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Newspaper Page TextVftv 3 The ALBAN V AUVi^nSBItfnU^Ubed 1377, I Mclirroia i'zrixs? A Family and Political Journal Devotkd to the Intkuk^s of Si.i'tiiwkst Ckouoia. $2 a Year, Volume I. ALBANY, GA., SATURDAY. -M ARCH :>(>, 1831 pirofcssional Cards. James Callaway, Attorney at Law CAMILLA, GA. febtf' Trowbrldg & Hollinshd DENTISTS, WAYCBOSS, .... GEORGIA. Teeth extracted without pain. All work warranted. Term* moderate. Will go any where on B. A ▲. and 8. F. A W. Railroad*, aplfl-lfta ' JOSEPH A. CROSK, A7TOH2TS7atLAW 111 BAT STREET, SAVANNAH, GA. Alt I5TEBRI HANCE. One day las' iprinf I 'member dat de neve wm pastin' noon* Dat a mighty han'aome circus wa* omin' to d« town. De colored folks was 'cited all, mgog tipty- toe. Base dry plntly goes distracted ober ebery sort of show. Dey Mi dat dia yer circus was do biggest kind ob one, A*** had a big perwillion wharn sight ob trick was dime; Jugglin' an* rid in’ horses an* jumping frn de rings. An’ danr-in* on de tight rope in* a heap ob dan'gona things. Dey had wagons wid ten horses, an* groat big enormous tents, , An' snimilce, sn* acrobats, sn* big ole ele phants. Der had pigs dat know der alfabet, an* birds widout no wings. Ole Uirem, an* lion*, too—all detn outlandish i thing*. An* taonk* known u M.yport, at tho moalb of St John’s Hirer. by the Catholic*. They wandered down the beach for many miles seeking escsjte to the l-!and of Cobs. Thirsty, bint and fatigued, they dropped one by one along the way- aid0. So water, sare that from the blue and briny ocean, and that could only cheer them by iu refreshing sounds, and the breezes wafted upon its billows from the ^har.-n they so much yearned to see. The greater number of them reached this *|>ot, and within two hundred yards of the silvery lake, hope depart-d, tlirisl for wstei had finished it, work, and" the Wandering Fesswtiar’i wnatn'alitat vo t'd V«i-[ pilrii m die,l noon the sandr Ireaeh. twos huraou folks, . . . . Itttt vutrnnjrirxilH hy ole Satan * iinpisli sort o'joke. Of artier, lit all the State Courts, liefer, to lion. T. M. Norwood. «V. T. JONES, arsSKW.WAI.TKK9. J0NE8 & WALTERS, Attorneys at Law, ALBANY, GA. OflMAwrCeutn' Railroad Bank. winy DbKoss & titan, DENTISTS, Albany, * - Georgia. O FFICE—OVER Puer OFFICE.'WASHING 1 TON HrRfctCT*. jtii’lwlydl Pit an On lliia same l>earh,nur comj»aiiion tell* ] in, that he lias tluj; with his hand lo ' ,W ’ k wn. , <l"ne ,to “ wu * cm^jn’g fresh water. One without hope apS41:m *' or de rooliahnra* an' Jiue in all .»f * hfivafW might declare I'rovideilC* I Mit down on de lowtnost aeat. right cloae up citiel not to uuide (heir feet and hands lode ring. ' . .. ” An* bought a heap o* can ly ai»* a red ball on a sneh relief, ailing. Kbery time do down come out I larf u id all I After passing Jupiter Inlet, we make i An’ gnaweif''long at de gnlierjicsa an* joyed j ' straight easterly course across the Aspo7md a .L|wupUo,d a '.>ow | tinlf toward* the Bahama i Bonttn-Tlm. w M .1. nt. footra to dommie.'. : U '* nd , * nd °" j““ “ j merry flow. twilight we sight * Great Isaacs.’ the j A man wa* rldin* 'jam hiui, will a chile upon . . t . . , in*knee. • ,in»t oi the Kngitsh group. A retoltr- : ' rouV.!*tl h . ins Ki " 1 " r ‘ ,n ' )u *' "*■ ,M "' pr “ •"? light directs our vessel snd at bed : Hr thnuzht'twa* suiwr-elrg-int to rile annm* i time we enter New Providence oat way. ■to' hr rlsp lm - sn'siu* hiss ’si In h s utettv ! channel. Next morning (Monday) ' .[|!.\rstit- we rise at 5 o'clock, the vxh when ! v'Sht of a mil indicates tlto ap- Number 29. we were ready Cubs. There is no direct taxation exceptthateech pleasure earriage-pajs hzuld us t„ *2 for each wheel. England supports | alighted the government with tariff reronuf> etc. We hoarded the -Western Tens" St 5 P. M, and will soon be off for M stanzas, Cuhe from which ptdot t shall writo again. We touch Xtaui. again on our return and wil! remain here for two-days. Good bve t, cock pits. etc. to iwtxposi'ion Itoild- | At !> the si .i.eof tin-. trait*- a> - weapons being fully cx- ing* These »ty iwUil liwttwtshed ami n< nncc.1 our approach to llte great oil* j posed to vfow. Horsemen carry a or hut little i .f.V'.v tj The vplsi.tes j ..f Uaeamu ~rh«. train *t.