Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-25

Inc cHiI or az ltaHl amellOTRte lis worst
efforts in a measure. The Greenville,
Columbus aud Birmingham railroad
cOniemplales crossing eight miles
shove JOhnsonville, aud it Is intimated
that whenever The road becomes a fixed
fic', the COurl-house lCc4tion will be
transferred to the line OF the railroad.
This report, OF course, makes men care
tut as 70 how they invest in realty.
ABOUT THE DEER CREEK RAILROAD.
The subject of the Vlcksburg and
Deer Creek Railroad hiss been pretty
freely discussed, on the boat, by the
Sharkey county passengers. The gem
erSl I, cling ia in favor Of the road, and
Mr.. David Hun, expressed the opinion
that there would be but little opposi-
lion 10 the issuance If bonds. At
present il costs him about 81 per bale
for hsuliag, and day aud half is lost
in making each trip; the road would
cnh4n:c the value OF lind ; increase the
n@ln lrr oi tiilers OF lh9 soil, and great
iy A"IiiAfc the trans section Of general
.a..nr,s Wi,h tie rImp'cliOm Of the
rvai " Rolling Fork, SntIEcy county
wouit Uc good Tor lrom 4 ~ u .iy,N
hnp-lni dollars, ahd 4, To I'r rjg.,r ot
v1y, tl were rtsl % gyant a.. D.
Jhr..., .! CAy#AH l.uji u. lev
Gii - 'p3yg Rolling fOrS, !lyptri i've
JoSd, but brlievcu more IN eElr.t
work 'hsn empty spuud'. II" !, an
cnteJpri.iug resi- tent, aad thinks hi-
andiag IS dcs ined ID become a very
important one, and likely 10 be recOg-
uiz9i As the key to the Rolling Fork
country, at no distant day. In front Of
the landing /, al eighty acre island
which the Doctor is clearing for the
purpose Of making 1t picnic rendCz.
gous tor the people OF that section dur.
ing the Summer months. and for this
purpose il is admirably adapted. The
country hereabouts is greatly cut up by
small streams, and the stranger gets
mixed up AS 10 his whereabouts in the
meandering movements Of the boat,
but is soon on, in the "Uig river again
and upwa:d bound.
FAIsoNIA, on LEIGH's LANDING,
l. regarded As the head OF Irregular
navigation, and though small, Is large
contributor 10 commerce from the in.
terror. There is business beyond, how.
ever, aud We push ahead under a
cloudy night canopy; the river mar.
rows, stumps ald trGachCrous snags Oil
the contracted stream the strOug arms
Of giant forest monarchs stretch far out
into the river the banks are as abrupt
as they are numerous, and SLOW bells
and "J4cling" become prominent
features OF the now tedious journey
Snags increase in number, aud here
aud there little "mud bars loom up in
the shape Of The bottom OF q capsiz ID
canoe, much to the disgust aud annoy
ance OF The ,ilot. However, we pusl
along under The slow-bells" and gel
out safely lhn JHsh the "chain Of lakes,
as little hands With angelic ban l. arc
lighting the .lups of even. Beyond
this lies a fertile country as fine ant
productive as auy in the riparian dis
,rict, but the river distractions aut
present slage of " atcr prevent a farther
trip northward aud the prov of the
Sunhowcr Belle Is turned IN q home
ward direction.
A sTEAMBoAT NUISANCE.
When you reach Dougherty's Ferry
after a slow aud te 'lou4 trip, among
logs, overhanging limbs and arount
sharp curved bends, motley crowd
black, white, big and little, board lhC
boat, and at each landing until yoI
reach Williams's, additions are made
until the cabin is full and the boiler
deck abandoned by the passengers
The crowd is as restless as an army oI
ante, and the man with the gosin il
his arms Is jostlcd about by the ruca
rooster who has just come aboard OF
crutches 10 have a free ride. lie hal
his leg broken last week by falllns
tree, but he is bound to board the J.
Belle aud have an excursion at the CX
pensc OF the Z, Line. i i, freely given
but the thing is getting TO be grea
nuisance, aud your correspondent
thinks the boa's shauIi combine IN,
abolish it st all poiu.s. The parties Il
whom We aiiude, are not patrons q
Any boat or any inlarest and are no
OF any benefit to thcm.elvcs Or any
body else. They have di,LcYelcr
i1cE4 uac,ean faces, dilapideged gar
mems, and give every evidence Of im
providence anl illcncss. Boats Az
jh.ir passengers should not be annoy jcl
b. these wandering bummars, aud W
hope their annoying "bJardims y ot Sun
l1wer steamers will be inlerdictc,
hereafter, particularly in the "NAtio
settlement where the nuisance q.
,umta The most offensive form.
A WANT Of EDUCATION.
Tae important matter of educalio
seems " bo sadly negle !lel after so
pas D9ugher,y's :, over two hundre
and ifly miles above the mouth Of tn
river. Aud we are tull ,hi, is ai,rihJ
table, in no small degree, - diAsl
en:e Of opinion among The people, q
" ,Ae location oi the school house
And the scholastic term is entirely u
short remarked one old citizen, "an
i,t,t TO he hoped the Legislature At il
present session, will 80 amend the ia'
ls 10 give US improved educational fl
,ili'ics.' Certainly there Is no duy I,
important as this tor / /, iunq'.gG 'ES