Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 1st, 1872

Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
P1rrsBuRG, Pa, Aug. 1st, 1872.
Soon after closing my last letter to the En-
QU1RER, from the much disturbed capital of
North Carolina, I returned to enjoy, for a
brief season again, the cool breezes and de-
lightful climate of Central Pennsylvania.
And right here word to you who are parch-
ing up ON the hot sand of South Carolina,
signing for cool breeze but getting it not,
just pack your carpet bag and come to the IN
terror of Pennsylvania. Keep away from the
big cities, but 60 to some little interior village
or town of five hundred inhabitants, where
you can live we'll at reasonable figure and
do pretty much as you please. Then, when
the month of August begins to wane, return
again to dear South Carolina and take thede-
licious winter, for South Carolina winter
isdelicious, say what you will. So much for
climate; now we will step to politics, which is
the next hottest thing.
When I left Raleigh, the whole State was
convulsed by campaign such as she had
never before experienced. To-day the elec-
ton takes place, and although write in bliss
full ignorance of what may be the result,
hazard guess that the Democrats will get
the better of it. Possibly they may lose the
Governor, but they will carry the Legislature
and majority of the Congressman.
You have little idea with what deep anxiety
the people here are "waiting for the verdict"
from North Carolina. The Democrats affirm
that if their party gets the advantage in that
State, Pennsylvania will swing into position
and most assuredly 60 for Buckalew in Octo-
ber, and Greeley in November. In such an
event, Horace Greeley will be the next Presi:
dent as true as daylight breaks on the 4th Of
March.
The political aspect here is very encourag-
ing to the Greeley men. They are united,
firm and determined, while the Radicals are
torn into two factions by the Cameron Forney
quarrel. These factions are as hostile to each
other as are the Radicals and Democrats of
South Carolina; and so far all attempts to
speak peace to the combatants or pour oil
on the troubled waters have failed. If half
these exasperated partisans tell about one
another is true, a majority of them deserve to
spend some few years studying the internal ar
rangements of the Pennsylvania penitentiary.
PITrsBURG.
This city of workshops and foundres is the
busyiest, blacklist, noisiest city was ever in
A thick pail of smoke from its manufactures
hangs over it all the time, shutting out the
sun for the greater part of the day.
The smoke and SCOT and dust, has driven
the more wealthy of the inhabitants to seek
homes in the country, and consequently Pitts
burg has "spread OUT for some twenty miles
in all directions; but especially along the
lines of the numerous railroads.
To see some of these beautiful residences
and their surroundings, as we'll as to get few
breaths of the pure, cool, delicious country
air, yesterday went out, some twelve or fif
teen miles on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago railroad. About every mile there
was station, and around each station are
residences and grounds that are delightfully."-
beautiful.
The road runs along the Ohio river for 8
considerable distance, and the residences o.
the wealthy Pittsburgers overlook the river
and the railroad. More beautiful sites could
hardly be selected, and as for the improve
ments upon them-well, we all know what
money will do, and Pittsburg is wealthy city
1ascended an elevation where could over
look considerable of the surrounding land
scape, and the view amply repaid the pains
Before me was the beautiful Ohio, sparkling
in the sunlight, and upon each side of it were
hundreds of residences of all specimens of ar
chitecture and arrangement. Along the bank
ofthe river the railroad runs, and great roac
it is, with its double track and twenty-six pas
senger trains daily. Don't be startled, dear
reader, for it is the truth; twenty-six passen
ger trains pass over the road every day for s