Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-04
Railroad Excursion, and Celebration
at Logansport.


Railroad Excursion, and Celebration
at Logansport.
We accepted an invitation to particpat
in the eHloyments of the occasion in refe-
renee, but must regret, for the sake of our
readers, our inability-being quite indisPoSed
at the time of writing-to present the public
with the extended notice to which we would
naturally be led by our inclinatious. The
special train left indianapolis on the Peru
Road at about FIVE O'Clock, Tuesday morn
ing. A goodly number of our citizens,
among whom were our worthless, the Gov
ERNoE aud the AUDITOR OF STATE, as well
as the prospective Opposition candidate
for the Chief Magistracy of our Common
wealth, Mr. WILLIAM SHEETS; together with
some very beautiful ladies, who shed on all
around an animated light and lustre; with
the addition of a few acceSsions from towns
along the line Of the railroad, made up the
complement of the Excursion, which, though
not very large was none the less delightful.
The Indianapolis and Peru Railroad, over
which we travelled to Kokomo, while in
creasing in its business and brightning in its
prospects, is also improving its track and
mending its running arrangements. Under
the superintendency of our friend I. WALKER
HUNTER, whose great energy and perfect
qualifications for the office are unsurpassed
by any person Of our acquaintance, every
assurance of management upon the line
satisfactory to the public is now vouchsafcd.
The Excursonists arrived at Kokomo the
point at which the Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad is to cross the Peru and indianapolis
Road, and to which the portion of the former
running South East from Logansport is now
completed, at about 10 O'Clock. After en-
joying ourselves for short time in the woods
at the junction, we werc greeted by the
whistle of the train expressed ont from Lo-
glnsport 10 meet us, and were soon most
comfortably seated in the new and elegant
cars of the new Road, cheered the while, as
we'll by the very refreshing music of the
Logansport Brass Band, as by the hearty well
come extended by many of the people of
our sister city; among whom were the mimi
tably amusing Judge WRIGHr; our friend and
brother Of the quill, Mr.. S. A. HALL, Of the
Pharos; Mr.. JAMES Dunn; DIR. GEGRoLAMAN,
Capt. YIGUs, and host of other very clever
genial gentlemen, toe numerous to mention
in detail.
The Railroad running from Logansport to
Kokomo is but just completed. Tho line is
quite straight and the track peculiar for the
absence of nearly all necessity of grade
We have never seen a strip of country where
it might be said, with so near IN approx
nation to truth, that "tO build Railroad
all you have to do is to clear away the
timber and lay down tho iron" When
the track is ballasted the road in question
will be one of the FIRST class. Arriving ut
Logansport in the vicinity of noon. the Ex-
cusionists were received with open arms by
the citizens and escorted in carriages through
the principle streets, giving the strangers in
the number an opportunity to witness the
signs of prosperity and progress {Itctarv
there apparent at every hand.
Logansport has at this time population
Of about Eve thousand souls. Her situation
is one of the most beautiful in the State
With the Wabash and Eel Rivers at her
sides, and her high and delightfully."- undulat-
;p., srrourJ oD ,yb;oI - hill che ,,rasoptc N
constant natural stimulant to those improve
ments which add as well to the elegancics as
| to the comforts of life. There are, perhaps,
larger number of splendid private mansions,
with beautifully decorated grounds, in Lo-
gansport than in any other town of a similar
population in Indiana BY means of the
Cincinnati and Chicago, and the Wabash Val
ley Road, giving her transportorial out and
in-let, North and South, and East and West,
she will soon have commercial facilities which
will contribute fresh impetus to her sub
stantial Improvements, and give an acccl-
Grafton to her business greatly exceeding
anything before experienced by the denizens
of the place.
After partaking of suapMous dinner,
spread for the guests of the city at BARNETF's
HoTEL, the visitors and citizens, to the num-
Der of several hundred, assempled at the
Court House, and listened to some very per-
tinent and appropriate speeches from RicHAGD
81. CoEwIsE, of Cincinnati, Zone of the Di-
rectors of c. & c. r. R) Gov. WRIGHT, and
Mr.. WILLIAM SHEETS, Of this city, and
Judge WRIGHT, of LOgansport. The re-
marks Of the different speakers were devoted
to Railroads and their importance to the
conntv in general, and of the importance to
Logansport Of the completion of the one
under consideration, in particular, and were
franght with much that was instructive and
with wit, sentiment and anecdote. At the
conclusion of the proceedings, resolution OF
thanks to the speakers and visitors was unan.
imously adopted-after which with many
"good-byes" We rotraced oursteps 70 this city
in good cheer and highly pleased with every
thing that had occurred.
DEyUgcrATIoN OF THE NATIONAL DEMO.
Gratis By THE STRINGFELLow PARTY IL KAN.
sAs.-While the Black Republican paper:
arc falsely charging that tho Democratic
party in the free States is in favor of the ex.
/, | .areion Of slaverv the Afrhison and STRING