Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-09
GALL1poLIs, August 3rd. 1873.

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Editor Telegrdph-I lei, Rock Greek last
Wedensdny morning in company with Rev.
I. CHATTER, ON the A. Y & p. railroad, on
trip 10 White Sulphur Springs In West Viz
gina Reached Pittsburgh about o'clock in
the evening should have been there about
o'clock, T. ~, but for an hindrance by coal
train running off the track between Pittsburgh
and Youngstown. The passenger train had to
wait about five hours. while they repaired the
track and got the coal cars ON again. Part of
the time OF our delay we were amused by the
comic performances of one of the passengers.
He had the faculty of moving bis scalp in raih
er c"mcal way, by the voluntary action Of
his muscles. and of shaking his ears besides,r
he was quite joker; some Of his stories.
however, were too much on the down hill
grade. 1t generally happens that there is one
clown in the play, and sometimes 1t is rather
fortunate, too-a little innocent nerrimen, Is
part OF the spice of life, it helps to while away
At Warren, my old friend, DR.. Bearse, who
used to- live at Rock Creek, got on the cars to
go to Nilesiown. When he found we we're
taking trip for health, he said we did not
live right-we did not. dissipale -enough--we
should drink lager beer and have a good time
generally He is just as full Of his jokes and
fun as ever. D. .''i 'i'd 'e. 'p"
The ride from Warren 10 Pittsburgh is quite
pleasant one. Part of the way, there is good
scenery, and some very good looking, thriving
towns Beaver Falls and Rochester seem to
be doing good deal of manufacturing, and
are pleasantly situated. Al Rochester, in ad-
dition to their other business they are build
ing two new river boats. The scenery along
the river side. as seen from the railroad, just
before reaching Rochester, Is quite picturesque
and in some places, grand
Our hindrance on the railroad threw us out
tended to take, and in consequence we bad to
lay oyer in Pittsburgh from Wednesday even
ing until 4 O'clock Friday afternoon. This
gave us good opportunity - see ;he city
WhOeyeT has been there will agree with me
I think, that il is neither clean nor hand
some place. The streets are narrow and dirty
and although there is here and there fine
costly building, ON the whole they are quit,
insignificant compared with eastern cities
| Nebly uli thc hhsVi htSuu'Sh 20 Nh'Ni'PSe
: In It's proverbial smoke. This Is not to b.
wondered at, when we consider the many iros
mills and factories that are located there, ant
ihat those mills work up one thousand tons o
pig iron per day, OF necessity, II is rich city
for iron manufacturing Is one OF the most pro
ntaJie businesses in the world. No doubt tn
, people are quite willing 10 endure the smok
and smut aud dirt for the sake Of lllc wealth !
I brings them 1g
There Is one feature Of PittsbuTgh Hfs tAu
cannot fail TO attract notice OF visitors fror
either BOrth or south, that Is. the amount {
] spirits and beer tbatis drank II does not pa
r. bsB whsi business street one travels on, he wi
d 6nd dTipking saloon every few rods. and the
h appeoT TO be well patrpnised, top. We set OF
y To find o book sloye, and We looked throug
y three or four of the principal streets before W
! found ONE that is.a general book stepe. W
"a concluded that liquor and lager beer driukIni
q aad, books apd peaaipg are pot very eo~pai
i on friday forenoon, ) Ia passing sfrinil
aatcNo u Als6ks.