Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-10
MATTERS MEXICO,


The Mexican railroads are fast advancing
toward the interior, and soon the two neigh
boring republics will be in condition to carry
on intimate relations with each other, and
we are naturally beginning to wish TO know
something more than we have hitherto done
of what is going on among people whose
acquaintance we are about to cultivate.
Among other things going on in Mex
leo, we see the people are profoundly af-
just now a soiourner in our skies. great
part of the people regard the comet and sits
horrid hair" as indicative of approaching
calamity, as 4 portent of the times when the
stars of heaven shall fall TO the earth fig
tree casts its unripened fruit when shaken by
a mighty wind; when the heavens shall
shrink as a scroll when it is rolled together,
and every mountain and island upon the
earth be moved out of lis place. They stare
upon the strange vision with terrified eyes,
and in whispered tones tell each other of the
fearful things that are to come, winding all
up with a visit to early church service,
praying as the beads clip nimbly between
their fingers that the awful doom
impending may be delayed until af-
ter their time. Among the fashionable
and the lovely senoritas of the flashing eyes
a different scene is beheld. At o'clock in
the morning tine spacious balconies and Nat
roofs of the houses present distinguished
groups arrsyed, early as is the hour, In
faultless attire TO gaze upon an object that
is especially glorious in the clear atmosphere
ard against the brilliant background Of the
Mexican sky. The ladies upon the bal
comics wear coquettish morning wrappers,
fashion which has been got up expressly for
the occasion, and the "comet-wrapper" is
pronounced "the sweetest thing out" 1t is
declared that the perfect couture in which
they display themselves is all prepared over
night, and that curls and rolls are all ready
and preseutable as soon as the unaccustomed
early awaking requires. or course the
young SENIORS are not too lndolent to arise
and hear the morning stars twitter together,
and the senoritas, with their comet |
wrappers" and their cofures, attract more
gazing than the comet itself. Evidently our
American bellies who wish to be CONNIE Il fdut
will find the black-eyed Mexican beauties
formidable rivals; one can get up Sonnet |
wrapper" the others have succeeded only In
getting up comet cough. There has been
much discussion as to the initiation of |
the new railroads with a reciprocal
treaty with the United States On this point
the Mexiesns are no further advanced than |
many among ourselves. They think they 1
should be making conesssions for which no l
equivalent would be received. Here are two |
nations adjoining each other; they construct,
at an immense expense, vast tracks OF rail-
road to make cheaper the transport OF freight,
then they impose tariff duties to make the
goods transported dearl "Can the force Of
folly further go?" What win future gene
rations, as they learn such things as these,
think Of this generation that believes itself |
go wise, and so loudly proclaims it TO be an
age of progress? Most of the news now re-
ceiyed from Mexico refers to railroads and
mines. The roads are in the course OF Wig
orous construction. The American com. Q