The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-18
| exports are the same as from other places
! together with Potash.

! together with Potash.
TUESDAY, BOTH.
! After breakfast I viewed the
! Woollen manufactury at this place, which
I seems 10 be going on with spirit. Their
/ BrOadcloths are not Of the first quality,
| yet they are good: as are their COatings,
| Cassimeres. Serges and Everlastings. OF
/ the first, that is broad-cloth, ! ordered
| suit to be sent TO me at New York-and of
the latter a whole piece to make breeches
| for my servants. All parts of this bust
ness are performed at Mandatory, ex
cept the spinning-ths is done by the
| Country people, who are paid by the
Drank tea at Colo Wadsworth's and,
! about Z o'clock received from, and an
| swered the Address OF, the Town Of Hart
ford.
WEDNESDAY 21sT.
| There is great equality in the people Of
| this state. Few or no opulent men-and
| no poor-great similitude in the buildings
the general fashion of which is Il Chin
! uey always of Stone or Brick and door
in the middle, with a staircase fronting
| the latter, running up by the side of the
| latter-two flush stories with very good
| show of sash and glass windows-the
size generally is from 20 to 30 in width,
exclusive Of back shed, which seems to
| DO added as the family increases.
v
| Houses, are small, not averaging more
than 100 acres. These are worked
chiefly by oxen which have no other feed
| than hay with a horse, and sometimes
! two. before them. both in Plow and Cart.
In their light Lands. and in their 5leighs,
| they work their Horses, but lind them
much more expensive then oxen.
THURSDAY, 22D
Sat out at o'clock; and, for the first
miles, rid over an almost uninhabited
| Pine plain: much mixed with sand Then,
a little before the road descends to Chico
| pee river, it is hilly, rocky and steep, and
continues so for several miles; the Coun-
| try being StOney and Barren; with a
mixture Of Pine and Oak, till we come to
Palmer, at the house of one Scott, where
we breakfasted and where the land.
though far from good, begins to mend = TO
this is called 10 miles-amOng thin Pines
and Ponds of fresh water
Continued on TO the place of one jerks,
who keeps pretty good Tavern.
SATURDAY, oath.
Dressed bp Seven o'clock and set out at
eight-at ten we arrived at Cambridge,
according to appointment; but most of
theMilitia, having a distance TO come,
were not in line till eleven; they made,
however, an excellent appearance, with
Gen Brooks AT their Head. \.
| was welcomed by the selectmen in a
body. Then, following the Lieut. Gov
and Council in the order we came from
Cambridge, preceded by the Town
Corps, very handsomely dressed We
passed through the Citizens, classel in
their different professions, and under
their own banners, until we same TO the
State House; from which, across the
Street, an Arch was Thrown; in front of
which was this inscription-"To the Man
IN oil haa A-'f
side, 40 Columbia's fayorite SOM
and on the other side thereof, next to
The State House, in panel decorated
with trOpY, composed of the Arms of
the United States-of the Commonwealth
of observation-disclosures our French Allies,
crowned with a wreath of Laurel, was
this inscription - Boston, Relieved May
18th, l776" This Arch was handsomely
ornamented, and over the center of il a
Canopy was erected 20 feet high, with
the American eagle perched on the top
After passing through the Arch. and en-
turing the State House at the So. End,
and ascending TO the Upper Floor and re-
Jerning to a Balcony a the No. End,
three cheers were given by vast con
course OF people, who by this time had
assembled at the Arch-then followed
| an ode composed in honor of the Pres
ident, and well sung by band of select
singers-after this, three cheers-fol-
lowed by the different Professions and
Mechanics, in the order they were
drawn up with their colours through
lane of the people. which had thronged
abt, the Arch, under which they passed.
The Streets, the Doors, windows and tops
of the Houses were crowded with well
dressed Ladies and Gentlemen. The Pro-
! cession being over, was conducted to my
lodgings at a Widow Ingersou's (Which is
a very decent and good house, by the
Lieut. Govr. and Couucil-acCompa panied
by the Vice President, where they took
leave of me. Having engaged yesterday
10 take an informal dinner with the Govr
| to-day, but under full persuasion that
he would have waited upon me so soon as
] should have arrived excused myself
upon his not doing it, and informing me
thro' his Secretary that he was too much
iudisposed to do it, being resolved to re-
ceive the visit Dined at my lodgings,
where the Vice-President favored me
with his Company.
SUNDAY 25TH.
Between the two Visits to
Church, I received a visit from the
| Governor. who assured me that indispOsi-
ton alone prevented him from doing it be-
fore, and that he is still indisposed but
| rs it had been suggested that he had ex-
| pe"ted TO receive the visit from the Ioresi-
| dent, which he knew was improper he
| was resolved at all haz'ds to pay his Com
! pliments to-day. The Lieut. Govr and
two of his Council, to wit, Heath and
| Russell, were sent here last night to ex-
! press the Goy'r's concern that he had not
been in a condition to call upon me so
soon as l had come to Town l informed
them in explicit terms that l should not
the Goyr unless he came to my lodg-
gs.
MONDAY, Goth.
| The day being rainy and stormy, my
! self much disordered by an Inflammation
in the left eye, was prevented from Wis
iting Lexington, where the first blood in
| the dispute with Great Britain was
| drawn Received the compliments of
many visits to-day.
! WEDNESDAY, 2STH.
Went, after an early breakfast, to visit
| the duck manufacture, which appear to
| be carrying on with spirit, and is in a
/ prosperous way. They have 'manufac-
| tured 80 pieces of Duck, OF 80 or 40 yards
each in week; and expect in a shorJ
| time to increase it to. They have
! 2S looms at work, and IA girls spinning
/ with Both hands the fax is held, being
/ fastened to their waist Children
! girls turn the wheels for them; and
J with this assistance, each spinner can
! turn out IA pounds of Thread per day
when they stick TO it, but as they are