Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-11-10
For the Republican.
EDITORIAL EXCURSION.


Ed Repnblicdn:-We got on board
the p. Fit. w. 6 C. train at 2:5O p. m,
Oct 81, and found several. excursionisls
from Warsaw, Columbia City, Goshen,
&c.--trrived at Wanatah without psrtic-
uiar incident, where we had about three
hours to wait for the e. Ma. s. C. train.
We passed our time at the McCurdy
house; where we enjoyed the hospitality
OF that prince of hotel keepers, F. NJ.
McCurdy. Esqr. Frank knows how to
keep hotel, as al, can testify who have
been there. AT s:2s we got on board the
lrain for New Albany. We found one
car filled with editors, editors wives, &c.
Our party filed the car to OVERLOOKING.
Though crowded, "All seemed merry as
a marriage bell" We arrived at Lafay>
ette at midnight, he entire party except
two, stopped at the Lahr house, a very
tine and well kept hotel. Lafayette is a
beautiful city of great wealth. At this
place we were joined by Mrs. Huff, wife
of Judge Huff. who has beer the life of
the party. Arriving at Greenastlc we
were delayed an hour by the engine run
ming off the track We took advantage
of tie time in visiting the city and Meth
dist college. Thc latter is beautifully
situat ed and has given good reputation
to the city as many hundred Methodist
ministers can testify. Passing Blooming
ton, where the State University is located
We arrived at New Albany at p. m
where we found the steamer, Silver Lake
waiting for us. l desire to make particu
lar mention of the able and efficient man
agement of the l.. N. A. s. G. rail road
NJ, SLoAT, Esq, manager and superinten-
dent, who furnished the excursionists
with passes over the entire road, and two
beautiful cars for their use LEARN that
under his SUPPLEMENTARY the road is
paying good per cent j. P. Bently is
such conductor as traveller Is glad to
meet, and an honor to the road. Amos
Slider, baggage master, has been s years
on the road, and IN his profession is a
success.
About p m. we were safely housed
and booked the steamer, Silver Lake,
headed down the river for Columbus, Ky.
Early next morning we were reused NJ
by the steward, TO find ourselves floating
down the Ohio" with beautiful day
before us, and our numbers Increased
with the genial presence of Miss Laura
Ream, special correspondent OF The Gin
cinnaii Commercial, Miss Ream is a
ready writer, and will write up the excur-
sion in her paper in brilliant style. We
are to be joined at Chattanooga by some
editors who could not leave at the outset !.
There are now seventy persons in the
party, among whom arc Hen. Jasper
Packard and lady. Everyone seems anx-
ious to add To the pleasure of his neigh
Dor, and the result is general flow of
good feeling and disposition to make
the best of things. The passage thus far,
tPaducah, KY has been very slow, ow-
ing Ia the low stage of the water Thus
FAR We Lave only been aground three
times, and have laid TO shore two nights
The beautiful moonlight evenings haye
been enjoyed with sweet songs by Miss
Davenport, OF Elkhart, Mrs. DOct. Dr.
venport, of Warsaw, ms principals, and
the entire party as chorus. Al Evans
vile we had the pleasure of meeting our
old friend. Hon. Geo. II. Fish, who fur
nished us with reading matter willie
steaming down The river-all we shall get
( until we arrive at Cairo, which will be
this evening, Saturday, Nov. 9Th. We
begin to feel as though we were really in
the South, having passed The Cumberland
river, the Tennessee, &c. More anon
when we set into the heat of the "Sunny
South y Ii. G. THAYER.