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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-17
From the South.
FROM the Mississippi vallex prorre.s.


MACON, NoxUBEE COUNTY. Miss.
wish to make brief statement of some
81 my observations in this county. for tn,
benefit of those who may be looking out "a
better country"
Before writing further, will simply state
that was brought up on a farm near In
annapolis, Indiana, and know something
OF the manner of farming, home pleasures
and opportunities for making money in thosf
parts.
have spent the greater part of the past
seven years In this county and have observed
closely the facilities for living comfortably
ana making money, compared with those o.
my former place of residence, and portions
OF other States with which am acq TAINTED
We have very fine climate The tenn
perature ranges from about ten to one hun.
dred degrees above zero. While the win
tiers are much milder than those of my
native state, the summers, though lon gel
do not seem more oppressive.
know of no difference in the two sections
in regard to healthfulness.
The soil of this section is mostly prairie.
resembling very much those of Illinois and
Iowa, and readily produces everything COM
mon to those States, and some things not
grown there. Timber is more plentiful than
in the prairies of the west
Cotton Is the staple crop. First class
lands under the present state of cultivation
readily produce one halfbale $3.50 lbs } per
acre, worth on an average about thirty
dollars. No doubt, under proper cuItiya-
ton 1t may easily be made to produce more
than double. Corn grows well, producing
from twenty to sixty bushels per acre. and
could be greatly improved. Wheat, though
not commonly grown, on account of its
conflicting with the work in the cotton crop,
yields well. One farmer, who raises it reg
ularly, states that his least average for a
number of years has been seven bushels per
acre, while twenty bushels is no uncommon
yield. Fifty bushels have been produced
while a still larger yield is claimed by some.
Oats, rye and barley do well. Irish and
sweet potatoes may be raised abundantly
especially the latter, which in this mild
climate, are very easily kept as long as
desired.
Very fine peaches are raised with but lit
tie trouble, and apples, plums, pears, figs
in short, fruits and berries of all kinds
common to the more northern States-are
readily raised, and some not common to
them. l doubt not that hundreds of bush
els more plums and berries, grow wild here
each year than are cultivated.
Lands which before the war were worth
from twenty TO sixty dollars per acre, now
sell at from five to twenty dollars They
are worth just as much as ever they were
and no doubt in a few years will sell at for
mer prices.
Political sentiments need keep no one
back, as all parties now invite settlers with
out regard to politics or nationality.
In conclusion | will say, while | think
this is poor place to make money without
work, it is a good place to live comfortably
and make money by work
Respectfully,
AMOS SANDERS.
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A CrystaI spring. scene.

Just now the livelest towns are those
located in the peach belt A little fruit
wagon drives up before the door Of fruit
buyer.
Merchant-How many you gotY
Farmer-Twenty- boxes, (eight BUSH
els.) what are they worth to dayy
Merchant-Down. Give you s25 for the
lot. Best | can do. No time % talk.
Farmer-Well, that's mighty low-but +
suppose I'll have TO take a..
The farmer discharges his little arm Fan
cargo, goes in and gets his money; thence
70 his little wagon, and trots of home.
Four fifths Of the proceeds a clear profit.
Yet some people say this Is a terrible poor
country 70 make money In. fla gold mine
pays better than our frst-class orchards
and vineyards, we wouldn't have one, for
the reason we should not known how 10
dispose of so much money. VIA.
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Crystal Springs. COpiah County
Miss.

