The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-09-13
Abcut the Cleveland Excursion.

YOUNGSTOWN, Penn, Sept. 80, lo''.
DEAR SAMPSON "A few lines from
one of the "outslders" or specials" as
YOU may wish to call US, accompanying
The late Knight Templar's excursion to
Cleveland, may be of interest to some
of the many readers of the JOURNAL
The Salina party, Sir Knights, their
wives, daughters, and, and we "outside
specials" or especial outsiders" mum
bered twenty-seven persons. We lett
Salina on time and in good spirits. AT
Abilene we halted twenty minutes, and
Immediately began the distribution OF
our ssSalina is county seat" ETC., cards.
IL was somewhat of a sumner on our
enterprising Dickinson county friends.
One remarked to me "if we had only
thought of it we would have gotten up
some also" We dished the mout freely,
and to-day thousands of people who
heretofore, were ignorant Of what "Sa-
lima is and has," are booked on that
matter. .1t|
Before arriving at Topeka, Col. Pal
mer gathered up all the baggage checks,
and had the luggage taken to the Santa
Fe junction. Had this not been done
1t would have been put off at Topeka,
and much annoyance would have been
occasioned. The Santa Fe train was an
hour late, but call aboard" was heard
and away we whizzed for Atchison.
Here the baggage had again to be at
tended TO, which was most successfully
done by Col. Palmer. Judge Bassett, OF
Lawrence, Grand Commander Of Kan
sas, complimented the Colonel several
times for his great energy, promptness
and dispatch, in looking after the CON-
fort, not only Of his own party bat
also those from other cities In Kansas
and Colorado. At st. Joe, Mo-, very
largeCommandery, occupying three Pull
man Palace cars, were attached to our
train, and oh, such IA baggage car rs they
had. Had a first-class "if you don't see
what you want ask for if ID elmonico estab-
lishment," in charge of Gen. Burnside.
Cigars costing $ll5.O0 per thousand, and
similar merchandise for those who
would say "thank you, don't smoke,
I'll take little lemon and sugar, basket
of grapes reduced to liquors, grown in
that famous department of France,
champagne" The st. Joe folks were
the most liberal, but after the Kansas
folks had formed consolidation with
them the latter were the liberaliest.
Maj. Tom Anderson, of the A. T. &
S. F., and Col. Davis, General Passen-
ger and Ticket Agent Of the X. c. st.
10. Il c. b. Railroad accompanied our
party to Burlington, and made things
pleasant all around. We arrived at
Chicago eight hours late, and at Cleve-
land six hours late. The Kansas and
Colorado folks had their head quarters
at Colts, beautiful watering place, five
miles outside the city, on Lake Erie. |
will not attempt for want of time GIVEN
ty minutes till mail closes) to describe
all we saw at Cleveland. The daily pa
pers have done that amply.
We left Cleveland on Wednesday al
ternoon, arrived at Pittsburg Wednes-
day evening. Found the Kansas fever
raging badly, and was invited to deliver
o lecture on our State, and may do il
on my return. On Saturday evening
i gave them talk here, in Psrke's OPP
era House. Had q very select and ap-
prsciative audience. You can have no
idea how many wish to go to Kansas, If
only they could dispose Of their proper
~, which has deprecated fully fifty per
cent. in the last few years. When re-
turn | may give you talk on "What
we saw in the East" We leave tor
Philadelphia and New York tomorrow.
May write you again. &.