Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
For the Delaware GaGstte.
Letter from Illinois.
HENRY, MARSHALL COUNTY, LIS,


HENRY, MARSHALL. COUNTY, LIS,
December 18th, 1868.
Mr. A THOMSON, Dear Sir So many of
our friends in and near Delaware, asked Us to
write to them, that that would be an impossi-
bility and told them would write letter
for publication in the Gazette, and il the edi-
tor would be so good as to publish It, they
would all get word from US and with that
view, will furnish this
We myself, wife, and my daughter Lib-,)
left Delaware Oct. 10th on noon train, arrived
at Crestline at one p. m, we found no con-
nection for Chicago, but we ascertainsd that
train would be due for said place at three p.
m. But after while we received dispatch
that there had been break down this side
of Wooster, and there we remained Entil ten
in the evening. When the train came in, the
cars were all jauned full, with the exception
of one, which was about two thirds full of
drunken Irish from New York, and who re-
presented portion ef Governor SeymoUr's
New York city rioters. We could find no
place but in this car, and such hell on earth, /
never saw before. Well, you may uDdoubt-
edly think that l wanted it cleaned cut. and
pretty soon the conductor weHt at il, and be-
ing big two listed fellow, be went at it with
a will and such tall swearing as he and said
Seymourites made, was a little past com
mon, as they we're at it among themselves,
having been in general fight, for the last
two or three miles, one fellow with his
troHsers torn oG, and several Others with their
snouts all bloody as butchers. In one con-
ner fonnd decent soldier who was standing
guard over a wounded comrads- l asked him
if he had revolver, be said not. then pre-
pared mine for instant use, seeing they were
casting very significant looks and GESTURES
towards us. Bnt soon the conductor came in
and commenced to clean them out, and sac
eeeded in getting all Of them out, but one,
who pretended to be SO drank be could not go;
when the conductor knocked him down, and
hauled him out on his back, and threw him
head foremost down stairs then the Irishmau
raised up and wanted to fight. The conduct
or drove him of, and then the train started.
We arrived 1T Chicago at ten p. m, Satur-
day, when to our great appointment,s we
found the train had gone two hours, eonse-
quently we had to remain there until eight
o'clock Sunday evening. Then we started
for Henry, and arrived there at half passed
two o'clock, wher,s we found my brothers
team, ready to take Us to the country, dis
tance Of eight miles We arrived at his re-
sideuce Just al the dawn Of day, and thus tin-
ished a very tedious and tiresome journey,
With little to relieve the tedium, except the
cleaning out at Crestline, and small job l
had at the Rock Island House in Chicago, of
eating up five or six Oopperheads, who had
the impudence to tell me that the Democrats
voted for Vsllsudigham. replied that the
Democrats all voted for Brougb 1 was then
asked, who voted for Vallandigham re-
piled, the Copperheads, the Tories the
traitors, the scoundrels, the drunken vaga-
bonds in a word, the rAg-tag and bob
tails, the off scourings of the world, and
said it with a vengance, which could not
but be understood, and they drepted the sub
ject" Tell E. G. Y. that am not eat up
yet, nor do 1 intend to be. Nor did the Cop
perheads carry this (MarshalD county by six
hundred majority as be thought. They got
beat by about three hundred votes. The
Methodists about here are going to clean cut
the Copperheads from their Church, and 1
think it ought to be done in all Churches, if
they don't voluntarily do it themselves as Judas
did.
This IS an exceeding good country, and
farmers are making money i" like dirt They
had good crop of Wheat. Oats, Rye, Corn,
and Hay, which they are now hauling to
market.
Wheat is worth $1,Os, Oats, Soc, Rye,
s5c., Corn, SOc., and Hay $1,000.
Husking is going on rapidly this fine wealth
er, even the women are huslzing.
!, Iz-lv
sands bushels Il is no rare sight to see three
or four thousand, or even five thousand bush
els of corn on one farm, cribed in rail pens
Yesterday three oF our boys (Hec. Spurgeon
was one of them) went out about three miles
and made twelve dollars husking M the
shares, and returned before sun down, and
they have a weeks work or more, at that lay,
viz the sixth busheI or load.
There are thousands of wild geese here !;
and millions of ducks, flying In large hocks
like pegeons. Are they so numerous in Ohio ?
And there is a considerable sprinkle of Prairie
chickens, and l have no gun
We found no place bought for us, as We ex-
pected, but have since bought q quarter, u
as they call it, and it is said to be the best
quarter within ten miles of the ground" 1t
ought 10 be good "quarter for five thOH-
sands dollars, but the house cost a thousand
dollars. There are some two hundred and
forty apple-trees (graftedJ beginning to bear.
Tell the folks that the man they call Little
Zeph Bell" is about the same thing; has good
i" eighty" He had an Irighman hired last
summer who raised him fifty acres OF corn,
and cleared one thousand dollars by it. The
Irishman got sixteen dollars per month And
Little zeph is great deal happier man than
Vallandighammermanuell.
We have had but one snow yet, it was near
the last Of October. There has been few
days of dry, cold weather, but for the most
part, the weather has been very fine, am1 the
roads dusty, there being but little rain sincs
we came here. But mast stop.
Yours Truly,
R. FARIs.