Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-07
NEW YORK.
Quick Trip yassar College - TBe
scenery of the rennes-
seeans In New York.

Quick Trip yassar College - The
scenery OF she HudsSn-rennes-
seeans In New Work.
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
NEW YORK, July 8, 1s71.-Leaving
Nashville at 5:45 A. NJ, we arrived in Gin
cinnsti at S:45 P. NJ, and immediately left
for New York by the Erie route. By tax
ing one Of the pslatial sleeping coaches
We came through to New York without
change of cars, having a comfortable
berth at night and very commodious seats
by day, the entire road by this line to
New York being broad gusge. We arrived
here at A. NJ. on the second day after We
left Nashville. Leaving here at IL A. NJ
on the Hudson River Railroad, We arrived
at Poughkeepsie seventy-three miles up
the HUDSON River at las P. NJ, making
the trip from Nashville to New York in
forty EIGHT hours and q quarter, and to
Poughkeepsie in ifty-six hours, including
stoppsges. Deducting two hours that We
stopped in Louisville and five hours in
this city, the running time of the trip to
New York, is 464 hours, and to Pough-
keepsie 40 hours. II you tak3 into the
calculation the difference between the
New York and Nashville time, which is
about fifty i've minutes. you reduce the
running time to New York to forty-fye
hours and twenty minutes.
We spent two days pleasantly and in
structively at POughkeepsie in attending
the commencement exercises of Vassar
college, the leading female institution Of
the North. It's thorough course, its une-
qualled facilities for imparting instruction,
the excellent care taken in tho manages
ment Of the pupils, has given it standing
| never before attained by any educational
| institution for females in the Northern
States. There were three hundred and
| eighty-one pupils in attendance during the
/ collegiate year which hes lust closed, of
whom thirty-slx were from the South.
The ride down the river on one of its
magnificent steamers is in the highest de-
gree interesting, from the historic scenes
which you pass, the natural grandeur Of
the scenery and the artistic skill which is
| displayed IN the construction of the villas
that adorn the banks of this noble stream.
New York is now considered dull by
its inhabitants, many of whom have be-
taken themselves to the various summer
resorts But to the stranger New YORK Is
full to overfowing. The principal places
1 of amusement are closed or about closing,
| and yet there are always enough sights
to be seen by the visiter to keep him close
l ly engaged for weeks. Tennessee ia very
well represented here now. Among those
| whose names occur to me at the momsnt
| are Gen. Forrest and wife, Mr. and Mrs..
! Ed. II. Ewing, jr., Gen. W. A. Quarles,
Col. Jas. E. Bailey, Col. Cole, Col. Sloss,
of the Decatur road, Col. O. III. McGhee,
of Knoxville, Col. Sam Tate of Memphis,
Luke Galloway and bride, of Cleveland,
Mr.. Dallas, of the House of Hugh Doug
las & Co., and j. C. Burch and daughter,
all of whom seem to be enjoying them
selves according to their several tastes.
The Long Branch races commence to-
morrow, and as to-day and tomorrow are
business holidays in the city, there will be
general rush for that place this after
noon. Yours,