Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-24
FROM CINCINNATI.

AlCorrespondencs of the Ohio Statesman.1
' SC1NCINNATI, Dec. %, 1867.
"A heavy rain storm has washed away the
:. beautiful snow" and the prospects are
fine for what steamboat men call coal
boat rise, and we will soon have an abun-
dance of the black diamonds at cheap rates,
to the great qualification of the poor, very
many of whom have suffered from want'of
fuel during the recent cold term.
Great preparations are being made for
the approaching holidays, and already
young Cincinnati has taken possession OF
the numerous places where toys are exr
posed for sale. Even the children of
larger growth are making exteI sive pur-
chases for Christmas, and many heart
win be made happy. for the time being. at
the reception of gifts from Kind friends.
But while Joy is thus diflused throughout
the breasts of the fortunate recipients OF
Christmas presents, thousands will arise on
that morning to whom that blessed day
will bring no joy, no pleasure. The poor
man will pass the merry throngs OF shout
ing children, AS he goes, to his, daily toll
and will sigh perhaps, as he thinks OF his
childhood's days, when he too looked for
ward to Christmas with childish delight
| He has children at home, but his chimney
was so small, that bnrly ,"Santa Claus =
could not descend with his pack of toys,
consequently his little ones, whose hearts
and whose aspirations are quite as large as
the scions of his over the way wealthy
ncishbors, must do without gifts TO glad
| den their little breasts. The bells ring out
their merry peals. but no joy bring they tn
the disappointed bosons of,poverty's chill
'dren. To Them one day is as another, and
rays of pleasures sunshine seldom enter
the portals of their hearts. ......,
The recent horrible accident on the Lake
Shore railroad, in which seventy human
beings were ushered into the presence Of
their Maker in the .twinkling OF an eye
calls loudly for immediate reform as to the
means of heating and also lighting cars
We are glad to find that our prominent
railroad gentlemen connected with the
roads leading from this city. are disposed
to work energetically in this matter, and
as beginning, coal oil lamps will be dis
carded at once. This is an important ster
in the right direction, and we hope it will
be followed by measures to heat the coache.
by some other method than the one now
employed. Thelinterests of the travelling
public demand that something be done
speedily-something that will give feel
ing of security to the thousands who daily
throng the railroads through our country
We are not prepared to submit plan, bu
the inventive genius of the able officers o
our roads will doubtless suggest remedy
for the evils that exist. While on this sub
Iject, will merely suggest to the railroad
officials another matter of great import
ance, to-wit: the halfway manner il
which the inspection of car wheels is Otter
conducted. j, At stations where sucl
inspection is made, the inspector
does not always thoroughly exam
inc the wheels to see that th
tltnges are nerfect. have seen the exami
ner take his position--in STOPPING posture
usually-and as the train slowly entere'
the station he would strike the wheels of th'
passing cars with his hammer-probabi.
his long practice had schooled his ear t
detect thus quickly detective sounds, bu
while the train is sttll in motion, is it pos
f sible for his eye to notice the absence of
small piece Of the fiangt? think rot, an
yet few inches of hange gone, and tn
train is liable to leave the track at an
time. One other matter pertaining t
railroads. and 1 will leave the. subject.
: allude 70 the long distance that cars are ru
, with but very slight inspection. Sleepin
cars are run from Cincinnati to Jersey City
opposite New York, distance of near sc
miles in 20 and one half hours. In othe
DAYS this would have been deemed til
: greatest folly; and, If 7 am not greatly mi:
taken, the trip from this city to Clevelan
25S miles only, was thought too great din
tance to run coaches. IG is very comfor
able to go through to New York without
change of cars; but the safety of such a
> undertaking, to my mind, is questionable
10 Jefferson. the celebrated commedial
! lis playing his great character of Rip Va
Wrinkle, at he - National" This is tn
only first class place of amusement 4
: present in this city. s. Burnt. cork" cor
d tinues to draw respectfully at Wood
e Jheater. e95 Ll-aE3
= ,ERaa- Yours, AsTaf R.