The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-11

road is
ALREADY or ruaErASer.
). l have been in New Oreaa- moro ar.
@ from the 2nd 10 the l1.h ia... aUI. ..
5 ring that time, Col. Frs., .uO -uu...
/. tendent Of tho line OF Iuad Iom luI. T.
that city, informs nae taa. fhe Cent.
Road has passed Co him at Cairo ...
4 cars daily of Western paile. .r.. ....
uiaciurea goods, most oI v...l is ....|
Chicago. This is trade iu iu its iua.
! cy, that, By proper fostering. mgy sT.H
, into large stream. One firm iu Eew
Orleans have thirty sail-yessels engaged
IN the foreign fruit trade. but ter rH-
want vt fast-freight lines. little ar nom.
OF this has gone North I'll is moss uf
posed 70 put on "A liue of reirisga.9..II#
10 Chicago, so that this truit can cam h.
sent through at all seasons of the Year,
Another object OF ibis lime Is tl ..
courage the growing Of
EARLY FRUIT AND vEGErABLrs
along this line Of road for the Northern
markets. These ears could return ui.H
butter, cheese, beer and similar produce.
that would find a ready sale here. Most
~ NtAN hNNA AAliA uAt sou lttE hI|IINH
Cincinnati and Louisville: bur. SINCE
the new transfer at Cairo and the come
pletion Of the line without change of
cars, one carload of beer day is shipped
from Milwaukee. In order 10 ship boon
to this climate, it must De packed u iDa
and straw, unless we have the rclr.gcu-
tOr-cars.
One article after another win be added
TO this trade, and, in short time, iJ
must become Of no little importance.
The trade through this rout 90 the West
Indies and South America s an 0biac.
to the Northwestern States. aside from
its being mere competitor for the carry
ing trade to Europe and the. East
In Mississippi,
THE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE
is the rallying point for an opposed Go Che
present State Government: and. ns tls
embraces votes Of an c0lors Il win uo
doubt prove an effective power, as some
of its leaders are prominent members
of the party in power, but they arc tired
Of Governor who, they contend, paws
no tax, and apparently has mo- interest in
the welfare of the State.
Amid all these discordant elements.
there is a spirit Of inquiry and iuvcsliga-
ton. The sons Of the old planters are
talking more Of farm life as they find the
offices and ensy places filled and are CONS
PEELED to seek employment of some Kind
There are three things that
INTEREST THE OLD PLANTERS
at the present time, and these are: tho
fortunes lost in the war. cotton-piuuting.
and the present political aspect of affair.
They do not look after the details, such
ns pasturage and forage for their COWS.
garden vegetables for the family hay uui
grain for the mules, the discussion uI
important modes of culture and farm im-
plements, but prefer 20 run along iu the
Did ruts as best they may.
IL will be the newcomers from tine
West and East who will leaycn the OLD
lump, and bring about a new and better
state Of things.
The colored people are very much BOO
need Of an educated clergy; us 10 BE-,
most Of their preachers are mere iguomm.
ranters. / have met and conycr-el with
many Of them, and they do dot appear
10 have any idea Of the duty of man. Do
IS this class of men that the politicians
use for their netarious purposes They
take advantage of the meetings 10 GN uu
the votes. The other day ] asked
Baptist preacher what was his creed.
"Well, boss, said he envy belief ia. that
what is to be will be-" That he called
HARD-sHELL BAPTIST DocrENE.
/ then inquired the difference between
him and the Soft-ShelIs. "Wcll, ihe
difference is something about holding 20
candle" / considered the answer SUITE
GENTLY lucid and left him ON inquiry.
| found that he would not work and lived
on what the politicians paid him. and
what he could beg Of his congregation
In the schools, the ambition of tIe
colored pupils is 10 learn 10 read and
write, and yet the negroes seldom rcld 90
They need higher. moro
education than that which they
are getting in the public schools.
In this connection, ! am pleased t9
state that the
SHAW UNIVERSITY,
at this place, has about POO stuIeut.
male and female, and IL presided oyer
by the Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald, with Gen.
A. M. West as President lhe teach.
ers, male and female, are white audi
from the North The pupils are said t9
be making good progress, and, ON tha
whole, the institution is promising ol
good results. There was a little bitch.
Or rather disposition 20 make 10 "a sec-
tartan college, but this the President who
Is a Christian gentleman, succeeded bob
II is lamentable fact thlt
as general rule, do not mako
the best Professors and Presidents or0ur
colleges, and this colored school is not tHe
first that has been on the eve OF ruin
from their sectarian and unbusinc -Ii..
In 1860 this county (MarhalJ pro.
1uced 50 600 bales of cotton, and now
the average is about 10, 600 bales 1ho
village has about $500 inhabitants, and
it is a place Of considerable business.
What was called the poor c0uut0
before the war, on account Of "a small
number Of slaves, are now the best rI,.
ton producing counties, a. white labor b
taking the lead in the growing of tAis
crop. RURAL.
The Attempted Adjustment La
Louisiana.