The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-05-18
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~ ofths NJ. i. Church, South, ID
ahs elegant residence. and in the
atsof tho kind and interesting family
SSt pspt. II. @. MANUs, who is President
as ihe Memphis Chamber Of Commerce,
30 Nh snsa ged largely 10 running packets
81 ths Mississippi River, whose majcs
xs sllia wstsrs sweep along, from North to
81 S5tatk, under the commanding blufFs OF
Slhs city. Rev. WuITsronD SMITH, d.
y NY room compapiou.
Memphis oumbers between City and
sS1txty thousand inhabitants, and is daily
Il growing 10 population and business
Srpor.ancs. Largo quantities of grain,
slepr, bacon, &C., are shipped through
i hh way and via tho Memphis and
:haslsston Road, for Georgia, Alabama,
North aud South Carolina, 30, aud /
]. Ss.sxmsto!d that tho irsights ore lower than
BY any other route. A barrel of -four
Ss carried from this point to South
n Carolina fer about one dollar.
@ Standing on the banks Of tho Missis.
sippi here, you look across its noble
bosom into Arkansas and Mississippi !;
seths low ground or swamp forests Of
b which, that border on this mighty
/ ,sslream, stretching far cut iu the distance
l Memphis has beautiful park, immo
sdtatsiy In tho centre Of the business
sthoroayhfarcs Of the city, which is n
s,sS,phse \ Of general resort. The original
ssssfSrsst growth seems to have been pre-
.ssrvsd, which is sufficiently dense to
Y. create almost perpetual shade. The
ssxrodpds arc perfect carpet Of green,
'kforn,ed BY tho far famed Kentucky
blnc.grass, and inhabited by large
Ssnumhcrs Of cat squirrels, which jump
Sstrom tree to tree and run all over the
! lplace aud about your feet. have not
Syss passed through these grounds with
N0ut aeeing dozen or moro Of these
s+ s+sqnirrels at time.
~ y The celebration of Memorial Day here
3 sFas a great event. It took place at
SsElmwood Cemetery, situated two or
ssthrse miles from the city. The crowd
sin attendance was very large, the lovely
sSgrounds being at times apparently
8 eompictely covered over by fair ladies
; bearing beautiful wreaths. livery grave
fsWss decorated, aud the number Of con-
3 fsderate soldiers buried there is very
large. When this touching service had
= been performed, large numbers gathered
about the platform that had been erect.
I cd, and whore addresses were to be
delivered by Gen. BATE and Colonel
4 STEVENS. And here again was a scene
. 9f touching interest. Upon that plat
form sat JEFFERSON DAVIS, his gray
head somewhat bont forward in humble
ss.posturs, and his face wearing that calm
sand placid expression which has been SO
toften- alluded to. The exercises were
sybeguh With prayer by the now far famed
yDr. MUwsEy, Of the NJ. Il Church,
South. Tho address Of General BATE
was ono Of tho most eloquent aud
fsablime tributes to our honorcd dead to
which we had ever listened. Many
sheeks ran down with tears. We believe
:stherc is moro out spoken feeling on this
subject here than is to be found in South
sCarolina, or either Of the cotton States.
s. The General Conference is moving
forward rapidly with the business Of the
session, aud it now scoms probable that
rtt may be able to work up to the time of
adjournment fixed, 23rd inst.
II is very large, able aud con.erva-
Five body Of meu. l do not believe |
TINT the Congress OF the United States
sAl al compares with it in point ofability
ts.Ehers are over two hundred members
sprescnt. The laity is represented by
ssoms Of the first men Of the country.
SEx. Gov. hustcn Polk, Of Mis-. ouri
Judge James Jackson and General |
sCola"itt, Of Georgiu; Judge Morgan, of
stho Chancery Bench Of Tennessee, and
Several other Judges are present. The
sfoll0wing arc the members present from
the South Carolina Conference
& Rev. A. NJ. Shipp, u. d., Rev.
yVhiteford Smith. u. d., and Revs. II.
IA u. Walker. VIM. r Mouzon, Vim.
81. Fleming and Il. Olilton Kennedy
slayinen: WIN. j. Montgomery, Geo.
S9. illian's, A. A. Gilbert, II. Il.
Wright, Simpson Bsbo, and Thomas s.
Aloor,nan. reserve in place Of Professor
sJ .tI1. Carlisle.
About thirty Aonual Conferences nre
represented, embracing the following
s3latss: Maryland, Virginia, West vir.
IkiSia, Noril, Carolina, South Carolina,
q !!sssorTl., Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,