The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-23

| LDUIB-A PUBLIC SPIRITED LANDLoHl
i "A GLIMPSE AT MoNTaoMEHY==A HAH
/ row aAUGH AND A WIDE MAHaIN ol
| PROFITS -TUsHEeEE, IT'S SCHOOLS, ETC
Especial Correspondence
| TUsRHaEE, Ala, March 10, 1877.
Dear DeHl0erat-Leaving the stdtu
quo to Its fate, and Packard TO his disma
confines within his one acre Of Return
ing Board territory. ] seated mysel
truck coaches OF the New Orleans enc
Mobile Railroad, on the Is inst, and lin
der the obliging safeguard of Mr.. M. FL
Hubbell, conductor, passed quietly
along the crowded levee and reaching
the city limits, dashed away for Mobile
| The many inviting fishing and hunting
grounds were passed with sigh Of re-.
greet, and q quick rush Of fifty.two miles
on q light and "hasty plate Of soup
dinner, brought the writer &c
Bay st. Louis. where we were
informed q new caterer Of known taste
and enterprise would furnish the hun.
CRY with o good supper. At o fair cal.
eulatiou, not less than forty hungry
mortals preeipitated themselves into
the supper-room and ranged themselves
at the neat tables prepafed-with clean
linen, er3ekery. ete.-but no food. Soon.
however, some light and hot biscuit.
sweet butter aud fragrant coffee en-
gagged the attention OF all, and gen
eral attack along the whole line shortly
ended in full safety TO the guests. But TO
the establishment Of all. the host posi-
lively declined TO accept nielsle for
compensation from any one. This con-
duct on the part of q railroad regtdt-
rateur was justly regarded as danger
GUS In the extreme. We began to think
Of the great Packard gunpewder plot,
which was exposed in such o mastery
manner by the Nichols police q few
days since. We looked around in the
hope that one Of those men OF detee-
tive genius might be on the train. In
which event / should have expected
our host would have been tabbed ct
once on suspicion OF poisoning.
But none Of Toms men were there,
and on further calm reflection 1t was
asoertained that our host. having just
gotten possession OF tho house, was I'm.
able to give d supper. and so he had
generously prepared q free lunch for
the hungry passengers on that train. /
did not learn that mans name, but [
will guarantee he will rejoice the hearts
Of the wayfarers when his kitchen Is in
order.
A few moments stay at Mobile, and
away We WeHb ufsE bas loHE plluges
taattta through the sWamns, to the "piny
wo 1ds' highland, and slipped into Mont
gomery just after the great red sun,
with blood.shot eye, struggled lasily up
from behind the horizon. as If he had
been on u horrible debaueh over night
with the Emperor Of China or some
celestial Rex. The trip from Mobile to
Montgomery is d great improvement
on the old management. The road bed
is greatly improved, and tho cars are
elegant and comfortable, while the OFF,
GERS Of the road are most polite and at
tentive to the wants OF oil passengers.
From Montgomery, forty miles over
the Western Railroad bring us TO
Chehaw Station, where Il diminu-
tive train on the narrow gauge
nearS SIX S9ps %es the a rasfessc
This road ID thirty-six inches gauge,
and the most whimsical looking little
engine and train OF cars carries one over
the smallest OF ct rails in good time
and comfortable style. am told that
four gentlemen OF this city built, own
and control this miniature railroad. and
besides the passenger and baggage car,
as high as forty bales cotton are carried
ut one trip-ten bales to each freight
car.
With the travel that the fine schools,
healthy climate and
VALUABLE MINERAL SPRINGS
attract to this pleasant city, together
With the products Of rich back coun-
good management this little road has
paid large dividends to the stockholders.
The land hereabouts Is broken, aud q
growth of pine and black jack yields no
treat attractions OF scenery, yet the
1ure air. aromatic with the pines, is
THE SCHOOLS OF TUsKgdEE,
have been long known and appreciated.
Before the war there were two first
,less academies for young ladies and
,ne for boys, numbering IN all over five
hundred pupils. Quite recently one Of |
he female schools and Mr.. Parks high |
school for boys were entirely destroyed |
1y fire; the first fully insured, the lat |
er not insured at all. The remaining |
emale school Is under the patronage OF |
he Methodist Church and the charge |
II President John Massey, A. NJ, who |
s very highly spoken Of, and has now !
lbout ninety pupils. Professor Mas
icy was formerly from Mobile, and
s a gentleman Of high culture, and |
lnIer the VlBllant cnarge or nlmSelL,
lis estimable and accomplished lady |
Ind assistants, this female college is
Furnishing. Prof. Park was compelled
o build temporary structure, where
10 now, with the assistance of Prof. s.
/. Bartlett, instructs some seventy
I've pupils. Prof. Park was the sole
'wner Of the large and completely |
quipped school building that was re-
emily burned, and the loss was severe
me for private enterprise. But last
ummer, being a delegate to the Gen.
ennial Educational Convention at
Philadelphia, the Professor selected a
Ian for a new and enlarged building,
With all modern improvement and
pparatus. and will shortly COM
hence it's construction. Mr.. Park
las taught here for over a quarter
4 century, with constantly in
reasing support and satisfaction on
he part of his patrons. He is most
o,l rfoc,,u a nd aocnu n liah al vanflapoan