The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-01-05
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IL RrcErrIos BY TIE CITIZENS.
The residents Of the city were evident.
nv delighted TO see our forces ontcr.
Doubtless tho fear Of bombsrdrnent
hnd weighed heavily upon them. The
ieigns OF general riot had also alarmed
them, the search Of the conscripiing
officers had greatly worried them, nnd IN
/ tho peaceful occupation Of the place BY
our troops they saw all these causes OF
alnrm removed. Still there we've very
penctsl signs cf satisfaction that pro-
T cceded from none Of those causes. nj N
J and women looked on the old flag ans
went, IL numerous instances, aud some
hailed Il with lively demonstrations Of
pleasure. Th~rc was none OF the rank
bitterness manifested which our army
encountered st Nashville, Memphis.
vicksburg and New Orleans. Thc'eiti-
xsns did not bury themselves 10 their
ho ncs, but Ill classes soon thronged the
streets 10 see the army enter. The route
over which General Sherman rode was
jammed by tho inhabitants % closely as
ever tho Boulsvads Of Paris were when
Napoleon rode through them. $50. "a
Beyond nll question, the Union army
has been more cordially received In ga.
vsnnah thsn in any other plucc which
has fallen INTO onr hands.
Tho city contains ubuu' $4,000 inhabi.
,t,nis. Brversl thousand refugees are al
present residing there. a large class Of
the population will be entirely dependent
upon the Federal authorities for lOOd, and
doubtless until some plan Of caring for
them can be tct IL operation, considrra
bic suffering VIII occur. few Jnys,
htwcver. viii sufli i,e TO briug up all need
cd supplies both for tho army aud sry
civilians whom the authorities may $40
a. to uid. .....,.. ~
pE-cRIrTfoy CT TnE CRY.
Savannah. ne all readers know, is on
the south bulk OF the river bearing ils
namo, and eighteen miles from tho sea.
The general level OF the city ia some
forty-ivo feet ubov, tho water. II IN
regularly laid out, the streets aro very
brond aud handsomely ,haded. Wllle the
extensive priyatc yords, and the great
number Of parks and public squsres, give
to tho plneo the aspect of an initiate sue.
ccssion Of suburban residences. II il
one Of tho mDst beautiful cities in the
country. A tropical Dir ie thrown over
i oil by the character Of the trees, flow
ers aud shrubs. Few trees are selected
for tho streets and yards that are not
tvergreen; aud flowers in endless variety
greeted our Northern boys. 1.-Two oaks.
n,agnoliOs, ornngc and bay trees are to be
seen everywhere. In some Of the strctt
four rows OF trees are planted, forming
lcafarchcd avenues scross The enlirc city,
two for carriages on each side of the
way, and n splendid promenade in the
coHter. Many Of these are hugo forest
! trees, while all are large, and the effect
( is most impressive. There are many
very elegant public buildinge, aud there
is little ot that dscaycd look which the
war has brought over most Of lie South.
crn eiucs, .....
Among the finest public building, arc
the Custom House aud Exchange, tho
Armory aud State Arsenal, st, Johns
and tho Independent Presbyterian,
Churches. Thrrc is largo and valuable
collection Of works In the State lIistori.
cal Society, and the same is true of the
Public Library.
REV, LUrIoNARy REMAINS
These ore numerous, aud excite
strange emotions. An elegant monu.
IN mt stands In Chippewa Sqiare, erected
10 the memory Of Pulaski, who fell IN
tho attack upon tho city, when il was
held by the British in 1870.
Ia Monument Square III re iss besu.
tiinl Doric Obelisd designed 20 cnmmcm
General LrIay cite laid the corner stone
OF this structure m 1875. The base Of
the pedestal is ten feet by seven, and
about twelve feet high, The shaft sur.
mounting this is nbuu, forty feet high.
Mounds aud dtchcs still remain near
the swamp southeast OF the city, aud
fort built by General Greene eau still be
traced. TJlnnl's tomb is in the ccme,
terry OF BJnHvenlurc, aud many Of tho
soldiers OF that olden time are moulder.
ing there with him. II such ground
{, uld be cursed, how deep the stain which
would rest upon il from all tho traitor
graves which now mar the beaUty Of the
spot Sleeping sidc by side are those
who blcd to establish our Government,
und those who have di d seeking lis
overthrow, Yit the Nag that waved
hver these old forts when thj nations
life began, floats above them agan, the
earnest Of a noblcr life, dawning even
now. The 1ag that Greene loved, and
Pulaski looked on while dying, aud which
lljatcd over Tutuali's shlns, Sherman's
men, from their far OFF Western homes,
have borne across n continent and set il
up again ou the fields ils old renuwn.,
II shall wave there long after traitors
have received their m 'ritcd rev ard Of in
fanny. .e ...F,....t
.. BoNAyENTURE.
This cemetery, siiusted near Fort
Jackson, is a most wonderful spot, Ori.
ginally 1t was a private estate, laid ont
with great tasts aud well stocked " ith
shade trees aud ornamental shrubs,