The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-19
From our Travelling correspo Q ndent.
A G U s T A.

From our Travelling Correspo ndent.
AUGUSTA.
AuousrA, April l5-The trip from Savannah to th
point furnished food for reflection in fact 1t neve
furnishes food for anything except st Mlen whore h
hungry passengers hungrily hail. eagerly attack hastily
devour, and promptly pay for. very good hrsscas'
second-rate railway station dinner.
need not describe Augusta to the people OF Charles
ton, who all aware that 1t is beautiful semicoun
tifed and semi ciHed II take the liberty Of coining my
own words IS proceedl place. with handsome broad
streets fine wide Broad street Green and Telfair
streets of particularly imposing appearance in this
spring and the broad avenues. lined with beau
eful trees most beautiful in the wealth of their green
foliage. reminds one torcibiy Of Savannah.
Nothing in Augusta Is worthy Of note than the
lediee who most tantalizingy lovely tucked under
their little sundown hats These hats the shape OF
chatting dish cover-an Of the ladies represent channg
dshesand as they trip along Bro,dstrees with their
heat piercing little hats perched the pretest little
mociing bird heads each head owning face most pro-
voznsy bewtching in the prertnesD of its ooquetsh
5eauty, IN enough to cause IN sbsentmind ed indi
yidusl to forget the Of his maternal ancestor.
Speaking Of pretty ladies'. reminds Of one Of the
rrettsst OF ths fact that the belle Of
Augusta to tmmigrate info The United
Ssxsss-of matimony. Every who has ever visited
Augustl will at once know to whom refer. when say
that tns lovely oupg lady noted not only for her ex
ee beauty bus for the extraordinary alness Of her
swaist which is something larger than wedding ring
Great preparations being made here for the Fair
that to take paos Tho first week in May The Fair 10
be gotten for thd purpose OF raising funds to be ap
piled TO the enlarsng Of the building used for the
orphans under charge of the Sisters of Mercy. It will
be grand Fair, and grand affair altogether The
lades-God bless theml-are working their little fingers
most lndusiousy and sewing hard to make the cause
succeed more than merely $3.50.
The young men here would take premiums at grand
drinking tournament though select committee Of
Charleston boys sent on here to contend with them
for the championship. never remember to have seen
such enthusiastic imbbngs even ct Mayors election
In my native land.
The negroes here working, but they are working
under edlfcules -dany of them industriously
engsgediu sweeping and cleaning the stree, which is
rather an unpleasant task hen the days Butry and
each darky has his pedal e1remites beautifully
ented with a mas sive chain, to which Is appended
heavy iron ball The military authorities here de-
tertnined that tho freedmen shall work. ami for dle
ness vagrancy any msdemeanor they treat them to
ball and chan aud render them useful well
nAmentaL The negroes present highly interesting
appearance VIII artsticaly az POLITICALLY grouped to-
gesher In Broad street. with \ broom In hand and
ball on foot.
The great excitement Of the week has been the grand
concerts OF tho Brothers PozSANsKI who have been
ceived here with perfect ovation, drawing crowded
hous every night The applause with which the per-
formaLce greeted, night after night greater
than has ever been drawn from Augusta audience.
The press hore pronounce Madame vAR1AN HOFFMAN
superior any of the artses in the GHIoNI and SUs
Opera Troupe.
Quite gloom has been thrown over the city by the
unacoountable suicide Of Col q. q. CUMMING one of
Augustus most esteemed and honored citizens and
Of the s5lest lawyers In the Stste This unfortunate
victim Of mental alteration who was, &c all appear
ances in full possession Of every essential to happiness
suddenly, with his hand, put end yesterday TO
Life that had been spent In the exercise Of all the vr
tues that adorn manhood lis true indeed, that truth
Is strange-far stranger-thau the strangest fiction.
have been received by the leading representatives Of
the Press here with the most unbounded kindness and
the most cordial courtesy. Let the following names be
added to the roll of honor q comprising gentlemen
who in response to the valuable letter Of introduction
furnished me BY TIE NEWS have received me with ex-
traordinary attention OF the Chronicle and Sentinel
Nessrs HENRY MORE and General A. B. WRIGHT editors
Messrs. 8. A ATKINSON and MARTIN D. CALVIN assist
ants Mr. ATKINSON editor the Constitutional
it and Field and Fresde and in him recognized old
and esteemed friend. he is perfect gentleman and
treated me with ertreme Kindness
Messrs butcher and RANDALL, of the Constitutional
is, are gentlemen of most pleasing manners and e1
treme taent-the latter is the author of my Maryland
and is scholar well versed in the literature of the day.
To boih am much indebted, and also to Mr. Ellis OF
the Transcript, gentleman Of re6nement and educa.
ton.
The Globe Hotel. which has had the honor of mum.
bsring your corresp pondeut among Its distinguished
guests has improved in all respects and has risen to
position which entities it to rank equh footing with
the Planters it, indeed 1t Is not superior to the latter
The proprietor is gentleman from Virginia. who has
had long experience In the business.
leave here tonight for Nashville direc It s pref
ty long rde and there is telling what may happen
but should get there alive aud whole you shall
hear from that point
En- attendant agreez, Monsieur le redacteur 90 sal
utsions empressees. BOHEMIAN. l