Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-11-14


sed 70 kill, with reyy low necked dresses. ov;te
expensive ones too, trimmed in the --latest ard
most approved Partisan mode Being unacoua;n
ted. aud none Of my friends along. having gone
70 the sa7ossss in small crowd by myself, stood
back like bound boy at husk;n, md was .pere-
| ly locker on, in Vienna" managed TO Of
one dance during the evenings entertairment.
| which made good use o. and put in my " best
| licks." At 12l o'clock we had sum ptucus sup
per, oysters, cold tarkey, chicken, duck, chicken
salad, lobster salad. sandwiches, coAee, cham
pagne, &C., &C., and being exceedingly hungry
from over exertion dancing, piled in as if had
purpossly starved myself for week in anticipa-
tion of least The next day felt q bully !" and
was pleased with the adroit manner in which I
had luckily escaped from being upon the floor the
previous night every set-
Sunday morning l left for ST. Louis On tho
steamer :. Northerher,' good boat that carries
very bad butter, and at II O'Clock We were going
out of the Ohio, way down at Cairo" into The
Mississippi. There Was motley crowd on board
Americans, Germans, Irish. French, English
Jews, and all other nations promiscuously hut
died, Or in the words Of one Of Cafnbra's efto-l
sols q jumbledv together. Six hundred passen-
gers aboard, white folks and niggers in the cabin
and the below deck. number Of Ken
tuckians and Firginians, with their slaves, were
engrating to Missouri and Kansas, Pcnnsylv--
mans for Iowa and Minnesota, Germans, &c, for
the same destination. We passed Capo Girardcsn
ter which the crowd in the cabin, at least the
greater portion Of it adjourned toshe ladies cabin,
where we had preaching By q Tennesscan. to
whom listened patiently hoping 10 hear some
new ideas. hut they came not A lady remarked
to me that she thought his sermon long, hut that
he had better make It SO, as she presumed it WAS
the largest audience he ever had or ever wouli
have To LISTEN to him. The scenery on the Mis-
souri, side of the Mississippi is pretty, the slore
being generally bluff rocks. arched in many ps-
ces correctly as an artificial structure Afte7
breakfast next morning rassed jefferson Barracks
IL miles below S.. Louis, and at O'Clock, Mon
day. We're safely at the wharf. Walking up to
| the Planters House met several Pittsburgers
the first familiar faces had seen since leaving
| Paducah. Hired n horse and buggy immediately
and drove TO the Barracks. where saw John c.
Murray. Evan Davis, James Skally and Henry
Dopp, Of our county, and -- Johnston lste.
Of Tunnel Hill. formerly of littsburg. They were
| all in good health except Murray and Skally. who
had slight attack OF the chiils. but able 10
be on duty and would lie well ina few days
! They we're glad to see me and them. The rsg--
ment lial orders to move ON tho Thursday follow
| ing to Fort Bcknap, Texas, by land. visi,st L
| the Barrsks and greatly pleased with the sit
| uation and tie well laid ont and commodicus-
grounds connected With them. The location Is
! the best have ever seen i returned to the city
| in the afternoon, and met Col Lawson, Sam. Sim
ger, Nm. Patton, late engineer OH tie New PoT-
| tag, all of whom have contracts the Iron
;, Mountain Railroad, and other acquaintance.
which made me feel at home. ] was particularly
| pleased with the basne> s-hke appearance Of ST.
/ Louis it Is in my opinion the great city OF tho
! West but then have not seen Chicago yet. Left
| ST. Louis Tuesday morning for Hermann ON the
Missouri river by railroad, which place we reach
ed al 2o'clock, p. A-. and caught up with tie
steamer q Col. A. B. Chambors," which had leis
St Louis. Monday at noon AT Hermann nes
/ with W. F. Masraw, Esq, of Independence, No.
on lis way to Washington. lie represents Kan
sas "a .n,orc Of law and order Territory than
heretofore. On the boat recognized number
of fell, passengers with me to st. Louis, which
was agreeable. Had fandargo, TO the music Of
a violin well played on the boat at night, and wa
kept it going As long as possible On the lars
noticed thousands uf slid getsc and ducks, that q
| p.rSon might have nadc come havoc annonest IL
! in comfortable shooting distance. The Missouri
IS low the water rapid, aud the channel cosltina-
slly changing, which caused our boat to mako
slow heaaway. reached Glasgow at dark Wed
nesday night and remained until Friday morning.
1t is small place built upon steep hill side, hus
considerable business is transacted dasly. Col.
Do2p, who ike myself, MAS taking hook at tho
Great West, arrived on Thursday evening. FRI
dav forenoon with pair OF e ed lerses anc bug
4 gv VIC started for Faienst~in, Mr. QSell's farm.
the distance being thirty-eight niles Two miles
from Glasgo we passed through the odd town OF
Charlton, once situated the Missouri river, but
now at least one mile from it, The river during
high flood changed its course, as It frequently
dccs thus completely destroying the prospects of
a lourishing town. Keytesville tie first viii
sge we passed through 1t Is the county seat "f
Charlton county, has population Of about $50,
three churches, two hotels and brick court
l,,u.c two stories high, but pail. and large
tobacco mandatory The Prisonc-s, whom there
are any, which is seldom. are Kept in the Hozard
! county iail at Huntsville. twenty miles distant.
Tie houses in the town, Ia Glasgow, most
| iy Frame with the chimneys Of brick. built upon
the outside to afford plenty room inside the house.
! From Glasgow to Key;esyil,e. distance of TWEEN
ty miles. the country is prst.y well settled. the
land roling producing abundant crops IF corn
and tobacco. aud srme hcup. ewing Keyts-
vile late in the afternoon we reached the nrss
prairie land IN an hour, ana after travelling .ighg
Il miles over one of the best rca's have INST
With ] saw for the first time a sursct upon the
prlirie For miles, - the West, North and East
Of US the pra;ries ON fire, the smoke present
ing, the setting sun shone upon 1t, beautiful
| sight, one half of the Western heaven being OF 8
deep and splendid zvermillion color. After dark
the heavens were brilliantly Illuminated by tho
light from the burning grass thousands OF acres,
, and twelve miles from Keytesville found us sur
rounded by fire. Going up long hill, not steep,
+ the dry prairie grass each side OF ths road ~
+ high as the horses, we noticed large nre over
! the brow of the hill, and when we reached the
top it was. sweeping towards us WITH fsiiloas
, the fire there was burning towards US also ne
! had fire In front and one in the rear futtlng
, the wbin 10 the horses we drove at 2-4o speed
down TIE hill. heard the cracking OF the burning
! Grass ami roaring Of the whirlwind OF fre as II
, swept past US, filing our eyes with smoke and
arp,;ng ms ,lp quite comfortably, the sheets Of
FIRE kissed our faces. COL Dopp and myself being
safely through, halted for while to survey the
, maeni6cence Of the scene Lit cigar by the
Burning embers and travelled onward Reached