The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-09

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cone. 70 begis then, LEFT Burlington at two
O'Clock, !. i: on the accommodation train for
Galesburg. Nothing Of interest occurred until
We got 70 Biggss mills where ne found party
from Galesburg enjoying pic mic, some two car
loads of the rising generation, and You may be-
lieve that We had merry time. We landed safe
through at the risk Of several heads. On Thurs
day morning at 10, ! started for this place, and
a. you are acquainted with the road to Chicago
will only cay it Is in fne order in al respects.
As to crops, there are some fields Of corn that
are good, 90 Of wheat, but The majority Is much
the same Ms Iowa. BY the way one incident
here. After leaving Watag< noticed in the
seats opposite, two old gentleman and one lady,
from somewhere in Indiana. Pretty soon in
comes the boy crying ''pea nuts, pea nuts, can
dy, &C." First old gent. concluded to invest ivc
centa Did % and handed one half TO second old
gent Whcreupon he not knowing what they
we're, asked s'what be they.' Was answered some.
thing to eat, whcrcat he commenced, (having
some bread and cheese at the same time, )frst to
L "a H.kn u,,t a1.oa
he had made way with four or five, he'll aud cp,
at which time he concluded they were "mighty
poor things"
At Chicago took the s o'clock, P. N. train on
the N. s. and n. /. R. r. for Toledo. This is a
6rst rate road, and here first tried the sleeping
car, an institution that every rail road traveller
will certainly appreciate. slept Ms comfortable
rs should have done in hotel and travelled at
the same time some $50. There lie however, one
improvement needed in certain direction, which
will illustrate BY another story, not fish story.
but true one The car was full, there being
more ladies than could be accommodated in their
tdivision. II became necessary for some to find
places in the gentlemen's apartment, this being
determined upon, the next thing was to get into
the berth, they were too small for the immense
expanse of crinoline. One says to the other,
what shall we do? We cannot pull them off,
nor can we get in with them on. Finally how
ever, they concluded to try it, and by perseyer-
ance and the help Of the darby in attendance sue.
ceeded.
We arrived at Toledo at 1850, 4. NJ. They
have had more rain here than is really needed,
crops look well in general Left Toledo at Z
o'clock, arrived at Dunkirk at $40, Left there
for New York at 4, over the n Y and Erie road.
This road runs through very rough part of the
country, being in length 4s9 miles, crossing the
mountains Of southern New York, following the
Susquehanna, then the Delaware rivers, leaving
the Delaware at Port Jcrvis from which place
to Jersey City, there is some fine country, rough
compared with Iowa, yet susceptible Of high
state Of cultivation. Fruit seems to be uninjured
go far, Strawberries are fast beginning to come
in, some fine ones in the market this evening
Peaches and the other fruits promise an abund
ant crop. Here they are only just making gar
den. Corn is not planted in many places. Cause
too much rain. s.r
As to New York am not prepared as yet, t.
give description therefore, will only say Broad
way is almost living stream of humanty-on,
ceaseless tide. Wall street looks as though Their,
might still be bulls and bears in 1.-THE whol'
city seems one living mass.
As to politics have heard cnough--and more
At Cleveland fell in company with J. N. Nc
Dowell, N. D. Prof. of Surgery in the Medca
College of Missouri, and more rabii man new
CT saw. He says as soon as Lincoln is elected
President this Union will be dissolved, the soutl
will withdraw, and he for one will wade in hloot
. ed. OF Henry Ward Beecher lie says: S"My las
;, surgical operation shalt be performed on sucl
t destroying monsters to cut from their hearts tn
I rooted cancer and rid the world Of such cant,n.
: hypocrites." Again, he says: ''Call around yo'
!, Senator Seward, Phillips, Giddinss, Fred. Doug
. las and visit your first victim, Gerritt Smith, ii
Lunatic Asylum. Call prayer meeting an'
pray old Brown and his confederate ont of pur
gatory--perhaps out of hell-wherc all Of 70,
should have gone before"
The above is only small specimen of his gen
eral language, and the language of nine-tenths o
the democratic party, it is the right of the slave
holder to his property or war. Elect Lincoln
and the fire is kindled, and why. Simply be
h cause the republican party believe that SLAYER,
e is an abomination and acting upon that prnci
l. democratic party is but a generous sore, and TIN
e knife. DIR. Mcdowell would apply to the hear
of the honest republican, shall be applied to sew
s er it from the parent stock May the time speed
6 lily come, when truth and justice shall triumph
l. over the demagogueism of the present day. Their
seems to be a general feeling towards having on
universal shout at the election Of Lincoln, whcl
will take place this fall il men win only vote 70
6 truth. But must close this letter. You viii
: probably not hear frem me again until Il get Il
the Isthmus Yours truly,
8 A. W. COMSTOCK.
!, forgot to mention the storm. the track o
which We passed at Cattaraugus, New York. Oh
Wednesday evening they were visited by terri
BILE storm. Itpassed from northwest to south cas-
tearing every thing before it. Where it crossed tht
rail road at Cattaraugus it was only about fort.
rods wide, but there was not tree of any szt
left standing. There were fifteen or twenty
houses blown down in sight, the wood and water
houses as also the major portion of the depo
building, was hurled TO atoms lying in every di
rccton, not chimney to be seen, and in the i'm
mediate line Of the storm, not roof. and scarce
" hoaAs. Strange to say, no one killed, some
few were injured. There are twenty or thirty
men repairing the depot buildings How far the
storm extended they had not learned when was
there. A.W. &.
Umiversity Annivsrsary.
II by reference to our advertising columns, it
will be seen that the Annual Festival of the Col
iege in this city is just at hand and as usual is
literally supplied with intellectual entertainments