The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-06-16
From tsI0N."
Hoansward Bound-From Louisville
to st. Louis, -..s.

From zion"
Bound-From Loaisvills
to st. Louis, -....%.
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ONO RrvEl, June s, 31o70.) !
EDlToRJ JOURNAL Il like the Nash.
gille railroad. The cara are elegant,
and tho road SO even and solid that
you move on with speed, aud yet softly
and SO gently that it is more like sail
iug in the air than moving over terra
,irma. Then again, like the officers.
The conductors are gentlemen, polite
and obligisg, and 7 thought some Of
our conductors on the roads in Minno.
sofa would do we'll to come down and
take lessons. It would vastly improve
some Of those whom I happen to know. |
This Nashville and Louisville railroad
is deservedIy popular.
is the same elegant, delightful city
that it was twenty years ago when
I first saw it. The private residences
are remarkably handsome. Great care
is taken Of trees and shrubbery. The
streets are wide, and kept clean and
neat. The new paper, tho louisville
Commercial, is winning its way along
slowly but surely since the master spirit
Of the Journal passed away. George
D. Prentice, demoralized as he was by
wine, was a power in the land, aud the
Republican Commercial struggled
hard, but since his death it has been
easier for the new establishment.
TH1 SHAMROCK
is one Of those elegant packets that
run regular trips to St. Louis. Every
thing il very attractive and comfortable
about it. Like the conductors on
Southern railroads, the officers Of
Southern boats are more genial and
polished than our steamboatmen North.
At any rate, I have found it 80; and
am frank and honest enough to &C.
knowledgeit, and in this public manner.
If there is anything I hate, it is sour,
snarling, domineering conductor OF
steamboat clerk. The first thing I note
here is pleasant company. Hero is
the late rebel General Basil Duke, Of
Louisville -; and the firm, solid bu,
wrinkled face Of Hon. Garrett Davis
But last Of all . charming company o.
ladies' on bridal trip to st. Louis. o.
course, you must know, some are very
handsome, for Louisville is famous Liz,
Baltimore for pretty women. There il
, one would describe to you, but
doubt if my somewhat prosy pen coult
do it we'll. I will merely say she is on
of the bellies Of Louisville and leav'
!, you to imagine the rest I had tn
, pleasure Of hearing her say she wa
: coming up to see Minnesota before long
, and paid our State the compliment Q
saying to Gen. Duke that she saw ono
regiment of Minnesota soldiers 81
g perior to any Kentucky regiment sh
saw. Gen. Duke smiled and said sh
had seen one thing he bad not seen.
d is the first place Of note below Loui'
9 vile. It has population Of 9,00'
7, and has several manufacturing eetal
9 lishments; one very large wooden mi
d making jeans, blankets, flannel, t.
J. This is a fourish,ng little city an
,. makes more good whisky than any oil
t. or town in the State. There are twe'
% ty-seven distilleries in the one coun
of Daviess.
Il EVANSVILLE,
- on the Indiana shore, is pushing Il
~ ward rapidly. Twas told it had doul
- ed its population in the last ten yea
n They claim 10000 inhabitants. I "
= shown the tree which is careful
:. guarded by wall Of cement, und
,. which was made the treaty for Il
H.. land with the Indians in 1852. 1t is
! large oak, standiog in front Of one
- the business houses on front street,
bluff near the bank of the rivI
But I never liked Indiana-and &c
4 don't like Evansville.
- is the next point on the Kentucky ii
- of importance. It is better kno,
~ abroad rs the home Of the late dist
~ guished Democratic Congressma
~ Lynn Boyd, for many years Speake
= Here some Of the finest boats are ma
~ that float on the Ohio, aud saw o
-. -. very handsome business street that
:" should think was two miles long, :,
- built up With blocks Of brick and stos
70 One street was brim-full of the; {
'e soendauts Of Ham, who were singh
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