Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-08-27
Correspondence of Belmont Chronicle
STEAMER CITY OF TORONTO,

DEAR CHRONICLE-We have beer
thinking that short account of TRIP
undertaken for health and recreation
will not be uninteresting to your read
ers, so we decide to note points Of in
terest and send you brief reports of ouI
tourney. We reached Cleveland on
Tuesday evening, the 18th, and found,
instead of the cool bracing lake breezes
one would expect, temperature high
er than we nave suffered this season.
The night was intensely hot-so hot
that sleep was impossible. We tossed,
turned, and vainIy sought comfort at
the open window of our room. The
thinnest dress was uncomfortable. The
next morning was hazy snd hot, and
at o'clock we went out tired and un-
refreshed, to inquire concerning excur-
sion routes-the Geneial insisting that
we must go to the north pole, if neces-
sary, to escape the deadly heat. As
you will remember, we were undeci-
ded when we left home what route we
would take. After considering the va
rious excursions advertised, We deci-
deded to go to Quebec, and thence to
Deer Island, on the coast of Maine, ta-
king Niagara Falls on our way. We
were helped in making up our minds
by the recollection of pleasant So
journ on this Island two years ago,
where, in company with friend, |
sought and found returning health and
strength after a severe illness. We
spent the day until o'clock, in look
ing over the city. The pride of Cleve-
land is Euclid Avenue and its palatial
private residences. They are the chief
attractions of the city. The business
part of the place is poor and mean in
comparison. In fact number of
smaller cities in Ohio can show lar
ger and finer business blocks, and
more handsome and imposing public
buildings. Attention Is being directed
to this, and some fine business blocks
are being built; the first, being one on
Superior Street, by Leonard Carr. 1t
is an immense affair, and the singular
thing about it is, that no one but the
owner knows for what purpose it is In
tended. We drove out Euclid avenue
between Bob and nabob, whose differ
ence is fast disappearing, (the Bob side
now boastipg some residences as band
some as one could wish), and inhaled
the sweet odors of flowers, and the cool
airs from the fountains, and were ill
ed with a delicious sense of the never
ending, but still varied beauty of the
scene. For three miles you glide along
by green lawns, shaded by beautiful
trees, beyond which are greener lawns
where are fountains and statues and
beds of rare flowers in rich profusion,
with richly bordered walks and drives,
and still beyond these, stately man.
sions, as beautiful as art and taste can
make them. The is unsurpass-
ed by any 1 have seen. Bayard Tay-
lor is said to have pronounced it the
most beautiful street in the world. At
the U. S. building we found DIR. N. b.
Prentiss, the U. States Marshall, DIR.
Smead his deputy, and Asst q. 5.
Atty Sherman, and in building ad-
Joining we met Col. Rose, the Collector
of Internal Revenue, whom we found
to be pleasant gentleman, and who
politely offered to "show us'' the city
if we could remain long enough. We
found some Belmont and Harrison
county people in attendance as witness
es before the q. s. Commissioner, in
the case of certain parties who were ar
rested short time ago for "shoving
the queer" Some of these good peo-
pie had been 'victimized,' and were
there to tell about it. The manner OF
their taking in may be interesting
and profitable to your readers, so
will give you the substance of the sto-
ry of one of the witnesses old gen.
tleman from Bellaire. He had board
er named Springer, who owed him, ,snd
wanted to pay him in counterfeit mon
ey, three dollars for one, showing him
samples of the queer He had not
the amount sufficient then, but friend,
whom he introduced as Hawkins,
would be back in about ten days and
bring it.. Hawkins came back, but did
not have the stuff, and Springer was
gone. In a few days, however, our
Bellaire witness received a telegram
from Steubenville from Hawkins,
saying all was right, and direct
ing him to come up. Beilaire went on
he first train, and found Hawkins, ,and
with him man whom he called
Johnson. They all three went to room
in a hotel. and the transaction was
Hawkins paying over to
Bellaire 800 of counterfeit money, ac-
,ording to promise made by Springer.
Hawkins then went out, and Bellaire
and johnson shortly followed, but just
as they were leaving the room they
we're met by couple of officers with
Drawn revolvers, who arrested and
pushed them back into the room, and
proceeded to search their clothing, ia
king from them the counterfeit money.
After little talk the arrested parties,
still in charge of the pretended officers,
started to Cleveland, where they were
to be given over to the U. s. authori-
ties. Before reaching Minso station,
Johnson proposed to buy off the off,
GERS, and they finally agreed TO let the
prisoners both off by paying 800 each.
Our Bellaire friend paid his 800 and
went home. He is now wiser if not
a better man. should have said that
two of the parties on trial were identi-