-|S, we j-4-> hnce ol pi-to’a.znd dirk. We saw lit- il Ftels. where wo out and at the d-j sst. our ti.-Let.- j „ r f,„.rteen armed with dirk*. j sr - dotn.n i ,1 by i’ll- hooper iii - j sn.l w.-i.-inf, rhtnl that they wear them Am mgthc p'sr « w- \ Ii*-«br, j pr-ki».v e»f In * ih. We were tho Cathedra*. False**, the I’ian ('.»«• lN»nt Th** C«th«*Jia! U a -*} lemliil nihltng. - the . ii»t«*ri«»r handsomely «l •*«»ra!c*d aTih* :lu- u-ua* Catholic u*w«*ntsiis>n*, etc The plaxa U s Ion ly sps»f, lH*autiful »;«'eet scented !f .«Vn», r**frt*NhaMl l»v a iziuhing foun- PROB MSVU ——— Jb&U til >Ttii«»t^.au'lencircled hy line Ti> WAXARf*A< , vea ,y^ ^tlid r»H-k psicnpnL ,W(went tivtho -American AofcMRArrir toabow lie pisiptn Imw .to siissli Hold lii^Jt Hour, -o rtc’y nil enn «ce ' prosch of a pilot; slid in a short time \ .",. 4 . : ~ f. j he hoanUthe ship mid* takt»i» hold of weetkUM-it io«lc la>ltct« »• I gullutv ruun'de ' , - . ring.” j *l»e wheel, lie tells us we are just G.J. WHitiUT. D.u. pope « l>e m fiS h«rle. ,! ’ f,H>1 an n1 ’ °" j seven niies from Nassau. Smoothly WEIGHT 4ft POPE, j AD> ° mc haM * * n ’ ^ " nw,, wo glide into the beautiful harbor. i o* mo.ic J.l.yc.1 mil i„u.t:», su' Jo h .rm- ws. j Tba dear waters at once attract the AttOrACyS at [ Tvill’r.H ban-lxJ,!, 1 r,|,lw Ilrpun he hoof hit on •*(« grotin' ALBANY, GA. | llt > •!« virclr urn' Jen Lire I tliiak befit S1KFICE:—Over 8. Mayor a Utsobar'. 'tore, cor-! An -**wL IntclTWtloi come to sit .le merry ner Ilnsid sod Wsditnzton SU. ,* r i | j IU e reresm l.ke s..' s .1. ken in' fc»rt o* whack. Dec. 28, lS80-<llwwly 1VM. li. SMITH, Attorney at Law, ALBANY, GA. f'VOIMUNICATIONB oo hu«lo«M directc-1 to V' uic *l Waalilngtoa <*IU. during Ike Mil dx- ty day* wl'l rreclve promt 4 Jan. 1. ISM. * I». VASON. A. IL Al.FKIEND v a soy a? alfutekd Attorneys at ALBANY, GA. Active anti prompt attention given tsi col- leciloiiN inti all general buatneaa. Practice tu nil the court*. iiilico t»vr boatlio n Expreaa office, opi»o- JanA-dtf An' do folk* eot |m!c an* trenhlii'g wi eye* gluctl on the track. der eye, ami looking over the railing of the Juck we see clearly and distinctly the bettom—a white sandy bottom as plain!) visible as though only a glaaa were between your eye and the sands, rocks corals aud fish below. Before K,,r rerti'mi^ m * n j us in full view, situated on a beauUful H “ * n ' 1 Wcc lln ' ia * “* u “ ; hill overlooking the sea, stands the city De Ik-H hitfl broke in two, aah, tlat hli fanler • of Nxa<IIL on the north end of S«« held him hy,. ! . An’tlcfiia iob.*rtook liiiu w id <lc hi tighter in ! Providence Island, the largest of the Law, altc Court lion**. iV.A. STROTHER, M.D. ALBANY, GEORGIA. flffisa over Gilljert’sDriiff Store All order* left at th« Drag Store will receive firmin' Icnilon. * Jan 7»ly Dr. E. W. AlrFRIEWD. rt fc:'iPl^C^KULLY tender* hi* Mrvleea, in 'he vcriai* iiranches ol his profession, to the tibtny and mrrouuJink'country. dtU*n« , --- .. .. flee op|ioslte ^>tirt Haase. on.Piuestreet. Of- i HOTELS. ^ »b«*rt«iok him wid <te lib litite ban** wafc sprend out, like he waving Bahama*, in tie nlr. An* blood .in’ tin*’ was mingled whld- lirlglil- iitsHof Ids hair; lie h.i*l |ilitye>l nt tiein* •ilag'ol” t'will rtlo tiah' I Imd lo entne An* taae de little mimic up an* kar him to his home. De horse, he stood dar tremblin' a de mis chief he liatl done. An* de man wn* Uiwo.l an* broken o’er «‘e hndy ol* hi** son; llis fare wa» while an* tlrawn-Hke, an* his lips tvas folded tight. An' deng.my of 'rearciuent swayed him wid its uwftil might. He raised de baby koerfully fhim off de blood- rtaincl groun*.. Au’ n whII oh droadfnl sorrow broke f rum all nil de peup'e ronn 1 ; Jlf didn't seem to Iicurit.hsr he neber turn IiIh heml, Util, Hiowly-hkc nn’ client, wont out f’um us wid his death M. U. Met'. U’HE JOHNSON HOUSE- SMITllVILLE. OA, Is the piece »■’ «*«P »"<* ff®** GOOD HOUAItB MEAL. THE ALBANY HOUSE! Hr rrick ltd rues, Proprletor Albany, Georgia. f (this House is well furnished snd in ev- ery wsv prepared for the acconinio- dsliou of the traveling public. Entire sat- i stnetion gusranleod. The table is mij>- jilie.1 with the host the conntry affords, «u.t the servants are unsurpassed in . . . liteuess and attention