Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-12-09
The Atlantic and Great Western Depot at
MeadYiIle. -.

MeadYille. f
THE most complete and magnificent
railroad station in America, We presume,
is the grand depot and its apPurtenances
at MeadvilIe, the dining point Of the
great continuous broad guage railroad
from New York to St. Louis, the formal
opening Of which was celebrated at Cleve-
land on the 18th ult The annexed par
agraph from the Cleveland Leader con
tains brief description Of the railroad.
palace at Mcadville:
aMeadvilIe, Pennsylvania, (some Eve
hundred and forty miles from New York
is the chief town upon the line of the
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad,
and the most Important, One year ago
there was not a rail laid or a stick Of tim
Der on the ground at Meadville. To-day
there is in full operation and use the fin
est depot building We know Of in the
country; and the iron horse, after psus-
ing here to take food and drink, rushes
on away off into the hills Of Ohio. This
depot building is three hundred and
twenty seven feet in length and about
eighty in height. Through its centre
run three tracks for the passenger trains.
Wide platforms extend along both sides.
Upon one side are the ticket Office, recep-
ton rooms, and all the main Offices Of the
company, elegantly and fully arranged
for the transaction Of business. On the
opposite side is the new hotel, which is
ito be kept by that prince Of landlords,
Taylor, formerly Of the Angler, in this
city The great feature Of this hotel is
the immense railroad dining han, two
hundred feet long, about thirty feefwide,
and thirty-f76 feet high to the ceiling.
It is profuseIy lighted upon both sides.
The finish and adjoining Of the rooms arc
superb, being all in black walnut. Over
head the rafters and stringers are in full
view, after the style Of the finest Episeo-
pal churches; while at the eastern end a
great stained glass window increases the
resemblance. It's altogether the finest
haH for the purpose we have ever seen.
In range with the dining hall are the Of
fees, &c, Of the hotel, while the hotel
proper extends as an I from the western
end Of the depot two hundred and ten
feet. This viii be elegantly furnished
and supplied with all the eonveniences
and luxuries Of which any metropolitan
house can boast. As for the cuisine, no
body who tarried with Taylor at the An
gier needs any assurances. The grounds
about the hotel are being graded and laid
out artistically. Five acres Immediately
about the hotel will be laid out as a
pleasure garden, with walks, arBors, foun-
tains, &c. In short, the aMeHenry
House. will be one Of the best to be
found in all the States. The railroad
company are in possession Of a large
quantity Of land adjacent to the depot,
which has heretofore been farm and
meadow land, and are erecting very ex-
tensive works, which will be models of
their kind. fMeadville proper it can.
be said that few inland towns have had
SO steady and substantial trade. An old
merchant who has resided there twenty
seven years, stated that there had been
less than a dozen business failures in that
time. The population of the town IN
1860 was about FIVE thousand. To this
number probably two thousand have al
ready been added, and the impetus given
by the Pailroad will increase It to ten
thOusaAd in two years more. There are
many wealthy inhabitants and fine resi-
denccs, mostly located upon the elevated
sites which the rolling character Of the
land presents.' se
A WORK has Just been issued showing
show young ladies should receive atten-
tons 'eThe author" Mrs. Harris
says, "might as web write printed
book telling young folks how they should
kiss, eat honey or suck new cider out of
bung hole" Some things "eome by
mater, she says, and courting is one of
them. Teach a gal how to COURT
might just as well, she says, set about
telling water how to run down hilI.p It
is evident from this that Mrs. Harris
looks upon the new book as a new hum
bug
DURING the French revolution, ca
deuqnt applied for passport under the
name of mis- 'Nis? said the authOri-
ties at the passport Office. Comment,
mis-? Have you 10 other nameP Not
now, said the satirical applicant. l
used to be called St. Denis, but since
you have abolished the saints and for
bidden the use of the prsfz De, there il