on in style OF elegance that will compare
lavorably. with any city in the Union, and
their shelves are stocked with wares and
fabrics OF the most superb and costly des-
criptions.
On Fourth-street is located the great dry
goods establishment, with brown stone front,
which either in size or splendor, is scarcely
inferior to Stewards, New York. ..t
THE opERA-HousE.
In IN od;o;r;ro so,,oro o,d -, ,,o ,or,o
stroot ;s thc colobrotdd p;ta's 6noraN Nho,so
,vh;ch Soas sa co,,,nIotod IL Fnh,o isso 10
oost of Ssoo 600 M n1o.o 49, y - 49,"
constrncted yv;,hont raosard 90 oast ond
,vbotbor ,,;or,od fro,,S ,iose,ts;do os 1ro,S
str;L;no and baant;Gi orob;toot,, HI ~.
o~an;psd ~ ;ntor;ori,, ,,hano thn rdf;ntd, ft, ris ~
hrnsb has worked m with eyou;s;to sL;iI iho
most eiaborota ornapontat;o 49, a sa,', W"
onestion much wbethcr ;ts snnerior Ia to he
found on tho Epronean Cont;npnt-N NceTtsinlv
n has No ennoI in Ee,v Yort or ph;IodoI,,his
pes;dos tbe ;n,r,anso oud;anoo roo,,, LII ;ts
snocions nornnotte ,y;Joorono;nor ,,,o,isr;as %sr
and we'll ryentiIatSd iohhies a5d nre6msnade
aisles there ore severol stores on P' Fonrtb-
street and ofices ;nnnmerahIo In yor;onS
parts of the building,
r.su,oNs AVN rp..trs
r Inc moss tasnlonaole S,aiS promenades mere are
rouTSn MI anu FIltn-ssreets. During my stay,
tne "satner,CIerk mas Deen quiIe propluous,
ana, aItnougn ne mas occasionally vailed the
lace 1. Oh ooi WIN acIouI, yet ne mas AZ no Time
uispenseu urop 0i ciear, colu water upon
the pedestrians OF Uinclnnau.
AS IN all otner cities through winch nave
passed., grey seems 10 pe the prevaiiing color
| among the lsdles. ~ rs presehted IN every
cohcelVaole Iaorlc useu py the ladles as wear
ing apParel, ana maze up IN as many differ,
enC styles as tne ncKle goduess OF iaSDlon VIII
permit, ihere was time when the ladies
usep grey horlcs cnlehy lor traVehng dresses
such, however, Is hot now the case, unless
every iauy you meet rs on TOUR, ! hav'
seen ntue IeInale peautyi SO Iar, IN Oincln
n'ti, anu ieniaie PuiSnrltuue - ei,s ohiy klnt
MorSn IooNlnS Nv. Wy oppoIrtunltles loT sec
ing nave not oeen great, anu therefore VII
not pe 50 rasn as 10 say tnere is no beauty
mere. snere Is NOT, IL Nehtlrely ulners II
tniS Tegaru iIoni any clty nave ever visited
we Iear tne optlcs OF our irlend from tn'
Vlo DOMINION were n9t remarka9ly keen II
tniS regarui OF ne woulu nave spoken diHer
entiy concerning tne beauty OF our iemales.-
ED'l
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT - ..
While writing this letter | was interrupted
by the ringing of the fire alarm BELLS and a
the steam fire engine is an institution of Gin
cinnati, TINS peing the hrst city TO Introduce
t;" $40 ttn anos;roS w VIZ ,,ouI Vi l."
II nroved to he bnt three bIocks dis,on
from, tho Rnruot uouso % IN FroUtfStroa3 u,f' ha
twear w V;ne and Wainnt IN in lac hrr;cl TJ
hu;ld;ng nsei as a cnoner astsb,;shGGTont ,;hGT yi'''
bastsnad of with tho FIRST tan Of the Ls,
hut when I reached there tw" P IF Tho engine inc
were beIcb;ng ont fire and smoke and throw
inc four streams of water with a force an
bn;IS;no x1tbnngb 1ebon d;scnvorad ~
fre had made cons;derable beodway tb
flames bursting ont at every window the
were confined To the bouse in which the
or;ginated and one adioining which bs
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