The Penn's Grove record., 1882-07-29

number OF in;ermenss of Union dead are
1886; of this vast number 7947 are
known and 1920 are unknown. 1t was
established ia 1868 and contains 100 aires
fof which the Government paid s15, 900.
The stone wall which surrounds it cost
800, Oo0 alone, and the total cost, includ
ing improvements, is S175, 600. | am in
formed that decoration Day is usually
honor the men who fought and who lie
beneath the sod, whether they wore tie
blue or the Gray" In my estimation
The man who gives his life for his convic
tions, even though lie be not with us, is
worthy of admiration, and one cen do no
less than place awreath upon his grave.
We returned to the ho'el and took tea
and left for Lexington, via same route,
at G 80 m, arriving in Lexington, at
$50 a. III, July 9th. On the morning of
July 9Th, Mr.. Geo, Spencer drove I'M out
TO the immense distillcry of VIM. Tar
g. Co, who showed us through the con
Germ and gave us following information:
They have 10000 barrels of whiskey in
stock. which is packed in racks ten bar
rels high. The Goot KEGS three men
constantly employed there. The Ooot
allows it to remain in bond three years,
tax paid when taken ont. They allow
for leaking and evaporation in a period
of3G months y gallons per barrel, The
balance OF (which the Goot nets about
$40 per barrel. Their capacity is 95 bar
rels per day; of which So barrels is sweet
mash and 40 barrels our mash. They
do not sell in less quantities thai one
hundred barrels at a time. They also
fatten from their Stops, upwards Of a
thousand head Of cattle yearly. They
showed me upwards of four hundred
head in fine condition, now ready for
shipment. On our return home we stop
ped to investigate the Ice Manufacturing
interests of Lexington, whose capacity is
100000 pounds daily, producing about
twelve cakes of $50 pounds each, per
hour, and which is retailed at about sixty
cents per hundred. They have two
a~rtesian wells which throws about 5000
gallons of water per hour. The manu-
facture of ice is a noyal scene to witness
and they now have it reduced to a very
fine system. The only objection being
the limestone which gives the ice a white
appearance, but l am informed that by a
recent invention, that objection can easily
be overcome and the ice made pure as
crystal. We then visited their most mag
nificent Cemetery and read the following
Inscriptions: In memory of John Y.
breckenridge, born January Is, 1921
Died May II, 1875, In memory of John
II Morgan, porn June /, 1925; Died Sep
TENDER 4, 1864. Also saw the magnificent
monument and the casket of Henry Clay,
which is one of the most beautiful and
extensive l have ever seen. We then
went over to tt e portion set apart for the
interment of the hebel dead, which Is
marked by a very peculiarly formed
Statue III HidTDlc icpicSchtOu@ " ~
cross, about ten feet in heighta as standing
among a pile of rock, with Palmetto
branches twined among them and a
broken sword lying carelessly on the
rocks. Gh, Confederate flag is repre-
sented falling in folds about the cross,
which is attached &c a broken flag staff,
bearing the inscription ''Our Dead" The
broken flag staff represents the "Lost
Cause
The next morning I left for Louisville
conn lcted my business in that beautiful
city and left for Philadelphia, stopping
on the way in Washington, at which
place l had the pleasure of shaking
hands with His Excellency, President
Arthur and a very enjoyable walk with
him through the park from st. Johns
Church to the White House.
p. PIERCE.