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The Weekly Democrat.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 28,1883.
MIOM BAINBRIDGE TO SEW OR
LEANS OVER THE GREAT SOUTH-
ERN C0A8T LISE.
Some week’s since one of the
editors of The Democrat left
Bainbridge and went to New Or
leans over the great Southern
Coast Line, now complete from
Savannah to the Crescent City,
via the Savannah Florida & West
ern and the Pensacola & Atlantic
railroads It is a splendid route,
and which for the public benefit
we shall briefly describe in the
course of this article.
We left Bainbridge at 5:30 p. ni.
arriving at Climax in thirty-five
minutes, at which point wo tarried
two hours waiting for the “fast
mail” from Savannah to Chatta
hoochee, which rolled in on time.
At Climax we strike the new ex
tension recently completed by the
S. F. & W. to Chattahoochee,
which is said to be the best piece
of new railroad in the South. A
prominent railroad oificial inform
ed us that the train could run with
perfect safety over this part of the
road at the rate of sixty miles an
hour, though we were content at
the rapid speed attained under the
present schedule. The rails are
o'l the heaviest steel'pattern, over
which the long train sped as
smoothly as a steamboat. In less
time almost than Ave can tell ii.
we flew past thes tationsof Fowls-
town, Faceville and Recovery,
and were at Chattahoochee, the
junction of the Pensacola & At
lantic railroad.
Here we boarded the splendid
cars of the latter road, and were
soon on our way through the
wilds of West Florida to Pensa
cola. The bridge over the Apa
lachicola river is a stupendous
structure, with a trestle of nearly
a mile on each side of the stream.
The crossing is enough to make
one's head swim, but is accom
plished without the least possible
danger. Twenty-five miles from
Chattahoochee we reach the
tbliving town of Marianna in the
rich agricultural county of Jack-
son. The railroad has put Mari
anna on a boom, and its enterpris
ing people are taking wise advan
tage thereof. From Marianna to
Milton, a distance of one hundred
miles, the road traverses an un
broken pine forest, though at
many of the stations towns are
laid off, and settlers are coming
in. Milton is a town of 2000, and
is situated on the west bank of the
Blackwater river, which stream is
navigable to this point for large
vessels, and is crossed by the rail
road on a splendid iron draw
bridge. From Milton to Pensa
cola the distance is thirty-five or
forty miles, and to the Escambia
bay the country is low and mar
shy, on account of its nearness to
the sea. Fifteen miles from Pen
sacola the train dashes across an
arm of the Escambia bay, on a
trestle three miles long, and it
seemed as if we were ploughing
literally through the water at the
rate of twenty miles an hour. On
the east side of the bay is a station
where the train halts for a few
moments, and along the coast for
tea miles is a high bluff, extend
ing almost to Pensacola. The
road runs at the foot of this bluff
and along the beach the entire
distance—the scenery being ab
solutely bewitching^, for on the
west the bluff is studded with
narrow streets and antiquated
buildings. But now all is changed
—the Pensacola of to-day is a
modern city with over ten thous
and inhabitants. Hardly any
thing remains to remind one of
the old town but the streets
which still perpetuate such names
as Palafox, Intendencia, Zaragoza
-and Tarragona.
There are many fine buildings
in Pensacola, the most magnifi
cent of which is decidedly that of
the First National Bank. It w ould
do credit to anvcity in the Union.
In this building is the opera house
just about completed. It will
seat fifteen hundred people, and
is furnished in the most approved
style and without regard to ex
pense. Mr. D. F. Sullivan is the
owner of the building and Presi
dent of the bank; he is a million
aire and probably the largest tim
ber merchant in the gulf states.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. W. H, Sullivan, Vice-presi
dent of the bank, wdio is a most
clever gentleman, and to wdiom
w T e are indebted for many courte
sies during our brief stay in the
city. Mr. W. A. S. Wheeler,
cashier of the bank, is one of the
most gentlemanly men we eve
met; he is deservedly popular
with everybody, and although
quite a young man he manages
the vast business intrusted to bis
care with most consummate ability
Among the many friends w r e
met in Pensacola was General E.
A. Perry, in whose brigade we
served the three last years of the
w T ar, in Virginia. He Avas a grand
soldier, and is a grand man. He
is now in the prime of his man
hood, being only forty-six years
old, and looks nearly as young as
he did when appointed a General
at the age of twenty-five. He is
i great lawyer and enjoys a large
and lucrative practice. We also
shook hands with Capt. B. F.
