The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-10
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TUESDAY 4ORNIN0.. APRIL. l0. Iseu
corresDoadencs Of the Riehnosd Disvassh.
Ees:s.Js! SessAess City-A seU Idea Amomx
| ss Pass~-ReiiEisss Sevcices- Af,mbsys Of fke
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| AuausTA, Ca, April 9th. 1860.
This II one OF the most heautifui citis. or
the south I, is situated on thsSavss nsn r;y.r ~
and has population Of about eighteen thou.
| sand. II u like our own ''t& ueeu City Of Vir
ginia," Richmond. and washing.on, city Of
''magnihccnt distances, }" and the streets are
even wider than they are In Washiurton.-
| Green street is l66 feet wide, which, II rsmem.
ber rightly. Is 3s feet wider than Pennsylvania
Avenue. Broad street is nearly ~ wide AZ
are rows Of ehade. trees, and. In the middle of
the street, extending the whole leneth. ;some
two miles, are two rows OF trees making a
tree aven ue about thirty feet wide, and looking
in summer. like one loss. continued ar6or.@
The effect isexceedinGiy pictnresq ne and pleas.
Ing TO the eye: just .. this time the iuxariant
ont in full dress. and In the private grounds
and the church yards, the buds, blossoms and
full-blown Elories Of the garden greet the eve
on every hand. The ''Church Of the Atone.
ment, one Of the most pfctureeq ne and church.
like little structures ] have ever seen. seems
fairly enyeloped with the vines Of that beam
tiful flower, "The Cloth of Gold" and when
the flowers are in full bloom must look like
perfect bouquet. fs
1 thought had nothing new TO hear in the
cries OF hackmen or omnibus drivers on the
arrival of q train but some Of them here have
a new style which commend to the atten-
ton Of their Northern brethren. 1t consists
not only in praising up their own hotels. but
Ia casting reflections upon those Of others
IT Is no use for any one to attempt this fash
ion, without taking lesson first from the in.
dividuai heard in Augusta. His vein was
purely ironicai, and he addressed himself to
the passengers of the omnibus in which most Of
the passengers seated themselves probably
because II belonged to the most widely KNOWN
hotel. He congratulated the gentlemen of the
rival establishment with the most delightful
gravity upon the superior accommodations of
the hotel they had selected told them they
would find at that hotel 4 great variety of
lamb. sheep and mutton, and fish in three |
styles-for breakfast, dinner and supper
Something was said, also. believe, about
Miss Maggie Mitchell (who is now perform.
Ing at the Augusta Theatre) stopping there.
which, probably, he intended to intimate |
would be an additional inducement to such |
looking crowd as he saw in that omnibus, |
have had the pleasure of meeting here Rev.
DR.. Wilson, Of The Presbyterian Church, who
was formerly pastor Of the Presbyterian |
Church in Staunton, and afterwards Professor |
rian Church here, over which DIR. Wilson pre-. |
sides, is probably the wealthiest Church of |
that denomination in Georgia, if not in the |
south. The church edifice is fine and spa |
clous one, situated in the midst of grove of /
noble oaks. They have raised the salary of |
their clergyman from 2,5tN to S3,UOU and, |
with rare liberality, have made the increase
date back from the time two years ago when
be first took charge. Besides, they have pro-
vIded him mansion which would probably
rent Tor six hundred dollars. Such a congre-
CATION is worthy Of DIR. Wilson, and DIR. Will
son Is worthy of the congregation. He is
in pulpit power aud learning, one Of the
brightest lights of the Presbyterian Church.
and as private gentleman, one of those ge-
mai. generous souls, who magnetic every
body with whom they come in contact. It
s . pity to lose such men from Virginia. But
she seems to be mother OF Bishops and great
1ivines OF every creed. as well as statesmen.
The Rev. Mr. Carter, the young and able pas.
tor Of the large md fourishing Baptist Church.
who is also from Virginia.
Speaking of churches, there is an African
baptist Church here which oscns its minister. !
What do you think Of that ! Tney bought him
of his former owner, and he is held in their
behalf by gentleman of this city. They give
their spiritual servant thousand dollars a |
year. which is a good deal more than some
white preachers receive. The Methodist
Church is said to be one of the largest, if not
he largest, in numbers, in Georgia. 1t has it's |
full proportion of the wealth and refinement
If the State.
