Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-25
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From az Occasional Corrtspondentl
TITUsVILLE, April Il, 1855.
EpIroRs LEADER-This leading town IN
the oil regions is growing with a rspidity
almost marvellous. The fears entertained
by many of the citizens that the extension
of the railroad would injnre the growth
and prosperity of this young city are now
set at rest The want of hotels has been
and is still seriously felt but in good time
that want will be remedied. The Kings
land residence, the finest private dwelling
in the town, is now opened as hotel under
the proprietorship of Mr.. Bush, and will
be known as the Bush House. This pro
perty wss sold last fall for nine thousand
dollars, and the present proprietor paid for
it twenty-five thousand dollars Quite an
advance, bVt no greater than the general
advance In real estate here. Perhaps the
hotel best known, and the one where most
Clevelsnders stop, is the Moore House, kept
by Msjvr Mills, one of the most genial
and humorous men we ever met Nothing
delights the Majors guests more than to
get him launched out into one Of his ludi-
crous and Characteristic discourses, always
new, entertaining, and irresistiOly funny.
The Eagle, McCrsy, American and United
States are all very good hotels, and all
equally overcrowied.
Some fine buildings have gone up in the
last few months, few for business pur-
poses, very substantial and elegant struc-
tures, among which are the Petroleum
Bank and Post Office, the First National
Bank, and four-story block, for three
stores, built by r D. Fletcher, Esq.
There are, we believe, two news depots,
one of which, kept in the lobby Of the
Post Office, does an immense business.
One thing that particularly surprises the
stranger is that a village of four or five
thousand inhabitants, where so much en-
terprise exists, should have such delspidst-
ed sidewalks and crossings, and such
wretched streets. The mud is everywhere
deep enough to swamp teams, as well ss
pedestrians, and after the stranger has had
one days experience he does not wonder
why long boots are so much worn. 1t is a
great drawback to the beauty Of an other
wise pretty town.
A crest number of wells are now being
borei within the limits of the corporation.
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derricSs are visiLle above the roofs of the
buildings and morning, noon and night
the air is vexed by the blasts of 8 score of
stsam-whistles, not over musical but a
tangible evidence of industrious borers.
Just now speculation in oil lands is dull,
which is very we'll for the pockets of new
corners, but there is no diminution in the
labor of developing known valuable terri
tory. This novel branch of mining is only
Just in its infancy, and is certain 70 contin-
ue one of the great sources of our national
wealth.
On the arrival Of the train here from be.
low, today, maR was arrested, who was
confidently believed by many to be Wilkes
Booth. Of course, the excitament was in
tense, and the personal safety of the pris.
oner was 8 matter Of q good deal of inter-
est, to himself at least The ssgscity of the
psrty making the srrest could not be
| doubted, for there wss 10. over q dozen
years difference in the age of the real GRIM
insl, and the individual in question, not
more than three inches difference in height
nor fifty pounds in weight. He coon
proved to the satisfaction ef the c2ptor and
the crowd that his name was Stevens q
very respectable gentleman from New
jersey, when he was discharged.
The arrangements of the Oil Creek Rail
Road Company for the accommodation Of
the travelling public, as well as the handling
of freight, are altogether inadequate. The
obtaining q seat inside coach Ia an unex
pected piece Of good fortune; a standing
place in tie aisle, the possession of the two
feet of space, feel very cheerful; position
on the platform does not disturb the equa
nimity of ones temper; q holding on plscI
with the pedals resting upon one of th'
steps is no cause for complaint, and if yoJ
are obliged to mount to the roof, you mus
settle down with perfect equsnimity, ant
take the showers Of sparks like philoso'
pher. No preference is shown TO persons
aad the fare to Cory, distance Of twenty
eight miles, is only one dollar.
CoBRY, Pa, April %.
EDITOR LEADER: This may be termed
petroleum town, although not locate
precisely in the oil regions, but it is at tn
point of junction of the Oil Greek with tn
Atlantic and Great Western and the Phi
sdelphis Railroads. So rapid has been III
growth that where four years sgo theI
was little else than the shsnties of th
railroad lsborers, is now village Of NJ
less than four thousand inhabitants. Flu
fifty new buildings are now being bull
and the number would be still create
could material and labor be obtained. Tn
dense hemlock forest is being rapidly pusl
ed back and new streets defined, and IN
very brief period, Cory, with its brigl
and cheerful aspect, viii put on the airs
an old and thriving town
The Downer OIL Works, with the dwell
ing of the employees, occupy nesrly q
the north side of the railroads in the co
porste limits of the town. There are fe
refiueries of equal capacity, and none tn
turn out better quality of refined oil. {
the north side is the village proper, ,stretc
ing along the railrosd for half mile
more, q single line of business buildini
fronting the tracks, with streets runniI
back at right angles till lost in the STUN
and forest on gradually ascending groun
The principal Hotel is the Boston Hont
kent by Mr.. Cook, formerly from Obsrli
As every where else in this region there
no adequate accommodation for the trav
, inc puolic. A hotel here as large as {
Angler, OF your city, would always be fl
= The Philadelphis and Erie road, viii
. runs through here, is the new throui
route from Erie to Philsdelphis. 1t "
no doubt do sn immense business, q
through train each way is attemp'
10 be run daily. A corresponds
: of the Erie Dispatch ssys it
tri-veekly train, that Is, Il
run east one week and try to get back
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