The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-01-31

Montevideo, two cargoes 617,.
Rio Janelro, two cargoes. .... 440,. :.
Matanzas, two cargoes. ..... 3D..
st Thomas, ono cargo ... 3OO,
Costa Rico, two cargoes. .... 430,..
Porto Rico, two cargoes. ...... 430,. :.
Kingston, one cargo ..... co..
Tampico, three cargoes.. ... I94,.
Vera Cruz, one assorted cargo
New Orleans and Texas ports .22,909,...
Total ....,............... 35 ,236 500
OF the amount shipped from the Pearl
river district,i t,iGainesville and Pearington,
have been unable to procure reliable in.
formation, but it is much less than that
above reporedt. On account of sand bars,
there is but five feet of water at the mouth
70 Pascagoula river while high up the aver
age depth is from ten to fifteen feet. The
expenditure Of ten thousand dollars in re-
moving distinctions would deepen the chan
mel at the mouth to. eight or ten feet 1t
would lessen the expense Of loading ships,
and lead to great increase of business,---
Among the improvements necessary to the
development Of the Sea-coast is the improv.
ing the harbor and deepening the channel Of
the river at Pascagoula, the establishment
of a lighthouse upon the east end of Horn
Island, and the building Of a custom-house
at Bay St,Louis. This much having been
accomplished, PascagouIa and Bay st Louis
could be made ports Of entry, and all vessels
coming from foreign ports for lumber could
bring cargoes Of coffee, salt, coal, and other
articles needed in the interior. Even il all
the goods had to be transferred by this rail
from these points to Mobile or New Orleans
before being distributed, there would be
gain Of from ten days to two weeks in
time, and several hundred dollars in ex-
penses, which are now consumed in dis
charging cargoes at either Of the places
last named. The improvements herein
contemplated will require the cooperation
of Congress with the state authorities.
have already laid the matter before our
senators and representatives. and recon-
mend that this action be followed by me-
mortal from your honorable body, setting
forth, in respectful and plain terms, the
wants OF the long neglected Sea-coast Of
Mississippi.
While upon this subject, invite your at
tention to another equally important con-
sideration. The construction Of railroad
from Ship Island through the central por-
ton Of the state has been favorite idea
with the people for many years. Compan
les have been chartered, land grants secured,
and routes surveyed, but up to the present
time nothing has been realized, and the
prospect Of connecting the Gulfcoast with
the interior by direct railroad communca-
tion is still obscured in doubt The bene.
fits to be derived by giving our railroad
system direct outlet to the sea cannot be
to fully appreciated. Every business inter-
est in the state would be benefited by it,
II is not creditable to the craftsmanship
Of her sons, that Mississippi should con
tinue 10 pay tribute to adjoining states by
pouring her streams Of wealth into Mobile
and New Orleans, while her own superior
barbors remained unimproved and empty,
and her beautiful coast lies isolated and
neglected. The attainment of the object
above contemplated being Of special i'm
portance as an enterprise in which the peo-
pie are interested, recommend that tax
of one hundred cents on the thousand dol
7 lars upon the assessable property Of the
state be levied and collected to aid in the
construction Of railroad from Mississippi
City TO the nearest point where connection
can be made with interior roads. This tax
would amount in the aggregate to one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and
usd in connection with local aid that can be
secured, it will be sufficient to ensure the
success of the enterprise. The conditions
of the appropriation should be such as to
q secure an early completion Of the road and
provide for reitnbursing the treasury within
= a reasonable time thereafter Immediate
+ provisions for the appointment OF q Harbor
! Master and additional pilots for the Gulf
r coast should be made.
n OXFORD UNIVERSITY. a
' The University of Mississippi, located
n at Oxford, has entered upon the new year
' with increased patronage, and greater pros
h perity than it has ever before enjoyed. Two
,f hundred and eighty students enrolled, con-
a stitute the army of young gentlemen who
i are preparing for the battle of life, BY build
n ing npon the sure foundation OF wisdom,
!. under the, tuition Of one Of the most
/. learned and able faculties in the country.
The Institution IS conducted on the lib
7, eral plan Of the German University, which
Q is intended to develop originality and inde-
% pendence Of thought. The student is
taught to rely upon his own resources and