to the wain* ol 1 of» dizziness and weakness so haunted jgneats. Omnibuses convey passengers to . us this d-pane. t finzl’y tie'll *“03®r. zud delivered hi. times. sep’J- 1 tf j breakfast in the usual sea-vnyagert m AM wav, to the fishes of the deep. An hour | a J, DnlNwUN. | ami all was over with me. I got over ‘ \ the trouhle in just sixty brief minutes, | snd no more sea-sickness came upon me (luring the trip. Mary pasaengers | remained sick the entire lime, i After leaving Jack onville Bar, our | course was directly down the Florida j coast for about three hundred mile*. We passed St. Augustine bar, and at > night u dim light was pointed to ns, as EDITORIAL CORIIESI’OXDESCH. Nasn.tr, B.tnanas, about a Quaint Old Town—Iu Location, People, Fruits, Ktc. Nassal', N. P, lUn.WAS.t -March 7, 18S1. ( I wrote you from Jacksonville on • lie -till. Next morning promptly at 8 o'clock the shrill whittle of the ••Western Texas" announced her readi ness lo depart for the tropical sea islands. Eighty-three passengers were registered fo- the trip, end a happy, jolly crowd it vis composed of repre sentatives from States North, Sonth, East and West. A short run down to the bar, the pilot conducts the ship orer, and we are on the billowy Atlan tic. A stiff wind was blowing, and shortly our craft began to rock. Sea sickness was anticipate,], and the idea ContractorynMer 1 and dealer in * ALBANY. OA. Lumber. Brick, Shingles Lathes, Lime and Cement C ipe Canaveral liyht. After forming the acquaintance of most of the passen gers, playing cards, and chatting gen erally, we repaired to our banks, and - trusting (he seaworthiness of our ship Coaitantiv on "»“d, and outer* promptly and the careful management of Captain •‘ISirK.tlm.tc. fnrntahad tarbuHdta«.aad j »“"«*. we fel » " lw P' ,Xu'U titk'Mi at lowest living rates. »USl>A Y BOBKINO vltiauv and southwest Ueorjtta need »n en- . , rarisnof this k'mi, awl i am «u*termineti to I we arose bright and early. Jones and v lh0 '*^“1?^ and satisfaction guar- j mysdf were first among the pasaen- , 150’fl com ,VL , terprise of •unplv the Datnmage •"arOKFICK: At S. Sterne's Store i ^ on aeck and witnessed the natng •S. .—.— o.—. . sun. Old bol came up grandly a- if lf I from the depths of the ocean, and a ^ beautiful dear day was before us— ; the tea as smooth as glass. We were nearing Jupiter Inlet, where the waters of Indian River meet with those of the Atlantic. Just OTcr there on the coast we see a land spotted with white rocks, sand and dark forests, as regularly as the reader can imagine.' It presents a jit turn ret j much like a long line of white clothing hung out to dry, and one would not hare to draw very stren uously upon his imagination to make affidavit to the effect that it's a laun dry for seamen. Seignoir Sanches, a well-known Spanish resident of St Augustine, is one of our company of jMSsengera, and be telis IIS that the Spaniards csll the place—"7.a ropa exteudiJi,” which means in English the clothes hung out. Near thii point, just 300 yards back from the beach, hs informs us, thsLthera is a beautiful lake of pure silveiy fresh water, and relates the following concerti ng this memorable spot: Years ago a lit tle bin! of some twenty odd Protest ants weie driven from the place now on Washington Street. Albany* Gn^S«pt,». IlM- WJLLA2D EOJEL LOTTO! P0STF01TO TO APRIL 7. 1881, FOR A FULL DRAWING raiii Kentucky suture. > od .111 be under the ah- Sul*MUtn>ror JbtatcroteJ coomilwtaw™sp- tnlnUd by th*scL LIST OP PRIZES. Th, Willard Uotet -llh sU J. 1 Klstarvsand tnrnitnre, J One RrjUen«« on Green Street-.. One RceHenre on < *rsqWwt„ | iwoi-mh Fjta«s,»'b»tam Tw» f ash Prtira mta ~ ytruCseh Wm. w* Flea COsh Prises each -re. «JC • va /lliiDtI edt’n^b Fnerm, eerh flflt^—^—. J.JJJ Flra Huo*lred Ouh PrUro. rack f»- 10.00J One He* of B-r Furniture sssaagteyw, 4N mx s Old Bnurbon WbUk«T, M Bsskea chmiupana, SB-—-—. PIT. Hu.Jr.