Year: 1866

,h.mse,yss From Chattanooga TO New Orleans every
eating house huge mpos,,on the S osns and hs
prices fabulous; indeed II cost many OF the nrougn
passengers from New York more COR saDsis.ence ana
sleepng berths than the entire railway rare OF $Oo III
tho gentlemen Interested In the great southern route
hone to compete with the numerous lines OF steamers
they must establish better eating houses along the route
abolish the practice OF separating the sexes and instead
separate races reduce the ratio OF sleeping berhs
from So to g. and instruct their employees TO handle
pitched distance Of ten feet from the and tho con-
tents srewn about tho platform The New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern Railway especially
Is huge swinde. They charge So for single berhs,
make slow time, and the employees generally seem
to be in league with the eating house swindlers to
fleece passengers at the Magnolia House Magnolia, Ns
sissppi The proprietor charged pass So 60 for
a game OF billiards played while the train halted for
leans we're $40 So Had come by steamer they would
have been less than $40 Travellers will do we'll to take
the steamers, or II they prefer rail switch or a. Cleve
land, Tennessee for Atlanta West Point, Mobile, and
thence to this point by steamer.


THE CROPS IN ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI


The cotton crop through Northern Alabau8 Is pretty
fair but the cotton has Just made his appearance
and threatens destroy It, In Mississippi the crop Is
very light while understand that is no better in the
other cotton States Planters are very much discour
aged in consequence and II Is thought tho entire crop
Will not exceed seven hundred thousand balcs


THE SOUTHERN pEopLE-RADIcAL LEA


Lam aware that very large portion OF the people nj
the North have accepted the oft repeated stories OF IN
suit and abuse Of Northern men by the chivary as true
that tho South is Just doya ever and that there
is security for life anywhere south OF Mason and
Dixons line must do the Southern people the justice
to say that they have been grossly msrepresented l
have travelled through FIVE Of the late rebel States and
heard not disrespectnf word uttered against the
federal government by soldiers In whose company l
was along the entire route Federal officers on
the train freely mingled with Confederates,
and the best OF good fellowship existed between them


have not witnessed single act of rowdyism, and am
certain that for Northern man who Will not attempt 10
cram his negro equality doctrine down the hroats OF the
Southerners this country affords him the same protec.
tion that New York or Boston does Every ex-rebel


with whom have conversed freely accepts the decision
of the war ami the abolition Of slavery lint they Will
they very emphatic and 1t is for this reason that
they look with anxiety to the fall elections to decide
whether the radical party Is going to force negro sur
fage upon the people, whether shall be lott TO the
the States to decide whether TITO negroes shall
become tn ir equals have conversed with many INTEL
ligent politicians and fnd the prevalent opinion ex.
pressed that Congress will mpeacb me president and that
OF the negroes They look with great anxiety to
the fall elections stave Off further war; but declare II
tho carry the elections North they have hope
remaining for speedy return Of prosperity and quiet
South.


HERAIp's PROPHECY


Tho declaration of the HERALD against tho policy of
President johnson has created profound impression
here The people well know that the HERALD is always
in advance of public opinion and when indicates the
triumph of tho radicals in the fall elections they feel
that the result is certain to be the sde Of Congress


GENERAL sHERIpAHs OPINION.


General Phil Sheridan assures that the people in
his department to be well disposed and desrous of
obeying the laws with the exception Of parts Of
Texas where the old spirit OF hatred to tho United
States sometimes shows itself in acts OF violence towards
soldiers and negroes More