The Daily clarion., 1866-08-25
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SUMMIT, Aug 81 1866.
Deer Clarion Leaving jackson yester-
day morning at 7:30, l found myself at this
station at 1880. That clever and deserved
ly popular conductor, Fred. Wang, was III
charge of the train. This gentleman not only
does the polite to members of the press, but
to the public generally who travel over the
New Orleans and Jackson Railroad do
not say so from any mercenary motives, for
you know the dead head" system on this
line has been prac tically abolished, and edi-
tors generally, like other people, have to
shell out their fare. 1t win take the frater-
nitv some time to become accustomed TO this
new schedule of courtesy and if it would
not be regarded immodest in an interested
party, would respectfully suggest mOdi-
fication of the programme.
Several passengers on the train yesterday
complained very emphatically of the annoy
anees to which travellers are subjected on
what are advertised as through routes" from
| Cincinnati, Louisville, and other points
north of this Connections are missed al
most daily, and instead of baggage being
checked through, travellers have to attend
/ to its transfer at each change of cars. One
| gentleman, who wished to reach New Or
| leans via the Central and New Orleans road
i was detained at Humboldt .twenty-fOur
! and at Humbold and Canton had to see to
and pay for the transfer of his baggage.
| hope that Gen. West and Superintendent
| Williams will remedy these causes of com
| plaint They may not be aware of their ex-
| istence. Unless the matter is attended to
and the public have some official assurance
/ that they are not to be subjected to these
| Inconvenience travel must necessarily be
diverted to other routes. During che war
"exempts' and baggage checks were scarce
but those articles are now in abundance
and railroads will consult their own inter
ests in making a liberal use of them.
1t was my pleasure to meet on the train
! the Hon. H. F. Simrall, one of the leading
spirits Of our House of Representatives, a
! gentleman of the first order of talent and 9
delegate from our State i'll the Philadelphia
! Convention He comes from that body
feeling that it was good to have been there
| All of the delegates from Mississippi wert
there except Gen Featherston, who was de
tanned at home on account of sickness, MOI
was Mr Watson there as his alternate, Gov
SEarkey was not in the city during the ses
sion of the Convention, and did not there
fore, have a seat rs a delegate, as was repor
ted in the telegraphic dispatches Mr.. Sim
rail- confirms all the reports as to the great
unanimity which prevailed, and speaks
hopefully of the success of the conservative:
in the great contest thus Systematically inau
gurated against the Radicals. The inter
change of sentiment, and social converse
afforded an excellent opportunity for the
correction of many false notions as to public
sentiment North and South.
For instance, there seems to be an i'm
preston prevailing in the North that there
are three organized parties in Mississippi
struggling for the aseendancy i'll the State
to wit: the original Unionists per sc, the
moderate, conservative, reconstructed rebels
and the out-and-out seccssionists, who still
cling to what Gen. Alcorn in his address very
inelegantly styles the accuIsed doctrine.
Verify, one has to 30 from home to hear the
news The readers of the Clarion will b'
surprised to learn that there are now three
distinct political parties in Mississippi.
had thought that the people Of our State
were unit in the great questions now before
the country, and that the old issues of th'
past were dead buried and beyond the hOp'
of resurrection. If they are not, they shoul'
be. Let them slumbcr, and let our polite
and our policy for the present be to stand b.
the President, and cooperate with the con
servative men in all sections OF the country
in hurting from place and power the fanatic
who would precipitate the country ii
another civil war.
But it was not my purpose, in commenc
ing this letter, to say solitary word abou
politics, for ] know that the heavy" de
partment of the Clarion is i'll competen
hands. came down the road yesterday 70
what purpose scarcely know but on reach
ing this station i found myself arrested b!
my clever friend, G. L. Gracey, who some
year or two since went up to Jackson ant
carried away one of its loveliest daughters
He took me to his hOspitable and comfort
able home, and cared for me with all thai
considerate regard which all should cherish
for the representatives of the press.
The grand Masonic Dedication Ball came
off last night, and was n most brilliant sue
cess. Such an array of beauty, intelligence
and chivalry A splendid band was i'll at
tendance from New Orleans, and many of the
bellies and beaux. of that goodly city wert
To he.
o'clock this morning. l was present, o
course-simply locker on; and designed
expatiating at some length on the many at
fractions of the occasion; but as my friend
O'Callahan of the Commercial, and Bridge;
of the Holmesville Independent, have pro
missed to enter into particulars, 1 leave the
task for their more graphic pens. l viii say
however, that the supper was superb.
The Masonic Hall building which has just
been built, is Il beautiful structure, and is /;
monument to the liberality and enterprise
of the people of Summit. 1t is thirty by ff
ty feet, two stories high, and cost about
four thousand dollars. The Lodge room is
decidedly the handsomest of the kind in
Mississippi-the decorations, panels, furni
ture etc, being all costly, beautiful and
appropriate. Many ofthe articles of furni
ture and fixtures We're presented to the
Lodge. For instance, Il fine organ, valued
at one thousand dollars, is a gift from those
liberal manufacturers, s ID. &, H. n Smith
Boston. and Mr.. Siberia OFT, of New York, a
retired partner of the Boston firm-the latter
gentleman contributing five hundred dollars
towards the purchase of the organ
The beautiful chandeliers and globes are
a present from John Ross & Co, Pittsburg,
and the chairs and some other furniture
from Ketcham & Co, the Messrs McCrutch-
en-, and c. Sampson, New Orleans. Liberal.
| ity so princely deserves mention.
| The officers of the Lodge are Bythel
Haynes, Worshipful MASTER r. Lenoir,
Warden j. Williams, Junior Warden j,
ID. Jacobowski, Treasurer Geo. c. Taylor.
Secretary l. Moyese, Senior Deacon G. B.
May, Junior Deacon j. Reeves, S. & s. The
total membership is about forty-five, and all
the brethren are Jealous and enthusiastic in
the good cause. A Royal Arch Chapter was
organized few days since.