The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-02-01
pASCAGOOIA W. BILOXI.


iuilhl iilHN'i i''tAi
| happened To be present not
long ago. where one Of the high
officials of the county got slightly
"worsted' in a Dragging match,
and 10 save himself, ne reireated
into the consolation that it was a
"miglitr poor dog that wQall not
hold up his own tail"
The Biloxi Herald Of the 26th
inst. | think, has got hold of Il
very, very poor dog, and is trying
to hold up his tail at the expense
of another very fat and modest
dog.
Under the caption of ~ Naval
Station at Biloxi" The Herald
blows its trumpet loudly in praise
of Biloxi. or course, the article
copied from HE Aberdeen Eram-
liner was inspired by some OF the
boaslings of the Herald a few is
sues back, as it is evident to any
one familiar with Biloxi Bay, that
the EramiQ@ man knows nothing
of what he speaks.
The vapormgs of the Herald is
50 Don Quxotic, that the weIl-in-
formed regard it as unworthy of
notice, but the article copied from
the Examiner cnnvihGeS me IAat
some, at +eaot, take The bOplOdSt of
the Herald without the accompai-
ment Of a few grams of salt, as
should be done Sometime ago
the Herald published a long list Of
vessels and their cargoes, located
NJ Ship Island, and the whole tenor
of the article was to lead the NUN
10 believe that Ship Island
was within the immediate vicinity
Of Biloxi, and that The cargoes
were furnished from that place,
whereas the truth is, Ship Island
is twelve miles off shore, and nol
ORe cents worth of the cargoes
mentioned came from Biloxi or
vicinity. Al the cargoes loaded
on vessels at Ship Island are turn
from Pasca9oula or Pearl
Riyer-the majority from Plsca-
Biloxi may boast OF one
81 two oyster canning tactO-
ries, but il Louisiana should take
it into her head to enforce The oys.
.er law | saw published in The
sometime ago, it would
not be long before said factories
would have to pull up stakes and
mmigrate to Louisiana, for am
sure Biloxi Bay could not supply
oysters enOIgh to keep them
'unnlng. In fact, there is nothing
Produced at Biloxi with which 10
Dad a vessel, unless II be sand
,rabs and fddlerS.
The truth is, there Is not one single
'eature IF Biloxi, or her surround+
ngs that will justify any Of The
made for her by the Hcrdld,
All the lumber and timber load
ID ON ships at Ship Island.
must either cone from Pascal
,oula aud Pearl Rivers, where
Ill the merchants who char,
er vessels reside. And rs to the
,oastings of The Herald man about
he harbor OF Ship Island, if he
will obtain a chart oi the passes
eading to Pascagoula and Ship
harb0rs he will find that
here is rot a particle of difference
The depth of wafer in said
passcs, each chart shows a depth OF
water 81 fathoms, and it is The
of water leading inlo.a har.
,or that makes II valuable. If
here was Il hundred lalhoms OF
valer in Ship Island harbor, what
,ood would it do commerce il IA
hip could not get out Of port with
Ter cargo.
Again: Ship Island harbor is so
much exposed on the north, north
vest aud northeast, that during
uch weather as we have had for
he past three days, no small craft
would venture out 10 Ship Island,
While traffic has not been interrupt
d in P~ascagoula Bay.
OBSERVER.
Scranton, Miss, Jan. %, 1899.
JUDGE CHRISTIAN has decided The
,rlsoE lease case of the State VS..
and ]suretieS, in favor Of
Aitoruey-General Mil
er prosecuted the case in behalf
f the State, and viii take nm APP
ppeal to the Supreme Court, and
gill, if possible, recover money
.ue the Slate from lease of the
.enitentiary. The amouutmvolv-
d is about $4,000, due the State
rom the lease of 1883.
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