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■JP % Jamil}) Journal—gtboteb to Jjletos, - ^politics, Jiteratee, THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. onthcnt Jinmiri*. IN IIMSIIKI* WKKHI V. Ijy s. A. ATKI^SO\ AT T1IKEE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, STRICT/.!' ADVANCE. Office Broad st., overJ. II. Huggins. HITS'* OK ADVERTISING. willl* inwrted at One Dollar and rift-- Shi* p-r Square of 11 line*, forth* first, and - .v.ntr-SreOnts f' ,r c * ch *« h,c 1 uent Insertion, 'oranr'tiine un.lornne month. Form longer period ihcrml rontrmctm will ho roade. Business Directory. Selected !Poetry. o Summer Days Are Long. . O. winter days ire short, my dear, And winter nights are long ; In which nmid oar dreams we hear The trill of summer song. . There are no seasons dark and cold That through the cycles last; Through every chilling blast we hold Sonic warmth Of sunshine past. O, sweetest days of all the year Are days ot summer song, And winter days are short, my dear, But summer days are long 1 i (Mill conn. a. s. f.rwin. iiowkli. cobb {'ORB. ERWIN & COBB. \ T T ORNEY.S AT LAW, Athens, Georgia. Office In tlie Denprec «* > r U MPK1X Lumpkin HENRY JACKSON. & Jackson, \ TTOUNKYS AT LAW, will practice in the j\. Superior Court of Clark county, the Supreme Court of the State, ami the United States Court f»>r the Northern District of Georgia. frh. 9tf SAMl’EL i».~ Til i: RMON I>, A TTORNEY ATLA W, 1A. Athens, Ga. OlBce on Broad street, over Harry »% Son’s Store. Will £iv« special attention in ea> sin Bankruptcy. Also, to the collection of all claims entrusted to his care. J. J. k J. C. ALEXANDER, D ealers in hardware, Iron Steel, Nails, Carriage Material, Mining mpleinents, Ac., Whitehall st., Atlanta. M.VAN ESTES, A TTORNEY AT LAW, Homer, Ranks County, Oa. JAY 0. GAILEY, JNVITES ATTENTION TO IIIS NEW FALL STOCK AVI) CW$$Wa&XL O, winter days are short, my dear, But lengthen to the spring, When in the budding of the year Odr hopes begin to spring ; When bints of bloom upon the air Add sweetness to the breath; When suns are warm and skies arc fuir, | And darkness vanisheth. When winter days grow long, my dear, The nearer is the spring; And in the budding of the year Our hopes will gladly sing! O, winter days are short, my dear, And winter dreams arc long, And through them warm a touch to cheer Like warmth of summer song. Sweet dreams! they waft fulfillment rare When summer days appear; And faith goes out in tender prayer Till summer days are here. O, sweetest days ol all the year Are days of summer song. And winter days arc short, my dear, But summer days arc long! CHIMNEYS AND PURE KEROSENE OIL. W Call ami examine his stock belorc purchasing, wept 15-tf. SHARP & FLOYD, Successors to George Sharp, Jr., AND Silversmiths, A tlanta, Oa. E OFFER a large variety of FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, SPECTACLES, FANCY GOODS, FINE BRONZES, AND STATUARY. WE HAVE A FULL CORPS OF atc!iiiiakBJs4 Bwe ^ sr5 ^8 s 5 raveF§ AND .Jtinnuractumnanjj Fine Goods in our own shop, ami are prepared to FILL ANY ORDERS for r.mhIs or work promptly. H*. All gootls engraved Ire© of charge. Wc make a apecialty y PRFM1UMS FOR FIRS! nnd are prepared to give any information on ap plication. We guarantee the LARGEST ASSOllTEMNT, THE FINEST GOODS, THE LOWEST PRICES, ANDTHEBEST WORK. Call and see us. SH ARP & FLOY D, Whitehall Sired, Atlanta. May 2.V1 y jScnd your Old Furniture to WOOD’S REPAIR SHOT 3 . Neil to the Episcopal Church, and have it -nay I93m MADE dOOD AS XBW. JZxcursioti Notes. The Georgia Press Excursion. E. S. ENGLAND & CO., ARENOW RECEIVING THEIR NEW FALL STOCK! ^Selected with ear© by one of the firm, in New /York, to which they inviu the attention of their '.customers and the public. They hare a good aasort- . rpent of STAPLE&FANCI DBV GOODS .CltOCBKIKH, raorisiovs, IIA BO WAKE. CKOCKBKV, HATS, CIA PS, BOOTS, SHOBs. Anil in »h«rt, everything in the »»y of i Ms and Plantation Supplies, E Jhey will pay the HIGHEST PRICE FOR .COTTON or other Produce, and Win store (lotion at 25 Cent* a Bnle i per month. •\ovto deal fairly, tell low, and by mi n ««r» nlu> ^ ** l,ws ‘ncsa hope to please old custo- ■ rntrur-l ntl, many D „ r eeptlttf L AN i) RETH’S siaiaiD 3 a ful1 6l TPiy fohs NEW DRUG STORE. Finest Kerosene Lanins TO BE FOUND IN ATHENS 1 at Tin: NEW DRUG STOUR. Five Gross F FOUTZ HORSE AND CAT- j>rices»t Vh’e WJWI,EM