Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-08

Yesterday morning goodly number of
our citizens, by invitation, accompanied
the officers and directors Of the Edgefeld
and Kentucy railroad on a trip to Hop
kinsville, Ky, in special train to take
view of the road as to its condition and
business prospects. The train was in
charge of III. L. Blanton, Superintendent,
with the following Directors aboard: |
President, VIM. Cornell; E. A. Fort, A. |
Milan, e. Cunningham, E. S. Cheatham, |
VIM. Moore, j. s. Hart, w. Z. Saddler, |
Ed. Baxter and j. ID. Lockhart, and ID |
Garrett, acting as Conductor
At all the stations the company was aug
mented till the crowd filed every available |
space. The Odd Fellows Silver Cornet
Band, of Springfield, volunteered and dis
coursed most delightful music during nthe
iaunt, for which the crowd at an informal
meeting passed resolution voting them
| the thanks of all aboard. The band was
| under the direction and leadership of Prof.
F. Colby, and Springfield may be justly
| proud of her fine band. CO
After arriving at Guthrie, the exeur-
| sionists accepted the invitation of Col. f.
| G. Sebree to run down to Hopkinsville,
making the trip at the rate of about 40
miles per hour, with Col H. L. Sheppard
| as superintendent The train reached
| Hopkinsville and the company headed by
the band marched down to the city just
as the oolored people were marching out
to celebrate the Fifteenth Amendment"
The excursionists in Difference to the
celebrationists declined to make any furth-
er demonstrations, and after resting thirty
minutes, returned to Guthrie where ''mine
hosts" of the Grant House had served up
most superb dinner, which the crowd
complimented in the highest terms, show
ing an appreciation rarely surpassed. The
Grant House is one of the most excellent
eating houses between Louisville and New
| Orleans, and its fare would be creditable
to any of our city houses. The company
all awarded the highest encomiums on the
| Grant House.
The road is in fine condition, and the
officers are attentive and careful, and we
predict successful business future for the
Edgeield and Kentucky Railroad. 1t is an
important line, and its interest is Identical
with that of the people along the line and
our city.
The whole company return thanks to
Superintendent Blanton, Conductor Gar
, rett and Billy Moore, for kindnesses and
courtesies during the trip.
As the eXcursioniStS marched into Hop
kinsville, an old colored man met the band
with uplifted hands, crying out, "God dIes.
!, lRy YOuHg DldSsaS, toltO come DOM to heLl
as celebrate tie fifteenth commandment,
and handed the drummer boy fee cents
saying, 81 pays this much Of tie 'spenSe.
We met on the train an ex-Union soldier
and Federal officer, who has travelled late
l " through East and Middle Tennessee anC
So1 nern Kentucky, on trains and stages
and mixed among Confederate soldiers anC
the so-called Rebel citizens, and he in
formed US that he has taken pains to let i
be known that he has been a soldier O.
3 stated, and he has not only not been in
i suited, but he has been treated with tn
; utmost kindness and courtesy by the citi
zens and Rebel soldiers and officers. IL
s SAYS he believes the croakers for recon
q struction are worse enemies to Fedora
soldiers and Union men than the Confed
7 crate soldier and Rebel citizen. As re
marked to him by Confederate General
l few days since: eff the matter had beel
9 left to the true men in both armies, all til,
difficulties had been settled long since, an,
, the country would now be in the higl
! road to prosperity and happiness"
i 1t might be we'll for the Reconstruction
S Committee at Washington to examine suc
d Union soldiers as above referred to. II
, was one of the best of soldiers, and is no'
q one of the best of men.
We might note many interesting item
v connected with the excursion, but close b
r stating we were delighted to see fine pros
: poets for good crops all along the line {
the road We hope for many such pleas
!; ant jG4pts.