The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-02-13
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lwenty-three hours later ! found II
400 at Montgomery, Ala, and saw il
go as high as 55' by noon. The heavy
snow that covered the earth in Ken
lucky and Tennessee grew small by
degrees, until il finally disappeared
before the Alabama line was reached.
Then, instead Of the white hills and
dales that had grown so monotonous,
we were whirled along over the Ten.
nessee line and into as poor a country
a. ever crow flew over. The land
is inclined to be swampy, and is for
the most part covered with yellow
pines, which are rapidly being con-
verted into lumber by scores of saw
mills situated along the Railroad, to
he shipped, some Of il as far as Chi
cage. The poor land continues sever
al miles below Montgomery, but there
the fine cotton plantations commence
which supply the city with its princi-
pal article Of trade.
Situated upon the banks of the Al
ALBANIA River, which is navigable TO
that point, and being the center of
several Railroads, Montgomery ought
to be a much more important place
than il is but the effects of the war are
still visible, and there is lacking that
enterprise that is observed in the
cities North and East. The place pos.
sesses especial interest to all the sym
pathizers of the Lost Cause, because
II was here that the Government of
the Confederate States was organized
by the Inauguration of Hons. JeHer-
son Davis and A. II. Stephens as
President and Vise-President, on the
18th of February, 1861, and it was
the capital of the Coniederacy till
its removal to Richmond, Va.
As stood upon the steps of the
old building, where nineteen years
ago the tragedy opened which ended
at Appomattox. in April, 1865, in
the defeat of the Southern forces, a
crushing of their fondest hopes and II
wreck Of their fortunes, the events of
, the bloody civil war rushed into re-
membranee,a and the face ofmany rel
alive and friend, who bravely fell on
the battle fields, and whose bones now
rest beneath the sod of the land they
loved so well. was recalled with won
rful-vividness, Poor fellows Per.
haps it is better for them that they
did not live to see the usurpation and
fraud that has been practiced on the
people of their homes by the infamous ,
party in power.
The Capital, which is an ancient
specimen of architecture, is set upon
barren knoll, and from the dome, i
which is $50 feet high, can been seen q
a very ugly aud ragged city of some |
20, 200 inhabitants. There is no Gov '
ernors House and the present Exec. t
utive lives at his home at Helena, |
more than fifty miles away, content i
ing himself with an occasional visit
to the Capital. i,
The mule trade has been lively d
one in Montgomery this year, and o
the traders who came in time, dispos- C
ed of their stock at remunerative fig. d
ures, but | am told that the demand n
has been about supplied. Consequent G
ly lower prices rule. p
Our train passed Mobile in the Al
night, and | got but gas-light view ST
If that city as we changed cars for Il
NEW ORLEANS. 3,
The Railroad is built along the b,
iulf Coast and crosses innumerable e,
Dayous and lakes, requiring, am v,
old, sixteen miles of bridges in to. ca
al length OF 40. Most Of the land Sc
dong the road is thin, and would be &c
unfit for cultivation, even if it were ar
Trained. Four hours behind time, to
We reached the great Southern Me sh
ropolis, where men Of nearly every of
alton, tribe and tongue. mingle to. ed
ether and vie with each other for the or
ossession Of the almighty dollar The bu
iiy is clad in Holiday array, and the LAT
iardi Gras carnival, which will be wa
slebrated tomorrow, promises to be ele
he grandest ever presented. People POI
ON all parts Of the Union have con- Of
regated here, and the jam ia simply col
rrifc. Hotels and boarding houses ele
e reaping a rich harvest, and are aga
king advantage OF the visitors by ing
ising their prices. The st. Charles, ula
e principal hotel here, and said to the
one of the finest in America, has con
II up its rates to $40 per day, and at I
en at that, ii is crowded, cots filling ,
e parlors. dining.room and every
her spare nook. ''i'
II will make the mouth of our av- y
age reader water, TO learn that the ~
arket here is supplied with new soa
cucumbers, tomatoes,
cen peas and other vegetables, 80
lich it will take months yet to ripen ,,''
Kentucky. The trees are for the ni,
'st part in full bud, while some have Ds-'
I forth leaves in abundance. ~ -
| have heard but little political talk.
4 assarv ona with soh.un 1 haze ,,., a.