New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-26
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.


jackson and Mississippi Central Roads
Their Excellent Condition Rough
Travel from Humboldt TO Columbus
Indifferent Eating ii Ouses-COn
Observation-Disclosures Central Road
Backward CrODs-Increased Corn Area
Greeley and Grant ON the Track-A
Passenger VOte-GeOrge Francis Train
Chicago Lively.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
CHICAGO, May 20, 1872
arrived here yesterday safe and sound,
and will give you this time a few iOttings
Of my trip. left your city on the six
teenth instant, at halfpast five o'clock, by
the "evening express on the jackson road.
/ found at the depot a handsome, new
silver palace sleeping-car, the Glendale"
took a berth in the car, and found it all
could desire. The jackson road has been
vastly improved since last fall. 1 doubt if
there is any road in the country that rides
smoother than the old reliable"
The Mississippi Central, clear out to
JAG kson, Tennessee, is also very good, and
certainly shows that, with such man for
superintendent as Colonel Z. D. Frost,
these roads can not fail to be popular. At
Humboldt had to change cars to go to
Columbus, via the Mobile and Ohio road.
l found the cars on this road filthy in the
extreme windows. broken, etc. The road
is as rough as one would desire. would
suggest to the management Of this road to
at least put on cleaner cars.
Having spoken thus far of the roads, l
would just mention that for poor meals, be-
tween New Orleans and Humboldt, doubt
if any other section of the country can show
its equal. At Amite the proprietor could
easily set better supper at 81 for each per-
son than he did Not wishing to 60 into de-
tail, would remark that the breakfast at
the sixty-two mile siding, Mississippi, was
much worse-steak tough, coffee abOmina-
BILE, the proprietor, with one hand in his
pocket and his hat on, going around the
room distributing the coffee, and quarreling
with his wife for allowing too much milk.
If there is a meaner place than this for
meal on any road am open to a challenge.
The dinner at Grand junction was no bet
ter Now, speaking of meal stations, why
can they not furnish decent meal at ST.
It was at least better when we reached
Columbus. There l found the steamer
Illinois waiting for US. She is well adapted
for the pupOse, intended as a connecting
boat of the Illinois Central Railroad. She
is plain and neat, and very good meal is
furnished at fifty cents. Everybody seems
to know his business, and everything is in
the best of order Arrived at Cairo,
took the sleeping car there, and found it
one of the most comfortable ever rode in.
The Illinois Central is in good order, and
passengers are not delayed on any part of
the road. The meals, too, are most reason
able and very good The conductors are
polite, and every attention is paid by them
to passengers comforts, and l found
them ready to give any information most
eheerfully.
The crops through Louisiana are back
ward on account of continued dry weather.
The cotton especially looks poor. Through
Mississippi they have had rain lately, and
the crops look exceeding well, though the
season is backward. A larger area Of corn
has been planted there this year than ever
before. The cotton has a splendid look,
and good crop is predicted. The towns
along the road look thriving, and appear to
be doing well. Everybody talks Greeley
and Brown. just to show the sentiment of
the people Icanvassed the train, and eighty
three passengers gave Greeley and Brown
eighty-two votes-one only for Grant. This
sr-e+ ho II b
was an Ofice-hOlder. "Straws show which
way the wind blows"
Chicago Is looking up finely; buildings
are going up by the score, and all hand
some and substantial.
Yesterday had an interview with George
Francis Train, the "irrepressible." He
lectured here last night. He crushed every
body-Greeley, Grant, Horace White, the
newspapers and everybody ad Hbitun1.
He told me that twenty years ago he was
president of the Chamber of Commerce, in
Australia the only man that was ever
president of that august body. He said he
was going to be the next President Of the
United States 1t was fate (; it was the will
of the people that he should be so. He said
said Belmont was for Grant-he knew it
eight years ago, He also said that he, Train,
was the leader of the Commune since the
death of Rossel, and was president of the
international" He said the Chicago re-
lief fund was stolen by the press and clergy.
Train said he would come to New Orleans,
but he did not want to be ionized, and
hated to be made 81 pet of. He gave me
his autograph and picture. His sign at the
entrance of the theatre, read, mo blue
bellied Yankees, members of the press or
clergy, admitted as dead-heads," though he
gave your correspondent pass for two.
In my next will give you, or try to give
you, a more interesting letter.
NOSKID.
Over the jackson RailrOad-MagnOIia-
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