Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-25

Clyde gaining and after twenty min.
utes WE were along side OF the Gaff.
which seemed To he crouded with
passengers, many Of whom we've la.
lies, who had also caught the fever
OF excitement and were wildly gestic-
uiating, amid an army of waving
handkerchief. The Calf soon found
that size could not cope with the
Clyde and dropped back in our wake,
but could not keep up, and when We
reached Paducah we could Just see
the signal lights on her chimneys,
which put us in mind Of two light
ming bugs in q corn field. =
We resumed our trip up Tennessee
river, stream whose name will eve.
live in the history of America, it be
ing one of the great thorouyhfarcs
during the war, Tor the Transports
tion OF troops. y II n This is indeed
beautiful, placid river whose waters
are ever bright and sparkling On
this river the boats can run during
all seasons of the year. We are sur
prised to find it free OF ice. 1t being
so deep and the current So swift,
keeps he ice from forming. X
At Johnsonyille the river is span
ned by splendid bridge that carries
over immense trains Of cars TINT run
from Nashville to Hickman Ky. w"
had to lay Up here on our trip up the
river on account of the density of the
fog. y + II The next large town on
the river is Clifton, Tenn, a place of
say, 800 or 900 inhabitants, great
"peanut" trading post and several
thriving merchants This pla e is
noted for its hospitality 1t is claim.
ed that at this point more goods are
received and more produce shipped
than at any other point on the river.
They bave an iron foundry and hard
wood manutactory here. and large
cement mill under hca,lway, which
will tuln out, when completed, three
hundred barrels of cement daily.
Leaving Clifton. we pass Salilr,
Cerro Gordo and Coffee Landing.
The towns. do not show on the river.
hut back mile or so, 80 AS to be out
of the way OF high water, az are the
majority of the towns on the river.
Then we come to Savannah, II
place of some ], 800 habitants. 1t is
great business point, and is noted
for its prompt paying merchants
The Williams Bros. have q large
saw and planning mill at this place,
and ship lumber from end to end OF
the liver, and even TO Evansville
Savannah is MOI ed among other
things for its beautiful girls, fol
2 wears this las been noted as strik
3 ing fact; they grow up and marry
but the coming generation shows NJ
falling off or failing in the crop q
beautiful girls. We noLiced here tn,
q old family residence of W. H Cherry
8 a large brick building where, during
the war, Gen. Grant established hi'
headquarters. One morning, he be
ing u guest of Mrs. Cherry, had jus
0 sat down to breakfast and she has
4 Just handed him a cup of coffee
q when the din of battle was heard n
Shiloh. He did not wait to drink tn
' cup of coffee but hurried aboard HI
dispatch boat and male for the sea
u of action
}. Pittsburg is just eight miles abov
a Savannah. Here could be seen fron
the river the great battle gionnd q
+" Shiloh. Here it was that Alher
a Sidney johnson fell, whose deaf
e caused II pail of darkness and gloon
q to envelop the whole confederacl
a And here is the large cemetery wit
:" its tIiousaDds of graves that impress
.. ed US that all that has been said an
r written about this great battle wa
c no myth. Here it was that Gran
II added new laurals to his then ascen(
% ing star. Farther on. up the rive
~ we viewed part of three states {
s one time, VIZ Tennessee, Alaham
n and Mississippi, three of the wa
Ms ridden Dixie states. We went as f.
10 as Waterloo. Ala, where we dischare
=, ed the last OF our freight and aft'
III the boat was thoroughly washed "
y pulled out for home. Before we clos
be we want to thank every officer IF tt
n boat, from the captain down for I'M
~ ny courtesies shown us, as also tt
:" colored steward and his wife who
ms the chambermaid. No boat on Il
ng river has better cooking nor mo
,st varied in quality. No wonder tn
"Sugar Dick" as the people fro
one end of the river to the other ca
Captain Morrow is liked by theI
oy for he Is one of them. They {