The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-05-12
PITrsDuRG, April 26th, 1877

oPe"" ~ IL sate' connecting with the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at. Par
kensbuEg, it forms short limo to Balti.
more and Washington.
Dinner was called at Chillicothe. II
make no apology for referring to the
eating houses along the different routes,
as consider proper care of the inner
man one Of the essentials to comfort
able travelling. Chillicothe stands out
in marked contrast to Corinth, Artesia !
and other southern points. The hotel |
here is kept by an Ohio Dutchman, and !
they don't know any better than to feed |
you we'll. The table was literally load. |
ed With meats, vegetables, canned and |
preserved fruits, pastry, etc., whole
somely cooked, though served without
any attempt at stylo-all for fifty cents .! |
l gazed upon the landlord in oueu-
mouthed astonishment! Moved by force
Of habit, I wanted to hand him fifty
cents more. l knew had left him no
margin Of profit. II that man contin-
ues to feed travellers in that style and
at that rate, and does not bring up at
tho end Of the year on the wrong side
Of his balance sheet, then there is no
sort Of use in cause and effect.
Taking branch line at Hamdeu, L
went to Portsmouth, town of some fif.
teen thousand inhabitants, on the Ohio
river: The scenery in this section,
especially upon the Kentucky shore,
opposite, is bold and picturesque. The
business Of tho town consists very
largely in iron manufacturing, and
many Of the people are quite despon-
dent over the proposed reduction Of the
tariff on lion from nine dollars to five
dollars per ton. In Minnesota such a
reduction would be received in the
very opposite manner.
Marietta is beautifully sit1ated
where the Muskiugam river empties in-
to tho Ohio. 1t has many fine houses
; and is scattered over the level space be.
tween the river and the hills which
overlook the town. The streets are
wide and pleasant, with row Of tree.
on each side. It is the Oldest towl
IN Ohio; and indeed tho oldest settle
ment in what was Originally called tn
Northwest. The house of the frs
Governor OF the State, Gov. Meigs, ant
his Office; arc both to DO seen here
Marietta was named in honor OF Mari,
Antoinetta, from whom and Loui'
PHILIPPE it received many favors
Among other tokens Of royal recogni
: ton is library given to the college
, I was able to take only a ha.ty glanc,
at this, as we'll as the college building
, and grounds. In different parts Of tn,
town are elevations, mounds and
squares, about which there fingers ar
unexplained mystery. They arc sup
posed to have been the work Of some
race long since extinct, but all origio
ates and ends in conjecture. The resi-
dents of Marietta claim that it is soci
ally one Of thu most delightful placer
} in the State, and believe them.
A ride up the Ohio in steamboa
is very pleasant for little while, bu
it may become tedious. One ma,
sometimes grow weary of looking at tn
> cloudy sky overhead the muddy waite
through which the boat is slowly plow
ing, and the never-ending succession o
ILLS on either shore. You may sit o.
y deck and fancy how closely one bill
resembles an old castle !; the bald sum
. init Of another with its frieze. of brush
makes you think Of the shaven crow
ola friar ; you wonder whether th
tops Of the trees on that worry high on
, do not sometimes tansle up tho clouds
and so on; until q dreamy procession q
castles, friars, giants, clouds, genii an
= the like passes before you, aud yo
wake up in half an hour With you
mouth open and a bad cold in you
= head.
: The fa,orite pastine Of nature i
Is this section seems to bs raining. G
where you will, you find rain and mud
rain and uiud. Ishould think the pee
lple here would, in course Of time, BE-
come smphibious or 1t least, in sell
defense and Of necessity, feather on
and grow web-footed. If through iq
. norance Or mischanoe, you step of
4, sidewalk or paved street, you sink dow
down, down, until Involuntary 20
look over your shoulder expecting tn
n Old Charon mus. be near you. Fro
e the consistency of the mud I Shout
o certainly think this country was not Fl
% from the river Styx. %.,5
Pittsburg is improving quite rapidl
"a "A number Of 6ue buildings arc bein