Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-04-25
STRAY NOTES FROM THE SOUTH.

axle, SIX hundred miles apart. from which
they radiate to other surrounding points
just according to their fancy.
To reach New Orleans by rail from
Cincinnati requires now only twenty-six
hours. 1t formerly took thirtysix hours
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad is
perhaps the shortest route. 1t passes
through Louisville, Nashville, Decatur
Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile
The Cincinnati Southern or Queen and
Crecent route is a little longer, but makes
it in about the same time. It's the more
picturesque route, passing through the
mountainous region of Tennessee and
Northern Georgia and the city of Chat
tanooga, and crosses the Louisville and
Nashville road at Birmingham, Ala.
famous for its iron industries. Another
route is the river route, though nearly
twice as long and takes nearly ten times
as long time to travel it, but if time is
no object and you are not in a splutter
and want good, easy time, why take one
of the spacious steamers that leave Gin
cinnati twice a week, and go that way
The river, you will find, is so crooked in
places, however, that you may not be able
to tell whether your boat, 'like the snake
that made the track, is going on or COM
ing back" Still, you may be assured that
if it keeps on down stream that it finally
will, like Old Mother Hubbard, get
there" 1t takes from nine to twelve days
to get there New 0rleans) from Cincin-
nc nx nrln 70 4 'ir.n aafi
eight to ten days. This may seem strange
to some, that it takes longer to make the
going down stream than it does coming
up, nevertheless it is true. The reason
is, the boat going down makes more land
ings, and it takes longer to do it than it
does coming up, because it has to turn
bow up stream every time, while in COM
ing up it do MT; besides more time is
consumed taking on freight going down
the bulk of the shipping being done in
going that way.
When you do get there Gn the South,
what will you find? You will find the
climate different, the scenery different, the
products of the country different, the
whole system of agriculture different. and
the manners and customs of the people
different from that of the North. In their
various operations there is, in many
places yet. the system of carrying pump
kinS in one end of the sack and stone in
the other practiced. They are still in
the old ruts. Among society you will
find the most refined, cultured, mild
social and courteous people:
and on the other hand you will also find
the arrogant, pOmpouS, swearing, and
fire. eater" who prideS him
self on his fancied superiority to most
men, and especially to the "niggah,"
whom he holds in the utmost contempt,
and upon whom he seems to take delight
in heaping all manner OF offensive
epithetS and curseS-thinks the only way
to get along with them and keep them in
their place is to whoup um;" that they
must be governed by the whites, and the
only thing that will keep them from be-
coming impudent and diSobedient is the
fear of corporal punishment One of
this class is sitting before me now while
| write. But these chiyalrOuS gentry, as
a class, are fast thinning out.
THE TIDE OF TRAVEL
To Florida has not been as heavy this
year as usual. On account of the yellow
fever and the mild winter in the North.
it was later setting in, and If ebbed sooner,
much to the disadvantage of the eX-
chequer of the hotel keepers, and to the
disgust of the land agents and Specula-
tors. Mr.. Flagler, the builder and owner
Of the marvellous Ponce-de-Leon hotel of
st. Augustine, says he lost two thousand
dollars day this season on account of
the lack of the usual amount of guests.
Over most of the State there has been
great dullness and depression from the
same cause doubtless.
Notwithstanding the general Stay-at-
nome tendency of the people this winter,
THE VISITORS TO DE FUNIAK SPRINGS
During the Chautauqua Assembly, fell
1ut little short of other years. The pro-
yramme was carried out successfully,
md with the usual interest manifested.
some new features were added this year,
among them what is called the "DelSarte
system of Expression" lectured upon by
/ Mrs. Bishop, of Chicago, who also
;aught class in the art.
SOME VERY FINE LECTURES
We're delivered, the most taking of which
vas one delivered by Dr. Brown, of Cali
iOrnia, on the Seven Wonders of Ameri-
a." viz: The Natural Bridge. Mammoth
ave, Niagara Falls, Yellow Stone Park. !
OSemite Valley, and-the other two
will leave the reader to guess, for l can
lot just now recall them. Among the |
ecturers present and known at least to |
ome of the readers of THE CHRONICLE. |
re DR.. c. W. Smith, editor Christian |
idcocdte, DR.. NorcrOSs, Bishop Mallalieu, |
Bishop Joyce, DR.. Gillett, and DIR. w. A. |
Davidson.
A REORGANIZATION
IF the Chautauqua Association was af. |
ected this year by number of promi-
tent gentlemen from different parts of |
he country, some of whom are quite |
Wealthy. They joined in a stock associa-
ion and furnished enough capital to buy
ut the property of the old Association.
onSiSting of one hundred acres of land.
the Lake, the Tabernacle. the
tate Normal School building, and the
,hautauqua Hotel, together with some
ut-lying lands. The new Association
rganized by electing Wallace Bruce, of
n. Y, as President, and
tx of their number Directors. Bishops
lallalieu and Joyce, and also DR.. Ham
Teton, of Boston, Mass, are among the
tockhOlders, subscribing $500 each. 1t
J thought that the Association is on a
rmer basis, and its future prospects are
assembly is fixed to commence on the
lird Thursday of February and close on
ne fourth Thursday of March.
THE SUBURBS OF PENSACOLA.
Whilst in Pensacola party of us. fill
lg three carriages, made up mainly from
ur boat friends spoken of in a former
tier, took drive out into the suburbs !
)r ride and to take view of the sur I
Dunding country, and also to see a Mr..
toddard's place, which was spoken of as i
eing very fine. Mr. StOddard is a New !
orker, who seventeen years ago pur-
lased a large tract, about one mile 1
luare, of unOccupied and unimprOyed |
nd, about two or three miles back of q
le city, and lying high and gently rolling. /
4 which he built large, fine house. and h
beautifying a plat of ground @
,ound IL by planting nearly every variety t
1tainable of trees, shrubs, and flowers n
I'd by laying out walks and bordering i
lem with neat little hedges kept nicely lie