Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-15
CORRESPONDENTS.
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 But after an hours stroll amid the tall ware houses, factories and splendid stores, when he returns to his room and glances at the mirror, he wonders at the deposit of soot adorning his face in spots and streaks, and concludes that whore SO many thousands Of tons of bituminous coal are daily consumed there must be considerable amount of dust and soot, against which an amount of wash ing and scrubbing that would keep New England village clean for year is but ia drop in the bucket.''
 Another unfair impression the visitor is apt to get on arriving at the "Queen City" is that the population is divided into two class es, those who sell lager beer and those who drink it. There is an immense traffic in malt liquors, beyond doubt, and yet it is worth noting that aside from the breweries and distilleries, the manufactured products of Cincinnati amount to about two hundred millions annually. It is said that there are one hundred millionaires in Cincinnati, but as was not taking the census on this trip I will not undertake to state the exact facts in this respect
 The older portion of the city lies on the first terrace, which rises about sixty feet above the Ohio river. This is chiefly occu- pied by business blocks and manufactories. second terrace, 112 feet above the river, is separated from the first by the Miami canal, which bears the nickname of the Rhine. be- cause the region beyond it is occupied almost exclusively by Germans. One may go for many squares and not see an American sign. Still beyond these terraces an amphitheatre of noble hills, from 400 to 800 feet high, af- ford sites for the princely mansions of the wealthy, and for some of the most sumptu- ous beer gardens in the world. Here, too, are several elegant public parks, the finest menagerie in the country, numerous asylums, colleges, churches and other public edifces. So that the visitor who fingers amid the smoke stained streets under the bluffs gets no proper idea at all of what really is one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in America It should be added that the streets, wherever practicable, extend directly from the terraces to the heights and elsewhere tracks for cars, to be drawn up by stationary engines. The regular fare on the street cars is five cents Cor four cents for tickets), and the charge for going up the inclined planes is the same.
 The position of Cincinnati gives it an ex- tensive commerce, especially with the South ern States along the Mississippi and its trib utaries. The yearly arrivals and departures of river steamers is said to aggregate about 5000, about 400 different boats being em ployed during the season in making these trips
 A ride on ''La Belle Riviere," i" as the French voyageurs first named the Ohio river on &C., occasion of interest and pleasure in pleasant weather.
 ''To begin with, :" observed my friend, ex patiating on the advantages of the trip, "you pay less than by rail you enjoy the conven- fences of magnificent steamboat; you have &n&n fMno ar1I nAn1n orn thrown in!'
 ''That would be decidedly novel sensa- tion," said I. 'rll try it for once."
 The new and splendid steamer City of Madison" was advertised to leave at five p. m. , and we supposed that of course it would be necessary for us to be on board by that time But our friend loitered along in 8 leisurely way, enlarging on the superiority of the West to the East, and trying to take out of the inbred eonceit supposed to dwell in all Yankees, and we did not get on board till half an hour afrer the time. and then had to wait another half hour. Exact ly at p. m. the low throbbing vibrations that seem to be peculiar to the Ohio river boats warned us that the moment of depar- ture had at last arrived and we slowly swung away from the wharf, swept near the grand suspension bridge connecting Cincinnati and the city of Covington. Ky, and turned the prov down the turbid stream. It Is one of the earnest beliefs of the average Buckeye that the water of the Ohio is the sweetest in the world, with the possible exception of the still muddier water of the Missouri. My first impression on seeing 1t on the table was that were going to be treated to lemonade. It can easily be settled or filtered, but there seems to be preference for it in its native unaltered turbiness.
 The river. which had been rather low, was now swollen by recent rain, and the surface was in places black with floating logs. O. casionally an entire tree with roots upturned would be visible, drifting along as If it had the right of way. These were carefully summed by the pilot. But occasionally 8 crashing sound and jar that would make the vessel tremble from stem to stern told us that one of these foaters had been caught in the broad paddles, and then in a moment more the steamer would give sigh of relief as the wheels rolled on and cast out the in- truder.
 There is a murky grandeur about the vast volumes of bituminous smoke pouring out from the tall chimneys and rising toward the sky there to blend with the thick clouds al ready gone up from & thousand factories, foundries, distilleries and rolling mills. Seated on the hurricane deck' we watched the majestic hills wrapping themselves in the gathering gloom, admired the numerous will las and vineyards, discoursed concerning the various charms that embellish the beautiful river" " and mean while dodge we'll as we can the spray of the energetic tobacco spitr ters ip front of us, who eject their saliva as if for 8 wager. All at once a gong sounds and all hands hurry down to the cabin to supper. Not a gentleman is permitted to seat himself until all the ladies are seated, and then there is a rush for the chairs that may be left Those who are SO unfortunate as not to get seat must wait patiently till all those at the first table have had their flood thrown in, and then the tables arc entirely set again and the gong sounds for a second onslaught The fare is excellent, however and the last are served as well as the first.
 A singular spectacle was witnessed when we went on the upper deck after tea. We had already passed several thriving cities and villages, one of them being Lawrenceburg, where Henry Ward Beecher began his career as Presbyterian minister some forty five years ago. The boat had now stopped at q thickfy wooded Handing" to take on board three hundred barrels of potatoes. The pro l cess was unlike any other mode of taking on freight ever saw. I had previously noticed broad platform, perhaps fifty feet long swung by means of derrick, and hanging by chains lengthwise over the bow of the boat while in motion. This was now lying with the lower end on deck and the higher | one lifted to the top of high bank at the side of the steamer, making very steep in l clined plane Down this the barrels were rolled, one negro following each cask and retarding it's velocity by the friction of hii own hands. As the barrels and darkies fol | lowed each other rapidly, a cask now and then getting away from it's guide and crash ing down on deck, and perhaps bursting | there, the scene became exciting and the task of loading potatoes had the apppeara ance of performance at a circus. As soon as the last barrel was on board, the platform ol l "gangway" was swung to its place and the boat resumed it's voyage down the stream. | Morning found us at Louisville. hun l HraH ' | to dispose of us and our little satchel. Com ! mitting our destiny to the most unobjectiop | able of the lot, were piIeted to the Gall
 House-a model of hotel comfort and south. ern style. Louisville has grown rapidly dur ing the last few years and is now acknowl
 edged to be the great gateway of the South
 Besides an extensive general commerce, il
 claims to be without rival as a market fol
 leather. tobacco and fine whiskies The lat
 ter is made prominent feature of the busi
 ness on every street, and these three commo
 dities make the principal portion of the Ex position then in progress. And yet there Ii
 something of temperance wave" there.
 The streets of Louisville are wide ant