The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-11

was at eight o'clock In the night
with no conveyance an0Hot able to
walk to hunt another place. She
finally agreed to do the best she
could for me, and I made my sup
per on potato, corn batter cakes
and warm water tea.
Feb. 10. Cloudy and very warm
this morning. Peach trees are
blooming here. Reported in the
Port Hudson paper that the Con-
federate gunb0at Webb was captur-
ed at the mouth of the Red river on
the 18th. Also that another Fed
eral gunboat passed Vicksburg night
before last in storm, making two
below that place. Gen, Sibley on
the west side lost nearly all his
wagon train.
Federal Congress on the 3rd pass
ed an act authorizing Lincoln to
arm and equip 10000 negroes for
the army and navy. The New Jer-
sey Legislature passed an act refus-
ing to pay anything to states that
may emancipate their slaves. The
recent high water is said to have
proved the canal around Vicksburg
a failure. Had bed made down on
the parlor floor last night; Slept
very comfortably.
| From this point the diary is kept
in the handwriting of Mai. Camp
BELLS sister, Mrs. @. A. White, of
Fountain Creek, Tennessee.]
Feb. l6. Federals report that they
whipped Forrest at Fort Donelson
and killed and wounded one hundred
and fifty of his men. Messrs. Evans
and Milligan came in last night,
Got room last night and paid 81
for day and nights lodging. Paid
hackman $l5 passage TO Tangipa-
h0a. Rained great deal yesterday
and the roads were very bad.
In two hours we arrived within
three miles of Tangipahoa, where
we stopped for supper at house
kept by negro, his master having
gone off to the war was complete
! ly exhausted Some coffee and a
drink of brandy did me a great deal
Of good, slept very well on a mat
tress made down OH the floor. We
had no light except pine torches.
/
at daylight in the rain. OF four pub
! lie houses none would agree to give
us breakfast. We bought two loaves
of bread for dollar. On going into
store to get it [ stumbled on my
saddle bags which had been brought
through horseback. Got three eggs
and made breakfast off eggs and
loaf bread. Left Tangipahoa al
nine o'clock. Learn from Col. Tay.
lor, of the army Of the Potomac, thai
sugar in Richmond is worth frou
! $10G to $1.05 pound; molasses $l(
per gallon. Hear that Banks ha,
been shot at New Orleans and tha
troops are continually arriving
there. Heavy rains for the pas
three or four days have made the
water very high near Jackson
Smallpox is raging there, too
Waited at thedepot till nearly nigh
to see if the Meridian train wen
out, but it didn't come in on accoun
of break in the road between her,
and Vicksburg. Every house il
town is running over. Went to I
private boarding house and slept OF
sofa.
Feb. IS, Started to the depot a
daylight through the mud, afraid t
wait for a hack. Learned that thu
train would not go to Meridian til
the down train returned at $3.50 .
m. Rained all day here yesterda,
and is dTizzing this morning. Tn,
) weather and the difficulty of get
ting along is very hard on me. Go
up two hours before day and started
to the office before it was light
through mud aud water shoemoutl
deep. Went into the ticket offic
to dry my feet. One of the clerk
came in and 1 proposed to move IN.
baggage out of his way. He sal,
. that l had better move out myself
Went over to the Confederate H0uS
but would not engage a room as the,
had case of smallpox, so / was lef
. out in the cold and damp. Learn
ing that no trains went out till even
ing, / went up to Mr.. Hull's office
about hundred yards, and asked j
l might sit by his fire. He was yer.
kind and proposed to take care o
, me for the night. Leaned from hin
that the road between here and Me
ridian had been washed out an
: that it would probably be three day
; before / could get away. The ex
posure is making me cough n grea
: deal. Passengers report that tn
Yankee gunboats are shelling Vicks
burg.
Feb. 10. Papers say nothing Q
: the shelling. Slept very comfortabl
in Mr.. Hull's office. Learn that W
can get off tomorrow. The Jackso
MiSsiSSippidR says there are hun
dred cases Of smallpox outside th
: hospitals. Being unable to get a
egg | made my breakfast on loa
bread. Learn that the train wen
through bridge between here an
Meridian, killing three railroad me-
and number of passengers. Hav
= no idea when we will get away
; Heard this evening that the gun
! boat, Queen of the Vest, was captul
; ed at the mouth of Red river.
Feb. 20. Right cool this morning
: There are washouts in all the road
around here. Went to the upper dc
J pot to see if we could go any dis
t tance on a freight train, but foun
, that we couldn't. Messrs. Evan
and Milligan are determined I
g leave this town. Learned that
. freight train would probably leav
at $3.50 p. m. Walked back to til
\ lOvyar denot which evbausted m