Crystal Springs is located on the New
Orleans, Chicago & st. Louis r. R., about
$50 miles north OF New Orleans and %
south of Jackson, the capital of the State.
The place takes its name from beautiful
collection of springs situated about a mile
west of the place, which was selected as the
most suitable place to establish what is
known as the Bloomington Camp Meeting
Grounds The town contains about 1000
inhabitants. The surrounding country is
exceedingly level and productive being a
loamm. warm, sandy soil with clay snbsoil,
and PARTICULARLY adapted to the growth OF
fruits and vegetables in which business the
people are largely engaged. The town is
well supplied with fine schools and churches
aud the people are generally intelligent,
thrifty and full of enterprise.
THE CULTIVATION OF FRUIT AND vEGErA-
BLES.
This has gotten to be a considerable bus
mess here. The lands from Terry down the
road, twenty or thirty miles seems admi-
rably adapted TO the growth of peaches ano
vines apples and pears do we'll but are not
so thrifty as the former. The fig grows
its own native cline. Small fruits do well,
including strawberries, raspberries and the
dom estioaIeI black berry. The straw berry
business. though Ia its infancy, has gotten
70 BE- a large business. The vegetables BUS
ineSs is entirely new. This Is the first year
1t has been prosecuted TO any extent. About
farry acres were planted In peas. beans. POI
tatoes and tomatoes this year although the
freIghts to Chicago were high the proceeds
are encouraging Mr.. PIazza realized about
$i50 tf0m All acre OF string beans during
tll- present year.
La. RIly mes for several years has realized
mare than 500 per acre from his peach Or
chard. Dir. II. j. Henningt0n did even bet
Ger than this last year. This shows that Int
1 business is aud has been profitable. Ihs
rsstf secret Il I'd know what nnznrfTnm ant nI
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
JACKSON, Miss, April p, 1873.

OFFICE OF
AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
JACKSON, Miss, April q, 1873.
To Maj. E. G. Wall:
DEAR SIR-Responding to your inquiry
of the 23d, | beg to say that the Treasurer's
Report for Jan. l, 1873, makes this exhibit :
Total Indebtedness of the State January
l, 1873, 2,854, 45S 90; assets on hand, jan
uary 1, 1873, g, 1922 38 81; leaving bal
ance of $751; 70.
OF this amount 1881, 100 are represented
by State bonds series B, c, and D., which
are at par, and sometimes at premium,
leaving only $150,618 20 which the State
owed on the LIST of January last, more than
she was then able to pay. This was the
amount of the States Indebtedness ON the
LIST of last January, which she is required
to liquidate, and is very light burden.
The State is indebted to the Chickasaw
School Fund amounting to $S15,22S IL,
but this is permanent investment requir
ing only the payment of the annual interest
at the rate of per centum. The State
is also charged with a Common School Fund
of $Sl7, GIG 46, upon which no interest is
paid, standing simply as debt against the
State for the benefit of common schools
which the State could either pay or levy a
tax for the support of the schools. 1t would
have been well for the Legislature to have
instructed the Treasurer to cancel this in
debtedness and then to have levied a tax of
one mill for the support of the common
schools.
The rate of State taxation was reduced
by the last Legislature to 81 mills on the
dollar, and it is confidently believed that
the next Legislature will reduce the taxes
still more.
The State is now in a good financial
attitude. Her debt is almost nothing her
warrants and bonds are always at par, and
sometimes above par, and under the present
economic administration, the cost of Gov
eminent has been largely curtailed, and a
still further reduction provided for in the
future.
Yours truly,
S. GwIN,
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Men Of capital, of influence, OF solid
worth, now living In the North and West.
are turning their faces in this direction.
They long for more cOnReulal soil and
climate and people. We have them all
here. Now the question with us rs, shall
we encourage these people, this great tide OF
thrifty emigrants 70 come here and Iida
with usg Satisfy those who have come,
give them a hearty welcome, give them
good homes and the great work is started.
They will come by thousands and liit our
country out Of its unthriltiness and waste.
1t Is the duty Of every man 70 aid in this
good work. At last the Western man is
knocking at the door Of the South, let us
open Il and bid him welcome, and he win
do tho rest.-Holly Springs (Miss) Re-
porter.
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Water Valley, Mss.
southern section of mississippi
To Maj. E. G. Val :