fur ,ale 41 ^"Prietor 1 * NEW DRUG STORE. feb 23-2t o Y/tses, V Die*. At a Bellows, Anvils me, * HAMMERS, Stock and l)ie», Ac. F r rale by march 31 CHILDS, NICKERSON A CO. TI^tYh^vZP?? PRINTING done e Southern Banner Job OlBce. Press excursions are of recent origin in America. The rapid expansion of railroads, and the arrangement of great through schedules, have caused close and intimate business relations to spring up between remote localities, and induced a general desire for closer observation and more general acquain tance between the sections thus linked together. The press being ever a rea dy auxilliary in the promotion of the interests of commerce—and having done most effective service in the de velopment of the great lines of commu nication which span the continent, and unite States in the bonds of almost a neighborhood intimacy—it is fit that its representatives be allowed the op portunity for becoming familiar with the interests and resources thus bound in friendly alliance, and no more taste ful recognition of their public services can be made, than the invitations now frequently extended them, to combine pleasure with the pursuit of knowledge, and make tours of observation in a body. And we protest in advance, against any and all narrow and vulgar imputa tions, that these excursions are in any sense insidious efforts of railroads to control the freedom of the press, or are accepted as mere junketing parties, The invitation from President Brown, of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, to the members of the Geor gia Press Association, to visit any point on his road, was seconded by the au thorities of the Nashville and Chatta- nojga road, the Nashvile and North- Western, and the Louisville and Nash ville road ; and about thirty members of the Association accepted the invita tion, and left Atlanta on Friday morn ing, 10th inst., on the magnificent sleeping car “ State of Georgia,” for Chattanooga. Col. E. Hulbert was placed in charge of the party by the authorities of the road, and was most diligent in providing lor the comfort, and promoting the enjoyment of all The following are the names of the PAPERS REPRESENTED. Atlanta Sun—H. C. Ansley. Columbus Sun— G. A- Miller. Atlanta Constitution—R L. Chisolm. Albany News—Carey W. Styles. Rome Commercial—W. S. Grady. Dalton Citizen—W. E. Hemingway. West Point News—R D. Harrell. Talbotton Standard—J. B. Gorman. Southern Banner—S. A. Atkinson, Monroe Advertiser—J. P. Harrison. Lumpkin Telegraph-*!.’R. Christian. Dawson Journal—S. R Weston. LaGrange Reporter — C. H. C. Willingham. Rome Bulletin—T. H. Cuyler. Washington Gazette—Dr. H. F. Andiews. Plantation—C. R Hanleiter. Covington Enterprise—J. W. An derson. Conyers Examiner—E. A. Barker. Conyers Enterprise—A. C. Mc- Calla. Fort Valley Mirror—W. T. Chris topher. Hancock Sentinel—F. M. Brown. Southern Farm Journal—J. F. Shecut. Cuthbtrt Appeal—J. P. Sawtell. Norcross Courier—Elam Christian. Abbeville, (S. C.) Medium—Jas. A. Wright Georgia Collegian—E. A. Angier. Houston Home Journal—J. E. Yonge. Camilla Herald—C. B. Mitchell. Cat—A. H. Gray. Farmer and Artisan—H. C. Glenn. It was a source of regret that several of the daily papers of the State were not represented; but the excursionists embraced a number of experienced journalists, and a fair share of the ability of the Fourth Estate of the old commonwealth. The trip over the State road pre sented few notable incidents. The road is in excellent order. We learn ed from President Brown, who ac companied the party to Adairsville, that about $350,000 have been expended by the lessees in repairs and equipment, and that further outlay is needed to put the road in the condition desired. All passenger trains have been pro vided with the “ Automatic Air Brake,” by which the engineer has complete control of liis train, and can stop, when under the highest speed, on a down grade, in a distance of two to three hundred feet The cost of this brake is $100 per car. It is not yet used on any other road in the State except the Georgia road ; but is of such manifest importance that it will no doubt come into universal use on all passenger trains. The towns along the line of the road appear to have recovered from the ravages of the war, and some of them are already larger than before. This is especially true of Acworth and Car- tersvillc; the latter place affording striking evidences of large trade