Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-29
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
The Cotton Trsde-RaiirOad Monopoly
social Events-HOg Stealing
rom an Appeal Correspondent

| From an Appeal Correspondent
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, January 81
Holly Springs has not been, at least during
the past year, the largest cotton market in
| the world, but the number of bales its mer-
chants actually do purchase they are anxious
| to have correctly reported. Your cor
| respondent wrote that the total amount we
would handle this year would be about six
| thousand five hundred bales. Your intelli-
gent compositor made it read six hundred
! and fifty bales, thus dividing the true
amount BY ten Even this is but one third
the number of bales we have purchased in
past years. This alarming decrease in our
trade in the great staple of the country is
one of the reasons of the general anxiety for
the early completion OF the proposed Mem
phis, Selma and Brunswick railroad. The
railway which at present forms our sole con-
neetion with New Orleans and Memphis is
of course, monopoly. It's charges for trans
portation of all kinds are 10 the last degree
exorbitaut. Indeed, they are so high
that it is impossible for our merchants
to compete with those of Collier
nessee. Owing to this cause, mo It of the cot
ton of Marshall county is sold outside of the
State. Planters who live south of this city
have even been known TO transport their cot
ton through Holly Springs to Collierville,
twenty-five miles to the north. They have
found it cheaper to undertake this labor and
expense than to dispose OF it at the low
prices our merchants are compelled to offer.
The building of another road will destroy
this monopoly. Composition will lower the
rates of transportation. Our merchants will
then be able to compete with those of adj
joining cities, and Holly Springs again be-
come a cotton market OF no mean proper
tions. -ss
The Chancery Court of Marshall county
began its session in the courthouse on last
Tuesday morning. Chancellor A. B. Fly, OF
Water Valley, Yalobusha county, on the
bench. The docket Is rather heavy, and
there are on;se number Of important cases
set down for argument. Chancellor Fly is
one of the most popular OF our Mississippi
judges, not only upon the bench, but also in
society. He is a lawyer OF great ability and
gentleman of easy and pleasing manners.
He possesses, in marked degree, the rare
but happy faculty of maintaining the Dig
nifty OF his position without displaying the
least haughtiness or abruptnesg OF manner .s
He is esteemed and resps cted not only by the
attorneys in his district, but also By all Of
our citizens who have the pleasure of his
acquaintance.--=s--.--..u =
A stranger might regard our weather this
week as abominable, unless indeed, he had
resided here during the seven preceding
days, and then he would certainly bless it as
salubrious- To-day, however, the skies are
clear, the sun Is shining, our streets are ami
mated in appearance, the umbrella, the Arc
tic oyershoes, and even the overcoat, are
thrown aside, and mankind, as we'll as the
heavens, seem happy and smiling. ~
Our leading weekly newspaper, the Holly
Springs Reporter, offered premium of $50
in gold, lew weeks ago, TO the person who
would first name The =songesf, shortest and
middle verse in the Old Testament, and the
same premium was offered to- the person
who would first name the book and division
in the Bible in which occurs every letter of
the Hebrew alphabet. RsE-E- d. Miller.
our superintendent st public instruction,
was made referee, and awarded both prizes
to Mr.. J. B. Rice, an atfaek Of the Jackson
Miss Clarion Mr.. Rice acknowledges
the receipt Of the $40 in gold, in the last
number Of the Reporter teE
The spring session of the Franklin Female
College of this city, an excellent school for
young ladies, began on Wednesday, the 18th
instant. The college ID in fiourishing con-
dition. Miss F. E. Willard, who has been
lecturing in Memphis this week, addressed