The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-07-05

The cars cpmo whstlng along apd we
parted. eecA fuH Of faiR in Ris orn big
difcA--bsi atS4ier cdNpcric8. Such arc
daily e&les--sneh the fSnciCul sn,ic-
ipauons of pioacer lie, liopc and stern
necessity creates conviction.
have just left the stage, after ride
RON Marcngo 90 miles to this town with
out rest, / shall say nothing Obou; Des
Moines, the Capital Of Iowa, until better
advised Of It, condition and progress
Indeed, have no timo this afternoon,
and Il ] had, Ian TOO much Cotiguod TO
crafty an inquisi,ivo curiosity. Work
is slowly progressing on the Railroad
W st Of Marongo, and tits expected Il at
& viii be completed 70 Grennel, In Pow
oshoik County, the prosen, year. This
may however be prevented BY tho do
rantement Of business generally, and Of
The currency in particular. Brooklyn is
the 6rst village stler leaving Marengo
and is 30 miles from IL. Il contains
about SEQ Inhabitants, aHt commpnds
considerable tradc nom the suroanding
eoan,ry, which "a Of an excellent quality
Of e6il, and tolcrEbly we'll ,etIlod. The
Railroad is located through II. Grennol
is,a town commenced several years ago
by the Rev. J, b, Grennel Of New York,
Presbyterian clergyman, on an extern
sivo prairie, about 10 miles northwest
erly from MonieEuma, the county scat.
The Railroad is located through il, the
prospective advantages Of which have
aided to build up q village Of nbol, coo
or 100 inhabitants. Pho buildings arc
mostly frame, bu, Of good size and taste
fully constructed. Grennelis the centre
of d large and extensive trade, and Il has
an excellent hotel, the Bailey House
kept by lady in first ratio New York
style. EVcpthing about this town, 10,
an uit Of neatness, thriR, freshness and
fnish. The college, commenced uRdeI
the uuspices of the Presbyteiians at DS.
venport, has been removed 10 Gronnel,
aud large brick ediRee four stories high
looms up 20 tho viow Of Che distant paz-
ing traveller, admonishing him that Puri.
tan zeal and faith bayo planted tho gorn
Of intellectual fruit on the ocean prairie
inviting The youthful emigrant, and rising
generations to come aud taste Il, and en-
JOY il, and profit by it. The Congregu
tionalists prompted by the sleepless en-
ergy of Mr.. GreRHel, have here, during
the last year erected large and elegant
church, and tho stranger lingering for
Topose or curiosity, at this attractive 10
eality, cannJt fail to observe the qlie
and Industrious habits Of its people, MOI
90 compare It's rapid Improvement ant
moral advancement, where profanity an,
dissipation ure unknown, with some 9th
er western villages, where both churol
AMI school house are the fippaht by@Sord
of llcentious population. Mr., Gron
mel is a scholar and christian, but not
bigot. Ue now seldom breaches, hi
other ayocaiions, indispensable TO success
and comfort Of his infant colony, inter
dieting It, but when VI home, he Is every
where amsug his follow-oitiz,nI ro
pressing with gentle admont'on tn
wOyward, cheering the dosponding, unt
encouraging by prccept aud example
every good work. He has about 800
sheep (some Of them farmed out) on III
prairie in the summer, and protects then
from the winds, cold and slcet Of winte
and spring, by rude novels and shed,
made of slabs and other inexpensive ma
terials. A little corn and oats, cornfot
or Ond prairie hay, dealt out daily, wit
paternal care aud discretion, carries theI
safely through to another year and tn
vornal enjoyment Of boundless pastu
age, provided by Hun who does not PEI
nit even sparrow, to full unnoticed I
the ground. T
Newton is the county seat Of Jaspc
County, IS miles from Des Moincs, an
about the same distance from Grennel.-
Jasper is one Of the best Rgriculturs
counties In the State, and contains man
highly cultivated farms. Newton has
population of about 1900 inhabitants
and is thrifty, and the csntro of muel
trade and business. II contains severa
large commodious buildings has a goo,
hotel, the "Phelps House." severa
stores, churches, and Variou' business os
tablishments, school houses and mechan
ical shops. In fact it abounds with &C
tiyity and enterprise; but appearance
would seem to indicate its morality to b
Of a standard som ewhat inferior to tina
Of Grennsl.
The price Of grain in Iowa is low
Wheat (sprlng Of sourse) 10 selling fror
forty to forty.fve cents, corn fourteen
70 fifteen cents, and oats at ten cents pc
busheL Az respects fruit Il is wei
known that peaches cannot be success
fully cultivated in this State, and ever
the eultdre Of apples is an exPeTimcu
so far promising no very satisfactory re
results. Bot Il is otherwise with tn
Rheubarb and certain small fruits. Tn
! blackberry, strawberry, currant and com
other kindred fruits, grow to perfection
and excel any Of the like or similar
lklnds IN our own Buckeye State, know