-d lOeh PrUre. aaehlta «W Bsiae F!u* « l»~- WS ru* mz. lUArtvreCwiure Whisky, 40 Buifu Harass (Iran. SI A. Hr. Hundred crab Prises, ft AMOUNTING TO $880,860. Wtmte TVkrty g.9; Hslres, g|; Quarters pU-rU W. C. D. WHIPS. Willard Hout, LoulsrOls, Ky. largest The guns of Port Kincastle paint their ugly months directly to wards us. The barracks, government ouildings and Royal Victoria Hotel are most prominently in riew. Our ship reaches the dock, our lines are thrown out, the port jihysician and custom officers board the vessel, examine jut- pars, etc, and we arc ready to land. L u>k at those little blaSk imps, half naked. They aro Nassau “nigger,” direr*. “Trow a dim-- dis way, massa,” they ail shout. The passengers react for their pocket hooks; nickels, dimes, aud quarters arc thrown into tho witter, and the divers plunge in after them. Notone piece of money ever reaches the bottom of the clear water, for the little imps never fail to catch the silver pieces, and a second time rise to the top with the piece in their months, and cry ont again, “Trow dis way, Massa,’’ “i)is way Missus.” In this way they make their living, and it ia really amssing to see and hear them. Well, we alight from Uie ship, and the Captain having informed us that we would only be ono day at Nassau, be fore going to Cuba, a party of ten of us hired carriages at once for a drive through the city and into the country. First we drove down bay shore seven miles to the caves, passing through scrubby forests, by cocoanut and pioe apple plantations, on a hard solid rock road—a most delightful drive. We passed one cocoannt plantation, which contains 18 000 young trees, and were informed that in five years these trees would yield an average of about 3K> nuts per annum each, and that they readily aell in Nassau at one cent apiece. A good iuveatment I thought. At the end of our road wo took a sea hath—delightfully cooling; for the thermometer is as high as H0“. We rode hack to town, arriving here at twelve, and spent an hour driv ing through the streets. What a queer and quaint town is Nassau ! Built upon a solid lime rock; the houses built for summer use, nut a chimney to be seen. 1 roves of oranges, bananas, sugar ap ple*. tamariuds, egg fruit, palms, and a thousand other varieties of fruits, en tirely too numerous here to mention. notes. There are churches here of nearly every denomination—handsome struct ures, and we understand, always large ly attended. The population of the city ia said to ba about 17,000—three-fourths of which aro negroes. The negro policemen are numerous, well dressed, polite and attentive to strangers. A gariisi n of ISO Bahama soldiers are stationed here. They are hand somely but queerly uniformed. They are black as Erubus, thick lips and full blooded. No Nassau negro will enlist in the army and these arc imported from the Island of Jamaica. They are fed, slothed, schooled and paid two cents each per day. First-class mechanics here get only from 7S cents to one dollar per day. Th* Royal Victory Ilotel ia a line building, is fall of Northern visitors, anti charge* $4 per day board. It ia managed by New Yorkers, on the American plan. We had :he pleasure of meeting Messrs. E. C. Mostly & Son, editors of the Nassau GuardianpxA visited their office. At two o'clock to-day we all re paired to the Spanish Consul's office Cor the purpose of procuring passports. After describing ourselves freely and paying four dollars each, the Copsul ia mb*—cruder tti* Spant-Ii Plus—i -w e «cm to. uie Aim-ncsn Co tsul'S ■tattling Tonsurs —Slxbrs and . nfllm at 7 I*. M. and procured our 00 “ tT * r miihrol u lii.-h iqi to this hour have i. . ctu' u>|i 50 each. The Consul has IIstanzas, Ccua, March 9th, titSl. j jriti-rd itsxhst all Cubans are thieves. Wo left Nassau on Monday evening, i jnrt th»t ;we nitwit be on guard. To- and tho bhip retraced her course for^a j uiurrow morning our party leave* for distance of 130 miles, to Great Isaacs j ilavani, distance of 7t> miles hy nil. light, and then took n southern direc ! Sow to my cot. F. V. K. lion, paasiug along th* “Isaacs." “Hen ; ; .ndChiekenV“Gnn Key ”'Cat Key, ' i “Bezka k." and others of the Bahama ; „ran Ara-rlran Tht-i. Banka. Qtir tail from Nassau to this ! poiot was smooth, delightful and most At Axcnojt, IUtanzas lUrnon, Ccsa, interesting. We dropped a number of ■ March 11,1881. our passengers at Nassau, but still J We w#nt over to Havana yesterday, there was a jolly crowd on hoard. On 1 limes and myself remained there only Tuesday morning, as we were round- j about six hours. He, like myself. v/f.Vi im.r - | ll.'-n in:.