The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-11-18
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
Our Own Correspondent stnl on
the Road-What He Saw on
HIS Last Trip.
By MORE ANON.

Editor DemOerat-star;
The air around Baton Rouge is
full of the talk of projected rail-
roads, consequently you are not
alarmed when the locomotive whis-
tie sounds, ms if from the bosom OF
the Mississippi river, at 1880 .. IN.
every day except Sunday. The in-
vestigator, however, will not find a
locomotive aud train rounding the
curve, but will hnd the "Mornipg
STAR mail dispatch boat run by
railroad. schedule, making the eon-
Meeting water lgk of daily mail,
between New Orleans and- DSyou
Sara, La. The Morning Star is
noted for her speed and punctuali.
ty. .Tis said, "you can bet on her
being on time to the minute.p
As companion de roydge IRON Baton
Rouge to Port Hickey, had the
Rev. DIR. Aherns, OF New Orleans,
La, who was just home from the
great Ecumenical conference OF
Methodists, held iu September at
London, Englan I.
Port Hickey is the western ter.
minus OF the Clinton railroad-for
long since the Mississippi river
babe a final farewell to Port Hud-
son, hence the change Of. a mile
south to Port Hickey. Landed
we found ourselves on the river
bank and no connection with Gin.
ton till some two days should elapse.
We were not at all happy; hut, for
tuuately, as Mr.. Aherns was expcc-
ted, we found a crank or hand-car
in waiting tor him. Twenty-oue
miles to ride on q hand-car, after
4 p. m., of cool night, over rather
a rough railroad, and the car With
ont springs. Well, It was better
than remaining on the river bank
SO away our car sped, sometimes
at fearful speed ou the incline
grades over long trestle works.
Having lite insured in the Etna
Insurance Company, aud soul in
the Emanuel, We kept quiet and let
the car roll on. AT the Comite
river we suddenly halted, cross-ties
were piled upon tue track, darkies
had enveloped US, the bridge. was
torn up for repair. Here we were,
a swollen stream beneath US, aud
the bridge so dismautled 1t was a
dangerous feat TO attempt foot.
passge over in day time. How we
did get over, We cannot exactly tell
Crossing to the east bank aud
counting, all answered to roll cal
aud we proceeded on foot towards
Clinton. Finally one Of the men
stumbled upon "a push car, and this
saved us a weary trump. 3D.
Cliuton, La, is a handsome IN
| land town, noted for its good
schools aud numerous churches,
Many wealthy families residing
here as q health resort. Many 0i
| Louisiana's most distinguished men
have had their homes here. Ten
| thousand bales OF cotton are shipp'
| ed over their railroad to Port Hick-
ey. The farm lands are fertile. A
colony of Germans have settled
near to town and are doing we'll as
farmers. The price of real estate
is advancing, aud when the railroad
from New Orleans to- Natchez |,
completed this section of country
will he largely in demand.
Bayou Sara, La, Is on the Mis-
sissippi FLYER, the western terniuu'
Of the Woodville railrOads TIL
town gets its name from the bsyol
ON its north. boundary, The house
are built high of the ground, rest
ing upn brick pillars. Ia 1874 tb
inundatiOn from the river flied III
town, the river, the water ceulinI
ND into many houses two. feet q
more, driving out tue Inhabitants
The moral tone Of Bayou Sara ha
ever been sadly In need OF improve
ment. Whiskey aud Sabbath dete
Grafton reign rsnpreme. The rsil
road to Woodville il 6rst-class i
j many respects, = private corpors
ton owning it, Judge Ed. McGehe
being its founder, and bis sons no.
/ control It. galsi hla zEsgs s
!, Woodville is q charming place
, nestled as it is amidst a beautifl
t forest OF hard wood trees, simih
( to the growth OF Kentucky or Tel
,Anessee. Churches and sch0O
: abound. The very best OF Missi
/ sippi's sons have home ties, linkii
3 their hearts to its welfare. Durii
: war-tim6b judge Mc0ehee,s cott,