and growing importance. Ringgold, which was almost entirely destroyed, is quite a thriving town, and a handsome newspaper is among its recent evi dences of prosperity. We met at the depot that enterprising and popular landlord, S. M. Hewitt, late of the “ Globe Hotel,” who has purchased Catoosa Springs, and is putting that famous watering place in splendid order for the summer pleasure-seek- ers. He is determined to make it the Saratoga of the South—and Hewitt is the man to do it. The railroad schedule gave us two or three hours in Chattanooga. Wc found the citizens repairing to the cemetry to pay the annual tribute to the memory of the Confederate dead, and regretted that time forbid us to unite in the testimonial to the he roes of Missionary Ridge and Chick- amauga, among whom are many Geor gians, whose ashes repose in the soil of our sister State. Our party was beseiged on every hand to rtop over a day, and take a look at the city, and promised to ac cept the invitation on our return.— Among those who seemed especially glad to see us all, was our old Mill- edgeville friend, Tom. Fort, Esq., who has much valuable property in and around the city. Mr. F. H. Parham, son of the late veteran of the press, F. A. Parham, of the old Gazette, the pioneer paper of Chattanooga, joined us at that point, as the representative of the Times. We were grieved that Gov. Bard, of the Herald, was absent, on one of his scmi-occasional visits to Washington city, and could not also join us. Taking the night train for Nashville we reached that city on. Saturday morning, and took breakfast at that truly splendid hotel—the Maxwell House. Here we found in the city papers a programme of observations for the day, which we think it will be admitted was carried out with a zest and faithfulness worthy of the Georgia press. A DAT’S DOINGS AT NASHVILLE. At 10 o’clock the offices of the Union and American and Itepublican Banner were visited in turn, in each of which refreshments and sentiments of broth erly welcome greeted us. Both these papers are journals of acknowledged power and influence—the former Dem ocratic and the latter conservative Re publican—both endorsing the “ Gree ley movement.” Their weekly expenses are from two to three thousand dollars rhich affords, in brief, a fair idea of the enterprise with which they are conducted. Col. Rurch, of the Union and American, is a Georgian, and evinced especial pleasure in meeting so many brethren of the quill from his native State. Nor were the attentions of Messrs. Roberts and Purvis of the latter paper, less cordial, or less ap preciated. Mr. Roberts was a refugee in Georgia during the war, and was, we believe, connected for a time with the press in Atlanta. He is a man of rare genius, and journalistic ability, From the newspaper offices our par ty proceeded to the INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION, The second annual fair of this asso ciation opened on the 1st of May, and will continue one month. It is proba- tractions embrace the and commercial commodities of Nash ville, space is assigned to all the 8tates and territories, many of which are well represented. Georgia takes the lead in cotton and woolen fabrics exhibited by the'Eagleand Pbcenix mills ofCol- umbus. Messrs. Finley of Macon were preparing to put up their Eclipse Cotton Press and Craig Horse Power; and our ingenious friend Veronee was on hand with his Invalid’s Chair— which attracted mort favorable notice. Space will not admit of even a glimpse at the vast collection of objects of in terest, of taste, and of value to South ern enterprise. The exhibition is an honor to Tennessee, a grand monument to its enterprise, and a conclusive ar gument in support of diversified in dustry, which is placing Nashville in the front rank as a manufacturing city. A notable feature of the Exposition is, that there are no premiums. The prime object is, to place everything en tered, on its merits, for impartial ex amination and inspection by all. COLLATION TO THE EXCURSIONISTS. bly the largest and most attractive ex position ever held in the South. It was organized, and held its first fair one year ago, and its success was so marked, that preparations were *nade this year on a greatly extended sqale. The building was enlarged, and con tributions are received from all parts of the country. While its chief at- 1 .iMMt Vi •' Though the Directors of the Expo