The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-20
Hlsborough Highland County Ohio, Thursday July
Correspondence of the News.
Home from the Centennial.

GO0. HdyeS-AdC1ce 10 IesetorS
to the Centennial, dc.
Left New York June 10Th, on the
Hudson River steamer G. Vibbard,
for Albany. Tbs trip up the Hud-
son is claimed by tourists to be with
out a rival in its varied scenery and
broad expanse of water. On the
left, the palisades" of solid rock,
loom up for a distance of 20 miles,
varying from 800 to 500 feet in height,
and appear to be what their name
indicates. Handsome country resi-
dences crown the hillsfor miles. and
after leaving the suburbs of New
York cities and villages pass in rapid
succession. The river is generally
very wide, excepting at West Point,
where it passes through the frown
ing cliffs, on the top of which the Mil
itary Academy is located.
The Hudson witnessed some stormy
scenes during the Revolution, was
point of interest in Arnolds treason,
and the Catskill Mountains, described
by Irving in Grip Van Winkle," are
within sight. Even Rips cabin can
be seen,, but that is somewhat like
'Mark Twain" visiting the tomb OF
Adam in the Holy Land.
Reached Albany in the evening,
where we were kindly entertained by
Capt. White, late of the Chicago
Mercantile Battery, an old acquain,
tance. This city claims, next to
jamestown, Va, to be the oldest set
tlement in the q. S. Old buildings,
built of brick brought from Hol-
land in the early days, are still in ex-
istence.
Left Albany the day following, and
after two hours run reached the
famous Saratoga Springs. Sarato-
ga is virtuallya city composed almost
entirely of hotels, and quite number
of them are grand and magnificent
buildings. The mineral springs are
very numerous, but to the novice
very unpleasant to taste. The atten-
dance is very large for the season,
and the bands playing in the parks
and the gaily dressed promenaders,
make it look tempting to remain.
Were shown through John Nor
rissy's celebrated gambling house,
where the innocent victims are feec-
ed of their hard earned or stolen
money, in rooms furnished in unpar-
alleled luxury, and claimed by the
proprietor to be unequaled in the
world. 1t is closed at present, and
will not be re-opened until John re-
turns from the st. Louis Convention.
Left for Niagara Falls on the
afternoon train, and passed through |
the great Central N. Y dairy coun-
try. The cities, towns and country
all seem to be in very prosperous
condition. Remained all night at
Rochester and reached Falls Niagara,
the day following at 10 A. NJ, pass
ed over the suspension bridge to the
Canada side, and viewed the falls for
the first time. They seemed to be
small and insignificant from a dis
tance, but as you get nearer they
seem to expand and grow into such
vast proportions, that one gazes in
mute astonishment at Natures great
masterpiece. Above Goat Island the
stream is three miles wide, and when
it reaches Horseshoe falls, it contracts
to about I of mile. This immense
body of water rushes abruptly over
the rocky precipice and falls with a
deafening roar nearly 200 feet, into
the boiling river below, sending the
spray and mist high up into the
air, where it forms into clouds an1
passes away.
We donned our water proof suits,
descended the tower and followed
our guides under the Falls. 1t is
considered dangerous, but men will
follow where women lead Recrossed
the bridge, and visited the Ameri-
can Falls, Goat and the Sister ISL
and, from where fine view is had
of the river as it roars and foams
down the rapids to the Falls.
The "sharks" that infest the vicini-
ty of the falls are getting more noto-
rious every year. As we stepped off
the bridge on the Canada side, a Ia
dy in tears was relating her troub-
les to policeman. She had remain
ed all night at hotel, at which they
charged her SO. Then she paid 50
more, for which they agreed to send
her across to the American side in a
hack; but when the hackman reach
ed the bridge he demanded rs cents
more, which she refused to pay,
whereupon her ordered he out of the
hack, and drove away in great haste,
taking her baggage with him. "Eter-