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Cincinnati It was Dennison's, - a house of immense patronage - mostly of mercantile men from the Country - yet with all its patronage it was a miserable house for a gentleman on a tour of observation, who tarries a few days to recruit? & make observations, to stop at. - Evrything must be under a lock and key or losses might occur. I spent four days in town and I think there were about 200 each day to dine - and whenever the "alarm" was given there was a shameful rush - hungry hogs never showed off better - By reconnecting the Grand? in Town I found several superior ones, - filled with guests of less voracious habits - Gentlemen and Ladies of tastes more refined - The Pearl Street House in the lower (South western) part of the city I think stood first - four stories high, built