Connecticut western news., 1877-08-03

Evansville. With the exception of Indi- annapolis it is the finest town have seen ln the West. It is nicely laid out, stands high from the river, and as its principal street fronts the river, which forms bend oppo- site the town, it Is known here as the 'Cres- cent City," Its buildings are fine, and it does larger commercial business than the Capital, Indianapolis. All the steamers plying on the river between Cincinnati and New Orleans stop here, and we have an ip- dependent line from this city to Louisville, Cup the river,) and Cairo, (below,) which are fine boats. They are named, "Idle- wild," 'The Belle." "Grey Eagle," and "Tarascow. The St. George Hotel, (where I am stopping,) is better house than the Allyn House at Hartford, and yet the prices are much more reasonable. 3O,000.
 SOUTHERN DIVISION.
 Hende rson is very old and aristocratic town, and also great shipping point for the tobacco trade. It is pleasantly located, but, owing to the war, many of the wealthy residents lost all, and consequently some of the best residences are fast going to decay.
 After the train starts from here, we go for 40 miles through the most God-forsaken country mortal man ever saw. If you look out of the car window you will see nothing but one vast swamp, and occasion ally Cracker" on a mule. There is plenty of wild game in this section Turkeys, quail, ducks. and occasionally deer is killed. You cannot realize what a wretched state of things exist in this sec tion, and how fearfully ignorant and indo lent these poor white people are. You will not see team in thls whole district; everybody rides mule. The men drye down to the railway station in tho morn ing, and remain until dark day after day, and every time train arrives, the depot platform is just crowded with this class. It is the hot-bed of secession yet, and it is only through fear that they submit to the powers that be, and not of thelr own free will.
 At Burlington are extensive coal mines,
 
 ed cars per day from this station.
 After leaving this place the country gradually improves, and when we arrive a. Hopkinsville, Ky., eco miles from Hen derson, Ky.) we find better class of citi- zens and good thriving villages all the way to Nashville, Tenn. Just before arriving in Nashville, the railway passes directly through the National cemetery, where are buried l7, 900 U. s. soldiers. The grounds are most beautifully laid out and kept in fine order by detachment of U. 8. A.
 Nashville is built in valley surrounded by hills on every side, and right in the heart of the city is hill much higher thar any building In the town. On top of thii eminence is located the State House, anG and as one sees the Cumberland mountaini in the distance, and the river bearing tho same name winding it's way down througt the valley and finally almost enclrcling tho busy city at your feet, think the view from this capitol is the finest panorama have ever seen. It must be seen to be ap preciated. The ways and manner of tn, people here are thoroughly Southern in ev. cry respect, and Yankee caDnot be favor ably impressed, although after becominl familiar with their customs, you find tn better class of it's citizens quite hospitablc b Cue day not long ago took a strol through the town and could see man. many traces of the war, and 1t will be long-long time before the South can en tirely recover from the effects of ''the los cause"
 am aware have hurried you over ou entire line, but possibly you may be able t have a slight knowledge of the road, etc from this letter. ...-.... ....
 The wheat crop on the line of our roa has never yielded better, and 1t requires a our cars to handle it as fas: as desired. is wonderful to me to see such immens farms-some of them and 8 miles square and at some points on the line one can se nothing but wheat as far as the eye ca reach. t....
 We have quite a number of Conn. West ern boys here. Billy Heister is roadmaste on Southern Division. Cal Rawn, of Tar riffville, occupies same position on St Louis Div. Tom Robison is assistant | MT. Heister. Johnny Coggswell is brakin on through freight and has done we'll sine he came here, and our superintendent tol me he would give him a freight train to ru within few weeks. R. Mcintyre, 0 Canaan, has only been here few day' and at present is braking on one of th through freights from Henderson to Gutt rie. George M. Bradford. of Winsted, IS
 baggage master on train, and runs with m good deal of the time. l am glad t write you that 1 am running the best trai on the road. as leave Evansville at 8 sos , m., and arrive in St. Louis 4 p. m., and re turn the same hours the following day . The next week run the night express, an as we only stop five or six times during th night and think it very pleasant trip. l changing off this way it affords just enoug , variety SO that l do not get . tired. A } things considered, like it much bette 3 than expected, although at first the cl
 mate did not agree with me, but now ar B we'll as ever. like our general manage very much indeed, and he is fast bringin matters into good shape. He is the ma
 who managed the capture of Jeff Davis Perhaps you remember reading of Wilson cavalry during the war. The General ha 2O, 1000 soldiers under hlm at one time. Gu superintendent is a man who has ha much experience in railway affairs, and very competent, and besides is gentlema , in every respect.
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