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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02
ADR1FF AT SEA.


NJ ~ OF HORRIBLE Suffering Of a xhip-
wrecked crew,
A letter received from Capt. Kane, of
the schooner F. Z. Mcdonald, dated
Goree, west coast of Africa, January
Gath, says on lis outward passage from
Boston he fell in with the wreck OF the
British bark Maria, Capt. Grayson, hay
ing on board two survivors of the crew
of fourteen men, the others having per-
ished from exposure and famine. The
wreck was discovered in latitude $50 23L,
longtime 320 30, with the masts gone
and full of water. The two men were
taken on the schooner but one died
within four hours. From the sole sur
vivor it was ascertained that the bark
was bound from Doboy, Georgia, to Bel
fast, Ireland; that she sprung a leak in a
gale and filled with water so that it wa
impossible to saw any provisions or fresh
water. The lumber width which the
vessel was laden prevented her from
sinking, but the weight OF the masts
turned the vessel on her beam ends until
the masts broke away, when she righted
and the men regained the deck. Having
no food or water they soon began to die
of starvation, and soon as one died the
rest subsisted upon the dead body, and
so on until only two were left. Survi-
vor James Mclaughlin belongs to Bel
fast, Ireland, and says that only small
portions or the bodies could be eaten.
No one wss killed, but the moment one
died the survivors cut the throat of the
deceased and drank the blood and then
divided the heart and brains. 1t was
thirty-two days from the time of the
disaster until the wreck was sighted,
and during all that time the crew had
not a drop of water or other food than
the bodies of the shipmates.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02

Russia has 100000 men or two-fifths of
her array organized. About half are on the
frontiers ready to begin operation.
1t is rumored from Constantinople
that the sultan may be compelled to abdi-
cate unless he recalls Midhat Pasha.
Gortschakoff will retain, by the cars
request, the place of chancellor of Russia
until May.
The rinderpest has appeared at Hull,
England. 1t cannot be traced to contact
with infected cattle, and stringent measures
have been taken to isolate the local out
breaks.
The Russian army south of the eau
casus, on the Asiatic frontier of Turkey, in
readiness for action, numbers $4,000 men,
with thirty-fve field batteries and two hun.
dred heavy siege guns.
A Vienna correspondent reports that
the central society at st. Petersburg for as.
sisting the wounded has been notified of
branch establishments, and that the car
permits immediate announcement OF col.
Lotions of money and materials. ALI Rus
sian nunneries have received orders 10 ore
pare to send delegations OF
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02
NEWS SUMMARY.


Three Thousand tso HUNDRED barrel.
~ 's.'s wsfs .siprsa from chsrtsstos = =.
The ttth, ~ Europe
fl0fidts big sale u land 10 Ehgiisb
snd.osruta capitalists sii psy Thor state
debt, and also increase her popaitit1n.
w y Weeks has sold bic cypfemort
sugar plantation IN Iberia parish, Ia, for
10000.
On the 10th, sf9.751 worth n tobacco
stem. vas shipped from Richmond, Va, ior
Germany.
The loss by the burning II Straight
university aud ga adjoining residence IN
New Orleans is estimated ut $780, covered
by insurance.
In the "Sugar-bowl region" in Louisi.
ana, land can be bought at Ave to twenty
dollars per acre that will produce crops
worth from one to two hundred dollars.
The stealing Of orange trees about
jacksonville, Fla, has become Of common
occurrence. A lot were dug up aud carried
away recently, some Of which were nine
years old.
An express load OF ] 500 opossum skins
was received at Raleigh, n. c., the 10th.
The same man has, this season, purchased
between 1000 and 1900 skins of otter, minks,
coons, foxes and muskrats.
New Orleans Times: Europe wants
for 1877, 5,772,5 500 bales of cotton. and upon
the basis of $4,000 bales for American and
liberal estimate elsewhere. it is calculated
that there will be n deficiency Of $4,000
bales.
The Alabama game law, recently en-
acted, prohibits the killing Of any species of
game from April 18th to October LIST. 1t
also prohibits the killing of wild ducks at
night at any time of the year, ami at any
time or season with floats, blinds or other
devices.
The Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio railroad is now completed. The
first train left Galveston for San Antonio
with an excursion party, including the gov
ernor and other state officials. The com.
pletion of this road opens up a large portion
OF the finest territory of western Texas.
Here is another fish story, slightly
mixed with feathers, as told by the Raleigh
Observer; Last week Samuel Baxter killed
forty two ducks at one fire.. Joseph Water
field killed one hundred and thirty two blue
petres with two charges. Fishermen are in
p luck. -Four hundred pounds of fish we're
taken from a net in one day.
Ex-Goy. Garland, of Arkansas, issued
ia pardons and S4 commutations during the
years 1S74-75-76. In 1874 he issued 10 par
dons and 3 combinations; in 1875, AZ pal.
dons and 20 combinations; in 1876, 81 par.
dons and 81 combinations. OF the crimes
for which pardons were granted, 8 were muir
ders; "A larcenies; 20 arsaults; 2 periuries;
3 manslaughter; 5 ~bigamies; l burglary; 2
kidnappings; and the others minor of.
fences.
This is the first clause of the Alabama
medical bill" Be it enacted by the general
assembly Of Alabama, that no person except
these proposing to practice some irregular
system of medicine, shall be permitted to
practice medicine in any of is branches or
departments as a profession and means of
livelihood in this state, without having OBJ.
tanned a certificate of qualification from
some authorized board Of medical examiners
as hereafter provided.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02

