The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-11-09

CARO- H., Oct. " letO.
FsrESD McKtE:-- Having a few miuutes
lcisure this evening, before leave on my
way sOu,hward, scratch you bosty letter;
and have but little time 10 Aun, up hno word,
o. ncatly turned pbrasos. At4 o'elOck. THE
morning., took a seat IN Iho Ohio 4 Missis.
sippi Railway cars, at Cincinnati and have
been hurried along an day, at the ruto Of 25
miles an hour and am nov 400 miles from
starting poiut. The name, Ohio & Missis.
sippi might lead person to infer that il was
= road oonneoiihg the two States Of the uame
name. but Il eonnects the two rivers, extend.
ing from Cincinnati to St. Louis, running 10
an almost direct East aud West line The
road passes through much rough country and
has two considerable tuunols, one Of which is
nearly half a mile in length. The corn crop
through Indiana appears to be good, was
standing, ready to be "hogged down" as the
Wolverines" would say; that l., q portion
Of field is fenced of and the hogs are turned
in to iatten. The woods along the Railroad
retain their summer robes longer and have
not so deep an autumnal tint as with YOU
One Of The principal towns on the road is
vincennes, which is finely situated on the
vest bank Of The Wabash river. is laid ou.
regularly and its county buildings and church.
Is are marked well with decidedly good taste,
in their construction. Yinoennes, believe,
was settled as early as century and half
ago, and is one OF the oldest settlements in
the West. We dined here, and came to the
conclusion the Railroad Co, and the eating
house were in partnership. A suggestion, to
those who travel in the cars, that a half dime
sandwich eaten lsisutly is far preferable to a
half dollar dinner, bolted nt Railroad sta
ton.
Crossing the Wabash river, here we enter
Illinois and are soon in sight Of its extensive
prairies. | noticed some fine farms along the
line, but have no doubt they suffer much for
want Of water, The cattle look thin and
thirsty, prairie countries generally suffer
much from this cause / noticed many hoeks
Of quails and prairie chickens flying and Of.
icring fine chances 10 take them on the wing
At Oden, change cars and take the Illinois
Central Railroad 20 this place. Here we
strike the Southern travel heard nothing
said about politics either 10 Egypt" or the
Pocket Thsss. two sections lie side by
side, the intervening Wabash river dividing
them; and each is composed mainly Of emf.
grants from slave states. They could no,
bring slavery to their new homes, notWith.
standing they prayed long for il, but they
have always been faithful subjects to the
slave power and its atmosphere is ns pro sla.
very Hs South Carolina or Louisiana. They
could run away frOm the fruits Of ofslavery, but
another Of its curscs-ignorance-lef. its i'm
press upon them.
Railroads have penetrated both these be.
nighted regions and q marked change has
been in progress.
Southerner, passenger, to day at a
station, hearing boy hurrah for Lincoln,
thanked the Lord that tomorrow he would
be in a slave state. There appears to be con.
siderable travel West, many probably seek.
ing new homes on the frontier.
Learning that the Mississippi river is in a
wretched condition, with SnHgs and sandbArs
projecting their ugly heads and backs, have
concluded to take Railway.
Passage from Cincinnati to New Orleans
thirty dollars.
Yours de-,