The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-10

rap Contributors Letters from Mis-
sissippi aud Louisiana.
The outlet by the Illinois Central Rail-

ALREADY OF IMPORTANCE.
l nave been in New Orleans more or less
from the End to the 18th inst, and, du-
ring that time, Col. Frost, the Superin-
tendent of the line of road from Cairo to
that city, informs me that the Central
Road has passed to him at Cairo fifty
cars daily of Western produce and man
ufactured goods, most of which is from
Chicago. This is trade just in its infan
cy, that, by proper fostering, may grow
into a large stream. One firm in New
Orleans have thirty sail-vessels engaged
in the foreign fruit trade, but, for the
want of fast-treight lines, little or none
of this has gone North. 1t is now pre-
posed to put on line of refrigerator-cars
to Chicago, so that this fruit can can be
sent through at all seasons of the year.
Another object of this line is to en-
courage the growing of
EARLY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
along this line of road for the Northern
markets. These cars could return with
butter, cheese, beer and similar products,
that would find ready sale here. Most
of the beer and ale sold here comes from
Cincinnati and Louisville but, since
the new transfer at Cairo and the COM
pletion of the line without change of
cars, one carload of beer day is shipped
from Milwaukee, In order to ship beer
to this climate, it must be packed in ice
and straw, unless we have the refrigera-
tor-cars.
One article after another will be added
to this trade, and, in short time, 1t
must become of no little Importance.
The trade through this rout to the West
| Indies and South America is an object
to the North western 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 all opposed to the
present State Government; and, as thl:
, embraces votes of all colors, it will NJ
| doubt prove an effective power, as some
of its leaders are prominent member
of the party in power, but they are tireC
, of Governor who, they contend, pay
no tax, and apparently has no interest IL
the welfare of the State.
|
5 there is spirit of inquiry and investiga
o ton. The sons of the old planters ar
t talking more of farm life as they find tn
s offices and easy places filled and are com
:, pelled to seek employment of some kind
e There are three things that
+ INTEREST THE OLD PLANTERS
) at the present time, and these are: tn
r II, or n
+ and the present political aspect OF affairs
> They do not look after the details, sue
y as pasturage and forage for their cow
V garden vegetables for the family, hay an
- grain for the mules, the discussion
y important modes Of culture and farm IN
u u plements, but prefer to run along in tt
~ y, old ruts as best they may.
u u It will be the newcomers from Il
~ !, West and East who will leaven the o
lump. and bring about a new and bett
~ state of things.
Al - The colored people are very much
y need of an educated clergy; as 1t
er ou most of their preachers are mere ignora.
~ ranters. [ have met and conversed WI
Oh Oh many of them, and they do dot appe
oo to have any idea of the duty of man.
IS this class of men that the political
9s' use for their nefarious purposes. Ih
:ui take advantage of the meetings to tx
III the votes. The other day l asked
Baptist preacher what was his ere,
"Well, boss" said he Hmy belief Is, Il
'c'- what is to be will be-" That he called
sf HARD-sHELL BAPTIST DOCTRINE.
Ier- | then inquired the difference betw'
tin him and the Soft-Shells. "Well,
re- difference is something about holding
ers- candle" [ considered the answer 81
sh- ciently lucid and left him. On inqu
we'd I found that he would not work and Ii
on what the politicians paid him,
what he could beg of his congregation
in In the schools, the ambition OF
ash colored pupils is to learn to read
ZEN write, and yet the negroes seldom re'
the newspaper. They need a higher, n
SIX thorough education than that which
the are getting in the public schools.
i'm In this connection, | am pleased
state that the
;, SHAW UNIVERSITY,
one at this place, has about 200 stude
male and female. and is presided