The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07
A PLEASANT JAUNT.
HOW THE GREEN LINE EXCURSION
lists IRE TREATED.
Courtesies nd Champagne on the
way-A Conspiracy Mt Louisville Baf-
fied-Sights In the Queen cIty-The
Exposition and the Big Banquet,
&C., &c.
lpnox OUR OWN oonREsroypEyr.l


rPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CINCINNATI, Oetober2.
Here we are in the Queen City of the West,
recovering little, on this quiet Sunday m orn-
lng, from the continued excitement OF our
Journey and subsequent reception, wondering
whether 1t has not been all a pleasant dream,
and only aroused to its reality by the arrange
ments for our departure tomorrow posted
upon the ''excursionists' bulletin" Since Mon
day, when we left our old city. we have been
living in one whirl of excitement and pleasing
transition from one pleasure to another, and
we have seen and learnt 30 much of our coun-
try that you must start from Atlanta with us,
and, travelling over our route, Judge for your
self what delightful trip we have had. We
arrived at and passed through the "Chlcago
of the South" Tuesday night, about o'clock.
Ozark" you will say,) $50 there was not
much to be seen." But just keep Your eyes
open and look out from the car win
dow. We see the enormous rolling
mills. with dozens of tall chimneys vom-
iting out flames; we hear the unceasing
groans and crashing of vast machinery at
work. We see huge machine shops oil lighted
up, and men working away like demons, ap-
parently in the midst OF flames and kissing
furnaces. We look to the right, as we pass,
and dimy make out the grand hotel in process
of erection, and nearly completed, covering u
square with It's magnificent front. We are
told of eighteen hundred houses rising like
magic under the hands of skilful workmen,
and we no longer wonder that land Is selling
for four hundred dollars per acre, seven miles
from the city. At this point, We took the
special excursion train of magnificent cars,
TO which was attached car, known only,
believe, in the annals of excursions, called
relreshment car. We have met other cars
which may be more splendid, and better fur
nished for sleeping and travelling, but this
one appealed to our feelings in manner 40
Irresistible and so congenial to our tastes, that
many on eye in future will brighten at tile
mention of ''refreshment car
As we Jollrncyed, the delegations from
places west of Atlanta joined us at their near
est depots, and as We grew In numbers we
seemed to grow in spirits, each addition to
our number calling for new toasts and new
bumpers. We wondered more and more at
the marvellous foresight OF those who had fur
nIshed that wonderful car. Each man seemed
10 have been specially consulted as to his par
ticular taste; and amid the cYhllarating
speeches u responding delegates, and the
continued "cloop' OF champagne corks, we
made our entrance into and passed through
Chattanooga just before daylight.
or this place we did not see much; but what
Southerner Is there whose mind is not 6lle
with the memories fthe past at tile bare men,
tion Of the name As the car sunk into 81
lence We were startled ut each station by The
calling out OF some fearful field of battle, car
rying our thoughts back to those dreadful days
when the best blood of the South was split
upon these smiling plains.
But these things ore Of the past, 30 we stop
our train and walk in to see the Rutherford
County Fair. Welcomed by oil, we spent
pleasant hour looking around, and taking the
train for Nashville we meet delegations from
that city. with another of those mysterious re-
freshment cars, above described, and arrived
at Nashville near 3 o'clock P. NJ Speeches
were made, hands shaken, and an honest cor
dial welcome extended to u.s. we then
marched up 10 the Maxwell House, (the best
hotel we have met In our trayels,) where there
was served up for our reception one of the
handsomest OF dinners by the citizens;
short time was given us for look at the State
House, and then we called upon Andrew john
son, president, who delivered lengthy speech,
In which he seemed to be very anxious about
the Constitution of the United States, and In
different about all things else.
Leaving this city at 9 o'clock P. NJ, we ar
rived at Louisville next day near midday,
where we were received BY the citizens en-
g,asse, u delegation ofwhom, Il forgot to say,)
accompanied by another Of those mysterious
cars of which have spoken, had taken lis IN
charge at Nashville. AS at Nashville, our well
come was most cordial, their only regret be-
ing that we could not stop among them. we
were escorted all in carriages through the
streets 20 the depot Of the Louisville and Gin
cinnati Short Line, and there partook OF
handsome collation.. The amazing conv!viality,
and the not-to-be-reflsed invitations TO drink
champagne that the Louisvillians exhibited on
this occasion, astonished us q good deal, and
not until afterwards did We learn OF the exist
encc OF horrible conspiracy against the
Green Line excursionists, viz: To get them all
ti.sht and keep them in Louisville. This wns
occasioned by the rivalry between the latter
CITY and Cincinnati. But the e. L. E.'s were
not to be wayatl, even in this dainty style;
and with stern determination, turning th cir
tacks upon these allurements, seated them
eelvcs in the Cincinnati train. h short tim 9
W.. had left Louisville and its temptations far
behind.
We were now In charge OF our Cincinnati
friends, and OF course there Was ano ther OF
those refreshment Cars hitched on. As we
rushed swiftly on to our destination, we be-
came speedily convinced that we had struc k
grapp-growing country. Sparkling Catawba
was in the ascendant, and as we drank we
felt that we were in q land that was BILE sscd
indeed. 6omehow, before We knew it, we
were at Covlngton, and seating ourselves in
the carriages awaiting us, drove through
Coyinrton aud across the Suspension Bridge
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