Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-04-17

ar IN, vaeit -s..v., opeliia'
we see unm!staliablo e,idences of thrift
and. enterprise. From a little ivillagc IN
1852, mhel, we last passedit, opelilla has
assumed the proportions ora town, and
contains at this time four thousand in.
habitants: Here the railroad to colum-
bus branches Off from the West Point
and Montgomery road. dalso the Mem
p...is and Savannah road, whose present
Northern terminus, we believe, i; Bir-
mingham. Auburn is pretty village,
noted for it's literary institutions. Pass
ing here called ltomina gWaEwick," IN
his "Hohits among the hills, near Au-
burn, Lee county, Ala.," whose versatile
letters so long graccd the columns of the
New York Day Book. What has be-
come of him? Prom Chehaw to Tbskee-
gee, distance Of six miles, IL a narrow
gauge railroad III successful operation,
built at a comparative cost Of half that
of a wide gauge road. 1t is now paying
annually dividend to stockholders of
SO per cent, SO we were informed by
Senator Tdrfell, of Dadetille, Ala, whom
We met oi, the train on hiswaN to Mont
gd5mnery, to attend ike' negisiat,tre:H 1t
was along here, too, that we met the in
mortal -. n" the philosopher, about
whom 50 much has been said In the pa,
pers, and with whom we had a confab.
He says that he comprehends the situa-
fion; that. his theory is equal honor and
pensions to the soldiers Of both atmiesv
that he had President Grant about Fight,
or soon would have him so, and that
peace and prosperity would pervade the
land. :. ., '.D9r.
The iro,on-horse pulled Us up to Mont
Esomery Depot at 4! o'clock, P. NJ, 25th
February. Expecting to stop only an
hour or two in the city, we took carri-
age aud rode over it awhile, and back to
81 Depot. pot Legislature is now in session
here-aid not have time. TO gifcAmore
than apassaigapok etths sats Icapitcl.
Montgomery, like Atlanta, is built upon
hills and wales which, according to the
taste of come, lends to its beauty We
rot our supper and were aboard the Mo
bile train Just as '"l 'Ith
"Nieht drew her sable mantle round.
Aud pinned it with u star"
I've saw nothing of-she {oouhi1tfay hhtf be-
tween Montgomery and Iobile-passed
through the evillage all unobserved, where
resides our dld friend and schoolmate,
Gol.P. b. Bofes--heard him compliment,
ed by Judge of Greonville. Wegot
to Mobile. at 8. o clock A. Ar, 2sth, thu
morning after Mardi Gras Carnival.
Railroad now runs right into the city,
which Il lid not do in 1862, by this road
strolled about this beautiful cityi no.
l.ticed o new Custom. House nearly com.
nlete, ddst ,opposfte fthe Battle House.
9hMobils. has many gssy pretty pbSate
residences; called on Col. Jno, r. Tomp,
kius. our mutual friend and former fell
low-citizen, who is President of City
Coua,cila and aqtipg Mayor of the, City
/ We we're greeted 'by him Ia his" tstial
courteous, pleasant manner. !
Bidding him adieu, we proceeded to
the Depot and took the train for New
Fofleansi ata o'clock, A. NJ For some
distance we travelled through poor,
! iereI pihsy woods QoafaHtsSs qsissd two
mr. three steam saw mills on line of rail-
road. AT East Pascagqpla wo took occa-
sion to ask of citizen the price of land
,t6is Section BE replied that any guam
tity could be purchased within three or
] four miles Of railroad at ten cents per
acre. The business of this section con-
AsIsts;s4 In getting Aiinbaala alarsaud!pttcAh mo
!, farms visible We soon reach Biloxi
Bay, a beautiful body of water, on WHOSE
'4bos5tai are s.seen mem gathering oysters
and fish, which they follow as business
for supply of Mohilo sead saad AeE Fqle nsleans