The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-21

CoRrSrH, July 14th, 1873.

supnosinp that he could make close con-
nection with train for TuPelo. But close
connections at this point do not seem to
be the programme of either the Memphis
and Charleston or the Mobile and Ohio
railroad. The present schedules necessi-
tate a DELAY of several hours. The ex-
press train from Memphis, arriving at
Grand Junction at $40 A. NJ, makes
GOOD connection at that place with the
train from New Orleans, but when you
get here at half-past eight you are IN
formed that there is no train Tor the
south until 2:25 P. NJ. Well, you know
it's bad wind that don't blow somebody
good. The Corinth Hotel is close by,
and what is the travellers loss is the pro-
prietors gain. The hotel is kept by Capt
Thos. P. Young, a clever old gentleman,
who was a member of the Secession Con-
vention of 1861. He keeps good table,
and does his utmost for the comfort OF
his guests. Speaking OF railroad con
nections, suppose it is difficult to suit
the convenience of everybody. Great
lines of roads have to be governed more
by the movements of competing routes
at the great centres and functions OF
travel, than by any real or supposed in
terest they may have in local hotel or
clearinghouse.
The delay has afforded me not only a
good opportunity of seeing COrinth, and
extending personal acquaintance. but also
Of extending the circulation of The CLAIR
ION. send you the names of twenty
new subscribers for this Office. The list
could be doubled were il not that curren-
CIV is so scarce, and that " invariably in
advance is the subscription rule of The
CLARION.
Corinth has considerably improved
since passed through here in 1872; and
first among the Improvements is the COM
bined store-house and hotel of Messrs.
E. Rubel & Co. The building must have
cost about fifty thousand dollars. The
lower floor is appropriated to store-rooms,
and the upper to as convenient hotel as
can be found in the State. The hotel
Is uOL yet uulSuCus w = nCCu
Just such building as this in jackson.
The uptown hotel project is subsiding
with every brick that is being removed
from the old Bowman House site. Now
let Mr.. Neal or Mr.. Graves transform
one of their corners into a hotel. An
other splendid store-house here is that OF
Mr.. Daniel Baum.
The cotton factory projected several
years since, and the walls of which were
erected, and the building rooted in, still
stands unfnished-an evidence of har1
times, or a monument to the want Of
faith on the part of the community.
Nothing would add more to the prosperity
of Corinth than the completion Of this
enterprise; and now that Messrs. John
M. Nelson and Il. W. Price, of Iuka.
have recently purchased the building at
a merely nominal sum, there is good
prospect of the factory being put in OPP
Grafton the coming winter.
Two iron foundries and Touring mill
are in operation here. A steam laundry,
and handle, spoke and hub factory com
hined, ran smoothly for year or SO, but
suddenly collapsed. The Whitfield cot
ton factory is in successful operation.
about a mile south of here. 1t is owned
by Messrs. F. +. Whitfield, Sr. and Jr.,
A. II. Taylor, Borroum e. Hyneman.
The court house here is ve1y plain
frame building. The people should not
allow the valuable records of me county
to be deposited in such an unsafe struc-
ture. When it burns down, steps will
doubtless be taken to erect brick build
ing IN its place.
Corinth has three newspapers-th
Conservative-Democrat, and the Sub
Soiler, published by the Messrs. Barr,
and the News, published by Maj. j. l..
WOtt6rd. had the pleasure of meeting
all these gentlemen. The latter is an old
gallant and brave
man as ever commanded a battery in ac-
ton. As soldier, he was a success as
politician-well, Pm sorry he's on the |
wrong side. / can't help but like him |
for his noble service in common cause. |
Corlnth, in one respect, is very dry |
place. The ladies and other sober minded |
petitioners have elosed all the saloons. |
g One by one have they disappeared. !
until 1t would be now quite difficult to |
obtain drink for " strictly medical pur-
poses. One of the druggists told me |
that he had quit the sale of liquor alto
gether, and would be wholly Unable to
ill prescription If brandy were the only
Ingredient.
The local government is Democratic.
VI the five aldermen, four are white, and /
Dne cOlored. had the pleasure Of meet
ng Capt. j. p. Collier, the Mayor. and
II enrolling him as a subscriber to The
CLARION. The population Of Corinth,
according to the census Of 1870, was
I,5l2. 1t must be at least two thousand /
It the present time. About one-iifth of
he population are colored, According 10
he same census, the tOtal population of
Alcorn county, IN 1871, was 10, 43I. of
whom I, 663 were white, and 2,768 col.
red; and yet, if l recollect Alright. il
vas claimed in dispatch from Corinth
% the Republican Executive Committee
a 1870, that a majority of the officers
elected IN AlcorR county were Republic.
ms. Party lines have not been drawn
'ery closely in this county since the war.
tut IT the Democrats and Conservative
re content that any of the offices of tho
ounty should be filled with Republican,
Is their own business ( have heard
10 COMPLAINT against any of the officials
ere TN the contrary, believe they
que up 10 the standard of being honest
,na capable. The Sheriff, Capt.. j. G, |
OTIS is of the right stamp, politicallv
The Congressional Nominatina co..
entloR meets here ON the 22d. Tbe-o
no one spoken of but Col. Lamar. and
Is doubtful if he will even have n Re
publican opponent. There will he an
immense gathering here next weeL
apt. Street has Chartered O sroe;.I 49,.