Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-10-10
ro--..noosenee ef the GallipOlis Journal.
LrnIneror. KY, Oct. 1, 80.

MR. HAhrEh. hOSOhon4S " PtOAaiS~
/ will now give you some of my "notes
by the way" / left your very pleasant
village on Wednesday evening, Sept
s5th, on board the VIM. Phillips, bound
for Maysville, KY found, among the
passengers, several clergymen, together
with Capt. -, of Southern Kentucky
The Captain was taking colored wo-
man from Virginia; she was, of course
among the deck passengers; in the
course of the night quite an excitement
was raised by the attempt of an Irish
man to kidnap the negro woman. The
woman said he wanted her for his wife
and promised to make a lady of her
Pat of course was convicted, threatened
and finally ordered off the boat. He
grumbled bitterly, but swore by his sou
that he could not stand powder. Well
we at last arrived in Maysville, OF
Thursday night. Six leffthe boat, some
for one and some for another of the fine
hotels of the city. II fell to nv lot tC
stop at the Goddard House, and | re-
joiced, | assure you. to find such good
home with good Odd FellOi0. | stait
the next day, waiting for the evening
stage for Lexington. The day was spen
very pleasantly in returning some calls
was found out early in the morning by
Mr.. J., &C., who pledged me for dinner
and supper at their house. Maysville i.
a splendid little city, with population
of about six thousand.
At 8 o'clock P. M. the mammoth Lex
ington coach, bearing twenty passengers
called to take me in too. As had ia
ken passage early in the morning, o
course | was entitled TO an inside seat
which readily obtained, and off we al
went for an all night ride. The road il
the best | ever travelled over-the coacI
the best | ever travelled in, and, al
things considered, we had jolly flint
time, At midnight we arrived at tht
Blue Lick Springs. Here there is
military school with 160 cadets. At
o'clock in the morning, we arrived il
good old Lexington, and pretty soon
was out to see the pictures. The cit,
is IA years old, and is now in a fniSiet
state. Ii suffers much from the apathy
of its vast wealth--and undergoes n
improvement but simply the rebuilding
of won-out houses. 1t has a very in
teresting population of about ten thou
sand. On Sabbath | went TO churcl
twice, and once to the hall of the Son
of Temperance, TO hear an address b,
DIR. Breckinridge On Monday morn
ing set out due east and after travel
ing one mile, was at the farm of Hon
Henry Clay. looked at his house wit
surprise-a plain, old fashioned, dral
colored brick house. Yes, sir, this i
all, yet it is the quiet retreat of tn
greatest man living. I received a sim
pie but hearty invitation into the house
by the grand-s son of the old sage. Plail
and simple as is the outside of the man
sion, it is equally so in the inside-anr
those of lis inmates that | saw, blacl
and white, were all at some kind of EN-
ployment. The barn-yard has its wa
gons, carts, plows, &C., &C., like an,
other farmers barn-yard. The who'll
establishment looks old and needs re
pairing. Satisfied with my visit to tn
house, | returned with the regret that
had not seen the old Ashlander himself
When | returned to the city foun
its streets crowded with people, carria
ges, horses, &c A little inquiry 500
revealed the secret-they were cominI
to the first State fair, that was TO com
mence the next day, October 1st. @
course this was to be a great display
and truly it was. went out to tn
ground on Tuesday morning, at /
o'clock, and OF all the magnificent sight
| ever behelG this was the one. 1t wa
the ladies' day, and there they were b
the thousand. The only article l coul
stay to see exhibited was the quilts
These were in cast from $50 to $500
An embroidered silk quilt, with a yer
splendidIy embroidered likeness of Nj
Clay in its centre, took the premium
concluded that the pretty young lad
who made this quilt was entitled to on
other premium for her modesty, talent
and beauty, and that should be the bes
young Kentuckian in all the State, for
husband. But l must close, as | leav
the city tonight, for another part Of tn
State.
The above is hasty sketch, such or
: ly as can give in the hasty movement
from point TO point, and constantly j
the confusion of travel.
SENECA.