To Maj E. G. Wall:
In compliance with you request, will
try to give you description OF the sectloh
of our State in which | am living.
Pike county is one of the most southern
counties in the State, bounded on the south
by the State of Louisiana, and it is traversed
throughout its whole length by the Chicago,
St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad, thus
affording the best transportation facilities.
1t is about the center of the great Long
Leaf Pine belt. This section is very valu-
BILE on account of the immense pine fores IS,
which will cut 1900 feet of lumber per
acre. Also. on account of the great water
power facilities, there being more than lOO
fine mill sites in this county which might
be utilized for milling and manufacturing
purposes.
The streams are clear perpetual flowing OF
the purest freestone water, and are fed by
never falling springs of the purest water.
There are some fine ''calebiate' wells in this
section. In point of health it is not sur
passed by any country on the globe.
In the matter of schools and churches we
have every advantage that could be desired.
We have within our county the Hourlshlng
towns of Osyka, Magnolia, McComb City,
and Summit, situated on the railroad. At
McComb CITY are situated the machine
shops of the c., st. L. and n. y. Railroad,
which employ constantly large number OF
| industrious mechanics.
| The citizens are peaceful and law-abiding
and will welcome good and industrious inn
migrants from other States. Several have
already settled in our county, and are well
pleased with the lands and with their recep-
ton.
Our soil is a sandy loan, underlaid with
fine strata or subsoil of red clay, and con-
sequently viii bear high fertilizing and with
proper culture is quite productive. There
| are q large areas Of fine valley and bottom
| lands, lying along the eyerhowing streams,
| that pass through our county, which are
very fertile and productive,
FRUIT CULTURE
This section is well adapted to fruit culture.
Pears, apples, peaches, plums and all the
small fruits grow in great perfection and
very seldom fail to yield an abundant crop.
Strawberries we're shipped to market from
here about the last of March.
VEGETABLES GARDENS.
/ For gardening purposes this section 81
the State cannot be surpassed. We have
/ had peas. Irish potatoes and snap-beans the
10th of this month, (April.1 In fact W.
can have good gardens all the winter. With
proper care and attention, we can raiss
wheat, rye, oats. barley and Il the grasses
srocKzR A1sIHa
In INV opinion, the Creates value Of tn.
i section, III III nda alton % st0ck-rslising
The mid Ia q The pinty sFQcds cannel
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be surpassed even by the prairies of Texas.
We do not feed our young stock through the
winter and now they are all fine beet. Sheep
require but little food, goats none at all
during the winter months.
STAPLE CROPS.
In agriculture our principal crops are
corn, cotton, rice, sugar-cane, oats, potatoes,
(both Irish and sweet tobacco, milIet and
and field peas All we want to make this
the garden State of the South is capital with
intelligent and frugal labor Lands are
worth from, 81 TO SO per acre according to
Improvements and location.
Your truly,
w. w. VAUGHT.
Magnolia, Pike county, Mississippi
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Meridian, Mss, Aprl, 1878.


FAST FREIGHT AND CHEAP FREIGHT FOR
VEGETABLES AND FRUITs.-Nothing now
but an intense drought can well blast the
Mississippi ever produced. Properly gath
cred and packed and promptly put into the
Western markets at moderate freight
charges, these fruits will realize for our
people handsome sums of money which will
be felt in greatly improved circumstances
of our people. For once the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad management il doing the
sensible and clever thing Of Offering 70 put
these fruits in the markets IN small or great
Quantities upon time schedule that W ail
be safe and at freight charges that will have
satisfactory margin for profit 70 the ahlp-
per. We believe the schedule 81 charges
we print to-day, pnfs peaches II - Louis
"a day and half st about "a cents :
1nshel. Producers and shippers consult
me rates and be gettinG ready for the Dig
kest fruit business ever knoNn g afiaian
Mercury.
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The New Orleans Dem0crdt sEvs. Mr.. ID.
q. M0rey, general freight agent of the Chs
cago, st. Louis and New Orleans Railroad.
has ObliginRly furnished rs with tabular
statement Of the comparative receipts OF
cotton az this point from that road, from chic
we gather that during the past eight months
a26,lTI bales Of cottOn have been brought Dr
that road 70 New Orleans. against 280.1ND
bales during the same time last year. Sire
Morey's table Of receipts Is thus raoapitulo-
ted
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-17

Previous 20 the war, these were probably
produced IN this quarter. Our pines run as
freely as they DO In North Carolina, aud
handsome returns were realized. There l8
no reason why the business should not Do
resumed.
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good prices on sale or charter. to carry lum-
Der, hard wood, shingles, staves. hoop poles,
peltries, live stock, poultry. ETC., io New
Orleans.
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MIS- SIS SIP PI,

rrop, rbe Publication Of Major Wall, Com
missioner Of immigration.
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Northern Farmers i'm YaIObusha
County,

