The Lincoln County herald., 1873-06-04
Ediisrs Cssveutien and JolIi6sa,iop.

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Ing on the 2s.h uit. Abou, one hun.
dred editors and publishers we're 10 at
Tendance, many Of :hcm accom- panied b.
ladies. who will ever remember with
gratitude the magnificent reception teu
detcd them By the citizens Of thu. -four.
;sbins little city. The hotel accommoda
tons being limited, the citizen. threw
open theit private residences aud CAV.
them ho.phabh Welcome, characteristic
Of the people Of old Pike. Every sr
rangemeht for the comtot. OF their guest.
vas made, aud the committee ou rsecp
tioD. composed Of Col. D. p. Dyer,
Mayor Psrker. F. A. Suda. W. c. H,.dis,
MARI Lesem. X. J. Haskins. r. A.
Campbell. W. r. Hardin, J. E. Cass,,r.
pheu, E. F. Matthews. ". W. Ander. .oo,
l. Lsmbkin Of the Journsl. y. c. Bry.ou
Of the Press, Hugh Duaey, z. C. Murray,
and r. c. Pew, met tie gathering quill.
drivers and assigned them quar,srsi AID
so veil had they perfected their arrange.
ments that the moss systematic order vss
observable. The people Of Louisian,
have established . kindly rersrsr,nes
in the hearts Of tie Publishers si ,his
state, thai viii rot sooa ts fsrso,.rn.
Al! honor to ,hei: gsre.ou. hearts.
90 Wednesday no.nisg ,h. editors
convened in . large hall, decorated f,r
the oces.icn. and vas called to order by
the Presiden; Of tie Association, DR.. A.
I. Hull Of the Ssdslia De enoer,t Anai
dress OF Welcome vas delivered BY Judge
7. J. c. Fsgg on the part Of the ei,i:er,
10 & few eloquent words, and Vas re-
sPonded to BY the President. The 40
Dusl address BY Gen. Msruaduks fol-
lowed, and after . brief history CT
journalism closed With some timely
structures upon the abuses Of The press,
which it wonld be we'll for our journalists
to consider we'll.
The following gentlemen we're elected
officers Of the association for the ensuing
year: Col. w. F. Swi,zler of the Co.
sumbia Statesman. president Col NJ. L.
DeMott Of the Lexington Register, secre.
tary E. NJ. McHenry Of the St. Loui,
Times, secretary. The next annual
meeting of the association will be bel at
Lexington on the third Monday of May
next.
10 the afternoon the association went
to work with a will, and accomplished
surprisingly large amount of business,
disposing Of resolutions, etc, with q
rapidity and correctness that it would be
we'll for some Of our legislatures to copy
after. This was due principally to the
experience Of the Older members of the
fraternity.
About nine o'clock in the evening, the
Rob Roy landed at the wharf, and the
editors were conducted on board, where q
banquet bad been arranged
BY the citizens Of Louisiana, which sur.
passed anything Of the kind We have
aver seen. The guests had fully enjoyed
this bountiful feast, when the steamer
Andy johnson was met about thirty. five
miles below the city. The two steamers
Rere lashsd together, and the banquet
we're transferred to the latter boat, whose
cabins we're cleared for dance, and the
merry concourse "chased the glowing
hours with flying feet" assisted by the
Louisiana cornst and string band. until
'bout four O'Clock in the morning, when
hs Andy arrived at Louisiaua. About
i've train was in waiting for all who
Wished to take an excursion to divorcisn.
cal Chicago. A train Of oars had been
rendered them BY the supsriuteu dent Of
The Chicago, Alton and St. Louis railroad,
With tho generous assurance that the edi
tors codld havo anything thoy wanted. |
Assistant superintendent, Z. NJ. Morse,
'ook charge Of the train, and convinced
he party that there was at least ono gen.
llemanlS Railroad man. A dining car
was attached to the train, and about
'hres o'clock iu the afternoon the party
we're dined aud wined 10 . manner that
vas dangerous to teetotalers. In cousid.
'ra.ion OF the kindness extended Us by
Col. Morse, resolutions of thanks and q
sold'hsAded cano we're voted him on the
arrival Of bis guests at Chicago.
A day Was spent visiting the principal
places Of interest 10 tho "Queeu City Of
he West," which has certainly made
great attides toward the rebuilding of
he burnt district. all the buildings being