Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-05-20

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promised to let you hear from me
occasionally, or ENTHUSIASTICALLY, as the
spirit dictated, in the course vi my per-
ordinations. Ihaye hardly seen enough
yet for more than paragraph or two,
still YOU shall have them such as they
are.
left the "Park City" on the morning
of the 18th inst, by the Lake Shore cars,
not without a feeling ofregret, for places
are as apt TO become the subjects of at
tachment as persons, to those who
have the bump of inhabitatiseness
pretty fully developed. The cars on
the Lake Shore Road were well filed
with passengers. The spring travel is
fairly opened, and over all the great
thoroughfares, the tide of humanity
pours ceaseless stream. BY the way,
| may as well say here, that nothing
gives us keener appreciation Of things
that have become common, than an op-
portunity OF practical comparison. We
see the cars come and 60, the year round
with all the regularity of clock-work--
always prompt to the time-ride over
the road, experience the courtesy and
gentlemanly conduct of the conductors
until we almost conclude that sueh
management is the natural thing on
Railroads. But casual trip over other
lines viii convince us to the contrary.
The fact is, there is no Road in the
country that is better managed than the
Chicago d Milwaukee. The conduc-
tors are careful, courteous and prompt
gentlemen, who make it pleasure to
travel over the road.
In Chicago found that the good
time coming" is still about as far of, as
it is in Kenosha. Although business,
under the impetus of the season, has
somewhat improved, yet there is great
complaint of the closeness of the times.
Money seems to be full as scarce as in
smaller towns. When I reached the
Garden City," on Tuesday, it looked
like anything but garden. A cold,
drizzleing rain from the northeast had
set in, and more cherries place, under
such circumstances, than Chicago, is
hard to be found. Mud, mud, was the
order of the day. Having nothing on
my hands but to wait, was not at all
sorry when the evening drew on and the
time for departure came along.
AT P. nj. l took a seat for Fulton in
the Chic. Fulton IL Iowa Air Line Rail-
road. In the depot 1 noticed long
train of loaded freight cars, with an I'M
easy Engine attached in front, but had
no idea that it was the train / was to
take, until | saw one passenger car at
tached to the rear, being filled up, and
then..I concluded TO follow the crowd. /
had just got in when the train started.
freight and all. One car, by no means
full contained all the passengers.
A night ride across the state of Him
OILS, behind long freight train, is by no
means pleasant. Although we passed
through one of the finest portions of the
State, it might as well have been through
a desert, for we could see nothing. The
night was dark and cold. Had it boon
in the daytime we might have taken a
typographical survey of the whole coun-
try, for we were about ten hours coming
1876 miles.
We arrived at Fulton early in the
morning and took our first glimpse Of
the "Father of Waters" Fulton is a
small struggling town of some 1900 in
habitants. Two ferries ply across the
river here; one to Lyons directly oppo
tie and the other to Clinton, two miles
below. We arrived at this place yes.
terday morning.
After pretty thorough examination
l must say Lyons is very pretty place.
1t lies mostly on the first plateau from
the river, though it runs up ON the bluffs,
(which are not high or abruptly giving
the town very fine appearance from
the river. The population is about 5000.
Business seems to be dull, and money
is scarce. Several steam mills are send
ling up their columns ofstean and smoke
in the northern part of the town. Like
most other new towns, Lyons has the
most exhorbitant ideas of her present
and prospective greatness. Unimproved
lots, are rated at extravagant prices,
based upon the calculations of what is
to come. But ! shall not quarrel with
the good people of Lyons for this. They
have beautiful town and one that
promises, from its position to increase
in its population and Importance. Not
withstanding the hard times, considera-
bic building is going on. Steamers up
and down the river are stopping at all
hours of the day, giving quite busy
appearance to the Levee. They
have Two papers published here, the
Advocdte and the Mirror. The former
is the Democratic organ, and ofeourse
is published by the P. NJ. The admin
istration is forced to fee its editors with
some fat office or it would have none.
Should stay here two or three days
Longer. / will give You a better deserip-