The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-28
FROM MOBILE TO GRAND JUNCTION
BIRD S-EYE VIEW OF NEW ORLEAss--AS UEIS-
NiTiNG REGioN-THE SITUATION UNDER THE
RULE OF KING CuFFEE--wORKISG OF THE
MORTGAGE sYsTEY CROPS" CIVIL RIGHIS.

| lea'is lhfougn MISSISSIPPI. Alabama, anu
Tennessee i should exhaust alike my powers
of writing on the cars. your printers pa
tience, and your readers interest. hut
bird's-eye view of it may be allowable. .-.
| Passing over the New Orleans and Mobile
r1ilroad in the night, and being for most of
the Journey in the land Of Nod, can say little
of it except that it is one of the smonthest
| roads ever travelled over, but is said to he
for sale because it does not pay expenses.
Landing on the platform in New Orleans
ut , A. NJ. and having TO leave ut /, | hld
little opportunity Of seeing this great city.
But ran down on the principal wharf; saw
the great river roll by its tlrgid water,
guzed on the crowd of splendid steamers and
| other craft which show one ar glance that
| the Mississippi iS. indeed, au - INLAND sea y;
| heard some negroes talking French: saw
scmc sailors coming back from last nights
| tleIaurh: encountered the most persistent
c.hmen have ever met. aud saw enough of
| the immense cotton warehouses To be con-
| vinced that however his reign may have
been broken elsewhere. that in New Orleans,
at least. King Cotton still reigns supreme. No
! ] take that back !; for just aS | WAS accepting
| the very polite offer nt one "f twenty lmI'or-
| tunatc c,hnlcn. and WAS about to drive off,
a body Of armed men marched by. our Irish
| driver said with clenchcd fists "Tho=c are
Grants tools to put the ni.gers over uS.
| should just like IL fair chance to 20 for Hcm.
and ] remembered that Cnfec. and not cot
| ton, Is now king OF this far city. | learned
! from our intelligent ctbman, and from other
sources, that the political condition Of Lou
i>ana has very seriously affected the trade
OF the city, and that business has not been
IL dull tnr years IL il i 1T present.
/
| horS" r"rkawayl j. IN insli'uil"n. AMI super.
.cde> hack alruuh entirely. " Is anmlim.
10 >ee the immense loads Of passengers ana
baggage that they pile on one of these rab<.
and the facility and speed with which the
| strong horse will draw. il over the level
streets and splendid paycmcns built OF the
Hat river stones. Our cab carried. besides
the driver. four passengers, three trunks.
and some smaller baggage. and our arcnul-
| nodatiuy driver would have taken more but
for orIr emphatic protect.
We drove two miles through thu centre ut
the city. aud had pointed out number Of
| Objects OF interest.
:. saw the famous Canal street, with its
| splendid business hou,es; the cllstuuI-hou>e,
| which j. Il very fine building, although OF
late y nest Where The most Iunrlean birds do
| cuurr,,.;tc: the famous ST. Charles Hotel
where in the ul,lcu time The wealth, beauty.
| and fashion of the SuiIth were 20 fond of
ron"rc"ain"; the St. Charles Theatre. and
fIc tily Hall. which are very fine buildings
for their respective purposes; Il number "l
very fine churches and other points "f IN
trrc>t too numerous to mention.
While waltiu% to take the cars ] stepped
into ilr, establishment ni II green grocer.
where saw heads ui cabbage weighing over
| twentv.tullr pounds each, and IL large variety
ut vegetables fruits. &'. ! WAS surprised I"
fud that they :clI oranges. hananas. &r..
very little If any cheaper here than they do
in Richmond. and was told that extensive
orders from the West and Northwest ron-
| >,luc the fruit It. EAST Is il arrives from the
West Indr,, and thus keeps IN the prices.
| Hut ,rsyyHinJ l. hi@h in these southern
towns and cities. | saw printed III argc
capitals. and posted III conspicuous! in the
grocrS. 4 notice which | will give rCfh0ftm
Tor The benefit vi any ol your rnIcrrri,in-
| Richmond men who may desire to llSc IL
unIc>S, indeed. il shall turn ont 10 have been
"cu GIFTED J:
"DAKE Morris:
.sMcbhr YOU don't peter had loaf round
here. ven YOU don't gnt some PlHnr>s aint
lu:"
| had heard Il .lcat deal of the famous
French coffee they make in New Orleans.
and called Tor cup, which prnvcd TO he Il
most viIE,inollS compound, and left me de-
tcvmjucd to visit the city again before | Join
i fellow traveller III the enthusiasm with
" hirh hr spoke of the " .H"hT0" coffee he
.ri there.
| The r,;,nlry from New url"nn> 10 Grand
Junction. trayrl>rd hy The New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern railroad Is. Tor
the most part. Il very unlnvlln@-loOkiiI" re-
lion.
For >cme distance above the city there are
some fine market gardens, and large null-
ber of hrtlc towns, and hotels intended for
simmer rc.llencrS for the New Orleans
folks.
Il McComb City (namcd after the present
nielrri>in1 president of the rail- oa'l) l.
Il .priu-iug up very rapidly, atlu u the COM
Fl pany shops are located here, Is lik'i. I" he 4
place of considerable Importance. They arc
inst rompletiu- new hotel. whlrh has all
OF the mudrrn improvements. except 'iia'
ti,cy do not give YOU anyrhn" io cal. "r. ii
Ira.t. did not the day paid them my d''''f.
learned from planters and others with
whnm | met Il "rral deal concerning the
sit,,tiu,il Io,iSiana and Mississippi. The
troubles in Louisiana are only h@l'l'lli'S, l
fear, aS the people Svcm determined not 10
submit 10 The Kellogg t-'lIlHiion urlll
, for, cd to do 80 hy Grants hayonctS. III
Mississippi the Gu pct-la"SrrS. negroes, anu
J >,;tlawasS have complete control, ana some
of the Ni>c>l mt u in Tue state express grave
doubts Of the propricty ol tryin. Ill ric>en'
to change ruler. lest the rnndllinn oI the
Stale ic made worse. Tiny have nero ON
celS. iurir<. Nc.. all over the Stale. ana the
most delicate points of law. involving large
. pecuniLry interests, must most geneIaly pe
decided by set of stupid negroes. who
know nothing and care less about the case
except to draw their per diem.
The negroes in this region will not work
for wages, but demand II part of the crnl
: instead. This might he best for all partif''
concerned, but unfortunately tie new law
) permits tulrr Ia mortgage lis expected
crop in payment for necessary supplies.
; The result has been that 1T every cross.
roads there i an accommodating "mer
: Chant" who will sell the negro Whi~kry
junrrack<. &c, at one hundred per ccut
Ilulit; Salnbo, DnaI. and the rest rescl in
their privilege Of huynI what they want
on credit, and when "Srlin"-dar come,
In, uegru's part of the crop l. all con
,uncd, he steals all he can from the planter
twlo may whistle for anything tnfire owes
himl. and Is still left heavily in debt to The
| uCr,ilan;,' VINO coins money 80 fast thai
=. lie can afford very we'll to lose hall or TWO
tEirtl, If his claims, IL hc Is very sure IL
do if they 90 into the courts TO be tried
: by negro julies. But this system
l is of course runous TO the planting
| interests, and very demnralzing to the ne
3. urocS. And yet there Is - much money III
, rotton when il does hit : that the planter,