The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-03
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An lsTELtiegScEg reporter had short
chat las. evening" with CJptain William Il.
Irwin, whosa return. from a Southern tin
was noticed Saturday morning. He was gone
si1 months, and in that time visited ma jori-
~ OF the prominent ci.iss Of tho South. OF
all these places, Columbia, 8. G., IL bis favor
lite, for the reason, principally. tina. Its
climate agrees with him SO we'll. h speaks
o! 1t as the Garden Spot" Of the South, and
ssys that the climate there Ia puser, the
etreats wider, cleaner and shadier, aud lila
people more friendly and socIabIe than in
any other place that be visited. There are
plenty OF churches there, and the pulplts ara
filled by able preachers. Captain Irwin save
that fully three-fourths OF the people ara
church.goess,and that there are more religious
editors In Columbia than In any place be was
ever IN before;y yet they are all jolly good iel-
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He visited New Orleans on this. trip. but
would not or rather could not live there,
even II he Tss to be presented with the best
residences on st. Charles street. He thinks
that 1t Is the city OF this country entitled 10
the name "PsIis Of America" and dislikes
the place on general principles He SAYS
that there Ia too much whisky, wine and wa
ter, especially the latter, which is every
where, and not always the purest or in the
most desirable places. While In Nav Or.
leans be met ]. W. Bodley, William 3. Saw.
tell, Capt. 7. G. Sweeney and family aad
Capt. Bully Campbell, all e1-Wheelingitet;
slse e1.Aaycr Sweeney and Capt John Bruce,
who were wintering there. From New Or.
leans Capt: Irwin went down into Texas, Wis
iting at Galveston, Houston, Austin and Tay.
!or. At the latter place he spent week
with the McLures, Booths, Woodwards and
Mendels. He says they are all living in
good style end making plenty Of money.
At Ban Antonio he met Wilson Morrison
and family and William Il. Hisack and fam.
lily, all formerly oil this city. Tbs first named
is farmer, and the latter is in the Q larter-
ma'.er's Department, q. s. a. CspI. Irwin
Mas very much pleased with Texas aud Tould
Ike to live 'hera were /: not for the north.
ere" be en- coCutsred four ct them, and the las.
one practically blew him out OF the State.
He landed Ia Pensacola bay,in North Florida,
and from tbor6 went down 10 jacksonville.
From there hs vent up the S.. Johns river
l25 miles to As:or. where he took the cars
end sitter Is mile ride stopped at the village
OF Eus.is, on Lake Eustis. This Is In Orapp.
county, in bonincrn Florida, or, eq they call
1t there, the lake resion-the land OF sur-
shine and flowers. ut is aptIy named, !" said
Capt Irwin, 'for 1t WAS sunshine every day,
AND there w:s no end Of the most beautiful
4oEsrs. !. never sainad from October 10,
1883, to February Is. lSS4-four months and
two days. This fishing and hunting there is
excellent; We saw plenty OF game quail,
psrtridseB. ETC., and az for fishing, we didn't
consider It good day II we came in with less
tnan afty bass or jact.r f,t l,1-7sI'l
From this ls!tes place Capt. Irwin crossed
Lsks Harris aud went up to Gainesville,
last Florida, thence 10 tho Silver Strings.
snd OF dam ,te Qcks!swchs river, which
ho said Ea1 too nsooked subject for him to
handle; 1t 10 I25 mills long, 1huoh narrower
than Wheeling geek, aad full OF slligators,
snakes and fish. ~. - 80
Were you ut st. Augusline?n
%! coucset no ouo ought to 70 to plorila
without going there. II Is as you know, the
oldes. city In the United States and there are
more sights 10 be seen there than In sny
other plaza oatslde OF New York. FROM
there Invent 10 Savannah took tho Inland
routs had 4 delightful sail during tho day
ahd tha!p was plenty to sec md M excellent
steamer to masks tho tip op, Savannah Is O
pretty city, full OF public tauarcs and lame
parks, but ! don't think Ii rs handsome
plses as Columbia or as healthy. While
there had isrrlb!c cego Ct malaria. hur.
rled to Columbia as BOOB as IVES sble, stayed
there until recovered, and then came
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