New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-05
HOmeward.

with series Of interesting papers on Loui
lana and Texas. He has completed his tri
and returned home. The following extrat
is from his last letter:
l bade adieu to my Texas friends on Mo,
day morning at eleven o'clock, taking pa
sage from ROckpOrt on the steamer Msry {
the Morgan line, and in less than four day
reached Charlotte, North Carolina, With
twenty-fOur hours travel of Baltimore. Tn
train here failed by few minutes to max
connection, otherwise would have reache
Baltimore at six o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, in five hours less than FIVE DAYS fror
the southwestern section of Texas Th
time by this route, the Piedmont Air Line,
from New Orleans to Baltimore, is onl
sixty.One hours.
| This new route, from New Orleans t
| Washington and the North, is mainly owe
| newly built railroads, to the extent Of near
! ly 1000 miles. The Atlanta and Richmond
| Air Line railway, from Atlanta to Char
lotte, distance of 265 miles, is entirel,
| new, with excellent road beds, and sleeperl
| nearly double the size OF those used OF
Northern roads The road from New Or
| and the greater portion of the trunk line
from Atlanta, Georgia, to Richmond, dis
tance OF 5a7 miles, has been newly built
With new Pullman palace cars gliding
smoothly over the solid and we'll -ballasted
road bed whatever pleasure there is in
railroad travel can be obtained, and the
route is undoubtedly some twelve to fifteen
hours shorter than any Western through
line between Southern and Northern cities.
The bad condition in which the Southern
roads were left at the close Of the war cre-
ated an unfavorable impression as to South.
ern roads generally, but there can no
longer be any complaint on this score since
the establishment Of the Piedmont Air
Line. Both speed and comfort is here se.
cured, amp there has also been q great i'm
provement i'll the serving of meals along
the line, which were much better than those
furnished on the southern end of the Louis
vile route, over which passed on my out
ward journey.
The trip across the Gulf of Mexico from
Rockport to Brashear consumed nearly
forty-eight hours. The whole distance was
out OF sight OF land until we entered the
mouth OF the Brashear river, on the morning
OF the second day out. We had on board,
filling the entire lower deck. ITO beeves,
349 year old calves, and about thirty hogs,
all OF which were landed in good order
at Brashear. The sea was quiet and
the motion of the vessel very slight,
the only discomfort OF the animals
being the deprivation of food and water
for twenty-four hours. In a few minutes
after reaching the Morgan wharves, the
whole live cargo was landed into the exten-
slve pens. where both food and water
awaited them. which they partook of with
sha1pened appetites. After rest and food
they are put in cars, and in four hours are
at the abbatOirs of New Orleans, ready for
butchering. Nearly all the supply of the
New Orleans market, and the quality of
the beef is said to be better than than that
OF the ordinary corn fed ca tile of the West.
The city of Brashear is in Louisiana,
about fifteen miles from the entrance Of the
Atchafalaya river into the guk, and eighty
miles from New Orleans. 1t ought to be
called Morgan" as its entire population,
with the exception of keepers Of bar-rooms
consists of the employes of
Morgan, being laborers for loading and I'M
oading the numerous Morgan steamers
hat are constantly arriving and departing,
)r mechanics who work on the Morgan rail
'oad repairing shops. There is an exten-
1--WE wharf, at which five large steamships
ying abreast were landing or taking on
,argoes, with large depots, cattle pens, and
icres of freight cars. The Morgan rail-
'oad track runs along the broad wharf,
md several hundred laborers were
It work transferring goods between
he ships and the cars, locomotives
we're whlstling, and drawing trains back
md forward. all com bining to present a
Gene OF bustling activity, only such as
ould be produced by live Connecticut
ankee IN this Southern cline. This indom-
table Morgan" is, withal, some seventy
ears Of age, but is to be seen stirring about |
nd overlooking his extensive operations,
III of which are conducted in the most strict |
nd systematic manner.
l reached New Orleans at five o'clock on |
Wednesday evening, over the Morgan rail T!
DAD: and had scarcely landed before the |
ars for Mobile came dashing along the |
evee, giving scarcely time to transfer bag. /
age, and no time to secure tickets.
The country between New Orleans and |
'rashear had greatly improved during the
asst three weeks, the favOrableness of the
eason giving the planter reason to hope that |
nth little stirring up Of his land there
Tas some prospect of a sugar crop. A
reat deal of the sugar land had been
lowed, and the shoots were already ap-
caring above ground. Several large sugar
Limitations, where the most activity was
itches passing through them being damned
p so as to hold the water and food
le land. Considerable land was being
cared and planted by cOlored men, who had
'ected cabins along the side of the road,
nd were evidently about to assume the
DsltlOn OF planters on small scale. This
as also the case at all points of the road
trough Alabama and Georgia, and parts of
orth Carolina. Not white man was to
, seen at agricultural work anywhere.
ost that were visible being busily engaged
'sslplng or smoking around the doors of
70 taverns and stations at the small towns
which the train stopped. The Caucasian
ce IN all these States seem averse to learn
cir bread by the sweat Of their brow"
Both Mobile and Montgomery seemed like |
llshed cities, and very little animation |
as visible anywhere. Mobile was epecially
III and lnanimate, and seems to have lost
arly all its former commercial grea tness.
Is no longer the great depot it was for
Shipment OF cotton, most of which now
Ids its way to Savannah. which l learn
6 much improved in its business aspect
is year, as has also Charleston Mont
merry, with its elevated Capitol building.
which the first Confederate Congress as
ntled, and where JEFF Davis was in
gurated as President, is an interior town
little business Importance, located on the
ALBANIA river. The cotton which formerly 8
1tred here Is now carried off by railroads
the cities on the coast.
Atlanta, Georgia, is great railroad CEN =
!, and, although not more than &c, 900 in y
pulatlon, it would be difficult to find even f
the West more stirring scene of hustle
d business activity than was visible =,
ong the extensive depots along it's bust q
10 centre. Full warehouses and manu- !.
tories and its mammoth hotel the Ma =
nal, show that it has an active and enter.
sing population. 1t has already recov- I
d from the devastation of war, and is !,
IDLY growing in population and business r
Dortance.
The Vice President. {,
Washington letter says: l.,
ice President Wilson has been in Wash :,
ton for week. He is ON his way to the !,
I SnripCs of Arlya 1rL.no - - l IL