Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-04-21
For the Gallipolis journal.
Jottings by the way-fravsling

, - NuoiuSoS Ac1uACo 0AoPoNnt eoA'
the rail line if accessible.
With us this could not be done
from the fact that our whereabouts was
Gallipolis; from here we wished to make
point in the central part of fhe State
But the side-wheel steamer Majel
Anderson is quite good substitute for
a rail line, especially in her accommo-
dations. She is well manned, her of.
fcers are gentlemanly and kind, pos.
sessing the faculty of setting things in
order and keeping them so. She is
worthy the patronage of the travelling
public.
AS we are out early in the season
we are not permitted to see nature
robed in her most beautiful garments,
but she is not at all monotonous. Her
beautiful and quite extensive bottom
lands and undulaling hills and dales,
present a beautiful and picturesque
landscape.
But here we are in Cincinnati, Just
behind time, sufficiently, to miss all
connections for the North, and to lie
over for twelve hours; true, we can
take slow rail train, but by this we
will gain just nothing, besides it will
demand quite draw on our stock of
patience to be plodding along at the
rate of twelve miles an hour-we will
save this by waiting for the next "light-
ming" train.
Dear me, what jsrgon of things
there is at the wharf landing; twenty
/ hackmen, more or less, of all colors,
casts, conditions, grades and charac
ters, gesticulating most violently, wish
ing to make us understand that they
will carry US, with all of our baggage,
here and elsewhere, if possible, to any
point in the city. This is nuisance,
attending the travelling public, to the
degree in which it is practiced, equal
to some portions of the European coun-
tries. Our gentlemanly porter point
ed out a colored man, who did us all the
honors of hackman, and left US prop
erly cared for in the Spencer House
Here we must learn the custom of
modern Hotel entertainment. The
matter of taking rooms, commits US to
all the bill of fair, rooms, lodging, eat
ing, etc., no matter whether you eat or
lodge-you are charged at the rates of
SO so per day. We remained six
hours, ate one meal, and lodged over
night. and paid ss so, all around.
This is making sad havoc with our
"moneyed interests" il is lesson,
though it is at the expense of being
feeced. Very well, it is our fault this
time.
The great Central Pennsylvania R.
R. Co. has leased the L. M. & G. C. r.
line for ninety-nine years, for the pur-
pose of controlling railroad interests in
a portion of the West and South; and
this is no small matter, for already the
Pan Handle rail line is making no
small stir among railroad men, both
East and West, by pressing crates"
down instead of up, just as it should
be.
What a mixture of nationalities we
have here, this morning, in the Little
Miami depot. The German, French,
Italian, English, Irish, Scotch, Jew;
with larger sprinkle of the American
character.
That massive, square wooden box,
banded with heavy iron straps, belongs
to the German. This beautiful hat
box is the Frenchman's. This heavy
sack is the property of Jew; and that
mammoth family trunk is of American
and contains '.sundries"
of interest, belonging to its pcssessor.
Our tickets purchased, we select a
seat in the center of the car, for here
we will have a much more pleasant
ride than if we were seated over the
axle Of the car; for the latter is much
more rough and jolting than the for,
mer.
How pleasantly we move over the
compound rail-" but little sensation
of jar, though we are running at the
rate Of twenty-five miles an hour.
Here is Columbus, Ohio, only twen-
four hours from New York City, and
thirteen days from London, the me-
tropolis of England. Eight days from
California, requiring but s1fS.0O for
-he round trip from Chicago. /.
But, here we are in the "city of the /
dead to lay the remains of our loved |
'ne. Our hearts feel sad, but we must
hurry away to the active duties aod re-
possibilities of life. knowing, that they !
hat SOW in tears shall reap in JOY, aad I
,ome again, bringing their shesyes
With them. j. I. MILLER. In