Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-06-17
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
FOR FRIEN DS AT HOME.

f.. Correspondence Of the Gazette.
FOR FRIENDS AT HOME.
DAVENPORT, June Left Dubuque yes.
terday at A. NJ, fast time, by the James
Means, daily packet, for Davenport. Quite
party Of disnified cravats OH board. Also
q lot of men of the hundred days. The James
Means is fair boat in everything but length
and breadth. Necessarily her cabins almost
cover the deck, leaving no room outside for
a shady lounge or walk. did not learn the
Captains name. Whatever it was or was
not his work was well done. was particu-
larly pleased with the table, an important
item always with me. can manage with
the plainest fare. That is what get at home.
So that It be good, am satisfied The table
Of the James Means was right. On boats OF
more pretension have seen more style,
flourish, and show generally, yet no table
that l would go much farther to find. am
told thatall this can be said of the Hender.
son in the same line. On. B. Ipa,d my pas.
sage and get nothing for this notice.) ~
We bad few songs Of the negro jubilan:
nature from colored gentleman. He sung
to his guitar. From the applause could see
that the passengers were true blue. We
touched frequently on the Rapids. Fairly
grounded once or twice. Arrived at Daven.
port at 7 80 P. NJ, 1928 miles. We stopped
at eight or ten places on the way from two
minutes to thirty. A heavy shower welcom
ed us to Davenport. This was the only vel
come. As We landed, two omnibusses were
in waiting. One party Of seven or eight
wished to 20 to the Scott House about half q
mile distant. By this time the rain was
drenching. The first thing that delighted
me was the discovery that if would allow
the omnibus men to select hotel for me
could have conveyance, and that if obsti.
nately and wickedly persisted in having a
choice Of my own might walk to it or swim
to it at my leisure. 1t so was that in my
literary excursions had seen statements set.
ting forth that the loyalty of one Of the
houses recommended by the omnibus men
was not Of the highest order. In modern
language that is to say that the house is kept
by copperhead. But 1.-THE Adjutant Gen.
eral and the Governor" etc. "patronize the
house." That is no argument for me. II
every Governor and all the Adjutants Gen.
eral in the United States were to patronize a
copperhead landlord would not. knowing
the copperhead character of one house and
not knowing the character of the other that
was named with it some of the passengers
went to the latter. The company il was in
prsjudiced me against it and resolved to
risk the danger of soaking. gave my
trunk to carrier and took shelter under a
shop front for few minutes until the rest OF
the company came up. 1t was comforting
to see woman with two children preferring
all that Inconvenience rather than the luxury
of copperhead hotel. was for pushing
right along. Our wisest man was for waiting
until the rain should cease. To one who
had no wife nor child with him proposed
immediate movement. He assented. Neither
Of US knew the exact route, and for that suc.
ficient reason - urged that | must h, ad
the way. did lead and in little while dis
covered that | was leading too fast for -.
II was no time for etiquette, especially since
he was strong and could perhaps afford to
enjoy the rain. had been on the double
quick" When determined to leave 49,
to his destiny broke into swift run. Now
and then | paused to take my bearings anew
and then increased the speed to make up. Fl.
nally crossed the hospitable Union thresh-
old of the Scott House. Immediately made
investigation to see how was. Pulled off
the old overcoat (Which my wife had repeat
edly and emphatically charged me not to
wear in sight Of nybody). Saw that was
all right Ordered supper Tor myself and the
rest, and then sat down to the solace of an
old newspaper and cheap cigar. In course
of half an hour the stragglers came in. A
fair supper, good room, and clean bed ended
the day and ! went to my first nights sleep
hA DovSbPoit. ID.
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( ATLANrA.-The objective point of Sher.
mans division at the present time is Atlanta
1t has about %, 900 inhabitants, and is loca.
ted in an elevated and salubrious section of
the State, upon the dividing line in Fulton
county, between the cotton growing and
grain producing regions, and is three hun.
dred and ten miles from Savannah, three
hundred and seven miles from Charleston
one hundred and seventy five miles from
Montgomery, Ala, one hundred and thirty
six miles from Chattanooga, three hundred
and twelve miles from Knoxville, and seven
hundred and ninety miles from Richmond.
Four railroads communicate with Atlanta,
and form junction there the Western OF
Georgia State railroad. the Macon and West.
ern railroad, and the Atlanta Montgomery
railroad.
Atlanta is the great military depot OF Reb.
eldom, and it is here that the naval supplies
are stored. There is an armory at Atlanta,
q chemical laboratory, and a sword factory.
Shells, solid shot, siege guns, field pieces,
and mountain howitzers are cast there. Per
cussion caps, cavalry saddles, artillery har.
ness. gun carriages, ambulances, army wag.
ons, tents, and all the shoes and clothing for
the Western Department. are made at At.
lanta. The armory turns out muskets Of the
Springfield pattern, and rolling mills stretci,
the plates for the Rebel iron-clads. Large
quantities Of meat are packed there for the
army.