The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY J. l. POWER.


son from the serge OF ithahuiR ON All
afternoon of July H. lsda, he found ii
family, with nearly the entire populi
tion of the city, camped near Bale
lake. Aud they were not even the
beyond the reach of the heavy cannon
aiding from the enemys lines, extend
ing from the luuatic asylum 10 tn
woods just south of the city, Whel
later we returned To the city aud rod
up State street, we appreciated the new
name by which jackson had come to b.
known, "Chimneyville' Here ar,
some of the pen pictures of newspaper
correspondents transferred to our saraI
book at the time, jackson was WORSE
wrecked than any other city in the
South, except Atlanta, and the Federal
soldiers We're not the only ones whc
contributed to her desolation:
jackson has a deplorable appearance.
The block or square in which the Apl sal
office used to be situated, and the one soL n
OF it ON the other side of Capitol ami
fronting on State and Pascagoula streets
comprising, since the last confagrution
the main business houses of the city, are in
ashes, These two blocks include the Eps-
copal church and the buildings from there
to Concert Hall. on State street. the post
office, Julienne's bookstore, sweeping round
to Spenglers row, and down to Mrs
McMaster's including the post surgeon
Office, medical directors office, and tho
office of commander Of the post On tn,
opposite side of the street the fiery destruc-
ton began with McMurry's livery stable.
consuming the whole mass Of buildings to
Strauss store, thence to Angello's saloon
Grlfiith's clearinghouse, thence to Cleary's
store, thence down Pascagoula street, eat.
ing out the entire block
The next block running along State
and South, in succession of the one Just
named, being already pile of ruins, hav
ing been burned by the enemy during the
first visit, the house-burners ceased their
destruction in that part of the city. Mrs
Chfton's house is said to have been burned
The capitol was not injured nor was the
governors mansion. No act of wanton |
insult to ladies is reported, but houses we're
freely entered and sacked. The beautiful |
of Jackson are all scorched, with |
,red and destroyed"
Mrs. Masters corner, above referred to
S where the Harding building now stands,
md McMurrys stable was on Clarion.
ledger corner
Another correspondent: DIR. Bailey ar
wed here from jackson yesterday. The
ah has not been told touching the vandal.
Sm of the enemy while in occupation of
hat Inflated city. Every unoccupied house.
nd nearly all of those whose owners re-
lalned to protect them, was sacked and
utted Officers as high as colonies were
sen TO enter and steal articles of value and
AIRY them away. Mahogany and rose
God bedsteads, with mattresses. mosouito
ars' ana all the appendages of complete
nd elegant couch, with bedsteads set IN
nd the whole standing as if in he'd
lamber, together with rosewood marbIa-
aDped dressing cases, beaureaus, chairs,
las, line tables, pianos, ottomans, mir.
rs and all the costly furniture of the
uzens, were scattered all along the ON.
ehchments from the southern bend of :
sarl river to the extreme northern line of
g works. On these beds the Yaukea,
'pt and carried on their vile dehapcb
les, played cards and gambled, ate and
ank on the tables, and on their departur.
oke the stolen plumber into fragments
ie general carried off two fine parIor
airs from Mr. Helms residence Tbev
uled OF wagon loads of books from the
a'e library, took what books they pre.
red and destroyed the rest. This librarv
IS one of the most select and costly in
Confederacy, In Mr. Hobson's resi-, il
nee they cut his family portraits. mutt n
ed everything they could not carry off :,
: large square pieces from the center of a
carpets, and wrote obscene sentencas ,
III the walls" =
mother correspondent cone nrst ,,isi, :,
'ASoh TO realize the extent Of its de.
uctioh' 1t Is wreck of its former self
'hl ohe bowman House, including t5at .
uoCel' to the freight depot of the
ASpurg railroad, there are not excoo5
zen buildings standing upon both side.
't"'e street The same is the case IN
streets leading from State street to ~
orleans railroad. Look wbera w., -,
: rum meets the eye, The numerous
nneyS sun standing upon the burnt di..
70 ana the undisturbed debris ot
iieu walls and destroyed wares win ra.
II uhtll the end of the war. siIant INA
iole monuments of the devastating in.
u Tue banded horde, They did nor
4 the State house, but nearly DESTROYED
state library, the geological cahina+ az
piilageu the Masonic and Odd Fellows, ~
$ burnt the Catholic and EpisconaI AS
cnes' the penitentiary, the institntions III!
ne dumb and blind, and every sbon ana pr
Dry IN The place. They burned all thn pa
oau depots, cars, etc, and many nr;. ito
residences So nearly completa ala an
consider their nefarious work +hot int
now call the former capitaI of tho Wis
u state OF Mississippi "Chimneyville,n Nid
an inappropriate name in its presen. Tn
sue
he grasshoppers have done mpcb mu
age in Bolivar county, especially OF
ne Dahomey plantation, where one are
N patch OF 800 acres was DESTROYED no
5'Ooo acres much damaged.
and greatly beloved ;,
IN OF Mississippi died at his home >
-adlson county on Tuesday morn. l ~"
July %, the Hon. John R Cama. i ,ilu
IN the 18th year of his age. He oro
III extensive and successful plantar -
d d state senator, and was a candi. ~
Tor governor eight years ago. His 10
IS a great loss not only to his NOT
y but to the entire State. - :
h. John p Dfn.,. com
DR.. w q r.. " -. NoNuo Dee, the
loned for president pro tenn Of y ~
anate. Vi Is e.