, 1866-11-24

icR other 'sta, and lastly demI john.,st he III
Of the srdent va, yisible thIoush the Tip. Tsats
Fass not esi maea ia vi Witty aenss,ses as sse
canse Of WI in other. Their singing was very
geoa, .. ana ,he!r ehser'De -, Y aos ,..9''5sg
,1s'anee II e. rnas liz vSsiisys dra1a
SeH{'sn %s ~ spsefSh p s., %saS X Ksv; s;sp5ea
b. ookdeid, where the party halted for dinner on
Saturday. The hickapoos called on him for
ne & re Of
in Which he Introduced Lis Indian friends ana
their squawts iold bow they camo into existence,
lhvy were going 10, and ended WITH an .ezhorta-
tiou to his hearers not IL be imposed on in the fu-
in.e by such precious ret Of hypoc5ilsa: The
wttpeea, g:viue him three hearty cheers in tltlr
oau expressive fashlnn, t''sh-, sh-, sh-.'J
THROUGH MISSOURI.
About nine oe!oek On sa.uIuay morning she
puiEcY 4 pstmyra Railroad, line Of about
Hannibal = s.. Jo.eph Ksllroqd, bat nov
cat: 60. under wnT, the conversation was sukPend-
"a :of iew moments white thy Giscs Of nll good
was ssksd for nlssstnE On he Of he
Tyng In The un,on Pacific Railroad car, md 0y
Nsv. Dr.. Webb, In the Michigan Southern car.
T. way. Al Pamyra stop Of a few minutes was
1n'ssSs, aud then Westward hett9
Where The b mighty Missouri rolls down to The
The journey ucfoss The State Of Missouri, from
Gnincy 10 St Joseph (s14 milcs) was 4 most inter
estins ore, ihe scenery forming most pleasing
yiors day, On Friday. t;le hIoa! pla'tics OF
Illinois hal been .p.ead 9nt 10 ,ae. sazs Of the
almost ossanIe sat
Valleys md Thea forests, willie here and thcre
were pointed out !he seeDcs Of terrible strife, Of
siiiaet Is he rebe' SSfes du11ns tie M var ' Nov M
tho train would plunge along deep cnttiug, pre-
esritous nanks on cnch side jrownlng down upon
The Iron rails, and tie traveller locked down won
the balloon voyager. who sees the world r1oy1ns
thnntsrs her1nicsslr at bis feet Here, Tor miles.
Inc pral.ie openings presented no e'sns Of civil.
haaS lad eneSd bens one
Inc; there, amid the distant trset, the curling
smoke gave signs that humanity had marked the
man osncrs not la dlstant: Then the. scene
Moqla shang aud e. miles The G country
stood In the fields, uncut In Shocks and horses,
siIcly or IN groups, relieved the loneliness Of the
scene.
Missouri Journey was accomplished utter The pan
Of night had fallcL, aad over stretch Of scarce
Rboat s VEN TIC ps
mic 10 The south Inc Inc Of light dame e1.ended
Tic f1me varied from a few inches 10 couple OF
ya,dsi In height. 1t seemed 10 sweep along slowly
@ ind sSay e ay1 1 h ,d Sep p9 sns aspp pa
few minutes when graDder specimen OF prairie
burning was met The nsc was .swinging round
e'e ao Of neaEy h,h nst mile IN dss,sF smast
westerly direction, and it needed bit slight
5 e nsy esfs aa S9aa5e SR 5
were dancing in tlickcrtng homsEe. Presently a
cold block Of aame, apparently, several yards in
thickness, shot up towards the aky.. Scarcelz waa
lame was crossed By ,hc locomotive, tortuoas as
the course Of the Mississippi and extending out
on either side of the Track to ths distance Of much
other sheets, and dlms. and blocks, and rca1hs Of
frctwcrc seen TO the right and left almost till
tho train reached St. Joseph. 80,
It huIns Ike finder. It IL easy enough to &C:
l s eos @ peops
'in that section Is that the grnss ID set on Dire BY
the Enn.wadding used By hunters. ut i Is aIat,
on Saturday evening to set the p1aifie on fire in
hundred different places, and At least so many
separate burning spots were Visible fAr mud near.
explain the origin Of the phenomena, which
amply compensated the ezcnrsionists for the
om,s:ion Of ahe grand meleo1ic display, which did
The Missouri portion Of The tip was most agree
able. Tho road was in excellent condition, hav-
tnS been recently much ln'proyea. The eariages .c
tions all that could be desired. The party was
Joined early in tue day BY G, v; Mead, Esq,, TIE
popular Superintendent Of the Hannibal and ST..
