, 1865-05-06

! An mu3l G0QHf1nE monument
| WILL be h1s noble deeda,
Oh Freedom! bind yonr bleeding wonnde,
| And purify the land:
| Jehov.h takes his Moses up,
| When triumph Ia at hand.
VICKSBURG CORRESPONDENCE.
The M1.sts.tppl on the Kampass-Da
| Soto Cnder Water lsate Elephant&,
Distinguished Arrivals.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tnbune]
V1cKsBuRo. Miss, April n, 1866.
TIE MISSISSIPPI RAMPAGE.
The Misslssippiis is now about three hundred
AID ff1y feet deep ut this point, and extends
from the famous Walnut Hills of Vicksburp
to the Washita Ellis of Monroe, some seventy
or eighty miles distant. The ancient ark
would now experience no difficulty, except
from tree-tops. in navigating this mighty
river, as q ferry boat from this city to Mon
roe. Cotton planters have all turned marin
ers, and now make use Of nautical science in
reaching the upper stories, garrets and roofs
Of their mansions.
From the Court House dome Of this city
may he counted with g1ass at Ieast
one thousand houses, of all classes. sub-
merged, raany OF them to their roofs. and
now tennble only for the fishes Of The sea
The 1eree at this city has disappeared and at
least hundred buildings along ths same are
more or less submerged.
DE SOTO Has GONE UNDER,
all but roofs md tree tops. From Cairo to
the plantations are so completely flooded as
to becoue useless fer this season. l saw
gentleman las. evening who had lust re-
turned IRON where his plantation once was
IN Louisiana, opposite JEFF. Davis place. He
starhd from here the dny before
to 60 to It, and see how bis negro
coltcD. HI found to his dismay that there
was hut Ont acre Of it left visible, out Of a
thousand, and upon this the animals had
taken re1uge, but were in danger Of being
/ starved OF drowned even here. heard Of
another cnterprlsing planter who started TWO
days since in steamboat with supplies for
his place, but finding none Of it visible in TIC
place where 1t ought to he, he has returned
10 the city for qlsntty OF hsh-hooks. diving
bells and surh like apparutus, and proposes to
make extensive snbma:tfe explorations in
that region, hoping to recover his property.
TIE COTTON BUSINESS IS EMPuAT1CA1Lr
"PLAYED 0u1a
in egtry sense. At present The plantations
are all IN the bottom Of the A1iss!asi ppi. But
this tr7t1ipg circumstance Is only another
form Of blessing in disguise Us now propose
to Prove to you.
WHITE ELEPHANT.
Now, sir, just imagine that some maguani-
mou: individual is generous enough to pre-.
sent you clGan bill OF sale Of
OSE HUNDRED BALES
Of that Aeecy staple, which has been the
root oi all evil in this country, aud has cor
rupted every Government otlicla1 who could
git his eye and haud upon it. You think
you have magnificent present, that the don
or must be splendid fellow, and ought to be
made number Of Congress, OF u cotton
agent, forthwith. But he has only given ron
a. White Elephant" which will sooner OF
later tat up and c-nsume your entire pile, and
leave you hegggar. But how Is this you
excla.m.
Your White Elephant, of course, is the
"ptoduct Of m ,nsurrectlonary district II
The purchasing, sgent, after much solicita-
ton On yonr Fart, becomes satisfied that he
can neither make any money out Of you nor
throw your business into the hands OF his
friends, ard so gives you q permit to shtp and
sa your property to him, at price which he
1riN sfipu}nfe upon delivery, not exceeding
threc-tourths the New York ralue.
