The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1889-06-29

at one time the whole population of
Grenada, including both colors, as far
~ numbers are concerned, We then went
through the great Stewart dry goods
house which occupies a whole block,
W. H. Lyons & Co., Jaffray & Co., Claf.
fin 6 Co., Lord & Taylor, Fifth Avenue,
Astor, Barthholdi, Everett, Grand Union,
Metropolitan, Hoffman and other fine
Hotels and large business Houses. The
paintings, statuary and fixtures Of the
Hoffman House saloon is said to have cost
100000 There is one picture in the
saloon that alone cost $4,000. The
Hoffman is run by Stokes who killed
Fisk some years ago, Col. Buffaloe also
showed me other places of interest, and
treated me in most elegant manner,
for which [ return thanks. If there is
more liberal, generous and whole souled
man living than Col. Buffaloe, | have yet
to meet him. May he live and prosper
for many years to come.
/ was also gratified to meet my friends
Mr.. Frank p. Collins, of Hardy, Miss,
and DR.. S. D, G. Scruggs, of Grenada.
Frank is looking much better than | ex'
pacted to see him, and greeted me with
d pleasant smile and a hearty shake of
the hand. He talked very encouragingly
of his case, and says his doctor informed
him that he had chronic inflammation OF
the stomach, but that it would readily
yield to treatment, consequently he did
not regard Frank as "dead man. in the
near future by any means. The Doctor
here looks upon Franks case like the
country doctor does bad case of chills
and fever, Notwithstanding heard some
one had said he would be corpus de>
functo' before the yelr was out. He has
had his stomach thoroughly washed out
several times and can already swallow
and retain food much better than at any
period in four or five months, and if he
will only take his doctors advice and be
prudent, he will be able to "pull bell
cord over a mules back" in at least six
months time That is, if he don't move up
this way before the time expires, as he,
like myself, is getting badly stuck on
the pluck, vim and progress of this
country. I know that his improved
condition will be heard of by his host of
friends throughout Grenada with much
pleasure. He is a generous and mags
unanimous young man. My polished and
courteous young friend, DR., Scruggs is
here taking a course of lectures In the
New York Polyclinic.a school of Chemis-
trv, Medicine and Surgery for Practitioners,
the equal il not the superior CT its kind
in America. Several physicians from
different sections in attendance at this
medical school told me that they learned
more about medicine and surgery in
few weeks there than they ever learned
before in years ofpractice and in other
medical schools. Invent through num-
her of the rooms, and saw various opera
tions going on, and l have no doubt that
a course of lectures here teaches one more
than half lite times practice in the
G ,untry. DR.. Scruggs is studying very
hard and taking advantage OF everything
spent yesterday evening aud nearly
all Of to-day at Central Park, one OF the
most beautiful and largest parks in the
world, thought Lincoln Park in Chicago
could not be surpassed, but fades into
the dim distance, when one rides and
strolls through Central Park. This
mark I understand is about p miles
long onc-half mile wide, and contains
$40 acres. 1t has magnificent drives
and never have seen so many fine car
riages and superb looking horses before.
There are 4S bridges, arches and tunnels
in the park, with ball grounds, lakes,
fountains. menagerie, museum OF art,
reservoirs, statutes, monuments. terraces
etc IF there is Paradise on 'arth
Central Park is undoubtedly the place
The whole of it is "grand, glorious anc
beautiful" n
In company with George Buch-
.nan his mother and sister, l had II
vnrv nleasant drive through Prospect
Park and Greenwood Cemetery last
Thursday. Prospect Park embraces
about 500 acres and is a grand ano
lovely place to drive in, as the dnve
extend over a distance of eight miles
, Here can be seen more of nature and les
, Of art than in an; parks l have yisi' ed
, The natural advantages OF the parks con
| sists of fine old shade trees, wooded hills
broad meadows, etc. Here also can b
seen beautiful laGes, arbors, rustic sbel
tiers, drinking fountains, statutes and va
rious other attractive features.
Gre nwood Cemetery is indeed
t "prand, but silent city of the dead" an
l Is said to be the most beautiful al
r snlendid in the world, Here can be see
> thousands of costly monuments an
$ vaults of every kind, costing mi,
e lions of dollars. The Cemetery is near,
'' one mile square, and comprises near
r zoo acres. | was shown the graves
l NV grandmother, oldest brother an
o other relatives who have long sih'
: been laid away, which caused
y tinpe of sadness to come over me, az
: nut me to thinking ofthe past, presei
> and future. ,, =,
I have also visited other noted an
interesting places, among them the Equ
table Life Assurance Society builolp
g Of which that indeiatigab'e gen,lema.
10 Mr.. r. P. Lake, of Grenada, is the MI
II s;ssinpi agent. The inside Of this Buil'
" inc is about the finest and most attra
3 tive tive have seen in this great me'r,ospol
70 II is almost town within itseif'
! course | went to Castle Garden whe
e. all the immigrants arrive, aud OF VIM
,e nearly everybody has heard of, and to-
lv a peep a. all surroundings.