The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-16
Editorial Correspondence of the Times

Editorial Correspondence of the Times.
NATIONAL HOTEL, Washington, May 81.
Dear Times For the first time since our
twenty months connection have deserted you.
This Runaway has doubtless surprised you as
much as myself. When crossed the river on
Thursday last (27th) to go to Milwaukee had
no idea of changing the programme so as To in
clude Washington in the route, but apologies
| are useless. am here, and you are at Nc
Gregor, and have no doubt you will fare well
under the attention and competent superinten-
dcncc of &c. Co. l will explain little just
as was stepping on board the train at Prairie
du Chen n boy came to me with dispatch
summoning me to be at Washington on tile I'd
of Juno "wednesday at A. NJ. to give evil
dsnce before the Senate Military Committee in
relation to the alleged charges Of Fraud made
| against Hon. II. NJ. Rice of Minnesota in the
sale Of Fort Crawford Reserve. had barely
time to reach tho Capital if l Proceeded at
once, and SO / concluded not TO return 10 Me-
Gregor to explain the cause Of longer absence
than I contemplated. Had I returned home
on the receipt of the dispa Oh and awaited the
morning train on Friday. laid over on Sunday
missed one or two connections, l might have
been too late to answer the demand upon me by
Wednesday, and there is no telling what dire
calamity might have befallcn Senator Rice,
or the Nation or Fort Crawford Reserve OF
| myselfif had not proceeded OH time and 18th.
out delay. Wien it is noticed, as 1 now do
that am almost K. n: ifeiatf-c 70 ssss -.s,oss
transaction, it will readily be perceived that my
testimony in the case will be immensely i'm
| portant! shall be able however to say to
you readers that IL have been to Congress-
and that privilege il worked for by some men
with an assiduity as untiring as blood hounds
am getting the honor quite cheaply, and il
suits me well, for doubt very much if would
go through the ordeal that many do for all the
| glories Of attaching IN. c. to the end of my
name.
Well no matter about that found on board
the train Gen. Dousman, Col. Rrisbois, E. W
and A. Pelton, H. H. Hall and Judge Brunsor
of Prairie du Chen, all bound, like myself, to
"the city of magnificent distances" We made
good crowd and if we have not enjoyed our.
selves on the road, there is no truth in Democ.
racy.
We came ria Janesville to Chicago-arrived
at Cleft at ~ via. the Fort Wayne and Pitts
burg Railroad-made PittsbuIg at on Sunday
morning-reached Harrisburgh at night-slept
there all night-came to Baltimore, the city OF
monuments, Democrat National Conventions,
Plug Uglies" and Iretty women, about
o'clock on Sunday-took the trrin for this
place Monday evening at 6, and found our.
selves at the National Hotel, Washington a,
o'clock-Fare in all about $35-distance
nearly 1909 Understanding time Sc hours.
Through the States of Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio we found the country too much dampened
to admit eff farming operations unless they
Tlow and plant in the water. The rains Will,
which we have been afflicted in Iowa do not
affect our porous soil as they do the clay pans
or dishes of our sister States. From ,anesyille
ana, from Plymouth to Crestline in Ohio, the
| cars literally SCAM their way through. and had
it not been for the rattle of the train we could
| easily have imagined for most of the way that
We were in boat At Pittsburg we COM
meneed to climb the Alleghanies, passed over
some horrid looking gorges, ran through Tun-
nels that were awfully suggestive of that "outer
darkness sroken of in Scripture, ran down
the beautiful Juniatta, saw innumcrable Coal
and Iron works, crossed the Susquehannah two
or three times on bridges mile or two IN
length. stayed all night at Harrisburg, left on
Sunday morning-slept again at Baltimore,
got here today, &c, Have run our legs off
seeing sights, been to the Patent Office, the
Capitol, the Presidents House, saw many great
things, leaned that the Committee will require
our evidence to-morrow,-and,-bLt l must
close for the NALL will tell you more in my
next. Yours, A. p. r.