The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-11
Letter from Memphis.
GAYos0 IIOrEL, MEMPHIS, Tenn" :
October ith, 1906


Dcar Clarion Since my letter OF ycSter'
lay nothing great Importance has occurred
in this city The cholera Is abating very
rapidly Only few eases reported yester-
day / visited yesterday almost every part
ofthe business portion of the city ana can
assure the country people that ] have no
fears. and while on this subject ] viii take
occasion TO say that in speaking about the
Gayoso Hotel yesterday neglected to men
tion he fact that not . single case OF cholera
has ever occurred in the house, which speaks
wall for its excellent management The
Gayoso is truly a choiTa prcrhidftre BnSl-
ness Is roviving very rapidly and 1t ls be-
lirved that as soon IA the people III the
country get wnll posted m to the true eondi-
ton of things here, that there viii be a
heayicr winters business done than was ever
known before Merchants from the country
tell me that they can now buy goods cheaper
here than elsewhere
The bulletin Of yesterday has tho valedle-
tory of Mr. James y. Bingham, who ha,
been the editor of that paper for many years
The office having been purchased by stocks
company The paper now goes into the
hands of p. b. Wills, Col. l., J, Dnpree, and
their associates composing the BalIctin PUP
iishinq Company The former proprietors ct
the Bulletin have been very laborlously en-.
pagcd for many years building up the paper
and succeeded admirably. II Is he paper OF
Memphis. aud the new concern bids fair to
eclipse the old one There is no member OF
the firm now who IL at all distastolul to the
Southern people II there is u man in Mis-
sissipp who feels that no has time to read
moro than he can find in the Clarion, would
recommend him to enclose ttpeirc dollars, and
express il to the BulletH This mornings
dispatches are highly important The ap
preaching elections in the West are fraughI
| will, interest Conservative skies ar,
/ frightening The people are becoming
cheerful and confident of success. The New
York Nctes thinks it is very difficult to de
eide ON which side in the political battle
the preponderouce of soldiers is to be found
The Constitutional amendment has, 81
far. been ratified by the States of Vermont
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey
Tennessee and Oregon. e.=
President johnson is deyoting every mo
ment he can spare to the preparation
of his annual message. 1t is believed h
| will adhere tightly to his present line
policy, and will take the ground that IN tn
, preparation of new amendments to the Con
stitntion all the States that claim and ar
willing TO exercise the right shall be repre-
sented.
Fred. Douglass in recent speech, demar
r dcd for the black man three boNes-th
50 cartridge box the jury box and the ballo
I box. The first they have, and the proha6i
j., ity is that they will use it, under Radico
leadership, to obtain tho latter
y The Memphis market for cotton continue
Il firm aud active Ordinary 33aa, Goo
Y middling, IOall. In New York on the ii
,. cotton in fair demand and prices firm at
a i5c. Liverpool, cotton IN active demah
and prices advanced ID Mlddling upland
| Iad In Memphis the provision market h
a downward tendency Money matters a
', not improving, but grow tighter from d'
Il 10 day,' No relief can be expected uni
business opens, and cotton comes in treel
N Gold "a here aud T. - in New York.