sition and Board of Trade of the city had no intimation of the raid of Geor gia Editors, until it was announced in the morning papers, they prepared, at one o’clock, a splendid banquet, in the rooms of the exposition building, to which we were welcomed by Mr. Parsons, President of the Exposition Col. Styles responded felicitously for the Georgia press, and was fol lowed by Col. Burch, in a speech sparkling with humor and eloquence. Col. Hulbert was called out, and made an iron talk, which was brim full of instructive facts and figures illustrative of the immense mineral resources of Tennessee and Georgia. The speeches were reported in full in the Union and American the next morning, and are worth preserving. After lingering for an hour or two over the delicacies of this “ impromptu” banquet, our party proceeded to the magnificent Capitol building, where it was arranged that we should call on Gov. Brown. We had tarried so long at the wine, and other wiles of the exposition, that the Governor had left the city. We were politely shown through the Library, by Mrs. Haskell, librarian, who is the widow of Tennessee’s favorite orator, Wm. T. Haskell; and a noble South ern matron. Many of the party took a view of the city and its picturesque suburbs, from the cupola of the build ing—the finest State capitol in the Union. RESPECTS TO MRS. POLK. At five o’clock we called on Mrs. James K. Polk, at her residence.— Her home is a stately mansion, erect ed, we believe, by Hon. Felix Grundy, and purchased from him by Mr. Polk. Embowered amid the solemn shades of rare trees and shrubbery, in the grounds in front of the house, rest the remains of the revered ex-President. His tomb is of marble, neat and un pretending, with appropriate inscrip tions. On one side is the following, said to have been written by Mr. Ban croft : “ By Ms public policy he defined, established and extended the boundaries of his country. He planted the laws of the American Union on the shores of tho Pacific. His influence and his counsels tended to organize the National Treasury on the principles of the ConsUtution, and to apply the rule of Freedom to Navigation Trade and Industry. ” Mrs. Polk received the representa tives of the Georgia press with great grace and cordiality. We were assur ed in advance that such visits afford her sincere pleasure ; that she wel comes to her home all visitors who de sire to pay homage to the memory of the lamented Ex-President, and esteems it also a token of respect to herself, which she properly appreciates. Her widowed home is shared by Mrs. Fall, —a niece and adopted child, who, with her little daughter, Zaidee, entertain ed the talking visitors, while the carious and auger-like quill-drivers were ex torting autographs lrom Mrs. Polk, who like a gracious and motherly martyr gratified their importunities. ALL ABOUT TOWN. From the Polk mansion, the excur sionists dispersed—a portion of them stopping casually to greet Dr. PauJ F. Eve, an eminent Georgian, rcsident’in Nashville. Some went to Edgefield, sonje to the .city Library—a creditable institution—and possibly some to the Penitentiary, where they were invited by tha waggish superintendent to select quarters! Ge n. Battle, of the “ Battle House, sion are linked with the courtesies dis pensed by them. T. ■ At night we ncriin visited the ex position, and saw its grand hdls gor geous with gas-light, and resplendent with an array of female grace and beauty which few places on earth wm equal and none excel. We cannot trust our pen on this theme, and leave it to Gorham, the “ Dolly Varden bachelor” of the party. OFF FOB MAMMOTH CAVE. Attaching our palatial car to a night freight train, we reached Gave City, about 90 miles from Nashville, on the ivfile railroad, at day-ligbt. Mes- Stone, nqcompli&ed attaches of the two Nashville dailies, and Messrs' Hurt and McKee, also allied with the Art Preservative, ac companied our party. At Cave City we were also joined by Col. Wm. L. Mitchell and Dr. R. M. Smith, of Athens, who visited the cave with us. A lively drive of ten miles, in three splendid four-horse coaches, brought our party of nearly forty, to the cave Hotel. Here we were furnished with guides—the veterans “Matt” and Bill,” known to thousands of tourists who have been piloted by them through the dark recess of the great natural wonder we had come to ex plore. Each of the party was provid ed with a lantern, and about 11 o'clock started on our subterranean obser va tions. __ VOL XLI.