The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-08-20
ooh, isn't 1t delightful
Riding on q rail.n

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mometer stood at ninety, and dust
ugh! Nothing of interest trans
pired on the journey to Cincinnati.
Arrived in that smoky, dusty city
at 5 p. NJ. Here we were compelled
to wait nearly four hours for a
western train. Put in our time by
inquiring about the rise and pro-
gress of cholera. No one ever
heard Of a case in that city! One
fellow, however. intimated that
there were four deaths per day by
that disease-.that's what he had
heard. The approaches to the city
would incline some people to the
opinion that cholera, ii not some
thing worse, reighed in Cincinnati.
The stencil from distilleries, pig
pens, cattle guards, etc, is enough
to give the best regulated stomach
an overdose. They distill cholera
there the year round, which deals
distress, poverty and death to many
a household; but so long as our
temperance farmers sell their grain
for distillation into whisky, Just so
long will dfstilleries, drunkenness
and poverty abound.
Business appeared to be lively in
Cincinnati, and when the Industrial
Expositioni opened, the, peanut
and candy dealers on street cor
ners, expect ~toirealize a handsome
income for above previous sales.-
Peanuts L arriving by boats and
by rail, and there will be no def.
cheney in this line to supply all
demands.
At $40 p. NJ, we left for Indian
apolis, via. the Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette Rail
rood. There are some deep
chuck. holes on this road that are
anything but pleasant to bump
ety-bump over. 1t reminded us of
the old "coduroy" roads in Pennsyl-
vania, in the days of stage coaches.
Arrived at Indianapolis at 2 A. NJ,
tired, dusty and sleepy, and felt
like singing,
Put me in my little bed"
But we didn't do neither. We
sat cross-legged and cross in the
depot-but marry sleep. AS day
light approached we meandered
we believe that's what they call it
out here) up town, and dropped
into the sanctum of the Morning
Journal. But it was empty, and
we presume the EDITORS head was
ditto, and he had gone home 70 re-
cuperate his energies and strength
for another nights labor. Wetook
possession of the office, and of
course imagined that we were the
great chief of the Journal estab-
lishment, and watched a hole to get
out, should an aggrieved party
make a hasty entrance. We peered
out of the window toward our old
clearinghouse, but it had vanish
ed! "In the place where it once
Stood" is now looming up a mann
moth brick block. What a change
in a few short months! Indianap-
oils is truly a live town and beau
tiful beyond description. Upon
every hand is activity, and the
saw, hammer and plane is playing
its busy tune at every turn. Old
wrecks are torn down and new pal
atial buildings spring up in their
stead. This city is showing more
energy and enterprise in the way
of buildings, parks and other i'm
provements, than any other city in
the West.
The Industrial Exposition, which
will be opened next month, will BET
grand affair, and well worth o trip
from Eastern Ohio. You will find
the HOLSTERS hoSpitable and enter
tanning.
Met quite a number of the boys
(printers) in the city, and shook
hands. They are all q jolly, good
natured band. They we're not q
bit afraid of the cholera-not they!
Left indianapolis at 12:45 P. NJ.
for Champaign, His, over the Indi-
annapolis d Western Railroad. We
were entertained on the train by
Conductor W. +. Rowe, a portly
round-faced, good-natured fellow;
but it wouldn't do any good for an
obstinate passenger to raise u
RoWe with him--he's too big.
This roaL is constantly increasing
in public favor, and its managers
are laboring to make it the through
line to the Great West. Their
motto is smooth track, quick time,
careful and a~ttantiva oorJunto.a