Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-17
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDING
Columbus, ONO, May |, 1878.

Columbus, ONO, May |, 1878.
"May Day, the day which the young
folks look forward to with so many an
rieipatiens of pleasure, broke in upon US
this morning with glow, cold, drizzling
rain which has continued up to the pres
ent hour, with every prospect of making
day of it. SO il any picnics or pleasure
parties for the day have been in contcm-
plation hereabouts, they must be postpon-
cd. The season, so Gar, has been unusual
ly late, even in this latitude, and vegeta-
ton of every kind is consequently back
ward. Our party have been here now
about ten days, waiting and hoping for
bright, clear and sunshiny weather in
which TO visit some OF the notable objects
Of interest. Yesterday weas clear and
bright and every one anticipated gooi
weather for awhile but towards evening
tho sky became overcast, and tbs wind
ycered round to the east, with every inAi'
cation of Just such morning Us broke
upon us to-day.
In my last said something abUut n
continuation Of "what saw in St. Louis
but as | expect to return by that city, and
spend several days, l will defer further
comments until then.
On Thursday of last week, took a run
lown to Cincinnati and spent few days
there. Having business with the type men
| called at the franklin Type and SterroJ
type Foundry, Messrg. Allison, SmithH&
johnson, propretcrs, 1863 Vine Street. I
had been acquainted with Mr.. Allison be-
fore the "late leasantness," and was
kindly, received bJ him and conducted all
over the immense establishment, which
has been greatly enlarged and improved
since my last visit to it, just thirteen
ye0rs ago. In fac t, ii now occupies about
double the room it did then. In this es-
adjustment every description of type and
clcctrotyping is carried on, in all their
parts, including the manufacture Of every
article needing in a printing house-type,
printing Office furniture, NC.
The patrons OF the Herald Jon OFFICE
will soon have occasion to appreciate somo
of the beautiful styles of type 'hat arc
made here, az | purchased an invoice
Of material which Mr.. Gibson's skill will
know so well how to display to the best
advantage. 1t is our ambition to make
the HERALD Jon OFFICE the most complete
and perfect establishment of the kind in
the intcrior of Texas, and no expense
shall be spared by its proprietors to m axe
it 50. With tie generous support of the
live, public-spiriled business men Of Sals
las and its surroundings, we expect TO
reap q harvest eff business that win justify
the liberal outlay which we are now
making.
Having lei hour or two on Friday,
visited lady friend at CovingtOn, kyr
passing over the great wire suspension
bridge between that city and Cincinnati.
Got into the street rsilway car at the COR
ner of Vine aad Fifth streets, aad ia
short time, al an expense of tweifo cents,
| was landed high up in the CITY Of Cow
ington, the residence Of the Presidents
father, and present postmaster of that
place. Coyiugion is 10 Cincinnati what
Brooklyn, Jersey City and IIobokcn are to
New York that is, the place Of residence
of large nnr,ber Of merchants whose
places OF business ave IN I" the city" 10
is beautifully located On ihs Kentucky
side of the Ohio, and has some elegant res
idences some of tbe!h almost palatin'. B
is not place of much business, but for
ull that, is prosperous, tlourishing city.
Opposite to Covinsion on the cast, and
lust across the Licking ri1sr, is New
port Barracks, a United States mill
tary post, where men are recruited for the
various arms of the service. l returned
to Cincinnati about 10 o'clock r. NJ, and
not finding q car at once, concluded to
walk over the suspension bridge and to
my hotel. The bridge is little over
half mile in its full length, the main span
between the piers being 1907 feet. Ny
walk was lonely enc, but enjoyed The
sight of the myriads Of lights on both
sides of the river, and on board the nu-
merous steamboats, at the landings and
steaming up and down the river, and
reached the Gibson House about l0.45,
tired md somewhat footsore from my
walk; went 10 bed and had a comfortable
sleep. As left the city by the early
train, nest morning, | did not have an
opportunity Of seeing much of Cincinnati,
but there was overy evidence of u healthy
and rapid growth and improvement in the
"oueen City" since | was last there.
regretted that want Of time did not
permit a trip around the suburbs where
there are said TO exist some of the hand
soonest country residences to be found any
where west of the Alleghanics. May be
I'll 20 there again, yet, before | return
home.
This city the capital Of Ohio, is large,
handsome and prosperous city, containing
something near $4,000 Inhabitants, and
with q number Of attractive features, to
a stranger, such as the State House, the
Penitentiary, Asylums for the Deaf and
Dumb, Blind, Lunsties and Idiots. All
these buildings are on a scale commensu-
rate with the State and are all sne speei-
mems of architectural beauty. But must
close, with The promise Of another letter
bafors 7 leave. J.W.S.
IHE motto Of the Good Tenplsr girls ef
Salem, n. J., is: "The lips that touch vine
shall never touch mine" Yes, but they