, 1866-01-05
FROM THE SOUTH,
Notes Of a Journey from the Ohio
to Mobile.
LETTER FROM A NORTHERN MAN
IN GE0RGIA.--STATE OF
THE COUNTRY,

From WObI1e-Southcrn Railroads
winter 1rzvellfuc-south Rc.,
E.tnt-rr.ros or ~ Wae1T.,.as. ~t
Tbe stnrgt. Ds.s.t.r
Correspondence OF The Chicago Ttibune]
NOZZLE. Aa-. Dec. =, 1855.
SOUTHERN RAILROADS.
A ride over anv Southern mad dnri,o a
49,. ,a.t, 49, ~ 49, - .1 >, 0na puIe "
test putu onss Pome'S ol enout ance ana MS
mofanty. Ihere II not road In the South
that is considered safe for full or fast train !;
copseuueotly thew ARE RIM at half speed. stop-
n,ncz arn .1ong md fragment Int ~ orc,, l.
tuo pva1uuoo nsnls1 aceiaeu1' 'oa1 1emct W.
occur toan upon most Nofthefn roads. Inc
cars are universally worn out, rickety, 1eaky
afIaIzs, no time having been given the com
YanIes ia repair their stock during tha nast
f.,,x .,o-. NJ, +Ir f,o,n ro,.,n. -.
49,. 30 5nr,n9 . n,s-f,,1 stor, a. as1..-e ..s
etJ JN..A..,F~ W. -n ~ s.o.n', +ue oe4asinS@
ting some Of the passengers. During the
storm land slide occurred few miles beyond
Codnth. filling m the tract. tb,s waa a..
.o,-a+sa h~ 4he o,,t,,,.a- III. hs AZ
eo'e4ea ~ s"s snsee'' My naa tae oosta-
Gle removed ana We hade CoFtnth IN safety,
and nearly on time. While the storm was at
it's height: decayed tree, standing beside the
noad vas blown aovn. falling acyos. tss Az.
nrcss car smashfnnr Il fro1 nnn,f - 49, ~. ~,
free VIVA eInFteen }nches IN d;emstar -. H.d u y
fallen i'm set,onds later the loss of ne. won1d
hare becn fearfnl. WV ~ 'A'o "0A'1
The Mnh;la L Dhfn road IL IN hotter oraar
and better managed than an7 % Other southem a
IN demorn1ized durinrr fhc wnr fhnt traios can
nowhcrc hc r1,n With onv 1ce-aa ~ occ,,Ss"r ~.
Ornrnt1res enrr Hits fo1 tha tnfarastc ~ +hc}r
e1pn,nrens and nofhfnr far fha cnmfort of
Tafec9errs. They ston when thny nlcase .nd y,
as Inng aa thrv niees, nntvithsts stsnn5;ns n5; he 4ha
af1avt al ~ tbn nifccrs Who ,,nan iha SF,h;io
4 ohio mad. Mt lenst. ara nrdunns IN fhrir
cxe1tions 10 effect thorough reform and to
accommodate passengers. The worst Of the
matter Is, 1t Is almost impossible to procure
suitable. competent men, and companies aro
obliged to put up with what they cannot
remedy.
SOUTHERN LANDS.
the roads mn throueh d Generally poor coun,
fry. The most lesirable Iands fur farming
gcnersIIr are founi3 in Tennesaee na,ticniari1,
Il Mnd3:nn conntvs r. cotton H. Ia sn1a ~.
jecf. thc emierant shouid comr fi,rther
Eon}h. into tSe rcal cotton cnuntrv. In
Mississippi and Alabama lands ean be leased
nr nurrbased for less than In Tennessce. The
nriccs ranoinr IRON IS to SD per acre. nr.
rnri1inr to Quality : i'm mnroyementsa and location.
Tand T. E7iss'ss{nnI ran r,ow he ho,rht for
sd Or IS per acre. i've years aeo Honid have
Sronpht sN. The hIr6er priced lands al1
IL Ia hnilajnrs cnst ft,ily AZ mich a. nore
4{,n T. na;S esRe5 o 1q ~ tho xha1s nro-artv
Mnst r. IN .a-T-er ,,1antntfons src {nr e"le n
Most ~ ~ ta1s Psan..ous ~ W e4le ~ ~
tn5nn,,s onJa ~ cnitirainn nractIse1 n tS,s ne
snnth ,1,mcnsc foI.nnes nare heen mans n
sottnn' ro;s,nr and thene is M scason whT ~
Eorthcr, farT,,,crs wifi, Their EnnrvIcdrn ~
Moismm a,e,,I,,ra the,r known cnercT and eSo,o. ~
", aannai nase onItn ~ r,nc6 nnnev ~ ~.
1,,y,;,sass ss tI,a n1,3 cn,tnn inrds ~ LIZ
ol'et'eos aa wv Wv -eoH e .
TRACES OF TIE "4R.
