Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-23
SUMMERS. NEST YInn1NIA Anr OH.

submitted to The consideration OF political
econpmists.
| SUMMERS, WEST VIRGINIA, Aug 9th.
| Editor Telegraph IL left Pittsburgh on Fri
day, August list, at 4 P. NJ, on The steam boat
Granite State and reached Gullipolis Sunday,
August 3rd, at 6o'clock, A. NJ, a distance OF
nearly 300 miles-on the Ohio river 1t was
very pleasant and interesting ride the scenery
along the rivep side is agreeable and inspiring.
In some, places there are hiah bottom lands,
uhdulating like the waveY surface of swell
Ing sea, reaching back from the river half
| mile, and from these the hills and mountains
rise in majestic grandeur, covered with thick
growth ofoak and maple, and an almost num-
bcrless variety OF small trees and shrubs. Here
and there the hillsides are planted in vine
yards, and then in places are fields Of tobacco.
Ii was moonlight evenings, and the soft, sill
very light of the moon shining on the tace OF
the Ohio-tipping the foliage of the banks
with its mellow brightness, and producing the
dark, heovy shade underneath, gave still,
solemn grandeur TO the lovely night scene.
Such scang would afford ample qualification
to the most poetic mind.
tions, private palatia residences, cities and
Villages and In many places the humble set
tier has built his log cabin, away out of sight
of any o.her dwelling. and by lonely solitary
labor is trying 10 support himself and family.
MOI fan from Pittsburgh, on the Ohio. side,
Is the DixniDnt insane asylum, an institution
endowed by the celebrated VIM Dxmont Il
Is large substantial brick building, and, of
course, presents a. good appearance. A altle
further down the river on the same side, is the
settlement of the Economists" German set
tlemcnt. They have been located here a good
many years, and used TO be very prosperous
This society is very weak now-it Is fast run.
ming down. One of their peculiar customs is,
to live with their wives only one year in three
that Is, live together one year and then be
apart two. 1t used TO be one year in seven
but, as the captain of our boat remarked, hu-
man nature could not stand this. Their chill
dren, as they grew up To be men and women,
got out of love with such a system. They left
the religion of their fathers and Joined them.
selves 10 the wiIle, wide world. To meet this
state of things they concluded to make the
custom little less Objectionable, and so
changed IL from seven TO three; but alas, for
poor human nature, this will not do. Hus-
bands and wives prefer 10 liye together epery
year.
The little villages along the river are nu-
merous, and there nre five or six places of con-
siderable size and Importance between Pitts.
burgh and Gallipolis, There are Liverpool,
Wcllsyile, Steubenvillc, Wheeling, Marietta
and Da 4 L., fxs t.
crockery wnre, Wheeling numbers twenty
three thousand inhabitants, with several large
E,llng mills besides other works, and Is ul-
most as smokey and bhckas Pittsburgh. Mar
rietta is alean, orderly city Of the second
Class. and has one of the old, 8. and best Con-
gregatlonal colleges in the State of Ohio. Par
kersburgh is,on the Virginia side; thas seven
thousand inhabitants, but Il forms quite con-
trast TO the ciiies on the Ohio side.
The beat stopped here TO unload some iron,
which gave us a chance TO go on shore aud
look through the place. 1t presents real
Virginia appearance; the buildings are-poor,
and the streets bear strong marks of neglect
and shihlessness. The manners nnd customs
are widely different from those OF Ohio One
would not suppose there would be 80 much |
dlssimiarily when there Is nothing but Just
the river which separates them.
They haye u market,hause on the principal
stroet 1t was Saturday evening, and the mar
Saturday evening market in the mining dis.
tricls OF old England. l stood moment and
looked. apOnnd-it seemed as though 1 was
suddenly transported to my native land, and
sct down In the midst of one of lliose old
marhal secnes
The mOsi notable feature of Parkcrsburgh
Is The railroad bridge which crosses. 1.-The Ohio
river and, extends quite distance luto the city.
IL Is Q, ,126 feet long. II is made of iron ,reslle
work and suppohled by piers oI good, solid
stone. Ineyer saw anything in the bridge line
10 equal IT,
We hnded'at Galiipoiis, as L Ehaxe already
stated about S'oclook on Sunday morning,
August Srd We had TO remain here all day,
waiting for boat TO go up the KIanawba rly-
ke' was 10 hill blast 1t resembled, exactly. a
or. Thus Is one of the oldest towns In Ohio
II lies almps, at the extreme south of the State
and has population Of about 1000, There
are a.iew toerably good, buildings, a good
many very poornegro shaniles, and altogether
tho place assumes a thrinless, dull, s,ereolyped
appearance. a,qds f
Here We attended the Rnesbyterian, Sabbath
school al 0o'clpck in the morning, and afler-
wards the preaching, They had well organ.
lied school OF ahent 90 scholars but the
preaching was very sllmly attended. Judge
the church is'abont on level wi& things iu
general here--laaks liie and energy.
AZ he hotel they SET avery good table, but
thers was one thing In connection with ii |
which was really amusing. The slining-hall
isaf aflong' spacious, room, with separate tables |
arranged 10 arrow 10 the. centre. Over each |
ols Of ihese iablssia suspended from. The top
Of tile room Q srams.work or iron vine, hong |