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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-10

L1OR RENT, FURNISHED OR UN- G.
4 FURNISHED, the whole or half Of. 81
THkEE. STORY BRICK DWELLING with seven
or eight rooms; all. The modern improvements;
kitchen, &C.; west Grace street.
TWO-sTORY BRICK DWELLING opposite
Monroe Park, corner OF Laurel street and Grove
avenue with ten or twelve rooms; all the modern
improvements: kitchen, stable. &C.; surrounded
win beautiful shade-trees.
BRICK DWELLING, with basement, two stories
above, aud wing In the rear, with ten rooms be-
sides closets; Kitchen, hot aud cold water, dumb
walter, &c. ou Third street, corner Arch street.
BRICK DWElLISG on Franklin street, north
side. between Third and Fourth, with basement
and three stories above, containing ten rooms be-
sides closets; Kitchen stable &C.; conveniently ar
ranged in good repair, and at present occupied by
BRICK DWELLING on Broad street, second
house above Monumental church, with basement
aud three stories above, with ten rooms besides
closets; Kitchen &C., and all the modern improve
Handsome sTUCCOED BRICK DWELLING on
Broad street. corner Of Twentieth, with basement
and two stories above, containing ten or twelve
rooms besides closets: kitchen, stable: modern i'm.
proyements: large lot attached, with beautiful
Wv RICHARDSON & Co,
1112 Main street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-10

EnL]ailON.-M M. G., RICE expects
Is, ~ - teauMe the duties Of her SCHOOL on tbe
s,re,a 9,rp'ember w ED DStSDAY1. a. sos Second
'>''' '"' o'9rs trqm Leigh. au 29-2tSw3wtt
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%nhnt..El.>, :, |HiSELIS. ! r. Assistants.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-10

TRIMS rfE HALE HESsIDS-PAYABLE IN
ADVANCES.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15
The Vicksburg Meeting.


Pursuant 10 call. . State Conservative
ID mocratic meeting was held in Vicks.
burg ON tue I'll It ut, and the fol owing
-esJlutions adopted
WHgHEAs, The State Democratic Con-
servatiye Convention assembled az Msrid-
lao on September 10Th, 1878, did adjourn
without appointing Il State Executive
Committee and
WHEBEAs, Ia order to Pile, our State
in accord With she great Conservative
elements Of politics and society Of the la
tion tnat are everywhere raiiylng under
the stand ard of that party, to whose sue
cess We look for the restoration Of the
right Of local seiEgovsrumeRg In this asd
otntr ) ates, and for the overthrow Of
that Il tdical party, whose ADMINISTRATION
OF public aft Jrs Is fast destroying not on
Iy the material prosperity Of the country,
but even its traditions of civil librrty, 1t
is imperatively dem .udrd that the Nation
al Democraiic party shall be re-Jrgatiz d;
and
WHEREAS. That can only be done by
the woes Of the Dswocratic and G user
vative people in deleg ate cJnyen III as
s-mbled
Resolved, That it is the sense Of tn s
Democratic Conference that the exigency
OF our political situatian demanded the
re-orgsniz ltion Of the Mai onal Dem erat.
i, party in this State, by such, convention
duly us embed in ample time to perfect u
thorough md t~fiiciont orea liz ,tion for
the Fall c'mpaign.
Resolved, That whilst we have the ut
most confidence in the ability and integ-
rity of the committee appointed by the
Democratic members OF the Legislature,
we believe that harmony in our ranks il
the first esseuti ], and tn 1t in order to oh
tain harmony when said commute me is,
it should call a delegate convention at sn
cary date, for the purpose of appoioting
a State Executive Committee, re-organiz.
i 3 The party an I nominating a can ildate
for State Treasurer.
Resolved, That the papers throughout
the State friendly to the reorganization
of the Dem ocratic party in this State DO
re tested to publish the resolutions adopt
ed b. tbs conference.
W. L. LowERY, Chm'n,
w. H. Richardson, S CIV.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15
Recovery of Capt. Crowell's
Body

