The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-05

TO give talk about the South. A fter a few
hours notice, inalust riousiy circulated
through the mountains. the town hall v a.
we'll filled with ladies and geHtlen4sll. all
anxious to hear about our country, materi-
ally aud politically. Inquiries were made
from the audience about the kuklux aud
Loyal League, aud why il was thai the col
ored people of the South were not more
generally the supporters of Mr. Greeley.
When it Is considered that the colored pop
ulation of Vermont is less than three hum
dred, aud that in Mississippi we have about
half million, you will appreciate the GU
riosity OF the people up here TO know more
about that peculiar institution" which has
been, Is now, and may continue to be OF 50
much trouble in our country There were
many grown persons in the audience vino
had never seen negro. They seemed TO ben
little amused when | told them OF his Honor
Peyton Swan, ]. p, OF the "Hon.n coloreG
representatives from Kinds. and of the
many others iii the Legislature; of Speaker
Lynch, and his candidacy for Congress.
These people would gladly hear men from
the South. and it is to be regretted that some
of our gifted speakers cannot spare the
time or the means for a campaign in these
stongnolds of Radicalism. To DIR. Kings
ley, Judge Sawyer, and others, of both par
ties, L am Indebted for courtesies during
my twenty-1oGr hours raid into this noun
famous region.
a few hours ride on the Vermont Central,
took me 10 Burlington, at S o'clock, Friday
evening. This is a beautiful city of about
eighteen thousand Inhabitants; has several
first class hotels, and quite a number OF inn
posing public and private residences. The
american House, is a pleasant place to
tarry. At eleven O'Clock, P. M, the boat
came along, and SO concluded to take a
ride on Lake Champaign. We arrived at
Whitehall next morning at five o'clock, and
there took the train from Schenectady on
the New York Central. Passed by Sarato-
ga Springs at 8 o'clock, and found the place
looking like ''deserted village" In few
days the grand hotels will be closed until
next season.
By going over the Erie Road To New
York, and returning by the N. Y. Central,
the traveller gets fine view of the Empire
State. You pass through Albany, Utica,
Syracuse, Rochester, Lockport, and other
cities of lesser note. AT several points you
get view of the great Erie Canal, with the
horses and drivers OH the bank and the
boats dragged slowly but surely along
loaded with grain, lumber, etc. The coun-
try, as well as the cities, seems to be enjoy
ing great prosperity. The cities took
start in manufacturing during the war, anG
seem to be extending their fac ilities ever
since. At Lockport, where l am writing
this, and where | have been spending two
days moss pleasantly, are the celebrated
locks on the Erie Canal-ten in number, five
on each side. regulating fall of sixty feet,
so that while one boat is being ''locked" up
the canal, another can be locked" down.
These works cost upwards of half a million.
Lockport is becoming a pretentious city.
She has large number of widely known
manufacturing establishments; she is ia
nous for her churches and schools; has
three daily newspapers-twO for Greeley
and one for Grant-and an imposing Opera
House is among the recent improvements.
At this place is located the celebrated
HOLLY WATER WORKS,
Which / visited this afternoon, escorted by
my friend, Judge Gardner. We found Hon.
7. T. Flagler, President, and Chas. Keep,
Egg, Secretary, in the office. The latter
piloted Us through the immense establish
ment, where three hundred ffrst-class me-
chanics are employed in the manufacture
of the now famous Holly Water Works.
Here we saw, nearly ready for shipment
the engine and other machinery for the Wa
ter Works of Memphis. The machinery
viii go forward this week on cars without
reloading. | had never seen machinery in
such mammoth proportions. The engine
is about five hundred horse power-two cyl
inders, 2lx40; and the other machinery, to
be inserted in the bed of the river, the huge
pumps, etc, are all marvellous achievements
of mechanical skill The machinery which
saw in the shops to- day will cost the city
Of Memphis ninety-two thousand dollars.
Water Works will be several hundred
thousand dollars, but it will be the
cheapest and best Investment that city has
ever made, if the experience of fifty other
communities where the Holly Works have
been introduced, is to be taken as IL test.
The Holly Company guarantee to Memp his
to throw twelve streams at once, each one
hundred feet high. For e2Ilinguishing fires,
the ordinary hand and steam fire engines
sink into insigniiicance compared with the
efficiency of the hydrants and hose OF the
Holly Works a practical illustration of
this is furnished in the buildings of the
company. In February last, fire started
in the core oveu." which communicated
Immediately to the adjoining boiler room,
thence to the loft and roof. Within five
RI.
the whole upper part of the main wing was
one unbroken flame. The building being
abundanuy supplied with hose. ten streams
OF water were at once let loose on the con-
Migration, and in few minutes a fire was
subdued which threatened the destruction
ofpropeTty worth about two hundred thous-
and dollars. l see no good reason why
Vicksburg, Jackson, and many other cities
in cur State and section should not avail
themselves Of the holly System, and thus
secure to themselves not only an efficient
fire preventive, but water in their dwellings
for daily use, besides reduced rates of insur-
ance, and other advantages too numerous To
detail in this letter. When Memphis gets
her works in operation, it would be well for
our Southern cities to send delegations to
insie the works. and make report to their
several communities as to utility and cost.
In the meantime the Holly Works at Lock-
port.-will send pamphlet to any corpora
ton or person on application.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. q tn, 1872.
Dear Clarion leaving Lockport on
Monday evening AT 8 O'Clock, an hours ride
made close connection at Buffalo with the
Bee Line for Cleveland, where the travel
er finds himself next morning; thence to