Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-04-26
From Cincinn&i.
Correspondence of the .
CINCINNATI, Apr

CISCIENATI, ApI q, '66.
The Southern Railroad scheme of
which wrote in my last, met with
great encouragement, nId6t before
last at large and enthusiastic peet
ing of our wealthy men, lTbev came
together to consider the matter and
as result of the meeting sevaroI
hundred thousand dollafs have al
ready been contributed the new
road, that is promised atoms
to any company that srtake
and complete road, fir re south
on the plan and route befor' snoken
of. All the railroads enteling Gin
einnati from the north and ,easteon.
tribute generously 70 this fund while
numerous citizens put down their
names for sums, ranging frSs one TO
five Thousand dollars. We ve e-..
ry reason to believe, that tsA ecom
pany will speedily be organi ed, that
will undertake the matter, an that
very soon thereafter, the route will
be completed, and our city and State
be reaping all its advantages.
1t has been a frequent remark n
reference to Cincinnati that its citi
zens lacked IN that peculiar quality
known as public spirit, that is, q
promptness in forwarding schemes
for public and future benefit, and it
certainly seems that there has-been
some good grounds for this ACCUSE
ton. OF late however Change
seems to be making itself manifestin
various ways. You perhap know
the north western and westeIn ror-
tons of CIn sti are shut in by
MIL Creek. G.aG Iin ingoveinable stream
that roams at will, in immense cir
cults and bends, occupying many
hundreds of acres of ground, and
absolutely barring any farther growth
of the city in these directions. For
a long while various plans for its i'm
provement, channels, Jocks, ETC., have
been discussed, but not until lately
have these plans assumed any def
mite shape. A month or so ago
meeting of the property holders of
Mill Creek bottom was convened
here, and the various plans proposed
discussed. The favo1te is to con-
struct a series of locks communicat-
ing with the river, and above this a
grand dock and navy yard, to be used
as 3 safe landing place for steam.
boats during the winter, where they
will be protected from the injuries of
ice jams and foods. The whole
creek itself is to be-as it were
fenced in, and made to run in one
straight channel, and the immense
grounds it now eccupys to be thrown
open for building and improvknt.-I
The scheme is a magnificent one,
will it succeed? Time aItsd VIII
answer, and till it does, we abide
patient and hopeful.
In talking with an old gentleman
the other night, long a resident of
this State and man of high literary
attainments, l learned many interest
ing facts of the history of journalism
in the west. One important feature
of newspapers, the religious weeklies
that do so much good was first de
veloped in our own State, at Chilli
cothe, where in 1925 the father Of N.
P. Willis began the publication off
the first religious newspaper in the
United States. This paper has long
since died, but it was the foreruaner
of the present race, of which the
New York Evangelist, Independent
and others are valued members. He
gave me long list of literary week
lys and monthlies that have been
started, have fingered a while and |
finally died peaceful deaths. The
Ladies' Repository of this city GEMS
to be the only one that has met With
any noticeable success.
CITY CHURCHES.
Haven't you any good ministers
to spare to the inhabitants of this
needy city. Rarely has there been
time when there was such q de-
mand for pastors. A large number
of our pulpits is vacant, and calling
for supplies here and there, but meat
ing no encouragement. Certainly if
city ever needed preaching, this
one now does. Intemperance, vice
of all kinds, is on the increase, dead
lv quarrels and fights, burglaries,
murders, furnish an unfalling supply
OF items to the newspapers and
horrors to the Police Courts. And
yet, even flour pulpits were supplied,
the needy class would not be reach
ed much more than now, for it is but
too well known that city church
has but little care for the poor and