Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-25

ll5 milo. from Louisville. at daylight
Tho excursionists had been arriving during
the night by hundreds, until at last not less
than fifteon hundred were present. The
reception by tho people Of Cincinnati was on
magnificent scale. A committee Of four
hund'ed had been appointed to take speoial
charge OF tho .excursionists and show them
tho city, and e7ory attention necessary to
their comfort. The city was illuminated in
the usual way ard by fireworks ,.'of every
character and tho streets filled by thousands
of pe"plo. Flags by tho thousand wero
thrown to tho breeze and words of welcome
were heard on overy side. Tho 'Stars and
Stripes" were tho universal emblem. Gov
Marks, nf Tennessee, Gov. Colqui,t, of Geor--
gia. GOV. Blackburn. Of Kentucky, and Gov.
Foster, Of Ohio, ard many other distinguished
mon. wore present Speeches Of welcome
werc made by Mayor Jacubs. Gov. Foster, of
Ohio, and o,hcrs. The harpiest response
was that Of Gov Marks, Of Tennessee. He
said:
"Gentlemen Of tho Chamber of Comm cree:
This is my first visit to the Queon City. A
number of years ago l was made one Of
committee Of about $4,000 Tonnesseca ns.
charged with tho duty, among other things,
of making visit to tho City Of Cincinnati.
| (Laughter) For fony long years, from timo
| to time. we attempted to discharge tho duty
imposed upon us. (Laughter.) Let meassdre
you, we found the road exceedingly rough
(Laugbtcr.) A great many accidents, serious
in their churnclcr. betell us by the way.
(I'aughter.) For reasons entirely satisfactory
to ourselves, wo concluded to give up our
trip to Cincinnati (Laughtcr) 1t was our
understanding then that if We over got
here we would meet with II warm reception
tCheors and laughtor.) We have camo up
here to-day to render an apology for no:
making the call bcforc, (Grcat applause and
laughtcr) and to assure you, gentlemen of
the Chamber of Commerce. that in the SYM
pathy of the reception that you extend lis
now wc forget our disappointment in failing
to get here then; (Applnnse.i VIC forget it al
in tho richness Of the reception you extend
to us on this OCCASION" (Long and repeated
cheering
This was tho popular speech Of the day,
and it made the Governor of Tennessee u
popular favorite in Cincinnati Tho unani-
nous verdict was thnt Tennessee has the
Marks of good government
AT a late hour the cxcursionists found
quarters at tho splendid hotels and tho
people returned to their homes.
The next day Friday, was devoted to en-
joymcnt of various kinds and viewing the
city. &c. Cincinnati is situated on the Vest
hop opl, of IL
1889. The river fronts of the city are eleven
miles and arc crowded with bouts and burpes
OF all kinds from New Orleans, Memphis,
Pi'sbnrg aud many other places. Tho area
of Cincinnati in acres is I5 2GO, making
fwcnfy' |ou square miles. Tho population
in 1870 was 2l6 $50 This year The popula>
ton will number probably over 300. 900! The
which locked to US very much like small
ranges Of mountains. Cincinnati is noted
chiefly for her muuuI factories, which number
5,-72. and her trade in provisions and grain.
The wholesale dry goods trndc is large, the
largcs, establishment Icing that Of Mc>srs.
james Shllitu n Co. Their building covers
block Of several acres, ia seven stories in
height, and is filled with goods. Wholesale
houses in other branches Of trade arc aisu
very numerous.
The supper, or banquet, on Friday night
was the greatest event Of the occasion. 1t
was held IN Music Hall, one of the largest
buildings ir tho city. Seventeen hundred
anu seventy l2''nns were seated ut the
tables and there were 5l3 walters in attend
ance. This is the greatest feat Of tho kind
ever accomplished in the country. Besides,
the banquet was all thnt could be wished in
the way # eating. drinking aud speeches
the hn, qnet continued for several hours.
The effects were more pcrceptiblc tho rcxt
day than Otherwise.
The Obi" Rivcrni Cincinnati is spnnncd by
three bridges ,ha, # the Cincinnati Southern
Hallway being the highest and best. They
are all made with draws" to let the boats
through. The boats, large and small, arc an
institution on the river.
The people Of Chicago sent on invitation
! to the cxcursiunists to visit that city. Scye-
| raj hundred availcd themselves of the oppor-
tunity. We were pressed for time, however,
and left ior home on Saturday, over tie
Cincinnati Snnthorn Railway. This road.
which is 1886 miles long, has bccn built BY
the people of Cincinnati through tho States of
Kentucky and Tennessee, Mt n cost of twenty
million dollars! There is not u milo of the
road in O'ir The ro'.I crosses the river on
tho lover ;e Of the city, and at once
plunges into tho Blue Grass region of Kcnr
lucky And what country it is! The soil
is very rich, and is covered by tho beautiful 1
rcl9ety blue grass. Much Of it is held at
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