The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-11
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EDS. Misunderstanding Cincinnati at
Q o'clock Friday morning. we arrived
safely in Columbus about s O'Clock the
same evening and put up at the Neil House.
Columbus is sifnated in the midst OF a
perfectly level plain about twenty miles
in extent in the beautiful valley of the
Sciotf, and is surrounded by one OF the
best agricultural regions of the state, in
fact this valley is often fondIy called by It's
inhabitants he Eden of the West
Through the kindness OF III. r. Dering
and Henry Menett of the General Ticket
Agents Department of the Pittsburgh,
CINCINNATI and st. Louis Railroad we we're
enabled TO see the sights of the place. As
a matter of course the first thing the attep-
ton OF q stranger is called to is the Stale
House. 1t stands in or near the entire Of
the city. The building is of fine cut grey
stone with entrances from the North
Fasf, SOUTH and West. IL is very lite
higher than our Court House and the
hugeness of its proportions give it a
rather squaity appearance, typical we sup
pose Of the early settlers OF the State.
squatters. The building is surrounded
with beautiful grounds. As you enter the
rotunda on your right is q marble statue
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now what it Is intended to represent, but
its distinguishing characteristic impresses
the observer as being more forcibie than
elegant. Directly across the rotGnda from
this statue is a painting. by Powell, COM
memorial re of Perry's victory on Lake
Erie. 1t is an immense picture; the boat
appears TO rise and fall on the swell OF the
waves, while the forms of Commodore
Perry and his seamen stand out with
with such life like distinctness as to startle
the observer. On the right Of the southern
entrance is the flag room. Here are pre-
served all the old battle and ~regimental
flags carried by Ohio regiments in the diff
ferent fights through which they have pas
sed, of some. scarcely the staff remains
while others are scarcely touched. Here
also are the offices of the Governor, Audi
tor General and other state officials. The
people of the Buckeye State may we'll be.
as they justly are, proud of their Capitol.
Passing out of the capitol grounds we
wendell our way towards the ASYLUM for
deaf and dumb children. II is q large,
roomy building and fitted up with all the
modern comforts and ~conveniences. being
surrounded by ample grounds. 1t is in
deed a splendid monument to the benef- |
cence OF the state government of Ohio.
The number of inmates is quite large, some
OF whom are very apt scholars, being ful-
ly equal intellectually to children who are
the possessors of the gift of gab. Then
there is the Eunatic Asylum, which ranks
among the first institutions of the kind in
this country.
Columbus is truly a city OF magnificent
distances. The points of interest being
few and lar between. The streets are all
perfectly straight not the slightest indica
ton OF a curve is to be found anywhere.
The good people of Columbus are particu-
larry prouI Of the appearance OF Broad
street, and well they may be as its name
indicates, it is q broad street.; along either
cub is a row OF beautiful shade trees, then
there is a carriage drive wide enough for
two carriages to drive abreast, followed
by another row ftTees on each side while
between these two last rows is a road
bread enough for four vehicles abreast
making three drives boardered by four
rows of trees on this street.
This is a busy little city. Situated here
are the workshops of the Pan Handle and
C. G. g. /. Railroad Companies. We do
not think that but one or two cities in the
Union Of the same size do more business.
We Pennsylvanians were surprised at
the result of the elections in this state, but
not half SO much as were the republicans
here who heartily curse their own apathy
and side issues. The Democrats are jubi-
lent and there old corn fed roosters crow
most Justify. But enough of this for the
present. Respectfully,
NED.