* alerrf *• at eel aw- Iran-- paiit) in [ ported across the harbor to Hiutiu Here the hotel i tinners greet us. They •peak English and uarae their prices. After washing up. breakfasting, etc., we proceeded lo take in the day sights of Havana. This city lias a population of more Ilian 25U.UUO. and, of course, our limited time W*4 insOlHcTent for "taking in'' the town. About tfacrame sights greet the vi-ion here as in Ma ttnxas. Large ami tiouri-hing business houses, narrow streets, soldiers at everv cumcr. and thousands of cheap hacks. Beautiful Parks, More Castle, the Palace and the cigar factories are among the most interesting scenes. J ones and myself tired out at 3:30 and leaving the balance of our party, made our way I® 1 1 to prevent Is-ing robbed. ing the Bahama Banka, we noticed that tho water was very clear, and looking down wo could plainly ace the bottom of the mighty .deep, and were many miles from shore. The waters of tho Booth Atlantic east of the Gulf Stream are much more beautiful than they are weak and it must be that tba Muses of the poets hover here to take their glimpses of the “wild bine wave*.’’ Onr friend McMillan, of Rhode Island, is a passenger, and a whole team ha ia, too. We shall not soon forget him. H* is fully equipped with fishing tackle, and yesterday cast his hoak and lino from th* stern of the ship and watched it for hours. Slid be was flkhiug for “Bancootas’’ and “Gyrascutaa,” but would be satis fied with a young whale. Mac didn’t got a'bite, but swore he was satified with the novel sport of fishing at son. This morning; when we awoke, we were informed by CapL Hines that we were within twenty-five miles ofHa- tanzaa ^ littlo while ar.d we sighted the “ever ftitlifultale” Cuba, with its mountains, hills and royal palms. At 11 o'clock wn east anchor in Matanzas harbor. Tho “Woatcrn Texas” can not touch the docks—there being an insufficiency of water. As soon as anchor was cast a hundred small boats with hotel porters and interpreters gathered around, each yelling for pat ronage.' Here begins the rattle of Spanish tongues nod the sounds trill linger longiu my earn. Tba Parser baring gathered ap oar passports, now inf >rma ua that ws must gat them at the office of tho American Consul brre. Wo taka small boats and are soon landed at n Matanzas dock. An English speaking guide directs us to tho office of tho American Conan], where wa meet W. R. Roosvelt, who fills that effiee. He inform* at that onr passports are first to bo “vissaed’’ by a Matanzas official, and that we are to pay $2.50 each for his signature. Leaving the Consul's office, our par ty divides oat to tbeir respective hotels, tome stopping nt “Hotel de Lion Ore,” others nt “Hotel do Aucills Ora.” Ma ternal hotels are rather of an inferior order, considering the (act that this city hat a population of forty-odd thousand. 'Hie beds are simply small cots of heavy duck, and the bod clothing is only n pair of (hoots and u small cotton pillow. After taking dinner — u regular Spanish dinner, (we do not feel now that wo could brace an apjietito for an other,) we hired a number of those famous “Volantes,*’ for a drive around Matanzas nod into the country. These Volin tea are two-wheel vehicles, in which only two persons can ride. From two to three hone* are hitched to them—only one between the shafts, the driver moanta oua of the off horses, and off wa go jig; jig, jig. The Spain- aris are bard driven, aud go fast, with out regard to tho roads. We contracted with them to tako us to the famous valley of Yumuri und to tho Exposi tion buildings aud around the citr. Out we go to the summit of Mount Murat, which overlooks the most beautiful and fertile vaUey or. the face of the globe. On the summit of this hill is a Catholic church, which we pass through and as cend to is dome, where the- grand picture below is presented to onr fall view, surrounded by mountains, a wind ing little stream flowing through the lands, dotted tiers and there with royal and it was hard; to realize that it not a flattering picture, but a real earth iy Our Spanish driven could not speak on# word of English, nor could our wandering party of Americans catch their rapid prattling. We attempted to direct them where to tako us next; they only