, 1865-10-09

the Catawba, and 1t is.not likely to be rebuilt
before next summer. Half q mile from the
river We left our trnlu, crossed on pontoon
btiage, and then took another train for Char
lotte-twcuty miles. It so happened that
when the bridge was destroyed, most Of the
cars were below the river; and our now trim
consisted Of IN old freight cur into. which
second class. s.pahscDgcr car, with plain wood
bench on each side In plsce Of tho ordinary
seats. There were neither curtains nor blinds
for the windows, and the mercury stood at
nbout eighty seven 10 ninety. From Charlotte
to Salisbury, By the North Carolina Railroad,
half; fare, two dollars and a half On this
road the rolling stock Is excellent, many Of the
cars just AaTlng been thoroughly repaired and
repainted- The road bed is a1so in much bet
ter condition than that Of any South Carolina
road, though the iron Is badly Worn and must
soon be IN great part replaced. II also runs
two passenger trains per day each Way, with
an express freight car attached tothc morning
trim
TOWNS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTIC.
Winnsboro and Chester In South Carolina,
aud Charlotte md Salisbury In North Carroll.
m, afe four towns sfter one pattern. Each Il
county town Of three or four thousand in-
habitants, and each has two hotels Of such
character that the chance traveller stopping
ut either wishes he had gone to the other,
Each town is noticeable for extreme length
main street, broad and dirty. nbout mile In
length, with great well and pump In the
middle OF the carriage way toward each end,
and another about half way between one nar-
row and dirty street on each side the broad
avenue aboat d dozen narrow and dirty cross
streets. In each town the business is mainly
done on the principal street, and In each town
hsAe$ Ntta nf }f1nr
OF this principal street, These towns grew
were not made to order like towns In newer
sections. Effort was, Of course, at first made
to keep everything on ono street
hence It's noticeable length. Inquiry
and observation satisfied me that
the eight hotels In these four towns are not
unlike each other In some marked features.
evening, you are sure to be reused
up half an hour after daylight. Tho servant
wants youE boots leave your boots outside
on retiring, and he wants 10 bring In fresh
water; lesye your boots and pitcher outside,
and he wants TO come In to brush your
clothes; leave your boots and pitcher and
clothes outside, and be insists on waking you
to sec # yon didn't want something cali him
to your room five minutes before retirsng, as
sure him that sou wear cloth shoes, don't use
water, can shake out your own coat, md will
not want anything In the morning but steen,
and just as surely as next morning comes SO
will that negro boy, who strnightway pounds
thea asks It you are going In The early train !
At each Of the hotels wherc I stopped there
Was plenty of coffee at supper, but neither
request nor direction Of mlna could bting tea;
while at one place d boarder told
me he had made dfligent effort daily
ei,ea q, up In d despsir, The sp four ' ioans a1s
show the rasages Of war plainly enongh. l
have already Indicated that the prisons, de-
pots, machine shops, storehouses, &C., OF
Salisbury, were burned. In Charlotte the de-
pot and rebel warehouses were burned, but
some works Of the rebel Government and
few private dwellings were burned. W1nnH-
boro fell into the line of Sherman's march.
It Eks so far from anywhere that the rebels
never believed he would find 1t, aud accord
ingly it had been noted resort for people
from Georgia and the southern part of South
Caro1ins, and when his army appeared sud
half the Population was Of this elass-mostly
women and children. 1t owes its salvation
to their presence-only the public buildings
were burned
SCRAP or HISTORY.
It is Of the first season, and of the first
months, of the war-of the famous Vienna
disaster-Gen. Robert Schenck IN command.
The rebels On that occasion had the 1st South
Carolina infant1y, three guns Of IN
panies Of eavnlry-the whole under
Col. Marcy Gregg, Of Columbia and the First
South Carolina Infantry. The brigade hsd
been out to Dratnsvfllc on general recon-
nofssance, and waa returning to headqnar-
ters, when a citizen informed The Lieutenant
Colonel Of the regiment that the Tankec com.
mandcr was In the habit of sending his troops
up on the cars to repair and rebuild the rail-
road. The Lieutenant Colonel conceived the
idea Of doing little business extra, and ID.
dnced Col. Gregg to make q detour to that
famous hin. Tha. Lieutenant Colonel was
and more the schoolmatc Of Robert Schcnck
In the school at Northampton, Mass. Tue
movement to Vienna being made at Ills su!,-
ecstion, its active conduct fell into his hands.
