The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-03-12
From the Sunny South.

From the Sunny South.
THE JOURNEY FROM LAWRENCE TO NEW OR
LEANS. THE EXPOSITION A DISAPPOINT-
MENT.
Correspondence of the Journal
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 20. 1885. My adj
vice to any one contemplating a trip to New
Orleans on purpose to see the exposition is not
to &c. as they will be disappointed. But if they
wish to see the country and stop at points Of
interest on the way the present low fares af-
ford an excellent opportunity. | induced
friend to take the trip with me and we were
well repaid for so doing, although we were not
very well impressed with the exposition. As
one passes through New York they should not
fail to call at the Hoffman House Kept by Ed
ward Stokes, the slayer of Jim Fisk and see
the valuable paintings, the silver engine that is
started by dropping nickel on the lever, and
a hundred other curiosties which his palace
bar-room contains. You can also see here one
of the handsOmest furnished billiard rooms in
the state. A look into Fifth Avenue and Muir
ray Hill hotels will well repay those who ad-
mire fine buildings and costly fixtures. As one
walks through the halls their feet sink into the
depths of soft carpets and fine rugs, which TAX
en- with the rich mahogany furniture, marble
castings and beautiful wall decorations makes
one wonder if the propretor> We're not tryin"
to see how much money they could eXpend.
From two to four days or even longer can be
used up al Washington visiting the elegant pub
lie buildings and other places of interest Bya
three mile drive Arlington Heights is reached,
which before the war was Gen. Robert f. Lees
estate The house with its large pillars in front,
faces the Potomac and can be plainly seen from
Washington. Here under Il large monument
lie the remains of Pill unrecoguized Union sol
diers. Hundreds of small head>tones dot the
large cemetery, marking he resting place OF
the recognized dead The cannon. standing
muzzle down, used for gate posts, and
the shells al The sides of the roadway used AS
boundaries We're very suggestive of peace.
The theatres at Washington are not nearly
a. fine rs | expected to md them. In the Il. n
.. r. Il. waiting room is zinc Star tackled
into the carpet where our beloved president fell
aud on the wall he leaned against after the ia
tai shot is marble tablet with these words
"James Abram Garfield. President Of the Uni
ted States. july ;. ISL"
We visited large tobacco mandatory al
Richmond. ana think gentlemen would chew
less of the tweed" if th.y could see he darkitS
walking through it in their bare feet. We also
went through Libby prison and secured a plc-
ture of ii, taken while Our boys" were contin-
ed there. Ii is a low-posted, three-story brick
building now used for the manufacture of
fertilizer. A 'eman has been offered $500
for the door thai separated two of the rooms ON
which was cut over TWO hundred names. His
price Is $1,000.
We spent three days It Atlanta the guests
of Theo \. Win>lOW an wife, formerly OF Bel
fast We found MI. ", well situated here. be-
iBG n ne al hnD i'm
The city. H tllke all >outherner-) is taking
lie very easy AMI l. IN perfect health.
This city i growing very fast, hay ing added
1900 to lis population in ISL. 1t has many
fine residences, and it i claimed will be the
Chicago of the south IN few years. Here
one bee gins to feel that he i, i'll the south. The
ragged suits seen in the minstrel shows |
always thought little overdrawn, but they
were dress suits compared with some we saw
here. We saw many negroes working around
the Warehouses with their feet done up in
three or four iue bags and tied with ropes to
keep them warm Some OF our horse car
drivers east think they have bard time. but it
l. easy compared with those of Atlanta. The
morse cars, both large ana small have only
driver. He goes on al 60 A. NJ. and does not
leave his ear i'll 9.l5 2. NJ How do you get
your meals" L asked one. II eat my three
meals on the car. or 90 without. II don't have
time Nv hat pay do you GET: We'll. some
get 81 % Others 10 and old drivers like my
seis gel SLIGO day." And this is seven days in
the week, with good flour at $500 a barrel.
potatoes SLIGO bushel, good butter % to 60
cents and rent about double what il is in New
England.
Poultry is very cheap in e south and il
used very generally. All the trains sOJth of
Washington run SLOW and We're from one to
ten hours late. asked CONDUCTOR If they
ever run any faster Than MS tram. ahd he SAID.
ION, yes. we have fast train that runs twenty
hive miles an hour and makes all the stops"
NJ 81 rs