The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-04

interesting details of the entry of the
other Confederate commands, of the
surrender of the Federal infantry, OF
the destruction of the vast stores of
every kind accumulated TOR Grants
great army, and of the excitement and
confusion necessarily incident to the
occasion. The scene was described as
wild and exciting, Federals running,
Confederates pursuing and yelling, ne
groes and abo~lition;sts begging for
mercy, tents and houses burning,
torches flaming, guns popping, sabres
clanking, women in dreaming robes,
clapping their hands with joy and
shouting encouragement to the raiders,
a mass of frantic human beings, pre-
senting in the early morning hour a
picture which words would not pretend
to portray"
After reciting the capture of Mrs.
Grant, the p~aroling of the prisoners,
and the continuation Of the raid as far
as Middleburg along the Mississippi
Central, and telling how Van Dorm al
ways kept his pursuers at a respectful
distance and peat off all who attempted
to intercept him, and finally returned
to Grenada, the paper concludes as fol-
lows:
1--WE had accomplished one of the
most daring and successful raids of the
war. In consequence of losing so i'm
portant a post as Holly Springs, Col.
Murphy was dismissed from the service
II, ~ Stipr:r.r ,.,l,. H., Co., E,,nt ~,
take effect on Dec. 20, the day of his
capture. The destruction of the stores
in Holly Springs was an irreparable
loss to Grant. His army was thus sud-
denly deprived of sustenance. The
Mississippi Contra terminated at Jack
son, Tenn, and Forrest from this point
had completely destroyed the Mobile &
Ohio railroad to Columbus, Ky. With
the fear inspired by the dashing Van
Dorm and the reckless Forrest, Grant
saw hat he could not maintain a rail-
road in working order. Hence deem.
ing his position untenable, he fell back
to reopen communication with Mem.
phis. lie would not undertake to sub.
sist his army on the country with Penn.
berton in his front and the daredevil
cavalry OF flank and in rear. He wisely
determined to abandon this line alto.
gether and to move his army down the
Mississippi river from Memphis to
N~icksburg.
sherman, in the meantime, ignorant
of what had happened at Holly Springs
and of Grants retreat, had proceeded
to carry out his part OF the prearranged
program and bad landed his forces on
, the bank of the Yazoo, attacking $. d..
Lee at Chickasaw Bayou. 1t is claimed
that Sherman might not have failed SO
completely if Grant could have pushed
on and held Pemberton's forces in his
front, thus preventing timely rein.
forcement of Lee.
I'm conclusion | may join with Com
rade Barron of the Third Texas in the
statement that from the beginning Of
this raid into Holly Springs | was I'M
der the command of Van Dorm till his
untimely death at Spring Hill, Tenn.
Speaking from memory, and after an
experience of -four years in the Confed.
tl avail uIdSi lOuo Ndh1io II
Guiding the intrepid Armstrong, the
'Game-Cock' Chalmers, the cautious
Red jackson, and hat all-round sue.
cessful soldier, Stephen D.. Lee, | must
express the deliberate opinion that a
more chivalrous soldier did not draw
battle-blade in either army than Earl
Van Dorm; and as a cavalry commander
] do not believe he had a superior on
the continent of America"
The girls of the Industrial College
have a ARE treat in store in the annual
address which is to be delivered before
them by Hon. E. J. Bowers of the coast.
He is one of the States most prominent
young men and a gifted speaker. Mr..
Bowers, as is well known, can charm
any audience to which ne addresses
himself. But when it comes to having
the fioor to himself, while nearly five
hundred lovely college girls give him
their undivided attention, we prophesy
that he will cover himself with glory
hitherto undreamed of.
Vegetables and Strawberries are be.
ing shipped by carloads from points
all along the ten thousand acre stretch
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Orleans and Crystal Springs. Fortu
nately for this immense interest in
Mississippi the young plants and grow
ing fruits were not seriously injured
by the recent cold snap. So good a re
port cannot be given of the young
cotton, as it was completely killed of
in many sections. And to make matter,
worse, many planters are without sui
. ficient seed for ~re-planting.
State Treasurer Showers is earnestly
advocating a change in the State
financial policy, by which the vast sum
usually lying idle in the treasury ma.
be made to earn enough to almost pa,
the cost of running the government
; This 'can be done by depositing thu
States money in State banks and thu
! putting it in circulation, making it ear
; "a goodly increase and securing create
safety for it. Mr.. Showers saws tina
| every State in the Union except four
l he believes, has a policy of this sort
and all are well pleased. Leading bus
mess men also advocate the plan u
I safe, and sound financially.
There is a movement on foot to con