Our readers will probably recol
let that in the STAR Of April Bird
there appeared an account Of The
fl ding Of q body of man, on 26u
March, on Petit BJis !slard, by
Richard Smith, Chs. Wilson and
John Langdon, by whom it a bur-
led, il was stated that The body at tic
time was almost embedded in the
sand, and that there was nothing in
the pockets.
About two weeks ago o young
min appeared in omr town, Offering
for sale a large, heavy gold watch
aud chain, sud among others, cxhib-
lied il TO Mr. II. f. kiebs. The
steel wolk4 were eaten away hy rusl,
showing evidently that it had been
,xposod for "a long time 10 salt wa,
. ter. aud it bore Ills Inscription ;
Presented by :. D.. c.. TO W. a.
Crowcll, July Is 1879 The young
man having it Ia his possession said
his father had owned the watch Tor
six wears.
llr. hrcbs. remembering the ac<
count OF the finding Of lhe body on
Petit Bots island in March, and the
Young man being a son of one Miller
who lives on the island, Immediately
suspected that the watch had been
taken from that body, and advised
US Of HE facts, aud it was agreed
that in next issue We should adver
tisc for information Of one w. A.
Crowell but in the meantime Capt.
Hall Of this place was approached on
ahe subject and he knew OF a Capt.
Crowell being drowned in Mobile
Bay last Fall-be was drowned on q
dncking expedition IN the 25th of
November last, a d was Captain OF
the Schr Hattie Baker, then dis
charging at Mobilo-and word was
written to a. j. Iugersoll e. Co.
who were the agents for tie vessel.
The watch had been eft in the lands
."f a party at Scranton for sale, from
WHOM Mr.. Krebs procured il and it
was in the l%atter's possession when
Mr.. Dick Sheridan Asst. Chief Of
Police at Mobile, sent by Mr.. lngcrs
soil, came down 10 get it. Mr..
oherldan vent yer to the island TO
see Miller who first demanded $50
Tor the watch, but afterwards
agreed to take $50, and told
'Mr, ;. he could get it, by
oeposlting the money with Mr..
hrebs. This was done and The watch
secured, and the body was disin,
TERED and taken to Mobile to for,
ward to his family North. on Tues
Gay last. Miller asserts that he
buried the body on finding it FIRST,
aad 1t may be that he did so and that
~ was subsequently, partly washed up
ny the waves. But certain it is that
10 steps were taken TO make public
tie finding of the body at that time,
and Il Is only by an offer TO dispose
o' The watch that the facts have come
% light, in regard to which false rep
RESERVATIONS we're made. Mr.. Shefi
: informs as moreover that il is
eoown positively that Capt. Crowell
"au on his person. ninety dollars,
snsn he was drowned. The watch
saouid have been seized, without COM
pounding such a transaction. The
Instance Of the point at which the
oody was iosnd from where The CAPS
saa vas drowned is not less than
MY miles, Tho watch was a pres
ens from i'is father and cost with the
caaln originally. -four hundred and
fifty dollars.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15
TOWING and
Water 0ssG kG!s9Ss.

ENhe Stesm-tugs ROl.E.A aud EsCANBaA
Are prepared to do all Tightening and tow
ing at low iates. on short notice. Having be
side the tugs, seven large barges, the greatest
expedition II assured.
Vessels will he lowed and plotted oat, through
Horn Island Pass under a United States license,
at low rates,
Water furnished Yesse's .. at one cent a gallon;
Wood furnished when required. Ballast will be
discharged At 10 per cent less lhaA The rates now
demanded.
Apply to JOHN FOSTER. or at The office OF
BERCIER & DESMET,
junel5,ly SCRANTON,
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15
MARINE AND COMMERCIAL
NEWS.
OFFfCE OF THE STAR, PAsoAGOULA.
Friday, May 18th 1875.

...aEH HMH..HH
lFRoM FRIDAY, Nav 7th.J
ENTERED. v
Schr Thomas Winans, Morgan, "A tons, Brazos,
Santiago. ballast, to master.
Schr Wiilhrlmine, Tarkell, ~ tons, New Orleans
ballast tn master.
Schr MelIs Emma, Sleeper, iOC tons, Port an
Prince, ballast. to master.
CLEARED.
Bk. pascapoula. Grafal, 372 tons, Mobile. Z 5000
timber, by Moseley, Wheelwright& Co.
Sch Sarah Hall, Morgan, 81 tons. Key West,
5000 feet lumber, 1900 shingles by w,
Denny g. Co.
Nor Blk Oscar, III, Gulliksin. 5si tons, Brake,
Germany. IS, iiS aub. feet timber, by
Bercier and DeSmet.
Schr Thomas Winans, John Y. Morgan, "a tons,
Vera Cruz. 66, 600 #, lumber, 81 10000 sblng-
les, BY master.
VESSELS IN PORT.
Swedish Blk Catbrina. Reamausson, Cos tons,
Steam Tug Ruth Elma. Leonard, 10 tous,
Russiaa. Bk Geu. Ven Dobelei. X. +. Gronroos,
a8N 55S TONS III .EaM
Swedish Bk Robert. +. Akermark, AGO tons.
German Bark Friis. Gurderson, $50 tons,
Schr Texana, Briggs, 90 tons,
Br. Blk Malta. NaleDmson, 537 tons,
DR.. Ship Beethoyen. Smith, $50 tons.
To which are TO be added those above under
LUMBER STATEMENT.
Cleared from Sept Let ...------..-. 2lss9l, 24o
since 9th inst -.-....-...... o4u,4to
otal...... 21,53I ,662
REMARKS.
To above statement 20 per cent
should be added for lumber shipped
in vessels under coasting license, not
clearing at Custom House.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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Be particular n rive your express. as well Hs
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Address. DIR. CIAS T. PRICE,
Hpt5-J4t ~ William street. New York.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

