Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
EHaiI Road Excursion to LOgHns-
nOFt, Ind

natl and Chicago Rail Road to Logans-
port, Cass county, Ind, would take
place on the 4th inst. Numerous free
tickets were distributed among our citi-
zens by the Lessees of the road and
everything done that could be, to rem
der the excursion picasurable and hap
Ply. Accordingly on the morning of
the Sd, at Z! o'clock, we took our scat
in the excursion train, accompanied
with about one hundred of the citizens
of oNr towa and vicinity, together
with the famous "Eaton Cornet Band"
and commenced our journey westward
for Logansport. Nothing unusual, in
these days of comets and rail roads, tool
| place until we arrived at Anderson,
Ind, where a most excellent collation.
was prepared by the liberality of the
Lessecs of the Road, sufficient for about
one thousand passengers. After some
excellent music by the Eaton Band, our
party entered the Depot and done am
pie justice to the numerous good things
temptingly arrayed, when we all again
entered the cars and resumed our jour
ney without anything of Importance oc-
curing until our arrival at Logansport.
Much of the country through which the
road passes from Anderson to Logans-
port, is wild and uneven, yet the char
acter of the soil is such that in this age
of progress and improvement, the rich
waving harvest will soon appear where
now stands the heavy and tangled for
est. The line of the road along here is
very straight, and the character of the
ground such that its construction has
been attended with but very little ex-
pense, and the road for a new one, is
certainly in a good condition.
The morning of the glorious Fourth
was ushered in at Logansport by the
ringing of bells, the firing of minute
guns and the soul stirring r~eveille Of
the. fife and drum. Every avenue and
street was filled with people, all ANNA
ted to the highest degree and bent on
celebrating the day in a manner worthy
Of the occasion. At 109 o'clock the
procession formed in the market space,
and after parading through various
streets proceeded to the place of cele-
bration. After the reading of the De-
claration of Independence, the singing
of some popular songs by an excellent
glee club, and a few very appropriate
remarks by D. d, Pratt, Esq, an Grafton
was delivered by the Hon. G. n. Fitch,
which done honor to the occasion. 1t
was replete with eloquence, logic and
practical sense, and his remarks relative
to the practicability of Railroads and
the spirit of the Indianians for progress
and Improvement, were well-timed and
happy. A sumptuous dinner, gotten
up by the citizens of Logansport, was
then duly attended to by the invited
guests, after which some elegant toasts
were read by Judge Wright, music by
the several bands in attendance, &c.
The people of Logan are enterprising
and have a good deal of the go-a-heada-
tive spirit in them, and there is no
doubt of the success Of this load and of
it's speedy completion to the city of
Chicago, as Judge Wright assured the
assembly that it was in his power
to do so, and that within a year hence
the nuptials between Cincinnati and
Chicago would be celebrated by a SINH
lar repast on the same ground.
At 4 o'clock on the evening of the
18th, we were again seated in the cars,
and a few minutes after bid adieu to
Logansport and the pleasures in which
we had participated, fully satisfied that
there is not this side of SUNSET, a moro
whole-souled and h~ospitable people tils2
those who inhabit that f%ourishing and
pleasant town. Nothing worthy of note
transpired to disturbed tho repose Of
the fatigued guests as We sped on our
way homeward, except about twenty
minutes delay a few miles this side of
Kokomo, occasioned by the tender of the
iron horse running of of the track.
When we arrived at Richmond, it was
whispered that we were about to be laid
over to spend the remainder of the
night and our Sabbath in that quiet
village. But before we had time to
vent our spleen upon any human being,
our worthy and indefatigable Superin-
tcndcnt, Mr.. D. NJ. Morrow, made his
appearance, and in a very short time we
were on u way, at a speed throwing
$40 far in the shade, and landed at our
starting point about II o'clock, P NJ,
delighted with the trip and the manner
which we had celebrated the 91st ami
vcrsary of our Independence.
We cannot close our remarks without
adding that Mr.. d. NJ. Morrow deserves
the thanks of the invited guests that
passed over the road he so efficiently
Superintends, for his efforts to make
every thing go off pleasant and agreea-
b1a on1 We orn satisfied he has received