Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-12

q sugar camp. Now an arabic field
IS where the trees once stood. Trees
house, all gone and the workers
long since gone. Standing here what
a far reaching view SO diversified, SO fal
reaching, SO picturesque. beautiful and
| grand. Hill and valley, forest and deep
wild wood, rocks, beautiful homes
meadows, fields of grain, cedar stumps
1t is oil here. AT this place L learned
two facts which are n life long reproach
to the liberty loving north. That when
the lamented Lincoln lay in state in
Buffalo, Elk President Fillmore wholived
in that city, refused to follow the ex.
ample of all good loyal cltikens in drap.
| ing his residence il honor of the depart
ed chief and the indignation of the
liberty loving north men was so aroused
| that his residence was bespattered with
mud during the night. The other fact
was at Elba daring the war, prayer for
the success OF the union cause or any
reference to the success of the northern
! army; wnnld not ha allowed by the con-
gregation. How can such facts be other
than spots IN our feasts of charity
raging waves of the sea, foaming out
their own shame"
Our host kindly delivered us to Ra-
tavia depot where we were ticketed for
LIE Roy. Here we became guest of
Mr.. Butler Ward, banker in LIE Roy and
the brother of DR.. Ward of your city.
Here we were treated to royal fare,
carriage and horse at our disposal.
Among our various excursions to the
surrounding country was one to the
state fisheries for breeding of trout.
1t Is located near Caledonia about nine
miles from LIE Roy. The egg season
had passed SO we began with the baby
front-each grade according to age oc-
cupies different troughs. The one
in charge Of this section scooped up with
ledle thousands of these first
forms of trout life. The waters
we're filed with these infant
forms of fish life. When sufficiently
grown these are let into the next trough.
In the first year these baby trout and
youthful trout are sheltered by warm
buildings; then they are turned out into
the running stream sluice ways where
the water can freely pass, but where
the fish are shut in. The last sIuice way
is where we found the mature trout. 1t
was sight worth the seeing and for
which we were indebted to the courtesy
OF Mrs. Weird, the bankers wife, who
took me thlther. Our route home lay
along the banks of beautiful stream
shut in on our right by mountain cliffs
densely covered with timber. The
arabic land is located in the bottom on
either side the stream.
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE CEMETERY IN
GENEsEE, N. Y.
In the early days of the war the
writer was appointed by Gen. JAS. @.
Wordsworth, as superintendent of
contrabands for the department of
Washington. This appointment brought
the writer into near and most pleasant
relation to the general. When this
eastern trip was contemplated visit to
the dead generals grave WAS on the pro-
gramme, though off the main line of
travel. This purpose Was executed on
the 18th of July. Flowers had been OBJ
tanned of florist near by the gate of the
cemetery. The enclosure was reached,
it WAS spacious lot or lots enclosed by
an iron picket fence and the fence
covered by an arbor vitae hedge kept
beautifully trimmed. The writer
scaled the iron picket gate and was by
the side of beautiful
monument of the departed
hero. 1t was material well chosen to
illustrate the character of the soldier,
made of Aberdeen granite, SO solid,
SO compact, not flaw to be detected in
the elevated and broad and well found
ed monument. No tribute could have
been more appropriately chosen. OFF
one side was the grave covered with ivy
and in the center the beautiful bouquet
was planted from Mr.. Smidt's garden, q
too. Here on the grassy turf,
by the dead hero's grave. the ex-supe1 Q
intendent bowed in prayer.
ness of death was there, ye'.p ~ ,;,,na :
tells us. IN 'he iAs.ns
life in the dea'a better resusrec'lon
world" SO he darkness o. these graves
neered came tor;s rom des'f respisn - s;n,
dent in gil'to be forgotten.
scene asi1er with the generals SOD, gen
leman of full pattern. ex-member OF
congress, nominated as state
,uditor at the last state election.
\ dinner served up right royalty. Then
,ame the sight of dear old relics SO
often seen by your correspondent. The
brigade coiors ri6dled by balls from the
enemy. We had this Aag staH in hand
unfurling the folds to the breezes. Then
there was the military cap so often seen
by him who iots down these thoughts;
this he was permitted to put on his own
head and the sword which OF old hung
by his side he had in his hand; gong
homo he was presented with fine pic
ture of the dead general. What q
mansion of beauty the old homestead; |;
what majestic trees; what beautiful
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