—M 48 . it was determined that the Excursion ists should issue a decree of acknowl edgement to those who had contribut ed to the enjoyment of the trip, and it is proper to place on record the follow ing “ STAR CHAMBER ” PROCEEDINGS EX TRAORDINARY. fis well as the Maxwell House, having extended the hospitalities of his fine hotel, a portion of our party took sup per with him, and were presented with a magnificent cake. None of the in stitutions of the “ City of Bocks ” are more creditible than her hotels, and the pleasantest remmisenaes of the exeqr The cave has been explored for about ten miles, and presents many features of marvelous interest. From a narrow entrance enclosed by a door of moderate size, it gradually descends and expands for one or two hundred feet, into a broad archway, of irregular size and width; sometimes widening for miles intoan arch 50 or 60 feet high, and about the same width, and some times contracting into a narrow defile through which a single person can pass with difficulty. Notable among these arches are the “ Star Chamber,” the “ Pulpit,” the “ Ball Room,” and many others, and among the narrow defiles, “ Fat Man’s Misery,” is mem orable with all visitors—being an an gular fissure, several hundred feet in length, scarcely high or wide enough to admit a person of moderate size without the most tiresome stooping and squeezing. For one or two miles from the mouth of the cave there are relics of saltpetre works, which were used in the war of 1812, and which produced large quan tities of that needed agency for pro secuting the war with England. About two miles from the mouth are also stone houses where consumptives resided for some time, to test the ef fect of the equable atmosphere. The re sult was not beneficial. One of the party died in the cave, and the balance soon left. The temperature in the cave stands uniformily at 52°. About four miles from the entrance, is a stream of water about 50 feet wide, known as the river Styx. This streamris quickly effected by rainy weather, and rises to the height of six ty feet above low water mark. It had been swollen to that extent quite re cently, and the pathway leading to it for fully a half mile was frightfully slippery and dangerous, being in many places along yawning precipices, and over great chasms, where a single mis step would have been fatal. There are boats on the river, in which most of the party went a short distance up and down the stream, and saw the little sightless fish peculiar to its waters. The cave extends several miles beyond the river, where are to be seen some of its most attractive features. This is what is known as the “ long route,” and requires more time than the part of a day allowed us, to explore it At the river, os with one accord, the excursionists were impressed with their Sabbath School recollections, and struck up that pretty hymn—“ Beau tiful River”—and its swelling chorus rang through the grand old arches with reverberations at once sub lime and electrifying. No earthly harmony could be more solemnly grand and impressive, A pistol dischaged by one of the party sounded like a roll ing peal of thunder. Retracing our steps w« vent to the famous “ Star Chamber,” This is one of the largest arches in the cave, and has innumerable little specks of pyrites in its white dome* which under a dim light present the striking illusion of star-light, By an ingenious arrange ment, the guide thrbsrs shadows across the dome, having the exact appearance of clouds, which hide the stars and sink into the blackness nf night, as he conqeajs his lamp behind the rocky fissures, Then in the dim distance, he comes up fyom behind the rocks-*: his sooty face radiant with the decep tive semblance of the rising moon. Thus for some time he kept us diverted by these striking effects, produced by dif ferent degrees of light ingeniously thrown against the surface of this grand old chamber. From this. point “Star Chamber,” Mammoth Cave, Sunday, May 12, 1872.