The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18
uox Louisville Will Entertain
Grand Army Eneampment.
rig POINTS OF INTEREST.
r,tsrtainrnent Fund OF s5o,ooo
-Lincoin's Native state
Always Loyal.


TIE sats@@s s,,o~racv. which believed
=. -. ufnerner could WHIP ht@
svaoks but a people warnl-neaftsa III
-..-,s,x, ard loyal 10 the flag. Ken
49, 80 never IN sympathy With me
's@;sson Many OF ber young men, not
.~eee6inr 1850 In all, we're u Inc Con
s~Sa,.se army, and when they returned
a. fhesr homes the SWORDS were beaten
- ,slaushares. and from that CAV 10
nso -, ssve been good and Iaw-abiding
$3.50 many of them even rejoicing that
- AZ. -ras not irrepressible. buf That
:. ,.-vograted In an md gided country. IL
..',ss he difficult 20 find kentuckian
- aaea not rejoice that this republic IS
s-s..-s svse. that a race of people weak
.'. - t-,a-art Is no longer looked upon as
,,sra chattel. subject to the demands OF
the slave pen
a-hs-. are We. living In this community
faw hundred Of the men VINO carry IN
-sr, gathered around the flag held W by
The gallant Rousseau. the commander OF
81. T<,ussvifle Legion. the nucleus OF the
..,,~ ~ ne Cumberland. The dash. de-
,sr.aInatgon and bravery OF Rousseau at
sssr critical period gave hope and cour-
80 ~ athers. the sentiment Of loyalty
,ask root. and soon Kentucky threw on
ska mantle Of neutrality and decided that
rs Tsn.og raust be saved In all, the
sts.e amt aver 1e9,0l9 men 10 The field
All there vas not hattie west II the
sueuhanies or south 81 the Ohio riEer IN
which there we're not Kentuckians, they
were gi.h Rosecrans az stone river; with
MCCLELLAN in West Virginia: with Grant
:, vicksburg: with Banks in the Red
,svsr eampaign: With Buell. ar Pittsburg
tanaing with pap Thomas in Chicka-
manga and Nashville: and with Sher-
mar marching through Georgia" The
Puritan who touched elbows on the
march with the Kentucky soldier
meyer doubted hts loyalty or bravery.
louisville annuzlly makes this sentiment
az love Q. country and admiration
for brave men manifest. tlfrnfng out
on Memorial day aIsi decorating the
graves OF the 1900 heroes who sleep
il The wind0wless palaces of rest in the
National cemetery.
II Is only a few miles from here. about
thirty hy rail, to tho spot where Lincoln
was born and the big hearted people of
that SECTION take pride in giving RENT
nsscences. handed down from father to
soa, OF the family. They will tell of the
poverty OF the Lincolns when little Abe
was In swaddling clothes show the spot
where their log cabin stood. now marked
only by the remains Of the old-fashioned
mud and stone chimney: tell of the
NrAlt VI Nanny iiaAArHs tic iARdttAl WA
whs gave the Union It's savior. and lastly
OF the departure Of the LIneolns from the
land OF bondage 10 the free soil of the
Northwest. The Lincoln farm. situated
near Hodgenyille In Larue county. will
some day he the Mecca az which patriot
Ism win worship Kentucky Confederates
are net behind the most loyal in express
ing admiration for the greatest Of Ken
shrkians. Abraham Lincoln. This is most
clearly shown In the splendid lecture on
Lincoln now being delivered the country
over ey that famous adopted son Of Ken
iHcky, Henry Watterson.
Not only Is there new generation in
hablt!ng Louisville. but the city itself is
very different from what it was in war
time As the boys remember the Falls
City, II was a place Of 81. 900 population.
The business consisted largely in the to-
haeco. cotton grocery and .nigger" trade.
The population at present is 600 00o Louis
vile today is not only a great mart for
al products. but an educational center
as well, There ara half a dozen medical
eosleges, where whites and blacks are
taught; half as many law schools: fifty
I've public schools, and colleges and
academies too numerous 10 mention. All
OF the public school buildings have been
Turned over 20 the citizens committee for
TIE use OF the veterans during the en-
eampment In September
Visitors will find many attractions IN
Louisville ana vicnity The falls Of the
Ohio are directly in front OF the city
People who have never seen these falls
imagine that the water pours over de-
chelty as az Niagara. Such IS not the
ease. For two miles the river bed slopes
twenty-five feet. over a very rough and
foesE surface, and this, when the water
AZ 3 low stage. creates a rapid current
sha ehufninS or the water. Immediately
over he nrst fan IS situated the bridge OF
tae ffansyivania railroad on stone piers
nile above there IS another bridge OF
steel connecting Louisville and Jefferson
VIE This bridge VIII be a-St used by
me hlg Four railroad during the encamp-
ment The Kentucky and Indiana bridge
sAse oellt OF steel, mites New Albany and
LOUISVILLE, The streets OF this city. an
broad We'll paved anc clean. run To Tho
eaFalhsi points ~ the compass. so there
: Astae probability Of a stranger losing
way Tho street cars. nearly all Of
ssth propelled by electric motors. ran IN
a. directions covering every polnt Of
interest Prom the foot az First street
oae can ride along the river front Tor
aaFee niles. thence across he Ohio and
seagn New Albany Jo the mountains
he'oW That city From these hills there IS
WV AGA atts+Es COZ AfEt river
ald Surrounding country. including the
ta'ee Walls f,it.er. The scene is one az
- lSssifs grandeur. especially At this
season - the year
.he Mammoth cave. about Too miles
s9@sh' reached 10y railroad auG the mum
tsVas eAtie1elds I'm the state win be
~sReag tAc many points which Wiz be
NStea ~ Strangers Lexington. The
.FAteF af tie famous hlGe grass REGION
aosed Tor rs beautiful women ana gne
steeA- j. about foar hours bv ran f-c-r
oe@f5ae This grip takes one fhrauch
STATE capital situated on the bank ~
ne kentucky river From Frankfort 20
'sston me tourney is through q raun-
~ iamts for lts beauty and wealth.
ashland. the horse OF Horny CLAW. ts atir
snort walk from the center ~ the rf.a
EsSs AfHens while The remains of rha
sAs1 cemmo2Cr sleep under ID t1arrfa-
- monument In au adjacent oemet,r1.
ne nela 90 Ferrvxtite whe-. one ~ th.
1st desperate BATTLES ~ the war va
@Ae@ = easily rtRrt.t3- The same IL
N 9f the hattlchelaz az Hi-hr,o,a
Alh.2faSiiic. Rowling Green. Cy0trfsvs
80 WIG Cap, The railroads viii ran ~
taFsion trains ~ the BIRTHPLACE, NJ va
-. e Mammoth cave ard an tls,, hafs,s-
s.as during tne ercamuneat \ rrl5xe--
f4te q : cent pc~ mile vii be ,,7sfa
eaupment '''0
80 ssaFe of Gen. Zachary Tavlo- i-
49, milts esSt ~ Louisville. While ths
s.'es 81 nacH kr0tucklaas vrh, were
- tshtrg ea3er his command sr,
49, sleep on ~Fame's eternal c7r,n-
sFoana' az Frankfort cave hf8. in
49, me Ns;ioaal cemetery. is one o.,
a.st MAGNIFICENT cities ~ tse dead
ee Oaiiea States. Tire asts~sl hsa-,-v
,se cemetery IS sr1beli s-el vsth r,,,-
-. - g c@Stly monuments. whsch slv-ave
'ae alteration 80 visitors Ths
a.. s.s places - this city consist ol