Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25

lllttt tuAtltHt w NuH Whh > VI INV WV W.
and ss 10 politics, be was perfectly IN
different Il the people could have mail
service regularly throughout the year,
il would advance the ares Of inlelli-
gence and be productive of good re-
suits In many ways, because inler.cOr-
respondence keeps "One-anOther" duly
informed, and contributes to the pro.
pulsion OF the car of material progress,
despite the wall Of the rnalevoenl genii
that ever wars against the principle OF
good.
THE LEvEE TAX ON COTTON.
II pay 500 per annum cotton tax 10
keep up the levees," said q planter
"And regard 1t as a great burden. The
Levee Board tell GU the tax is only
f3 per bale now, and under the oil
BoSrd II was 81 per bale; but they
don'tttll you that cotton is going down
all the time and that SO now is q bigger
load for the planter than 81 few years
ago; then the expense Of collecting this
tax is entirely TOO great ; why cant the
Sheriff and his deputies collect this
like other taxes aud let It be subject 10
the order OF the Levcc Board? And !
tell YOU that The people Of this section
need water from the Mississippi 10
give them navigation in SunilOwer
river; building the ltvre- cuts this off
5"! navigation the people nre bound TO
hays; lh,n lA,ra i vt-t amount Of
timber in the swamp that cpn never be
got out il the C.wwack Levee Ia fin
i.hcd, aud you j = suppose those in
tcrested will los hey have invested
ia this timber? "aen the lCvees are
finished 1t vii! 'Gse very close watch.
Ing to keep them from being cut
There is food tor ref ction, In the re.
marks of on travelling companion,
who is brawn! Knight Of the VII Ter
ness.
WHAT Is NEEDED.
This fair section has been sadly neg
lecled, and is not inaptly called the
poor mans promised land. Let mer
20 there with lite money, much
energy aud self-relianCe, and "iI ou'
some providenlial hindrance, they
will succeed. Without these qutiilie-
they would starve to death in ,h,
Garden OF Eden, Money is scarce and
a general wall prevails, but 1t Ia more
on account OF idIcne,s than otherwise
The country Oh upper Sumhpwcr i a.
lovely as The eye ever heheld, and here
honest industry can watch with swell
ing pride, the resul, Of its labor. by
thrift and industry, a home may soon
be secured that will cheer one like Q
fountain IN desert.
THE sUSFLowER BELLE
This steamer we find quite i4v II {
among the people al along the river
and her popularity is certainly wei
meriied. She is always puncual snC
her tfIi,ers, ike all "P." Line officials
attentive TO duty and the wants OF lht
public. Car. Dent Is decidedly re
freshing on ne bon mot, aud is con
stantly exciting the risibles OF his pas
sengers, while 'he trio Of clever clerk
break in on auy monotony that ma!
occur, as duty permits, and thu
the passenger Is able to "kill time
quite pleasantly. The vigilant corp
Of the Belle is as follows: D. F Dent
Captain; Geo. II. Smith, First, and Jas
A. Anderson and Wes. d. Knight, Sec
ond Clerks; Geo. W. Stevens and J1hI
w. Auter, Pilots; Al. Robbins anC
Pat. CoakIey, Engineers; james Stew
ard, Mate; w. l., Lshey, Steward, ant
Mat, G4rrely, Druggist. We are par
licular in mentioning all ofthe officer
because the most important are too
often overlooked. You have only Il
sit awhile in the pilot.house on
dark night 10 appreciate the great re
sponsibilty Of = pilot, and II you g
down on the lower deck aud walk in'
/ the engine room, you will begin L
understand what an important dul.
devolves upon the engineer, who keep
vigil over the most powerful pIim
mover that the ingenuity Of man hA
yet devised, and who, while directing
/ the machinery, has An eagle eye on thu
power, and sees that it does not burs
its .r3u bands. ALTER Eco.
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