Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-05-12
Letter from Wooster, Ohio.


t visiting st. Louis, or any poin
I West, within convenient distanc,
Of the river, and have leisure, W,
advise them by all means to go BY
water, and thereby insure pleasure
, entertainment, knowledge and econ
! omy. We considered all thcst
advantages when we took passago
on the steamer, Kate Robinson, a
Cincinnati, and whiled away a weel
of pleasure, sightseeing and mag.
nificcnt eating; (of the latter We
profess to be competent judge,
as those with whom we are best
known can readily testify We
can checrfully bear testimony to
the fitness of things on board the
Kate Robinson, and cordially rec
ommend Captain Kenniston and
officers, as kind, attentive and
agreeable gentlemen. a4
Arriving at St. Louis, we were
besieged BY hotel and steamboat
runners, until we almost lost our
identity in our emergency we SO
licited the friendly aid of the bar
keeper, (not professionally, mind
you,) but to direct us to a suitable
hotel, Here we suppose the afore-
said bar keeper, remembering our
avoidance of his sanctum during
the trip, conceived an idea of re-
venge, and with a smile we have
since remembered as malicious,
placed us under the tender mercies
of a runner from the Denver House,
who, for dollar and half, depos-
tied us in one of the most detes-
table, bug, burdened Dutch taverns
in the city. After forced stay
over night, among the tctld beasts,
prevailing in the Denver, we es-
capped to the St. Clair Hotel, and
there found most excellent enter
tainment. During our stay in st.
Louis, we visited Lafayette Park,
and several other noted calities
in and adjacent to the city. Found
many old friends and acquaintan-
ces, some of whom we had neither
seen or heard Of for years; and on
Tuesday afternoon, left for this
city, via Terrehaute, Indianapolis
md Crestline, where we took the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chica-
70 r, r., and arrived in Wooster
" Wednesday afternoon. /.
Wooster, the county seat of
Wayne county, is most beautifully {
ocated, having a population esti, I
nated at from six to eight thous
nd, and an excellent prospect for
Ioubie that number in a very few I
ears. At present, the only rail
Dad leading to the city is the T.
:. w. & c.; but others are {
n contemplation. The stock for
,ne Road-the Cleveland, Woos-
jcr and GAINESVILLE Railroad - is
learly all secured, and there is no
loubt but it it will be put under ,
in a very few weeks,
Here is located that celebrated
Institution of learning, the Woos- j
er University which will be ready
or operation by September lst,
1870. The building is a magnif-
cent structure, situated on an ele-
'atlon 200 feet higher than the
,ity, Plainly, yet elegantly fur
lished, six stories in height, includ-
ng the basement, and from the
over the spectator is presented
With a beautiful view of the sur.
omding country, extending as far !
IS fifteen miles. The Faculty are
icing selected with great care, and ,
II every particular the officers of
he institution evince a determine.
ION to open the institution on first
lass principles.
Wooster is.a stirring live town
vith several extensive manufactpr- {
ng establishments in operation, en- l
energetic and intelligent
itizens, and taken altogether pos
esses all the requisites for o city
f no inconsiderablo importance.
The twoscounty papers, the Re 9
and The Democrat, (po- (
.tically, as their names indicate) t
resents a healthful appearance '
'he first named, under the control q
t Mr.. Foreman, and the last edit c
d by Bir, Eshelman, a gentleman il
'ell known in your locality as a t
democratic speaker of talent and
ote, We called on Mr. Foreman 4
+ the Republican, and found him f
, be courteous gentleman, a il