Adam was the hrs man, aud Adamson's
b ,tanic Cough Balsam is the first aud
only remedy that cur $ coughs and colds
every time.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

4 hereby notify steamers AID vessels that my
Il wharf Is in a bad state OF repair and not in n
condition to receive freight or 10 have vessels
landing Against it. Therefore If this be done,
any damage that may occur will be at the ex'
pence of those Infringing this notice. rs[
mlS3m A. Chantcranf.
PascagoGia, May 18th, 1875.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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pot either wish W xiiAoai . traef " good iii
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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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ready to fix il " Il should got out Of
order, and every body who ~ one,
knows what 0 comfort this ~.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15
DR. q. CHFDsEy.,


NtTAIITOH, PHsCHGUUIHI MTHS'
U,akes pleasure in informing the Citizens
Of ocean Springs, Biicxi aud other
places on the Coast. that he has htted mp an
Office 10 Scranton East pascagoulal with all Of
the bite impfo eneuts for practice Of hechani-
cal and operative Deutistry. uoyl.4Y
Residence at the Dennis Place. Office hours
hom q n. ~. to ! y. IN.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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fresn iufanffs Tas from l4seszBais depot.
On esh terms Te4y thsar fnqNirs a
asgia-d STAR OFFICE
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-05-15

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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-26
From Kansas.

A correspondent of the Laurence
burg Press, writing from Wichita. has
this to say of the grain and fruit pros
poets there:
Corn planting is about over here.
From what | have seen and heard, l
think there is about the same average
planted as last year. 1t is to be hoped
that we will have better crop though.
The fall wheat looks fine; [ never saw
a better prospect than we have here;
it stands knee high all over the fields,
and just as thick as it can stand.
Wheat will be ready for the reaper
here by the 18th of June at the
farthest, and we will be eating bread
from the new crop by July LIST. Oats
and barley look first rate. and bid fair
to make good returns. Vegetables of
kinds look fine. Fruit-The peach
crop in the north and eastern part
of the State is all killed; but in the
south and western part there will be
about half crop. Other fruits are
not much injured.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-26

The Hon. Schuyler Colfax has in
formed a reporter of the South Bend
Tribune that his receipts the present
lecture season have aggregated over
$4,000. The Tribune says: Mr..
Colfax's many friends will be glad to
know that he has been so successful
pecuniarily, as those here at home
know he again experiences return to
the buoyant elasticity of his early
manhood, by the absence OF that care
worn expression from his face and his
vigorous health. He says himself
that far better than the money his
lectures have brought, is the fact that
he has had the jolliest winter, and the
best health he has enjoyed for twenty
years. Mr.. Colfax has now more in
vitations for next season than would
fill every night for the entire winter,
but he has as yet only engaged the
month of November in New England,
and one night in December in Boston.
He may we'll snap his fingers at the
evanescent joys and ill-recompensed
labors of the Office holders.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-26

adherents of party, whether
dominant or in the minority. The
ideal after which a party should
strive is to put its best and wisest
men at the head, and when in pow
er it may be tested under the most
favorable circumstances. Among
the chief defects IN the manage
ment of parties are
1. III great excess of party pre-
JUDGES, manifested in ultra views
and statements of the most intelli-
gent men. For this defect there
seems no remedy except gradual
education to better ways
2. Patronage of the government,
which grows out of the desire of
the party managers to make their
adherents jealous. This is the
most corrupting and greatest of all
defects. It causes caucuses to be
packed, it makes Hobbies, and raises
money for corrupting and bribing
voters. TO provide an effectual
remedy is extremely difficult, But
a remedy might be found in a rule
prescribing that executive appoint
ments be made for definite and
somewhat lengthy periods, expiring
at times remote from the executive
election, and by requiring qualifi
cations, including character and
experience. Official salaries should
be revised, and made only large
enough to attract suitable men
3. The growing difficulty of get
ting competent men to become
candidates for office. One reason
for this difficulty is the small sala-
ries paid to some important officers.
This is hard to remedy. Another
reason is the service that's required
of a candidate during the canvass,
together with the drain on his
purse for the purpose of inf}ue nc
ing votes. This is thing that
man will not submit
to, and without it election is almost
impossible. Hence, poor or honest
men can not secure Offices. They
remain, the prey of the rich and
The sacred duty of good citizens
in these premises is to take deep
er interest in politics. Teachers
should enforce this. preachers
preach it. However distasteful,
let every citizen belong to some
party and strive to purify it by
the primaries and by
unworthy nominations.
Perfection is impossible, but by
such means as those suggested
much will be gained, and the world |
be benefited.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-26
Decoration Day, the 3Oth, coming

