The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
a HEURMANaTE ABROAD.
q Letter from Jacksonville.
Florida.
LAcksoxv1LLs. FL. Feb. s ls77.

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Florida.
JNcKsoNvILLE, FLA. Feb s 1877.
Dear Courier Thinking that brief de
ssripIion of our trip to the so-called Italy
/ of America would not be unintercsting
to the readers of your valuable paper,
have concluded to give you few itemi
| gather&d on our trip. We left Hickman
Jan. 23d on the n. x y. W. R., arrivin.
in Nashville the same day about clock
/ Stopped over night At the Maxwell House
where we had all the comforts of first
/ class hotel The Legis lature was in SEES
I Sion aud quite "A number of the legislator,
were at the. Maxwell. | thought the
looked very wise, as all Legislators do, o.
should. We departed froin Nashville on
the morning of the 24th for atlanta, Ga
passing through Chattanooga, arriving AZ
Atlanta at 10 o'clock at night Atlanta
is something Of city, having populn
ton of about thirty thousand II was al
most entirely destroyed during the war,
but is now rebuilt and is about twice a.
large as it formerly was and has many
fine houses. | am told that good deal
of Northern capital has been used in re-
building the city. Augusta was our next
point 1t is a nice, quiet city We spent
several days in Charles ton, S c, and SAW
many very interesting things. Charles
ton, as you know, is the principal city OF
South Carolina, and has population of
which are negroes dSd mulattoes. 1t is
~ large cotton and rice market Its har-
Dor is one of the largest and handsomest
on the coast of America. We visited Fort
Sumpter Castle Pinckney and Fort MouI-
tire. Fort Sumpter is in a dilapidated
condition. II is about four miles out, and
visitors are conveyed by yacht to these
different places. Charleston possesses
an unusual interest for visitors as having
been the birth place Of the Southern Con-
federacy, and the scene of some of its
most stirring incidents. Its streets. to
this day, abound with reminders of tho
momentous events which characterized
its existence during that memorable four
years struggle. King street is the fash
ionable shopping thoroughfare and is to
Charleston what Broadway is to New
York ST. Michaels Church is very
venerable edifce and is a point Of inter
est From its steeple the colonial troops
kept watch upon the movements Of the
British, and later it was the Confederate
lookout upon the Federal hlockading
squadron. 1t also affords beautiful view
OF the city, the harbor. and the back coun-
try. The Battery is a magnificent prom
en- ade built of rock and extending around
the edge Of the ocean for about one and "A
half miles. II is great resort for all
those who wish to inhale the iuyigorating
sea mir. But enough of Charleston, we
will now pass on to our next stoprin g
point which was Savannah | was not
pleased with any OF the country through
which we passed. Most of the produc-
tions seemed to be pine trees and sage
grass with here and there a negro cabin.
| was very much disappointed in the
country, expecting to see u country ia a
high state of cultivation, but have not
yet seen any that viii compare with our
old Kentucky. The city Of Savannah is
beautifully situated on the Savannah
river about eighteen miles from its mouth.
A great quantity Of cotton is shipped from
this port. Il has a population of about
thirty thousand, over one half black
The city is Handsomely laid out with
oil Ii -.
oaks, live oaks, IL agnolia, sycamore, and
pride of India trees. AT nearly every
other corner there is public squa re
planted with these magnificent shade
trees. 1t has twenty four squares. Here
1t was that in 1886 John Wesley preached
for the first time in America II was here
that the brave Count Pulaski fell in a
vain attempt, by the eospbined French and
American forces, to recapture it from the
British. A beautiful monument is erect
ed to COunt Pulaski Or the spot where ne
fell in the attack on the city i'll 1913. He
was Pole. 1t was prominent during the
late war as the terminus Of Gen. Sher-
mans march to the sea. In Johnson
Of Gen. Nathaniel Greene. We passed
Fort Pulaski few miles down the Savan-
nah river. 1t was the scene of long
siege during the late war. The original
cost of irS construction was about one
million dollars. Forsyth Park, contain
ing about twenty acres is quite resort
for strangers who go there to see the
beautiful Confederate monument erected
by the Ladies' Memorial Association. Il
cost twenty FIVE thousand dollars. An.
other place of interest to visitors is Bon.
ayenture Cemetery. 1t is a beautiful
/ place aud has rustic charms peculiar t.
itself, The long avenues by the side o
which The dead are sleeping are archie,
by the branches of great live oak tree
from which the gray moss sweeps in heav,
festoons. We took steamer from Savan
nah to jacksonville. Some of our part,
suffered from sea sickness. We are at tn
| National Hotel, where we will remaiI
about one week aud then go to st. Angus
tine, from which place may write yOr
again aud tell you about Florida.