The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-02
LETTER FROM THE NORTH ERN
4 the New orisans Crescent I

spsciH Correspondents Of the New Orleans orsscsntl
BUFFALO, Sept. q. 1868.
Your correspondent left Cincinnati on the morn
$50 P. NJ. the same day after most pleasant and
very rapid journey over the Cleveland, Columbus
and Cincinnati and Little Miami and Columbus and
Xenia railroads. Though the track Of these lines
Ia as smooth as pane of glass, one experiences
pain in travelling over it and In point of speed
IT is probably unsurpassed by any railroad in the
country, the average time made being about
thirty-ive miles an hour. The different roads
named form through line, which is under mos,
competent management. Accidents are unheard
Of; end travellers journeying to the Northern
frontier cannot choose better route. At Cleve-
land changed cars, which was no trouble, as the
change is made in magnificent union depot.
Out going trains are SO that the traveller
needs ask no questions as TO which train he shall
embark on TO reach his destination. Ny train
consisting Of perfectly splendid" engine and
palatial cars was already backed up aud waiting
for her precious cargo. The " all aboard" of
conductor Briggs was soon heard, and after de-
lightful ride over the Cleveland, gainesville aud
Asbtabula, and the Buffalo and Erie railroads.. ad-
joncts to the great Michigan Southern through
route, which is most ably represented 10 this city
by Otis Kimbal, ESQ.,, general agent, i arrived
here at lO:40 p NJ, as little fatigued as though
had been sitting and lounging about in the cabin
Of one of our Mississippi steamers. ".
Buffalo is sitnste at the foot OF Lake Erie, aud
is quite an important and fourishng city. She
does heavy grain trade, and ship building is car
red on to very large extent. Vessels are built
along the banks Of Buffalo Creek. stream navi.
gable for the largest steamers and ships for some
distance above its mouth. Propellers and sailing
vessels OF great capacity and elegant and spa
cious passenger steamers are built annually on the
banks of the creek. Elevators, almos. with.
out number, line the northern bank of the
creek for q long distance from its mouth, and the
cheerful snort of the steamtng towing vessels 10
and cut of the harbor is constantly heard. Buffalo
is pleasant place in summer. but winter colder
tffrreeQlaQQ'9 i
told. The population is loo, 0G0.
Last week took run down the Central road as
far as Syracuse thence to Oswego, where en-
barked on the steamer Rochester. Capt. Daintry,
Purser Charles Strong (most courteous and stten'
tive oficersl, and sailed over to Kingston In the
New Dominion" and distant from Oswego IS
miles. Anchored just outside the harbor was ii.
B. MS gunboat Rescue, with steam up, ready to
repel Fenian invasion. Not being "Finnigsn "
| was not repealed, but allowed to land with my
baggage, after being questioned briefly and pc.
litely by Victoria Regna's customs oihcer.
Kingston is a dreary, sad and dull looking town,
situate at the foot of Lake Ontario and containing
about II 600 souls. The houses are built mostly
OF rock and in antique style OF architecture, with
peaked roofs and gable ends. The market house
and penitentiary, built OF rock, are really nne ana
imposing in appearance. A fine hotel is not to be
found within its sacred precincts and scarcely any
shipping is visible to the naked eye IN her harbor
" Take her all in all, we ne'er shall see nor
want to" her like again" / got disguised, and
Grand Trunk Railway depot, which / reached
after ride of mile and a-half. To show the
spirit of enterprise among the Kingstonians will
state that the corporation asked SC large price
for land on which to erect depot buildings, etc.,
that the company avoided the town entirely and
ran their road outside the city limits. REMARKED
on the mixed train" Do you know what that is |?
of course you don't; 30 / will tell you it is train
composed of Is, 20 or Is freight cars and one
passenger coach, and is the same to the Dominion
lists as the accommodation train Is to Us.
Their express trains" stop at all stations and
carry the mails. l went to Bath, q dilapidated
village on the Bay of Quinte and eighteen
niles west of Kingston. The only object of in
tsrest here is the Episcopal Church, erected in
1898, apa being the Oldest church but one in
Canada.
saw one Thing in Canada which pleased me
much, viz: American silver. tell you, colonel.
drink IN doSbly refreshing when one can step
up to the Gsr and bang down silver quarter {"
and picsyunes for change" Attempts have
been made to place American silver at q discount,
but they have been unsuccessful. Returning from
the Dominion l took passage on the steamer
Rochester at Bath, and arrived in Oswego on time
to connect with the cars for Syrac nse where took
an express train on the Central road for this city,
Being stranger and not posted as to hotels here,
gave the Continental trial. as II Is located I'm.
mediately at the depot and found 1t most excel
| lent house. The table is supplied with all the
| delicscies and substantials Of the season, the
rooms are large, well ventilated and furnished,
| and the bedding most invitingly neat and clean,
| while Messrs. H. G.. Meach d Sons, proprietors,
are untiring in their efforts to make guests com
| Portable.
The weather is 30 cool here as to make fires ne.
cessary, and q drizzling rain has fallen for the
| past two or three days.
Wherever l have been in the State find the
| Democracy in high spirits, and confident Of their
ability to carry the State for Seymour and Blair.