The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1909-04-22

Rocky Springs Arlfnn'S otoTei
Grand Gulf, and the Presbyterian
meeting house.
Four Postofficess viz: Port Glib
son, B. F. Stockton, P. M; Rocky
Springs, Isaac Powers, P. NJ;
Red Bluff, (Cayuga,) Samuel H.
osburn, ?. NJ; Grand Gulf, Thos.
M. Newell, P. M.
Three towns, vizs Port Gibson,
Grand Gulf and Buckland.
Grand Gulf is Rourishing town,
situated on the Mississippi, eight
miles from Port Gibson in North.
western direction; between which
places a good road has been estab-
lished, and a low water bridge
built across Bayou Pierre. It is in
contemplation to build high free
bridge across either the North or
South fork of the creek, which
forks Join about a mile below Port
Gibson. Grand Gulf is situated
upon a beautiful level plain, near
the mouth of Big Black. It was
laid out about a year ago, by Amos
Whiting and Ezra Marble of Clai-
borne, andWhite Turpin of Adams,
proprietors of fhe soil; and prom
ises fair to become a place of con-
siderable trade. It contains, at
present, three stores, one tavern,
and several dwelling houses; and
the enterprising postmaster. Doc.
Newell, has in contemplation the
running of a stage TO Port Gibson,
Two houses are now being built
Ca phrase lately coming in vogue)
sixty feet long. The postofice is
established on the system of pri-
vate offices.
Buckland IS situated on the
mouth of Petit Gulf creek, on the
Mississippi, IS miles Southwest oi
Port Gibson.
Rocky Springs is an old estab'
llished tavern rs miles North 0.
Port Gibson. The tavern is al
present kept by Isaac Powers, on
his plantation. The great mails
from the North and South meet q
this place at II O'Clock, thre'
times a week. DR.. Carrot KERN
has a store in the vicinity.
RedBluff postoficeis is on the land'
of E. w. Haring, called Cayuga
who, together with the postmaster
lis engaged in mercantile pursuits
lit is IS miles Northeast of Por
lGibson, on the Nashville road.
OF the Election Precincts-Dis
tance, direction, ETC., from Por
Gibson: Rocky Springs, receive
about Cd votes at election, IS mile
IN. e. CRITICS Store, so votes, e
IN. E. Grand Gulf (new precinct,
this year 27 votes, s miles N. w
Meeting house, IS votes, II mile
is. w. More than one-half tn
votes of the county are taken q
Port Gibson, the precinct whicl
the returning officer superintends
Bruinsburg, landing on the Mis-
sissippi, I3 miles North of South
west of Port Gibson, was formerE
a precinct.
| Port Gibson is situated on th
ISouth Fork of Bayou Pierre, q
the head of navigation, a littl
lsouth of the 32d degree of latitude
and contains 5o2 inhabitants
white and black, of which 135 az
white children under IA years
Iage. There are a hundred dwell
Iings and store houses in the plaet
lr6 of which are brick; only tire
houses unoccupied-and about si1
|ty families. Seven years sine
there were but few families, fe'
children, and but one young lad
but plenty of bachelors. Th
number of these negotiating nor
descripts has considerable dimir
lished, as the increase of families
and fair attractions TO win thei
from their loneliness. Yet the
! are many left-we suspect vii
some it is because nobody WI
have them. 1t is a pittable sig
Ito see them turning out OF the
Ihaunts to go silently and mela
choly to dinner. One of the bri'
houses is three stories high, IS b
! ing finished in fine style, and.
designed by enterprising owne
Gen. Haring, for an extensi
!, tavern. The town IS principal