The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-30
On the Ohio.

ing by fine REPRESENTATIVES, and street.
railway. il, as far as business Is concerned, .
part OF the city. was surprised at the num-
Der aud variety cfindustries represented here.
There are In and around Wheeling eight
or ten mil factories, as many rolllpg-mlls,
five or six blas:-furnaces, five gassworks,
four hrcwct,es, one immense tack fsctory.
one very large hinge-factory, aud several
paper-mllls. IL can well be understood what
an impetus these works must give to all
kinds Of business. One can hardly spend
two or three days more pleasantly and pro-.
ti.ably than in visiting these factories. The
handiwork of the workers in glass Is the
most entertaining. 4 boy pulls red-hot
ball Of molten glass out Of the glowing fur
mace, plices it in mould under press, and
in Il halfminute you have Il delicate Wine
glass, an ornamental dish. or graceful glass
pitcher. as the case may be. After anncaling
q slower proceSS), the expert glaSs-cutier in
a few minutes turns out the piece of work
beautifully cut and engraved, doing 1t all
with little steel wheel revolving so rapidly
that the eye cannot follow with any accuracy
its magic motions.
see you notice in late No. Of the Dis
p0tch the laying Of the cornerstone of the
new capitol. The embryo. building is Covered
with swarms OF workmen, who are pushing
the work with all possible dispatch.
was pleased during my stay 10 make the
acquaintance of Governor jacob; found
him q pleasant and courteous gentleman, ful
Of energv and interest in furthering the mt
terial advancement of the young virginia.
He is now directing the removal ofthe State
archives from Charleston. They are en- route
up the river by steamer 10 the new capital,
where they are shortly expected.
This evening at O'Clock I embarked on
board steamer for Huntington. Among my
fellow passenger. am grattied 10 lind Mr..
Mitchell, tie public.spirited president Of the
Chan lesion and Savannah railroad, who,
with his charming and cultivated lady, is
making he trip to Huntington by this route
tor the sake of the famed scenery Of the Ohio
In their company, and thai of Mr.. Robert
McEldowrey, the able member OF the West
Virgins Legislature from WeZai, We steam
down the beautiful stream, MIR. Mitchell be.
euliug the way with sketches Of his forty.
four trips across the Atlantic, bis shipwre'k
on the Arctic, when be. with SiXt, mine
Others, were all Of four hundrt d that escaped
watery grave, with o'her more pleasing
though not more interesting incidents or
their voyages on the R1ine, the scenery
along whose vine-clad shores they thought
remaI kably alike to that we were now pass
ing.
About eight miles from Wheeling we pass
BclIair and its famous iron bridge. rms Is
prosperous manufacturing OHIO town OF
1000 or 5000 souls, which is trying TO enter
the lists as rival to Wheeling.
A few miles further we pass Mounds
vile, the seat of West Firginia's peniten'
,iary, and also Boosting the propretorsbip OF
the largest Iudian mound in the country;
hence its name. The mound is distinctly
visible from tie decks Of our boat, which is
low down in the water. AS we glide down
the widening river the enchanting scene OF
green mountains, bare cliffs, dark forests, asd
bright fields, rich valleys, pretty streams,
neat farm-houses, with here and there q busy
little river-toHn, pass like panorama before
US, and not until the sun had hid himself
behind the mountains, asd the gathering
gloom had obscured the scene. did we with.
draw 10 the cabin and anon invite the well
c 5me embraces of Morpheus.
SEPTEMBER 25TIr-Shortly after daylight
we approach Parkersburg, passing under
their magnificent iron bridge one and quar-
ter miles in length, and built at The cost OF
one and a quarter millions OF dollars. Our
boat will not leave ill 10. That gives Us
time to look at the place; and having made
quick disposition Of my individual business,
/ find my way to the United States court
room TO get some. idea Of eyen-handed jus.
tice AS dispensed by our chief judlcilry.
There sits CbictJu>fice Waite, with Judge
Bond, of the United 5 ateS Circuit Court, on
bis left, aud judge Jackson, OF the United
States District Court. on his right. The
Chief.JuSticc is apparently in the vigor OF
life; hair ard "hi-kerS slightly gray, with
well kept. heavily bull, full beard, and
pleasant and intellectual face. He was Coz
,drrlp. case of the Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad Company uS, Onio County; and as
did not have time to get into the merits oil
it, did not make the attempt.
The Government is building United
States courthouse here, aud | am gratltied
to lind that Parker>burg is not hey ond the
reach Of Virginia enterprise. Mr.. Hall,
Richmond maa, is the contractor, and has
upon the ground some fine work i'll the way
OF iron window. and door castings, &c., made
in Richmond but the Wall City is about 10
leave, ard | must hurry of without doing
Petersburg full justice.
We are now passing down the SILT valley.
Wealth immeasuraole lies in the DO wells Of
the earth on each side Of the river. In seven
miles there are twenty-five salt factories and
l don't know how many coal.mnes in the
hills near the riyer.bank, so close that the
coal dumped from the mouth Of the mines
pours down the shoots toto the barges lying
in the river, and sold there at . cents per
bushel. So that loading is as cheap as it is
expeditions.
Mcigs county lies on the Ohio side, Mason
on the Virginia. / am tired Of saying West
Virginia. We pass Poweroy, Ohio, at dusk.
The city about 10000 iuhabitants) extends
along the river in a narrow strip, four and a
half miles, and then comes Middleport, one
and a half miles. A long stone wall faces
the river, and bare and precipitous cliff,
crowdug Pomeroy from behind almost into
the river, gives it the soJriquet of "the
wall CITY," The long, single row of gas
lamps along the river street, winding with
the curves of the river, looks beautiful.
There are TWO Of the largest salt factories
here, which consume each 1000 bushels coal
daily. There is also thrifty little place on
the Virginia side opposite, called Mason
City, which is endowed with another large
salt factory.
1t is now too dark to see what We are pass
Jog. and the rain is pouring in such torrents
that we wonder the liz hts that keep blinking
along the shores don't 20 out and leave US 10
com lete darkness. Our clock over the cap
tain's office says 10, and just as We are begin.
ding TO think it time all honest wayfarerS
were in bed. the obligiBg steward informs US
the lights at Galliposis are in sight, and as
am Lying this paper aside it occurs that one
point of historic interest has been forgotten.
BlsDnerhasselt Island, two niles down the
river from Parkersburg, the retired spot
where Aaron Burr hatehed that little uest OF
treason " hich was regarded with some inte-