Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-10
sctfcr GrG,Il Missouri.

s.ettcr frGm Missouri.
/ Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazstte'
MEXICO, MISSOURI March I, lS79.-LsaV.
ing Chicago at 1890 p. N. ca the 4!h instant
via the Chicago aud Alton road, 10 the thirty
ninutcs allowed by the Compapy's tine card
We had passed The city limits and were gaiIy
booming ahead, at thirty miles at least per
hour over, as flee prairie county as has been
my fortune to gaze upon. | sa% some very Inc
stock roaming disconsolatcly over the snowy
G.Iis, nirpiug at the occasional oascs OF dried
arass. To return from cattle 10 our mutton,
h. &. ard :. tsairs are 6xad essentially for
ihs solid comfort OF tho travelling public They
give you uorton'a reclining ohaifs, saus extra
charge, and ii that does not suit your refined
taa!c !Ur csse, you eau tide 10 p'iaco car Tor
siaht tariff. At Postiac they attach palace
dining CIR, which remains uuili you reach Ma
sOu's Cay. and their mcuu IS second to none,
20. tvlu hu Old Tontine, and which allows one
10 sCrsc TO rcplcli0u with the choicest solids, 10
AID out Ci season. washed doRn with whatever
ycu please, from Ci;qnnt TO Bass WAS highly
amused 1t L cockDcy tourlcst, who Was doing
the ca rcsalc c Ia Icu ruP. II you wear the
blue ribhoG this costs you but % cents. joliet
il one o. the prctticss towns iii lihn0lS, and
whcn want 10 reside 10 the p2nl.entiary, will
take The lni.latory degrees IN the Sucker state.
rhcro Was Gnthi1g OF particular lntertS. TIL We
reached The lilIGols river which We crossed lust
before reaching Pta,l. Tho river is broad
AID beautiful snoct there. Gpd the country be-
gins to be uadulail1g, billy aud 1nsplrltlng.
From thence Onward tho sccucry is more kalcl-
Il t,>in | M,
Wales where one night ii1G pastoral bliss, and
hi.!s where IL S1iiz:r might have breathcd
freely. The night came end With it Luna, in
her c9!icst, but brightest Mood, and | thanked
the rGstsl maiden Ter her glorious rays that
r. ado the Surrounding country seem touched by
the mseic wan Of Beauty herself. Soon We
reached tho Mississippi. and never did tho old
nan, tic Father OF Waters, appear so grand
and imposing az wSilo We were whiting over
his mighty breast on a magnificent iron bridge,
the sucu current, making lis long way to the
Gulf raIidly, as Indicted By the moving cakes
of ice that las;iad like koon lEous in the moon.
Esht. lis Missouri bank IS siasulary wild and
pctu!cfquo and protcsquc at the Louisiana
bridge. Il caused Do Soto, La Sale, Pontiac
aud other "Reminiscences Of the past TO appear
before mc Ike shadows over magic glass.
Down that stream Of streams, huCdfccs OF m!!is,
| could SEQ The naughty SpanlardS with passion
subIucd tcc:S committing their noble chicttalD,
Tie secret Of lite undiscovered, to Iatcry wind
ing sheet. Along It's banks. with uatirlng foot
steps, Was The indomitatlc Jesuit, holy mau ct
Cod, putting the siguct OF civilization OF those
WitCs, and tanning the rude savagts 70 submls-
>ou. Here sped the abor!einc, giving the sIsn
o! war, cruel war, to tribe attcr tribe OF lis
brethren. "a rushed CIR trsiu, leaving the
river c sllTerY scar Ga carth's lace. LOUISIANA
ia quite roGaBticay situated, and once but o
river !oRp. it is probable that the railroad has
given il additional life aad vim. We had much
beautiful scancry to keep our eyes from c6slog,
aud st go a. 81. We reached Mcxico. This is
Tho sea. OF Audrain county, ADD onJ Of tic
most thriving places in Missouri, having be-
tween five and six thousand Inhabitants. The
g. 4 A., ald the Northern Missouri! r0GGs pass
through here, aud there arc also several branch
roads iuio Tie Surrounding counties Audfain Is
comparatively new county. yet takes its place
in the foremost ranks. The late Governor
llaldo lives here as also that noble rcpres:n'
tatiyc, a. Ii. Buckuer. 1t has very strong
Tar. and its court docket is one OF the heaviest
in the State. Thero are twelve or fifteen law
yers, aud :ney al do & good business, aud Tor
courtesy ard kindness cannot bo surpassed. l
deeply regret, for ouce in my lite, th5t crcum
STANCES do Eot ocrElt nc TO become Mexican.
iz2j. Il i; u very lively place, aad man Was
killed tho day | arrived had his throat cut
from "aar to cal" While saapi.i1g pistol ct
tic carver. Tic parties most Interested were
both Of good families, and doubtless the defence
wil be Sc dcgcndeodc. This makes the fourth
killing in as many months. The people are
mainly from, or descendants Of kcntucky end
Virginia families, though Of late years many
Orleans aoa others have moved here. There
is much here to remind me OF dear old Vir-
pina, aud Richard (Poor) is himself again."
Tho to81 is we'll laid off, with an excellent
public square and court house building equal to
Alexandria &. There is very foe opera house.
and several good hotels. There are churches Of
all dcnomiuati5as 10 plenty, including 40 Epis
c9psl. knew Of none during my residence
in Ohio, and for the first time in year have
heard the orco familiar distinction Of Northern
AID Southern Mothodists." 1t is sort of pleas
ant to see the chalky eyes and good Datured
faces Of the npgrocs orco more they were
scarcer than hens teeth 10 Ohio, and much
moro important. The country here is excel
lcnt for farming, aud people need not 90 by n
quest Of good homes. There are three news
papers, Eceklies, End tho different branches of
business age vel! represented. | purpose to
travel OF from hero to Fulton, ard whittier
elsewhere | cauoot now say-lIo honme pro-
poso lc Dieu dispose. This sccion Of Mis-.
sou.i is called very healthy.
hSTIoCHUs.
An UNUSUAL BEQUEsT-A suit has been
brought in tho Circuit Court Of Richmond
county, 10 wc57er bc4uest to the poor OF that
ccnnty. ,Jnhn Taploc. ceu.. of Mt. Airc the