The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-17
FROM ST. LOUIS,
tHE STATE FAIR - C6MpETITIVE
DRILL OF MILITARY COMPANIES
BALLOON ASCENSION, ETC.
ST.. LOUIS. Mo. Oct. s. ts7G.

&c.. ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 5; tS79.
Eait6r Democrat-Star
DEAR. SIR-I trust you will le
the thread bare excuse, want O
time, be sufficient plea for my
not writing before this as prom
ised when last we parted.
The Exposition opened about 4
%eek ago under very favorable cir
cumstances, and with a large at
tendance; the chief attraction he
ing the competitive drills fcr tie
several prizes offered, and a grand
sham battle. Mr.. WIN. Talbot, OF
the Chickasaw guards of Memphis;
won the prize for the best drilled
ilian in the individual cCiltest; ant.
the Chickasaw guards carried of
the first prize of fitteeh h,tndfe,l
dollars tor the best drilled GONNA
ny. Whenever the "Chicks" an.
peared they wet6 always greeted
with deatening cheers and applause.
They were feasted, toasted, and in
deed were THE heroes of the entire
military week; &htch they well de-
served. Gems. Beaiiiesatd and
Sherman Complimented the victors
very highly The 0Chiussn leave
here to-morto% fUr Columbus,
Tenn, to compete for the thousand
dollar prize, and from thence they
| go to New York city on Il short
visit. The fair proper OPENS to.
morrow, and will no doubt pttte Il
great success.
Professor John Wise and Mr..
Burr assembled on last Sunday at
ternocn IN IL balloons Intending to
remain up all night ahd view the
city by gas-hght, and descend early
in the morning. They had a very
long rope; one end of %hich was
fastened OH the gtoind auu tile
other tied to tile lover portion of
the balloon, bnt the wind was so
very high that when the balloon
had taken i'll the slack it tore the
rope loose from its fastening and
sailed rapidly westward over the
fair grounds; where the end OF the
rope which was dragging on the
ground was caught by a number of
persons aud held so firmly that tn q
end which was fastened to the
bnsket then broke, and away ent
the balloon rapidly rising higher
and higher Nothing has yet. been
seen or heard OF either the balloon,
Prof. Wise or Mr.. Burr, though It
has bhen II week to-day since they
ascelitlsd. The surmise mere is that
they must have either come down
and found watery grave in the
dark waters Of laSe Michigan, or
landed in the dense forests that
skirt PORTIONS of its borders and
persisted Of hunger. 1t is quite
natural that people should think by |
this time they lave "gOne mp"
PopeS new theater was opened !
as advertised OIL the 22d tilt,
though workmen were compelled
to labor day and night, week days
and Sundays too in order to have 1t
i'll time. Mr.; Lawrence
Barrett With an excellent company
opened it with Hamlet.
The fall meeting Of the Jockey
'lub ~as,a success as to the racing,
lnt q great financial failure.
All the business houses that
moved here temporarily from Mem
lhis are doing Il iiue business.
"The Yelled Prophets u will
parade the streets at midnight on
Tuesday, aud give II grand tall.
There nte a great many strangers
II the city from all portions of the
and it is estimated that
twenty-five thousand MemplianS
ire here.
The weather for the past week
las been very sultry; but, how .,
ver; tile gay season has now /,
'pened III earnest.
Believe me though | am sur
ounded by the noise, the hustle,
he business, the pleasures, tile
ayety and the wealth of Il great
letropolis, my mind continually
lrns away from these and longs
Dr. my quiet Southern home situa-
ed amidst the maguolias aud tile !
rariges among the people love So ..
'ell. More anon. !
Yours respectfully;
A. MORTIMER DAHLGREN, I
OF Mississippi. Q