The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-07
NE DAILY CLARION.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE.


OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SATE.
wy rc.pondonce of the Clarion
s,c,tec from ~. LOniS.
ST.. LOUIS Feb, 26, 1856
lTbc following letter is published out of
~ rconlar order. having been mislaid.]
cou,ino ND the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
n from Meridian to Columbus, Ky, was
flied To- find the road in most excellent
ditiou and tie accommodations Tor the
lie ,uperinr to those of any Ran Road
he South OF West The ladies ana sleep
~ cars are really magnificent they are
N.Rt -crrt1.elnuslv clean, and every attention
On f., r,rnvilr for tie comfort of the traV-
d W. were astouishod to find, notwlth-
AIMING the tearing up of the track anu lhe
4 tructiou of the road III so many places
!, I5sirino the war that the road bed is III cN-
lent condition, and the passenger Is
FrirI alunr smoothly and steadily, ms
M0fpd not tormrntcd by rude Jars ana
N 80 so common nowadays on Railroads,
{nc one the unpleasant idea of run
nH or smash up.
!. Persons from VicksbUrg in Jackson de-
~, TO 90 TO St Louis. Ciuciunat'i OF IN
ia 9ny point North or East, will find the
trbv Meridian and then on the Mobile
:TEi74ad to Columbus Ky, the quickest and
- pIcaaeut rorte 10y far The southern /
sahd makes close connection every eve +
A hogwith the Mobile train going north, ana 4
I'm there is no change of ears to Columbus, .
ICY From all could learn. the condition /
she countieg in Mississippi, north OF Me .
an ON the Mobile Road is rs promising
ssshat of any part of the South and great
2s4Epargtion4 are making for crop. In some
lH5hutirs il is believed that as much cotton
La IN he plantcd, if not more than at any
! b ~ before the war, andsoverywhere the
F %abpIe are at work with energy
Ia ll'klnding To mise all the cotton possible.
c. kintelligent gentleman from Noxnbee who
" M lately been over the county says the
q. rAnas noes are working as well as they ever
D. M4 and that more cotton viii be planted
eco lIk year than ever before. lie says that IN
~ ~ Vakrbce there are fully as many negroes II
- MUt more than before quite number
NJ ZINC come to that county from other To-
icyy tito and obtained employment. Very
eli LIN corn will be made this year III the
WIairie part of Mississippi as the high prize
q totton and the convenience with when
h flour and meat can be obtained lIoi'r
FW West, will cause the entire neglecG Oh
NN4ry production but cotton; L hearu Oh
e. MsHprai large planters in this part OF the
90 Id that did not intend to plant any corn
Man We passed Tupelo in ltawamba
nhuty about day light and from there To
-: Nafinth we saw everywhere evidences thaU
'att #8 people were industriously engaged IN
nee F6paring their farms for u crop. Now ana
In might be seen an abandoned plaht"-
- but the majority of places showed signs
,,.t W improyement. New fences have been
sstA .le the fields cleaned up and In some IN
- AL ices a considerable amount OF pioughlng
rrrr already been done. Corinth presents
! I kgard and dilapidatcd appearance, the
#fagcs of war still plainly visible we got
La ire at 10 A. Nj. 4 drizzly rain was pourlng
M | attempted to get glance at the
F,,,, nj in
A U fkrd decidedly uncomfortable, and after
q inc twenty cents for cup of wretched
m a Ice. returned to the car. A large frame
,rk ID sldiny Is going mp near the depot lor
enal Ste and learned that considerable III I'M
wa yemcnts were going on i'll town. 1he
ID eui III town of any Importance we came u
IL jackson Tenn. This appears to be Il
iaif - i.hiut, place and is the terminus OF the
=. Ms sissippl Central Road, or rather the Ieac'
Mronncction with the Mobile and ono
or Lei I'D lrOad. 1t is understood that IN Il lev
. taef "a. ks trains on the Central Road Will rul
ts As xJackson As soon as this occurs dan.
osou Ems will run from here to Canton on III
#htral and there connect with daily Tram
y AMNew Orleans. The next place Wnlch III
&c hrs to be improving on the road is hun
fol adt the junction of the Memphis and ON
- Ah the Mobile Road. 1t appears to be l.
