The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-27


y mmeiry, sd~s TO ITS p,cturefquepess
There ara some very handsome .ud tbrivog villages 70
Run s%ans Sooa Gs sl sonss sra "a
Salem (Destied IN o shaded valley amoog t's
naenta,ns) Toe famous sulphur s'iags 2, 'ni
road and sre very much frequentcd duog the summer
season by Southern people. Strangely enough cn' es
Of our Norhern tourists o. p'eaas o. hsal
taey most preferSaratnga or Lebanon OF saaron, or
Newport a, all approach them e'ner for oesn.y Oh
scentry good mountain air, magnificent trout hsong
romantic walks for the health restoring qualities OF
the ~ater Perhaps. when prejudioes pass s~ay tneS
nav become more fashio1aole AZ Big Sorting, the
Roanoke which is here pleasant trout stream, Sashes
the Of outiuting spur of the nioan.io, when
very much resembles the rock knowa ss ihe Cro"s Nest
ON The HUDSON; and from point there Is railroad
track cut through the mountain ~ tue Montgomery
enrpes All the sulphur springs OF Virginia are within
forty mile circle: and whole summer season can be
most tengbtrully and heal,hfally speu, auoaa ,hem
Many of The mountain sides here prosen, strange scarp
,to a1oearances some OF ,ns IN s,audiog a tne or so
psr have their sides Opposite eicn other cut DO w 10
snonding forms ne IL remcn ons laods,des had
had them IN tgan and The sSeliig valleys a,
their base would seem 10 give strength 10 that hypo
thesis.
Bnt 1, s not in mountains alone grand they are,
ha, the beauty 4 this region consists rhc fertile aod
well cultivated land is w@tered by min7 mouotan
brook ami by such streams the pleasant James river
the ronckipe Roanoke and she New river wing in
loon, dignihsd beauty among msuntains whose piGe
crested tops renects d in lis blue waters
Evening enjoyed this gorious landscaoe;
and a. we saw the go in spiendoe behind the
Alsghanies, breathed sien. prayer FOR dear
ct home, whose 9Th yesr on earth that setting
closed.
village among the mountains; but a. the Railroad Hotel,
Due buitog, not yet prepare to accomm )iae
gotsts for the nght sod as toe village where acsomno
cations could be bad hAif mile distant, we
termued 10 eoniinre our journey % Rockville.
Having charged cars a, BRISTOL whca is on the border
line between Virginia aud Tennessee the earliest Of
the morning showed us 10 DO ,ravessng RIGA, fer
vie well cultivated county, IN which there al
SIDES evidences Of wealth and prosperity and after coast
far ina he ma
train brought up At Rockville about nine O'Clock aud
souet, rest and reresnment AT the Lamar House "a
only hotel Of any preensions and indeed 1t has Little %
bos1. of-n the town OF Knoxville, Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE TO MEMPHIS.
Although Knoxville the third mos. important town in
the State OF Tennessee its pretensions rather iosg
uilcant Its whole trade Is done in two blocks Of
main street. and the sbopkeepes seem to spend most Of
their time in gossppipg a. their chop doors TIE "a
handsomely situated on the right bank Of the C)lsou
river, which here some two or three hundred yards
vide, and is the centre Of rich agricultural counry.
The houses scattered without any regard to uniform.
~ over number OF small hills One of these, extend
ns one side the river 10 be town reserva
tion, and ~oud make delightful park. The view fro
1t, down The river, very Gne the uniformity Of the
river here broken by small islands Of limestone
foImaron, wei wooded. Although the river navigate
up Knoxville, and although Of lgns draught
used ascend IT, there longer any such evidences
necops Eas. and West have drawn the from the
river, the change does not to have
the town. s present population can hardly exceed three
thousand. contains four Ave churches and two no
ies, Of which the principal "a tee Lamar House. On
creek stream which piles itself the Co stou
Knoxville, there is honsips mil a mil aud oas or
factories OF kinda Lime. is very abun-
danI. and there indications OF marble tho venIse
The University of East tennessee ioi.td here sne
railroad companies have pretty exleOsi 20 buildings
The route from Knoxville % Memphis ia BY The Eist
Tennessee and Georgia Railroad to Dai,n, 10 eorss,
TIC road owned by the state OF Georgia. 10 Chattanooga
distance of ihty eight miles, snd thence by the Mem
bs and Charleston road 10 Memphis distance OF 3g9
miles The whole journey is mace thirty hoars
The Colston river is crossed thriving rlannfac.
