Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-04-27
Letter from the Editor.
WESTERN HOTEL, N. Y,
April 90, 1861.

pursuant to previous engagement-and
passed up the Valleys of the Susquehanna,
Wyoming and Lackawanna, delightfully."-
and pleasantly, that evening, to the City of
Scranton. Arriving in Scranton we put
up at the "ForeSt House." kept by Col.
JOSEPH GODFREY, where we were well
cared for and Hospitality entertained
The "Forest House." though of less pre-.
tensions than some of the other Hotels
there, is very handsomely constructed
and conveniently arranged Eve story house
with everything about it in most admira.
ble order--clean fresh beds and inviting
meals, always most acceptable to the wants
and wishes of the weary traveller.
Scranton is model City. It numbers
over 10, 900 inhabitants, is handsomely
laid out with wide streets, square blocks,
tasty lawns, beautifed by ornamental and
shade trees, and very neat cottage houses
and many other valuable and elegant brick
buildings. From the Observatory of the
Forest House, to which we were politely
escorted by Col. Godfrey, the next morn
ing I'VE had magnificent view of the City
and its surrounding scenery, including the
growing improvements of the Lackawanna
Valley. Before leaving Scranton on Fri
day morning ,as is our custom when abroad
we paid a visit the respective printing Off
ces, with the view of renewing fraternal re-
lations with our brother Editors. Col.
HART, of the Herald,w was not in his Office,
a circumstance we much regretted, aud
consequently, could only leave for him our
Card and compliments. L. A. MCCARTHY,
Esq, our jovial friend of the Republican
was in his sanctum and gave us most
cordial welcome. "Mack,' has a very
fine Office, appears TO be doing prosper
Gus business, and we believe he merits all
sorts of success.
At 81 o'clock, A. NJ, we took seats in
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Rail Road Cars, for New York, commit
ting our safc.keeping to the polite atten-
tions of Mr.. Conductor Nash, who like
Messrs. ADAMS & WILSON, the gentleman
ly Conductors on our Road, spare no pains
to facilitate the travel of their passengers,
and almost with lightning speed, we whirl.
ed through wood and dale,-over the hol-
lows and under the hills,-passing beds of
snow in the wilderness of the Pocano
Mountains, before reaching the Water Gap
and down the rapids, until we arrived at
the Delaware Station, in New jersey
Passengers dine at this Station. And if
what we were set down to, is sample of
their general fare, we would invite all who
travel by that route to give that house a
call, prtvided, they wish to pay a big price
for a small dinner. Intersecting the New
Jersey Rail Road at the Junction, few
miles further East, We took their Cars s,and
passing, ria Newark. Elizabethtown ,etc. ,
to Jersey City, opposite Courtlandt Street,
crossed over the Hudson, and at about 8
o'clock, P. NJ, arrived in the Empire
City. And SO much for so much.
The war excitement, all along the line of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, was in
tcnsely overwhelming,nor was it at all aba
ted in New York City. We just arrived in
time to witness the departure of regiment
of 900 Troops from New York for Wash
ington. 1t was indeed a grand scene--a
solemn procession-to see an army of brave
young men, in martial array, moving in
solid column to obey the call of the Co-n-
try and to redress the grievance inflicted
upon the "Stars and Stripes" Since that
time, at least TO-, 900 more Troops, from
New York, Rhode Island, and Massachu-
sstts, have passed through this City for the
Seat of War. Others are organizing for
action, and moving on duty, and still they
come need not here detail the perious
passage of the troops; the assault upon
them by the mobiles in Baltimore, the tel
ible conflict they encountered, the carnage
that befell them, the lives lost on both
sides the destruction of Rail Road, the
burning of the bridges, Arsenals, etc., the
particulars of which you will ere this, have
read in the public journals, CiuI Var
with all its untold horrors, is inaugurated
in our borders, and when and where il
will terminate, God only knows. May
He who tempers the winds to the shorr
Lamb, direct the fury of the storm, and
avert the further 'effusion of fraterna
blood"
DR.. VINToN, yesterday morning preach
ed in Trinity Church, and the Rev. Mr.
MILLBURN-ihe celebrated blind Preach
er,-last evening, preached in the JOIN