, 1870-11-29

Many Of them still etand, as 60 many owl
dcnces Of departed greatness: Some few
still maintain something Of the oldeu
sp,. ndor in their general n.k.-ap
md eurr"undings. but tho m,3,.Its
t, at tells Of fortunes wretchedly on tbs wing;
While othcrs have wholly disappeared anil
the havoc Of war One OF theae ralatial
mautiote. with its grounds and lands aaioin- |
elose Of the REBELLION it was deemed worthy OF
an illustration in Ilorpers. The rl,cn,
though yet untlnished, must, 1t that time, |
lave presented an Imposing. appearance Elt
Yesterday, ia company With tho Hon. T. Z.
French, Tho leader of the lower houaa Of the
grou,,ls ard around the mansion. Leaving
The nAin road but n little distance
fzcm Satclez, rou SO winding thrangh
magnificent park for half mite or moro,
eki1tirg. an. artificial lake and passing
liest maEro}lae have ever seen, to the site
Of the residence, which ssands on u email e1e-
| waited plateau in tho centric Of tho grounds.
The proprietor was, bcto.e the war, one Of
owning several vell-appoinsol Plantations,
| and counting Ills wealth ty millions. Tie
| wa1 found linn inst about finishing what was
intended as the mnst elegant mansion in tho
! conutrv. 1t now stands unfinished got. The
widow, Impoverished in all save comparatively
unCretiuclive lande. ncru?Ic. 4 feE OF the
lower rooms, wbiie the main portion Of tho
tuiiline, 4keloton-likc. mock. OF the past.
.1rss r:nril. of the city. is teen tho cath
wotls IT large fort. l',lil: after Federal oc-
c,1rstion. II stands upon the site. Whore once
stood the ra!atial mansion Of " The SouEert
rlscc." f't PROPRIETOR Was the 1orliy aristo-
er1t Of no less than ttxtean cotton and sugar
| plant a,ions. and welded sway over several
hundred human cliattt1A. The msnson was
raztd ny tho Federal commsnier to make
I $rrT nrai n
have been converted into usafal c!Ass OF
| cisixens, that, through tho ta:let, WELD the
| lc=tinies OF the Site; The uIaatations,
perhaps, in tue aggregate. ~ the -t11cs
thereon, and Ill semtlau:. ~ :lle nas Is Gose-
Taken in any sense, The S,'>.: 2 Of to-day
| must contrast uDfayorAblr viii. that Of the
otlen tirnn. To be sure, ons seea natny b:au-
lifu1 resk1cncet, aud the streets with their
well-~hailed walks, have an air OF cosiness at
tractiva tn tho stranger There are, too soy.
eyal hesutiful drives about the city that will
repAy ride. Taken as whole, however. one
can INT DO uufavorably impressed, it he have
within him Auglt Of the progressive spirit o
tho age. Everything seems TO wea- that IN
, mstakAb'c zir tlat tells Of an eEa OF the past
There arc, to bo sure some lew or ah4 oas: u.
: city Of greater rretensiona than Satchez: TIL
! great msf 1rity. however, arc miser.biy CLAP
dsted concerns At bist, and one sees, il 4 !,
Il mcr. old tumtle-down rat.tsa2s thsn he woul
meet elsewhere in months
There il something. 100, ~ tne ~ q neat
every one with whom ono mee:s 1h7s e.u7.
| vo11 10 iustirc:ivelv vote him an old iosr
sirht. AZ TO anything like >"'~s ~ :,ct;.
i. rriee, s1c.: ~ sc.u in o.;os localities.
il ccr ainly lar frcna eyidout in Sa:c!lez. LIZ
one s:ens II. r1r.e inclined 10 sit down, euc
iao t.,~ ..nu,nes aud hcmoaria- hi. losses .th:
10 strive to repair them hy putting h's sho'
ses ~ W. "ote'as 'es'o'- @t4 e"'S'i''''
.... -.--...-
no WHAT II NEEDED.
d. N't seems most needed IN Natchez as
IN STE: to tmmot tlste Improvement. l should u
cd l. h5st-eia.s fu9er lie. Nearly the whole
n, tie property aud cl}ltal OF the place eeet
~ tied up ~ hands OF old tog'es. There y IN
as hoi'a unti! there can % = change, anu the
o. sseM,s n' H,le ~ e,.; Gnsnee % cnacee un1a ~
er snnms s,s, on 'a's mo.1.' M !. eo'. n,
NJ mnnica,ion With the outside world. a rou
20 has teen SURVEYED from here to Jackso
10 which viii. If built, give an outlet on tue ca
'e- With the sursey, however, tho in,tser ID
loved TO rcs:- This ente!pt1.e, however.
Wa | Of far lese importance to the future deyell
IN meut Of Sa.ehez than ia i road on tho We
~ in Louis,ana, to an intersection with the n
vs. Orlcans ! Shreveport Nosd such rc
AZ I'VE Ae rr,e,a ~. ;ner,arsa ~,
r.' ana ssar'1s, f. a. n,;. %oaa ~ rae % mmensG se:'
nj. uaoe " .ne Gus aHa,.i SIa s,,; asu TIVE. se
kN@ -. In.oitn %hn re n1o,
,cd , III =, N,tehnz ~ r,s, s,rI, -. seOt out
Nor .;se ~ ~, ~ ;,arara- IN. IL. aa.S,..
( ;.s.,eaa W ~ H. Vs,tsn wori5 az ,w,-.,
aly s Xs;.,a, .u1 r.n,;n. =, st,, -
"11 ''".eos1 ..'N .sa.u. ~ s'a'. 9ao'
:om rhEssSr 1nanI; LosA5soS, ETC.
rAte Dcs;it- iss oesdhead ana WoFn-oat appt
shGe. NAtchs1 sun en!oss = uns e. '.aae.
1st. 81 u the lam inInlsn n!ng Fo.nt 1os eeArsa
si7st o. Tue unes' eoaat1s III tao n'ssiee
SaMeS. ., =.
.n- ,A Saua'ea es ~, hn,aa.9..a ..rs,,r' ~
ual Ness'HE, snH @ .so 9ao.1 aoaeat ~ s.1i he 4,
It.- apose .s1 t ~ a. - .auot ~
un- W.ss. Mn's t.e !: ,a sa.n "a n Ma1IH ha
o.o- une saa...:', =. !, .+;11 ,sEa,thalaas
lck- Motc tu'eslIse' :. - sIu.. ~ ,sra
/ or from oespcaote,-onee Ioase a'ons, 49, 30
onn INFORMED. haslns sola tue pay se., apt
rnr. ,6Eee hunIred thoosahu ooaAsH @o'sn
ioht gocds.
"a In eotton, the rrcsent season, the trade
r;r;- proSc very heavy. The ctup il immense,
IL. deerise the Low price offered, is coming
,wu. ward very rapidly. II il conadently prem
allel that the shiFmsnts fson1 this po.nt,
,wu, season, will not 1aat sAort o. nt1S tIou
,s.c, bales. Thfe, Tor = town o1' pelnaPs'
1ck, souls, is ce1snniE no' oAo SHOWING; =,
Over BANKING calhtat 10! tne u1o3.ns ~ ~
hsv- crop seems very fsr pe1oH Haat II suoI,
. Of aud there is terrible complaint OF t'gu'