The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-04

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The revival Of trade and commerce in the Mississippi
valley Is retarded by the delay In repairing the Southern
railroads TO some extent Thanks TO the admirable
carried TO various districts OF the South there are
large which only be reached by the compile
ton Of the broken railroads The impetus 10 trade
which may DO expected flow from this is illus
ated by the extraordinary piles OF freight destined for
Northern Georgia now passing through Nashville. II
would be great depot OF Georgia trade These goods
pass over the Chattanooga road, and thence BY the
bus Rome. West Point 60 The repairs Of the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad will enable Georgia shippers 70
sepd direct rom Memphis The Mobile and Ohio road is
likely 10 be the soonest ready for ana MAJ more
rolling stock than any other west Of Virginia This road
rch .nS Un fertile coun s votsbus and selma the
Mississippi Central and other Southern roads are now
vigorous and healthy start 70 business all through
rrLsosApas wssr or TEE nsusspr,.
Formerly the States Of the Mississippi were 70
garded as the most turbulent aud troublesome IN the
Union. Owing 70 the general lawessness manifested IN
argued that this country would b the hardest TO
keep quiet after the An excellent test Of this %
si has been ~ the good 9. ns
line Of telegraph built By order Of the 70
connect Camden and Pine Bluff Ark by this achieve
wire running from Camden TO Galveston, via shreveport
Marshall and Houston. Now IL anything could stir up
States using rebe telegraph and II anything could pro-
woke their awessness II this Behold the result
The line has not been interrupted single day since
was first opened ortlet for Little Rock and Fort
Smith will shortly be built between Duvalls Bluff and
ncmphis The military telegraph ofnces 10 Southeast
ness will be transferred from the hands Of the govern
ment TO individuals s r
The industrial energies OF this State parayzed by
the war; and moro especially all enterprises connected
with the development OF our mineral resources For
several years before the OF the most profitable
extensive lead deposits In this country located
In the extreme southwestern portion Of the State and
known the CRANKY mines. The yield OF lead was
large and the obtained at small cost that paid
the handsome dividends, Notwithstanding the ex
penso incurred baung the lead in pssfo the
afterwards seized and worked these nes but for three
years they have been unemployed Now the propretors
busily engaged In rebuilding the furnaces and pre-
pairing 70 resume work with about fifteen hundred hands
Another extensive lead deposit in fancy county, is
lust invested thirty thousand dollars in lead minc
in Franklin county. while chicago company
has for many months been probably engaged 10
tax .ng out lead from the Same neghbOrhood. COM
paDy has for several months made money manufacture
ing tar aud pitch in tho extensive pine regions OF the
southeast and the erection of -four mills, saw pusy
stave factories and the like never was in such active pro-
gress as now Boring for petroleum has become rage.
though tho yield Of petroleum s email and unpfoblaoe
W. a REVIVAL or yxpusrRY IN ARGASsAs
Tho samc good story may betod OF Arkausas, though
10 do il with than elsewhere The striking characteristic
OF tao revival Of industry 10 rkansas u the fact that "a
numerous counties the negroes are working TIE OLD rms
There has been considerable money made during the last
year. in the valley Of the White river and along the
Arkansas raising and oats for sale to tho govern
mont Duvalls Buff. from an insignificant railroad eta
ton and steamboat landing, has become large town
with tho hum OF busy labor Several orders
been eeved here for machinery rebuilding flour mi
In Arkansas joint stock company has based the
Hot Springs for the purpose OF improving the
accommodations Of guests, and making this old time 10
sort moro of resort than over There 10 far less law
Section Of Akansas near washington where Price aud
Shelby were encamped so long, the country was mort
demoTazed than elsewhere; but the present nhabitans
Including many paroied rebel soldiers have risen
man and killed several mischief makers, and quiet hal
been restored One Of the scorndrels was named Ftz
william who shot for his Union sentiments In 1860
He was hung by tho people Of Hampstead county, thu
Sh inst One Of the Signs Of the times In Arkansas
the receipt Of numerous petitions asking for restoration
4 CONDITION or WU1T KENTUCKY,
That portion OF Kentucky lying between the Tennessee
| and Mississippi r.vers hes just shown itself confirmed
case Of Ephraim joined 70 his idols by voting by
| mense majority against the constitutional amend
ment abOshus slavery This section was intensely pro
Of many hundred rebels 70 the COUNTIES Ia the disrc
has not helped the OF peace. Many Of the Unoi
~ Paducsh and COLUMBUS THIS simple fact has pro
duced iss natural fruit There Is appearance OF
viva, q %hes Do Know how are too lazy
work. there horses or pows to work With, and IN
country naturally rich and fertile as any under III
sun Is going rack and ruin. Paducah, which used
be lively city before the war. and annually did trad
amounting 70 millions OF dollars with the counties
now pacs PadacaS ana
type Of the whole section. The railroad which RI
originally % asysye has been and torn Up
kee foes and about bad of as any part OF the Who'll
South The people living in the most primitive way
and the only hope Of their future prosperity lies In To
Infusion OF Yankes spirit and rousing up from ID
ethargy brought on by hussing slavery and loving 20
'0''''''-' CONDITION o. wrsr 1.xxrssrs
The condition or West Iennessee u an improvement
vpon the portion Of Kentucky just described In sigh
Forests cavalry. They swept and re-swept II owe
and again for conscripts The negroes ran ava
forces Conquered Fort Henry on the Tennessee rive
This exodus LEFT the country barren and farms and se
Elements previously esteemed rich and prosperous we!
now depopuated Il the nearest approach to South
around Fairfax Court House, the has witnessed
as psS Il. ire q log cabins and
has revived but the people are poverty stricken The
have hardly food enough 70 last nom month 70 mont
seen anywhere. Anew Memphis men have given thei
people assistance in the way Of seeds, plows &C Al
auction sale COnoemne0 party VI DpeCuinSo
bought about three hundred played out animals. an
loaned them West Tennessee farmers as Speculation
taking their notes at twelve months Tor sums largely
excess OF the value Of the horses There ID little, Vel
iItile cotton il West Tennessee, In the counties lyis
along the Kentucky line and the Mobile and Ohio roa
This il rapidly finding market II the people here ca
survive the winter they have hne prospects next yea
and poor they now are they are likely 70 recupera
as RAPIDLY q any In the South. There arc nuo chanc
for Yankees to buy good lands here al very cheap rat
but proper 10 say the disputes about titles are ve
frequent M aa. nor no b3
| ~ - 80. Nsm0<Trn IRON MEMPHIS 10 vTcKsBuR0.
nv Information ID very limited concerning the count
situated south Of Memphis and north Of vicksburg u
between the Mississippi river and the Central Railro
south Of Granada This region 10 cut up by rivers OF
sizos--ths Yazoo, the Sunaower, the TaIahatche q
| othess,, and by innumerable bayous. Formerly u y
thiokly populated by negroes In 1850 the county
| Issaouena. which commences ~ the mouth OF =
| Yasoo and runs northward, contained the larks
| proportionats slave population Of any sin[
IL IL and