The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-15
Our Trip E;ast.


Having some business at several places
East, and our good friends, the railroads.
having furnished US with those very orna
mental and useful slips of pasteboard, com
monty denominated passes in considera-
ton Of sundry advertisements in the Cour-
fer, we concluded to take a trip in the direc.
ton whence wise men are said to come, but
whether that class Of persons go there very
often is another question. tgas aif .es.7
The best route East we think is the one
we took, via the Burlington & Missouri Riv-
er, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the
Michigan Central, the Great Western 1Can-
ada, aid the Erie Railways. The connec-
tions,are sure, time short, cars luxurious,
and management unexceptional. 1t passes
through the great Lake regions, by Suspen-
sion Bridge and Niagara Falls. and in the
midst Of me,cf the finest scenery in the
world We commend the route to all trav..
eIers going East. asls Do u,a - ..;ggs
On the trip down on the, B. g. M, Sena-
tor Harlan wasa passenger from Mt. Pleas
ant. He was on visit to Iowa Of few,
days, having accompaniedthe remains of his
little daughter, who died at Washington the
past winter, to their home in Mt. Pleasant,
and to meet Mrs. Harlan on her return from
Pittsburg Landing. whittier she had gone to
minister to the wounded soldiers. She was
then in Burlington
AT Burlington we found business pretty
good. although somewhat injured by high
water, a good deal Of the trade of that city
coming from the Illinois side. We called
on J. S. KimbalI & Co., Greenbaum, Schro-
der & Co., E. E. Gay, Theodore B. Webber
4 Co., A. W.& w. Carpenter, McK,tterick
q Miller, p. w. Somers, T. b. Rubey & Son,
I. L. C. B. Parsons, Neeley & Leibstad-
ter, j. Morton & Co., r. s. Adams, and 9th
erof our friends whose advertisements are
in the Courier, and found them all doing
good business. as they deserve to. Il
Chicago, was busy as a bee hive, and
reaping rich harvest. Business was never
better in the Garden City. Our friends,
Webber, Williams & Yale, futile, Hib-
bard f. Co.; Daggett, Bassett & Hills,
j. u. Reed & Co; Barrett, King Co;
Root & Cady; Az. Croskey, Cooley
Farwell & Co.; G.. G. Cook & Co; Sat
teriee, Wells & Faulkner, J. B. Parson;
and others whose names have been familiar
to our readers through thei. advertisements
in this paper, were the happiest looking set
ofmen we ever saw, being crowded with
customers, for whom they were sending off
car loads Of goods to all points of the CON-
pass. They are favorite traders with our |
Iowa merchants. We called, on ourold friend
Post Master Scrirps and found him ding
double duty, in consequence, of having
dispatched his assistant, Mr.. Armstrong, to |
Cairofto aid in systemizing the present ink
mense business of the latter Office, where I
day or two before l25, 900 letters had been
received for distribution. We looked in on
the secesh prisoners at camp Douglas, num-
bering at that time some 700, a sorry, mis-
cradle looking set, as the world ever saw
They seemed to be differently affected by
their condition, some being engaged in play
ing ball, some running foot races, some
wrestling and scufling, while the, greatest
portion we're in their tents or lazily squatted
around the buildings, summing themselves in
thewarm May mesning. Noadmittance with
inthe, camp was permitted except on bust
ness. Opposite the camp were the Cottage
grove Stockyards, where anyquantity ofIowa
beaEes were enjoying good rest after their
long ride over the B.. & M, and C. B. & O..
Railroads. They were decidedly as well
pleased and satisfied a lot Of cattle as we ev-
er.saw. Immediately opposite the entrance
to camp Douglas, isa very good Hotel kept
by Mr.. Dotyi who kept Hotel, on the
O'Plaine twenty-five or more years ago, We,
knew him that long ago, we were happy
to meet and dine, with. him., A commence,
Hlent was just being made to move the
5000. 900 bushels of grain in store at Chica-
goby lake TO Buffalo, $50 vessels had star
ted or were loading. 49,
Chicago has indeed become a great CITY.
Ter destiny as the. acknowledged metropolis
he Great Northwest. is confirmed. Sc
=, SO far as it has injured border cities
lefted her. There is where merchants
ete, railroads, IA trunk) centre,
e canal connects with the lake !;
lumber business has Its. hcadquar-
n the grain, hogs and cattle, from
rairie world accumulates and finds
dwhere the wholeworld Of tray
EN-. We spent three days very
Aere, and were happy to meet
9sof other days, most of whom
4 largely by the unexampled
beautiful city and are con-
ring ! healthy Old age, otium
Long may they yet survive
still grander achievements of
me. ai. faYras55 zsu
encholly to think Of THE in
BE is making in the ranks yof
Chicago Fewer and fewer
ioneers Of the place are met
. counting rooms, Offices, or on
t6s4e Geo W. Dale, DR.. Maxwell,
Couch, Dr.. Egan, Giles Spring, s. Lisle
nh +. 8. Wilson, jacob Russell, and
6ngl ist q otherfamiliar names arr gone, -
a isw years more and . new generytjon win
NJ :fh0 ntreets. and direct the slestimiAs of