The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-04-16
CINCINNATI CORREsPONDENCE.

lNObscrvatory -su2rbnsion Bridoe-
Public Schools araI Charities-Netra-
faetofy-merehanfs Exchange ana
YOUNG Mems merohntile Ltbrary-J.
q. Hsrrisr& Co-Anna Dickinson,s
struggle for LIE.
solid city, Of slow but substant6f growth. a
majority Of the smaller buildings are Of brick,
but most Of the larger, litSrea8d better class
are either OF Ohio free stone, brought down
in fiat-boats from a hundred miles up the riy-
or, or Dayton stone, from Dayton, called Ohio
granite. Situated on tho borders OF slave
dom, with rebellion en- one side Of her and
loyalty on the other, with attacks Of the reb-
olarmy often threatening her, and not a few
OF her own citizens eympathizing with the
Southern Confederaey, her commercial inter-
ests suffered greatly during the war. The
o0mmnruinf emporium Of q great state enisr-
ing a large river trade and furnishing sup-
plies largely TO Kentucky and the South, her
main reliance, however, is In manufactures
dry goods, groceries, hard~are, boot and
shOes, and clothing. The leading manufac-
lures are Of iron, Including steam engines,
safes, circular saws, iron pipe, portable flour
and corn mills, al sorta Of machinery and
agricultural implements Of al kihds, eFurni-
ture is also a In great Quantities, and
there are two typo foundries doing a large
business.
the PUBLIC BuIIDrosq Us -
are large and wei buiIt, OF free stone,or Day
ton stone. The Cincinnati Hospital ooversa
whole square, on Central avenue and Twelfth
street, aud is one Of tho largest and inest IN
the country. The Court House ia large aud.
makes an imposing Appearance PikesAopel
ra House, Mechanics Institute and many
o~thers-Drivste es we'll as p~ublic-are fine
specimens OF arcbitecturo. Ef a.E
THE cIScISNATI OBSERVATORY
on Observatory Hill In a very conspicuous
| pbinpt Thu late Gup ~ q MiNahan oa
distinguished Tor his patriotism as fOri his
scientific attRinmonte, selected the instru-
ments for II in France. And though II Is
not as useful to the pubic as Il might bq un-
der a bettor organization, still important OBJ
servations are being made, and the cause
Of science il indebted to- IL for frequent as
Economical discoveries.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
A marked feature OF Cincinnati, and pre-
senting a splendid appearance to those pass.
ing up or down the Ohio River, is the sus-
PP SpbsiV GoviS 6giGgo' connecting 51 SS0Igs l the city
2.225 feet; IL has two piers, each
Gl2A feet from oithsr-shore, The centre span
is 1,005 feet long and 100 feetaboye low water
mark. The water is now 2Jlfeet above the
ordinary stage, and rising, and steamers are
now obliged to lower their smoke stacks in
passing under the bridge, The whole cost
Of the bridge was 81, 7J0,0OO.f II is very cub
stantially built, and looks as though it might
last for generations.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS e
Of Cincinnati are Of high order, and equal
to those OF any city OF its class, except, per-
haps, Boston. The Board of Edueltion en-
plOy a hrst-class man for superintendent,
and are careful in the selection Of teachers,
and there Il a public spirit and laudable
pride Ia sustaining their public schools,
which place Cincinnati In thee front rank of
cities in the education Of the young.
her NEWSPAPERS,
always a good type oil city's business and
character, are ably conducted and IN a pros-
porous condition. The Gazette, widely
known for its decided character, representing
lRenerally the advanced wing Of the republic
~ party, and for it's Washington cores
p%ondence; the Commercial, conservative,
cautious, affecting TO represent tho oommer-
cialj classes, aud with a large and sensitive
pocket nerve; the Enquirer, aggressive and
andacious, as becomes the organ Of a minori.
