The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-08-21
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our people when | reiafn. On leav.
inK Memphis some weeks ago I
vent through great portion Of
Tennessee ard Kentucky on The
Louisville and Memphis road. I
found very Gne crops m both statea,
except Che tobacco crop. | saw no
better tobacco than I have seen dor.
ihgthewsrin Misdssippi. Kentucky
IL the boasted "s,ock," "IIorse,"
"Tolaccor and Hue Grass" state,
but your correspondent must ac-
knowledge that he saw nothing ertra
In either department. ! visited
Mammoth Cave, and must acknowl-
edge myself greatly disappointed in
the grand sight Of the "subterranean
world however will give you in
my next an account Of the Cave,
but the ladies' should think me void
Of sentiment.
! arrived on the night train at
Louisville from Gave City, Ken
lucky, and put up at the Gait House,
a most palatial hotel, kept in the
best style of any house south Of
Louisville. 1t is five stories high,
and is thirteen rooms wide on each
side, has a magnificent elevator, and
every thing in style. Your cores
pondent met with much cordiality
in Louisville, was pleased with it's
people, and agr eeably surprised
to find them SO Democratic. The
election for Legislators, State Treas
urer and many important offices
came off during my stay there and
went Democratic by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Many Southern young
men talk Of locating in Louisville,
as lawyers, merchants, and in the
various professions. The place is
growing and improving.
Next your correspondent visited
Cincinnati, after most pleasant
trip up the Ohio on board the new
steamer "Ben. Franklin" The
officers, and especially the Supt.
Capt. Frank Carter, is entitled tt
your correspondents thanks for es
pecial courtesies extended over thu
U. S. Mail Line Route.
AT Cincinnati your correspondent
stopped at the "Spencer House,
where he was most cordially re
ceived and Jared most sumptuously
This is q most excellent hotel, ant
as it is the best in the place, and a
Capt. Sweeney, one of the proprie
tors, is so good a friend of Miss
issippians and SO courteous gentle
man, / would recommend to m,
friends to stop at the "Spence
House." / found Cincinnati on
4! of the liveliest places I ever saw
more activity, more of the din an
rattle of business of every kin,
than any place Of it's size, but witha
one Of the dirtiest places. Tn
pleasure-seekers were preparing I
60 to Chicago to the grand biennis
Turner'S Association Celebration
and to Lexington, KY, to see th
grand maximum of the solar eclips,
Your correspondent is not s
surprised that Grant should be {
partial to Horses since your CORE,
pondent fancied the horses of Cir
., cinnati more than he did many (
her people, although in justice
many Of them he must say he foun
many nice people atwhose hands tc
he met with great hospitality.
Next your correspondent visitt
Parkersburg, West Virginia. Can
say much for this place. Called {
the editor of the Parkersburg G,
sette and enjoyed social and polii
cal and good Democratic chat wi
him. / went from Cincinnati
Parkersburg on the Cincinnati
: Marietta road, and never have
seen a rougher road or a more u
entertaining tract Of country. Hi
and dreary forests, limestone al
grindstone rocks, and rugged, bs
rem and sterile country extends oy
much Of the way.
From Parkersburg your corr'
s' pondent returned to Cincinnati, a
thence Immediately to Columb,
~ Ohio, where he met with his Gle,
~ young friend, Herman s. Johnst
general agent for Ohio Of the Al
bury Life Insurance Company, W
still holds pleasant memories Of ]
nnie and h;a stav there. and aunn