The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-06-25
0LDXANCOCK.
Trip TO New Orleans-Logs, kaii-
road, Business. Etc.

Editor Democrat-Star:
After being some time silent l
knock again at the door OF your
sanctum sanctorum, to tell you
somewhat of minor mention. You
know, or if you don't will tell
YOU l nave been on short trip to
dear old New Orleans. In compa-
nv with several others from this
place We took passage OH the
staunch propeller A. Nj. Moffet
Tuesday evening, aud next morn
ing after a pleasant voyage we
were at our destination ready for
business. By way of parenthesis,
when we get the new railroad here
we can run through in about four
hours.
After the days work was done we
took q trip down to the old Lake
end, or as it is now more commonly
called, to the Spanish Fort, where
n scene of enchantment opened to
our wondering admiration. Wide
shell. give delightful prone
made through this beautiful place.
Fountainsof water here and there
lend an indescribable charm. Seats
placed conveniently OH every hand
ior all to rest themselves. Bust
ness men seemed to have for
the nonce thrown of the
cares of the day, while now and
then q young couple my be seen
IN full enjoyment of each others
company. A fine band occupied Il
pagOda.shapcd building, from
whence issued strains of sweetest
music. Another attraction OF this
place Is the electric lights. i don't
know how to describe them, they
are 80 softly brilliant that they
seem to be flashing diamonds, and
in comparison to gaslight they are
as gaslight is to a tallow dip.
There il much more that might be
said about the bathing. the excnr
sions on the lake, the nicely kept
restaurants, the labyrinthian walk
where young lovers try to reach the
fountain and get lost in the confu-
, sing, puzzle walk, and many other
things, but / must not iitrude fur.
thcr OIL your columns.
Lesving the city by the same
boat our return trip, though une.
veutful, was a pheasant one. Old
Pontchartrain was in u serene
frame, while the Rigolets and dear
old Pearl river varied the scene.
Our crowd, though Il lively one,
was generally very temperate. A
''little brown Jug marked "grits"
remained with an unbroken seal,
though 1 suppose j. ii. knew he
had us blinded with such a cunning
li) inscription. Gainesville since
the log boom has been here, is re-
ceiving heavy freights by the boats,
and business has been at its best.
The nomination OF Garfield over
the GRANTEES caused ripple OF
satisfaction in politics. Our chair.
man of the democratic executive
committee is doing good work; so
that we can have no doubt of full
vote in November. Hooker is the
general choice for congress, and for
president we intend to support the
nominee. Messrs. Varnado & Seal
are getting ready foroponinga new
barr0om. Whisky will be sold SC
cheap that anybody can get tight
though here let me add that Gaines
willie is as free from that vice asany
place where the iuspiriting liquid
is sold. 1t is thought the popula
tion of Hancock county will reach
to nearly ten Thousand inhabitants
OF that number, there are severa
centenarians. Aunt Mary johnson
(col.) near Harrington, has q brigh
memory, Mough she shows Il grea
age. She says she remembers yer,
well about Washington's war, al
she calls it. She is an ex-slave o
Mrs. McFadden of this place. Mrs
sMcFadden is seventy-two years old
ind Gays she was FIVE years oil
when her father bought Aunt Mary
and that she was called Aunt Mary
then. Aunt Mary is about III
years old. Aunt Sallie Roach, als'
colored, Of this place, is ninety
eight, and has u strong voice and
very good memory. Old man Bo'
Brown, Jimmy Cooper aud MI
Jacob Seal, father of our R0dericl
are about the oldest white men, am
are each about ninety years old.
The log boom here has been neal
" all delivered, and there are som
disgusted logmen. A great man
logs have been lost, and with othe
inisfortunes the best men feel gla
to get out even,
Steamer A. w. Moffett leaves fc
excursion trip to the camp meetiD
at Biloxi with crowd of passel
gers. RUSTIC.
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