The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-17
BUSINESS AND RUNNING.
THE "HON.n MAYOR OF BILOXI AND
HIS AID.DE-CAMP-THEY VISIT
SCRANTON AND DEPART WITH
OUT SETTLING THEIR BILLS.

These twU worthless visited this
place on Friday last, armed with "a
warrant from some justice of the
peace of Harrison county for the
arrest of three men, suspected OF
numbering "a man called "Scotty,"
whose body was washed ashore at
Biloxi. The honorable mayor and
his afd-dc-camp, as soon as they
stepped from the cars, began to
spread themselves by visiting a
number of our citizens, the former
Introducing himself as the mayor
Of Biloxi, the aid-de-camp at the
same time keeping close to his
''honor" and Introducing himself as
his ''honor's" travelling companion.
Trey were treated very eonrteously
by our people when the purport of
their visit became known, and
every facility was accorded them
to aid them in their mission. The
board of health was convened and
permits granted them to visit the
quarantine station for the purpose
of securing the Suspected persons.
BY this time Scranton whiskey be-
gan to do its work upon them.
His "honor" chartered the steam
tug s. S. Knapp to convey his
%"houor," his a~id-de-camp and the
deputy sheriff to the quarantine
station, promising to pay Captain
Armstrong five dollars for the trip
as soon as they returned. Every.
thing being ready on board the
tug, his "honor," Ramio Caillavet,
and Constable Henley, his abide.
camp, with a great deal of show
and spread-eagle pomposity, step
ped aboard of the Knapp. AS
they did so, his ''honor" remarked
that he was not going to let the
id Scranton SIS OF BIS get
away with him, and that he would
have them in Jail before night, his
aid-de-camp echoing it. Proceed
ing on their voyage, the whiskey
beginning to work exceedingly, so
much so that by the time the sus-
pected individuals were arrested
and ready to be given into his Gus
tody the honorable" Ramio Cailla-
vet, mayor of Biloxi, vas too drunk
to sign "a receipt to the deputy
sheriff tor the delivery Of the pris-
oners, his aid-de-camp being the
lrunkest of the two. Biloxi should
he proud OF such officers of the
law. Having returned from the
quarantine station with the pris-
Oners in charge, Capt. Armstrong
demanded pay, according to the
mayors promise, for the $ OF his
when, 10! and behold ! his
''hon0r" had not the mouey-not a
ive-cent piece. Biloxi should not
.ct its "houor," the mayor, get so
away from home without fur.
him with means.
The end is not yet. They we're
% take their prisoners on the 5
train to Biloxi, but before
he arrival of the train the sheriff
iad arrested his "honor" for some
nisdemeanor, consequently lie did
Tot take the s O'clock train. In
he meantime they had 5eat r. p.
}lalack out of mOrc ~whiskey, and
more than they could carry
he aid-de.camp hove to on his
,cams-end into the gutter in front
+ the old Station-house, while his
Honor" the mayor, crawled on all
ours to Mr.. James restaurant gal
where he also capsized, and
hen persons wished to rouse him
ut of his stupor and being unable
do so, Il bystander remarked
hat he was dead, his "honor"
lised his head and said, stupidity,
not dead, but dead drunk" the
My sensible remark that he made
his stay i'll Scranton. Mr..
ordan, the railroad operator here,
)Ok compassion on Aid-de-camp
and drew him into the old
tation.housc, although every
Iuare inch of Henley was covered
it'll his own filth. His "honor"
as released by the sheriff from
on his pledging his
honor's" word that he would ap-
ear Saturday morning and answer
charges preferred against him;he,
Oweyer, broke his plighted word
nd left. His "hopor,n as we have
efore remarked, said he was not
ping to let the ScrautOnians get
way with him. 1t seems that il
le Scrantonians did not get away
it'll him the Scranton whiskey did.
hat night as the freight train
ON Mobile arrived at the station
about / o'clock-his ''honor," the
ayor, and his aid. de-camp, having
Efficiently recovered from their de-
luch, crawled out of their lodging
,use like tramps and made for a
car, and after reaching the
p of the ear laid themselves fat
,wn, no doubt with the intention
beating the conductor out of a II
dc. After arriving in Biloxi they I
ported that being afraid of assas- I
was the reason OF their :
king the freight Train.
The citizens of Scranton treated
csc persons with the greatest {
'urtcsy, gave them all the assist {
ice they required, but they in re- c
for the kindness, got beastly
'uuk in a public place and beat
me of our citizens out of their
In. GCNEY