The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-01-23
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interior and writing glowing descriptions OF what
VIC saw--and what wc didn't seq Accordingly, bag
edge in IasH, balanced Hgha bottle of Inspiration
stepped aboard the train far MARSHALL. The infer
.ce ol the reader might be that was wagon train
on which VIC had taken passage when We inform hin
that We were six hours and half in reaching Mar
shall but such was not the case; il was on the South
crn Pacific R,road so-caIled, we travelled The track
is in wreched condition. and the engines sadly out
of repair As 'an evidence Of the latter fact the en-
CINE that hauled Us cut stalled three or four times on
a down grade. In fact the road thus far has proved
failure, in not meeting the demands OF our rnercan-
tile community and the travelling public. But worse
than all, that iron eafe" does rot contain single
suTnarkce friend Informed us that tie company
had to borrow money to pay their taxes. We found
the officers polite etc, etc. but somewhat annoyed at
the straitencd condition of the company. So much
for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Sixteen years had elapsed since we were in MARSHALL
before, and Of course were prepared to witness a
great change. Such the case aud had it not been
for the court house in the square, should not have
known which way to turn. Many new buildings, both
Tor business aud pirate residences, have sprung up.
Most Of the business houses are situated on the square
while the private residences scattered over all ere
alton. Large numbers Of the latter have attached to
them large and tasteuily ornancnted grounds Many
Of the business houses are hardly worthy Of the
name, berg mere ten foot slant.es' There are
however, number Of good substantial hohscs cred
table to the place. Among these The Capitol
Hotel Uncle 10. Tayors house and the houses
of DeIisle & Co., and Gregg l. Co. There arc four
neat places Of worship, which learn arc well at
tended by the natives Take altogcth er should
judge Marshall to be quiet soc!ablc place. Business
at this time. is rather brisk and the stocks ample,
but nothing like what they would have been had the
Southern Pacific Railroad proved to be what our PEG
pIe-antcipatcd There now upwards Of IL thousand
bales of cotton at the dopo; awaiting transportation,
with no prospect Of getting it, Much complaint and
many hard things said by tic merchants when the
subject Of The railroad is entertained We called upon
our contemporaries Of the Republican and Flag. We
found Loushcrc doing good business "nl! in fine
spirits. The Republican is worked on Il new cylinder
press and is Of the best papers in the State. Mr.
Barrett, Of the Flag, sick, and did not get to
see him, but we learned that lis excellent paper was
doing well.
civilization and enlightenment Of community by the
condition Of their cemeteries If Marshall should he
thus judged, the verdict would certainly be aaytiit
but fattering to her citizens. Her graveyard is in
very diIapilated condition. The fence is nearly all
down, and the stock roam at will over What might be
made pretty resting place for the dead. Many Of
the lots must have once been beautifully ornamcntcd
but time and IerIect have done their work On a
remnant Of the fence still standing were paate! the
words" Try Red Jacket Bitters" What sign for
the dead to hang out!--a recipe from them for the
living Of Marshall, that the quickest way to join Them
in that lonely retreat is to ttry Red Jacket httcs
v bat slcrilige! 4 man who would dcsccrate the
last resting place Of Lis elio~-morais bv thus advcr-
Using such nosrums, should be hnng as high as
" Gilderoy Lung lis bacon.'
Alter spending two days with tie sociuJe Ico2le of
Marshall We took private conveyance for Jefferson
sL&teeA miles distant. I ride Of four hours through
poor and tiin!Y settled country brought lis 10 that
thriving piece For at least an hour we rode around
the place hunting for hotel. We inquired of every
native we met, but they only answered with look of
'o"i'derment Or shrug of the shoulder They evil
ientg did nos understand Us. We then made sirns,
y! fo!N'i'5 - our NOUN Win one hahA ID laying
Ne oseF on our 0Fcad-oasNet, that we wanted some
"s 10 car and thcy at once showed US to needle
gun "hlShy Mill we were about to give up in dis
'4'F "hen we run across walker, cur contemporary Of
nc bNiict'h, VINO explained matters lie said great
'caS many years ago the natives were experts atkecp
Y "0'e' 0'' IN 'i'eF prosperity gre" arrogant and
c'"Se" - worship Tie Lord Of " h"StS, who in his
'a'" oeS'Fo!eo 81 TIE motel keepers Thus he in
o''"ta u '"e aFt was lost and so afraid were the
resent sFHc!aIoH u another visitation OF such dire
uA>"NeHS' t14t no attempt had been made to revive
he art uhtIt within te" days lie then Informed US
las nc la" receive" cal, ahQ commenced the
oFh Oh s'cFiNS1hS himself tor tie good Of Travellers
e IL was VINO TOOK u ln-a41 Gone 10" us tic best
coud' Dr. " athcr IS Ju't fitting up hotel, which
heH imagined Will do eFed!B to the city. Since the
re 1857 iai jcHeisoA coud net boast d a hotel OF
ny magnitude
After putting On CUR best " bib and TUCKER" we
allied forth, seeking whom We might devour some
ody. But 1T being Sunday, we found all the bust
9ss houses were closed and the streets desert ed
treat changes Lave taken place since We last visited
MS place. From village, composed Of few shan
les, ii las grown to he the largest place in Eastern
eNaS, and has very fQuriShiun trade Il has soma