The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-29

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% De- complimentary, but sp0iied Il all
n stating that the run of twenty-five
Diles was made in three hours, Capt
Harris, the conductor. and who is also
lna of the Owners. Is Just proud enough
Of his road not 10 appreciate such q
70 the speed of his loc0mo-
tive. The schedule time is Two hours,
and the running time i sometimes an
hour and three quarters.
The owners of this road are Messrs. :
Falconer, Thurmond and Harris, each /
having an equal interest. The latter Il /
conductor aud general manager. The /
road received some aid from the State /
in 1872. The issue Of bonds fer that /
purpose was enjoined, and there was leg
islative inquiry by q special committee /
on the subject, but the projectors Of the |
road realized substantial help from the
sale OF the bonds, while several inYes-
tors got badly left in their purchase.
Soon after the passage OF the Railroad
Supervision law, the Ripley Railroad
submitted its tariff of charges, rules
etc. 70 the Railroad Commissioners,
and they were approved, and had the
other roads done likewise they would
have avoided yexatiOus litigation and
adverse decisions of Supreme Courts.
The fact Is, the roads had reduced their
passenger and freight rates 10 hgure-
that were generally accepted a. fair and
reasonable, and there was no probable
danger that d commission composed oI
sucn men as John II. Stone, Nm. Is.
Augustus and VIM. Neville would
have imposed regulations or restric-
tions detrimental to their interests
Much as the people want supervision OF
railroads and other great corporations,
! they would not approve oppressive
measures against them. The advocates
Of supervision simply want committee
/ to stand between the railroads and the
people, to see that the interests of the
! latter are protected, while no injustice
is done the former. y poor man may
! have his stock injured or killed, and the
railroad may refuse TO pay for same, and
he must either bear the loss or employ
an attorney, and the fee of the latter
NAV be more than the stock is worth.
All such matters, referred to commits
sion, could be investigated, and deter
mined or the principles OF equity, and
thus maintain that good Will that should
subsist between the people and the rail
roads-each being dependent upon the
OLIlti IpA pau p4inl-C sNAiNA PAYS tfNaAt.
BUTT was not my purpose 10 discuss
/, railroad supervision. The great ques
ton is still before the court of last re
sort, and whatever the decision Of thai
tribunal may be, it will be accepted a
, a final solution OF the problem. IL
obtain such a decision viii be worth al
the money that Mississippi has or ma!
expend under her supervision law.
-. sF,Y 70
Ia giving a report Of the memorial ser
vices, in honor of the late General NJ
7. Lowrey, l omitted an acrostic on IN
name by Mrs. Buchanan, based upoI
appropriate passages of scripture. 1t wa
beautiful tribute TO the great and GOO
, man. DIR. hurry was also one of tn
. speakers, and as he was prompted I
, speak upon the suggestion OF your cor
: respondent, the omission OF his nam
:, from those who made addresses on tn
, occasion is quite ineXcusable. BE CON
mended the life and character OF Gen
eral Lowrey especially to the emulatio
of the young.
a VISIT TO DUMAS
: Has been one of the most enjoyable il
: cidents of my visit to Tippah. Duma
is ten miles southwest of Ripley, an
y eighteen miles from Baldwin, on til
# NJ. & o. Railroad My companion
were, DIR. John y. Mury, L. Rogal
ESQ, one of the substantial merchant
: of Ripley, and DIR. E. NJ. AleXande
# who has served in the Senate and Hous
e and who was one of the most ethcieI
q members of the joint committee o
benevolent institutions. He retire
Il from the practice of medicine sever:
e years since, and engaged in merchal
n dising. He is one of the most popul;
N men il Tippah county.
r. Considering the backwardness Of Il
II season, farm work is well advance
N The farmers-mostly white men al
v women, and boys were blowing an
d. planting. Much of the land has bee
L worn out, but other land was beir
ID cleared and cultivated. This j. one
al the finest sections of the State for til
Der, and it seems like a pity to app
the ak to such giants of the forest
you drive through in this country.
g. Dumas has two stores, kept by d
w. NJ. hurry and b. w. Sadler. II
'e Wallace Brothers run farm and blac
Re smith shop Drs Murry and o. P. Pa
We mer prescribe medicine for the peopl
of The farmers in the neighborhood are
Ie A. Tgert, w. A. Stokes, VIM.
Il Wigington, Sam. 2. Nabers and j.
IN Henson. Two miles westward. VIM.
is Kelly has a grist mill ana blacksmi
10 shop. | found orr host, DR.. w.
Murrv, to be one of the busiest al
&c most practical of men. He has as lar
e a practice as healthy country afforc
n, attends TO his store, runs farm mi
n distant, and his garden gets the ben
= :, fit of all his ''ieisure" time. His goo
81 wife is the daughter of my old frlen
'e the late Arthur |. Ellis, of Sardis, WI
u had as kind heart as ever throbbed
IS human breast. Goodbye, Dumas.
"A A visit to the home of
We SENATOR W. a. BOYD,
n contributed also very greatly to t
st pleasure of your correspondent. |
hurry was my companion on this tri
ny Mr.. Boyd lives FIVE miles from Ripple
n and his place is known as Little He
e, ory." Judge Green, who is still livir
ut but very old and feeble, was gre
hunter, and was in the habit of givil
We peculiar but very appropriate names
no the localities where game was most.tO
ce. found. At Mr.. Boyd's place, there a
is now a hundred or more little hickori
in the field just west of his house. t
Boyd estate, Just before the war, W
very large, and the family was qui
wealthy; but when the war ended, \
Boyd had to make new beginning, a
has been fairly successful. A few yes
since he had the misfortune to have
III right hand mutilated in gin, a
Ter this operates against his disposiui
IN. to manual labor, but he works hal
l. and delights to talk of matters perta
:, ing to field and farm. His garden is t
IA largest and finest ! saw in Tipp
DIV county, and his table that day present
ter fine exhibit of his industry and SIX
al in vegetable culture. And such
dinner. Hatchie cat fish, mamme
us turkey and other good things IL
or, appealed to the appetite, and the &
ey peal was not in vain. Mr.. Boyd a
nv his family must think that good eati
- is good medicine for sick man, for til
III certainly prescribed it in other tn
Try homeopathic proportions on the occasi
of of my visit. / managed TO get back
nd Ripley without serious damages.
+ Senator Boyd represents the Distri
- composed of the counties OF Tipps
'ur Benton and Union. He is thorough
Tor informed, and generally sound on all t
cd questions of the day He is an |
@ swerving Democrat, and has never ma
Gu concessions TO or compromises with t
on enemy. He was in the Legislature
Tor 1872, and has sort of affecrionate
-. gard for the forty others who stood
with him, like a ''Stone-wall," again
io' the schemes of the carpet-baggers a
wn scallawagers who then had control of t
he State. The present Executive of t
o~. State was one of the leaders Of Il