Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-03-06
THE CoTToN EXPOSITION
Pleasant Trip OF a Cleveland Excur-
sion Party.
A uirds-cyo view of New Orleans
ana the Hound Trip, by an ola
Contributcr.
CLEVELAND. March 2d. 1ss

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through the kindness OF the c. G. & l Rail-
way Co, were allowed 10 stop off at all
points Of interest. Al indianapolis, 1t WIS
20 dcgrees below zero, and we made very
poor headway on account OF the extreme
cold. There were wrecks on all sides Of
us. The train that left Cleveland few
hours ahead of us lay piled up beside the
track.
The party was very pleasant one, and
among them was the dear mother, from
my old home at Tontogany, who came to
Cleveland TO go with her children, and
grand children for a brief visit TO the "Sun
ny South" (Allow me to say in pa rcnthe-
sis that il is not nearly so sunny as we
had supposedly We never lost sight Of
snow until almost to Mobile, Ala. AT
Montgomery, the inl,a abitants were having
a grand jubilee over tho heaviest snow
storm OF years.
We crossed the Ohio at Louisville, and
took the L. & N. road, and from that time
until we reached it again on our return,
never saw fine farm, nor anything that
approached the homes lying all along the
line of any Northern road. Before we
reached the Tenn. line, in rounding n
curve, our train ran over a man, who was
attempting to cross the track. II was no
fault of the engineer, as it was but n farm
road, and he was completely hid from
view until the tIain was almost upon him.
One of his horses was killed, and the man,
il was feared, fatally injured. Some OF the
party carried tho fellow on rude litter to
his home, near the track, followed by his
almost distracted wife and weeping chill
dren. Fortunately we had good physi-
clan among us, who at once went to the
injured man, while the passengers In few
moments raised 800 for the relief OF the
family, who seemed In shockingly desii-
tute circumstances. After delay of two
hours, we moved on and reached Nashville
Tenn, about Z p. NJ. where we spent sever
al hours very pleasantly about that city.
Birmingham, Ala, is the great center oil
the Coal and Iron trade of the South, and
possesses more of the real spirit of northern
zeal and enterprise than all the other
southern cities we visited. They have
wonderful advantages in manufacture $
having their mines and supplies of coal,
ore and limestone, within a few miles oil
their furnaces.
AT Montgomery, Ala, we visited the
State House, the Senate and House while
in Session. Saw the Bible on which jeff
Davis took the oath of office, M President
OF The Confederacy, and The spot where he
stood when he took the oath, and ;l,o saw
facsimile al the original Ordinance oil
Secession. The State Treasurer presented
each lady in our party with crisp new
| SO. Confederate bill.
Our next stop wasat BeauvoIr, the home
| of jeff. Davis on the Gulf of Mexico
where our party were all cordially received
in his spacious and elegant mansion, by
his vile, the most perfect type of a beauli-
full southern lady. At tp,rting she present.
ed each one with flowers, as a souvenir
| OF our visit. Mr.. Davis was absent, on
visit to his plantation at Vicksburg. Be-
fore we fully decided to make this stop al
Beauvoir, quite diversity of opinion
nrose,as 10 the feasibility, or The propriety
OF il; but there being goodlv number a
ladies in the party, curiosity got the bet,el
Of patriotism, and we decided to go. Upoi
our return, all voted that it had been ,
very pleasant stop indeed.
Saturday morning we reached Pas.
Christian, and spent several hours yer,
pleasantly. AT this lovely seaside resort
on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, on
coach WIS then attached to a coast train
and we reached New Orle ms abont lei
o'clock. One could scarcely imagine Il
more desolate country than that through
which we enter the city. Ii il one grea
marsh, through which, we were told, i,
constructed the largest railroad tresil,
work in the world, being over thirty mile,
in length. There is not single Wagon
road into n. o., and you feel that yom mr..
getting 10 the "end OF the world" whei
all mt once you are whrled into grea
city. We spent the remainder of the da,
at the Exposition; and although we had
been told that il was a very poor show
compared with the Centennial, must
trnlhfully say, was very happily dis,p.
pointed, and al enjoyed it exceedingly
One can hardly imagine anything fine
than the Government building. Hor,icul
lnrnl Hall is n disappointment, and III,
Art Gallery; where we had anticipated Sc
much pleasure, is not completed and con-
seqnenty closed TO visitors. We spen
only three days at the Exposition. The
exhibits from the North and West mr.,
especislly fine, and conspicuous in thei
superiority over the exhibits of Southerr
States. One would need Anch more tim,
| H. III.
Sunday, eve, while at the Exposition
grounds, saw one of The finest irrwoIk
exhibits that can well be imagined. A.
we were in the city all through lis grea
Mardi Gras Festival, we witnessed Incl
wonderfully beautiful street parade. TIL.
city illnminalions at 81. Louis, as we saw
them two years ago at the time of tn,
Vailed Phropbets, were much finer, bu
the procession could not be excelled.
The West End, delightful summe
resort ON Lake Ponlchatrain, is one of III,
loveliesi of places. Unlike Coney Islnn,
and like resorts at New York City, it'is =,
quiet and peaceful, and all through tn,
extreme heat OF he summer, il is alway,
cool and pleasant. 1t is reached fron th,
center of the city by n little steam railway
tickets fnr the round trip, through tn,
summer, only ten cents; 80 thai the poor
cSt may receive the benefit OF its heallhiu
bre, zes.
In going we passed the large cemeierlc
OF 'he city. They cannot bury their 'lea'
~ the ground is loo low, hnt place then
IN vaulls. One hing hat strikes visitor
at \. O, is. that there is not an umde
ground sewer, ciSlern or cellar in the en-
tire city, This ia due to the fact that lh
city lies several feet lower than the river
Our visit TO the lrvee was very pleasant
We went on board several merchantmen
river steamers, and nl,o oyster honta, wler
we leasled on oysters ON the hall-sbell, I,
onr hearts content
The treatment Of The negroes in tn
South i. pretty well illustrated on III,
levee. The same old bitter spirit is man
ilesled toward them by cruel task nipslers
II Ia wonderful how quickly they viii
unlond a vessel under his yigilant eye nm,
uprnised arm.
Sunday morning We, Ia common will