— The Georgia Press Association ted Mammoth Cave to-day, and in the “ Star Chamber’’ the Association was called to order by Col. Carey W. Styles, Vice-President, who said: “ In view of this grand and sublime illustration of the handiwork of the Supreme Architect of the universe, and of the fact that we meet here on His holy Sabbath, it is proper that we should return thanks to Almighty God, and invoke His blessing,” and called on Col. Wm. L. Mitchell, of the University of Georgia, who accom panied the excursionists to the Cave, to open the meeting with prayer. In response, Col. Mitchell pronounc ed the Lord’s prayer in a most solemn and impressive manner. On motion of Mr. S. A. Atkinson, of the Southern Banner, a commit tee of three, consisting oi Mr. Atkin son,.Dr. H. F. Andrews, of the Wash ington Gazette, and J. F. Shecut, of the Southern Farm Journal, was ap pointed to prepare resolutions expres sive of the appreciation and thanks of the excursionists for the courtesies and hospitalities extended them. On motion, Col. Styles, Vice-President, was added to the committee. The committee reported the follow ing, which was unanimously adopted : Whereas, The authorities of the Western and Atlantic Railroad tender ed to the Convention of the Georgia Press Association the free use of the magnificent palace sleeping car, “State of Georgia ;* and Whereas, The authorities of the Nashville and Chattanooga, Nashville and Northwestern, and Nashville and Louisville Railways tendered the nse of their lines to the excursion party ; and Whereas, The most cordial hospital ities were extended them at Nashville; therefore Reioloed, That the thanks of this Association are due and arc hereby tendered to the authorities of the rail ways above mentioned for the facilities offered the press of Georgia to person ally observe and inspect the diversified industries, wonderful resources and splendid attractions of the region with which the press and people of Georgia are so deeply interested and so closely identified. Resolved, That the warm and broth erly greeting of the Nashville press, the courtesies and attentions extended by the President and Directors of the Industrial Exposition and Board of Trade, the generous entertainment by the Maxwell House and the Battle House, and the hearty welcome and. princely hospitality everywhere ex tended us, command onr highest ap preciation, and shall ever be held in lively and grateful remembrance. Resolved, That we especially appre ciate the privilege of paying our re spects to that noble woman, Mrs. James K. Polk, widow of the illus trious statesman and Chief Magistrate, whose influence contributed so much to extend the boundaries of our coun try, and advance the interests of Amer ican commerce and industry. Resolved, That we deeply regret that we were so obstructed by the “ im promptu” greetings everywhere met, as to he unable to call on his Ex cellency J. C. Brown, at the hour named in th< programme, but appre ciate the courtesies extended, in his name, at the Capitol, and congratulate the people of the Volunteer State in having a gentleman of such eminent ability in the Executive Chair. Resolved, That we are indebted to Col. E. Hulbert for his active interest and kindly offices in providing trans portation facilities and personal com forts ; and that he is entitled to our hearty acknowledgments for his unre mitting attentions during the entire ex cursion, and that we recognize his experience and skill as a live and progressive railroad man. Col. Styles was requested to yield the chair to C. H. C. Willingham, Esq., of the LaGrange Reporter, when the following resolution was unani mously adopted; Resolved, That this excursion party appreciates the ability and taste with which CoJ, (Carey W, Stfkz. Vice- President ot our Association, has rep resented the press in responding to the greetings and accepting the hospitali ties everywhere showered upon us, and that he has illustrated the dignify and courtly bearing of the tree gentleman, and reflected the highest honor upon Georgia journalism, Mr. S, R Weston, of the Dawson Journal, offered the following resolu tion, which was Unanimously adopted: Resolved, That our thanks are dally tendered to Gen. J. A. Kittle, proprietor of the Battle House, for the beautiful testimonial presented us by him, and that it be confided to the keeping of C. H. C. Willingham, Esq.,* of the LaGrange Reporter, the honor ed originator of the Georgia Press As sociation. On motion of J. P. Sawtell, of the Cutfcbert Appeal: Resolved, That a copy of these pro ceedings be furnished to the Nashville press, and that the papers connected with the Georgia Press Association be requested to copy the same. On motion, the meeting adjourned. Carey W. Styles, ‘ First Vice-President G. P. A. S. A. Atkinson, Secretary pro tern. Emerging from the cave about five o’clock, after having traveled nine or ten miles, our party was in good hu mor for a bountiful dinner, such as we had pictured that region of fine jtffuHShg facilities ior the cheap on die globe ! 