Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-13
UNION AND AMERICAN.
AWAY FROM HOME.

AWAY FROM HOME.
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b To the Editors Of the Union and American:
LOUISVILLE, Aug II, 1S71.-The
members of the Tennessee Press ASCOT
alton arrived here this morning almost
unheralded. They had q delightful run
over the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, which was found in most excellent
condition, the track being firm and
smooth, and the running rapid and pleas
ant The road bears all the evidence of
the careful management for which MIR.
Fink is celebrated. As this road is des-
tined by its extensions to become great
thoroughfre through the South, it is
gratifying to find that its management is
in judicious hands, an assurance that it
will be q safe and reliable route for both
travel snd freight. frzz5E
. THE LOUISVILLE HOTEL.
The excursionists are the guests of the
Louisville Hotel, and they have been
entertained in that princely style for
which Mr.. M. Kean is celebrated. "You
know how that is yourself, for he has
made name for the elegant Maxwell of
your city second to that Of no hotel in
the South. 8 Vs
- TAKING A LOOK AT LOUISVILLE. i
The programme has left a day on the
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have been spending it in various ways,
some in visiting old friends, some in look
ing at the Improvements going on in
various parts of the city, while others
have been among the business men, learn
ing what Louisville is doing and proposes |
to do. There is great deal of improve
ment going on here, and appearances in
dictate degree of prosperity which will |
make Louisville a still larger and more |
important city. The business men cal |
culste upon large increase of their trade |
when the North and South Railroad is |
completed, and the Louisville Road takes |
charge of the entire line from this city to |
Montgomery, Alabama, by way of Nash |
vile and Decatur, and With judicious |
management this anticipation will be |
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vile must look to her interests. Her
business men must sell as cheap as those
of Louisville, or of any other point, if
they expect not only to retain but largely
increase their Southern trade. The cheap
est market is the one that will get the
trade. |
PERSONAL
have met here Mr.. John E. Hatcher,
(the sc. Washington Bricks, ESQ, of
the Nashville PATRIOT one of the most
genial, whole sOuled men / have ever
known. He is one of the best and most |
fascinating prose writer's in the South, as
well as poet of rare merit.
q have also met Mr.. James Walker, for
many years well known and highly
esteemed citizen of Nashville. He looks
as young and healthy as he did dozen
years ago. .-.-. ~. III
THR DULL eRAsON.
The Louisville merchants complain of
the dullness of the times, but they look
forward TO the fall season as promising
heavy business. The crops are gen.
orally good, and that will make money
plenty after while with men who buy
and consume goods. A few weeks will
bring brisk revival of trade.
SKwANEE.
Another Account.
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. IL, 1S71.-The |
representatives of the Tennessee Press !
Association arrived here this morning on |
schedule time, and were received by both |
the press and business men of Louisville |
Al,N Ill
thing yet accorded these wild Tennessee
ans. The reception was 80 warm Cthe |
thermometer must have indi Gated some |
thing like 125 in the SUM- that it was diff |
cult they could conduct themselves with |
the prOpriety BETTING the occasion. The |
first gentleman to greet them, as they |
marched in Indian file out of the depot, |
was Courier Journal man, who mount |
ed the tail of dray and harangued the /
excUrsiOnists after this fashion:
"Fellow Tennesseeans give you cor
dial greeting, and bid you welcome to all |
you can eat and drink. In the name of |
two hundred and fifty thousand Louis
villianH, | tender you the freedom of |
this great city" Immense cheering
The next speIker was from the Com
"eO7N0St3 HAOSO StOStAbS Ahu III th4s ulISC- /
ton:
''Gentlemen'of the Tennessee Press As.
sociatien: This is the age of progress, and |
we welcome you to Louisville to show
you how the thing is done" Vociferous
applause.
Then came a gentleman from the |
Ledger, ''name not recollected'] whose
talk" was fashioned after this style:
Gentlemen: We have the prettiest city,
the prettiest women, the best hotels, and
the biggest bridge 10 be found on the
Ohio, and we are glad of this opportu-
nifty 70 convince you of this important
fact" Cheers and hear, hear. Ii e..
The fourth orator was a gentleman
from the Sun, but the crowd had become
SO noisy in anticipation of the good eat
Ing and drinking, referred to by the first
of the reception orators, that the only
sentence of his speech which the reporter
was able to catch was, ut shines for
sll.n
Well, as these speeches of welcome in
dictated, the Tennessee editors had right
jolly time of it during their stay of TWEEN
ty-four hours in Louisville. They had
the freedom of the city to its fullest ex-
tent They were left free 70 go where
they pleased and when they pleased,
and how they pleased. Altogether, it
was the llvellest, the most rolicking time
that any backwoods editors have ever
spent in the good city of Louisville. They
started out on an excursion for pleasure,
for fun and frolic, and they found all in
Louisville. The speeches at the grand
I, RpnflOn had pYpifpl IN tha.n |
tives of the provincial press of Tennes-
see great anticipations.
After this demonstration we are puz-
zled to know how we shall get along
with and survive the tame affair which
Louisville's rival, Cincinnati, is preparing
for us tomorrow. VERI GREEN.
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