ip-athisay;Lhothe)OOJ5cd-onHubuv*whiipresent, to ilic pa-riotic Slate of Iowa,'Jahcs Wright, Sec. ofState/'Letters were read fruni the Hon, L. 3. Crocker Pjceidcnt of the C. R. M, ft. R/K. and from Hon* ftutsb ClnMc Speaker of tlin Iowa House of Representatives. •The meeting’ was closed by H. C. Henderson with. 8bu)u ' humorous and apprupri-ate remark*;We should liavc. stated above that lho meet- !.01, * ing wa3.opened by prayer ly the Itev. Mr. c. n Loss of Marshall. : •After tllte Hall-bad. boon cleared lho lovers of thencgj a;a | 1 cc not any w ill rxjucie Teip$lcljuri»aii;art u^.ain*11tici .it, anlt;Man cod tili after wc were'asleep ; the.*HalUiop'po-:Rita the -Hofei were alyo fU;ud with .dancers. J -O” AVt« the exercises nf(.W Coni*t House, broth- T 1£*-R:tdy j^t* Chapmi of the Marshall '7Vwe,t'gallic***! together the ?nembtifs of qnil -fr,vU:r»ity, and: a* one of said. fraternity,, w;e would temler him our acknowledgement Tur the kind and hospit-5 of; able man ner iri '.which he entertainerl ns:The return trtfin left.'Marshall at 8 At X , and reacJitid.Ci'iJrtr Rapi.dy fibniiL noon. ..*. Much crecU-it }«duc the officer*-of the Road-for tin* satisfactory manner ;in a%which they provided for the..comfort and “pleasure' of the excursionists-; while the people qf^Marsliall, are justly deserving of th£ grateful acknowledgements of all who visited t1ikr*r on 1 i-h o( )Mnrch* 1‘863, lor. iso. tkeir liberality ’ and.generous hospijtitljty*, out In another article we give sorrier'-account of’ ttfe early history*\and the. building of* - the Road, and'- the oamo*;cf tho gentlemen by \vho*e enerffy1 and penererafjco. it* baa . beenV com ion, necifast r. nter, iTaa the rail. incl*meail.fltfr' com^ktc'd'.'th-s far.t.ibm tin: will and frnj hee bo ftItmusfalhpic.be11 healt; erm tho. shot