Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-26

arriages provided by the Cincinnati
,ress for the occasion, visited the House
# Refuge and the City Work House
These are institutions maintained at the
expense of the city and are eminenTly
,reditable to the characteristic hospitality
If the people of the Queen City.
At the Work House lunch was pre-
pared for the party; after partaking of
which the party resumed their seats in /
the carriages and proceeded to Spring !
Grove Cemetery. This cemetery is prob
ably the best and most highly cultivated |
burial ground in the West, and it would /
certainly require a great stretch of imag- |
or more picturesque sight than is afford
ed the visitor to this resting place for the
departed.
From Spring Grove we passed to the
geological Garden, where the editorial
wisdom of the State paid their respects to
the various beasts, birds and monster SER
pents, and other matters of interest, at
to Zoozo.
From this we passed on over Walnut
Hills and dales, through Eden Park, and
finally, after taking observations from 8
number of the high points, we brought
up at the famous Highland House, place
of rare amusements. Here we appropri-
ated the large parloIs, the ample halls,
the verandahs and the beautiful, gas
ed the Highland. Groups here and there
were engaged in social converse, review
ing the visits and the scenery witnessed
during the day; and here and there the
ever busy politicians might be found con-
versing on and discussing, in low tones,
the superior merits of their especial IA
Vorites for the Presidency all of this was
indulged in in an inofensive, genial
and liberal way. At about IL O'Clock the
party, with many inyited TSisests from the
city, were introduced TO the spacious and
magnificent dining hall, where some five
or six tables, about 20 feet in length each,
were spread with profusion of the rich
est rarest and most tastefully arranged
edibles that the Imagination could fancy.
Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York
Tribune, was introduced, from the stand
to the editorial profession of Ohio, and
was received with loud and prOtracted
greeting. Mr.. Reid then proceeded to
deliver the annual address to the members
| of the Ohio Editorial Association. 1t was
a most excellent production, but it was
more applicable to the metropolitan press
than to the rurals.
Mr.. Reed, while his address was able
| and handsomely read, seemed to forget
| that the rural press is an efficient element
! in the dissemination of matter that is in
| teresting, instructive, and does the great
er share of intoxicating correct princi-
pies and morals. He seemed to overlook
| this great truth in Northern journalism
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reid's address
| the signal was given for an attack upon
| the viands, richly and artistieally spread
upon the numerous long tables, and it is
! needless to say that no higher compli-
ment could be paid the luxuries, under
the weight of which the tables fairly
groaned, than the hearty manner in which
they were partaken of: this, too, was pre-
pared and furnished by the brethren ol
the Cincinnati press.
After supper, the tables were prepared
and then came the pofusion of sentiment.
and responses, by members of the pres:
and others, among them our next Gov.
ernor, Foster, was on the stand and res
ponded eloquently to sentiment. We
will not be responsible for the amount o.
wine discussed in the way of washing
down sentiments, but we think it was
considerable, and so far as we were able
to observe it did not result in any un
pleasantness.
At u O'Clock, in company with oul
better half. we left the Highland ant
sought the hospitable residence of on
relative, E. E. Wood, Esq, in Newport
and therefore will not assume the respon
sibIlity of anything that was done in sth
wee sma' hours, after IL; suffice it to sa.
/ the time was not equal to going through
the entire programme at the Highland
and the audience sought their hotels be
fore the peep o. day.
Friday morning the party to the mum
Der of about 80 gentlemen and 80 ladie
were conveyed to the Ohio q Mississipp
} railroad depot, where they took the car
for st. Louis / have no compliments t
make for the country between Lawrence
burg and Mt. Vernon, Ind; it is a miseT
ably hilly country, and along the railfoa
is noted for nothing but its unproductive
, ness. After we reached Washington Da
. Wis county, Indiana, we struck NOR
Heaven-favored, and consequently,
; more productive country. In man
: places the wheat fields presented a ric
, view. At / forget the name of th
, town, in Illinois, most magnificent dir
:, ner had been prepared for the party, b
). the o. & NJ. RY. Company. After doin
}. ample justice to dinner, the train WI
again in motion. When we got With
= 20 miles of st. Louis we found that tt
wheat had about all been harvested: an
( although | supposed I had seen whea
= fields and large crops of wheat, have
= say that / never before saw one-half
: much wheat in a whole days travel as
/, saw in this seventy miles. In, some plac,
: field after field spread out as far as v
j could see, the ground being thickly s
u with shocks of wheat, presenting Il
IS richest and most beautiful sight / eY
q beheld. Verify, there is no famine
Egypt.
i At the Union Depot in this city we we
a provided with omnibRsses and convey,
Is to the Lindell Hotels, where preparation
3, had been made for our reception by tt
le energetic and most gentlemanly and eli
, cient President of the Ohio Editorial A
l. sociation, Mr.. Mack, editor of the Sa
le dusky City, Register, The Lindell is o.
s, of the largest and best hotels in any of Il
ne Western cities. It's arrangements and a
Mt portionments are complete. Its tables a
TO furnished with the richest viands til
IS can be procured. Its servants are neat
their appearance and respectful to t
guests of the house.
Here / close for the present, reserVi
the sightseeing in this city for anoth
occasion. will merely state that it rain
= all the forenoon yesterday. This aftC
~ noon twenty carriages are to be puFchas
o, to carry us to some of the noted gardeI
ii, etc.
ee In this city the Republicans seem to
vor Grant for the Presidency. The De
ocrats are divided on Thurman and I
in den. If the Democracy in this city COZ
lie elect governor for Ohio the indicatio
K are that they would elect Ewing, but it
he fortunate that the Republicans of Oh
n will attend to that business themselv
es and see to it that the rights and intere
In of Ohio are properly Fostered.
It's Tomorrow we start for Kansas City
&c. VIM. WILLIKAN
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