The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-07-13
The Excursion to Cincinnati and Law
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We started from Richmond at six
o'clock on the morning of the 7th inst,
and arrived in Cincinnati at eight and
a half, thus having a delightful little
ride while the morning was yet cool.
and we mnst say right here that the
managers of the Cincinnati, Eaton and
Hamilton road deserve great credit for
keeping their road in such excellent re-
pair. We formed in procession and
marched down to the foot of Fifth St,
where the boat Silver Moon was laying
in readiness to glide us over the some
Lawrenceburg. The first sound that
greeted our ears after leaving the depot
was the Caliope on the Silver Moon,
playing Captain links of the Horse
Marines III a manner that made me feel
just like we would at once join like
company of mariners on some foaming
and tossing canal if some chivalrous
person by the name of Capt jerks the
second would only come gushingly for
ward and give us an opportunity.
Well, we got aboard, whereupon the
plank was hauled in and the boat swung
from the shore, proceeding up the river
some six miles, passed under the Sus-
pension bridge which we are free to
acknowledge is the most complete piece
of mechanism we ever had the pleasure
of seeing. In coming down we passed
the full length of the city. thus giving
those who were unaquainted with it. an
eye feast which they will never forget.
We then passed down the river to
North Bend, the home and burial place
of General Harrison, once President Of
the United States, where we disembark-
ed and proceeded to his Tomb, where
we congregated and partook Of our din
ners, of which there was plenty and to
spare His Tomb is situated on long
hill, or hog back elevation, about one
hundred feet above the bed of the river.
and about one fourth of a mile from the
landing. tits a simple vault construct
ed Of fire brick, and wears the appear
ance of having been built at least fifty
years ago. 1t seems that Providence
brings forth greatness from the most I'M
seemly surrounding, merely to show Us
that it is not beauty and splendor to
which we must look for the purpose of
beholding His blessings; but that we
may know that
'He works in mysterious way
His wonders to perform
How soon we forget our dead they
wither and fall like the leaves of the
forest and are forgotten, while we still
jog along forgetting that any one ever
lived except those who surround us to-
day.
You would not know when you came
to North Bend if some one did not tell
you. There is nothing to indicate the
existence Of such place excepting a
dilapidated saw mill almost surrounded
by barren hills, varying in height from
one to two hundred feet. The Generals
widow is still living about one mile from
the landing where she moved when their
HON estead was burned years ago. We
did not get to call on her as we had but
an hour to remain before proceeding
down to Lawrenceburg.
After dinner the Band played few of
our national airs, after which we en-
barked again and took our way down
the river In front of Lawrenceburg we
about-faced and returned to the city,
having had pleasure trip worth the
time and money it took to buy it. We
landed in the city at five o'clock, and
having three hours time before leaving
for home, we concluded to take jaunt
across the suspension bridge, which we
did with perfectly satisfactory results to
ourselves.
We arrived at Richmond at eleven p.
M, had travelled two hundred miles and
had all the fun we could digest. There
has hardly been better day for an ex-
cursion in the last century, and may not
be another one in a century to come.
The round trip was made without the
slightest accident, which is something
that does not usually occur-and if
there is ever another such excursion we
want it understood that we are booked
for the occasion. Yours,
* D. P W.
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