The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-14

| VIcKssURa, Miss, January Ia, 1896 .
pieks6urg--K .aspssraaee by Day and by Nisht-In.
| dians-Stecmer Convoy--Her Crsw and Corso-Bfs.
sssippi Toiusteers-I Weather GamIling on the Mis-.
assippi-Cha in Society," Floating Business Es.
iablishments of New Orlssns from the River
Your readers have all heard Of vcksburg being at
once place Of pleasure and of business; but fancy
but few of Them comparatively, know anything of it's
appearance and suati Viewed from the river by day
light il shows to great advantage the houses apparently
standing and all rising just su cieny high
show the whole At night the view from the water is
hills, blazing from dwellings. workshops, and other
buildngstha torches, and steamboat and wharf boat
but walk through tho streets by day or by night, viii
dispe all fanciful creations of the brain In the ls
to set into the sown you have to Chamber
mud tenacious, that ench new step adds additional
weight to the feet. and weight that is not to be
shaken Of easy-and in the next place, when you get
into the very heart Of the place. ali but ill re.
paw for the fatigue endured in gaining the information
distance their elevation maj niass them much. There
are three general appearance Of which does
not warrant the belief they the in the world
In proportion to the population should say there are
billiard and ten pin alleys sufficient am told that
part of,he town destroyed BY fire some time ago.
course rents high Boarding from ten to twelve dollars
per week, public or private dropped into the office OF
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glimpse Of one Of the Washington city journals, which
great store by he had it nicely boxed away and even
when had got through with it, ana laid it before him.
ha incurred the most nervous manner turned 10
leave what had done with it. Poor fellow made all
| allowances as you know well how all ensrossng tho
operation of clipping is
rhich a large number OF Indians are coDgregated wait
pg the arriva! Of several hundred more the whole
viii der art for their homes, assigned them by the
uovernne nt in the wild west. There many harce
looking men, and pretty women among them, but
thing warrant poe'ical descripon-tor if nothing
rIsa Guild euepch spark of enthusiasm pick
| ing t..l scratching would suffice.
7 travelled thus tar on the Convoy, commanded by
marked attention TO all under his care-movsbls and
renders his beat at once safe and desirable
will OIL allow to give you idea Of this boat onb
what she is carrying The Convoy is the lsrgest boa
on the Western She is 3OS feet long and as,s
eet wide and feet hold in the clear She Captain
Isl and al clerks pilots two engineers
and ID mates two wa,chmen, barkeepcr ind
| 80 decknends and hroinen.
Wo have on board about 400 soldiers Of the Mississippi
regiment eoently ordered out and fifty cabin
nIs making 10 81. a bnnSrsS s'rvSns male enc
sacks Of each containing two and half bushels
barrels of our go barrels Of pork and lsrd 81 oass
cotton sS9 barrels sppes $50 kegs butter; 10 hhds
81 boxes OF tobacco ~ barrels OF beans, IL bales OF
hemp casks 0, bacon 290 bundles Of green hides 22a
head Of horned cattle 100 hogs, horses ls0 dozen OF
chickens, and 80 dozen turkeys Thus, at a glance,
some may be formed OF the capacity Of the Convoy
With all this freight not for the troops the cabin
would be comfortable and the state SO roomy and
quiet that would never dream of what under
esS eG's rna"S iron tn
They rough looking set OF customers, truly and
armed as they are with bowie knives and pistols, they
present most formidable appearance Ono .. the doc
tors attached 10 the regiment sru about, th All i'm
porar, air, through ths crowd, the hsnce o. larg,
bowie knife sticking out OF his breas beng presume
fgura.ively badge OF ONCE.
The first mate Of our boat died very suddenly tn,
passage down. lilo q robust, healthy, inius.riou
ieiow bu, grim Death fastened on to him, and in low
hours poor Berry was conquered. Had been callet
advance an opinion as 70 who amongst would b.
would my thoughts have rested on him Truly In the
midst Of life dea,na There are seventeen Of
the troops the boat on the sick listsome whom
il mistake not, will Mexico The ma jerity
however happy as birds, and sing and dnucs the
hours away thoy were on the road to ending
earthly happiness Card playing abounds la all part
OF boat-on hats drum heads handkercheis spread
on the deck benches, boxes trunxs and tables-iu
may be found card party-soMe playing Tor money
and saiesly isking their last dimeohers play ing or
liquoI but most OF them for amusement.
We have very fcw ladies on board which is very
well for helsngusge and actions of these bhoys
neither choice nor crcumspsct.
In a business point Of view, Vcksburg is greatly OF
| the decline, while Memphis above, and Natchez below
place It's position and the country about will make
such There is more cotton shipped from here 8pprs
bend snsn any ppn on ne r sna Inc building. are
erection will not lose by comparison when completed
The weather 10 delg ntiuI, just such t.
have May at tho nOrth-snd really cannot be ~ un
charitable to think your citizens suffering with
cold and cold fingers now. The river high,
covered with DRIFT wood; but learn, that above Cairo
10 blocked up with ice Between Cairo Memphis We
had terrible storm, which covered the ground
the depth of several inches bYt few miles bel0w Mem
pms not sign oil snow was TO be aesn. 10 give you
some slight ption Of how warm IL here confess
that am perspirng freely while writing This epstle
not q stove TO be seen, except some empty cues.
Oh how delightful such weather as this must be "a
the invalid venture to assert that halEdozen trips
from New Orleans to Nicksburg at this of the
year in good weather. would avail more
than thu GO seasons at baatosa or the White Sulphur
winter in the West Indies. The Mississippi, although
dirty stream seemingly, to my mind contains mean
medicinal properties which, together with the climate
(but only 10 the wnte hold those who seek relic
in lav, Inducements not 10 Do diSreAarded, You may
smile BE- mean what sag.
From :. me cause other, how or why know not II
10 rare TO see gambling on Mississippi steamboats
The time has been whom every table in the cabin
occupied frsm dawn until dark, and almost from dark
until dawn, except while eating. for this purpose. New
occasionally you may see on some oil the poais lew
the fancy who formerly infested ths river, preylBn
upon the unwsry but they through the good
OF those who know, hindered from displaying thc
powers 10 any great extent
Another great revolution he's taken place. Formerly
and village had s nest OF countefetcs nnd
thieves; und many at intermediate points sent
providers, to levy contributions, in Whatever manner
upon traders and travellers. Summary punishment and
increase OF pc, uation have doubtless contributed Il
this result; and there ia little to doubt but tina
toon tie people will BIO moral and honcst speak
the general sense) and travelling safe az the Iud
ton or Delaware You msy OCCASIONALLY sec one oil nt
the injury inflicted by the march Of civilization, snt
whose reasons II not good ale certainly novel and oil
gnsi but the larger part OF those who reside along the
tNer even III It's widest pait congratulate themselve
on the great Whic the last lew wears have
witnessed.
one amused ct the variety of floating business essb
nW on ihis river Merchants blacksmihs timers
gu manner Q. handicrai to DO found all along
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