typarty and n friendof the mourners Of "the
lost %causo;" tho Times, with n respectable
daily list and a weekly circulation Of 10000;
the Chronicle, which has spent 500, 900 in
getting a good foothold; and her religions
papers, miscellaneous and monthly periodi-
CATS, among which tho Ladies' Repository
takes the highest rank-all give living proof
Of the intelligence, activity and thrift OF tho
great body OF the people. M ~ n. 2
A very prominent branch OF industry hero
il thus Manufacture Of safes, requiring largo
capital and many skilled wofkmon. Tie
great deslderatum Is TO produce q safe that
neither fire nor rust will destroy, and which
thieves will not break through to steal. SO
many millions OF treasure and property are
now entrusted to the protection OF safes,
that 10 is Of the highest Importance that they
should he just what their name imparts, sgfe.
~ Is manifest that a safe so constructed and
tested as to command the confidence Of tho
public in its fire proof, damp proof and bur-
glar proof qualities, must, wherever its,mer-
It's are known, eupersede al Inferior safes.
This has been dOneby
HALLS SAFE AND LocK coMPASY.
The largest, mandatory Of sales in the
United States, employing 200 mon, and
making 5000 safes year. Their salosroom
is in Fixes Opera House, 60 West Fourth
street. They have branch houses in Chica-
40, st. Louis and Cleveland, and local agents
IN the chief cities, West and South. Their
safes have been subjuctod to the %severest
tests for 20 years., and, with $4,000 Of them
in actual use, not one has ever been destroy
cd by fire, or broken into by burglars. They
are now making one for tho Safe Deposit
Company Of P~ittsburg, 20 feet by IS, and IS
feet high, which will weigh 500, 900 lbs, fill
25 cars, and cost S50,000Il They have chal-
lepged all the safe manufacturers in the
United States to q public test Of the merits
Of their respective safes, and none have ac-
ceptod the challenge. Their safes arc con-
fessedly unriyalled, AZ absolutely fire and
burglar proof, and alt those having valua-
bles liable TO be burned or stolen, can safely
entrust them to Halls Fire and Burglar
Prop Safes. .rerN
THR MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
and Young Mems Mercantile Library Asso-
citation have spacious and well appointed
rooms in College Building, a large granite
edihce on Walnut, between Fourth and Fifth
streets. There is a bit of history connected
with this building illustrative OF the growth
Of Cincinnati. Twentyzdye years ago, Cincn-
natl College, which stood on ats site, WINS
burned. On the east'side of the square was
the old First Presbyterian Church, and be-
tween them was the cemetery, or course 1t
was not then, as now, in tho heart OF the
city. Now, meta trace Of these buildings Ia
left. The ehanties nave disappeared, the
dead have been removed, the whole square
built up, 4 new church supplies tho place OF
the old, and in College Building tho mer-
chant princes-the men who devise vast
plans Of trade, commerce and manufactures
meet, day by day, to exchange thoughts
and values, and millions change hands with
tho mark Of a pencil or the scratch of q pen,
Here, too, in the reading rooms, are newspa.
pers, magazines and periodicals from al
quarterR Of thef globe, paintings and statuA-
ITy, and a library said to rank, if extent, tit
third Or fourth Of It's kind in the United
fn2tiie College Building, also, Ara ooeupy-
ing a considerable portion Of the lower fooI
formerly known as the Common Council
and the Boardlof Education Rooms, where
! the City Fathers met aud legislated, and the
sages Of learning determined how far and y
; what directionf tito young idea" u the cit,
youth should 'bhoof'-is the widely know
Healing Emporium Of
{ j. N. HARRIS 4 CO.,
a whose Perry Davis Pain Killer Is as uniyer
j sally known asthe diseases TO which human
( flesh is heir. 1t is manufactured in 'ProSi
4 denoe, II. l., sent here in barrels and put NJ
in bottles by very ingenius machinery, as are
4 their other medicines.
Aliens Lung Balaam, has been before thu