The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-03-09

sort ana the more ancient part OF
the grounds is densely shaded,
but tho surface Of the ground is
fiat and not undulating as are all
tho other public cemeteries of
other cities which the writer has
seen, and this of. course detracts
from it's beauty. Tho beauty Of
tho streets of Augusta is too we'll
known to need repetition. To say
nothing Of Green Street, tho South
end of Broad Street is very hand
some with it's fine rows Of trees
and residences. This portion of
the city was "terra incognita" to
the writer till this visit, when no
had frequent occasion to traverse
this part of tho street in daily So
cial visits to the private family
where the ladies of his party were
staying.
We lofl Augusta on q night
train, at ten o'clock, for Savannah.
We did not take the sleeping cars
and we found the coach in which
wo were rather inferior to the fine
passenger cars on tho Charlotte
and Augusta Road. Tho latter
would boar comparison with most
Of tho passenger cars on Northern
roads, and were pleasant and COM
Portable. Tho ladies car was
locked and guarded with Oriental
jealousy against intrusion from
outsiders, Tho writer found him.
solf locked out and excluded from
his party after having seen them
into their car and returned to 500
after their baggage, but managed
to get access after some time when
he could find the conductor who
seemed quito gentleman. But
to return to tho night train BE-
tween Augusta and Savannah,
there was not the order kept
which is observable in South Caro-
lima. Several rowdics kept up
loud talking and indulgcd in pro-
family, and saving on violin till
q complaint to tho conductor had
some offect. The road seomcd worry
rough, too, but spite of it all the
wrltor slopt almost soundly most
of tho night and was surprised at
its shortncss whom we arrived nt
Savannah. The transition from
South Carolina to Georgia was
worry observable as regards the
character and mannors Of our fol-
low travellers as described above,
but thoro was n worry honorable
exception IN that of q middlcd
aged gentleman Of somewhat port
Iy Dimensions who sat just back of
US. His politencss and dofcronco
were worthy Of any community.
I was struck with tho size Of tho
passenger depot at Savannah. 1t
is on a large and magnificent scale
with wide platforms of cemcntcd
masonry on each sido Of the tracks,
whilst tho supor-structuro or Gov
ering is lofty and spacious, and
constructed of iron and glass simi-
lar to those of English passenger
dopots in some Of tho larger pro-
vincial towns such rs Birmingham,
which the writer remembers more
particularly. Savannah is beau.
tiful city, with it's numerous live
oak trces drapod with moss which
shade most of the streets as well
as tho numerous squares and parks
There is no othor city North OF
South to be compared with it fol
beauty. It is called the "Forost
City,, in conVa.distinction tc
others. Many Of tho private resi-
dences arc very handsome as wei
} rs solid and substantial. 1t is
quite common to 500 orange trees
laden with golden fruit in tho en-
closures Of these residences, as
we'll as camolia japonicas in ful
bloom wich give a semi-tropica
look to tho place. Tho city has 8
most rural look except IN the one
or two business streets. Tho The
afro stands alone, surrounded by
trees, which looks worry uncity-liko
There was ono building which at
tracted my attention more than
othors, Christ's Church, which is
in tho moro public part Of the City
; but is we'll situated nevertheless
There is an air Of simple grandeur