The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-10
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CONtR0TON
Is the capital Of Newton county, on the Georgia
t1au' ,4 I9V miles vest Of Augusta II was quite a
N'DoEouoH
is the capital Of Henry county, sixty-fve miles
northwest Of hilledgeyille, aud contains cotton
factory and three churches.
MONTICELLO
is the capital Of Jasper county, and contains
handsome courthouse, three chucchcs, aud an
academy.
mLLsnoRo
is in J.pcr county, aud had one church and
Two academies. IL is twenty.six miles from
MiIlCdgcviue.
EAroNroE
Is the capital OF Putnam county, twenty y.two miles
from Muledgcyllo. II was a place 6f some im-
pOTAnce, and contained two academies
GORDON
is post village ofWnkinson county, tvcnty.one
miles east OF Macon. Large quantities of cotton
were annually exported from this place.
MADISON
is the capital Of Morgan county, and has been
celebrated for its schools and colleges, Of which
II Las large number. Il was place Of active
uade, about thirty thousand bales Of cotton being
transported annually.
GREENSBORO
the capital OF Greene county, on the G,orgi,
state road, forty miles from Milledgcvillc. IL
contained two churches aud two academies.
NILLBDGEvuLE,
the capital q the State is situated on the Oconee
river, and is the county seat of Baldwin. II h
not very large place-perhaps three thousand
lnhaOltants-aud Is built on several hills and
presents rather an uneven appearance. The
state Mouse, very fine building, shaped in the
form OF paralleogram, with Gothic turrets and
bnttlcments, is said TO have been recently de-
tic buildings.
A few good stores, and one ordinary hotel. 10
which may be added about twenty whisky gro
ceries, constituted the town proper. A few hand
some private residences were scattered I'm the
suburbs, among which is that of the Hon. Her
schell V. johnson, the Douglas candidate for the
Nice-Presldency The country about MilIedgc-
vile is very poor and unprOduCtive, and the town
OF city bears marks Of dlapidaton. IL Is con-
nected with Gordon by rail- at which point
prompt connection is made by railroad to Sayan-
nah and Macon.
oCoEBg RIVER
rises in Hall county, and passes by Athens and
hilledgeville, uniting with the Ogeechee to form
the hltnmaha. IL was once navigable for small
steamers to hilledgeville, but railroads have
superseded the use of river craft.
AUGUSTA.
This old and favorite city Of the Georgians is
the capital of Richmond county, and Is pleasantly
situated on the banks Of the Savannah river
eighty.six miles east Of Milledgeyile, one hun
dred and twenty by land from Savannah, and
about the same distance to Charleston, with
which 1t is connected by the South Carolina Rail
road.
Atlanta is one hundred and seventy-oue milos
north of It. The principal street is Broad street.
running parallel with the river, being over a mile
in length, and closely built. There are a num-
Der OF line hotels the Globe, Eagle, Phnnix and
United States being the prominent ones. The
latter has changed its name to the Confederate
States Hotel. At the sand-hills, two and half
miles from town. is the old Augusta arsenal now
used as an ordnance depot by the Rebels, at pre-
sent under command of Lieutenant 20 lionel vii
liam X. Boggs, formerly an ordnance lieutenant
in the United States army, and at the breaking
ont OF the war having charge Of the Baton Rouge
arsenal.
Augusta has been visited several times by that
severe scourge, yellow fever, and in the hot sea
son many of the leading families move out TO the
sand-hills, the air being pure and dry, and the
location considerably higher than the city pro-
per, so that the fogs and missma of the SaYan-
nah do not affect the suburb. There was a
large number of cotton manufactures in the city,
and It was great cotton market. From eighty
to ninety thousand bales per annum were for
merly shipped down the Savannah river, and be-
lore the war the road leading out of Augusta
carried from three to four hundred thousand
bales annually. Since the Rebellion, Augusta
has become large ordnance depot besides con-
tanning many manufactures OF cannon, small
arms, and material OF war.
sAUEDERsvILLB
is the capital Of Washington county, and is
situated three miles from the Central road. Il is
on ridge between the oconee and Ogcechee
rivers.
wAYNRsBORo
is the capital Of Burke county, thirty miles south
from Augusta IL is a very handsomely laid out
town, and well provided with churches and
schools.
HILLRH
is situated on the Augusta and Savannah road, at
the junction of the Georgia Central; is place Of
considerable trade, and was at one time a depot |
for the reception of Union prisoners.
DARIRN,
the point at which General Sherman Is supposed
to be aiming, Is a port OF entry and capital Of |
county, on the left bank OF the Alta |
maha, twelve miles from the sea and sixty miles |
from Savannah. 1t contains five churches, one |
academy, and was a town Of considerable i'm !
portancei but its unhealhnoss has destroyed It's |
value for residence or business purposes.