The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-26
Corre.pond.eo. th. Phsn,x.

A ride over the Greenville and Spar
tanburg and Union Railroads, at this
season Of the year, is really attrsstivs.
The treess are all clothed in delicate
green, intesspersea with the pure!white
of the !slog-wood sad other flowers.
Circumstances beyond the sopttol OF the
Spartapbur an Union Railroad Com
pany, force them TO run q very un.
pleasantly arranged schedule st present
passe1gers, up and down being COM
PEELED to lay oyer at 'Alston four or Eve
hours; arrangements are being effected,
however,, by whichf this delay will soon
be otgiatedJ 71The. Messrs. Ekin and
their mother (who have charge OF the
house OF entertainment al fAlstop) do all
in their power, 70. make the time, pass
pleasantly..5! The ateffner sex can /, anuse
themselves, however, by ,''catting" in
Broad River, OF by exhibiting their skill
in ten.pin rolling. Like the Greenville
and Columbia. the Spartanburg and
Union Railroad runs, In full view OF
Broad River ioe about twenty-five miles.
and the loves. Of nitnre's handivork can
not fail 10 bo att,eeted ~ the variety and
beauty. .ok.t6a anenes presented. A ride
OF thf6eholts brin GO You, to:4he plea
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Union. The work
of the are hSpd is plainly aobseryable
but ikif 'pleasaneAoi be able 70 record
that tEe paOpp afe cS@mHncinR to re-
build tAHd dsinR,faw months the unsightly
and :Iuh6dsh will disappear,
and substantial, shores and d DWELLINGS, re.
occupy thetons6t. .rdfAtkl6tl Our formet
'fp{Ipwi citizen, Mr.. Stokes. :.throuxh the
Times. portR: hlsiuess as aQqrishing--
mefchan ia bEinRing on heavy stocks; the
yophg ,arait cbnt' little, ipjnred. and the
prospetts for good crops generally pretty
fair. A large quantity OF cotton is
brought to this marker. aud the mer-
chants skap the commercial reports of
the C6lumbia papers closely, .(t6eir sole
dependence ,,at, presently and keep tho
roughly posted relatiye toIthe> faeoy
artiole.;:a A hotel is tsadIy needed in
Union, Ard there is mp doa4t put a,agood
one would nay ,ReM!. 1sM>, EFA
'Spartapblrg-tle grand nentrsl town
OF the: up'oountry,A 1ssht9epoming an
imposaant poinsa add she; 1oitisensE
justly tho, it, seems ID usS SNNtaDk forward
to c vast increase Ia thsil 6asiaess and
in the valuation OF feaI estatS.. And
they verify their opinions By their works.
A one-story brick building. unfinished,
25 BY, l25 feet, on the South side OF
Mainl street, yesterday, sold for $4,000,
cash; the building occupying the entire
lot. II was generally conceded that
$3. 900 would be the amount. bnt 60.
ahead business man. paid the former
figure. and shortly afterwards refused
$500. for His b8rg8iR.' ''.iS IT.
The toyn (or. oily. in miniature) is
built on hill.c although many of the
streets are perfectly ieyel-Nfain, for in.
stance. Beautiful houses are to be seen
IN every direction large white columns,
supporting immense piazEas, are popu-
lar. With the exception OF Abbeville,
perhaps, there is not town in the up
country which can boast so many beauti-
fol and substantial dwellings. Among
the recent improvements to Main street
may be mentioned the new brick build
ing. for the use OF the National Bank of
Spartanburg. It is two stories high, and
roomy enough for all banking purposes,
and also private offices for. other uses.
The vault is well constructed, and tho
massive VALE are unenclosed-thus ma.
teriallyi Interfering with bnrglarious ope.
rations, Hon, Gabriel Cannon is the
Presid ds9k # theheH.h hank; Messrs. Pc.
Jaha ;YiSsPp PpsNt Z .9d 6eorga O.
above paS SintfssA> >t6ste iaspSnpS 10 'ba
obtalaeE TIE Psrnetto Ho1S -aIarge
threeAtQty baaai9g ia web Kept BY
Mr. Alfred TOlleson, assisted BY Afr.
Smith both Of them excellent signs for;
hostelry, as they sport good. sized cor
porations. Your correspondent ,s OF the
opinion that ifsnnythipg could bring him
out, " would be to quarter for q few
weeka in this model of an interior hotel.
There are many beautiful roads in the
neighborhood, and Mr.. Gentry (whose
stables are attached to the Palmetto) will
furnish saddle Aoraes, carriages or bug
gies at reasonable rates..
Last night, there was very pretty
display in the Court Honse-n concert
by the youthful scholars attaohed to Mrs.
d. Sales female academy. The hall of
justice was comfortably filled, and the
young gentlemen ushers were kept busy
during the interval between the pieces in
delivering the numerous floral offerings
OF the smitten bachelors. Prof. Certain
presided ut the piano.
Gnerry's trnly magnificent portrait of
the hero.soldier, General Robert T.. Lee.
is greatly admired. It is as near perfec.
tion as it is possible for painting to be-
1t is full-uniformed bust, lifslike in
APPEARANCE The portraik VIVA naint.a