The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-12-22

An iron foundry has been started at this place.
Springfield is on one Of the highest locations IN
Southwest Missouri. about 500 feet above the
Missouri at Boonyille. The northern and west;
ern portions OF the county, (Greehe,) which L
traversed in three directions, are mostly rolling
prairie, reminding one somewhat Of the sinooter
parts Of our own Litchfeld county. In other
directions, understand 1t is more brokeh, with
much timber land. Greene Is the Oldest set
tied and the most advanced Of any OF the south
west counties. The early emigrants who camc
down by the great road leading from st. Louis
into the Indian Territory, fourd here desira.
! bIe Spot-and much more so than any they had
passed over--on which TO set themselves down.
! Land for farming purposes, is now held in this
county at from $40 to $50 and higher near the.
town. Geeenc has greater proportion OF
slaves than the other southwestern counties, a.
bout one to eleven of the whites At Springfield
resides the Hon. john S. Phelps, native Of
Simsbury, Connecticut who began his pio-
fessonal life in Hartford, and is now well knowfi
as the leader Of his party in Congress
From Springfield travelled on horseback, go
ing northwest into Dade County. One who
travels in this way through country like that
cannot frd it difficult to acquaint him with the
condition and character Of the people. On the
public roads in all that part Of the world there
are few taverns; or rather, every house on the
road is tavern, and the traveller may expect to
find the inmates ready to give him kind retep-
tion, and The best of such accommodations as
they have, for very moderate compensation
He will find to or three beds'in nearly quite every
room in the house, which may be only one be-
side the kitchen. in connection with stfaightA
ened accommodations there is sometimes nee
dom which partakes of the uncorrupted sim
plicty OF the primitive times. On one occasion,
my host was man who had interested me by
his Intelligence and his enterprlsing views a.
well as his frank and manly bearing. When
sgnifed my readiness to 'lie down, he cehduc-
ted me TO a feather bed ,--and nice one it was,
| but the hard bed on the other side Of the
: room seeming to me the preferable one, ihqui-
red about that. The answer was That Is
where Sleep and my wife," did not trouble
nv host TO remove the feather bed, as he kindly
offered to do, and as the doors stood wide open
, all night, did not find it uncomfortable; and
without any curtain or screen the matter was so
managed. that but for my impertinent inquiry
l should have remained ignorant of the arrange
ments in the opposite corner. On some other
occasions nay have been similarly situated,
t but do not certainly knoE. This gentleman
however remarked to me in the ISornipg that
his house room was insufficient and he intended
to enlarge it.
On the road Of thirty five hiiiss TO Greenfield,
, The county seat Of Dade, | passed no village,
but many comfortable dwellings, and saw d
rare sight there, large framed barn some dis
tance off the road and passed also one large
r framed house painted white. There is bcau-
tifuls spring OF clear cold water, right in the road
some ten miles from Springfield, issuing from
limestone rock and running off in a rapid stream
oGsegergl feet in width. Frequent and copious
springs ofth sort are characteristic of the
region outside Of tho coal field. Some are Of
I. immense size. Brice's Spring in Dallas Co., is
i sues in a stream hundred and thirty-slx feet
: wide, nearly one foot average depth, and flowing
# at the rate Of one foot per second.
r Dade County as whole, does not differ es-
a sentially from Greene, think in natural az.
0 vantages, though the lond does not yet bear so
b high price. 1t had over six thousand inhaLi-
t tants, with 29G slaves in 1856 Greenfield
E town ofa few hundred people, is very PLEASANT
e ly located on the top OF high prairie and hav.
r ing few neat, white painted or brick dwellings
wears quite the air of a New England village
1t has decent Presbyterian meeting house OF
0 brick,a small well conducted newspaper and
D believe, not any place where Intoxicating drink
, is sold by the glass lido not remember having
e seen any exposed for sale at Springfield, or in
deed at any ofthe stage houses on the road as
r came to that place, though the drivers made oc-
r casion to stop at two or three log pens, labelled
t Grocery" and apparently devoted to articles
. OF the liquid kind. hardly saw any in nv
II subsequent travel through several counties back
: to Springfield, and was never offered any cx-
;, cept once, when traveller whom stoppedtc
= ask about tho way, put his hand into his
e saddle bag end indly asked me If / would take
a drink. In some parts of the State there is un-
doubtedly too grert consumation Of the 'cop-.
r per distilled whisky" which is freighted up
It the iSsouri Kiver: and at Mount Vernon Law
renee Co, in the South west, there was, fort
: night before passed through the place. mur-
der committed, growing out Of an old quarrel,
but under the immediate influence Of rum.
Proceeding on west frcm greenfield, crossed
the eastern edge of the great coal field ofwhich
have spoken, not far from the line between
!, Dadc and Barton. As you come near this line
u u some striking changes present themselves in the
4 appearance ofthe country. The surface becomes
more gently undulating and the swclls OF the
= prairie more even. Sometimes, as you get the
right view OF one OF these long even swells in q
: proper lght.-l noticed it particularly on q
cloudy day, it will rise in the distance like
:, : green wall set up against the sky. The differ
y enee in the soil and the ground under your feet
iSalmost noticeable. The cherty fragments,
:, which l have descSided as found almost every
. where to the cas- of the coalfeld, now disappear
! altogether. The difference in the roads is very
h great, DOlH TOHt t'e aDSeHCe OIL the cheFL ana
: the easier grade the hills. The road through
= Barton county on to Boonvle, which is much
used for freight, is, was told for the most part
= of the same smooth and easy description; and.
\ by the way would seem TO me to be marked
/ out by nature as the route fora railroad. ss
= From Greenfield to Lamar the county seat of
= y Barton, was twenty five miles. passed a. few
: farm houses and cabins, including Golden Grove,
a small neiebborbood near a large body Of tim.
. Der; thence over fine tract of prairie to Lam
: : er. situated near the north Fork Of Spring Rv-
a er, or Muddy Creek, on some of the maps.
= ---@aN~-e-~ Gnns-~----&--- 37s.43i4G
h A Reward is Offered!
of For the detection of any person countereiting,
} Initiating or the vender any such counterfeit
y or imitation Of Boerbaves Holland Bitters. The
d genuine, highly concentrated Holland Bsytys is
y put up in half-pn. bottles only having tho
Is name oftic proprietor, b. Page, Jr. blown in
them, and his signature around the neck ofeach
q and every bottle. tiii
n This delightful Arona has been received by
r Americans, with that favor which is only ex.
i tended to really scientific preparations. When
>. We consider the marked success attending its
It administration, in the most stubborn cases Of
/ Fever and Ague, Weakness of any kind, Dys-
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