opened their mouths, gazod intently and surprisingly at tu, and shrugging their shoulders, and gesticulating with their heads and hands, burst into a hearty concert of laughter. Wa laughed at them and they laughed at us. The reader can imagine what a ludicrous and ridicu lous scene it was. Finally we started off down hill, pawing over rocky roads, through narrow streets, by bull pens, thought that Wa-t'enough. We were not very favorably impres-cd with Havana It is entirely loo Spanish. >. e. “gouging." Leaving Matanzas ut 7 a m. hy the “short line. - ’ 70 mites, we arrived at llavana at 9 a. m. Before proceeding with onr trip lo Havana, let me say that nearly every other man in Cuba ia a uniformed sol dier in regular service. First man who meets you on landing is a soldier. At every corner you turn stands o*e, armed with rifle, pistol and stilletto They are savage-looking fellows; hot never'speak to or in any way interrupt a stranger. There are 25,000 of them in service on the Island. Standing at the gate of tho railroad depot, we observe two soldiers. En tering the gate and approaching tbu ticket window, we notice a soldier on each side of the window. After pur chasing tickets and going to the outer gate leading lo the cars, we find there two soldiers and a man who exemine* our tickets. No one can enter a Cuban railroad car without a ticket. The conductor No. 1 merely passes through the.qpr; and under the careful watch of conductor No. 2, only punches the tickets and hands them back to the passengers. The cars are classified: 1st, 2d and 3d, and the fare from Ma tanzas to Havana ia respectively $d, |3 and f2 in gold. The find-class can are about like American smoking-can, the second-class have {latent leather seats and backs, the tliitd wooden seats without becks, and no glass windows. Pass jngers smoke in either of them at pleasure. Our American ladies had a rough time in the first-class (?) car. There is a file of roldiers on every train, and a sqnsd at every station. I was surprised to hnd such a smooth track and fast schedule. One quocr fentnre connected with railroading here is t at lhe bell line attached to tlie.engincisnot a signal for depart- ore. A Chinese train hand carries in his hand a large bell, and rings it as a signal for departure. The road bed is of solid rock, with steel rails, and they make li.-htoing time,stopping at ante tion every ten mile*, and vanning through in two hours. The country through which this road passes is rich for agricultural purposes. We jwssed through im mense corn and f ngtr-cane plantations. The soil i t black and stiff, but Tift says these jicople don't know how to farm. The plow-stork used is com posed of two pieces only, one handle, the extreme end of which is the heel, and upon this is attached a very small piece of iron or afecl, and to the beam is hitched a yoke of oxen. Thus tho farmer merely »crapes along on top of the ground. Jones wanted tq show them how lo subsoil, bat we doubted whether the stiffness of the soil woald admit of deep culture. There teems to be do particular seasons for crops here. Take, for instance, a corn field. On this side we oee them planting corn in drills: over there appears corn knee-high ; just to the right of that hands are pulling fodder, and a little further on aro gathering corn. A su gar cane plantation ia always busy, and the mammoth grinding aud boiling ma chines never stop from January to De cember. We noticed this crop in all its stages, and learned that on good land they only plant once in three or four years. They begin on one side of a field and cut through, and by tha time they finish, the other side is palms, the Yumnri looks like an Eden, -ready again for the mill. They do not cat the cane until it ie well seeded at the top. The right of fields of seeded indeed novel to us. We passed by groves of oranges, palms, bananas, and plantations of pineapple*, coffee, etc. The cattle arc splendid- looking specimens, we think of the Jersey stock. We noticed fine herds of sheep and goats pasturing in richest grasses. The surface of tho country is rocky, hilly and mountain ous, and the valleyi the richest on earth. This trip through the country waa the most interesting part of our jonr- ney, and we wished for the presenco of some of onr Southwest Georgia fa-tner Mends to enjoy with us these agricul tural sights. back to Matanzas, arriving here at P. M. We spent last evening in the “plaza. 