Simmons, who used to be ad
jutant of our old regiment. Time
has dealt gently with him, and
fortune has not witheld her smiles.
He is now a railroad president,
and w r e hope will become a
“magnate,” for he is not only an
able official but one of the kindest
hearted and most generous men
on the globe. Long may he live
and prosper.
We put up at the city hotel. It
is a well-kept public house, and
is the largest in the place. One
is obliged to feel at. home here,
tor there is no lack of accommo
dation in the house, and courtesy
on the part of those connected
therewith. The clerks in the
office never weary in politness,
and two more suitable men for
the places they occupy could not
be found. E. J. Cook, chief
clerk, is about the most popular
man in the place.
While in Pensacola we called
on Col. W. D. Chipley, the Vice-
president and Superintendent of
the Pensacola & Atlantic railroad
He was the moving power in the
building of that great line, and its
completion is lagely due to his
ability and energy. We found
him engrossed in business, but
with plenty of time for a most
pleasant and interesting conver
sation. He is determined to do
all in his pow r er to accommodate
every or,e whose interests in any
degree depend upon his road.
He understands that railroads
must have friends to succeed, and
he is determined that the P. & A.
shall have them everywhere. Col.
Chipley is a Georgian and former
ly lived in Columbus. He was
true to the state in the dark days
of military rule, and was among
those young men of Columbus
who were arrested by General
Meade, and placed in the sweat-
box torture. We, also, had the
pleasure of meeting Mr. E. O.
Salsmarsh, a prominent official of
the railroad from Pensacola to
Mobile and New Orleans. He is
in the country. The trains make
splendid time and the track is as
smooth as glass. We stop at
Mobile only fifteen minutes, right
in the middle of the main business
street of this large and flourishing
city. There is no depot, shed or
platform. Passenger? get on and
off just as if our splendid train
were an omnibus. Mobile is
nothing more than a way station,
without the advantage of the
station platform for passengers.
The arrangment is very conven
ient nevertheless.
We leave Mobile at a rapid rate
of speed, and are soon flying along
the gulf coast tG the Orescent City.
The country on this line is
perfectly level, and the train
skims along in sight of the sea for
many miles. The towns and vil
lages on the read are all beautiful,
embowered with gigantic live oaks,
which throw their shadows upon
immense swards of bright Bermu
da grass. These towns are all
between the railroad and the sea,
and the picture is charming look
ing out from the car window to
ward them as the train goes dash
ing along. We see the dark green
oaks, the freshly painted houses,
the tall spires of the village
churches, and through openings
in the streets and the trees, be
yond, the gulf looms up with its
invigorating breezes and its white
crested waves. At Beauvoir, on
this road, is the residence of Ex-
President Jefferson Davis, that
greatest man America has ever
produced, who is spending the
evening of his illustrious life in
this balmv region. Nearing New
the extensive grocery house of
Flash, Preston & Co., is none oth
er than the famous Harry L.
Flash, who used to edit the Macon
Confederate, and afterwards the
Macon Telegraph, during the war.
We met him and were treated
royally.
Returning home We stopped
two days in Mobile. It is a city
of much importance, being, next
to New Orleans, the largest sea
port on the gulf. It has 32,000
inhabitants, and is just 290 mile?
distant from Bainbridge, and
hence will reach out for a share
of our trade. We called on the
people of the Register, the leading
paper of the city, and found them
to be, like all other newspaper
men, a coterie of the best fellows
in the world. .The military spirit
is up to white hea* in Mobile,
and a regiment was encamped
there the week wc passed through,
Goy. O'Neal, of Alabama, was
present and reviewed the splen
did citizen soldiery. We got a
glimpse of His Excellency. He
is about five feet mine, clear cut
features, rather handsome, hair
and beard white, and appears to
be about sixty years of age. He
is not one of the most prominent
of the Alabama politicians, and
his candidacy was one of those
accidents so frequent now a-days
in Democratic conventions. We,
also, had the honor in Mobile, of
shaking the hand of the poet
priest, Father Ryan. He is a fine
looking man of about 48 years.
Peter Burke is a famous local
politician of that city and is at
present Sheriff of the county.
