The Van Buren press., 1869-09-21
OUR TRIP-HoME AGAIN.

return to our labors improved in health and
imbued with the disposition to throw off our
coat and 30 hard at work. 70 our friend who
has so ably and faithfully carried on our pa
per during our absence, we wish to make
grateful acknowledgements.
Leaving home on the steamer Americaa,
with that popular officer. Capt. LEVI CHAP
MAN in command. OH TUESDAY the 9th ult.,
at O'Clock, p. m, we made the trip to Little
Rock in twcnty-siX hours. To Capt. MooRE
and JIMMIE SCoTr, Clerks, we return thanks
for kindly favors.
Spending two days at Little Rock we had
the pleasure of meeting many old friends. To
Mr.. J. II. ilANEY, Mr.. JIM LAWSON, Capt PAT
May particularly. are we under many obliga-
tions. Falling in with Major DARDEN, the
popular and efficient Secretary OF the Packet
Company we were introduced 10 that prince
of steamboatmen, Capt. HARRISON 81 A,sDELL
of the steamer ozark, and her attentive and
genial clerk, ADM SroRMswith whom we took
passage for Memphis, and received every at
tention we could wish. The ozark had fine
passenger list, and in looking over the boats
Register, We noticed among the female pas
sengers the name of Mrs. NJ. Houston. Some
six hours before we reached Memphis we
hailed the. steamer NdtOmd of the White Riv-
er line, and transferred Capt. Blaisdell to her,
who returned to Little Rock, and the Ozark
continued on her trip with Capt. Adm Storm
in command. A little incident occurred Just
before we arrived in port, showing the high
character Of the man who had charge of the
professional gamblers, en- route from the Hot
Springs; when some two hours sail from
Memphis, these villains picked up young
man, who they engaged in game Of cards.
and by stocking hands on him. won be-
tween thirty and forty dollars from him
The fact coming to the notice of Capt. STORM
(we likened him more, to young hurricanc)
he opened upon the trio in language more
expressive than elegant and threatened to
throw the last one overheard if they did not
disgourge; like whipped ours the villains
gave up their i'll gotten gains and SUNK away
to their statc-rooms, where they stayed until
the boat landed. In Mr.. Storm the Packe,
Company have an officer worthy of trust.
In Memphis, having occasion to be posted
in regard to our railroad route, we called up
on Colonel W. J Ross, Superintendent of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, at his of.
| flee, who we found an ailable and obliSing
gentleman and readily referred to his map,
and gave us all the information we desired
| To all, we say, in travelling from Memphis ant
have a choice of routes, take the Memphis anC
Charleston. 4
Leaving Memphis on Tuesday, we flew
from Tennessee to North Carolina and bacl
in six days. Passing through portions o
Mississippi Alabama, Georgia, South Carroll
ma and North Carolina, we found the crops o
corn and cotton, very poor indeed; Georgi,
would not, probably, have a half cottol
crop, and to use the expression Of Soutl
Carolinan we met with, that State would no
raise cotton enough to buy her corn with
Arriving at the Mississippi river just il
time to miss the Arkansas River boat W
were compelled to 90 up White River OF
what is termed the opposition to the Ad
ans line" The opposition consists chiefly o
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the comfort of passengers as possible. |
costs SIC to go from the Rock to Memphis b,
the opposition Elliott line and only sl5 9TH
old price, by the Packet Co.'S line. 1t wa
rather amusing to an outsider, to witness III
"pOor MOUTH put up to every one about tn
!" Adams line MONOPOLY If passengers ar
no better treated on the White River Packe
Cos boats than or the "poor mouth" line
they have reason to complain, We would ad
wise travellers, in good water to always 90 b,
the Arkansas River, the time is but a ittl
long and in the end nothing is lost, as til
connections are better, and strangers mon
ey on tha Packet Cos boats is Just good a
rs II "drummcr's.'
From White River, we crossed over to tn
Arkansas, on that old dilapitatcd, rattlc-tral
4 of railroad, called the Memphis and Littl
Rock road. 1t is said, that the Life and Ac
ciacnt Cos have refused to issue polcys t
persons travelling on this road. 1t is u burn
ing shame to the city of Little Rock tha
such an apology for railroad should run
the Capitol of the State. Landing at Littl
Rock on the 10th, we were again launched o
the steamer american, homeward bound, an
were landed safely at our own hearth-ston'
Just three weeks from the time we left.