Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-22
A DAY IN DELAWARE.

ON the Right to VOte-Trade and
Manufacture-Misc
Correspondence of the Ohio StatesmanJ
DELAWARE, o., April 81, 1868.
Although we are not just now suffering
with confirmed attack of the grumbles, in
duced by heated brick walls, dazzling pave
ments, and the roar of business peculiar to
city life in midsummer; we do feel never
theless that any change from the long con-
tinued and monotonous 'patter, patter,
patter, of the rain on the roof" which has
been the rule of our experience for several
weeks past in Columbus, will prove agree
able. The bright sun of yesterday morn
ing appeared more than usually inspiriting
as we saw its early beams lighting up the
spires of Delaware, and all the surround
ing hills and dales appeared to rejoice IS
the signs gave promise of returning clear
skies.
After transacting business, we had the
good fortune to meet one of the most prom
inent men of Delaware, a gentleman who
has grown up with the village, who is
thoroughly informed concerning its people
and their history, and who entertained us
most agreeably for an hour, in matters of
general information, portion of which
we propose to lay before your readers.
The march of improvement is steadily
advancing in and about the village, and OIL
every hand gangs of men are busily en-
gagged in grading and Matchmaking streets
and laying down new sidewalks.
The number of private residences now in
process of erection is large, and many more
are in contemplation. Some of the build
ings shown us are being finished in mag
nificent style with all the modern improve
ments, and in some localities we found Ii
difficult to realize that we were walking on
the streets of an interior village, and not
on those of metropolitan city.
The new Court House, situated on fine
table land at the junction of Sandusky and
North streets, is being pushed rapidly for
ward, and when compile ed will be an honor
to the county and village. The cost of thu
structure, which will contain Probat,
Court, jury rooms. Sc, will reach probably
$125,O
The cemetery is beautifully located in
the southern portion of the town, on tn,
road leading to Columbus, known as til,
Columbus and Sandusky turnpike. Great
taste has been exercised in laying out its
twenty acres of grounds, and as the visitor
winds through its three miles of carriage
drives and looks upon its beautiful monu-
ments, some of them costing two thousand
dollars, he is made aware of the fact that be
is moving among men whose ideas of what
properly constitute community OF good
citizens, are apparent in their very works
The town council is now endeavoring &c
extend the corporate limits OF the village
southwark so far as to include the GENE.
terry in order that property holders may bt
compelled to pave to its northern boun.
Diary.
The colleges are enjoying their usua
share of prosperity. There are now abou
two hundred students in attendance at the
female college, located at the extreme ives
end of Winter street.
The cool, clear-headed class of student
at the Wesleyan School-those who tax,
honest views of the issues of the day ant
are disposed to act accordingly-are ex
pressing their appreciation OF the Law
passed during the present session of tn,
Legislature, to prevent non-residents from
voting. Our informant, perfectly reli
able gentleman, had had repeated conver.
sations with a number of the students, who
have declared to him without reservation
that they do not consider Delaware theil
place of residence, and consequently dc
not feel that they have any right to cast 6
vote at the elections held there.
Business in general, at Delaware, is &C.
tive, and gives promise of greater increase
Attention is being directed to manufactur.
ing interests also, and as a result there are
now in active operation sash, door and
blind factories, foundries, machine shops
wooden, flax, and flax seed oil mills. The
two large flax mills are engaged in making
rope, cordage, and seamless bagging. The
flax seed oil mill used last year 10000 BUSH
els of seed.
Taking it altogether, we regard our
nei ghboring village of Delaware as one OF
the most desira BILE and promising in GEN.
tral Ohio, and with its orderly, thrifty and
Industrious people will no doubt before
long take step higher in the rank of the
gro wing cities of our State. The popula-
ton of the village, as ascertained by actual
count last fall, was $500, and subsequent
additions have increased the number to
nearly 5000.