1 regret that some sta tistical data in reference to the opera tions of this company, and the spedal advantages of this region for the vast development of the iron interest, are misled. A visit to the Vulcan.Works —another huge Roiling mill;—confirm ed the impression that Chattanooga is the. natural centre of a new won em pire, speedily to rise into commanding importance, and destined an industrial development which will astonish eveis those who are laying its foundations.- It has been fully demonstrated that supply pf iron, coal *nd lime H unlimited in the mountain ranges of Georgia and Tennessee, embracing a radii s of about a hundred mil s around Chattanooga, from which iron can Im> made S8 to 810 a ton cheaper than in the iron districts of Pennsylvania, Mis souri, or Ohio; it is also a fact, that the product of iron is greatly less than stock and blue grass to afford. Wc, the demand for it. causing a recent found instead a meagre cold snack un worthy a third rate hashery, in the backwoods of Georgia—(we had order ed dinner for 35 persons before enter ing the cave) in which we were per mitted to invest a dollar apiece. The landlord kindly handed us his card ; and that the cave-g >ing public may judge what manner of caravanserie he keeps, we append a part of it: MAMMOTH CAVE HOTEL D. S. Orate*, Pr oprietor. TKN COMMANDMENTS. 1. Thou shalt have no other Landlord only me. 2. To no other house go on a spree. S. Take not thy boat's name in value. 4. Nor in my house be proffcno. 5. Give all my Wines and Lleuors praises due. 6. And all Graves' Cigars you will find true blue 7. Pay all your bills without much talking, 8. For 1 am opposed to chalktng. 9. Deface not any thins nor pleasure mar, 10. And put on no airs in Graves' Bar. Wc promised to send the landlord a paper containing an account of the visit, and hope he will find consolation in the assurance that none of our par ty ever intend to visit the cave again until a new entrance is opened which does not lead by Graves Hotel and Bar. Southern visitors to the cave should by all means supply themselves with lunches at Nashville or Cave City. The whole management of the cave—including the hotel, the facili ties for safety and comfort to explor ers, and the guide book, are catch penny and contemptible. The guides are careful, polite and attentive, and can’t help the objectionable features referred to, A rattling drive of an hour and a half brought us back to Cave City, where our tired party soon found re pose from the fatigues of the day in the luxurious sleeping car. Daylight found us in Nashville, where, after a harried cup of coflee, we took the day train for Chattanooga, which afforded opportunity for observing the fine farming region above and below Mur- presboro, and the wild mountain scen ery between Stevenson and Chattanoo ga. The train was for some cause be hind time, and the engineer whirled through gorges, down grades and over frightful embankments at a speed of nearly a mile in a minute—making the fastest time that has been made on the road in fifteen years. GREETING OF CHATTANOOGA. Reaching Chattanooga about five o’clock, we were most cordially wel comed by the Mayor and Council and a delegation of citizens, who had car riages at hand for a drive around the city. We visited the Federal Ceme tery, a picturesque spot about a mile* from the depot, covering 70 acres, handsomely laid out and inclosed with massive stone wall. Here repose 20,000 soldiers, who fell in the great battlesaround Chattanooga. Our drive extended out to the hills which envi ron the city, and which command the most enchanting views of the town, the river, the swelling hills, and distant mountain ranges—with the beetling front of Lookout stabding like a grim sentinel above them all. A halt at the handsome residence of Mr. Cham berlain, on Terrace street, for refresh ments, gave us one of the finest views about the city; and confirmed the im pression of all present, that Chattanoo-' ga is soon destined to to be one of the most beautiful, as it promises also to be one of the most progressive interior cities in America. Of its progressive features and prospects, more presently. From’ the drive to a capital supper at that capital hotel, the Burns house, and to early sleep in our palace car; for these untiring people have a rough road for us up the mountain to-mor- row.' Oa Tuesday morning the town au thorities, editors, and many leading citizens, joined us in our car, for a visit to the Rolling mills. We first visited the Rc&ne Works, of which Mayor Wilder is ’ President. This company employs 700 bands, and we believe m^ket railroad iron exclusive ly. The ore is obtained about 75 ipllos up the river, in immediate prox imity to immense beds of coal and ,7T t i -. . . . <. . . 