Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-11

! surrounded OY lc0CSi y DfOAu, wei
shaded street runs around it; this is call
ed Circle Street. There are broad side
walks on both sides of Circle street.-the
one around the Circle is pleasure prom
onade. The blocks of buildings on Circle
street are so built that on one side of The
block they all face the circle, but on the
other side of the block they face on foul
streets and form perfect square-faeine
north, south, east and west. The street
system of Indianapolis begins from this
sauare. and therefore all the streets run
north and south, east and west. From
the four corners of this square are four av-
enues, running diagOnnally across the
SQUARES which lie in their way; their di-
rections are northeast, northwest, south
east and southwest; so that in following
one of the avenues you do not pass four
corners at the street crossings, but ssx cor
ners, which gives a remarkably good op-
pOrtuuity for a stranger to get confused.
In indianapolis, streets bound the squares,
avenues run diagonally across the squares.
There are only four avenues, called Mass.
achusetts, Indiana, Kentucky and Virgin
ia, respectively. All the rest are streets
A good map of Indianapolis looks like a
hub with four spokes in it at equal dis
tances, and the space between the spokes
filed up with a net work of squares.
The railroad system of Indianapolis is
worthy of imitation by every city in the
Union. There is but one depot, through
which every passenger train goes. This
saves the traveller much trouble and extor-
ton; you go to the depot and take any
train you want. The wisdom and conven-
fence of such an arrangement must be ap-
parent when it is remembered that over
one hundred trains pass 10 and fro through
indianapolis every twenty-four hours.
Why this city is such a railroad centre is
difficult to tell. There is considerable
manufacturing, and the city is growing
rapidly; but city Of 20, 900 inhabitants is
not a sufficient explanation for the num-
ber of railroads which centre here. The
only explanation seems 10 be that Indian
apoIis is natural railroad centre, acci-
dentally in the way of all the railroads.
The attention of the stranger is arrested
by the great number of neat cottages with
pleasant little gardens Indeed, SO numer-
ous are they, that Indianapolis is some
tunes called the poor mans city; but
there is no lack of splendid and costly
residences a little way out on ali the
principal streets. The faYOrite ornament
in the front yard is little fountain, and
so numerous are they, that this might be
called the city Of fountains. The objects
of interest are too numerous to notice sep
arately, or for a hurrying stranger to visit.
As Indianapolis is the State Capital, all
the State buildings are here. Some of |
them are very beautiful. The Blind Asy-
lum stands in the midst of fine square
with trees and tastefully ar
ranged flower gardens. The q. s. Arse
nal is in very large enclosure; the front |
grounds are finely ornamented with trees
and gravel walks; here and there are
guards marching to and fro in solemn 81 !
lence, armed with musket and bayonet. |
The old State House is very interesting /
place TO visit 1t is centrally located in
the city, the grounds occupying whole
square The building is two stories high.
low and massive and square-thrOwing it
entirely out of architectural proportion;
the windows are small, and the rotunda
rises good height from III. centre of the
building. The front is or,qmented with
= row of very heavy, fluted columns; the
entrance door is very low and wide hall
runs through the centre of the building,
with suites of rooms on each side. In the |
centre OF this hall, over which the rotnn- |
da rises, Is the spot where the body of |
Abraham Lincoln lay in state few hours
on its way to Springfield. On one side of |
the hall are the State Agricultural Rooms
and the State Biologists Rooms-very
places TO visit. On the other |
side is the State Library, occupying one
side of the hall Let us enter and see
what is in this long suite of rooms. The
entrance is in the Library, which fills two |
rooms; the books are moderately good |
in quality, and for quantity would make a !
good private library. The third room is |
filed with State and Congressional re-
ports and bound volumes of Indiana pa.
pers. The fourth room. on one side, is |
filed with captured Rebel flags and BAN
ners, guns, cannon, torpedOes, pistols,
knives, swords, saddles. uniforms. A
dressing gown hangs up, which was worn
by Wirtz-the AndersonVille prison mon
ster. Among these captured trophies of
the Rebellion, is one which must excite
universal attention. 1t is a coat of mail,
made Ofsix thin plates of steel, riveted to-
gether, forming lengthy corset which
envelopes the body. The
front is smoothly arched 10 fit the breast' |
there are hinges under the arms, down |
ward, and the thing opens at the back /;
there are leather straps to go over the |
shoulders. On this NRdsrcodt of mail a !
paper is pasted which reads as follows
REBEL BREAsTPLATE,
Found In the intrenchments OF Gen. Zol- |
licoffer, on the morning of Jan. Goth, 1882, |
among the personal effects of Maj. Gen. |
George B. CritteudeI, by Lieut.. Col Kise,
the 11th Regt. Of Indiana |
Volunteers, and presented by him to Gov. |
Morton. and by Gov. Morton deposited |
in the State Library"
This remarkable relic of one of the brave |
heroes OF the Lost Cause, is both amusing
and ridiculous That Southern men
should boast of their bravery, and declare
themselves each one equal to six yam
kees," was the natural result of Southern
whisky but for Maj. General to sneak |
out of his tent, secretly incased In steel |
plated undershirt, brings the pompous he |
70 down to the lowest grade of towards.
The captured Rebel battle flags are rolled |
up and stacked away in great numbers
showing that the Indiana Volunteers did |
some sweeping work in the satanic slave
holders rebellion.
The battle-fsgs of Indiana are stacked
away on the other side of the room. They
.- = tLr;llin0 aiuht-tatterad torn and