The commander Of the Department, when
he is in good humos, will glTe you something
called q
"sAFE CONDUCT"
for the sum Of ffty dollars Numerous other
eoooA Ao4oaH AA44Atal5 oAlC4Aie WILL approve the
same Tor consideration, provided tbey
chooe to do so. You next arrange with 4
man or woman Of Southern prcc1iy1ties, to en-
gineef your elephant into the United States
Ytu aic compelled to do this or submit to
bt ing Iebbcd Or hung every time you set foot
V1cksbuEg being taken as your base Of oper-
atoms, and this Is as good as any, You en-
gage board at fifteen dollars per Ttek and
set down to walt impauently the movements
Of jour epgIneer, in whom you have Implicit
confidence, and 10 whom you eutrust somc
Thousands q dollars from necessUv. to pay for
Aaulisy ind boating, and 9t<ri1a toas, and other
exFensts. Alter innumcrable t1la1s and tribu-
lat1cns, yIu Will fnt yourself more lucky
han 6bc III q bundled, II at the end Of two
months, you get your eutire one hundred
bales lns Dc OF vicksbuEg at an expense Of
You clip this valuable cargo to the purchas-
Ing agent. for such is the Law and regulation.
1cu tfen commence paying ont money rs fol-
lows: 10 ledeem your property from the
hands Of the agent; 10 get control Of 1t, so
you can eell u and realize the net proceeds.
You pay ten dollars per bale for freight, In.
su1ance, drayagr, and orage; next four dol
lars per bale for weighing, Eampling, picking
patch ng, branding and steallngs, and you
alc lucky yon do not pay ten. Now comes
the internal revenue tax, hospital tax, mill
tary tax, and several other taxes, si1 cents
r.
WeEVelageit, ard call 1t eight cents; then here
goes thirty-two collars per bale plump into
the E. eat United States Treasury, Of course.
Ths n last, hut not least, you pay said agent
TIN G. nts er-pound, or tosty dollars per bale,
IS hls estimated value OF the white elephant |
quietly for the Treasury aforesaid-at least,
ytu are to ask no questions whether 1t ali |
eventually arrives at that destination or not. |
This, by the ledger Is $l36 per bale. or |
fl3. GOO as the entire cost OF the elephant In |
market. You now turn oFer, the beautiful |
animal to your merchant for sale. In due /
Time the accG unit Of sales ia rendered, and |
gon have e1act1y twenty-five cents per
ponnd, or 800 per bale for the cargo, equiva- |
lent to SIG, 600, less * per cent commission,
or $3.50. You are then ont Of pocket exactly
$3.50 for your folly in accepting the " White
Elephant"
BUT 1oD CANNOT coNpIA1S.
Ihe property Was presented you free gratis
or nothing; and such instances of generosi-
> assure you are rare in these parts. Many
Fho have this species Of property now upon
heir hands, paid in the out Get some weeks
'r months since, thirty, forty, and even sixty
:ents per pound for It. Imagine that your
Elephant had cost you fifty cents per pound
t the snug little additional sum Of twenty
housand dollars, apd you w11l then be N
ONE fit condition to properly appreciate the
ordition at present Of the great majority of
mall cotton operators upon the Mississippi |
'ome have gone In for thoueauds of bales in
tead OF hundreds, and so much greater their
osses.
DISTINGUISHED Arrivals.
Yesterday our city was favored with sever
l distinguished arrivals direct from the Con-
edeTate States Of America. Among the
nests registered at the Washington House !
re find Mai. Gen. Hodge and staff, and Col
fatts. G. =. A. The explanation Of all thia
given, The sporting characters at Vicks-
'nig had arranged for grand game Of base
'all In the afternoon at Big Black river. The
ars wire ready to start at P. m., when a
,cremptory erder from Maj. Gen. Dana ar
iEtd and put an end to the fun by stopping
be t'ain: It IVES soon whispered that the
ieneFal had received, very Unexpectedly, q
eleg' am from his hishness, Major
+ neral Hodge, G.. s. A., then at Big
slack with five thousand veterans, ali
n1tous to be granted the privilege
4 eur1ender1ng to the forces Of the United
|tates, and to be restored TO American citf- |
enahip. The Telegraph took back an invita-
ion for the distinguished gentleman to coma
Eithin the fortihcations, and q special train
Fas Immediately despatched to bring him
u. In few hours the denizcns Of T1ckg-
urg had the satisfac lion of looking upon
evera1 live rebels, promenadlng the streets
s indiferently as II 'hey were quite at home.
An amnesty VAS talked Of until arrange
nents Tor surrender could be completed. It
said that M4inr (eneiais Dick TayfOr. For !