Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-10
ACROSS THE ONO.
\ Commcrcia, Traveller In the saath
Chicago Times,

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 2S,-But
few northern people cross the
Ohio without feeling to certain de-
gree that they are among n different
people and in y strange land Their
eyes and cars are critically opened TO
everything that is going ON around
them, Sentiments that they would
hear expressed ut home without giving
them u passing thought would here as
sumo \ mos, dangerous sound, The
southern people are similarly affected
when they ~ north of the Ohio. how.
ever II is not strange that the two
sections feel this way when VIZ take in
to consideration the events of the past,
and that the two sections mingle but
little together, 1.-THE current OF trade
would only move more north and
south, instead VI east and west, we
would soon hc welded together hy
business interests think this will
como t. pass, find the fame of
Chicago asa distributing point il rs
fully established wherever hive been
rs 1t is west vt us, and also an inclina.
ton ON the part of dealers to form
closer business connections with Ghica-
50 firms,
len Chicago ten days ago. coming
Ivy way Of Cairo to Paducah, Ky, and
thoucr here, stopping ON my way ut
Fulton and Grand Crossing. more from
necessity, however. than choice.
Found raducah, like most Ohio river
towns, dead and though they are at
the mouth Ut the TcuncSScc river.
which is navigahlr some three Ia four
hundred miles atal seasons Of the
year, thaS Attending them cheap rates
VI freight e the country tributary "a
them, to say nothing about the adNan.
taSc II gives them us u shipping point,
yet, with this great natural advantage,
their iuhhing trade is insignificant.
The main support of the town is tolMc.
co raised III the vicinity, They man.
u@cturc but littlcofit With the right
kind Of business men, lhducah would
make thc business point. On the
train going trcm Paducah down Ia
Fulton became acquainted with
Judge G., Of Maytield. Ky, and found
him very Intelligent and social. III
our conversation | found cut that he
had served in the confederate army as
colonel, and a0orward served in con
grcss from ISL to 1870 Our CONVEX.
stion naturally took Il political
turn, and in answer to NV
question how the election of Garfield
suited him, he replied Tint ho Thought
Garfield was u good and nhlc man, aud
fnir.mlndcd, and that his administers
ton would hc IN uhc one. | said
Judge, do You think II majority oi the
people of tho south hold the same opin.
ion2" Yes, he said "thc intelligent
people dc, ut least : GLOW about joe
blackburn and Wade linmptonY"
well, he said, they had better keep
quiet; both of them have done and said
too many foolish things; for instance,
doe Bhekhun's speech in congress, in
which he said the south would never
rest until every war amendment to tho
constitution WINS wiped out and Wade
llampton's challenge To John sherman
Such speeches and acts were foolish in
the extreme, and had tendency Ia
show up the southern people in nm ,in-
reasonable and ridiculous light.
Just hero our conversation WIS inter.
rupted by II tall kentuckian in n seat
behind us. lie said "Gcntemen, IL
IL II cold night won't YOU mke some
thing2' and suiting the action to his
words he produced bottle filled with
old Kentucky bourbon, OF course We
accepted, After this our conversation
became more animated. My new ne.
quaintnncc proved TO be u former con.
iodoratc officer. lie indoscd all That
the judge had snid, and expressed the
desire that before he died our country
might become engaged in foreign
war So that the southern soldier might
show his love for the old flag by fight
ing under its folds. A we nenred MAY.
field the Judge insisted on my getting
oil and staying NIL night with him |
declined, but if | had Ind the time
nothing would hive given me moro
pleasure. We Of the north have much
10 learn Of the southern people in tllu
wny of hospitality. when they rive
you mn invitation they do it in such a
way ~ to make You feel ns il you are
You We're comforting favor on them
70 accopt-not TINT they were confer
ring favor on You 10 invite YOU
The country from Fulton, KY, h.
| h'i's - NV WY llNlllilk. toitDll ~
the chief production. The country is
not well settled, though the lands ARE
good and the climate genial and
healthy. Atevery station you will find
swarms Of darkics with perpetual
grin on their faces. They do not look
as if they were abused. You cannot
help but wonder where they NIL live
and who their former masters were
Certainly their masters did not live III
these little shantics and frame houses
we sec scattered over the country, for
that would disnppoint our old idea of
u southern plantation
The weather here il very cold for
this season Of the year. Tho "old in,
hnbitants" give up, and say il beats
anything in their day.
|
Tnr lines Of railway in the five diyis.
ions Of the earth cost, in round NUN.
beers, $4,000, 100000, and would, nc.
IrnrdinU "a narau Enlh ranch oi,ht