Orleans, the road crosses Lake Everybody knows Peter Burke
and of course we met him. Not
only is he popular politically, but
as the leading tobacco merchant
of the place he carries his prestige
into his business. Mr. Burke is
very wealthy, having started poor
and obscure, but by persistent
energy he has reached the top of
the ladder.
We left Mobile at 2 o'clock p.
m. and arrived at Bainbridge at 8
a. m over the Louisville and Nash
ville, Pensacola and Atlantic, and
Savannah, Florida & Western rail
ways. And just here let us cor
rect a very erroneous impression
which prevails in some quarters
to the effect that there is no good
Reeling between the two latter
roads, and that the P. & A. with
holds its through freight east
from the S. F. & W. and sends it
over the. Florida road. We are
in a position to know that there is
not one word of truth in this re
port. On the other hand the
relations between the two roads
in question are of the most ami
cable nature, and all of the through
freight has been sent, and con-
t nucsto be forwarded over the
S. F. & W. Furthermore all of
the eastern bound passengers
travel over the Georgia line from
preference, on account of the fine
road, fast time and magnificent
cars. So much for a report that
originated nobody knows where;
but which has found people cred-
ulons enough to believe it.
We have much more to say of
our western trip; of Mobile, of
New Orleans, of our trip up the
Mississippi river to Vicksburg, of
our excursion up the Alabama
river to Selma, and a thousand
and one incidents that came under
our notice during our absence,
blit vve cannot make possible an
impossibility, and hence our
readers will have to look to future
issues of The Democrat for what
we would too gladly crowd into
this.
handsome villas, and pleasure ro
sorts, while to the east we look I fully alive to the importance of
out upon the broad expanse of the ! the trade opened up with our sec-
waters of Escambia bay, dotted j tion by the completion ot the
here and there with white sails.' railroad to Chattahoochee, which
It is worth a trip to Pensacola just traffic must pass over his splendid
to pass over this portion of the ’ lines from Pensacola to New
road. Ac 7:30 a. m. we arrived at
this historic city, having been on
the way just nine hours' and thir
ty minutes. Formerly it took two
days and nights to reach Pensaco
la from B iinbiidge. So much for
the new route.
’ We had not laid eyes on Pen-
Orleans.
Bidding our friends in Pensa
cola adieu, we took passage on
Pontchartrain on a trestle several
miles in length. When the waves
are angry they cast themselves
against and sometimes over the
track.
Just after ten o’clock p. m. we
arrived in New Orleaus—our first
visit. The depot was surrounded
with cabs and omnibusses, and
the air was alive with the noise of
their drivers. We tock a cab for
the City Hotel—distant from de
pot 200 yards—fare one dollar. Of
course we paid this for experience.
When you go to New Orleans
don’t take a cab for the hotel; an
omnibus is cheaper by seventy-
five cents. New Orleans is a great
city, and probably the most in
teresting in America. Space for
bids even a brief description of it
in this paper. The business men
of the city are polite, active, ener
getic and enterprising. They
handle more cotton than any oth a
er community in die world, and
more sugar and coffee. They are
also alive to the importance of the
trade of Southwest Georgia and
intend to control it if they can.
We met the people of the Times
Democrat, that greatest of South
ern newspapers. The chief editor,
Col. Page M. Baker, is a native of
Florida, and adorns the high edi
torial position which lie occupies.
He premised us the support of his
influential journal in getting up
the big mercantile excursion from
Southern Georgia and Middle
Florida to New Orleans. He be
lieves it to be just the thing and
has so stated at length in the
Times-Demociat, We left the
matter with him, and hence we
can assure the merchants of our
section that they will be invited
t* visit New Orleans within the
next forty days. The merchants
of that city are all alive fo the fact
that a meeting, face to face, with
our business men will be product
ive of nothing but good results
all around. Mr. Frank Bartletl,
is the editor of the weekly Times-
Democrat. He is also a Floridian
being raised in Tallahassee. We
bore a letter of introduction to
him from our old friend Capt. T.