1 In front of tho Palace, and tho crowd 'there assembled was serenaded by the garrison band, composed of thirty-four sjilendid performers. Their Spanish national lira were new to tut, neverthe less enjoyable. The remainder of our party returned from Havana nt 9 this morning, and after a walk around Matanzas, supply ing ourselves with cigars—(no man can affoyd to leavo Cuba without n full turn of cigars)—wo went again to the American Consul’s office, deposited ♦2.25 additional on onr passports, and at one o’clock several of us took boats aud came over to the “Western Texas” where, at this hour, wo aro safely en sconced, and the Captain tella us we are to aril at 5 P. M. NOTES. Slavery still .exists in Cuba but King Alphonse’s proclamation required a payment of |2 pet month each from the master to the slave and limits the time in which they shall bo held in servitude to. we believe, ten and twenty years. . The “We*ter« Texas" loaded here with 850 hogsheads of sugar weighing from 1,700 to2,000 lbs each. 8hegoos out well balanced. An export as well as an import duty is required by the custom service here, and the boys are having some trouble getting their cigars on board. The Cubsn pack-horses are queer in- stitutiona In every street wo see them coming in soinetimo* as many as a doaen in lino loaded with fodder, coni, or even live stock. The lead bOrso is loaded and mounted by his rider, hitch ed to his tail ia another and to on to tba end of the line. Oxen are most generally used for draught. The yoka nets upon tho heed and they pull by a band with their heads. The lines which guide them ere run through the nose. They ore very luge, tine, fat and sleek. * The business houses and residence* here are not separated. Business men live in the same bnildings in which they work. Tha houses seem very mnch alike. They have no windiw only iron bare and blinds. The tiiiik peddlers deal qnearly with their ruslo.ners. A man drives his eour to th < door and tnilka a measure full bi-(*or * bis patron. This too is to prevent >l-mling. we suppose. Everybody here - dresses in Iioen. They say Ibis is a custom the whole rear round. They are cleanly people. The women are very dark brunettes, wear a black veil as bead dress, low neck and short-sleeve dresses. They do not seem to mind the fierce rays of the sun, and we did not aco parasol or an umbrella in u«o. There's tho whistle, and we are off. Farewell to Cuba. We are due again at Nassau Sunday morning. Will re main two day*, and then sail for home. Captain lliucs informs mo that it ia about 800 miles from Jacksonville to Matanzas by the route we came. F. V. E AT NASSAU AGAIN. A Past Salt—E i Butler—The Coral They do not open dwelling* until uf- noon. The “volantes*’seem to ho the special pride of Cohans. They stand in the “court" undivided even by partition from the parlor*, and really constitute part of the hotuehold furniture. The Island of Cuba, which ia ruled in general by King Alphonso, of Spain, is divided into six provinces: Del Rio, Haven rut, Matanzw, Santa Clara, Puerto Principe and Santiago de Cuba. Each of thorn has a Governor, and the whole i* under command of a Captain General. The island is arid to he only about 300 miles long and forty wide. Each Governor lives in royal princely style. About one-half of our party have just arrived at this yrriting, 4 P. M, and bring information to na to the ef fect that W. R. Roosevelt, the American Consul, who warned ns that all Cobras were thrives, has stolen from each of na the stun of $4.50 on tho paasjiort business. One of the party learned that permission to leave the Island would be given by the Governor on the passport without price, whereupon a number went before that high official and related to him onr experience with the United States officer, who had been placed there by the American Government to protect citizens of that The Governor required affi davits to that effect, and ordered a file of soldiers rent down to arrest and bring before him tho American Con sul, and one Drake, his associate in the stealing, who is also an