Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-24
An Industrious, LaW-Abiding POpula-
tiOn-The Churches, Schools, Min
listers and School Teachers.


destroyed by the northern troops, and
the country round, from which it mainly
drew its life, presented a waste of un-
titled fields, unsightly with the charred
and blaekened ruins of once pleasant
and inviting farmhouses. In addition
to these calamities, the heavy mailed
hand ofpolitical oppression was laid upon
the people, and the little that was left
them by war was grasped by the tax
gatherer as soon as peace restored that
amiable official to his pleasant Occupa-
ton. Still, Corinth was the first town
in Mississippi to show, after the war,
signs of business resuscitation. From
1865 the place may date the beginning
of its real commercial life. Since then
the town has extended its business
area, substantial brick buildings have
been built, and the populstion, from a
few hundreds, has increased to more than
three thousand souls. And still the work
of construction goes on. Several extens-
i've buildings are in course of erection,
and others still larger and more costly
are in contemplation. Among these
latter is a building about to be erected
by Z. Rubel d Co., at a cost of twenty
five thousand dollars. MIR. Rubel
showed your correspondent the draw
ings of the proposed building. The
lower story is to be occupied by the large
dry goods establishment of the firm,
and theupper part Of the building is TO be
used as a hotel, which is promised to be
fully up to the modern idea of that Pc
culiaTly-mOdern institution. The draw
ings show q plan which, if carried out,
will give a building to Corinth that will
add much to her appearance and i'm
portanee. The town is still rough and
badly paved; it is not lighted at night,
and is not calculated TO impress a pass
ing traveller very favorably. But be-
meath this rough exterior, which is rap
idly undergoing the polish which
wealth and population brings, there is a
sound and vigorous civic health, and a
business energy and thrift, of which any
town Of the same population might well
be proud. There is, perhaps, too much
of a free-and-easy spirit-a sort of con-
stitutiOnal ldissez .fdire-which induces
men to let the world wag easily on,
bat whether there is more of this sort of
Indulgence in COrinth than in other
places, We question.
The APPEAL has been somewhat Sc
we're on the assumed indOleAt air which
seems to pervade the average COrinth-
ian. Your correspondent, witnessing
the erection of fine brick buildings, and
listening to the music Of the brick
mason's tfowel, was disposed to dispute
the premises from which your other cor
respondents drew their conclusions. So
expressing himself TO a friend while
walking along the streets, his attention
was directed to a group of men engaged in
the delicate, lady-like game of crOquet!
BE gaZsd upon these gentlemen-large
and muscular fellOws-nOticed how
gracefully and daintily they handled the
mallet, and with what precision they
sent the balls skimmiug through the
tiny wire arches. surely" said he,
"this people have been misrepresented; !;
they have advanced from marbles to Gro
quetln
The Corinth hotel, ]. +. Gillenwaters,
proprietor; the ROseman house, presided
over by Mrs. r. ROseman; the Bridges
house and Hill house, are the principal
hotels OF COrinth. Your correspondent
stayed at the first-named, and found
Mr.. Gillenwaters an accommodating
gentlemen.
In "a religious point of view, this town
is not deficient. The Methodists have a
fine congregation, the largest in town,
under the care of Rev. DIR. Lowe. The
Cumberland Presbyterians are presided
over by Rev. T. H. Padgett. The Pres
byterian church is in charge of
Rev. J. A. KimmOns. The Bap-
tists, who have in contemplation a
fine brick edifice, are under the
care of Rev. J. T. Freeman, and the
Catholics, who are also contemplating a
new church building, are in the hands
of Rev. J. B. MoutOn, a man as We are
informed of fine scholastic attAinments.
There are three institutions of learning
to-wit: Corinth Female College, Profes-
sor Lorenzo Lee, principal, COrinth
Female Institute, Professor B. NJ. FarTis,
and the Male High School, Professor
J. ID. Baird, principal. These schools
have about seventy-five students each.
The city government Is composed OF
II. Mask, mayor, DR.. J. w. Whitmore,
treasurer, r. J. Kincaid, marshall and
tax-collector, J. a. CarnOr, city clerk,
r. T. Dunn, who was assassinated here
some weeks ago, was taX-assessor. The
medical profession is represented by Drs.
j. w. WhitmOre, r. y. Young, 5. +.
Paine, J. B. Beck, j. a. Bewster, Thos.
Gordon and NJ. L. Taylor. There are
four drug stores kept by Drs. BOurran,
Gordon, Brewster and McMillen. The
following are the lawyers resident at
Corinth: Major L. 4. Whitfield, attorney
Memphis and Charleston railroad, Green
and Pickens, CuTlee and Stanley, II. o
Beene, Terry Young candidate for
ffoateT, counties of Prentice and AlcOrn),
j. Z. Stewart, EX-United states district
attorney, appointed by Andrew Johnson,
and relieved by e. Willie Wells, the
present. incumbent. OF the dry goods
merchants we may mention Messrs.
Z. Rubel d Co., who do a business Of
one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars wear, and have branch
houses at OkalOna and Oxford,
Malone and Huggins,
B. Samuels, ID. Baum h. A. Sanders q
Co, II. G. Klyce and l.. Dorsey 4 Co.
In thu grocery line, J. B. Hyneman, Q.
H. Nelson & Co, Kincaid y Bro, y. +.
Haynie & Co., Allen d AcAtee, 1. u.
Duncan d Co, BOservUm q Hyneman,
J. Pollock & Co., w. Dozles Il Co. and
J. Z. c. GillenwateTs & Co. Hardware
tusiness-Messrs. Small d Bro, and Pol
lock & Bro. Wholesale tobacco stores,
Messns. Stone d Co., Wright d Co., and
Lea d Co. In the book and stationery
business there is Mrs. Waits, and in the
confectionery line Mrs. Rhamardt. Mr..
, II. TAYLOR, banker and broker, has a
hankin,. M house here. There is a foundry
in operation heiree with capital stock OF
thirty thousand doiI%%rs, owned by
Nessrs. Willis & Wheeler. The ecFpQT-
alton. known as the North MISSISSIPPI
cotton and wooden factory, ii. Mitchell
has a fine. new three story brick building
AT this place. The capital stock Ii one
hundred thousand dollars and opera
lions are to begin next winter. The
trade between Memphis and Corinth Is
extensive. Fully One-half the trade 10
groceries and drugs is with your city.
The cotton shipped from this place
amounts TO five thousand five hundred
males. Only one half Of this finds Its
wav to Memphis, the balance goes TO
Ci1cinnati and Mobile. The town Is
ehout eighteen miles ffOm the Tennessee
TiyeT and is the marketing point for
narts of McNairy and HardeIuan coun-
iiies Tennessee, it being only four miles
To the Sts&e line. The real and personal
nroDertv II, ..sS city limits are estimated
at one million dollai-. lots for business
purposes are worth from one thousand 70
twenty-five hundred dollars, building
lots from three hundred to two thousand
dollars. Cleared land in the vicinity OF
town can be purchased at from ten
to twenty-five dollars an acre;