New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-04
IOWA.
THE Union PACIFIC RAILROAD DRIDGE-TIlE
Union GENERkIs-sEYNOUR AND BLAIR IN
WESTERN IOwA-wEATHER, ETC.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRlDGE-IliE
Union GENERALs-sEYNoUR AND BLAIR IN
WESTERN IOwA-WEATHER, ETC.
Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribane.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July 49, 1868.
This old Western town has just passed through
what has been looked upon some time By the goahead
portion Of our people the crisis In ITS history fester
day the vote was taken upon the question OF oaning
s205OO on the part Of the city TO aid the Unon racine
Railroad Company In building their bridge across the MIS-
sour at this point This aid, you are aware was de-
manded by the Company from this city and likewise an
equal amount from ster city, across the stream
Omaha Some time ago Omaha carried the question OF
her loan by about 600 for only against This staid
old town has a target for our ambitious and over
pued rival which she has shot some sharp arrows OF
sarcasm ard exultaton the almost unanimous vote
OF the latter her part OF the loan She expressed feas
that Council Bluffs would leave her In the lurch In TINS
matter OF mutual interest. advertising widely that
II carried at all 1t would be by small majority over the
requisite twothirds But yesterday told different
story The day lively one among US Al hn carry
their interests and having done work for them turned
out and went into the election Win me @
streets were enyened with music while the old flag Of
Union and prosperity foated from many stan SO
measure carried everything before them, and when the
polls closed at O'clock aud the count was made II was
Greatness by CO to "a against in the face
of and the opposition OF one OF the day papers
The Ige Democratc). The city has now done lts part
and IL calls upon the Union Pacific Company to Keep
faith with and erect bridge which sa De inc pfae
OF this valley the OF transfer between the Two
Tdsv our city was honored by flying call from the
future President OF the United States accompanied by
his great friends and. supporters DeLs SHERMAN
and Sheridan The party contested Oh Gen en ent en
Harvey Blair and DR. White Government Railroad
~ and Dent have s returned
from their Western tour gong through hansas VIA sne
Smoky Hill route 10 Denver; thence 70 GeOigel0Wn OoI
| orado. thence back 10 Denver and 10 cheyenne,
ON the Union Pacific Railroad. From Cheyenne
Platte the terminus OF the passenger travel the union
Pacific road they met Gen. Dodge Chief Engineer
been inspecting section Of the road. Gen. Dodge had
just from Salt Lake, having gone thlter ABOUT
the road TO that point Tho reception OF these worhes
IN this city was dlgfed though NOT 80 y, ~
would have been had they remained long 70 per
init our citizens show them what they can 90 IN inc
Of Welcomes me soppHe the
Generals politely acknowledging Individual salutes
brief reception took place while the 1eners WET
waiting In their Several hundred citizens eOleceu
unon t6e platform and eheered for Gems Grant, SHERMAN
1 sber,dan who came upon the platform OF the ar,and
the people had the privilege OF seeing tue lorai
hstnS Ssnds with the great men, and receiving their
remarks with satisfaction. Poor Blair sat alone IN the
-, ne dsno 10 sec the man who preside over Repnb-
iicans and Democrats alike for four years 70 come Inc
itd nnon by the Democrats here necessary
nuisance Of pill 10 be swallowed because tcy ar
and Sherman toward homes in 81 Louis Gen Sheri
d 10 Ma HEADQUARTERS In Kansas and Blair and Whlte
:" the end of the Pacific Railway on commits
The seymour Blair ticket came like thunder clap IA
clear sky 10 the unterrihed OF Western Iowa. Ihey
choked Ike chicken with piece OF dough IN i.s
and ~ last rot II down only 10 sour on their stomacns
and to give them the cholera morDus There are Two
nemoctc papers in this town, and only one OF thein
rs SWING out the BeymOurIalr dag. THIS editor pI
RE Buaif1 is Democratic mummy who wonla hnri
for monkey he had Democrat painted on us gacn
IL ~aes for Andrew jackson. and thinks Andrew Joh-
son fool for keeping that Nasty In the Postomce ~ e
son y 40 a editors OF The DeDtocrdf young men,
aSrn tea of fhe Brick PomerOy school, who tske ues
whisky straight They weep over TamnaX na INV fhsc
ne Tor he Pet of the west, ana occasony ~ NN
nj fbe !" bo,,ted bOndholders. ,,, n, T ami Vim
To-day urssd yo1Sf s1 soSarse Of at
va nau,acrst,c ,aiihcation meeting on the loLh ,,
The weather has psporsd in your city
ne me- eSt night heavy shower passed oyg s to
Greatly refreshng man snd bsast and sVps no" 'i' ~
vegetation.