Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Itis not unpleasant now and then to
take 9 trip Of for short while, and
enjoy the novelties OF foreign Rtm0s-
phere. Il was our good fortune Fo-
Gently TO be called up the Yaz0O FlVer.
We left Vicksburg on Friday evening,
the 29th Of March, on board the ele-
CANT little steamer Home, for q short
trip on business, 10 YazoO City. Leav-
ing the wharf at VlcksbuFg ct Eve
o'clock, we reached the Queen City Of
YazOO valley at 10 the next morning.
We carried In tow, however, = heavily
treighted ice barge which retarded
our progress no little. Just below
YaZoO City, we landed at the residence
Of Q gentleman who owns Q princely
estate, and is well known 10 this city.
AT the time, the writer was sitting on
the top Of the boat 10 conversation with
her Captain, and he critically examined
the freight that was discharged at this
point. We counted thirty-Ave sacks
OF corn, eighteen bales OF hay, ten bar.
rels of meat and thirty sacks
Of oats. What commentary Was
this, all thought upon the mode
Of conducting o plantation In Mis-
sissippi! Hero was one Of the most
elegant and extensive estates on this
river, and yet ilS owner was bringing
from nearly thousand miles away, the
hay, corn, and oats necessary for lite
maintenance, when he had the means
of raising these essentials of farm life,
In the most luxurlAnt abundance upon
his own fertile fields. Will our plant.
ere never learn TO raise their own cere-
ais at home and cease 10 be dependent
upon other lOcallties2 Having reached
our destination, we ct once entered
upon the business that had called ne
hither, and our little boat went on It's
way rejoicing up the stream. Late In
the evening, having satisfactorily set
tied the purposes Of our trip, and In
order to kill the time that hung rather
heavily on our hands, we amused our.
self with q partial survey Of YszoO
City and it's environs. Among the
most prominent objects that attracted
our attention was the elegant and cspa-
ciOus ware. house of the Parisop Line
OF steamers, built and owned by the
accomplished gentleman who bears
that name, Closely contiguous
thereto, is large and comm0.
dious cotton. seed oil mill In full
operation. Near by, we observed, in
process of construction Q handsome
steamboat, which 10 intended, as we un-
derstand, to transport cotton seed from
the rich country above to the oil mill
fret mentioned. During the day we
took occasion 10 visit the Public Hall,
or Theatre, and while this is not equal
In the splendOr Of its appointments, or
the elegance Of its proportions, to those
Of similar edi6ces In our larger and
more pretentious cities, Il reflects great
credit upon the town, and shows that
our sister city 10 not venting In spirit
aud enterprise.
During our brief sojourn 10 YAzoo
City, we met many Of her most promi.
nent citizens, among the number
Judges Hudson, Bowman aud Jones
and Coils Andrews and EppersOn, and
noticed many evidences of thrift ano
prosperity. We did not fail to call il
at the branch establishment OF 0uI
own we'll known and influential firm
Of Maurice Meyer 3 Co., which is In
charge of Mr.. Hausman, and which is
doing a large and thriving business.
Long before daylight the next morn
ing, the "HOme" came back on her re.
turn tip. We left the wharf precisely
ct 7 o'clock, on sunday morning, aud
landed at VickSburg exactly ct four In
the afternoon, having made the run Of
one hundred and ten males in nine
hours, making on the way some twelve
or fifteen landings. But few Of our
larger and moro pretentious boats can
beat this time, and the Home wears,
and justly wears, the horns as the feet
est steamer on the Yazoo. We do not
know that we have ever met 9 more
courteous and agreeable steamboatman
than her accomplished master, Captain
Thos. r. Smith, while Billy Jones, who
presides in the Office, is well known to
all Vicksburgers as the very prince of
clever fellows, Long may the Home
aud her accomplished officers live to
minister to the wants Of the travelling
public. HERMEs.