This being Passion Week, the Episcopal and /,
Roman Catholic Churches have the usual re.
igious services OF this solemn period, the OBJ
'eryance of which is becoming more and more ,
marked every year. Last night, the Roman
Catholic Church was filed with an attentive .
audience, and, after the services which COM !
IL
erred, sermon on the Eucharist was preached ,,
~ the pastor. 1 heard this morning in the .
Episcopal Church, the sublime and affecting
er ices belonging to Good Friday
should like to send you some statistics of .
his beautiful city, and, if do not, it is not ,
because have not sought, and sought in vain, ,
every available quarter, to obtain them.-I ,
There are four or Ave cotton mills in Augusta ,
Ind neighb0rhOod, a number Of -four mills ,
md other manufacturing Establishments
There are twelve or fifteen warehouses, capa- !
Ia nE hnI AsrN hall <~r
were erected at a cost of more than $l20,WD :
There are six or seven banks, Medical Col
ege with $50 students, very fine military I
organization, and one OF the very
)est Fire Departments in the United States ,
am informed there are eight or ten companies
n this department, and steam flre-engine has {
'een Introduced. Probably the great fire ,
which nearly destroyed the city in 1920 gave !
great impetus to this organization. Augusta
las suffered from flood as well as fire. In 1910,
he river rose thirty seven feet above lew wa
er mark, flooding large portion of the city. :
n lSll there was another fresh, the river rising
hirty three feet The scourge of yellow fever :
las been much more mildly felt here than in |,
savannah, Char arleston, and Southern seaboard :
ills. only about three miles distant from Au. =
usta, and where some of the most beau tiful =
nbarban residences may be seen in the State. :
more elligent and refined population than 3
The press is abl2 represented here In those =
apital journals, II hCOastifRtiOMaliSt, Messrs. n
fardner, Cleveland l. Pritchard; the Au. !,
usta Chronicle, Messrs. Barnes Il Van Buren,
nd the Ereniag Dispatch, Messrs. Atkinson
Cotting. had the pleasure, also. Of meet | =
ag IN Savannah, on recent visit, Mr.. Snead, =
he energetic editor Of the veteran Journal | y
he Republicans Mr.. Thompson, editor OF the =
laiiy Ners, and au thor of the famous "Maj0r | =
ones Courtship," gentleman of real genius. 4
exalted character, and all the nodesty and =
,xAemmie that are generally found allied 7
18th superior merit, aud Col. Spencer (sOn of =
le late Secretary of War, John G. Spencer,) Il
nd Col Lawson, the able and enterprising =
1itors of the Ecssisg EzpyesS. In Col. Spen- i,
IT found. to my agreeable surprise. an ac- q
,en for twenty years, and who belongs to
mily greatly distinguished for its talents
nd public services. To all these gentlemen | Il
the press, must beg TO express my graft .
lde for their courtesies; TO Messrs. Rowland r
Baker, and to others, one Of whom, Mr.. A.
aldwip, though himself only visitor here, {.
ss laid me under obligations by his polite at | Y
ations and ktndnesses which cannot soon | 9
rgct. B. .
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.s
ke Wedfher-firs Depayfmes:--Adsns' Exrrsss n
Co..-Rsr. DR.. Adams, Re. 3& 4
aa as-zt1s. LYNoHBURa, April 8, 1860. 4
Warm, warm, has been the order Of the day =
ith Us to-day, and AZ II TO keep pac0 with the h
Gather, all natpre seems 70 be putting on tho 8
Milling livery Of sprtng. Fruit trees Of als =,
cDt every description are bio0ming; the gar. h.
~. teo. are dotted over with fralrant aow- i
., givtDg evtdence Of the approach Of sum- i,
a.. and reminding ~ that another winter has 4
N numbored with the thousands that have =
,soe1e6 n an6 that q y really sps1pg-simo
deed. In sh0ra al nsture seefns 70 b. re- "
...sa e: s.ssst. TO- ,ss ss;d.1 sss l,es wsa
Witch Dc sons and daagAtsFs Ok Ham taks = :,
Z fnad nmh snaoe0 - eQi0Y their ofiai{e kS6a -