The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-11
EDITORIAL CORREsPoNDENcR.
coLuNppa, ONO, May |, 1873

'iloipAlieHh VI P'oHa"rei "roAo IN upon US
this morning with slow, cold, drslling
rain which has continued up to the pres.
ont hour, with every prospect of maxi ng
q day oft. Sol any pionics or pleasure
parties for tho day have been In cohtem-
'plation hsrssbsuts, they must be posipon-
ed. The season, so FAR, has been unusual.
" late, even In this latitude, and vegeta.
lion 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 10 Wait some OF tho notable objects
of interest, Yesterday weao clear and
bright, and every ono anticipated good
weather for awhile; hut towards evening
tbs sky became overcast, and tho wind
,eersd round to tho east, with every indi-
cation OF just such morning as broke
upon us to-day.
In my last | said something about a
continuation Of "what saw in St, Louie
but as | expect to return by that city, and
spOnd several days, | will defer further
comments until then.
On Thursday of last week, took run
down 10 Cincinnati and spent few days
,here. Having business with the type men,
| called at the Franklin Type and Sierro-
typs Foundry, Messrs. Allison, Smiihg&
johnson, Proprietcrs, 1863 Vine Street l
had been acquainted with Mr.. Allison be-
fore the "lats unpleasantness, and was
kindly, received by him and conducted all
over the immense establishment, which
has been greatly enlarged and improved
since my last visit 10 il, just thirteen
yedrs ago. In fact, II now occupies about
double the room it did then. In this es-
tsblshmsnt every description Of type and
slsc'rstypiug 10 carried on, in all their
parts, including the manufacture of every
article needing in a printing house-type,
printing Office furniture, and everything.
The patrons Of the HERALD JOB OFFICE
will soon have occasion to appreciate some
Of the beautiful styles of type that are
made here, as | 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 JOB OFFICE the most complete
and perfect establishment Of the kind in
the interior Of Texas, and no expense
shall be spared by its proprietors to mako
it So With the generous support Of the
live, philosophical business men Of Dali
las and its surroundings, we expect to
rsap harvest Of business that will justify
tho liberal outlay which we are now
making.
Having leisure hour or two on Friday,
l visited lady friend at Covinston, Ky,
passing over the great wire suspension
bridge between that city and Cincinnati.
Got into the street railway car at tho COR
nsr Of Vine asd Fifth streets, AID in a
short tim, ut an expense of twelve cents,
! WAS landed high up in the city of Gov
ingtea, the residence Of tho Presidents
father, and present postmaster Of that
place. CovRgton is TO Cincinnati what
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken are to
New York-thst is, tho place Of residence
Of a large number of merchants whose
places Of business are in &C the city" 10
Is beautifully located on the Kentucky
side Of the Ohio, and has some elegant res
iielcss-- some Of them almost palatisl. 1t
is not T. place Of much business, but for
al that, is q prosperous, fourishing city.
Opposite to Covington on the east, and
just across the Licking river, is New
pert Barracks, United States mill
tary post, where men are recruited for the
varisus arms Of the service. returned
to Cincinnati about 10 o'clock p. NJ, and
not finding q car at once, concluded to-
walk over the suspension bridge and to
my botsl. The bridge is little over
half mile in its full length, the main span
botween the piers being l,OO7 feet. My
walk Was lonely one, but l enjoyed the
sight OF. tho myrials Of lights on both
sidss Of the river, md on beard the nu-
merous steamboats, at the landings and
steaming up and down the river, and
reached tho Gibson House about lO.45,
tired and somewhat footsore from my
walk went to bed and had comfortable
sleep. As I left the city by the early
train, nest morning, did not have IN
opportunity Of seeing much Of Cincinnati,
but there was overy evidence Of a healthy
and rapid growth and improvement in the
Queen City" since was last there.
regretted that want of time did not
permit 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 Allsghanies. May be
I'll 20 there again, yet, before return
home.
This city the capital Of Ohie, is lsrg"
handsome and prosperous city, containing
something near $4,000 inhabitants, and
with number of attractive features, 10
. stranger, such as the State House, the
Penitsntiary, Asylums for the Deaf anu
Dumb, Blind, Lunstics and Idiots. All