New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-08
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trans Of which for twenty mules run over the ono
AID Mississippi RaltoaJ, IS very me ro'd
From Lawrence burgh, for some twenty miles, We
passed through billy country, and then We came
in q q very level country too level to DC pleasing
TIE road is straight and has very easy grades. IL
il We Land and its ears, locomotives and Other iur-
pitcrc are OF o superior order. Tbs arrangements
during this trip for meeting trains were so p7rfect
that We j i not have 70 wait TOR single tram.
The rosd is DOT entirely fenced YET. but was tod
tina. hi, highly necessary work is now being 4.
1ied On as fat as possible Little towns are 1prng-
I'd al slm the line OF The road, and froct the miles
| AID Il lies Of IN unbrOben forest through wh,h
We passfd, | think ny self tafe n predicting that
this II sd will not be put TO il or wood for some
| wears 10 come. Que incident Un the road did not
| excite al, pleasure. The Hon. Thomas Cor~n
| got into the ladies' car at Cincinnati with COM
| lany If frietds. on his way to Chicago, as WAS
to,d. BE il still very lame-in fact, almost help
less from the serious accident BY when his thigh
vas broken lat Winter. DO not think he could
walk the length OF ear in motion, and being 90
much ID Invalid. he bad. g cOlored man IN sttend-
| ance upon him This man Was with Mr. Corw.n,
aid was elected by the conductor from the car
| although hr. Corv in asked that he might De al.
! ned TO remain 10 wait on him. He was
| told in reply that if the man would not go
| into another Car, no would be put out at the
lpu station. aid that If he-Mr. C.-teit
so strong a des sire 20 be with the man be might
ether 90 into another car or they might both stop
| al he bext station | did not this tfansac
ton, although IN the same train: but rebate the
fac, ~ tie condnctor-in all other respects very
g'nlcmany in his Ways-rclated 1t T. ne. AnO-
Their thing did see. A colored man, well dressed
aud from bis manner and dress | took him to be
ciergy man got in at one of the stations, snd he
was obliged to show bis pass which Of course,
the conductor retained The whole look Of the
| thing was OdOus Excepting these incidental Oc-
cum ences, was greatly grathed with my ride on
| this road. It's management ls very superior and
think il cannot fail a. be profitable as an invest
! ment.
lIdiaDapolis-or As the HOosiers pronounce it,
| Indar Opllls-is bull. on dead level which makes
the e,es ache to look at it, and If the levels abJu
! Cambridae. Eng, made Robert Hall crazy, |
should think ali the clergy about Indianapolis
. would run a fair chance OF going 10 the Asy lnm.
. From the top Of the Deaf and Dumb Asy lum |
I Looked in every direction ahd could not detect
bill IS big as hay cock. The st lie of building in
this tow is very inferior Excepting in some south
| crn towns, where such things are consequent on
1.-THE peculiar Institution, it s rare 70 find
many low, "sgUatty houses and 20 few really
/ tasteful handscme dwellings, as in Indianapolis
The Governors hOu Sc" built IN the center of
! "the circle al the expense of the State is
very fair specimen, and If the Governor
would recommend in his next annual mes
SAGE the eltlre removal OF that odiOus brick
builoi1g. / think he would be entitled
TO the thanks of Indiana. The str. cts laid
at right angles, north and south. east and west,
with the exception of the four diaeOnSs which
run from the circle very much like the avenues in
Washington CRY. This much mutt say in all
conscience, hut to the business life OF the town
| that beats strong enough. On Saturday the main
street was thrOngod with people from the country,
and the merchants must be doing very large
! business Ii is wonderful center for
| railroads no less than eight different roads
! bringing their passengers into the one great
! depot Previous TO lei7, when the Madison
| aud indianapolis railroad was opened, this state
was ab.ut is much cut of from the great
thoIOugtfaies Of travel a. if il had laid 10 the
! valley OF the Salt Lake. At certain seasons of
| the year the interior was shut i'll by almost lm-
| passable CULTS Of mud. Madison, eighty miles,
/ and Cincinnati about as far from the capital. at
| certain seasohs OF the year, l@erc (our days Of,
and Mr. Peck the Nice.President OF the Indian
polls snd 1erre fIaute Railroad, says that only
lew years ato it tok him trentyseres days to drire
a dToct Of hogS from indianapolis to Cincinnati.
| his state OF things made all travel, either for
business or pleasure, peculiarly difficult and rk
some. The capital which was located by CoE-
mistioners in l-2l, bad only grown to have 1000
inhabitants in l-47; but in seven years from
that time il bad almost quadruped having Ii, 900.
| At the present time il must nuu.ber some %, 900.
In reference to the facilities m railroad travel, an
Intelligent gentleman related 20 me remarkable
tact. Previous TO 1c47, the communication be
tween Indianapolis and the diff rent counties in
the State was very deficient aud slow; but at the
present time such network of iron rails is laid
over lIdiona, finding q common center in the cap
ltd that a business leave tndl fn1DOlIs 10
the morniIg g. visit any one Of seycnty-One cOun.
ties in the state out Of ninety, do business and be
home the same night II is doubtful whether this
act can be paraLcled in the llnin. All this has
been accomplish, within ten years.
All things considered. the Indianapolis aud
TerTe l. auto Railroad is of tie best It not the
beet in Indiana Its stock is owned at home its
grades are easy. its machinery. track, &c. of SUI
ptrior excellence, its management very careful
bDd il pays ten per cent. The road is fenced its
entire length. Its western terminus. Terre
Ilaute il one of The prettiest towns in the West
trn country. Situate on beautiful swell Of
land On The Wabash, and surrounded by perfect
gem of prairie, II does one good to see n The
streets, stores dwellings, public squares, churches
Nc., show great taste and liberaity. There are
many larger and richer towns in the Western
States, but have seen none more beautiful as to
stuatioD, or more tasteful in it's ARRANGEMENTS or
exhibiting more public spirit than the tosn Of
TerTe lIsute
In Indiana there is great need Of rain, and
throughout This State add Ohio have heard great
complains about the difficulty OF gettiog corn to
come up. The fields show FOX themselves HAT the
cry is about real trouble So far as noticed,
the Wheat crops in Indiana do not appear as we'll
as usual, but in Ohio the prospect is very promis-
ing. Probably the best road in the Western
country Of ttke present time is the line which con.
meets Cleveland and Cincinnati. Its management