Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-12
BARTLETT.
A nay in .he Village, ana Few

mer and take little recreation, but Mr.
Whitmore wanted to go, and we yielded
to his polite request and let him take the
trip. He went as far as New York, heard
Of the war and returned TO enlarge the
LEDGER. Then we spoke of going to San
Francisco but Geo. Francis Train and
William Ii. Seward got the start in that
direction, and il would have been dull
lfollosins ir{their wake, SO we concluded
TO 90 to Bartlett where there is no wal
and no Trains, unless for some useful
purpose in the world,
Saturday afternoon near FIVE o'clock q
solitary hackman might have been seen
lashing two sets of well-trained horse
ribs in front Of the tourist We were
there on time. The aforementioned sol
itary hackman, whose education had
been completed in the Freedman's Blu
reau wanted only dollar and fifty cents
for the passenger and fifty cents for a
small satchel. He refused fifty cents
with sarcastic Indignation. We ten
dered the currency to a newsboy, who
was never known to refuse anything ex.
eepta pewter nickel Africa went for
Mr. Newsboy. The N. B. whistled "Shoo
Fly" to a new tune. He said he didn't
care about taking a ride, Africa wanted
dem four bits" n. B. compromised on
quarter, which he said he would pay
for, a ride'upa the 0yerton Hotel where
he boarded This was at last accepted,
and the barefooted N. B. rode off with
his feet sticking out at the window.
The train was rather crowded. John
Brown, the County Register, and about
ninety-nine other people were aboard.
Mr.. Brown broke the candy-seller dead
out. He bought package that hap
pened to contain the gold watch, put in
by mistake instead of big brass button.
The chagrin of the seller may be imag-
ined hut not described, when he found he
could not redeem the watch or even get
to see it. He; retired in a food Of tears
to the baggage-car to get basket of APP
pies This train is called the Browns
vile Accommodation, and is well pat
ronized, at least of Saturday evening.
We had a through ticket to Bartlett
bought it at the Office for fifty cents
and went straight through the eleven
miles without any unusual event.
Quite number of people got off at
Bartlett. The important feature is a large
brick-kiln back Eof Major Bartlett's or
chard, and not visible from the road
This brick,kiln is the pride of Bartlett,
for it at present represents the new twelve
thousand four hundred and nine-nine
dollar courthouse This courthouse, to
be built by James S. Oglesby, of Bart
lett, will be finished sometime in Decem-
Der, and, without an accident, will GER
tainly be ready for use by the first of
January, 1871.
Another feature Of the place is very
handsome depot, SO much nicer than the
one at Memphis that there is no com
parison. 1t has nice sitting-room for
ladies, which is out of the question at
the southern terminus of the line; also
gentlemen room, ticket Office, etc.
Next the visitor will discover Mr. Lee
Priddy the. clever agent and merchant,
who is Memphis man as far as we can
see him; then several stores and hand
some residences, the latter surrounded
by nice yards and orchards; then neat
frame Baptist church, built in rather
Gothic style, and tasteful in design and
finish. The Methodists and Presbyte-
rians expect also to build churches soon.
Other Improvements are in progress and
in contemplation. The place contains
many good citizens and its full share of
pretty girls They take considerable
pride in their churches and schools, and
impending courthouse, and other in
situations. In few years many business
men will, no doubt, locate here, and go
to the city every day. 1t is a pleasant
place to live in or to visit, and we pre-
dict for it considerable growth and pros
perity.
The morals Of the place are excellent.
A revival has been going on three weeks,
and twenty conversions have taken place.
The bar room here is scarcely success,
and is patronized more by transient than
local custom.
The people out here are sound and
Democratic to the core. They work for
the principles and success of the party,
and on election day turn out in full force
and vote their solid strength, The ne
groes are numerous about here, but, hav-
ing always been treated well by the
whites, they sometimes decline to vote,
or vote with the whites. Hence such
satisfactory returns from this district.
A few days before the last election a
carpet-bagger named Barrett went out
to Bartlett to look after the interests of
the Radical party. He stopped at
negro clearinghouse, and for some days
was conspicuous as an orator and a
SLOUGH generally among the colored pop
ulation. His baggage consisted of a
large Saratoga carpet-bag, of which he
was very watchful. He kept it locked,
and was not seen to put on clean shirt
while he staid. When the election was
over Carried as it was by the Democrats
hpndsomelyl be took himself off on the
next train. In the confusion Of the hour, |
he forgot to pay his board bill, The.
lolored landlord felt secure that dat
yemman be back sure; he got lots o |
money" But in few days his curiosity |
overcame his confidence, and he opened |
he rotten old carpet-bag TWAS stuffed /
with old rags. brick-bats and LOYAL news /