The brigade was properly posted on tho hllI,
and waited nearly two hours without seeing
any signs Of the Union troops-of whose com
mander Col. Hamilton was then, and for q
long time afterward, entirely Irnorant. Word
reaching Col. Gregg that man had been seen
going toward the Federal camp lie snrm1scd
that our forces had been warned, and accor
dinghy ndrised Lieut.. Col. Hamilton that be
Ind better withdraw and return to camp
hamilton nsked another half hour, and II
still there were no indications Of the approach
Of The Union force. Accordingly Col. Gregg
directed his troops to move on to headquar
ters. Hamilton got hts regiment into posi-
tiop, started the artillery on Its way, and wa
preparing to lend On Lis men when courie.
rushed up to him with breathless word thai
the Yankees and their trim were coming
There was no time TO lose he countermanded
the order for movement, hurried the gun:
back to the brow Of the hill, put his cavnlry
out Of sight, got his regiment into position
and then reported hls action to Col. Gregg
who at once resumed active command ant
approved Hamflton's dispositions. The re
suit Is known. Thus the old schoo1mates
met. 4 delay Of ten minutes In the trait
that dag would have spared us from Vienna
| and robbed Gen. Schenck's opponents o
.. great deal Of party stock-ln-trade. Ths
| atJair seems a small matter now, hut we al
remember what noise II made In Its day.
AFFAIRS IN TIE up-CouSTRr.
| There Is an uueasincss Of feeling among th'
pesroes of the South Carolina up-conntr.
| Which promises no good to then. The Mill
tary arm was SLOW In making itself felt in tia
seclfon generally, and, per consequence, tn
| ucGrocs were held in actual slavery m9cl
longer than In the lower country. II WAS i'm
possible but that such a state Of facts sbou]t
produce discomfort and anxiety among them
and collisions between the two racee are Q
much more frequent occurrence than in th
lnwcr part Of the State. Happily these ar
not generally attended with serious result,
However, white man having stolen me1o
In Chester, the negro pursued him and va
Joined ly TWO or three Of his friends. {
course the excitement drew crowd, and
kon waa Killed and several were badly hur
The negroes came Oh first best. Threats {
retaliation were made, but tho prompt pre-
ence OF two companies Of Boidlers pFcyente
further trouble. So, too, when {
Sewbery, Sergeant OF co1orcd trool
stepped into chr In which, among Other
wcTe three or four women and an e8-rch
officer, he was ordered By the 1ate officer
clear out. He replied that he knew his bus
ness and should mind It, wherenpon It
white man spsang upon him, drew knit
and killed him on the spot The neg
soldiers rallied In behalf Of their murtlctt
companion, and before night the rebel ex-ot
! cer Was hanged from the limb Of d conyenie1
trce, These cases Of dcp1orable collision b
tween the two classes Of people, thouE
wholly exceptional In their results, point ol
the undercurreut of feeling. Epeakin:
general terms, The whites nre not 50 well q!
posed toward practical recognition OF u
tlon, nor nrc the negroes 50 generally q
poscd to remain quietly on the plantation
where they hare been living. They hase
anf0rtunafe idea that freedom can only
fourd t'down country and conslde
able numbers Of them are morn
into that quarter, Not :, that u
| exodus Is general, but that some thousands
them ore likely TO- drill away before Chn:
mas. Whoever is responsible for spreaail
i among these up-country negroes theidea IN
Government is going to give them small mn
ou the coast, has a very hclnons ouenea
answer for. It is IN idea which has aireas
done, and viii set do, a great deal Of has1
IN tic other hand, am satisfied there nee
| to be in some districts father mort F1sofo
military fnierferruce In behalf OF the negro
| for his encouragement in quiet and industrto
habits, md for his fnM protection Ia oil 7
lights Of person and property. 1sRAEl'