IT T. Nrettv good section of country and Will IL
bbt become Il very Respectable toWh'
II n the pleasure of meeting here an Oh
NAridau friend Mr.. +. Howard, connecte
Est MMf he days of the 'So-calIcd CohleucIitS
a. IN the telegraph and stationed at No
ian, Mr.. Howard, who is one OF the cle|
!, A et gentlemen III the world, IntenuS Solh
. n, y business soon Mt Humboldt and has grei
ttss A0 pes of its becoming an important plac
Hind NJ got TO Columbus. Ky, at 10 /.
80 ia q flliug q hours from Meridian and % fro
: -. pla kSUn. We were soon on the boat, ana
taxes kerc in the city of Cairo. T. was Nei
dissr Afk, and the little | saw of this class
~ INC was mud and water as | hurried WI
I'D crowd on the cars of the Illinois Centri
81, 1ea FH n half hour we were off. l paid doll
law nj fifty cents to an individual of the AT
IRIS d I'D persuasion for the privilege of Slcepll
+ Bsa' ~ got in NV berth but the car jostl
OI T5r. rocked So badly that found 1t lmpoS
:, 10 b NH to sleep. We brcal>tastcd ut central
Il, D., MMtDwn about the size of jackson. III
Nhe important abroad connections, a
- 81 he only town | saw i'll Illinois that
lJS Nohred to he ilourShng and prosperous.
. tsd lveled through Illinois ten years ago a
reh III AM these roads, and considering the III
on 10 a ices of Western produce during the W
II 't that the i country " presents ss The
- 1nbdS were then in better condition tn
IN. The cars We're cleaner and more &C
Fable. At Odin we changed cars and &c
,NnsH ~ Ohio and Mississippi Road for st. Lon
'e'"f b is road runs very direct from Clnclnn
NM Of Louis, a Instance OF dbout oto III
= D. farms | saw i'll Illinois, rs gene
EFT s. hGS+ az" rponl g''H '"c cnrn p'o and VIII
- Considerable cotton was M
M year i'll the Southern part of the st
Is BE- fall was favorable aud it is said tina
ne place from 10 to 1900 pounds OF $
Htton were mUde to the acre. There
some cotton planted this spring, the
Bol n triment having succeeded SO well last Y
- III Southern Illinois there Is Il consider
hantty of timbered prairie very slmlla
nj AN Annne of the land in Lowndes and Mol
punties Mississippi, and would no do
for The early sn2 o; t Be sA sS ,Rs lp paS
me- the farms present shabby apl
g bee There had been rain for several q
bd the prairie was muddy. The
"a be- buses are generally small, with few
81 s VI buses or orchards, built in the prairie
by hh be mud up to the doOrS-they look un
Rrtable The-feaces are poor and 81
" big and you look in vain for the ap
We, hoes of wealth and comfort that were
ken at the homes of orr farmers in the
L d Mefore the war CsfQ is abundant, and !
Arre fields are to beSeen where it is
q. ngathered In the interior of the st
Sellinr at from % to 40 cents az
ndon y BIZ to location and distance from
CantSs Dads II has to be sacked and ship
e 5S:,rrs afro or St Louis to be sent South-
Il kpaf Expenses bring it to about o' GENTS,
nd q the price here. / got here nj
deeln H Il aturday. coming from Meridian here
laE y zOurs OCCASION
jude ---------~ -
spPn "A Revolt IN LEBANoN-Beyoat, Sy7
! Ftult lSG6.-Auother revolt has broken
,rleaps lebanon, which ! think will prove
ew or erlous in its ultimate results than
Pc likely to believe. This time 1t Is
pUl war between Druses and Chrl
nt an armed opposition of the CHI
h y tlUeS of the Maintain to the Turks
nment, as represented and conduct
!. - christian ruler, Daoud Pacha. Th