turing tom called Loodon, tSeosy miles frcm
KnoxVii'e. This aud . called Cleveland ara tho on "
PAGES Of any import entire ronte although
there several ue~ towns sprnsns INTO all
along Inc me The country Is for the most psrs rch
fertile, and all the settlements appear be prosperDg
Daiion situated in rich valley, With nigh hllis
background seng railroad junction, there is
aoe saoT or bnsDess. IL IS expected, toHsver in
The of few months between Cleveland
and CHATEAU Ooga VIII be completed, wni;h vii forty
OF fifty miles navel o5giate tue necessity % cnDg az
Dalton, ana cut off good Geal Of lis present trade.
,be road between Dalton anu Cbats1oos runs through
level country, OF which the saps productions
bacro md cotton The depots az the rsri1ns stopping
places built in a slbstsntial manner aud the ypoo
appearance Of things along the indicates
able agricultural prosperity This road Is The property of
Chattanooga situated on the repnessee river aud 4,
backed by hign mountains, IN which, coal miopg is
red on TO considerable extent me Loyk Dat Mountain
tie tall head hign the raogs, presents
very picturesque appearance. ras from this region
Of country tnat the Creek Indians ,ved some
twenty years ago; aud Is for The socaed
CON United by them At that the Sttes Of Georgia
and Alabama have been making claims the general
government There several handsome residences
here, and a fine hote-the Crutcney House
II was dark when the train left Chalt,nooss, and l.
therefore, speak of the features OF countsy
through WATCH passed. Oae hundred and sixsy four
miles westward of IL we came 70 ruscumblai Alabama
place which apparently at very PERIOD
bad made desperate struggle 70 attain mpor,aucs, bat
had since gwen up the attempt as hoDeess nader
taking The large hotel substantial brick stores which
were then erected nave been suffered TO fan into mel
ancholy state Of dapdAton and ihe rascunbiaus
to have quietly reagned themselves exangush
ment Of the hopes connected with anticipated great
ness OF their settlement. There welt dressed
louDgers lettering around the hotel awitiug their
breakfast and the arrival Of the tr.e; and among
thu m was particularly STUCK Win the d>noiei ap
pearance OF one gentleman in full evening costume WITH
glossy ripgets falling unoer ;epliolADle hat
hands oainty goved, aud gold beaded cane, carried
under his with air that would done credit to
q Beau Brummet II BY isa apDa flton which one
would hardly have expected 10 &c OF lha way
hamlet OF Alabama.
uka the only other place OF importance oa the route
IL has hotel OF some pIeehsioDs, and few presy good
cotton.
At point l'ty-tso miles from Memphis is the Grand
Junction as called, where neciion formed 0
the mississippi Central road Although there
raj breaks in The continuity OF this rOai sti m any
OF the passengers bound 20 New and places IN
Mississippi changed cars here in preference gong on 20
Memphis and taxing boat down The aud the New
Orleans NAL was sso transferred route as even
with stages ply ing between the gaps ia road they say
there saving Of some twenty four hols accomplished
by taxing the Mississippi Central When this road sh all
be completed it will Gu. of much OF the rave from Mem
pbs, and must considerable iDdre that city, and aec.
the whole commerce Of the Mississippi
MEMPHIS TO vIcEsBUaG.
We found Memphis 20 be handsome we'll built bust,
ling business town The so.es Mlin street would coa
pare not unevorebly with tbosein Broadway. The Mem.
phans have race course, where being held
as We passed handsome tseare-the va,iees-a frs.
class hotel, called tho Gay $50, With fair supply OF
others; over a dozen churches some of them having
claims 10 architectural beauty; ami han isome public
promenade ground, called Codr, Square, WHARF there s
marble bust Of the great renneseanthe glory Of Tam
mary Hall--Andrew Jackson
The place at which the boats land is a wharf boat.
mooed at the foot o: the bluff, and all the embl xsons
and disernb ,rkations here Unlike St. LOUIS al