The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-14
LETTER FROM MOBILE.
MOBILE, April 10, 1893.

MOBILE, April ~, lo93.
Editor n~rmociut-Star:
This week has Witnessed the opening
of the baseball season. Mobile played
against New Orleans three games. Tile
first was won ly Mobile hy u score of III
10 : the srcoud Nv New Orleans, 4 TO J ;
the third Will be played today bnt too
late for this letter. The Attendance very
good. But the great event takes place
Tomorrow. A race of twenty miles tor
500 with the money up between two
horses and Il bicycle. The man on the
bicycle 10 make 10 mile, before one man
can ride 20 miles with two horses, with
the privilege OF selecting he fastest run
ming horses he can find. 1t is creating Il
great deal of talk and will draw u large
crowd of people to the Athletic grounds
to see the contest. Next week is pytli-
ian week when the Grand Lodge meets
here aud Il very large crowd of visitors is
eXprsted.
Great rejoicing was had among the
amy friends Of Hon. +. l.. Russell al his
magnificent victory in the Mobile and
Ohio railroad case before the Supreme
Court at Montgomery recently Every
intele est in Mobile was involved in tins
controversy ; as had he lost, the proba-
bility is the shops at Whistler would
have been removed, and hundreds of pco-
pie thrown ont of employment, and thous-
ands of dollars taken away from the
trade Il this city.
And speaking of railroads, one of the
greatest advantages Mobile has was
brought about by the advent of the cleo
trio street car railway. These people are
LIst1.py "A han tln.r l.,i.l.. e., a., nn,,
thing, there is no delay, but the work il
started and pushed forward to an almost
Immediate finish. They have completed
!, track to Fiascati, IN an incredible short
time, aud have commenced the track to
THEN own property on the Bay shore.
formerly known rs the Munroe Place. The
time they make is superb, and We GER
tairly havs rapid transit. 1t has added
much to the valne of property in the out
or edges of the city and its suburbs. The
Spring Hill railroad now rnn by Il dun.
my, have fitted their track, and are busy
getting up the trolley wires, and they too
soon will be electrified. We sometimes
think If these poor old car mules, can
lhink, they wish manager Semmes would
hurry mp things Il little in their interest.
There is very little talk in "A political
way just now, except who is to succeed
Mayor Rich, as it is said he positively
he will not again be IL candidate.
He has left, or will leave Il mark very
high for his successor, and no second
grade man neeu apply.
The postottice qu. stion is much talked
OF and there are several ell-knOwn as
pilants. MIR. Rapier, nominated with
such a flourish by his business COMPETE
tor, the Ners, now fluids the owner Of the
Netrs, Mr.. +. =. Cox, a Competitor for the
postoilice. Mr.. Cox wentito WASHINGTON
to attend the meeting Of the Evening
Press Association, aud will doubtless
look after his chances. Cox and his pa
per was IA strong supporter Of CleveianQ
when Rapier aud his paper was ''agrn"
him, aud toying with Hill, but Just how |
is to explain away his own editorial
nominating Rapier, is one OF the things
past finding out. Mr.. 7. j. Savage is
also an applicant, but hear is opposed
byClarke, Congressman of this district.
| don't lust see how Clarke could have
influence with Cleveland, us learn
ne was Il very strong anti-Cleveland man
before the nomination, even going so far
as to say it nominated he would be GER
fainly defeated. Some people think
ieath-bed repentanccs are good, but |
confess to ii lack Of faith in them in IL
general way. W. S. G.