The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-16

the fOurth OF JuIy-Also Elnus
the Old Flag Very scare Down
that way-StiiI, IL is Quite an
Enjoyable Locality.
AsHy1LLE, y. G, July 10.
E4iiOn Intsllisenosr:
we-ieft PhilsdelphiA THAT is, Archie
Wilson and myself on The irst day Of the
month for this health resort on the top Of
the Blne Ridge Mountains in the old
North State. We came via Lyuchbarg,
Va, and Salisbury, NC At this latter
place We stopped over several hours and
visited The National Cemetery wherein
rpose the bones Of 1915 Of our eoun-
tyb brave defsnders-poor unfortunate
soldiers who died in the slaughter pen Of
Infamous memory that VISA run here dur.
ing the war.
Ofthese ls, lis dead only 20 are mark.
ed - known. This il the saddesi feature
Of all. Relatives have come here in vain
10 remove their sacred dead who were
known 70 have persisted in this slaughter
pen, and have had 70 return home with
out them became their poor boys could
not be identified. ! rejoice 70 say that
the government takes proper care OF the
cemetery. 1t is beautiful enclosure,
fenced with stone wall and adorned
With eTergreens and AoEerss Ga the
rise in the grounds is . very large granite
shaft, erected in memory Of the 4uure-
turning dead" The jAnitor Of tie grounds
il Captain Richardson, who gave an arm
TO his country, = good man for the place
and very gentleuanly officer.
We left Salisbury on the 81 by the
Western North Carolina Railroad for
Henry's Depot distant 10 miles,
through = tolerAbly good country. At
Hepry's We found ourselves above the
cotton bel, Of the stAte, and At that point
We took, at 4 P. n, = six passenger Con-
cord coach for this place, crossing route
4 low depression il the Blue Ridge. aud
eIpriencing = very rough ride Of eight
hours and bali, st the end OF which
time We arrived At AshvilIe, half Al hour
ailer midnight. They have been building 4
railroad connection over this stage route
for the last 10 years and it Is still unbuilL
The State owns it and works convict Is.
Dor on II.
LOOKING FoR TEE FOURTH OF JULY.
On the morning Of the Fourth Of July
Archie and / took walk 70 survey the
tosn, and after few hours Of looking
round began TO feel riled over the
hsaiheuish lack Of any recognition what
ever Of the day. We began 70 feel - II
we were In s foreign land where they had
never heard Of Independence Day. There
was not 5 flag 10 be seen; no person
seemed 10 be rejoicing 10 the slightest
degree except the eolored people. They
were dressed up in their Sunday clothes,
and wa told that they alone had fang
out the Stars and Stripes At their bead
Quarters. / did not see any flags for sale
nj the stores, nor did ! hear 90 much as
fre-cracker explode In honor OF the
dAy. Il seemed 10 be only dArkeys
holiday. As for the Bourbon whites,
they forget nothing add learn nothing Of
the new birth Of freedom.
AsHvrLLE AID rs ATTRACTIONS.
This place ia situated on plateau Of
elevated table land Of ten to fifteen miles
In diaueter, encircled BY the highest
peaks Of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny
mountains, and Is $3.50 feet above tide
EIter. Il has population Of ESQ per.
sons, il an interior toEn and does the
principal business Of nineteen counties
OF the State. 1t il The commercial
centre Of these counties. They cover
an area Of near seven thousand
square miles, which Is interpreted with
Villages, and the most attractive feature
Of which IL the Wild scenery and grand
old mountain peaks. Near the town foSs
the beautiful river sVAnnlnos, which ia
the Cherokee word for beautiful river.
Here its clear and calm waters form =
junction with the turbulent French Broad
river, which flows preeipitously over in.
msnse rocks and through natural arches
and empties st last into the Tennesse, md
from there flows on 10 the Ohio.
| The celebrated Black Mountain, the
highest elevation thu eide Of The Rocky
Mountains, l. only = few miles from here.
The spotis : great resort Tor inyAlids Eui.
lefluB WIN PuA9pAA4y AASIAstHs 4u1y
come here from Sll parts during the com.
parAtively mild winter months add dur.
ing the heated term Of the low countries.
Tie very best Of boarding can Be had in
private families a. from SO TO SIS per
mouth, and At from $50 to $40 al the DO,
tsls. The people are kind and hospitI.
BE and viii welcome you for your society
and your ducsts. ] an expecting my
young bachelor friend, Judge Vim. q.
Irwin, Of your city, and a there are sew.
eral young widows With the bloom on
their cheeks be will no doubt fnd con-
genial society when be arrives.
The crops hereabouts are about an
average with other YEAR, bot small fruit
l. plenty. The hunting and i.hing / have
no, yet tested 10 any greatsxteut bot ex.
peet 70 soon capture some mountain
trout Villleavs the bear and the deer
for more SdVenturous spirits. Please
warn such Of your readers As have eorns
and bunions 70 take The middle Of the
street when they come here, As the side
EAIks are paved with eo6els stooea-
Mining Resumed.