Decoration Day, the 3Oth, coming
on Sunday, the ladies have determin-
ed to observe the custom of decora-
ting the fallen heroes graves on Sat-
urday. The committee Of arrange
ments will meet at Library building
in the morning for the reception of
floral contributions. A special solic-
itation is made that country people
coming to the city that day will bring
In whatever flowers and eyergreens
they feel disposed to share for the
laudable purpose Thanking the cit !.
ixens who have been 50 liberal in their
cash contributions they also ask that
they be not forgetful of the scarcity
Of Aowers and urge them to contrib
ute as many IS possible of their scanty
lot. Parties whose fallen soldier
friends sleep under distant skies will
ind that . special provision has been
made for their offerings in the shape
Of q monument to their loved ones
memory. If you have but meager
to make, do not think it
not worth while 10 contribute any but
bring it along The season being so
backward none but comparatively
small contributions will be expected,
but-many Of them are what are asked
for.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-26
. Terrible CONDENSATION.

Advices from Mauch Chunk, Pa,
of the I'D, state that severe mountain
fires have been raging in Carbon
county for the past few days, and an
immense amount of lumber. sawed
logs and dwelling houses have been
burned in Hickory Run and Mud
Run regions, aud only a heavy rain
fall can extinguish them. The in
habitants of the latter place have suf-
fered Terribly from the flames, nu-
merous families only escaping with
their lives, all their household goods
and residences being lost Five saw
mills and eighteen dwellings already
have burned in this place. At Osce-
ola $50 houses were destroyed and
400 families rendered homeless. At
several other points the fire has been
equally destructive.
On Monday a thousand ratlons
were issued to the sufferers at Osce-
ceola. The counties of Pike, Wayne,
Sullivan and Mourse have been pretty
generally swept by the flames, and it
is said bears, deer, wild pigeons, and
all kinds of game have been driven
by the fires on Pacono range into en-
closures with tame cattle in the set
Elements.
Latest intelligence from that region
brings the cheering news that heavy
rains were falling, which, it is hoped,
will soon put an end to this terrible
confagration.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-26

fossils, besides those from many other
localities, are on hand. Many relics
of the mound builders are on hand.
We are also informed that collec-
ton of old and modern coins, EN-
bracing more than thousand pieces,
will be on deposit; also, a collection
of Egyptian antiquities, etc., etc.
Objects fertile museum are to be
obtained by donation or deposit. That
is, objects may be given to the muse
UNI. or deposited subject to removal
at will Of deposition. Thus persons
having specimens Of interest that they
do not wish to give away, or lose con-
troll of, can make them serve higher
purpose than if retained in their own
private collection.
The bylaws of the Association also
provide for the formation of a Scien-
tI6c Library, and we understand that
near hundred volumes have already
been received from the Smithsonian
Institution and other sources-for the
collection of scientific apparatus for
the illustration of lectures etc., and
also for courses Of scientific lectures.
The requisite for membership is the
ownership Of one or more shares of
SYLVIA SddA al z sWCuty AOAAdA CdSA
in addition, each member pays an
annual tax of FIVE dollars.
The Association has at present
about fifty members, and among these
we find the names of many of our
most wealthy and influential citizens,
including bankers. merchants. doc
tors. lawyers, teachers, and manufac-
turers. There seems to be no doubt
about the complete success of the en-
terprise, backed up as 1t is by the in
telligence, scientific culture and
wealth OF so many of our citizens.
we are glad to chronicle this addi-
tional ornament to our already attrac-
tive city A well arranged museum
is, however. more than ornamental, it
is an important means OF education,
and we are fully persuaded that the
Scientific Association of Richmond.
through its museum and lectures, will
do much to excite in the minds of our
young people love for the study of
science, or rather Nature-a study
engaging the highest faculties of the
humaH mind.