The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-07-18


.. RAcnn, VIM. July 1AAA.
The train Of Sanday, on which We en-
barksd for . journey 70 the "Orisat'
vs. six hour. behind, and consequently
No were "six hours bsAind" Ill The way
through. The Consequence Of 20 much
tardiness on the-pArt Of the train was .
good dea Of night travelling which ID
not particularly pleasant to . travele,
who desires % look 1t the country. In
stead Of being enabled to look upon the
fields and crops Of . greater part of Mis-.
souri,, We were only afforded the sight
Of quickly fitting telegraph poles, en-
bankments and other unintereeting OBJ
jects within afew feet Of the track. The
crops of Kansas seemed to be far ahead
of the crops Of Missouri and Illinois.
Northern Illinois especially seems to de-
mand more "wet." We crossed the
Mississippi at Louisiana At day-break
upon the transfer steamer J. C. McMul.
lin. It is . ponderous boat and the
weight of the trains seemingly had no
more effect upon it than 80 many feath-
ers. We found the ride from this place
to Chicago like travelling up Santa Fe
on windy day. Dust in clouds rolled
over the good clothes of all the passen-
gers, up the delicate Grecian nostrils of
many q fair damssl, and drifts to the
depth of several fractional parts of an
inch upon many q goodIy countenance.
The passengers, rs they stepped from
the train in Chicago, might have been
taken for party of blacksmiths or coal
miners. All the beauty there was in the
crowd was then really /" unadorned."
Gov. Oglesby occupied the seat ahead
Of Us. He is an interesting converse
tionalist. He was quite communicative
On the gubernatorial question. He thinks
be has Koerner din bad row Of stumps."
He says he will succeed Palmer - the
next governor Of Illinois, which is about
true probably.
Chicago we expected to see in ruins.
We were not disappointed. Few are there
who have looked upon her since the fire.
It was almost night when We landed
here. Kellogg and we took . short
stroll among the ruins. It made Ms
,eart sick. Hardly. a soul was seen on
hose once busy streets. No lamps guild
ID US as we stumbled in the debris. To
70 sure many lofty building have alrea-
~ risen up-Phenix like-from the
lshes of others, but still there is abund-
mt and ample proof Of q tremendous
'uins. Buildings newly erected, here
md there-perhaps as good Is before
10 not relieve entirely the desolation.
Five years, however, will make Chicago
$ good as before. Probably it will DO
'etter than ever before. Here we reach
he "lager beer" strata which We COM
monty term "unique." Pint glasses of
'eer sell At five cents each, SO we heard
~. (And know how it is yourself
'ExIoR) They also say it is q great re-
ief after having been dosed with dust
II the day long.
We are in Racine, which is beautiful
y situated on Lake Michigan. Every
treet in the city is splendidly shaded
nth trees. If the Salias people could |
ut once walk up and down one Of the
treets here on . warm day and expert |
nee the comfort of the beautiful shade,
hey would at once proceed to set out
rses in Salina. Racine has about ten
housand inhabitants. 1t is . pretty
lace, . rich place but not . very busy
lace. Once in while it looks about Is
.zy as Doc. Jenney or Hanna. If Car
er were here he would be perfectly do
ighted over the fast horses. There are
hree newspapers here; one Republican,
be Journal; one Greeley, the Argus and
ne neutral, tho Advocate, like the Sail
. Herald and just about such looking
beet. While we write Lake Michigan
as smooth As glass. Several ships are
/ sight with tapping canvass and pro-
ellor is coming around the point. The
Ike looks almost - well rs the Smoky.
Politics are blooming" here. Chas.
!. Williams, q lawyer Of GAINESVILLE, has
cen nominated for Congress in this
no first district by the Republicans.
is thought that ex-senator Dolittie
ill be the candidate of the Democrats.
7isconsin is sure to go 70: Grant BY her
sual largo majority.
Kellogg, of the firm Of Gould L KEEL
'gg, wagon deslefs Il Ssliss, hes been
ar companion in arms on our trip. He
. "good fellow to have along.
J. l. Cases thrcshing machine works,
ish Brothers and Henry Michele ;
'agon manufacturers are all situated
ere. We will 90 through them before
70 return.
We have hattie written this letter.