H. Hodgkiss, of Bainbridge, and
we found him to be one of the
most affable gentlemen and clever
est fellows it has ever been our
good fortune to meet. We shall
never forget the genial and hand
some Bartlett. The Times-Demo-
crat ought to have some subscrib
ers in this section. It reaches us
as early as the Atlanta papers,
and is the largest paper in the
South, full of news, and edited
with • distinguished ability. We,
Jones’ Column
Like a Thunder Clap
FROM A
PRICES
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WHOLESALE DRUGS SS
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NO 7 NORTH WATER STREET
3Xol>ile,
-Ala
A Full line of artices in the DRUG LINE at low p r ir«,,
June 28, 1883—Gm. *' 1 lce ’l
J. CaVaxagh,
Wm. H. Barney,
T. P. Brown,
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Ac
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Cavanagh, Barney
(Successors to Scranton, Barney &
Importers of and Deal)'
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Foreign and Domestic IFi'dwarR
10,12, 14, AND 16 NORTH COMMERCE .fflEET
s in
Mobile,
June 28. 1883.—
•Gm,
Ala
PETER BURKE, 11383.
-Wholesale Dealer In
(Proprietor Cigar Factory 71, No. 35
Broadway, New Yook )
Corner Commerce and Dauphin Sts,
MOBILE. ----- ALA.
THOjfAS HENRY.
JOHN HENRY.
1 Thomas Henry & Son.
Direct Fore
CHINA,
AND THE
General Verdict
Direct Foreign Importers of
Queensware,
TINWARE. ET®.
Nos. 2‘J, 31, 33 and 35 St. Francis St.
MOBILE, - - - ALABAMA.
June 28. 1883.—Gm.
D. D. STULlj
Wishes to inform, friends andth»$i
lie generally that will run ai
Sprit? Coodsl
this season, and wbe undersold W|
one. He v make Fr,cli 1
FAMILY LG®
A Specialt- and woj invite nil.
want pure tresh Grities at lumusfl
es to call on him. tine j me ol j
Men’s ancVouiea
Of t
June:
rised is not
discriminating public is that
promise to sell goods as adver-
the great Louisville and Nashville j also, met Mr. John Thomas, anoth-
road-for the west. The distance 1 er Floridian, who is connected
to Mobile is about 90 miles r .from with the Deutsche Zeituug, the
thence to New Orleans 131 miles,
if we remember correctly. The
sacola since May 1SG1, when we j road from Pensacola Junction, the
left there a Confederate soldier, point of intersection with the
Wo remembered the town as an Mobile and Montgomery road,
Ancient opaai&u community, with to New Organs is one of the best
leading German paper of the
Southwest. .He is a jovial gentle
man, and we are indebted to him
for a great deal of the pleasure of j best Sunday paper in the country,
our visit. Speaking of newspaper j It is well edited and will doubtless
men reminds us that the senior of prove a success.
—Governor McDaniel has been
inspecting the convict camps
in person. That looks like busi
ness.
—Reports from Cuba are to
the effect that while the yellow
fever is not epidemic, it is increas
ing immoderately.
—Mr. Alonzo Hewett a carpen
ter of Waycross suicided at has
home in that place on the 19th,
with chloroform. No cause is
assigned for his rash conduct.
—Pensacola claims a population
of ten thousand. Manufacturing
and the fish and lumber business
are the leading enterprises and
the city is on the up grade.
—The Sunday Morning Chroni
cle just started at Birmingham
Ala., by Mr. Frank V. Evans, late
of Albany Ga., is the prettiest and
baui, a snare or a delu
sion.” Oh, no ; don’t think
that Jones is losing money, although
competition says that goods cannot be
sold at such prices without a loss
Jones buys goods cheap aud has plenty
of money to pay cash down for
the goods. You know the
solid cash tells; yes, Jones makes it
tell, and you eau make it tell, loo, by
buying your goods f>r cash. Some
people think Jooes’ establishment is
one of the “smaller houses,” but. dear
friend, don’t von take anybody’s word
for that but just go through all the
other stores in town and then drop into
Jones’, where you will see just us many
goods as any of the “old originals” have
and so much cheaper that you will be
pleased and sure to buy.
Listen to what Jones says about
prices of goods received from New
York this week. Compare the prices
and learn where to buy and how to'save
a part of your hard earned cash—the
almighty dollat, which all seek and
none refuse ;
200 dozen towels at. 5 to 25 cents
and are worth more money.
187 gross dress buttons which will
cost you 15 and 25 cents anywhere
else, but Jones puts them down to 5
and 10.
25 dozen bed-spreads this week at !
$1 00, $125 and $125. They are cheap
and don’t let this chance slip.
321 different patterns of hamburg
edging and inserting. They are lovely
and at much reduced prices. A fine
line of black, cream and white laces.
