The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-07
Me,hodlsn In Mexico.

bmhop simpson returned 70 WIZARD
Hotel Friday morning from Tie CITY, q
Mexico, where he has been establishing
and organizing mihSionR for the Methods
Episcopal Church. HewSs aCcumpanIO,
by his vile and by George Mcoresry
Eq, Of Philadelphia Mr.. Mcoreity IN
formed me that 1t cost him personally
5000 10 make the round trip from PhIla.
delphia TO Vera Cruz and Mexico, ant
after some weeks repose and Batlnter, L
come back by Havana, Cedar Keys ant
Savannah. BE said that be could maxi
the round trip again for $500 and trHYe
more variously.
The new railroad from Vera Cruz Il
Mexico Is somewhat longer than Tho
PennSylvAnia railway from Philsdelphia
10 Pittsburgh, and the fare Is about S10 ii
gold. The ascent to the mountains d
sleeper than any grade In the United
States. At one place there is q nearly
perpendicular descent Of nearly twenty
i've hundred feet. Fifty soldiers guard
every train to keepof Guerillas. The car
riages are on the EngliSh plan, and are oI
three classes. The second class fare is
only half the frat class, with Rccommo-
datlops substantially as good. The train
leaves Vera Cruz about three o'clock In
the morning and arrives at Mexico about
nine o'clock the same night. Blahop
Simpson was received by President Lerdo
de Terjada, the chief justice, the chief
minister Of state and all the republican
authorities, with hearty welcome. It Is
the policy Of the republic, without active
participation, to encourage the rights Of
other Christian sects In Mexico, with the
end Of ofneutFalizing the power which the
old state church has heretofore brought
10 bear against the popular cause.
While the biahop's party was In Mexi.
co the massacre'ot the Baptist missionary
took place, as has been reported by tele-
graph Atthe same time lot oi bandits
carried b rich old man out of the City Of
Mexico to the mountains and held him for
q ransom. until pursued By the troops, and
then left him for dead, and he died soon
afterwards. The efficiency Of the govern.
ment is shown, however, BY the fact that
five Of the seven desperadOes were pur-
sued and killed. General order exists In
oil the central and maritime provinces,
nor are there any approximations OF future
revolutions. The memory Of Juarez is
revered like that Of Washington, The
President inhabits the old palace Of Cha.
pultepec, which the Americans took in
1e47, and the Mexicans have more royal
White House for their President, there
fore, than we, who have none outside Of
Washington. The Mexican government
gave SEQ, 900 600 to the railroad to Vera
Cruz, and further subsidy to tho Alex.
auder American steamship company.
Their railroad Is much better built than
the Pacific, tho bridges based on hewn
stone, and the superstructure Of imported
iron. Mexico city, Mr.. McCroary says,
Is an exquisite place, far superior TO Ha.
Vana, with q population OF $50, 900. There
are but 10000 pure whites In the city.
The populace like the German merchants
better than any Others, and these do the
principal buSiness. There spe about 200
American residents in all. Our new MIN
ster, Foster, Is a modest man, popular
Yith everybody, Living in Mexico is not
learer than in Washington, and one can
rot along comfortably for from g to $S a
lay.
TIE colored people OF the Eastern Gulf
States are reported to be emigrating in
large numbers across the Mississippi river
and settling In Texas. Its estimated that
since 1870, 100000 colored and 100000
whites have gone to that State. The ex.
odus Of these workers from Georgia has
created some embarrassment, although
he white lsboring population is incress-
ing, and will some day take the place OF
he colOred. In Mississippi and Loulsi-
ina where the blacks were more numer-
ous than the whites in 1870, there Is q
,teady decline in their numbers, and the
white vote will soon be the largest,