The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-27

and then ran along Sulliysn's Island, giving tn
e1cursionists an opportunity Of admiring tn
new buildings which promise to make the ISLAM
bYight and gay as it was before the war:ITh
Emile then ran along the Battery, and up tn
Ashley River, giving our visitors an opportunit.
OF observing all the architectural lions Of the city
and all the placid beauties Of the surrounding
scenery.
This excursion was eXcellently managed. tn
captain and officers were models Of courtesy; AM
the committee-Messrs. George Moffett, Waddel
Blake White and the rest-were as indefatigabl
as successful, in the endeayor to provide for tn
comfort and amusement Of their guests The col
lation was q jewel; and this may be some eIcus
for the tardy arrival Of the Emile at the Uniol
wharves. where lay theganant steamship Georgia
of the New York and South Carolina Steamship
Line. ..a- re- 20. H"i
TIE ENTERTAINMENT ABOARD OF THE GEORGIA.
As the excursonists landed at Union WharVes
they were met by Mr. w A. oourtensy, and oJ
Mr.. B. F. Huger, of Wagner, Huger Co., tht
agents OF the New York and South carolina
Steamship Company, who gave them warm re
ception and escorted them to the famous steam
shin Georgia, aboard OF which were one hundred
and fifty OF :he most substantial representatives
of the trade. she commerce and the industrial &C
tiyity OF Charleston. among these were: Vice
Preside ent Tyler, Messrs. George W. Williams. Jno
Hanckel a. q. DeLeon, and other directors OF the
South Carolina Railroad Company; Alex. Isaacs,
ESQ. President Savannah and Charleston Railroad
Company; S. s. Solomons, ESQ.,, Superintendent
Northeastern Railroad Company; Samuel Y. Tup.
p r, ESQ.,, Acting President Chamber Of Commerce
| of Charleston; Andrew SmvndA, Esq, President
First National Bank; c. o. Witte President Peo-
ple's National Bank; T. D. Wagner, Esq, W. T.
Burge, Esq., R T. Walker, Esq When the formal
ties OF Introduction were over, the excursionists
| examined the interior arrangements OF the Geor-
giving their hearty praise to the luxurious taste
which marked the decoration OF the state-roums,
and 20 the sterling good sense and experience
| whose work was evident from smoking-room TO
| wheel-house from truck to Eelson. Fdcais de-
ScensuS Ape,nt! The eXcursiUnists soon found
their way below, where, in the huge saloon, was
spread collation. which did honor to the
! line and to the city. The table was taste
| fully and abundantly spread and n,froote
dtctui the waiting was perfect. There was
no formal welcome, but Mr.. B. F. Huger, at
the head Of the long reach Of tables, and Captain
CroYell at the foot made their visitors at home,
and soon put them to work. When the skirmish
ing OF champagne. corks and the clatter Of forks
and knives had in measure subsidized, Mr.. B. F.
Huger, presiding, rose and spoke right to the
point, as follows:
The commercial fraternities OF the City Of
Charleston extend cordial greetings to their es-
teemel friends from St. Loula-the grand emp0-
mr.
Western waters. We are mutually engaged and
interested n the glorious cause of developing the
resources Of The country by facilitating the trans
mission OF the productions of the various quar-.
ters OF the land Progress Is best secured by that
frank conference which delights IN social inter-
change Of sentiment.
Thrice welcom. then. to our visiting brethren In
the canse Of prokress-sthe City OF ST LouisEa su-
perb landmark Of American energy, nOeral1ty ana
ho-pitallty.
These sentiments were received, as they de-
served to be, with prolonged cheers. Loud calls
were made for Colonel Allen, president OF the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad who was re.
ceiyed with long rolls OF applause. Colonel Allen
said that he and his companions were overcome
by the warmth OF the reception in Charleston.
They had expected nothing Of the kind, but they
welcomed 1t with heartfelt gratitude, and hoped
that the time would soon come when st. Louis
might return, with interest," the kindly reception
whioh they had met with. This, ut the outset, he
might say--he had never seen vessel better ap-
pointed than the steamship Georgia: That ship
WAS in herself an evidences Of the capital taste and
refinement OF her enterprising owners. To the line,
and all connected with 1t, he wished an unbounded
success. lCheerlng.i He Colonel AIen) was
representative OF "the steamship Of the land"
aud he had come TO Charleston to see what she
WAS doing, and what commercial facilities she
coul offer 70 her friends In the West. he had,
h oweyer, been convinced from the beginning tnat
Charleston was about to revive, and was last re-
co vering the position to which her natural adVan-
ta2es entitled her, and which she occupied be-
fore the war st. Louis now had S33,o0o. inhapl.
tantB, and was forty hours distant from Charles
on. This excursion had shown that there was
an venue OF trade between the two cities, which
avenue 1t was his hope to widen and improve,
not only for the development Of trade, but in
order also to remove all traces Of ''the late un-
p.eassotness' between the North and the South.
Loud cheering.l The West and the South had
the same interest and he hoped, the same feeling.
IA Applause.l The progress OF the West showed
W hat the West aud the South, working together,
could do. He had with him young freud taIr.
Lynch) who saw the first trip OF Hudscn's first
steamer, and the same young friend remembered
the first attempt that was made to Introduce
steam communication between New York and
Charleston. BE would read an extract from
Niles's Register for 1916, as follows:
..steanshtps "A project is on foot in New York
to build vessel or three hundred anu 1rty toms,
to be propelled by steam, to serve as packet be-
tween that city and Charleston, SUuth Carolina,
in which it is estimated the paSSag VIII De MADE
in fnr days ThnSe whose opinions are entitled
10 he fullest confidence, decidedly believe that
the voyage may be made with AZ least as much
safety as In any other vessel"
Again, we read, as an Item OF interesting news,
what must provoke smile IN these days:
"a steamboat has been very successfully en-
poyed in towing vessels up the Mississippi to New
Orleans at the rate OF tLrO mites an hour against
the current and wind"
[The reading of this paragraph was hailed with
cheers aud laughterl Hs said, In conclusion,
that he congratulated Charleston upon the pro.
gress she had made and assured her people that
the West would not be slow IN doing her part. Ii
Charleston does not hold back, said he We OF the
West will be happy to meet you half way, and
enter into commercial relations OF the most intt'
mate kind. He thanked Charleston for the wei
come which he and his friends had received and
hoped, besides, that the time would soon come
when Charleston would be known rs the best and
most commodlous winter residence in the coun-
try, and assured his hearers that he and his
friends would carry back With them the pleasant