The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-08-31


square and compass. with which the
drawings ordesigas are made. The
engraYer then transfers thaa to
steel plates, then to steel Tolls, then
to steel plates again and from the
plates to paper by means Of presses
Of various styles, including the
Gordon, Hoe, Campbell, &c. The
building is as large as. our entire
public square and IS itself a city Of
workshops and offices, containing a
population Of emPlUyes numbering
more than double the voting popu-
iation of Pulaski. a great portior
Of the labor required in the bulk
ing is done by females I saw hun
dreds of pretty gir-e. ssme Of them
lnagnitceuty dressed and radiant
with personal charms, IN nearly ey-
cry department. They prove very
efficient as accountants anet one OF
them is the chief book keeper of the
whole establi. hnent. / think on Of
the most queenly looking women l
ever saw was a book-keeper in one
Of the departments. How mother
Eve would relish this utilization Of
her sex am not prepared to say
We next visited the White House,
the abode of the Chief Magistrate
Of the Republic, oo-a building re-
markabIe for it. republican simple
ity, but now cater having under
gone the manipulation OF Grant and
the Dent family an abode ct for
royalty. We visited the east room,
the blue room and the green room,
dining hall, parlors, DC, and found
them in confusion, as they were un-
dergoing the uphoIstering process,
The ''bright particular star" Of thu
mansion, however, was not visible
to the naked eye. He, Grant as
you all know, is now smoking his
regalias on the beach at Long
Branch. We psid a brief visit to
the War Department, and most OF
| our time was consumed in Inspect
ing the relics of the "Iast unpleas
ness" We saw GAL Rebel'' flags,
most of which, however, were gal
lantly captured-since the war
Several Of the "rebel" excursionists
recognized the flags they had fought
under with peculiar feelings. Tat
tered and torn as many of them
/ were, each war-Worn rag told an el,
Foquent tale Of battles lost and VOL
I when these very same colors led to
the fray hosts of daring soldiers
whose fame will live as long as
time and whose lives were offered
up as q holocaust to their country's
need. The Smithsonian Institute
and Agricultural Department came
in for hurried visits, but your linn
tied space viii not permit me to no
+ tice all the objects of interest shown
US. We reached Baltimore on the
18th inst. and experienced whole
/ souled, warm hearted Southern re
ception. We were received at the
depot by committee and convey
e to handsome apartments at the
st. Claire Hotel. The Mayor and
representatives of both branches OF
the City Council, representatives OF
the city press and several promi-
nent citizens at once took us in
chara e We visited the magnificent
works of the Baltimore & Ohio r.
r., Bayview Asylum, Patterson
Park, and various other interesting
places in the beautiful Monumental
City. Our most delightful trip,
however, was an excursion down
the bay on a steam tug. a stiff sea
breeze tossed our little craft about
on the waves and invigorated MS
like wine. The spirits of our en-
tire party ran very high and all en-
joyed themselves Immensely. In
the evening we visited Holiday The
atre and witnessed the beautiful
spectacular drama of the Black
Crook. I cannot speak too highly
of the bountiful and generous hos
pitality of Baltimore. Her citizens
treated US like princes and there is
not a member of the party but who
will love to keep their memories
green in his heart Of hearts
Mayor Geo. ". Bishop, NIessers
Tersch, Cook, Duke and HTudgins,
OF the City Council, Edward Potts
Esq, Sec, and a. z. Garrett, Presi-
ident of the Baltimore d Ohio r.
r., and others, are especially de-
serving of grateful remembrance
We arrived here philadelphia yes
terday and have experienced a most
cordial reception. In fact, it seems
as if the hospitality of the people
/ is boundless. /. w. NJ.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa. Aug. sd.
After delightful sojourn in Phil
adelphia, where we were entertained
with princely hospitality, our party
of exeursionists accepted an invita-
ton from the Lehigh r. r. and
commenced a tour through the vast
mining regions Of Pennsylvania. a
special train was furnished Us and
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