The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29
Correspondence of the Chicago Journal.
Letter from Burlington E0y.a.

Letter from harrington IOWA.
A nights journey from Chi ago, on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railway,
brings one, at this season of the year. to the
eastern bank oftho Mississippi just as the
sun is gliding the windows Of the city Of
Burlington. Thus reflected in the morning
sunlight, the ely appears 'charmingly, rest
ng quietly upon the bluff, which rises grad
ual'y from the margin Of the river. And,
indeed, it is fine ciy-well laid DOT, well
built, and although rot containing many
costly edifces, is less disfgured with shabby
structures than most Western cities
Burlington has felt the prcss-re of the
financial crisis b1t has probably suffered less
fiom it than any Of its si>tsr cities on the
river. Real estate speculation was never SO
rampant as at Keukuk, Davenport and Dn.
buque.
This city is the hcm Of Ex-Governor, and
now Senator Grimes, who resides in a taste
fol cottage, upon the plateau hey yond the
bluff Col Fitz Henry Warren also resides
here, in an elegant mansion, about halfway
up the bluff, where he disrcnses ho9pi:ali,
ty as generous as it is elegant. The Colo.
mel headed the electoral ticket cf Iowa, and
to his labors, in no small degree, are we in.
debted for the large Republican majority in
the State. He not only went personally in.o
the field, speaking day oud evening in all
parts of the State, but employing his rare cx-
ecutive ability in arranging the details Of the
canvass. Abont five thousand Republican
speeches were made in the Stat, and the
result of the canvass is majority of 10000
or 1900 for the Republican ticket. Gel.
Curtis, the Republican candidate for Con.
gress in the lower district, whose election was
deemed abroad somewhat doubtful, is clo-
sen by majority Of over 1000, aud the Re-
publican member cf the Northern district,
is elected by about Il, ,oG0
The Burlington and Missouri Railway is
now completed from Burlington to 0ttumwa,
a distance Of scventyfive miles 1t is de-
signed to he constructed 10 the mouth of the
Platte river, on the Missouri river, and is
claimed by its friends as forming part cf
the best line for a railway 10 the Pacific
AS fir as constructed, it runs through fer
tile section of territory, but most oft is better
adapted to stock raising than growing wheat.
1t also interSccts several thriving towns, par
tcularly Mt. Pleasant, tweuty-eight mile;
from Burlington, where is the seat of the
State Asylum for the Insane.
Last year, about 1,l00 beef cattle were
transported over this road and all sent to
Chicago. The hog traffic, also, which was
larg', was likewise with Chicago. The pres
ent season the cattle traffic has increased
fifty per cent, and is, IS before, with Chica-
q. A Cincinnati firm has built spacious
slaughter and packing house at Ottumwa,
where a large number are killed, and good
many are taken to Keokuk, which has a
railway built up 10 Ottuuwa-and. thence
down the river Chicago should look to the
business orthe Burlington and Missouri Rail
way, and put forth allproper efforts to secure
it. 1t rs already large, and will be constant
ly increasing.
A considerable proportion of the pork now
packed at Burlington and Ottumwa, is ship
ped directly TO liverpool, yia tie Grand
T.ua~ Halfway OF Canada. This has not
betn done until this season, and may be but
the opening Of a large trade IN this direction
The Burlington and Missouri Railway is
under the management of JoHN G.. READ,
who is the Vice President and Superntend
ent, and the road could not be in better
hands. He is a genuine 'live man." who
understands the interests Of the public and
of the railway corporation.