The Portland daily press., 1870-11-03
Letter Ftom Ausu Ia.
AUGUSTA, Me, Nov. q 1870.

AUGUSTA, ME, NOV. z, lSiU
To the Editor of the Press:
YoLr CORE. pondeut finds him self quartered
at the hosptable Mansion House." kept by
one of the men who "knows how to keep ho-
TEL" am tod by one of the prominent men
of the pl ce that large speculations are going
on in "ci'y lots" buying at wholesale, and re
ta'ling at large advance to parties who are
goog to build. 1t seems that the money is
made pretty much in the same wav that the
bows make their money when shut up in a
room swapping jack Kn Ives.
nope the pdrCeS who buy the lots spoke of
Will locate them on the water front or some
level portion of the city (if there is any) that
climbing at an angle OF 45 degrees may he ob-
Waited. There Can possibly be no dagger to an
inhabltant ot this enterprisIng CITY in attempt-
lug the ascent OF Mount Blanc, or any o,her
pile OF equ Il SIZE They must have spinal COL
nmns OF steel, and also be as sure footed as
goats.
Fortunately for strangers, resting places in
the shape OF the ends of hage logs are placed
midway to assist the weary, and l presume to
Keep then from getting at lOggerheads with
those who maintain such highways Signs of
growth are plaiuiy visible on the business
sur. els, and in the suburbs OF the city.
Tuat business is good some where is plain
when Wa learn that the z. & X. Road for
ried 10 and through Portland upwards of
~ uCdSy iduCu CdTS Vi tTtISub auu lPIL over II
cars st II laden aud which they werr unable to
forward. This looks like business, aud il can't
be that the State Ot Maine is wholly gone to
Sleep or that all her young men have gone
or do 90 away" as SION as possible after their
tlnancpatlcn from the maternal apron string
The vest does not present half the attrac-
tons to young aud enter prising man, taking
all thDgs socially and morally into cousidera-
| ton as bis own s ate where society is (perhaps
uOt all it should be) lar better than that of any
VarnS
| half tie privations and discomforts OF west
cru sett er'S lfecan 1--we here ia compar atiae-
atdueuce. How few men emf grant, but sooner
or later return content with Old New England
cheer
Ice symptoms of a cool atmosphere next
summer on the banks of the Kennebec as we
bowled along at the rate of % miles the bour,-
good speed Tor m xed tram winch leaves
Portland every morning for Augusta, turning
Itself into an express aiier leaving Brunswich
where 1t leaves its freight appendage aud
bIlugs be traveller into Aus usta only an hour
later than regular passenger train would 90.
Call upon Superintendent Lincoln in bis
cosy Office over The railroad station is One of
the pleasant points in a visit 10 this place. The
quiet manner IN which the business of the day
Is dispatched at Tbs Office, every one receiving
full share of att DtlOn and the employees
take aud receive their orders IN the same way,
clock work" being the order of the day.
We notice that the extension of the Maine
Central is progressing very rapidly, and Ger.
taiDly every one who uses that road as pas
sengtr, or tor freight purposes, will congr tu-
the Central on their escape IRON The cu cbes
of the Graud Trunk who have tossed them
Tor years passed. FAIR PLAY.
TENNEssEE.-A correspondent OF the N. Y.
| Tribune, writing from "Middle Tennessee"
Oct. 22l, says notwithstanding the general
peace of the State is pretty well maintained,
yet in some localities the Ku-K lux are at work
| spreading terror among the people, especis lily
the colored people. This is the case in the
counties of Jackson, Putnam and Overtan,
where, despite the law enacted by the present
| Democratic Legislature, the penalties OF
which are severe, even to capital punishment,
| they visit the towns, take citizens from their
beds and whip them severely. His Honor,
Judge Fite, attempted to hold the Fill term OF
| the Circuit Court in the county of Putns m
| last week, where the Khan is most daring. In
ooening the Court on Monday he charged the
Grand Jury, as he is required by law, in ref
erence to the enforce ment of the law to punt. b
| The Kn Kux On the following night a COM
DtDy OF tbem in their dsqu-d garbs paraded
| through the town, thus defyng the law aud ils
| Off ers. And on the following Wednesday
| there wa row aud much disorder, in which
Two Union mea were severely beaten, and
auotber driven from towu. A, the commence
meDt of the row, Ku Klux whistles were the
-'gual Call 10 the scene OF action. And such
was the attitude of affairs that the Judge or
dered the Court adiourued to the next regular
tenn Aud such is the Condition OF the conn
try there hat he Hon. Wm. B. Stokes, who
is canvasslus bis dis riot for collection to Con
gress. has p-en uoti-d by ireod, that it will
bs hsz lrdons for him to attempt to speak in
those Counties.