5 . .its vJi viiTTlo'H" advance in all iron merchandize. It is also true that the mills here are pressed with orders from the old iron districts which the latter cannot sup ply, and are filling them at a good profit in spite of the heavy freights.— These facts are attracting attention all over the world, and Mr. Rathburu stated to our party, that he was now in correspondence with capitalists in Great Britain, as well as at the North, who are contemplating laroe invest ments in the iron region of Georgia and Tennessee. That such invest ments must result from the demand for iron, and the advantages here pre sented, seems inevitable. Rome and other points present many advantages; but Chattanooga, from its river loca tion and its present and prospective railroad facilities seems to be the natural hub of this great interest. It is stated that the Atlanta Rolling mill is to be removed here, on account ot the advantages above referred.to. We must turn away from these sol id themes of practical interest, -and join the cavalcade moving up the rug ged sides of Lookout. Space, forbids a description of its manifold attractions —only a few of which can be seen in the limited time afforded.t A drive by the site of the hotel recently burned, and the Educational Institute, a flour ishing school, soon brought us to the wild caverns and grotesque boulders of Rock City, where in a quiet grotto a regal lunch was spread and disposed amid the popping of champaign corks, the sparkle of wit and the bright smiles of two of Chattanooga’s fairest matrons, who honored the party with their presence. Wc may not omit the benificent flow of creamy ale, for the special delectation of Willingham, Hanleiter, Gorman, and others of Teu tonic taste and affinity. A hurried view from the Point, embracing in its sublime sweep a portion of five States, with the silvery Tennessee circling its winding way around the distant hills, and through the calm valley— the city reposing like a queen on its borders—concluded our mountain ob servations, and gave us a keen relish for the farewell banquet that awaited us at the Burns House. This last crowning reunion with the live men of Chattanooga brought out words of practical wisdom, and touches of gen ial sentiment. Col. Hulbert, our indefatigable cicerone, made a red-hot iron speech—followed by Mr, Rath- burn on the same subject; Toni. Fort, made a Georgia speech, and seems determined that Chattanooga shall belong to his native State; while Col. Styles eclipsed himself, in a spark ling and graceful ackuowledgmeut of the princely^ hospitalities extended to our party—closing with a bumper to Mrs. Burns, the queen of landladies. I must not omit the cordial senti ments and polite attentions of Col. Weaver, who in the absence of Gen. Wilder, is acting as Mayor pro tern. The shades of silent night were un disturbed save by tbe steady roll of the wheels which whirled us on to Atlanta. The boys were full to satie ty of the gushing hospitalities embraced in our three days's trip—days memora ble for what we had seen, learned, and enjoyed, and for the progressive con victions and brotherly ties they had in spired. At the Kimball Hcuse a magnifi cent cane, ordered from Nashville, and furnished by Sharp & Floyd, of Atlanta, was presented to Col. Hulbert, as a slight token of appreciation for bis courteous attentions during the ex cursion. Col. H. is a perfect ency clopedia of facts and figures concern ing the railroad and mineral interests of this section, and imparted to us all much valuable information on those subjects. We trust his energy and great practical knowledge may soon be effectively applied in some great enter prise allied with the development oi the resources with which he has made himself so familiar.