The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-06-23

f5r1Ax1H 6uPl1I0R,
Orr Nxuy00. June. 1870.

tternoon, with tar passenger list and +
light freight. She was the finest
ookiug craft at the levee. Fare TWEEN
y dollars through. Accommodations
hyperion; table everything that could
be desired BY the most fastidious cpl |
,ure. Capt. Wording, with a rough
exterior aud hard face, is polite and
obliging. But why is it that the upper
boats must lhave twice as
much for the same work as those 10 the
Louisville and ST. Louis
trade? - Why is it that ten dollars
will take you on the best boats from
Louisville to st. sLouis-the distance
700 miles-while you have to pay
twenty from St. Louis to St. Paul
800 miles? Is it because our people
are determined to keep up their reputa-
ton for taking all they can get without
regard to equity or justice; or is it be-
cause they have less business tact and
can't do things as we'll aud as cheap as
others without losing money? = If you
can answer these questions you can do
better than I can: 81 <'a'.''~s-;;'':'1tz,:
The boat stopped at VIZ il
: &c. 's'. QUINCY Ill, - s'@
: couple Of hours: I ran up on the main
street and learned to my great surprise |
that it is a city Of 10000 inhabitants.
A three days Sabbath School State
Convention had just adjourned, and a |
great crowd came on board for upper
towns. Three thousand attended the
convention. The next morning we
found the spacious cabin Of the Sxperi-
or filed with ladies, all talking at once,
as is common with women, Of what was
said and done at the Convention and
then gentleman who had been quietly
listening asked deferentially if any
action was taken on the woman cues
ton. mo-" was responded all round.
When all were done with emphatical de-
malls, our Nev Orleans friend persever-
ing, but encouraged, asked if he had
the honor Of seeing one advocate in
the large company. It was now anus.
ing to see each lady looking away from
herself to her neighbor to see who
should be the first to avow. But no
ono said aye, and after diligeut inquiry,
not one was found on board, man Of
woman. I Thought this was significant
Of the unpopularlty of the cause; fol
there were ladies on board Representing
six different States. ~* ~.' 81,
Here is the best looking city in Iowa
the city of ..'F. ..:< e.. ~..~
w. [:&*,,: BuRI1EaGos, 80
with its twenty thousand inhabitants
broad streets, handsome residences, ant
granite front blocks" It is one Of tn
few river towns I should love to live in
And now We have steamed UP tn
rapid tide and stop little at Il ...
''S.@@ u 'K1ErHsDuna,. 4 80.
! Of which the only thing werth remem
bering is this, in large letters, on tn
end sof an old warehouse: "Remem
:. bcr the Plumber Store ''S's @<@ ,;;.t-.
One sometimes meets with inter
esting strangers in his travels, not al
ways or necessarily the gepteeIy dress
ed, but often the plain man, in p)ail
garb, who passes on, uuknow and oft
times unappreciated. In this instanc
he is scothman OF Argyleshire, Scot
land, He has shaken hands with tn,
immortal Robert Burns, heard him re
peat his poetry, the "Twa Dogs" in hi
! fathers house, on the Banks Of, Aver
}, He saw him again in the Duke of Ar
gyle's Castle in Campbell, and remem'
bers With glowing pride how the poe
J bewi1dered the great ones by his wit
and his wonderful powers Of converse
tion.. 1"< ~ 80 +,s& ~
- ,,1 ~ CLINTON G. ii.
Iowa, fifty miles above Davenport,
one Of the promising towns on tho rive,
Being on the lins Of the Chicago an
i Omaha railroad, it has become an i'm
Portant railroad point. It number
i 5000 inhabitants, lies low, and is I'm
. inviting in appearance, but is growing
. rapidly, aud the FIRST thing We hear vii
be, "Clinton is a great CITY" j.
Blythe way, I have just read mos
excellent and able notice Of the dealt
)! Of Charles Dickens in the Davenpor
= Denocrat-so artistic aud so clever a
= to attract the attention of all on board
, On inquiry, We found the writer to b
J. not tho editor Of the paper, but; a
1 Englishman, by name Jarvis-of. AZ
toomplished education, but Incorporate
= both the pride aud the 1mortlfeationso
his friends, aud signshimselfthe "HEn
IsHs1a ~ 1nwAp ass* .fefsf@:sEs ~.
& Yesterday, of Quincy, ILL., a burl
negro came on board, and through a
accompanying friend, procured .'Istat
, room next the ladies cabin. It was i
the evening. He staid over night, an
I to the astoaishment Of all, when th
breakfast was announced, he took hi
: seatiat the table, IN the cabin with tn
rest: There were sour looks, mp an,
= down the elegant cabin, and side glsnces
Bit all went on, and all took their co:
Flee in peace. After breakfast, tn
clerk called our well. dressed Sambo t.