The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-22

mountains.
THE NEW LOUISVILLE.
The Louisville OF to-day iI not the
Louisville Of war timss. It 10 now a city
of 2OO, 900 inhabitants, with magnificent
business houses, mammoth manuiac.
tories. palatiRl homes aud the spirit OF
enterprise as marked as that Of any
other lked.sized city in the country.
Three magnificent bridges span tho
Ohio, uniting il with tho cities OF New
Albany and Jacksonville, Indiana, no
longer dirty little villages. with six
mule teams blowing the muddy streOtS,
but clean, finely paved cities OF twSnty.
livo and ten thousand inhabitants. 70.
spectivcly. Time has not wholly oblii.
Grated the lines OF civilizations built
during the war, although the city now
extends to what would, in war times
have been considered far beyond the
lines.
Preparations hava been made to care
for 100000 people during the encamp.
uent. Ii . larger number comes they
will find the Recommendations msIs for
all demands. The citizens committee
has done its work with the idea in view
that the pleasure OF the occasion to the
veterans depends upon their comfort
while in the city. The FREQ quarters to
be furnished to tho posts making appii.
cation for them are said by those who
have attended former encampments to
be far superior to anything oil the kind
ever before offered. The official pro.
gramm0 Of entertainments will DO issued
to the press and sent to every post in
the country BY September l.
The committee on invitation and re-
ception has sent out invitations to the
governors Of all the states and to the
prominent men Of the north and south,
Replies have been received from many
OF these, and in every instance the senti.
neuts expressed have been cordial and
patriotic to an eminent degree. Gov.
Matthews, OF Indiana, in accepting tho
Invitation, wrote thus 10 the committee:
~ feel assured that from the we'll.
known and generous hospitality OF the
citizens Of Louisville, those attending
will carry away with them none but
pleasant memories OF their visit Tho
afst easampment to be held is 4 south.
ern city and welcomed 80 Hospitality and
cordially by ex.ConfedsrRte soldiers will
present grand and pleasing feature"
PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS.
Gov. Mitchell. OF Florida, has this to
say: II am profoundly impressed with
tho belioi that the only certain means
Of eliminating the auimositios on.
gondersd by nnte-bellum Ignorance aud
misconcopiion OF tho character Of tho
people composing our great nation by
tho citizens OF the different sections Of
tho country, is to bring them together
in assomblages OF this sort, where they
may become boitor acquainted. Wow
with pleasure this assembling under tho
banner Of peace the hosts oil the fatoiul
days Of lS8l.Gj."
Con. II. X. Douglas, adjutant general
OF Maryland, writes: "SlnCe tho won.
dorful hospitality and reception Clvon to
all eN.Contodor0tGA who Waited Chicago
last spring on the occasion OF tho dedi'
cationl Of tho confederate monument
there, and the era Of general good feel
ing thoro inaugnratod, It should DO tho
pleasure OF oycry ex.coniedorale soldier
20 gree. the real uaioa soldier on
southern soil"
Hon. Ell Torrance, of Minneapolis,
ono OF tho foremost iurists OF tho north.
west, accepts with these words: per.
init mo to assure you aud your old
army associates that tho personal intBr.
cat takcn aud fraternity mnnifostod by
tho ex.Coniedorate soldiers In the com.
ing encampmcnt, aud their manifest
purposO TO onslayO W in tho bonds Of
friendship, Is to mo n most delightful
feature oil most delightful occasion, and
| believe tho coming September days
will not only bs full oil pleasing mOmor'
los, but will become iIlultrlous In tho
annals Of tho nation"
Scores OF other lOtlOri might DO quoted
from, all cxprHssng similar continents.
Tho thousands Of inquiries rocOivcd
from all over tho country chow that tho
oyOi oil tho nation will DO CentOrod on
Louisville noTl month, aud Loui'vlllo
IL dototminod that during and aIIor tho
encnmpmont thorO Shnll DO nothing
said Of hor oKCspt In praise.
Eorniyd ovEnLooEgp.
Special preparations Invo been mndo
tot tho nowapopor mon, OF whom ScVcr'
al hundred arO expected. Tho prose
committee has secured quarters at 2H
Fourth avenue, whore four Comlnodlon'
rooms hnvo bron furnished md hand.
somuly decorated. There NIL COrro'pOn'
donti viii bu nn1o welcome In all such
torn Implies IN Kentucky. Every as
aialnnCe will bo given Thorn TO thor
work Tho prOts rooms hnyo bcon sup.
plod with special wiroS by tho Postal
and Western Union telegraph compan'
los, telephone connections linyo boon
made, aud an additional relay Of lnoa'
aongora will be ut tho disposal Of tho
nnNanRnoF man. RpnlIyinp TINT tho