Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
OUR KNIGHTS TEMpLAR.
Notes of Their Advance ON the Cres-
cent City
SnaSial Cnrresnnndenca OF the Uninn and

Notes of Their Advance ON the Cres-
Special Correspondence OF the Union and
American.
LETHOHATCHIE, Ala, Nov. 20, s A. NJ.
The Tennessee Knights Templar and
party reached Montgomery, Ala, at seven
O'Clock last night, right side up with care.
A refreshing shower had been falling since
two o'clock p. NJ, and the outlook during
the afternoon was dreary indeed. The
country through which the road passes is
not very attractive at the best, with its
ping bafrehs, rocky lodges and log shanties
with space between the logs sufficient for
one to throw a small calf in or out Of the
building with perfect ease-provided he
had the calf. But seen as it was for the
first time by many of our party yesterday,
with the rain falling steadily from a dull,
leaden SKY, without a rift of sunshine for
hours, the effect was inexpressibly dreary.
Inside the cars, however, all was mirth and
jollity, the unfayorable weather seeming to
have no depressing influence upon the spir-
its of the party, while the train skipped
along at from thirty to forty-five miles an
hour.
It was the intention of the Montgomery
knights to meet 10 meet the Nashville
party at the depot, escort them to the hotel,
and give them a reception Afterwards at
their fine hall, but the weather and other
unforeseen circumstances prevented the
programme being fully carried out; but the
reception part of it was done up in hand
some style.
During our short stay in Montgomery,
we heard q great deal said with regard 10
the Inauguration of Gov. Houston, last
Tuesday, and the Inauguration ball Thurs
day night. There were fifteen thousand
people in the city Tuesday, and the concert
which was given Tuesday night IN aid of
Methodist Church in the city, and in
which concert, Mr.. r. Dorman, Mr.. John
Campbell, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. VIM. NJ. Dun
can and. Mrs. Patton, of Nashville, partici-
pated, captured $500 of their money, but
certainly gave value received therefor, if
the rapturous description given of the con-
cert by the citizens of Montgomery Is
worth anything. The singing Of Barbara
Allen by Mrs. Patton, and the echo song,
by Mrs. Craig, are especially complimented.
Roberts, of the NelrS, told me last night
that the best people here say better singing
has seldom been heard in Montgomery.
Speaking Of the NelrS, the mail facilities
Of Montgomery need overhauling. For
instance, Nashville, Louisville and Cincin-
natl papers, of given date, come in on
the same train. Nashville is sos miles
from this city, while Cincinnati is GOO.
The distance TO Atlanta is 10 miles, but
the morning papers of that place do not
reach Montgomery until the morning follow
ing.
DEATH AT WEDDING Feast.
4 death occurred few miles from Mont
gomery, on the night of the 18th, under
very peculiar circumstances. The de-
ceased was Mr.. Philip Baldwin, a brother
of DR.. w. o. Baldwin, President of the
First National Bank, of this city. A
daughter of Mr.. Philip Baldwin was mar
ried at p. NJ. on the day mentioned, and
at the wedding supper, at 2 p. NJ, her Ia
Their and the bridegroom ate heartily OF
pickles. Both were taken sick soon after
ward, and the father died at IL o'clock.
For time the life of the newly-made hus-
band was despaired of, but he finally re-
covered.
Tie Exchange Hotel, at which our party
stopped last night, is the best hotel in
Montgomery; but we swamped it, and the
result was, paid big price for very INSULT
Gent accommodations and left the house
with small thunder cloud perched upon
each brow. The Exchange may handle
half hundred guests comfortably, but
three times that number crowds it. What
the proprietoTs will do with the two hun
bred and fifty Knights they have contracted
to feed and shelter tonight is problem.
This letter is mailed some twenty miles
south of Montgomery. u.