The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-26
A Visit TO New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, March IA, 1885.

VIII give you snort sketch OF our trip
to this center Of attraction. On Tues
day afternoon, 10th inst, we left Apder-
son with party Of tweuty.eight in
apeclsl through car. -On the arrival OF
the up traiu we were joined by part,
Of eleven, making thirty nine in ell.
We arrived without accident on schedul.
time 10 Atlanta, where our car was ut.
tached to train just ready to leave for
montgomery, over the Atlanta & Wesr
Point Road, where We arrived the next
morning for hreakfast. Autbing &C.
Cured beyond the usual incidents of
railroad travel until after We passed Mo.
bile. After we passed this poin. lat 3
O'Clock p. m. the acenery became grand
indeed, and far beyond my power to de.
scribe, 10 will not attempt description.
Suffice it to aay that we were running ali
the way along the Gulf of Mexico. w.
arrived in this city at ~ O'clock Wedne--
day evening. having been on the rosu
only 27 hours and Travelled $50 miles.
The Louisville & Nashville Road land
it's passengers At the foot of Canal street.
in the heart of the city, where stree;
cara are available for any point,
Our party from Anderson concluded
to 60 in body TO Causl Street Hotel,
and after short ride We we're soon do.
posted at our quartera. The price o,
board being moro than we expected, sew
eral OF our number lett the next morning
to find cheaper rates. am located With
Capt. Daniels aud wife and Mr.. Tolly a,
l57 Csllipe street. We could not have
fallen into better hands had We searched
the city over. Our hostess 10 kind,
obliging and sociable, and exerts herself
70 make our sojourn pleasant and attrac
tive. In fact, it 10 the most home like
place l have ever stopped at in o strange
city. The rooms are we'll furpiahed, and
the fair firSt-cless, and all for $1.5O per
day.
OF course, We have been to the Expo
aition. The first day we went husriedly
through the Government aud Main build
ing, and although have heard and read
80 much about the Exposition, must
say tha, it far exceeded my expectation.
IN the afternoon at Music Hall in the
Main building had The pleasure Of II.
tening to Mr.. Luther Benson and OF.
Gov. St. John on the subject of temper.
ance. This is temperance week here,
and all the distinguished workers in the
United States are present. The second
day alec heard addresses from Miss
Francis Willard, of Illinois, Nrs. La.
throp, of Michigan, Col. Balm, OF Ken.
tucky, aud many others. Miss Willard
Is certainly one of the most attractive
speakers have ever listened to, bht the
pleasure Of her eloquent address was
very greatly marred by her concluding
remurks, advocating the right Of suffrage
to the women Of the cuunsry.
To-day (Saturday) bad been set apart
as Tennessee's day, aud the roatrum in
Music Hall was filled with the members
OF the Legislature aud many other dia
tinguished meu of that State. Addresses
were delivered by several prominen,
gentlemen from the State interspersed
Z .:h music furnished by the Mexican
band of 65 pieces. It is almost worth
trip to New Orleans to hear this band
The ceremonies Of tbs day have jus,
closed with the finest display of fire.
works have ever nesn.
Now few word, iu reference to the
boarding houses nnd the way to reach
them, and will conclude this uusatis.
factory letter. bave heard great deal
said about the exhorbiiaut charges for
board, aud that y person must start with
pocket.full Of money il they expec. to
be comfortably Iuarteret and Geo the
sigG:a. am prepared t, say after my
own experience, and tho experience Of
others of our party: that these assertions
are not true. OF course, if persons put
up at the St. Charles they may expect to
pay st. Charles prices, and If they ex.
pect to be taken in by every ca ch penny
show they had better start with o we'll
filled purss. Good beard and comforta-
BILE quarters can be had for $3.50 to $500
per day. Good rooms can be rented for
81 on per day. The beds will aecommo.
date tvo persons, making the lodging
cost so cents each per night, provided
two persona are willing to occupy the
same bed. Coming down the river yes.
serday afternoon on the elegant steam
boat tClinton) the clerk informed me
that he would furnish board and lodging
on the boat, for $2.00 per day. besides
giving free passage to and from the
Exposition every day. Dinner was being
served as We came down. and went
through the dining ball and found that
the fare was all that tho most exacting
epicure cpuld demand. Tho fare on boat
to the Exposition is rs cents for round
trip. which really makes the board only
SITS per day. The street car fare to the
grounds 10 8 centa each way. and access
ible from any portion Of tho city.
would advise every one who can pos.
sibly do so to take the trip to New Or.
leans, as the opportunity to see the whole
world may not occur again In life time.
L. p. g.