The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-11-17
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LETTER FROM TOPEK A.
) TopRKAa KANsAs, Nov 7tES. I

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E,D1ToR TELEGRAPE :1ad beqgorB sti2
Il has come 10 BE- 1 Act pretty general
~ understood that Hans Brietmanr
wentIto Kansas" Just what hsve done
exactly. Now mein Herr Hans was al
enterprising Dutchman, and knew the
fright aacountry to Gomez to, aoi and
Iif he came the same route did, he
saw many things curious, interesting
pleasing, displessing and wonderful. Tc
tell all that have seen would require
two issues Of the TELEGRAPH, butI will
endeavorIto take you oyer the road at a
hop skip. and junap.GoA very suadignifed
mode of travelling, to bessure. but never
theless We will,try ! hop 70 st. Louis, !
skip to Kansas City,and q jump toTopeka
the capital of Ksnsss!asa9 sdl srotsd
Il At ten O'clock At night entered Fdl-
mans Palsce sleeping and drawingaroom
car, Hannibal" at the ULion depot
TO increase the effect Mr., p, ipss,, Vas .
passenger, and We moved ont OF the city
to the sound of music from the organ
To give description os the palace would
be tedious and bewilGerlng therefore,
let it pass I slept very we'll in my berth
(Which w as as comfortable as any bed in
the Palmer House) except towards morn
ing. Ibid not vopder afterwards that
my sleep was disturbed when ! learned
from former owner of the car that had
slept Behind curtains that cost twen.y :!
six dollars per square yard. n III
a AT Alton we touched the Mississippi,
but soon left it, and did not come in
sight of it again until reaching st. Louis.
Here we crossed on ferry. The river
was quite high, and on its surface were
kerosene barrels, charred timber and
floating debris, which told of fire above.
Eight hours between trains gave me
time to see something of the city. In The
morning it was oyerhung BY cloud Of
black smoke only equalled by that over
Cincinn att, and excelled by Pittsburg
It is an ancient looking place to one
coming from Chicago, and particularly
near the river, the streets are narrow
and dingya One thingis true, they have
a fine Court House, with, a handsomely
frescoed rotunda, extending from ground
to dome. From the latter which is
reached by dark and narrow stairways-
an extended view Of the city and sur
rounding country is obtained, baf
Opposite the citysana immense bridge
is being built-caissons having to be
sunk eighty five feet below The river bed
In order to commence the foundations of
thetpiers.aaDt 'mgbam ,@V auA"
ia At five PM T took the train on the
Missouri Pacific. The eight coaches were
crowded, as almost every train is ON the
read. MY berth was not quite 80 com
Portable as that Of the night before /; still
I got good nights sleep. 5sfT
AT eight the nextmorning I"skipped
into Kansas City Having two hours on
my hands, walked up Bluff street to the
Square, which contains dingy looking
market house. Wen may they name it
Bluff street, for it is cut4as many others
are-directly through hill of consider
able size, having perpendicular bluffs on
either sideforty feet in height and ioften
with house perched Immediately on the
edge. 7, The hills are Of a stiff clay andE
will stand almost like rock. It is the
very worst looking city thatlI ever saw,
and resembles none other that ever
heard of, unless it be Rome, with thie
Inference instead OF being built on
,even hills, Kansas City is built on segenty. |
HUNTED up the last arrival from Keno
,ha- him of the Express Office. AS he
aas night work to do he was still in the
arms Of " Boreas," as the minstrel said. /
Going to his, room I found two slecpers,
but not the one was in search of He1
was there-the difficulty being, did not |
him in q those clothes" Pres
emily, however, he, rolled oyer, rubbed
his eyes once-zand then AGAIN.
rs though doubling his senses
that he was either dream
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ing, or that an apparition stood at
ais bedside. He gave signs of com plete
;onsci BUSINESS, however, when he drawled |
ut "Well! you're the last fellow
ever expected to see down hele." \