, 1866-01-01

The Mobile and Ohio RallrOnd-Con.
dttton Of TraEel-Aapects OF tho Coun-
try-Traccs Of the War-The Inmor-
TAI Crt>ekctt.

dttf0n of fTrnFe1-Aanectx II Of thu t,oun,
..NTrn-.. ~ H.. W.rsTs. T,.,nn--
lcoHesponacnfe Chlcaco Tnhane.l
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. Dee. =, 1865
This town il well known to many Illinois
ans. having been carrfsoned bF troops from
the rra1r;e state IN '69-:;. almost continuons.
~ sa'e on TWO OF .n1ee occAstous "nen tae
post Was temporarily abandoned. The Slst
Illinois have the credit of building the fort Ut
This plaee-au esrthEork enclosing five or ak
ocras I,l.nnad bv cont sam Csmnhai, If
ne, p.ulea - - e1p.- san. oaupoen' u
ena. s1 1ne .ao1f ,ns.aa aaosug pr,
formed BY negroes, several hundred OF whom
were impressed for that purpose. A goodly
nunber of their masters, who we're found
cn;,tv IT ,ar;ons a ot1ences: assisted matcrfallv.
~. .s,..I. ,.-~.sIn .L.,- ...y
working IN the bitches alongside thelr own
property, and messing and sleeping with
the1n- This YVES the most severe punishment
that could be Inflicted upon this class-and
4hev r1cb1v deserved II. M SONG of them were
o,,o,711os y,t,xt ,,t,,crs conxnIre5 +o.y.tber ~
$500 sSs.. o.,,a-.s ~
conlntlI a. lopoeaes upon eaea ot4Hr 4;f aha tnen
m.Gl a~Sr ,ie .hs;s flMs nPon tns lll1oas ooys.
and the scoundreis @ pronerir dealt @ Wiz is'''ea'
,!un mnm9 9o.as a. nss upoa @ Lne Aoo4e q Va1e
Nita ~ - ~ Jt1ae t.... "tsl tus y
a!o a. % rnaot ~ naGs I noM So'angne' n.y. aal4
O. noa31. Hnes TT aoM epn lns *, 59n .t, III
uon Sot4ipas !41lIo " nop!1e, ~ 4!tssI
necessary BY the.condition Of the road no
repairs having bccn made on 1t Tor the last
four years. When 1t was turned over by the
government 10 lts owners tue Whole line was
il terrible condition, utmost unsafe Tor USE
officers, however, the whole road has ut
length been DyGrhnQte1 md extensively re-
paired, and on the first OF January next daily
passenger trains will be run, and the time to
Mobile reduced to 81 hours. The amnnnt Of
work done on TIE m road 10 the last four months
Is almost incredible- hope TO obtain the
'ass
crEy combined with paid negro labor, for
nearly the whole work has been done By free
negroes.
The Memphis u Ohio road, running from
Memphis to Louisville, VIII be completed to
1his po3ni oy me lst o1 fenrnary. 10 far1s oy
the middle Of March, and to the Tennessee
river sometime N april. The bridge over the
Hatchie riveI, b4u feet IN length, Is yet unan-
tshed, but Wi1l be In readiness for the passage
OF trains In four or ftse weeks. This bridge
burning. as well aa the destruction Of railroads
generally In West Tennessee, vas the work Of
Forrest who alone inflicted more Injury upon
this country than all the Federal forces CON-
bined- Bis raids always brought devastation
and ruin 1n their tram, ana hothing but his
energy and daring, ana SUCCESS as COIN
mander, made hun even tolerated by the
people. "hcninc 3empnis road ls rS-opcned
IL VII snorten Lne olstanee between that caty
anu CaIo nsa!l3 ~ 4aies, s9a passensets VIII
PC eaplen 10 maAs :. .9c hI.p rom sity 70 e1ty
~ eleseu nonS. - 10y Saa ~ 1ake t4s
1ass 4h ~ hnnse -" +Saaaa a,oes au a; ~
~ enn ~ paIh1 ~, 1ii -; .a1 ~
a',, ~ o.pu5, tA,t ~, ,hs.t.F 10y 80 "'lt oe ef'e"
ta44asn tn.. w.tnoht hat1n tu T,nas,. =. a .1n
~ sonns eetn tnetn t4tsat Suautas asn.a VIZ nam
T 9piat , p,ese9tS I asn T.,.,a, ~ @ Eo.4S
tne sol' o. Neslefu T. nsu.ahy ,. aua H. Sost -
Meen ,;'t lie aenn ths seaSfa 'a dsa, s' am
nes' ana, nnless prope5y eateo , 1or, .aams1s ;a1s
in ieT yeats nna tneir oest unlaads 1,las mtnas
tnc Iasl Trace Q! sou, pteseaimg neEss -
e1panse o. "4le Gay, rMSn "on.a ny Five
Erasshoppef the ntues 70 LOOK IT. Inc DOL
toms afe bsttEr, bat Ine eha1actef Q. .ae tlh-
ber-pI1ncipally sweet ano nlae8 g1m-sao" ~
the soil 10 be anylnlng pu. Ilcn. ING river
bottoms, particularly the A1o'on ana pfanca-
es, however, marc most productive soil,
and ART especially adaPtcd 10 corn ana grasses,
out me e1mate Is i1gnunl a. Nortaefner,
being pfonnc "ltn cnuls, plnous 1escf ana
pneumonia, ano Mn1u ctea1ea up Ana Inol-
onghly dtaahea VIII not oe m9en eoagnt aitcf
BY parties "ishlnT 10 estaonsn themselves
permanently.
Aponl t"enty mnes west 9! tns toWn, near
hulneEofa stauon. tne Ioao eMsIEes HoM
the weltef BOTTOMS ano endele msner aud
somewhat broken region. The soil improves
ns sou proceed south, and the whole country
becomes healthaerl d1ef, fcnef ana pleasant
e IN every respect. Ne"ton Is lne ntst c9 c9n-
siderable town reached alter leaving the Mis-