American and head-clerk in the agency for Mallory A Co'a. steamships. These two individuals were questioned by the Governor. They only answered that they were charg ing for the trouble of procuring of ficial signatures. The Governor forced them to remit the money to those pres ent, and hold the-two thrives under arrest for farther investigation. Only eight or ten of ns were finally robbed. Roosevelt is, wo believe, one of the New York family, and surely he will suffer not only punishment from a Cuban Governor, bat, at least, removal We'U know better next time. Mean time we call Messrs. Mallory A Co’s, attention to the manner Tn which their passengers were thus plundered. Nearly erery Cuba and His Yacht •‘Triton”—Healthy Nassau —Tba Market—And Off Aaaln'j At Axcuoa. Nassau, N. PJ March, 14, 1881. f The winds were favorable, and w< ante orer from Matanzas several hours ahead of schedule time, arriving here yesterday (Sunday) morning about breakfast time. The sea was roogb Thursday; night, and some of tho boys ware severely ducked. The lady pas senger* were very rick, snd some of tho men didn’t know or care which aide of tho ship was up. Upon entering Nassau harbor, we were closely foUowed by Ben Butler’s yacht “America,” which soon sided our ship. Butler is on a cruise. Ho left Norfolk, Ya n a week ago, and this ia the first point he has touched. He goes from here to Havana, thence to Vera Cruz. The “America’’ ia his pleasure yacht She is finely fitted and fast Twenty-five yrare ago she won the silver cop from England, and is said to be as fait as ever and in first, class condition. General Butler ia ac companied by two of his sons and lives like a lord upon bis little float We hired Sampson and his fast little yacht ‘•Triton,’’ to carry us down to the aea garden and coral roofs. No visitor at Nassau should fail to aeo these beautiful wonders. The gardens are jtiit three miles distant from the city. Way down undar the water,.we can plainly see the flower-shaped and ahrub-like sea weeds, all lain off in beds, with sandy garden walks. Going on four mile* further, we reach the coral reefs. This ia tha most wonderrul work of nature we ever be held. Under tho water we see. for ests of coral, mountains, hills, rocks and valiejra. Apparent roads leading around and through the hills, mam-, moth caves, and logs, stamps and limbs of solid coral. Among these we note hundreds of beautifully colored fish, silvery, golden, white, black blue, green, speckled, and striped. Although we had employed divers, onr friend Tift could not resist tho temptation, so he plunged head foremost into the depths and brought to tho surface many beautiful and queer specimens of coral. Back from the reefs we spend, the remainder of our time hero loiter ing about the hilly streets, and boating- in tha beautiful clear waters of the harbor. We went to market early this morn- in. Most conspicuous among the buy ers there was our own American Ben Bntier. He was baying fruit. The market people are all negroes. They sell fish, fruit,* vegetables. and little bundles of wood. It’i a poor market, and looks much like starvation. There seems to be very little business conducted here, considering the place has a population of 17,000. The ’stores aro small and only half fiUed with goods! Everything seems to be cheap ; sponge is the chief staple, and is the principal article of oxporL The sponge mer chants are numerous. Nassau is a most cleanly city. It is built upon a solid rock, and filth can not accumulate. Our friend, Moseley, the editor, tells us that this is the healthiest spot on cxrth. He hzs lived here for forty years, and was never sick. He illustrates Hie health of Nas sau in this wise: He says somo years ago a sea Captain brought ;from the banka of the Savannah river a skeleton of a man, and it was placed on an island opposite the city. In two weeks the skeleton was a lire man, and he lives in Nass&u to day. Mr. Jones treated Moseley on this one, hat when Mose ley added that the citizens of the place had to hang a “nigger" to start a grave yard, and [that men one hundred years old were walking the streets of Nassau to save fancrai expenses, Jones wilt ed. We sail for home at 5 P. M. 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