Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-09-03
JOTTINGs BY THE WAY.

In my former letter I said very little
about the towns separately. A few state
ments respecting the more important of
them.
Kenton Co.. seat of Hardin Co., on the
.. s. @ Q. r. R., contains population of
about 1000 1t stands on quite an eleva-
non, the Court House In the centre of q
large square. around which are the prIn
cipal business houses, some of which are
very fine. The residence portion Is we'll
shaded and will compare favorably with
most towns of Its size.
Twenty-four miles south is Bellefon.
taine. 60. seat OF Logan, very pretty
town of nearly 5000. This, like Kenton,
Is the centre OF good trade. It has q
splendid Court House, Of stone, costing
slOs,OO0. Then 1s miles south Is Urbane,
county seat Of Champaign, one Of the An
est counties In the State, with lis splendid
prairies and highly cultivated farms, ex-
cellent timber and oak openings. It Is
an old town. but I was greatly dIsap.
pointed In not seeing more marked i'm :
proVements during the eighteen years
since ! last visited II. There are no Aue
business blocks, and its business part
wears dilapidated appearances. There
Z much wealth and many fine residences:
Population. nearly $4,000.
TO the west, on the p, o. b 81. L. R.
H,so miles. on the banks Of the Miami
KlveS. stands Fiqua, with population Of
ABOUT 5000. It will mot take the premi.
un toF nsatusSs Of appearance or thrift
ana enterprise. Van Vert, county seat
ofsalne county, town of 5000 iS ous Of
the live. gc.a-hsad towns, and has In It
al tue elements OF progress and success.
u has doHhled since 40. The citizens
are Q unit, and push through to success.
Ial Issue any project Of publIs utility.
There are large manufacturing interests,
chief Of which are the s!ays, hub aud
spoke, and eaFrlass.bs4t works, aouF,
GO They APE putting w oi0oI00o
Court House, hHllt of bPIok, atone and
RalYanise d iVon, Of which It CONTAINS
more than any other building In proper.
tion to 'tS slEe In the county, The same
parties are putting In the Iron work Of
the centennial building, 4 Philadelphia.
Wsstw ard on the p, Fl W. q O. R.
T., 30 miles, Is Ft. Wayne, one Of the
most important cities IN Indiana, and
next to Indiana pplia az a railroad centre.
It 1tauda ct the confluence Of the 81. 10.
seph and st. Mary's Rivers, and contains
s!'O90 inhabitants and ls growing very
rapidly. Has large and varied mRnufao-
lures, the loco motive and repair shops of
the p, Ft. W. 4 O. R. R. Co. covering
some five acre s, and all kinds of carriage
works, slaves, &c. There are many beau
tful streets, abounding in elegelt dwell
ings. The Episcopal and Methodist
CHURCHES, and theiGatAollc cathedral are
the finest, Tue cathedral is in Its Inte-
rioF marvel of beauty, bo th IN design
and workmanship. It has four spires, of
l76 It, 1t, with the Bishops house aud
the school bu Hiding, occupy an entire
square in the We ry centre of the city. It
is great city for saloons, and Rhine aosiSt,
lager beer and ale, which find hosts of
consu mers. As sample of the municipal
laws and regulations-bMbeT chops are not
allowed tp be open, but saloons, and Ger.
tIRn Stotes, and Tie German theatre are
ln lpll blast, With lis splendid orchestra,
9H sabbath evenings ie lhe annoyance
q AL church going si4;.;o Icon