, 1874-11-09

aHEgHv1LLg, Miss., Nov. 4, 1874.
To Tho Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: Altar the many unpleasant and gloomy
letters cont you Of tho condition Of things at tho
South, 1t is surely agreeable to find at loaHt ono
point that is au exception to the general state OF
this country.
After leaving Momphfa on ono Of tho beautiful
steamers Of tho mississippi River, tue travolor
sees littlo to vary the scenery Of tbs low banks
Of that great stream, with the exception Of Hel,
ona, on the Arkansas shore, uutl he ia landed al
this thriving little city.
There is go much lie bero, and appearances
arc so like those Of gen1ina Northern town
that the stranger ia induced to stop and lool
around. The town is SO situated that it pos,
Bcsa remarkable commercial advantages,
aud btlng tho county-soat' Of Washing
tou County,-ono OF tho worry bent lit
not the most wonlthy) counties of tho State, 1t
controls all tho business Of Ills as vol as tie
adjoining conntios IN both the north and south
1t boing the only risor-l0wn Of any Importance
for q distanee Of moro thnn 200 tnilos. Thia,
together with Tho fact that Lilo State Lovy Board
for all this Hection III located hero, causos the
streets to be crowded ouch tlay with country
people, who como in to 10 their trading. The
iioods Of last spring did llttlo or no damage in
this county, antl thu Lovy Eonrd have just let
the consract for constructing 000 cubic yardt
additional embIllhlunnta, to tuake the property
nl tho more soculo against tho rnlnB Of the COM
About 20, 600 balos Of cotton arc shipped from
this poiut aunlinaly. At the cloBe Of tho Var,
tho land where the city OF 5000 people nov
stands waB cultivated in cotton, and could have
beeu purchased for $50 MI nero. wAercaslt il now
selling for that amount ror front foot: Many oi
the residences arc very elegant indeed, aud sur'
rounded bv such beautif,l foliage rs IL only
found in this Southern clinsato.
Tho most important OF tho public buildings
arc tho Catholic, blothodisk, nud Episcopal
Churches. The Court-Honso two achool-housus,
public hall, two othor churches, and tho 1nil,-
the last handsome two-Btory brick building.
A mnchinc-shop, paning-lnill, saw-tnlll, cotton
faed-factory and All extensive brick-kiln, aro IN
ing faoilticy for tGo a merchants. ''.''@ .'F 0
Ihe GreenVillo. Columbus d birmingham
Railroad terminates hera, and is completed
rondy for tho iron for several miles. and the con-
struction-train il expected to be running boforc
winter. This will open up to Grecnyillo very
large section OF tho richest aud most fertile
portion OF tho South, when sle may be expected
to shoot forward, and rival Home Of her 0ldel
sisters, both in point OF population md COM
Morce,
THO aocloty to be found horo is uno1ceptionh-
bio. 1t il composed OF families from tho yer,
best circles from both tho South aud tue North,
and tic stranger at once fools himself at homo
by tho warns reception giyon him:
About two months Bfuce destructive con-
tlagratiou swept away about aixty Of tho princi.
pal blslueha-houses; but now, instead OF ruins
wo see elegant new brick bnHIueaa-blooks rising
up, instead of the small fral1se buildings TO bt
found thoro boforo. The loss by the tire was
about 825D.000, about throc-atths Of which wal
Insured Although this WAS q Bad disaster, tht
Town Of Greeuyilla is not crushed, and tho day
is not far distant when she will DO recognized 81
Que Of tho most important commercial points or
tho Miss|sslppi between 5t. Louis aud New Or
leRuH. u. Fl.