5. II. STACKHOUsE.
Crystal Springs, Miss.
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From our list OF timber, and the facilities
the coasting trade, there have sprung up
here numerous ship yards. where very hand
some, sfaunch and clipper vessels are turned
out. Good ship carpenters onlkera, paint
lemaud. and fhe vessels Grey Scout command
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IN INV opinion, the Creates value Of the
section. III iii ndA ptasfon 10 stock cruising.
Tie rid s. s. be piney slocd. cannot
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Debt, Finances "A nd Rate OfTaxa.
tiOm ina mississippi.

Magnolia, Pike county, Mississippi.
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LETTER FROM HON. ]. +, H. CLAIBORNE, tt
GENERAL A. NJ WEST.
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from ponds and sloughs-the debris from
numerous charcoal pits-sea-w weed thrown
up by the waves-and the Otfal of fish
supply abundant means OF ameliorating
land; aud in the interior pine country
there are valuable mari beds and limestone.
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MY DEAR GENERAL-When we speak of
the Pine Woods. " or the 'Sea Coast, "
people associate with it poverty, and an
lands. This impression is certainly errone-
ous. know of no country that holds out
more Ia .Icements for capital, industry,
and intelligent husbandry; that combines
SO much health and comfort with so many
avenues to competence and opulence.
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Our sea-shore population is refined, social
and intelligent. Clquedom and exclusive
ness are unknown. Composed Of people
from every State, and from every national
ity of Europe, there is no sectlonalism. An
well conducted persons, Of every race and
color, are welcomed. No irquisition into
political opinions, as these are regarded as
ones private property. We are Democrats
and Republicans, devoted 10 our country
and breathing the same prayer for It's peace,
prosperity, progress and perpetuity. Polit-
ical rows, rutiianism and race cXaccrbatiOns,
are unknown in this section OF Mississippi.
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
SHERIFF's SALE,

At the Lafayette Hotel, yesterday Sheriff
Grubb sold the following properties
Lot on the north side of Fourth street
between searles and Claymout, 36xee feet,
property of Henry K. Clark, to Levi G.
Bird, Esq, for Stephen L. southard, for
$500 sold under mortgage of $1,000.
Five two-story frame houses on Peach
street, near lClaymont, South Wilmington,
property Of John Pierce, to I. G. Grubb,
Esq, for the franklin Loan Association,
subject to a mortgage Of 81, 200. ~
Six two story frame houses on Townsend
street near South Wilmington, property Of
Gustavus Nelson, grantee of George R.
Townsend to Austin Harrington, Esq. for
Jesse Lane, for $500; sold under $4OO
mortgage. ~
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
PERSONAL.

Richard T. Savin and family left this cit,
on Monday afternoon for Kansas, where b.
will engage in farming. '"''
Messrs. 6. 'WrWells and John H. Fox
give no eredeuce to the rumors derogatory
to the reputation of Mr.. W. J. Lea
Caesar A. Rodney, Esq, has been elected
President of the Wilmington Fibre Com
pany, vice Anthony Higgins, Esq, resigned
James. Hargis, Vice President of the
Moral Suasion Reform Association, and
James Whelen and Alexander sammons,
have started on Temperance tour through
the lower part of Chester county.
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
"-f
LOCAL NOTES.

3 City Council meets this evening. RF
It Is rumored that the wooden mill at New
Castle will begin operations in short time.
: The first concert of the Millard Club for
1878, will take place in the Opera House
this evening.
Many farmers have been cutting ice, but
yesterdays warm weather interfered much
with their work. u.,, .r.+r.s y
Gospel meeting this evening ct the Bible
and Tract Repository, COZ Market street
All are cordially invited. g
The Quaker Assembly's third grand an
nual ball, has been fixed for Tuesday even
ling, April 30.h, 1878. Tickets, 81 90.
The Mattahom Tribe, No. II, Improved
Order of Red Men will give an entertain
nent this evening in McClary's Building.
Prices at the Rink this week will be gen.
tlernen's admission, 25 cents, use Of skates
free. Ladies admission free, use Of skates
25 cents. Rink open every afternoon and
evening until further notice.
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
BEFORE THE MAYOR.