sYrSRnh nn{tfnNH ind p II f3rnnt fhe {1HH,
Jumes il Craig, ths President Of the Road, whose
s9 T cu hfp Ell s Ct an iasaaf sase Of H.
parry 4 Chicago. "a most efficient in
comfort q the wayfsTels. we must not omit 70
mention a. prominent among the" attentions" Of
ese dnner ii he
tire party BY them al Bsookntld, tho half"ay
house between Quincy and st. Joseph. II was "a
not only qnality, bnt those rare attributes, quaint
y and readiness: The tables were 60 well served
that In 1cas than two m!nntes from the time the
served, and after ample time had been allowed for
eating (Wtihont waltln9), II WAS found that there
Mas plenty lett. Il was q most agreeable surprise
Ing wildernees,' % bui Il fit'ss Vas NOS. M boau. m
tiful Iepast provided. 50 lar away from
any the centres Of civilization inst Ii iar exceed
the conclusion the approval Of the company yent
Cd itself ~ three hearty cheers for each Of the
officers Of he road, and three more for Mr.; Bios
Rom. the proprietor Of the establishment It was
pleasant contrast 10 the dinner Of the prevtona
day, which, by the way, WAS bat a sample Of the
general run Of the dfuners at railway stations,
which we're placed a few morsels o. bread, one
chicken to about dozen psrsons, aud tew ntsle
h1 Of ssget1ISoles Sot .aa water APP appe1nlei
Expired, and then The "dinefs were called
On 10 know @ whether + they would would "lse roast b:et
name Of ihe stopping place, bccausc Thai cstnb
away they have in the army. Of nakinS none,
By saving The ylctuals. There Is no nae In select
i,s any one railroad eating house as The object Q
there a1e but few exceptions, the custom Of which
VIC would say, wlrh Hamlet, Oh l reform It alto
The State Of Missouri is but little known az
| through route for emfgrarts, md scarcely more Il
IL general public IS place for their settlement
ists by the hundred. have informed ,he peopl
abont Iowa and Nebraska. but little has bee
T4esp sxtsS y % ps. I'D s.a, is ~ l.
eon1i bss III recently suffered nnaer The hlch.in
influence Of The slave cnrsc, and the course Q
anans is ID inS WIZ
| mol compete with the labor OF thu s1aye. A fes
tint portion Of he stasc through which :bc e1cus
now that Missouri il a iSec STATE. and bold
The quincy : St: Joseph ssi Rsilrosd runs siuo,
due cast and west, averaging about thlsty-nin
sout 81 lbe merSsa n
State f1om It's northern boundary. Beginning q
The Mississippi, Il passes through Tic couuues Q
Csldweii, DeKaib, and Buchanan. = d1tla5ee q
-t4 mics The Platte County Railroad skirts II
eastern banL OF the Missouri River, In 4 south
kantas.
q r. eastern p9r.lon Of Marion County Is tssky
lying over stone. and through stone banks whic
show siSns Of iron: ., few miles out the eoauFs.
Ss 5u ao o se2 and is1
AID thsubby growths. which tcmind one Of b
English niootS, studded With gore aud broom
most Of which was standin: when the excursion
tes. Iatsed through The roads were open and I
oSa sss l ana 9S s snd d. W,
~ nost, inviu1:: 6eld Of labor 10 The farme'
i.s msie1is Aions lie ma,stns tn T q he s,:sam @
:hcrc arc thin groves Of hicko.y, n1k> BLACK wa
uul, asb, elm, honey loc1st and sassaras, some 9
use used ior rai,s. Es. Mtnminous .e coas Ill uniesiie
tha Etea:er portion of ne country, and !he ptal11
iA eNbsutltd Of 8HitlOue mail. Some OF tho st0n
Is used for building and n,ickuaascrs' clay
| abundant.
. Twenty.six mics from the riyctis Is Monroe, I
, Monroe County, ta.oush sun1l section OF wntc
county The road Fnns. Ihc town Is ihtiytag on
containing several meat brick ho1ses and store
: wcs,c,n side OF Moufo: County and the railtos
: Is Sail River, a anc stream Offering cunsidcrab
vatcz power. some Of which ts yet uuimpsaye,
TIE railroad. bridge over the tive. Was har1
By the robcl Eueri,las not less tha
thIce times during tho war. an
. a. of>en rebuilt; tho present structure Is q I'M
! strong AID substantial ono. Northeast OF II
bridge still stands fort which was the scene
! several atscks and repulses, and on the sousAc,
! s1oc ate the marks Of a scene OF desolataon fro
> which the people arc Jus, secorerin:s-a villa: