The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-10-27

niles o. THIS ROAD, 70 Triniiv Iesa
there Is to be the Natchez ana (, Ia
Railroad; then a road from v Nss
site Natchez, to point IN aala
meeting with the Iron Mm,n-liiks1s
then road along the Mics Ri,
Vicksburg; and then an extspP ne
Natchez, Jackson and Cohm6uuo
from Raymond, through BoI,o XII,
City. This may seem like erso,9 .
in the air" but some of them '..1 Ia
be built, and that before YER, Tll on
were many who smiled at ON, 3ls
and conclusions in Institute uI y
twelve years ago, but the Na,oL ual
and Columbus Railroad is now 4 "a
glorious fact.
Natchez has been noted for h.,
CHARITABLE INSTITUTION,
Her three Asylums afford com6..,,
for about one hundred and siT ''-Ot
D'Evereux Hall, for boys, and Z u
Asylum, for girls, are under tbo y y
Catholics. The Protestant Ornbs1~' s
under the care of Board Of ash
gers, representing the variops ~
denominations, and, the Hebrev.- We
ter being conspicuous for their "
and liberality toward the A.via<'s
these Asylums depend Tor tbs,
mainly upon the contributions If .,
table. The boys of D'Evereuv E fl
vate a large vegetable garden, vb;-
an income of nearly two thousoa5~
per annum. Certain hours are Il.
labor and to study, so that when y
pass out from under the care Of ii '1.
Iums, they are in a measure preparsIs
upon LIES duties. Many of then Voc
come honored and useful in po 5
private station.
The children of the Protesan,
attend the Natchez Institute wbi.iH
public school of the city. Incom1.~, !
two of the lady managers, wv. a-l
Asylum in the afternoon, and wa1
to see that the buildings had been
and newly painted and other mpc,
improvements had been made-,b,-
the generous contributions from I-S
Sunday schools and other sourca.
the past summer. We found ths a
in the study hall, working on tbej, 'I'
for the next day. They were ps,s ~
comfortably, but very plainly dress
all seemed happy. Mrs. White NY
been Matron for the past fourteen y...
a tender mother to them all. Her w.
law, and her law is love. Before well '..
was distribution Of hats to the girl ,7 !, v
had been either purchased or donat.J y.
we're the first hats that had coyerei =
heads for many years. They weresI ~.
but those that had feathers and brigbt.
bon trimmings were the tavorites
There are about forty girls. and
very small boys now in the Pr,,
Asylum. On the day of nv yiG, N
orphans-two little girls ana taeirh,93,,
were received from Franklin CONNIE
the managers were expecting twomop
DeSoto county, for whose admis>jo, =.
cation had been made through Hon +
Dockery.
II the Lodges and Sunday Scboal, n
charitable people generally, who bays
tributed to the support of this Asylum ~,
visit 1t, as 1T has been my privilege ,sr
times, they could not fail to take n
greater interest in its support
The State could not make better I'M,
ment than to distribute annuaIly "a \
Asylums in Natchez an aggregate a. j
thousand dollars, thus suppiemeniincnr,I
charity, and enlarging the usefulness NM
institutions. Ii there are "constitut.,i
difficulties in the way of such an apptr..
ton, it would be oreditable toour bnm,e,
to remove them. In New York, New Or,
and other large cities, orphan asylou,
supported mainly by taxation, thus alnr-
all TO share in the duty and priyih,
caring for the helpless waits that NAL
otherwise be unprovided for.
Through the courtesy Of j. S. Monte,
cry, Esq, the very efficient Superintep5,
of Education for Adams county. | ys.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS or NATCHEZ,
In the Natchez Institute, of which Pa
r. L. Maher is Principal, there are Sl8
rolled, and the number will be increa,,l
400. There are eight assistant teache,
accomplished ladies, who do their work 4.
but are not very well paid. The bm.
cupy the rooms in the lower story, and i
girls the upper. There is recess Of \
in every hour, and this recess
curing toward the close of my visit I
rooms were emptied in an astoni,ln
short space of time. When we get I
central school on College Green, in Jacks
We can then, aud not before. have
organized and thoroughly pr,3
school like the Natchez Institute.
The colored school has white primo,
md eight female colored assistants
bout the same number of pupils rs a, ,
The Union School Hons i,
arge, handsome and costly brick bRiIdr
conveniently arranged and well furniS
indeed the colored children seem To he h
er provided for, in this respect. than
he whites.
The many Masonic and other friends Of
JACOB PEBBLES, GRAND TYLER,
1 tie Grand Lodge, will regret to IN
hat this excellent brother has become !
irely blind. During the last Session
4rand Lodge it was manifest that his Nd
lad become much impaired, but during d
'ast summer cataracts closed out the IA.
is feared, forever. 1t is possible he
nay be removed. When | met him he W
n his way to the steamer for New Oraa,
oping that one of the oeulists there can
omething for his relief Jacob P,rB
gery pear nan, and his misfortune, %
ms hint, will, | am sure, touch the bear
nd the purses of his brethren.
But this letter has extended to unreaa
bic length. To Messrs. Lambert and Ga
On, OF the democrat, Col. De Lao, .Jno
'lcEs, and many other kind friends, | a
ldebted for two very delightful DAYS int.
lty OF the Bluffs. Goodbye, Natcda
Press Convention.
Yours, LOGAN,