The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-03

THAT FLYTNU TRIP wEsT.-After all we have
concluded. despite our promise. not TO bore our
readers with q detailed account of our recent
brief visit west, alt though we deem it right ard
proper to acknowledge ourSeIf under oblid,.
tions to Hon. John Reilly. Sup'u Transpnrta-
tion. Pa. *. r.. and W l.. O'Hrien. ESQ, OF Co-
lumhus, o., General Ticket AGENT for the Pan
Handle Railway. through whose kindness and
courtesy the necessary pasteboards were ob-
faiuto for putfiDo oufseiF and friend LInI,n n
Seaman, Esq y through to 81. Louis aud return.
without change iin our pockets. any charge
whateverIif we except the toll demanded for
passing over the great bridge which spans the
Mississippi: at st. Louis. for the long and inter-
esting ride. Apart from this acknowledgements
we feel II Il duty as well pleasure to say
that we spent several hours very agrceaby,
and, thanks 10 the good Sisters of ST. Joseph,
partoek of q sumptuuus dinner at Culumb bus.
Ohio. with our whole sOuled friend, Rev. r. c.
Christy; formerly OF this place, who afterwards
accompanied US in our visits to various places
of interest: among which may be mentioned
the ncw insane asylum, one of the grandest and
probably the largest editice of the kind in the
WoIin, coIcilrE as u doeS an area or 2rotlnf on
a slight elevation some distance away but in
fun view of the city, which is said to measure,
ana we nave no douot doeS measure, fuliN a
mile and quarter round. every inch of which
is occupied by the mammoth structure.
Leaving COLUMBUS in the evening we found
ourselves i'm ST. Louis after an ali-night ride
about O'Clock next morning. Here, being
strangers IN strange land, we permitted our
selves to he conducted 10 n fourth rate hatei
, which looked well on paper. but soon discover
ING our inistake we sought more congenial
auGrters. W hich we found at the T.:clede House.
one of the finest hotels in the city. Here we
were Joined during the day by our esteemed
friend john A. Storm, a Cambria boy who has
hppD n resident Y fpT u
numher OF years, ana whom we are glad to say
has recently been appointed one OF the three
surveyors of ST. Louis county. Mr.. storm tar
ried with us during our stay of two days aud II
half, and to him we are indebted for much of
the pleasure afforded ms by visit that
beautiful city. Sight seeing was OF cojirsp the
order of the day, and with our friend Storm as
cicerone it is needless to say that we made good
use of the brief time at our disposal. All that
we saw was new aud interesting to us, but
we didn't start out 20 tell all about it, we will
content ourself with saying that If there IL a
Paradise on earth II must toe Shaw's Garden,
some i've miles from st. Louis. which lacks lit
tie if anything which nature or art can bestov
to make il the loveliest spot that the most pro-
life imagination could possibly conceive of.
It.is the conce il of rich bachelor MIR Henry
Shaw, who spent money witholt stint in adorn-
ing il and then prcsepted il as q monster floral
Offering TO the heautifnI CITY of which it is The
bright est OF all its re splendent gems. Mr. Shaw
himself occupies fine mansion on the prem
ises in close proximity to which Is an interest
ing museum of natural wonders. There are
also on the grounds hot houses. consPrvHtO Or:rs
and va-ions other buildings. besides a hand
some catalfaduc surmouutCd 10y Il large cross,
beneath which We were told i: was Mr. Shaw s
wish to be laid to rest after life's ftful dream
is O'cr.
Turning our races homeward on the evening
Of the third day after reaching St. Louis. we
"it OUT for Indianapolis, where we sOjOurnCd
For several hours taking in the beauties of that
handsome city, which is i1tlned well worth a
visit. Here we saw among many other elegant
buildings a new Court House. Just being fin
ished andlfurnishcd, which we shall not attempt
to describe. but which we have no doubt is
without rival on the American continent and
could not have cost much if any less than two
mlliipns OF dollars. one Ot the tcet oil tue IN
danapois peacock is, however, the old. stat e
House and the grounds surrounding, which are
| so wOfully dilapidRted that the pride OF the aV-
erage citizen must surely fall when he gazes
upon the ruius..
Satiated with sightseeing and nearly snfYo-
Gated with heat. we took the evening train for
Pittshurghi which we reached next day. and
| from thence we returned home the same mig hit,
| since when we have had time enough if we had
! had nerve enough to tell long before this and
much more fully Of the sights We saw and the
! pleasures we experienced on our f1ying trip
west. OF the route we travelled and the cOur-
teSieS received we shall have something to say
soon the prescnt unfortunate eAcitcmer.t
in railroad circles has fully subsided.