The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-11-03
Letter from Cairo.
ST.. CHARLES HOTEL, CAIRO, ILL,
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Oct. 18th, 1866. s |
Dear Clarion Since leaving Jackson on /
the 18th inst have visited Carrollton, re-
manning there a few days in attendance on
the Circuit Court. Several cases of i'm
portance were decided, and many others
were vet to be tried. Mr. Heggie, who was
tried for the killing of Col. VIM. 4. Strong,
in 1865. was not convicted. Mr. Heggie did
not introduce any of his own witnesses, re-
living upon the evidence of the State. The
arguments of counsel were lengthy, and
said TO be the most powerful efforts ever
made in that county. Capt. Barksdale, the
efficient District Attorney, made speech Of
four hours, which did credit to him and to
the people who so unanimously elected him
to the place he fills Hon. Walker Brooke,
Of Vicksburg, held the audience spell bound
for an equal length of time The people OF
this section have known Mr.. B. for quarter
of a century, and none who heard this effort
viii deny it to be one of the most powerful
and convincing speeches delivered during
the court Gen. Walthall and Col. George
represented the defence, both of whom ac-
Quilted themselves with honor and credit
The speech of Col. George was delivered IN
calm, dignifed, argumentatiye style,
without any show or effort on his part to
prejudice the minds of the jury improperly
in regard to the case. He explained the
case in such clear and unequivocal man
ner, that il would seem impossible for the
/ jury, formed as it was, of the most intelli-
/ gent farmers of the county, to find the pris-
oner guilty Of murder, as charged in the
+ Indictment.
/ From Carrollton I proceeded by private
conveyance to Winona, arriving Just one
minute too late to take the morning train fol
Memphis 4 delay of four hours, until the
I meIguU arrived, gave me good opportunity
TO ''boguo" about town, and "see the sights
/ This place is "a going to be a city" At least
/ twenty new and substantial business houses
/ have been erected here within a few months
and I am creditably informed that the trade
of the place is five times greater than be
fore the war The merchants are content to
sell goods cheap for cash. lis decidedly the
most prosperous place on the Central Road
The freight train landed me at Grenada
about o'clock, P. NJ. l found Sam Law
renee and Dr. Gage proprietors of the Col
Inns House, as lively as ever, and keeping ;
splendid hotel. The enterprise exhibited
by the merchants and Others in rebuilding
and otherwise improving their city, deserve
the well wishes Of every good citizen, and
hope the future of Grenada may never be Sc
unfortunate as the past.
From here. Harry ChiIdress, the polite
and clever conductor of the Miss. and Tenn
r. r. took charge of me and my friend W
L. Curry of the Conservative, who happened
to faH ia Also, Maj Ward of the Star, VIII
was returning from Oxford Court. Harr
did the "clean thing" with all the trio, an,
must confess when 1 saw Cat Cold Waite
Depot. } him receive a large ''cal1e," "boquet,
and an elegantly executed "epistle," frOI
Miss Cora c." thanking him for past f;
yors," aud hoping '.fahre prosperity" | wa
sorry I was not a Railroad Conductor, eve
as highly as I prize my present position. I al
rived at the Worsham, in Memphis abou
4 o'clock, z. NJ, where l was carefully pre-
vided for by the proprietors of this eXcellen
establishment, for two days, l received sew,
raj advertisements for the Clarion. TIL
people are great believers in printers ink
which is abundantly exhibited by a Sigh
> glance at the Bulletin, Avalanche, Clarion
etc, etc.
Sam B Jones; the clever superintendent
of the Memphis and Ohio road, knowing W
were scarce of the article of which Robac
says he is better, gave us a d. II. to Colun
bus His was a good act on the part {
Samuel and only proves to sne what [ hay
always said that the Jones family can't /
beat for cleverness. We are now in Cairo
at the ST. Charles Hotel, and expect to leay
for st. Louis in ten minutes. Therefor
va 1,lrrs+ r.ser.r-a +Ior7ol,+s this deliuh