Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-14
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n INTERNATIONAL HcrEL,
NAGAKA FALLS, August 9tli.
Dear JOurnaI hsna5-a eos
We left Cleveland at $50 this morn
ing, and arrived at 7:34, Buffalo time,
which is nearly an hour ahead of Evans
vile time. The Lake Shore Railroad is
very pleasant one, except for the dust
which is very aggravating. The care
are elegant, the track solid and small
make excellent time, and passengers
have many very pleasant views of Lake
Erie. We barely escaped a terrible col
lision at Ashtabula. Our train was run
too far on the switch, and the train from
Buffalo ran in and wedged both trains
fast, rendering it necessary to attach
another locomotive to the rear of our
train to drag US out. Happily no injury
was done. Had our locomotive been g
few feet farther advanced, a terrible coll
hsion would have resulted. 1asoY
Our train consisted of two baggage
cars and twelve coaches, all crowded
full, and the other train was nearly as
large. The escape was almost miracu-
lous. @ g
The principal towns along the road
from Cleveland to Niagara, are Ashta-
bula, noted for its radicalism, Erie mo-,
ted for its riots on the railroad ques.
siOn, Dnnkirk, the switching of point
Of the New York and Erie Railroad,
and Buffalo, whose girls have frequent
ly been asked if they would come out
and dance by the light of the moon.
Between Dunkirk aud Bufalo the lake
presented magnificent appearance
We could here for the FIRST time dis
tinguish the outlines of the Canadian
coast, and counted thirty-three vessels
of different classes scattered over the
lake, the largest number of them clus-
tered closely together. a2as =,
At Buffalo, l discovered that omnibus
proprietors or agents win lie. Having
sat in the car all day, We felt like walk
ing down to the depot of the New York
Central Railroad, bat the veritable agent
or proprietor assured us that it was
fully a mile between the depots. The
consequence was, be made fifty cents in
postal currency, snd we made the dis
eovery above enumerated. His name
we think is Mitchell, and we hope our
friends win remember it, and if alons
with light valise, the walk is a pless-
ant one.
We left Buffalo at 6-35. and arrived
at Niagara ct TBS, and were imms-
diately taken possession of BY our old
friend ]. T. Fulton, formerly of the Bur.
net House, Cincinnati, now proprietor
of the International Hotel at this place.
Fulton has splendid hotel and knows
just how to keep it, and the crowds of
visitors at this GdatOrial resort seem to
appreciate it, or, in the language of
Artemas Ward, to "see it by those
lamps" as nearly all the trade flows
this way. ~ -Eab
rs is assisted in the administration
of his affairs by that genial and whole
souled patriot George N. Colburn, so
popular for years with the guests Of the
Burnet. 20 500
They have bedded sic hundred and
thfrty guests tonight, and yet there is
room f9 1s411 E,is x
Last Sunday, in the language Of =
Milesian, they ate six hundred and
ninety-eight, which at regular rates.
would yield a regular income of 81 ,O56,
and with wines and etceteras would
overrun 81 900 per day. as e
This place is crowded just now beyond
precedent. Among the notsbles whom
we aceidently met tonight, we're Ulysses
:, Grant, Lieutenant General, U. s. A.,
and Willard fillmore, ex-Presidens of
the United States. As Grant desires to
be quiet while here, be stops at the Cat
aract House. @ ~,
Here We met our old friend, Col. Gef.
frey srst mine host of the Gibson House,
Cincinnati, T. Buchanan Reed, the poet.
and number of steamboat captains.
and others officers from Cincinnati.
As we write, We can look from our
window down npon the rapids above the
American falls, with their ceaseIsss
roar, and watch the lights in the win.
dows of the Clifton, in Her Msiesty's
dominions, rendered famous by the 80.
journ Of the great exile, Clement @. /
Yallandighan- ~ -! 9vss 4
A very excellent lady friend Of eo ours
at Evansville, for whose happiness We