Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-08-11

at about eleven o'clock, ana all con.
|veycd from the depot TO the eovcral
hotels, as the guests Of the city.
EXCURSION on TIRE RIVER.
Tuesday morning the steamer
CITY Of Alton was placed At the dispos.
al Of the party tor run up and
down the river, viewing the many
points Of interest that presented
themselves. Many OF the citizens Of
st. Louis were with the excursion,
and it was rather surprising to sec
how some Of them paid gallant at
tcntion to the many tair daughters
OF Iowa who had been brought along.
A landing was made at the Lewis
Iorn Works, in the southern part of
the city, and the entire party went
ashore aud witnessed a blast of eigh-
teen tons Vi pig iron. 1t was q
strange sight 10 many, as the lnssing
stream OF molten metal W ound its way
from the furnace into the moulds pre-
pared for it, we couldn't help but
think, that sAst was . little the warm
est reception yet extended. To an
Intense orthodox mind 1t gave rise
to many iorebodings of that hot
place spoken of as on the future pro-
gramme OF the world yet to be put
upon the stage. The Lewis Iron
Works are new, and had been in
operation bui thirty days. w. J.
Lewis is president, and ID. J. Lewis,
secretary. They cost 100000
with a capital stock of $50O,00O.-
There are two stacks fifteen feet each
in diameter, each fifty five feet in
hight; two pairs OF horizontal cylin-
ders, OF $50 horse power each, with
two blowing cylinders of seven foot
stroke each. A blast of eighteen
tons is made daily, and besi.les these
works there are tour others along the
river, all nearly equally as extensive.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR srAxARp,
on behalf of the city and Merchants
Exchan ,se. on the return OF the party
to the boat, delivered plain and
practical address, touching upon the
commercial relations Of the two
States there officially represented,
and giving the party the same cord
ial welcome that had been accorded
othcrwhcfe. Hon. John p. Irish ,e
sponded aud did the subject and occa
sion great credit. While the party
were seeing the great bridge COM
menced, the Water Works and other
noted places, an elegant collation.
was served, refreshing the party tor
am afternoons ride through the city.
Lafayette Park TO
-e snAw's BOTANICAL GARDEN,
one Of the handsomest spots in the
Union, containing about forty acres.
The varieties OF plants and shrubs tar
exceed those OF the Botanical Gar
dens at Washington. there being
some twenty eight thousand spcci
mems OF flowers, trees and shrubs, of
rarcst hue and richest fragrance. 1t
is one OF the pleasantest resorts we
have seen, and in the erection of it
Mr.. Shaw has made himself grea.
public benetactor to the people Of st.
Louis, aud no other monument need
be erected to speak Of ono who has
go thoroughly Unidentified himself with
the good OF his fellows. The annual
expense Of keeping up the garden and
making additions to the conscrvato-
ries is not less than $4,000. The
generous proprietor OF these rare
gardens, Mr. Shaw, with p warm
hospitality, and courteousness unsur
passed, threw open the doors OF his
mansion and entertained all those
that desired 10 enter. introductory
10 his toast, ",rhc health OF the Iowa
Editors" he made few friendly and
complimentary remArks, TO which a
replyTMas made by Mr.. Irish. The
entire party VAS delighted with the
klndnesses shown them by Mr.. Shaw,
and will long remember him aud his
grounds and his gencroas hearty
hospitality. From, tho garden the
party was taken to