The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-11-05
LETTER PROM MOBILE.


u MOBILE Ala NOV. l, l-rh
Correspondent DrrnScrat-Star
D. There is such \ dearih OF al
things material TO found a suijec
g for writing a letter IN orr quie
y city, that 1t becomes an cp bill
: business to attempt n. When
pick mp our morning papers, | dc
: 50 with wonder, IS 10 what they
can possibly ind TO oil them With,
and il ever papers deserved credit
for daily issues of any interest at
all, they do now 10 this plethora Of
dullness. Tue rivers are too low
TO bring down cotton, the times are
too dull to interest any one, and
there is nothing lively but the
Dust, aud that is terribly so.
To morrow is election day, and
sc little interest Is taken ia It, that
the vote will be very small but as
there is no opposition Nj. j. I.
Jones will be elected TO succeed
himself. He makes a useful and
industrious member.
We are to have a new system of
water works, which the present
long dry spell abundantly show the
necessity tor, as nearly all the
cisterns and many wells have given
ont, aud the supply OF water is an
important question with the mas.
Ses. The Company, for a Tong time,
tried TO make terms with the city,
but failed, aud finally have with.
their proposition and are
"going 1t alone"
There is considerable talk of the
probable action of our coming
OF the Legislature as to lis
action on our Port Governments;
there being Il demand tor a change
Of some Kind. They want a city
government with "A mayor, with
extended means and powers instead
the present expensive, crampsd, {
louble government. For one thing I
hey want the clerk elected by the I
'eOple, like the collector is, Instead {
II By the bOarl of commissioners: S
hey want the limits extended. and
'arions other things, many OF which q
re now in process of formation, |
nd many are boxing a~nxiously
OrTaId to the bill TO be introduced. l
question OF county solicitor is C
lSo interesting. There are many $
tor the position, and / q
seen in some country papers a
title squibs, stating that Mobile a
'ould honor herself by eIeciing v
ir. w. +. Richardson TO that posi- C
lou. 1t seems IA little strange that q
be country people sbOnid know p
his when Mobilians do not, who at 3
he late election primary decided "
ley did not want Mr.. Richardson
1licitor. Mr. w. II. Mcintosh
.Ould have wen. TO the Legislature
ilhont question only he WAS re. ii
orted to be a supporter of Mr.. IA
aud WAS defeated. Mr.. "
L. Smith was ia the same re
itegOry. II goes Without question
TAT Doth were wpll qualified, and 8
9th popular men, and Mcintosh L.
cked only a few votes of a nUmi-
ltiOn in spite OF his support, and
WIS freely cauvassed. and that ~
one caused his defeat. 1t is all a.
we'll Ia give strangers a hearty
10 Mobile. and il should
so, but it need not be extended so Il,
T as 10 give them the best offices Ra
2 have TO assure them OF "A vel W
me so long as We have such u
lmber of Mobile men, who are
ualiy worthy and qualified and or
serving. | have read somewhere 10
at, "He who Carrth not tor his Pa
~ household is worse than lHdi-
= Now, | don't know that | have
al just right, yet it expresses tue
"a | want TO convey. Our Young 49,,
n OF Mobile need support and "o
enlargement about as much as lhs
aud all things being equal, ba.
have the preference, else pri
" maJ be driven to hunt bones n,,
places, to earn the living
IN home folks gave 10 strangers. orc
The base ball SesSOn is over, and pal
"Acid Iron Earth club has won
pennant, and they have also !
ud out that when they come III wit
tact with a "crackT club, they T.
u play 'just a little bIt.T -.
Dur new paper, the Telegram, ~"
pluck, and is making a DIES. Is
ate fight in these terrible times sSC
newspapers, aud as you SEE is
filed with good "ads," aud |
ope will be entirely successful, me
there should be plenty of room nh.
e for two good papers. But our -
at necessity now is rain! Oh