The black Spanish laces are beauties,
aud too cheap to say.
The hoop-skir's are lovely and cheap,
and the ladies will say they are charm
ing and cool.
Good lead pencils at 10 cents a
dozen.
A full line of- blank books 50 per
cent, cheaper than elsewhere.
New line of victoria lawns this week,
and greatest bargains in table linens
y.»u have yet seen. Red table -.loth at
25 cents a yard and up, and a pretty
line of napkins and doylies.
Those umbrellas are just what you
are looking for, and cheap, too.
An immense variety of ribborns this
week from 21 cents a yard up!
All the prices advertised last week
will hold good this week with the ad--
dition of about 185 new articles to the
bargain list, makinp it the grandest
accumulation of bargains ever before
offered in Bainbridge
mm & ®o
MOBILE, ALA.
Invite your atention to their entirely
New stock of Diamonds, Jewe’ry, Solid
Sterling, Silver and Mated Win e.
DIAMONDS.
of the finest quality. Choice Brilliants in
single stones and matched pairs a speciality.
Ridi Gold ’Jewelry!
Goid Chains, Lockets, Crosses, Necklaces,
Sleeve Bui tons, Studs, etc.
SOLID GOLDINGS,
Gold and Silver Hatches, of Amerienn,
* English and Swjsm manufacture; American
and French Clocks and Bronzes, Silver iirnl
Plated Ware of the best manufacturers.
Jewelry Made to Order.
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and repaired by tl e best workmen. Solid
Sterling Silver Spoons and Forks; also an
elegant line of Fancy articles in handsome
morocco and wooden cases manufactured
this season especially for Bridal and Holiday
Presents. The finest W’atches repaired and
put in perfect order by the most experienced
workmen.
June 28, 1883.—Gra.
Always on band. Alsca super!) ij
Tobacco | 'Jigi
— PURE-
Wines and 1
HIGHEST PEI
Paid for County Produce of til
X>. XX. STTJL1
D F Sullivan, M H Sullivan, WAS Wheeler
President. Vice-President Cashier.
THE FIRST
ioil Bant of-
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Colllecrions made on all accessible
points.
June 28. 1883.-
-ly.
FURNITUR
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A fall and extensive line of
FINEST WALNUT
SUITES
Ranging in Price from $50 tn $300
Cheap Cottage Suites:
The stock of Chew Cottage Suites is
as laige as cap be found^ thg State.
AT THE
Carpeting—all Grades.
The large/ and Finest lino of all
j grades of Carpet jpg in South Georgia,
Don’t fail to come and see, for Jones j
receives and adds to the- Barg°in .
Counter each day, and what you don’t I t
find to-day you may find to-morrow. j I
A fice line of men’s hand-made «•
shoes which are warranted.
Ladies’ balbriggan hose at 10 cents, * Where yoffcan Furnish your house complete
worth 20. either with!cheap'’r fine goods and at prices
When you come to town eo to
JONES’,
BEACH t|
PROPRIETORS
Call and buy your
Drugs,
fcledieines,
Chemicals,
Perfumery and
Fine Toilet arhe’e
Fancy Hrir.Ttf
Cloth Brushes
Fine Tobaccos
Cigars. Cigarette*]
Smokors Articles, tr
And every otliea article to
First-class Drug store.
where. Call and see us, brf° s n
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Bainlfl
aprlfitf
LOANS ON IMPROVED
We are prepar'd tonndertu*
tiationof applications for w a, l
of years secured by first mort?
pyoved lands in Decatur count; 1
amounts not exceeding on* !J3
value. Also to buy mortg>?^
secure pari purchase money
E2TAU applicants mi it fit'll
the property offered as -ecunff-
McGILlAj
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Special LsgislaM]
Applycation will he made 10
Assembly of Georgia in
July *
passage of the following Bilfi
“An Act to Abolish the
Miller County, an 1 fw
therein Named.
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, .he*! •
Do not allow worm? 10
dren out of their ‘
Vermifuge will destroy t 11
and give the little f-ho" 3
the battle of life. Sold
Shriner’s Indian A bjd
that cannot he beat. Call early at then .
Ware rooms in MITCHELL HOUSi. BLOCK I md expel w-orms ' hot tie,
1-11-tf TLiOMASYILi.fi, GA, j cheap. Only 25 cents >