New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-08
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Paseagoulas who were tomahawked OF JayhaWheu
out of their hunting grounds by their pale'taced |
and back-hearted neighborsi but as they really
were the victims of chau lightning whisky, it
would seem more natural that their disturbed
spirits should initiate the gurgng or kissing sound
which is productivity pouring this beverage down
the throat. But the commonplace matter OF fact
understanding refuses to recognize any agency
whatever on the part of Mr.. Indian with the
sounds in question, and attributes the noise made
to certain kind of fish
At 10 O'Clock the Creole started upon her re-
turn trip to the city and, couple Of hours after
wards, we were at Ocean Springs. We were
more impressed with the apparent improvements
which this place has been undergoing than with
those of any of the watering places that we had
yet seen. The town has not we imagine, the
same attractions in the way of scenery that Pas
cagoula and some other of the older resorts have,
but it has the advantage of couple of mineral
springs, and of two hotels which are already open
to the public, the principal one of which is kept
by our excellent friend, Judge Scarborough.
Fish is there caught in great quantities, and land
lords, it may make some of our city boarders
sigh to learn, find it cheaper to furnish fish than
beef. Another advantage the place boasts is the
protection which is afforded by long island ex-
tending in its front, from storms and foundations.
| A long landing extends from Mississippi City
into the gul-the steamboat approaching only
sufficiently close to convey general idea of the
place. Seen from that distance some fifty houses
are disclosed to the view, and its appearance was
highly picturesque No hotel has, as yet we
were informed, been regularly opened, In the
estimation of many, the place will rank for
fashion and attraction next to Pass Christian
though this will, doubtless, be in great measure
dependent upon the hotels.
You pass the Bay of St. Louis and Pass Chris.
tan going and coming at night. The few lights
which shine from the houses give you but little
intimation Of what is going on in their midst
Both places, it is thought, will have large aces
sions to their population during the summer
months and Pass Christian will, doubtless, retain
its supremacy among the Weather classes of oul
community. Before the war its carriages fas
horses and fine villas were unsurpassed, and were
the theme of comment among watering place
babHues. Its population has sometimes beer
swollen to from eight to ten thousand persons
, The old hotel, however, was recently sold to the
Jesuit order for twenty thousand dollars, and vii
henceforth be used as a college.
The scene presented to us on our second ap
proach to this place was in the highest degree
striking. bright light had been kindled at thu
foot of the landing, which threw lurd glare owe
a large building standing in the background, ant
which from its proportions might have been
castle or medieval manor. Above was the fire
quent play of lightning, while in the foreground
stood a mixed multitude awaiting the arrival of thu
boat Somebody, who perhaps knew, said it re
minded him of one of Rembrandt's pictures, and
at any rate every one continued to gaze at it unit
the crowd, building and light was gradually lost il
the gloom of the night
| The Bay of St. Louis extends along the short
some five miles, and in winter is about the same
size as Pass Christian that is, has about ifteeI
hundred inhabitants. It has two hotels, is abeu
seventy miles from the city, and has over twenty
houses to rent, at from $3.50 to $500. Its prnci
pal drawback is the musqutoes-a popularity 0
the place of which we still retain feeling remem
brance.
The watering place season has hardly as ye
| been fairly inaugurated and the number VIII,
/, are still absent from the city, we suppose, viii
t scarcely equal five hundred inhabitants. 1t is no
until the close of this month that the crowd mani
!, tests decided determination to get away. Blu
with the present accommodations for travelling
and the low price of fare which is only three dol
lars to Ocean Springs, we know of no more de
, lightful method of willing away day. The tabl
fare is alone worth the price demanded, and tn
skill and watehfulness of Capt. Walker, who ha
been in the business more than twenty years, an,
the courtesy of purser Green, leave nothing TO
their guests to desire.