The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-03-17
Over The Roads.

Last Thursday evening" one week ago, we I
left the depot Of the NJ G. r. r. at this place
on trip to the Sunny South. At y I
o'clock the whistle sounded and we were on /
the way. In one hour and twenty minutes /
we reached the junction, where we remain
ed but a few moments ere the journey was
resumed. Soon we reached Lamar, or what
is left of it; then Holly Springs, then Ok
ford, then Water Valley. at the latter place
twenty minutes was given the passengers to /
take supper Here the NJ C. R. r. Com
pany is erecting suitable repair and machine
shops Formerly, all work for the road was
done at Holly Springs, but the shops that
used to employ 50 many skilled workmen in
that place were burned during the war, and
as Water Valley is a more central location,
was therefore selected as the site for the
shops. This viii infuse new life, as it we're,
into the citizens Of the latter place and add
largely to its mechanical population Sup
per over, the whistle again sounded, and the
old iron horse was making rapid strides on
his southward course, and as farm house and
village, field and wood we're IN quick sue
cession passed, the CLEAN of his fiery eye
seemed to make nights binding blackness
to created shapes conform. On we went,
past Grenada, Weona, and dozen other
stations, and reached Canton, the southern
terminus of the road, at daylight Here we
changed cars and bid adieu to conductor Cal
houn and his tireless. steed. Soon, Fred.
Wang, of the Kew Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern r. r, gave the signal and
the journey was resumed. On we went to
Calhoun, past Calhoun to Madison, beyond
Madison to TangaIoo, and then q brought
up at Jackson for breakfast, and oh, such
a breakfast Good Lord deliver us from
any more of the same kind
"All aboard, sang out the attentive and
gentlemanly conductor, at the expiration Of
the twenty minutes allowed the hungry pas
sengers to appease their appetites, and again
we were in motion In rapid succession we
passed Byram, Terry, Crystal Springs,
Hazlehurst, Bahala, Brookhaven, Bouge
Chitto, Summit and then halted at Magnolia
for dinner Magnolia is a thriving place,
situated in a healthy region, 98 miles from
New Orleans and 10 miles from Canton,
and is surrounded by the finest pine forest
in the South. Here we partook of a splen-
did repast, had ample time to masticate and
enjoyed the many good things prepared by
mine host Of tho Magnolia Hotel, and
/ hereby tender him our sincere thanks for
contributing so much to our physical con
dition F" An aboard was again shouted
by Major Wang, and, as by magic, we were
being hurried along toward the Crescent
City at the rate Of 80 miles per hour. Soon
we reached Oysiky, then Tangipaho, then
Amite then Tiekfaw, then Ponchatoula,
oil Of which are fourishing villages wherein
is betokened much improvement and pro-
erosion. Just at sunset we reached the
trestlework at Manchac, and as we passed
over the draw-bridge had a splendid view of
the beautiful body Of water which extends
as far as the eye can see to the west, and
with a sensation of pleasure notedithe many
sailing crafts that here and there dotted its
CLASSY surface and told of the traffic carried
on between the hardy fisherman who claim
its bosom as their home and the tens OIL
thousands of hungry mouths that are smack
ed over the delicacies taken from its brack
ish depths Leaving Manchac the next sta
ton reached was Premier, the next Kenner
which is only ten miles from the city, anC
from this place can be seen the reflection o.
the myriad of gas burners which render the
streets of New Orleans as safe to the pedes
trian as the MONDAY sun. We reached tht
depot of the n. o., J. q G. n. r. r., at tn
{ foot Of CalHope street. precisely at 81 O'clocl
p. NJ on Friday evening, having left BOLIVIA
Z the day previous at II NJ, thus making tn
distance of four hundred and twenty mile
} in thirty hours and thirty minutes.
2 New Orleans, to a stranger, especially on
from this latitude, presents novel sight a
this season of the year. One is almos
dumbfounded at the many strange scene
, around him the towering buildings, tn
5 noisy wagons carts and draYs, the densel
8 thronged streets and the thousand and on
5 characteristics that go to make up the gen
? eral pell-mell Of a great city. Yet tn
), strangest sight of all is that presented B.
d old dame nature-the trees, the Ornamental
. shrubbery and green swards, all clothed i
c a verdant freshness that would do honor t
/ the May day queen of Hardeman county.
d Before leaving for home we visited tn
n Confederate Burying Ground, and could nc
, fail to accord to the ladies of New Orlean
/ that for devotion and consistency they ha
s no superiors, for, be it understood, all tha
s could be done for suffering humanity wa
4 done by them in the various hospitals befor
d and after the surrender of the city, and no
ID they plant flowers and decorate with en-
blematic wreaths, the graves of the info
gotten, yet in many instances, unknow
} dead, who fell in common cause A
honor to the peerless women of New o.
R leans.
In the Catholic cemetery rests the mort
remains of the immortal Albert Sydne
Johnston, and above them is plain unpr
!, tending tomb, yet, it is sufficient, for it tt
tomb of him whose memory will never fac