Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-06


er, became acquainted with q lady,
equally young looking, who resided
miles back OF Louisville. InS weeks
from the time they tirst met, they were
married, and came aboard al Louisville
same day, bODnd for point down the
river, where they intended making
their home. Where they landed l
Will tell lOrlher along.
We arrived at Memphis, Tenn, at
A. NJ. on the 20th, having made the run
irom Cairo without once stopping, 2i3
miles, in 10 hours. Our Captain gave
US two hours here to ''do the city," Ii
Is situated on high bluff, and has
rather fine and imposing appearance
from the river. 1t contains 10000 in
habItants, including cQlOred, which are
numerous and mostly idle-plenty OF
mud and filth on the streets, and a
beautiful park, called Jackson p P,rk, ,
which in our ramble through the city a
number of Us visited. In il Is a nice
fountain, many fine shade trees, among
them large number OF beautiful mag
nOlias fEOm 10 to p feet in height, with
iull foliage Of green. The jackson
monument was duly inspected By our
party. 1t Is rather an insignificant
looking affair, however. The mOAu
ineut proper is OF gray stone about two
teet square al base, SIX feet high, sur
mounted by a bust of Gen. jackson
about life-s,Ze. On one side of the
monument is carved, 1.-The Federal
Union, it must and shall be preserved" ."
Can't now quote what Was Oh the oth
er sides. Returning to our boat, the
two hours allowed by cur gallant cap
tain being up, we were soon steamlug
on Southwark, and in about 3 hours
time, away down in DesOtO county,
Mississippi, our boat struck Its bow
against the soft lOamy bank on the OOr-
der OF cOttOn-tield, clio &c by a carIn
and pile of cord wood; and there
where our youthful bride and grnou
landed. The last we SAW OF them ~
our boat left the shore she was stand
ing on the bank in the mud, with L
valise in one hand and bird-cdge iu
| the other, and he was engaged 10 get
ting their trunk TO the top of the bauk
some distance of. This is the piac,
they intended making their home anu
tryingItO make their v vUg-on a co tor
field OF about 10 acres, that frequently
oVerH1w5, On which is a very ru ie cab
IN, surrounded Dy wilderness of USE
less cottonwood, miles away fron an,
other ha6italiOn. The question is, viii
they succsed? Doubtful. Sad rifle
tions come up with the inq Hry, "Ht~
not the poor girl made mistake, anU
gone 10 ii poor maTket?'
Ga the mocniug OF the 2lst, our noble
steamer having piOwed lis way all Il. gh,
long, with but few snort stops, found u
approaching Greenvilie, on the MIsoIs
slppi side, PSI miles below Memphis.
This is one of the places where the vel
low fever was SO dreadiUily fatal lasl
summer. Two thirds of ali those whC
remained in the place during the prev
alence OF the disease, died. The town
Is on low, marshy bottom, and is
wretched, squallid looking place. The
wonder il, not that yellow fever anu
other malarial diseases are fatal at suct.
places, but why people will build up
towns at sucn places, and stay there IA,
all, when there are SO many better To-
calities unoccupied.
And now having passed to the lower
part OF the Arkansas, on the river bOr-
der OF which there Is buI little Improve :
meni, and as We pass along the U per
border of Louisiana, between WH.ch
Stale and Mississippi the river flows.
we are where tue grand old river he
comes To travellers, especially on theii
first trip down it, intensely interest ng
with It's bends aud DayUus, island
and eddies; its broad bottoms, large
plantations ard extensive forests, inter
SpeTsed GA either shore. AT some pom >
the river spreads out TO several miles
in width; at other places narrOWs down
to one-half mile aud less. Phe who'll
country being low and fiat, no NIL,
whatever along on either side, like,
there are ou The On.O, tGe general
course OF tA9 river Is not well defined
so that il looking ahead, On5 cannot
tell from lPpearanues, without other
knowledge, which Way il Will turn af
ter passing d bend ahead Of your point
of observation. You see, sometimes, a
broad y pairs OF water which seeais To
come 10 ia endsaWay IN the distance,
like lake WitGUu6 an outlet. And
then on arriving At the point that seem
ed to be the eAu, the proper channel
will, like as not, be found to ruu in a
posed it would. Oh course, river men,
and especially pilots, understand the
various turns aud courses better Span
lsh moss grow: mere IN abundance. 1t
Is attached 10, anI hangs in clusters
and waving ie5tOOns on the branches OF
the trees, giving the forests the appear
dnce, at distance, OF beiag thickly in
terspersed with nuge pines in full lOli
age.
We landed at Viczsburg at 8 O'Clock
at night. cons, quentiy could not see
much ui the cIt5. 1t Is situated, like
Memphis, on a nigh bluff. Remaining
here half an hour, during which time
d number OF Us walked up the steep
grade Of about 20 degrees, nearly, |
think, ami about u quarter Of a mile
long, 10 the top Of the bluff. Only had
time 10 pass around "a square or two
aud retUIn. The river mere is slack
water, being at the northeast point OF q
bend, little below the mouth of the
river. Across the neck OF land formed
by the bend oi the river, there is what
Is called "a cutoff passage through
which the current flows. Tne water,
therefore, at NirkSbuTg Is without cur
rent, like "A lake. Boats going down
stream can iand without turning.
Next morning at 8 O'clock, just as we
finished breakfast, Natchez was reach
I'd, 107 miles below. This place is also
on 4 Diaf. Having one hours time
here, we spent it in ascending to the
top, on the brow of which is a nice lit |
tie park, supplied with seats, where
we "vieWed tae landscape DER" The |
view is indeed beautiful. Here vel
iound Tor the fist time since leaving |
nome, the miiiGess of spring. Peach
trees and flowers ia full bloom, and
rapidly starting forward
iarkiGS coming to the boat with huge
baskets OF fresh vegetables on their
heads. the weather just like mild
Nay mUrni1g at home; can sit out
IN the gusrds Of the vessel, and chat,
md gaze 1t tue "a sing scenery as we
gently glide on tAe broad surface OF
his grand Old stream. The bluff, al