Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-09-09


EDITOR ADVERTISE: :-- FROM the
beautiful Ohio to the memorable Deb
eware, enc Is impressed with the va
rietg ofS scenery that entsrtaiIls the
tlaVelef over the Pennsylvania Cen
trai Railroad.
Leaving the rugged hills that tam
per with the volumes OF smoke rollfng
up from the "Ir0n City, and eclips-
ing the summer sun in cloudIess
sky, we roll eastward over immense
coal-felds, and along the ripping
Conemaugh, passing Johnstown with
her extensive iron works covering
twelve acres Of ground and employing
over three thousand men.
= On the western slope ofthe Allegha-
niles, we mount to the summit at
Cresson, plough through q tunnel
over one mile long, then rush down
the mountain side with ease and COM
fort in those palatiaI structures drawn
by an iron horse whose laundering
tones reach back amid the receases Of
thereceding hills, while below us from
out the frlghtfnl gorges flows the gem
tie waters Of the "Blue Juniatl .
agched at intervals by the dropping
boughs Of the towering pines, ciasped
in the arms Of nature, while We roll
around the wonderful "Horse Shoeo
bend, where the train runs east and
west at the same time, then through
AltOana at the eastern base Of the
mountains, along the valley Of the
Juniati to the romantic Sesquehana,
whose waters wash the foot Of Blue
Ridge, and playfuliy earess The.
green isIets among the pebbles as IT
glides carlessly on from the dense
pineries Of the north to the peaceful
waters Of the Chesapealx. We cross
this stream on a bridge over one mile
long, and aeon enter Harrisburg, the
capital Of staid old Pennsylvania
we traverse the beautiall grounds
surr0undlng lhe State House. then as
eend into the cupola and view the
surroundings. The grand old hills
loom in the Northwest, while south
aud east low the susquehanna with
the fertile Cumberland Valley,
stretching away III the direction Of
Chambessburgh and Carlisle, sur
rounded 81 those lovely lleIis g re-
Gently The scenes Of dsvastatioa fFom
The naarauding he ads Of Robeldom.
East oe The STATE House Stands q
monument erected to the memory of
those Americans who fell during the
Mexican war; Just south a monument
is being erected to the memory Of
PennsyIvanians who fell during the
recent rebellion; 70 the west lies old
Camp Curtin, !" and to the north is
the 'ssoldiers' Orphans Homes"
We descend, pay our respects to
Gen. Geary, Pennsylyanla's noble
Governor, who distinguished himself
during the rebellion as patriot and
soldier, known to many of his fellow
countFymen who fought IN the battle
ssabove the clouds - and who, in the
service Of q grateful people, has their
admiration and confidence as an exc
cutive officer, and ct the recent Re
publican State Convention was re-
Nominated 10 preside over the desti-
nies Of the old "Keystone" for three
years mores
1t tsnay be Of interest to many Ne
braskians formerly Of this State, to
know that our Republican friends
here are united, and willre-elec4 John
W. Geary By an increased majority,
thereby repudiating the bought candi-
date, Of disloyalty and cOrruption.
Leaving Harrisburgh, we soon find
ourselves in Lancaster, the home and
where rests the remains Of Thaddeus
stevens and James Buchanan.
The Good TempIars Of this eonnty
are now holding Convention At
CnrlStlana,
Leaving the beautiful farms Of Lam
caster and Chester behind. We ap-I
proach the flexible schuyllkill. and
aresoon usheredinto theclty Of broth
erly love-" Philadelphia, the second
city Of America, with her unexcelled0
facilities Of ingress and egress; her
popular institutions; her distributed
thoroaghfares; the the benevoIence|
that eharacterizes her people, and her
eventfui history SIN combines those
qualities bequeathed BY a noble an
cestry.
After enjoying the lpxuries o. the
st. Charles, on the Enr0pean style,
we stroll down Chestnut street. and
soon find ourselves confronted by q
statueof General George Washington,
in font Of the old State House, with
this inscription on the north sides
ssErecsed by the WashIngt0n Monu-
ment Association Of tie Eastern
school District Of Pennsylvania, on
July 4th, 1881 The pedestal and
statue together, nearly twenty feet IN
hight, Is Of the finest sculpture work,
constructed from the best Virginia.
granite and marble at cost of over
six thousand dollars, az oontEibutesl
by the children ef the pubiie schools
Of this city.