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.. »■ - i ■ ——•- * - . i ■ . - i - ~ . l - 6 VIEW OF kemhesaw z ; Z-— '““■ -; (qA-ALLETi H-TJ 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. & 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.” f ____________________ 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. 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