The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-02
ABSOLUTELY PURE

State, and south, in succession,
OF the one just named, being al
ready a pile Of ruins, having
been burned by the enemy dur
ing their first visit, the house,
burners ceased their destruction
in that part OF the city. Mrs.
Clifton s house is said to have
been burned. The Capitol was
not injured, nor was the Cover
nor's Mansion. No act of wan
ton insult to ladies is reported,
but houses were freely entered
and sacked. The beautiful sub
urbs OF Jackson are all scorched,
wilhered and destroyed. "
Mrs. Masters corner, above
referred TO, Is where the Harding
building now stands, and Me-
Murry's stable was on Clarion
Ledger corner.
Another correspondent: CDR.
Bailey arrived here from jackson
yesterday The half has not
been told touching the vandal-
ism Of the enemy while in occu-
patton of that i'll -fated city. Ev.
cry unoccupied house, and near
ly all of those whose owners re-
mained to protect them, was
sacked and gutted. Officers as
high as colonels were seen to en-
ter and steal articles of value
and virtue, and carry them away
Mahogany and rosewood bed
steads, with mattresses, mosquito
bars, and all the appendages Of
a complete and elegant couch,
With bedsteads set up, and the
whole standing as il in a bed
chamber, together with rosewood
marbo-s stabbed dressing cases,
bureaus, chairs, sofas, fine ta-
bles, pianos, ottomans, mirrors,
and all the costly furniture Of the
citizens, we're scattered all along
the entrenchments from the
southern bend Of the Pearl river
to the extreme northern line Of
the works. On these beds the
| Yankees slept, and carried on
their vile debaucheries, played
cards and gambled, ate and
drank on the tables, and on their
departure broke the stolen plum
der into fragments One general
carried off two fine parIor chairs
from Mr.. Helms residence. They
hauled off wagon loads Of books
from the State Library, took
what books they preferred and
destroyed the rest. This library
was one Of the most select and
costly in the Confederacy. In
Mr.. Hobson's residence they cut
his family portraits, mutilated
everything they could not carry
off, cut large square pieces from
the center Of his carpets, and
wrote obscene sentences upon
the walls. F"
4 Another correspondent: "One
must visit jackson to realize the
extent Of its destruction. II is d
wreck Of its former self. From
the Bowman House, including
that fine hotel, to the freight de-
pot on the Yicksburg railroad,
there are not exceeding ton build
ings standing upon both sides
State street. The same is the case
on the streets leading from State
street 10 the New Orleans rail-
road. Look where you will, ruin
meets the eye. The numerous
chimneys are still standing upon
the burnt districts, and the un-
disturbed debris Of charred walls
and destroyed wares will renal n
until the end OF the war, silent
but terrible monuments of the de-
yastating inroad Of the vandal
horde. They did not burn the
state house, but nearly destroyed
the state library, the geological
cabinet, etc., pillaged the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows halls,
burnt the Catholic and Episcopal
churches, the penitentiary, the
institutions OF the dumb and blind,
and every shop and factory in the
place. They burned all the rail-
road depots, cars, ETC., and many
private residences. So nearly
complete did they consider their
nefarious work that they now cali
J the former capital Of the proud
, state Of Mississippi, Chimney
ville," not an inappropriate name
J in its present garb. -