Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-07
UP THE OHIO.

UP THEOH1O.
A NOVEL AND INTERESTING TRIP.
BY River stea@sr-P.etaresaue Scenery
sspDi to Pittsburgh.
From Private Correspondents.
STEAMER CLIFTON,
ROcKPORT, Ind, Aug. 2.
About two weeks ago we decided-f
possible for us to get off in time to take
boat in time at St. Louis for Cairo, and
then up the Ohio to Pittsburgh, thence by
cars back to Ohio. The Ohio river has
been falling so rapidly and the water is SO
low that We will not be able to get much
farther than Cincinnati on this boat, then
perhaps we can take smaller boat and 60
on, or if not take the cars from
that city. This is the last boat that
will make the trip till there is
rise in the river. Our boat was adver-
tised to leave last Thursday evening, but
it was delayed by taking freight, SO we did
not get started until Friday at 5 p. m. The
boat is very comfortable and nicely fitted
up, and furnishes very good table, and,
as we are getting more and more hungry
every day, our meals arc relished in pro-
portion. Our first evening out was very
pleasant, the sunset was beauti-
nj hal
St. Louis, from this point, enjoyed the
view of the river front exceedingly. We
soon passed beyond the city limits, the ar
senal, &C., thcn--in two hours-the glass
works at Crystal City appearing like huge
fiery furnace. We started too late for
moonlight evenings, SO after peering into
the darkness few hours and enjoying the
cool breeze, after the hot day in tho city,
we retired to our state room, hoping to
sleep we'll, but tho noises were all SO new
to me that was often disturbed and, be-
sides, tho mosquitoes were SO assiduous In
their attentions that we could not ignore
their presence-and we have been very
much annoyed by their soircc, though
last night, by an abundant use of
pennyroyal, VIC kept them ut bay and slept
very we'll.
Saturday morning dawned beautifully,
the doctor rose very early and the sunrise
was SO brilliant that he called me to share
the sight with him, and by five o'clock I
too was on deck enjoying it. An old pilot
who has been on tho Mississippi river
fifty-six years pointed out places of inter-
est to us. Tho scenery was very fine, tho
bluffs on the Missouri shore almost equal
ing the Hudson river Palisades. At Cairo
we only stopped a short time, then bade
tho grand old Mississippi farewell and
steamed into tho Ohio, the water of which
| is of a different color and much clearer. It
was interesting to see the two running side
by side until they blended. Our next stop
ping place was Paducal, just where the
Tennessee river flows into the Ohio. We
anchored the length of our boat in the
Tennessee river. Many of the passengers,
learning that We would stop All hour or
moro, walked up into the town, but we did
not make this discovery till it was too late
to leave the boat and besides, as it was
evening and rather dark, We could not have
seen much of the place.
| Sunday was very pleasant day, but the
banks, both on the Kentucky and Illinois
side were rather flat. At seven in the
evening VIC reached Mt. Vernon, Ind, and
went up to zee the town. As the first
church bells were ringing, we viewed the
the interior of several churches, but could
not wait for services. There were no re-
ligious services on tho boat, but most of
the passengers seemed to respect the day,
and it seemed rather quiet-still, there
was the usual amount of work among the
hands, and tho "round-a-bouts !" were
kept busy at several places loading wheat.
We passed Evansville, Ind, and in an hour
or two the mouth of Green river, Ky. 1t
is not wide stream, but quito deep and
very clear, having so many springs; it
rarely freezes, even when the Ohio is
blockaded with ice. From here Oh the
scenery grows moro and moro beautiful,
the river making many and abrupt curves.
About ten o'clock We passed OwensborO,
KY; it stands out prominently on point
in the rivera lovely situation-and from
the boat has the appearance of being a
beautiful town. 1t is a very thriving, busy
place, with population Of 10000. Our
next stopping place was Rockport, at
which point began my letter. We stop
ped to take on board :, 900 sacks Of wheat.
It was raining when We stopped here, and
although we knew there would be delay
of an hour or two and would have liked to
seen the town. tho hill looked too formida-
bio and we did not venture; those who
went up represented it as a lively little
place, with pretty houses and yards, and
very clean streets it is situated on high
bluff with the rocks almost perpen-
dicular. Last evening We spent sew
eral hours in the pilot house,
from which VIC have good view of the
river and numerous little towns which we
passed. At several places i'll Kentucky
they were having political meetings and
hurrahing for Hancock and the Democratic
party. The pilot told us last evening that
we would probably stop for a few hours
last night, as We wcro approaching