Of war. Not plantation Is passed, not a
town or city but shows the rarnges Of oppos-
ing armics; II will coet fabulous sums 10
alone replace the fences destroyed, especially
in the ne|ghborhood OF cities. Corinth was
the theatre OF 20 many conflicts that little re-
mains Of what was inc elty oetofe ne war !;
uni WIN an energy alMostlnne4oaiied,t ,the pco-
PIE mare commenced reo9lidfnT tnelf city ln
earnest, and are PROGRESSING at rapid rate
~ Is most InRo1Iant rali5oso .s's connecii1n'
44niles i1pm Colnmons, ssz9 lram mobile,
and near m1aTay pet"een Memphls aud
Chafieston. ~ nas one or TWO oaiY papesss
ano wholesale business houses N 1nonaanes.
opening; ont into numerous small pralries-
lhc soil var1es Srentiy, ~ some p!aees oeins
COMPOSED Of deep black loan, While ID others
Y light and sandy Out ~ OF It brings
gooa collon' Vnc o. Ihf 1,e,.. ets.ions Fenn1ed
ne stTooey ol Sousaeln lliino.s, II = , caNea
'al'1 Po'nt' rup corros anep,v
u,,n.a nI - eosaoS .sao ,soa.,,,a. so =. .o..o.-
EEeryHhete Is seen 4uantiies OF cotton
a"all1ng !5ansPo!.auo!a, 70 ma1Aet. 1cnetai-
WI Is Daolv paGa, aaa taoee MSot'e .,. l. eonsN
e!anie 4os& 70 ,nc .. uels on tnat aeeoua.. ..a
has been sent forward; a3d generally private
staple at Macon, Miss, than At any other
place Norm OF Moone. Inc large cotton
sheds, covering ~ & aefea ol ground, Meso unaols 70
70 contain az taal W. oueseo: uunuasus ..
az aoens .t - ,- no,,nir1 ses o'
LILLE p'1 s".saas tlou y. W. seaa'.s'
"REMINISCENCES OF THE "AR-
Gnntown and Tapclo are Insignificant little
sta1lone-enouEh 10 gave auhee Inc plues,
ioue4 mote u ne "eae pl.sunu. 1ne oatt'u
.quEnt neaI Srntmn t, ~ eea G W 1ns iene si
tne oal,ie .. Is .isnony J., nGuu' ~. an,,t ~
assu1e u ny tuat .us5 Wy "a nnsL
1ne sesna " "s % 1ns tfe'ae ~ sa1 ~ ros iaa
naa ~ nops t " H W. nh!as, e. .ttae,iaet Iae Nv
EIePa1eu 70 1etl9at As 9oEEI ~ Al.acAnls
s.4Igls n.ng o ~ anh.Ii -. w. .m@ oa, MhsGst
~ n ~ aAn ~; - ~ ~ 9 Ts1 a Aip TIowsrn"
ana,na ne ~ e. E.e1ais uni " frh,;1, ~ ssstnry
msnner anna arentiv vitbn,t snv commando
be threw Els whole force upon The cnemy.
The discracefhl result ia too humiliating for
whose house GG. Stuzgis stayed the night
before the battle tells some pretty
hard stories upon him. She says
that many different courIcrs como to him
| during the progress Of. thu bst4le eutreating
his personal Intention; ns Forrest led the cne
| my. HIS tnSasiable reply was, It Il not so
Forrest 1H IN North Alabana I known
Just where be Is" At length h.ld officer
rode up, cxclatmlngg, - LIZ e, Gen. Forrest Is
| there, and We arc whipped" stuEFis ny this
time became aware Of the state Of affairs: and
1 mounting his horse, rode Oh at full speed. &c.
companied by Ills stall: lie had not bcen
gone ten m)0utes before Forrest with large
escort dashed up to the door, and were deeply
chngTtncd at the escape Of stnEg.s, whom
1 they confidently cxpectcy to capture.
I WEST ro1ST.
West Point. Miss. is In The midst of flnt
fmnortnnrc' its inhnhifanta are mnre noted
for fhcir nnrnecitv fh.n for fh.;c mnrn,a M
a NAV 1bn r.n't t3rht stan4s 1tt4fa ah,ro. ~.
srnoro the,n b-isi. r"nnT ra1,aw 1r;th =
i,ir tnif. .n5 hunrnd - iuoE3rnlv r-n1sr Ia
II Dfire,v 4own iii - h.sts Erno1eon A.
| Ill hni1av s.,,nn (sgh1e ~ fnr1r sr,na.1os ~
dny. eMess Folnt VIII 90, ou1 neine peace
aoly Inenneo shs1i not foca'o tnete J"s' al
/ pfeec"'-
| SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
|. From Lauderdale to the Calf Is An nninter.
| rupted stretch Of pine lands-nearly all eand,
| WIN llght soi1. i1 great redeeming feature
tns 4eaHn1n!ness Oh ~ cA9ate. Muca q
.h,a ,1thon1b T. ton f.r rom 1n.tIct ~ t.
| be worth much ct present, CitronYille.
thirty. three miles north Of Mobile, ls ccle'