The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-13
Occasional Correspondence.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, July 2, 1913.
Eds CreSccpt-Happening to hang out my single. pen
ding the present period of time in the gOOdy city OF Mem
pbis il will tend sOOhe passing moment OF my ieVesi
existence as well (perhap) interest one OF your
numerous and diversified readers to be permitted to dot down
an occasional nkug of the multtaced world physical IN
telectuaI and moral, hereabouts.
This favored spot of the Amghty OOsoO truly presents
features remarkable extreme. Other cities such as
Louisville Cincinnati St Louis etc, resemble an ordinary
pumpkin vine in their gTOwh-but WemDhtS has sprung up
like Jonah's gourd-amost were, in night! A few
vain fleeing years ago. when passed through this place.
few frame buildings near the mouth Of Wolf River, and
some half dozen of little durable material and higher
peteusion made up the sum total of what they dgnited
the namesake of the proud metropolis OF ancient Egypt
The population was then five or SIX hundred N0Jo,
find one street. facing the river continuous row OF hne'
substantial brick of two and three Stories extending to the
length of something over a mile With the exception OF
Front he street Just alluded and back
ones there are few regular streets in Memphis owing to the
broken state of the which it built but, dottng
dyersfyng and adjoining the whole face OF the country
back far the eye trace scattered the most beau
tu family mansions TOsecrowned cottages etc, that the
mind can well conceived Then the inmates there are as
beautiful hour-ke in Memphis as ever beckoned
the soul of ncoHgble old bachelor like yourself to par
take with her the joys of either sensual or celestial paradise
There are no amusements here-ha Is, none OF perma
nent character Both Rockwells and Stckney's Circus
Companies will be here day two-and then for intel
EecUal ground and lofty tumblng speaking Of lofty tum
bling reminds that Ratification meetings " are now
the order of the day here Gems Taylor and Cas- both
proven to be the greatest scamps earth And yet should
we live till the 4th of March, proximo have doubt
by going the Capital might one of them in the
White House. its nghtul occupant (Tayor II be the
man, think; but this opinion of mine eptre nous,
sub rosa or, in other words, between ourselves. }
The peace of our remarkably quiet city (for the
bcring some 49, 900 naban) seriously disturbed his
Sabbathday week. by the commission Of an aoclous ana
cOldbooded murder, the person OF peaceful noh5
citizen named McCula by the keeper OF lvey-slaoe'
named Edgar The details are IN the papefs-Out No one
out of the city could have formed any idea of the excitement
pending his trial during Monday, Tuesday anu w ednes-
day of last week The of public feeling was indeed
faul eJfconsttuted guard Of citizens surrounded the
ia ngbtlyand when the examining Justice On the last
dav Of the trial on summing up the evidences pronounced It
1RpyR in the first degree and refused TO take ba-a shout
which rent almost the blue eoneayeested the fact that
ubie is rarely deceived in matters that come home
- ans business and bosoms as Lord Bacon somebody
IL saws The character of the perpetrator Of this hond
deed Is badand his bearing during the early stage of the
trial was calIous and hearess TO extreme degree. But
his time became changed-and he is grinding Ii the
son house in Raleigh (nine miles from this place.
awaiting his trial before the proper court which sits
wednesday next As the people here seem opposed cap
iaI punishment be may take trip far Nashyle-and
! STAY there some tiiRe-before the summers end.
The health Of Memphis now superb. Government at
present employs two three hundred workmen in her
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