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Vol. 111.
Cottage by the Sea.
Childhood’s days now pass before me,
Forms and scenes of long ago,
Like a dream they hover o’er me,
Calm and bright as evening’s glow.
Days that knew no shade of sorrow,
When my young heart, pure and free,
Joyful hailed each coming morrow,
In the cottage, by the sea—
Joyful hailed each coming morrow,
In the cottage, the cottage by the sea.
Fancy sees the rose-trees twining
Round the old and rustic door,
And below the white beach shining,
Where I gathered shells of yore;
Hears my mother’s gentle warning,
As she took me on her knee,
And I feel again life’s morning
In the cottage by the sea—
And I feel again life’s morning,
In the cottage, the cottage by the sea,
What though years have roll’d above me,
Though ’mid fairer scenes I roam,
Yet I ne’er shall cease to love thee,
Childhood’s dear and happy home :
And when life’s long day is closing,
Oh ! how pleasant would it be,
On some faithful breast reposing,
In the cottage by the sea—
On some faithful breast reposing,
In the cottage, the cottage by the sea.
Worthy of all Praise.
We mean Engineer William P.
Hackney and Conductor George D.
Ferguson, who respectively managed
the throttle and bell-cord of the spe
cial train of one baggage car and seven
magnificent sleeping cars containing
the members of the National Passen
ger Agents Association and their fami
lies on Monday evening, March 26th.
As a member of the excursion said :
“There was never a prettier run made.
The handling of the locomotive was as
near perfection as could be attained,
and the gentlemanly attentions to the
guests of the company were a source
of delight to the recipients.” We will
add that it was also a great pleasure to
those who extended the courtesy.
A prominent railroad gentleman,
speaking of Hackney, said, “He is a
wonderful runner,” while George Fer
guson’s handsome appearance and gen
tlemanly bearing made him hosts of
friends.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad
is the only line by which passengers leav
ing Nashville at 8:15 p. m. make close
connection with the Georgia Railroad
ip Atlanta for Athens, Grovetown,
Augusta, Aiken, Columbia, Charles
ton, Beaufort and Port Royal.
A. lm.rYiox*ov.s dal*®-devil—tlie very man to suit my purpose. Bulweb.
THE “ GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS’ EXCURSION” NUMBER.
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Appropriate to the Season. —The Safe Plank.
The Spring Freshet.
This began with a very heavy fall
of rain on Sunday evening, March
25th. It held up during a good por
tion of Monday; but began again
Monday night, and the rain fell in tor
rents during a great portion of Tues
day and Wednesday. The rain-fall
was immense and there was wide-spread
devastation.
The principal damage was in north
west Georgia and in northern Ala
bama, reaching round however through
central and southern Georgia. There
was not much damage east of Atlanta.
Most of the railroads north and west
of Atlanta, also south of the city,
suffered a great deal. The Western
& Atlantic came off better than almost
any of them. On Wednesday evening
there was a small bridge washed out
j ust south of Kingston. The water was
also over the track, running in strong
volume, near Hall’s* station ; but theie
was not very much damage done.
The waters went down on Thursday
morning, and by noon the Western &
Atlantic was in a good shape for busi
ness again.
All trains were abandoned on Wed
nesday night as a measure of precau
tion. This proved to be a wise step.
All trains were resumed however on
Thursday, and the first train from
Atlanta reached Chattanooga on time,
and the first train from Chattanooga
reached Atlanta on time.
Quite a number of passengers hold
ing tickets via Montgomery between
the northwest and Florida points both
ways came via Atlanta and the W. &
A., the L. &N. R. R., having request
ed the W. &A, and N. C. & St, L.
ATLANTA, CA., APRIL I, 1888.
R’y. to honor these tickets, which they
cheerfully did to accommodate the
traveling public and the L. & N.,
whose track was broken temporarily in
northern Alabama.
The damage to some of the roads
was very great; but to the Western &
Atlantic it did not compare in extent
to that suffered by the great freshet
which occurred on the same days in
March 1886.
Passenger Agents.
A special train containing ninety
three of the general passenger and tick
et agents passed through the city last
night on their return from Florida.
They came via the Western & Atlan
tic Railroad. One of the agents said to
a Tianes reporter that they had receiv
ed the utmost hospitality at the hands
of the southern people, but that “Lit
tle Joe Brown’s road is the only one
that made schedule time.” The party
dined here and left at 9 o’clock via
the Cincinnati Southern.
A telegram from Savannah states
that about 100 of the passenger agefits
will arrive here to-day to visit the
mountain. These are the parties who
went south by other routes and have
not seen Lookout Mountain. They
will arrive in special cars and leave
at their own convenience.—Chattanoo
ga Times.
Os Bartow’s iron ore it is enough to
say that it has been used in making
the finest grade of raeors. So much
for present prospects. It was also
used during the war by the Confeder
ate government in constructing the
famous iron-clads, which, until Uncle
Sam imitated them, were superior to
anything, and which set the pattern
that revolutionized the character of
the navies, of the #b world,
General McPherson’s Death.
In a letter from a gentleman living
in Arkansas, who was sergeant-ma
jor of the Fifth Confederate Regiment,
Cranberry’s brigade, Cleburne’s divis
ion, in 1864, he says to us:
“I was captured at Atlanta, Ga.,
on the 22nd of July.
“I was within ten feet of General
McPherson when he was killed. Maj.
Person, commanding the Fifth Con
federateinfantry, Granberry’s brigade,
Cleburne’s division, gave the order to
fire on the General.
“I was sent to Camp Chase, and re
mained there until the war closed.”
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The True Policy.
The Western & Atlantic Railroad
from Atlanta to Chattanooga and
Rome has issued a card to the public
stating that, of its own accord it has
lowered its rates from 3c. a mile to
from 2Jc. to 2Jc. a mile. The Com
mission allows them to charge 3c. per
mile. If other roads will do likewise,
there will be less empty seats on same.
This road runs eight through passen
ger trains and four accommodation
passenger trains daily, and claims not
to have had an accident in years
whereby a passenger has been hurt.
It is refreshing to do business with
such a wide-a-wake people we pre
sume. — Southwestern News, Dawson, Ga.
What the W. & A. Is Doing.
It would be a capital move if the
other Georgia railroads would emulate
the example of the Western & Atlan
tic Railroad in its endeavor to induce
immigration to Georgia. This road
the only one in the state that has made
any special efforts to attract the tide
of immigration to this section; and the
company deserves unlimited credit fbr
its commendable move in this respect.
Almost every folder, in addition to
the regular schedule matter, contains
valuable information regarding the cli
mate, mineral and agricultural re
sources of Georgia, particularly the
northwestern portion. As a result
of this persistent and judicious adver
tising, numerous northwestern families
have moved to points on the line,
while the company is constantly in re
ceipt of letters of inquiry from pros
pective (Ga.) Citizen.
The W. & A. R. R. and its connec
tions via Nashville, Memphis and Lit
tle Rock run through first class coach
es between Atlanta and Waco Texas.
See, therefore, that your tickets read
oyer the W. A, ' '
NO. 7.