The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-06-04
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Railroad Prospects Look Good
Rise In Pearl River-Wo0l DE
ciining, Etc.

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Editor Democrat-Star:
AS an item of interest will
mention among others that Major
Hardy, from Meridian, aud Colonel
Seymour, a Northern railroad capi-
talist, arrived here Tuesday by land
from Meridian. They were on a
prospecting tour in the interest of
the new railroad that Is to be built
on an air line irom New Orleans to
Meridian. Col. Seymour seemed
much pleased with the line. | am
told that this proposed road will
cross Lake Pontchartrain from
Point aux Herbes, entering this
side between Bonfouca aud Salt
bayous, thence to west Pearl north
aud cross east Pearl about the
head of Mikes river or Nixons
bluff, thence through the pine tim.
bered regions to destination. Ii is
hoped. though, By the people here,
that the proposed line may defect
a little to the eastward, pass trough
Gainesville as tho nearest point
where the highlands OF our pincy
woods meets the Pearl river swamp,
u change that would hardly be oh.
servablc in the distance, and would
be less expensive in construction.
They say the mouey Is ready, aud
guarantee the completion OF the
road in two years. Look out, Gull
aud Ship Island, New Orleans will
beat You yet.
Capt. P says the way the
Southern people ought to do, is to
center on Graut, moke him promise
to pay everybody fifty dollars
apiece for their negroes Il. c. those
that used to own them). That
would make him u S0uthern man,
aud il elected the ex-slave owners
would get compensation tor their
slaves. Of course such thing
would beat him. However, any
thing TO beat Grant, The Northern
heart would be fired against him,
and all the negroes would be sorry
and vote against him, too. Let's
all do it. | didn't own any negroes,
but am willing to see Grant beat
"if 1t takes all summerw Hurrah
for Grant, then; that is, If he will
agree to pay lllty dollars apiece for
the negroes.
Our democratic county conven-
ton was u success. No primary
elections were ordered by the chair
man his idea was for q mass meet
ing of the democrats; they to Sc
lect delegates. Some parts of the
county was not represented, but
that was their own fault; aud | feel
assured that no exception can be
made to the delegates chosen: Mr..
Il. M. Fayre, of Pearlington, aud
Capt. A. Poitovent, Of Gainesville.
They left for Jackson by the mail
boat Tuesday.
Heavy rains have been falling I;
and in consequence thereof, anoth-
er rise in Pearl river is expected.
Logs are plentiful in the boom here,
represented BY the Smith brothers,
Rawls, Foxworth, Leon Pitman,
the Moore brothers, Stockstill and
others. Prices Of timber somewhat
declined. Six dollars being about
the best.
The steamer Lolic met with an
other accident above Columbia,
breaking the new shaft near the
crank, causing the engine (as it is
| termed) to run through itself, break
ing both cylinder heads, beside
some other damage.
Wool comes In slowly and prices
declining, thirty cents being the
highest price paid here now. But
even 20 or 70 cents would be a good
price as compared with other pro-
ducts.
As / may have already taken up
too much space, | will give room
| for next. RUSTIC.