Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-28
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CONWAY. hEN., Dee. %. 1871 left
iiarp:t Ferry 81 ll,}4 =. a., the lS:b met,
90 tic s. (; g. last iae for this Doiat. The
night vas very DIRK, consequently tho grand
s,caaYy G! tho AIcxaaies was lost. We arrived
Il Gr.tto0 a. G.45 4. II. tha l9:h, and had 20
Iarr;cS IS: breakfast. 4 collision between
trc ireiai.t tracs Iei btcol;edcd the track be.
tween Gta!tcr aad ClarhsbUrg. and NC had 10
transfer ca Fcot 3 ha!I a mile or more over o
very r3ush road. Tho delay ccs. us about three
hours. which. vita 1uontag on! OF time, lost
lis ah3ut two la2Ec ;etoro we reached Parkers'
bug, Here I'D creased the Ohio river, and
ca ,ea sped over 2 beautiful country with many
loves AID villages 81 the route. the most i'm
ne:;ent or which, | believe, is Athens, c,ia
h:ated mere particularly fox ia large insane
asylum very large. imposing structure, hL
t!is time c9u;al0i3g ever SIX hu1ired patients.
!! thiuh Ohio IS famous icr The number of her
!isa2e. aaa shv certainly deserves credit for her
icuaanc ira.tuicut Ct them. At Chillcothe We
stopped 70 dine. hu: the shades Of higHt were
gath.yioS last, cad 80 this pretty little town,
vt!2sa in;latilaata arc Grizzly Firginiaas was
bot isr:.Ha:l2 IRON this CT to Claclnnati
liia greet hcg cgupcriuu,. thick darkness pre-
Yail4;. ara ;hous:! We passed through this great
city !ar tc lis! tirla ia cur life We could only
get 2 !ampshi view Ct small part OF it. By
day Light IL: bad crossed lodana, and were
sciin@ away through Illinois ct . rapid rate OF
snne,i q make up f27 los: time. 50 that | did
not hav; tine 10 Cvaa inquire as 10 PLACES OF
interest, 5aaa tho nsnp thrifty villages on the
Inc were Iyi3:D2a OF ti.a thrift and progress OF
tac pa0ylc. We reached ST. L)us at $40 o.
IL, two Cu?s behind tine, and then changed
cars ioT t;le :i:a: iiEsa on the route. Alter par.
tnkiag OF {: s!asty breakfast aoG birds eye
VIEW OF q portion Of i:a city, from an omnibus,
wn toQr, the cara again On the st. Louis, Iron
Mounnin and Southern Railroad for Little
Rock, :; 10 s. III. fli;;ay. The only places Of
ioteress wc pas5Hd by iHy light we're lroa
hi;uaaa aud i'i;1i i&aob, Moalk and other
places Of iulerts. being passed by eight. The
tram oTer tia ROAD ian very slow, being from
III Il. n. friday 10 s 3 n Saturday, reaching
Little Kcck, d;stauc, of 345 miles only an
average Ct about 20 miles an hour. Was Pc
taiarIy struck win The Vigilance Of The officers
CT this rogi. You o0uia rot enter the baggage
or express csr, aud 1T Our stops for dinner and
supper guards we're stationed at the car doors.
w reached Little i,oek at a. m. Saturday,
ana ia q comfortable room furnished US by the
gentiemar!y propriaior of the Gleason House,
GcSed the houts away as;iI ha!fpast six. when
We We're summoned to s. breakfast ct baalsteak,
pariridges ou toast hot coffee, etc, which put
us in q good hum3r 10: travelling. at q. N.
an omnibus arrived aud took Us, by way OF the
ferry, across tho Arkansas river to the depot OF
the Little Rack and Fort Saith Railroad, and
after ii io CT LEO hours We were landed safely
here at Conway, the COUNTY ssat OF Faulkner
equally, 50 ra,u9G in ;ouor Of Sandy Faulkner.
A. L,.- nilor
growing paaa. a@vuk thirty miles from Lltlo
Rock, tut 80 expect TO make Conway aud its
eurrouodoes BE s1ts ct OF future commuDl.
esion VII: ct:s, by saying that my reception
s2la Il! [ could asG. aud find the people ready
20 WaG:Inc 9lin 0ycn a!Ius and generous hos
:lta'i? sh%5) Coming 10 their midst.
MARTIN.
BUST OF JtrN BGowH.-shoh Church: in
Sixth avenue, Nov York, between Tenth and
Eleventh s:reaiS. o! which The Rev. DR.. Henry
Highland Harne!1 is pss.oT, gave reception
last evening to Adinonis Lewis, the colored
cr!p.ress. ~ juSS Ct John Brown by her having
hoall prepared for presentation TO Dr.. Garnets.
Tho church Was flied. The bust which is Of
colossa! size, s.ocd hac!. Of the pulpit rlstform
drnped in white cloth. The services we're really
s. memorial to John Brown, although the sculp-
lress WAS rreson. to unveil tho bust, Charles
Ecraond douglas, OK CcEsu! TO SGnto Domingo
ait; son OF E1ed. Douglas, 10 make the presents-
tGn speech. and Or. siarreLt 10 receive the gift.
Er. GsrnetE sait il Gs7a hi;.l great pleasure to
see presented 10 New York this young artist,
WHO had bsen hoIored TT home and abroad. In
her veins YES the blood aftwo races that had
been peraecNtsi Tor ages-iks negroes and the
Indians. But IN lta!y, WhoIe she had studied
ant; worked, Tho ca:0r !Ec |ss not so strongly
drawn as II tai= country. Dr.. Garrett, after
eulcgizrg tho sculrtress spoke Of his own init |
macy wish John Brown, who Thenvisi.ing him, |
Oh his way to HA1per's Ferry, said: off die in !
this attempt ihousends of others will rise in my
stead" blow yetho trumpet blow" was sung |
presented 10 DR.. Gsrnett. by Douglas, and The |
pastor then directed tho choir 10 sing John |
Browns body" in which he said the audience |
could join, because the whole civilized world |
knew IL. Evella Williams then read John |
Browns last letter to hi. children ard his speech