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yellow, and is esteemed; I understand that it sells very well in 
Holland. The streets of the town are wide arnd rectangular; 
the court-house is a brick building; there is also a market-house 
of brick, and above it a lodge for freemasons. Shortly after my 
arrival, I received the visits of several of the German and half 
German inhabitants, among the latter I remarked Judge Dietrich, 
a native of Philadelphia, an agreeable, plain and well-informed 
man; he offered to be my guide through the town, which I thank¬ 
fully accepted. He introduced me to several of the merchants, 
whose well-furnished stores I visited. Such a store in America 
contains a great variety of articles: all kinds of dry-goods, por¬ 
celain, earthenware, glasses, stationary, implements of husbandry * 
iron wares, saddlery, and spirits; the latter are only by wholesale; 
also school-books, bibles, and psalm-books. I observed in almost 
all the cities in the state of Ohio, that German translations were 
affixed to all the signs over the stores, in large golden letters, 
which is not only a proof that a great many Germans inhabit the 
state, but also that they are good customers. We saw an Eng¬ 
lish and German printing-office; the latter was under the direc¬ 
tion of a German, Mr. Herrman, who publishes a German news¬ 
paper under the title of Dev Ohio Adler * the English printing- 
office likewise publishes a paper ; the type for the German paper 
is from the foundry in Philadelphia, and cannot be said to be 
elegant; it is true there is generally but little elegance to be ob¬ 
served in German type. I read in Mr. Herrmanns office about 
twelve different German papers, published in the United States ; 
they were mostly written in a corrupted German; the only well 
written one, was edited in Philadelphia, by Mr. Ritter. 
Judge Dietrich conducted me to a cloth manufactory belonging 
to Mr. Risey, whose machinery is moved by the waters of the 
Hockhocking. It was of recent date, and furnished cloth of 
middling quality; the want of a sufficient quantity of water made 
it necessary to divide the manufactory into different parts, at dif¬ 
ferent situations ; one was occupied by the machines for carding 
wool, and some by looms; the wool was spun by country women. 
We visited the county jail, a brick building, the interior has par¬ 
titions made of strong beams, separating obscure cells; a dark 
and miserable hole called the dungeon, was destined for solitary 
confinement; there was but a single prisoner, and for debt. Mr. 
Dietrich introduced me to a Mr. Sherman, judge of the supreme 
court, who is one of the most respectable inhabitants of the place. 
He invited me to tea, and I met with a very agreeable society; 
we all took a walk to Mount Pleasant, two miles from town, 
which on three sides presents steep cliffs; this mountain is only 
* [The Ohio Eagle.]— Trans. 
