The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-05-06

SSeS t"y ava -.
| We were expecting TO be met by
a committee of newspaper men and
railroad magn ties, and taken in out
of the rain Nobody rushed 10 m-
brace aud welcome US So VIC hir-
cd little darkey with tallow dip
10 guide us to hotel. He said be
would take US to St. Albert. This
was new one to us-a new saint,
and paining from new shoes, we
asked to 60 to St. Jacobs. The
darkey "didn't nebber hear dat
place." and we at once concluded
that the reading of the colored men
has been restricted, and that the
Republican party has here good
grounds for political capital in the
next campaign.
AS we fouudcred along on our
pilgrimage to St. Albert, We met. a
hack coming at slow walk, an
aristocratic gait, the parties inside
blowing horn, and shouting "1his
is us, who the Halifax are you g''
We recognized the voices of frien0s,
M'ClintGck knew the horn which had
done service in the dark on many a
hunt in midnight campaigns trying
to find Republican voters with Sill
Pursell, Senator Wheeler and Frank
Baird. Pig Iron Prince, In the Dem
Foeratic regions of the Hooking Val
ley.
The delegation got behind time,
so they said, by misapprebension
of time. Charleston time is one
hour ahead of OHIO tune. The
Ohio invaders have not yet got on
to the time, but are up on every
thing else. 1t was som. muddle in
the matter of Goa or Gould's regu
lations and the differences of Ohio
and West Virginia capital on the
time of day or night, that gave us
lonely reception and a "dark" view
for the first of the city of Charles
ton.
1t is needless TO say that after we
had identified the reception COM
mittee-loneliness left, and light
lit up all the subsequent short hours
of the miscellaneous time. !
The city of Charleston is making
rapid progress. The improvements
began few years ago. are rapidly
approaching completion. The
streets are narrow, but are paved
from house to house. A system of
Holly water works will soon be in
operation. Many of the old stree.s
have been widened. and all those
recently laid out are broad and
straight. The private residences
are substantial, odd to us in their
antiquity, but attractive to us in
lawn, tree and flower, which are al
ways new. We shall at another
time say more about the beautiful
Queen of the Kanawna, her present
importance as commercial centre,
and her future commanding lmpor-
tance at thessgateway on the through
line IF road from tho cool, North
ern Lakes to the warm, Southern
sea.
This we say now, the city and the
Valley afford the best attractions
for tourists we know from Ohio.
The Atlantic coast and the Lake
resorts are stale. This country is
novel, combining the primitive and
the most advanced civilization The
people ale commingling of the
old and tho new. of the North and
the South. and the best blood and
the brightest intelligence combined
make the city the truest rsp.c-
sentative of the fraternal Union this
country possesses.
The newspapers in Charleston
are prosperous, and deservedly
so. because Of the enterprise and
ability with which they are man
aged We are under many obi
cations to MesSrs. Pursell & Re
ier, of The Tribune, Coz. Star &
T!lornhill, OF the Star, Messrs.
PeElberton & Domly, of the Ga
Zette, for kind attention and
courtesy.
We had a pleasant interview
with GOV. Wilson, who is a live
man, a good Governor and a
warm hearted Democrat. He is
a fighter, and the way he snaps
at his sandy nustache gives, us
the notion lie is a true man 10
lie 10, but dangerous rival to
We happily net Senator Ken
IA, as we were on The run TO
catch the tram, and had only |
time to compliment him on his
good looks and congratulate him
on his mastery defense of De-
mocracy IN The discussion OF
Presidential privileges in the U
s. S,.aale.
Mayor iluling is quite a young
man, l.al ~ xccllent and highly