Business at the police station was rathel
brisk yesterday morning. Acting Mayor
O'Neil presided. Patrick Duffy, charged
with drunkenness was fined so cents and
costs. Daniel Hamilton, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was fined 50 cents and
costs. Sarah Segray, for drunkenness, was
50 cents and costs.
Manuel Brown and Onas Brown, two
young colored men, charged with commit,
ting an outrage on Cornlia Brown, also COL
ored. Cornelia, who is about 1S or 20
years of age, testified that the crime was
committed on Tuesday afternoon, In the
house of Anna Patton, in Tatnall street
near Fifth street. Anna Patton swore that
Conelia came there half drunk, and that no
outrage WAS perpetrated, at all. The pris-
oners were committed to New Castle isil.
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

THE MEMBERS MEET TO DIsBAND, BUT
RESOLVE TO COMMENCE ANEW.
The Equity Cooperative Association held
a meeting, last night, Of the stockholders
for the purpose of closing the affairs OF
their organization, previous to disbanding,
not having met with sufficient encourage
ment and support to warrant d permanent
existence. A number Of persons, however,
were present, who, not wishing to see the
association 90 to decay, and thinking that
It would prosper better III the future. On
vote being taken 1t was resolved not to
let the association 60 to ruin, and on next
Wednesday evening an election for new
officers will be held, when q new com
mencement will be made. ao 4~yrrg,n
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.

All doubters of the divine Inspiration o
1.-THE bible, are cordially invited to be pres
,nt at the Household OF FAITH" Market
at owe Sixth sts., this, Thu. "ay eYen'hg'''
hear the lecture of Elder Miles a'anS, y
his eai'tiful and prophetic chart. ".ss tn''
chart ip' aSsat sixty>four by seven feet, !. ~
is a com qlete map of all the nations, to-
gethcr WI, fh the dates thereof, their dura-
tion from the Garden of Eden down to A.
D., 1874, IF this worlds history, "Come
and see,'' whether the scriptures can be
broken or not
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07

ADM1NIsToRs SALE.

At the Delaware House, yesterday morn.
ing, Victor DUPONT, Esq, sold the three
story brick dwelling on King street above
Seventh, belonging to the estate of Eliza
Patterson, deceased, advertIzed inths HER
AID, with frontage Of 16 feet and rau-
ming back 118 feet 10 James Grubb, fol
81, 900, - a'J"l s@N Ha &-t.Aaf''E
Also at the same time, 9 lot fronting on
French street, 10 feet 8 inches, and 100 feel
deep, to the same, for $500. 1'' s1aa {Uti
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
~ JUVENILE TEMPLARs.

The Centennial Temple No. 4, Juvenile
Templars have elected and installed the
following officers to serve for the current
term of three months A'%'''.
W. G. T.-Wilber Sanderson.
W. V. T.-Annie Grimes. s-t|
R. Sec, John W. Dick. se--ss's-'s 4
A. Sect-Sallie Wilhelm, rs rrr
E. Sect Clarence Pyle.
gTreas.-Rev. A, D. Davis .-j* -
Chaplsin-Lulu Wilmer. aA6 a, .oE
A. Mar.-HarrIet Virtue. ...
sentipsl--Maud Donnelly. -''
H.-Geo. M. Butcher, Jr.
onal 1la-Sallie Herssy.I sa9d"T 'A''"
q. =. D. ,ttie Meyers. ---
L. H, S.-MA ,&E't@ q "a
The Morning herald., 1878-02-07
GYPSY NUISANCE.

The band Of gypsies encamped on the
Hare's Corner road, is giving some of the
farmers in that vicinity considerable trouble
BY turning their (the gypsies) horses and
mules into the wheat for pasture, one
farmer finding no less than nine of them 10
his field at ore time. He promptly took
charge of them and put them In his barn
yard where they still remained at last
accounts. Isr't there any way of protect
ing our farmers from the incursion of these
vagabonds? -,