Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-17
Letter From ChYisassna, Pa.

)ften see In your paper letter from
DEL, and thought perhaps
) letter from plsceof the same name
IN Pennsylvania would be acceptable.
We'll, we will compare notes TO some
extent. As far as first settlement In
village 10 concerned we may not be able
TO compete with our sister village In
your State for age, but for business
of different kinds, facilities
for education, etc., think We could
compare very favorably, and II your
readers will not tire Of such matter,
will endeavor, to some extent, TO give
you description Of our village ana
the country surrounding 1t. By rail- 1t
is SONS 48X miles from Philadeiphia,
and 20 from Lancaster, and In the
midst of great portion OF the grain |
and fruit producing districts OF Lancas-
ter and Chester Counties. The great
Pennsy lvania Railroad recognizes us
by passing through the place, and gives
us good mail facilities by leaving the
Daily REPUBLIcAN about 500 p. m,
only q few hours after your last edition
Ia out, and for which we always have
friendly greeting. The business and
manufactl ring interests of the place are
quite numerous for place OF abont
seven hundred inhabitants and consists
Of large planning mill carriage factory,
two lumber and coal yards, flour and
large general country stores, fitted up
In a way to make some OF ourW lining,
ton brethren envious, q furniture and
undertaking establishment, and
the Christiana Leader and job print
ing office, from which We have very
creditabe little weekly paper. But
the most important is the works OF the
Christiana machine Co., whose build.
ings and property belonging to the same
at the present time, occupy five acres OF
ground. ThiR firm has made rapid
strides in business, when few years
ago q building 40x50 feet was suffi cient
for their demands. A member Ofthe hrm
told me few days ago, that their pres
ent working floor space was some w.
900 feet. One year ago, Oct. lst, the ma.
chine shop with some $3.50 worth OF
patterns was destroyed by fire, but the
firm Immediately set about re building,
and at present writing are in good
working condition, and give employ
ment TO quite a number OF men. They
make peciality Of engines, mill ma
inery and Burnham's wat wheels,
which they ship to most all parts OF the
world. Religious matters are represen.
ted by Presby yterian, Methodist and
Friends, who each have u house OF
} worship. Not long since, in the Metho-
| dist church, we we're hOnored by SER
mon from the Rev. DIR. Huntly, chap.
lain of the U. s. Senate, which was
thoroughly enjoyed by all who heard
1t. Educational matters are attended
, to by two schools, with shortly another
that is being built, with the help also
: of Kindergarten and other private
ones. And must not forget to emu
merate our brass band and base bal
, club, OF whom we feel justly proud.
As to the surrounding country, We
I have in close proximity the famous
Pequa Valley, the garden spot OF Ian
> caster County, and which must be seer
} to be appreciated. The eye of the love-
of nature will wander from one poin
} TO another, east and west, and neve
n tire of its beauties. In the Language
- of one of Wilmingtnn's far ladies, VIII
e paid US visit sometime ago, YOU may
a look and look, then wan: to go and
L look again. Mrs. A. found SO many oh
4 jects of interest," 1t was hard for the res
~ of the party to keep up. To the nortl
can be plainly seen the Welch Noun
tains, the resort of the famous Buzzar'
gang, whose exploits in robbing II
various ways have been the talk of tn
5 people for some time In this as wei
n as in other sections of the country.
In conversation with gentlema
well acquainted with that portion Q
the country, whose business makes
" necessary for him to travel through 1t a
J all hours, he says he has frequently me
the notorious Abe on SEVERAL occasions
and always found him perfect gentle
z man in dealing and to converse witt
r. describes him as fine looking man /
form and feature, with the agility of
= cat, but not at all disposed to meddl
with you If let alone. His descriptio
3 of the general character of the ma
was very much in keeping with th
character used by Bayard Taylor in b
story of Kenneth, called Sandy Flasl
Near by ut place called the Gap, "
m have the once famous resort of the Ga
~ gang Of years gone by, of which OF
G. fathers could bear testimony In vario,
C. ways of their doings. There is a
n interesting piece of work bein
- carried on at the Gap now, on the
Il. II ,and is called a great piece of civ
AZ engine ring skill by those who profe
Il to know. At this point, ever:since Il
read was first built, there has been
very heavy grade to pull over, son
'e half mile in length, which made the
20 break train in three or four section
s. that should be accomplished by tw
as To remedy this matter, the Comp an,
after trying in vain to contract the j.
over to other parties, concluded to
move this hill by their own force
Oc workmen, and the work has now bee
going on for about two years, with Il
oo prospect of taking three more
0c finish it. To make this task mo
&c difficult, the earth is of a quick sslI
nature, and the removal will only
~ lacco mplished by a great deal OF ha
III work, combined with skill aud ingen
q. lity. There 10 Que cut now made q
whole distance with track laid, al
rn trains running over it, but when t
task of grading space for three me
" tracks is contem plated, we can have
"a idea of the work to be accomplished;
some places 1t Is to the depth
e, Twenty feet. The hundreds of car loa
of dirt taken out, are being used soI
four miles away to make a new roa
on to take curve out of the old track.
the v est of Christiana, in Chester "
ne ley, we have a house that has b
h a tory, as the scene OF about the first r
Ao that slavery caused In the North, whi
RS. occurred on the 1lth of Sept, 1861 ,ea
=. in the morning.
Us. The facts of the case got to so
lextent from an old gentleman by |
name of Eliza Lewis, who with j
Scarlet and Castner Hanway, '
Imprisoned some three mouths in Phi
delphia, at the instisation of the sli
owners for melting the negroes to ri
The story goes that slaves belonging
l~ man by the name OF Gorsuch, v
lived in Maryland, had made their
cape, and he had tracked them to
house, and asked that they be delive
up, which WAS refused. Mr.. Gorsl