Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-05-11
Letter from ]. w. s.
CoLuMBus, Ohio, Ap.

now try and bring up my record, My trip up
the river to Cairo, was very pleasant one The
superior arrangements ON board the beautiful
"lmperal" will always warrant an agreeable
river trip, and more particularly with such gem
tlcmanly Ind polite officers us are to bc found on
board of her. We left the boat ut Cairo with
many regrets, although most of those who left
were anxious to get ON our journeys with Us
much speed as possible. | was surprised to no.
| tice the unusual height Of the Mississippi, In
but few places did we see dry land Most of the
| farms along the river were entirely covered with
water, and the dwellings themselves, We're entire
ly surrounded, compelling the occupants to make
use of canoes and skiirs to go from house to
kitchen. This was almost universally the case
/ from about Natchez to Cairo. The river was
within few inches of being as high Us it was
last season, aud it has remained so for so long
time, that many, if not all the farmers along the
river will be unable to put in a crop this year.
or course the flood hns been very destructive to
CATTLE and there is no estimating the damage
that will be caused by it.
Well, after nearly week passed on the bosom
of .the father Of waters" landed at Cairo on
Friday, the lst day of April, at about : o'clock
p. H. As was the case, with some 8 or 10 9TH
cr passengers, | had purchased Through tickets
to the point of my destination, which, we were
told, would take us "through" - without deten-
ton" On arriving at Cairo, however, we found
that We would either have to remain in Cairo
,,nrnipo'c train lie all nlrnt
at Odn, the point of junction with the ST. Lou
is and Cincinnati road. Not relishing night S
delay in the ratery city of Cairo, together with
the balance of the passengers took the afternoon
tram, reaching Odin about p. m. where, we
Jared very comfortably, and slept soundly, The
next morning at 10 we took the Cincinnati train
and reached the "Queen city of the West, about
10 O'Clock Saturday night Here we found we
would be compelled to remain all day SHndoy
no train leaving there on that day. don't deny
that this is a very good rule generally speaking
but when it cOmpels man to remain in place
"a hours, where he has no business, on expense,
and within or five hours run OF his point ol
destination it is, to. say the least OF 1T, rather
!, provoking: Now you see, had we not purchased
those "through tickets,'' we might, on reaching
,, Cairo, have taken a different route, and COM
strait through. My advice, therefore, to per
t sons is, not to buy ticket any further than TIN
= CONVEYANCE you are in will carry you. 1t is tn
f safest plan, and will not lead to any vezatlou
y DELAYS or troubles. AT least that's my expert
ence. The last few days Of our trip up the riv
! er was quite cold, and the day spent IN Cincin
natl would be called really cold in our climate es
/, pecially for the Sd of April. did not, there
FORE see much Of the city, but kept housed pret
ty much all day. The winter, L am told ha
been yerv open and mild in this latitude, bu
, :, since Spring set in, it has been very cold, an
u fears are entertained that the fruit has receive
i great damage, if tits not entirely cut OIL lher
/, ba = been several little attempts at snow since
% have been in this city, and the weather. all I'll
. time, has been cold, rainy and disagreeabie.
e these chilling blasts have extended southwai
e into our State | fear that the wheat crop as we
d "a the fruit will he Gus short. | reached hei
If on Monday morning, the 4th inst, about Ga,
light, having left Cincinnati the night preVlot
IL at ia o'clock. For the first time in my lle'
a. entered "sleeping car" Nearly all the raj
l. roads in the North now have these convenience
,e and their arrangement are SO ingenious that
was tempted to try one. On entering the c'
you see nothing very peculiar about le' eAcel
that the seats are rather cumbersome. In le
of minutes after leaving the depot, however, u
he Conductor comes in and arrunges the birth
W which is done in few moments, and then yo
10 see new of comfortable beds each side oil tt
i car, which presents more the appearance OF
10 steamboat cabin than any thing else Ihey looI
'o cd so inviting, that | was induced to pay an e.
G, ira sshalf," and soon bundled myself into one
III the births, with two persons underneath me- al
n one above The novelty OF my position W.
N -, such, however, that did not sleep much a
ly irving in this city, Invent to the Goodaie House
IN and retired to bed in earnest, where L SIC
al al soundly until o'clock.
or Columbus, as you know, Is the seat oi Wv
II, ernment of the State of Ohio, and Is deciueu
SO one of the prettiest inland cities have ever VII
' - tod It's nopulation is about 10000. The Sta
lei House, is said to be the largest oullding oi
kind in the Union. Ihave visited 1t, ana ha
had an opportunity of seeing almost all the
A rious offices and rooms contained WITHIN
walls but would not begin to give discrip'i
Sc of it. for would certainly fail to convey
Ia idea of its massive and graceful proportions
DSg The Legislature in session when first rea'
are ed here, but they adjourned sine die on the mig
nd of the 9th, or rather the mOrningo of the 9TH,
or If was IA o'clock, when the Speakers hamn
'er cu I,vas in each house a fewmoments on
the fell. was III e"'i '0DF' A.. c.. !,
night of adjournment, and as it was the first It
inc islatiye body that had ever seen in session.
on ,vas with some interest and curiosity that
me lacked and listened The business oil the
wn sion. however was about through WITH ana
zen members were only holding on for the clerks
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