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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02

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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-02
Polar Notions.

This is the way to get to the north
pole. Onesman has been proposing a rail-
way wei The ice. No such bad plan
after all; but nothing to the proposal OF
an other enthusiast who would set off in
a balloon from the ships quarters, and,
with a favorable wind, try t. cross the
pole. They might be carried right over
to inhabited regions on the other side:
the distance, not over one thousand
miles, seems quite within the compass of
balloon undertakings. Or, again. set off
in a balloon from the ship with a favora-
Bile wind, and without rise far above the
ice, establish a series of small provision
depots, say at twenty miles intervals.
marking the spots carefully by means of
astronomical observations and flags, or
lights. The balloon would be furnished
with apparatus for laying hold of the ice
where it might be desired to disembark
for this purpose. Surprising, after the
pole was reached, hat the balloon was
~incapacitated for return to the ship, the
party, lightly equipped, without sledges,
might make their way back on foot by
the help OF these dcpots. Walking TWEEN
ty miles a day, they could thus accom-
plish the journey back in say twenty
days" This sounds absurd at the first
blush but it really is not SC impossible
after all, especially it some simple effect
I'VE mea could be found of generating a
lighter gas, and these means carried in
the balloon, which would never rise
above twenty feet above the ice, being
kept down by drag ropes trailing over
the surface.-0nce A Week.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

the Secretaries of State and Of the Navy,
advocated the immediate recognition of
the Packard government, while the Presi-
dent is reported to have said, ''As the case
now stands will not interfere" and
"that," says the sensation, "ended the
matter for one day at least" Just about
the result, which will be sold as a three
nickler tomorrow.
In the meantime the revolutionists are
kept at bay by the representatives of Fed
eral authority, and can do no harm unless
by making their case even worse in the
eyes of the world than it is at present.
We applaud the manifest self-possession
and prudence of the President, and will
look out for the three-nickel sensations
sold by the Times when he shall certainly
announce to the revolutionists, "Time
up, gentlemen. You must dispense or
fight the United States"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
TEE VERY BEST OF THEM.

During the early days of the campaign
when the horrid doings of the Regulators
of the Felicianas began to be reported,
the people there complained of them.
They said they were established for good
purpose, to prevent stealing of seed cotton,
cotton gin burning, chicken stealing, pig
running, etc. But the organization had
fallen into bad hands and had become q
terror to the better class as well as to the
unfortunate negroes, and must be broken
up. These assertions soon stopped, and
the Regulators went on with their work.
In the testimony from Ouachita great
efforts were made to show that the men,
bers of the rifle clubs were the very best
of young, mild, cool and discreet men,
who moved in the best family circles.
They never did any murder, whipping or
outrage. All that was done by Repub-
ican negroes and Texan desperadoes.
Now comes the testimony taken at the
Felicianas. As Mr.. McEnery said of the
Ouachita testimony, the parties no doubt
gave different evidence then what they
might have given hereafter being driven
away. At any rate it is very surprising,
and one particular point is strongly
dwelt on. The assassinations of John
Gair, entrapped to his death by pretense
of warrant and Babe Matthews, terror
lied into signing she knew not what, have
had much light thrown on them, and it is
alleged as creditable performance by the
"best and most respected citizens"
Are the Democratic managers mad or
blind? Can any man, no matter how
deeply dyed Democrat, sit on commit
tee and listen to such testimony, given to
refute the charges of intimidation, and ask
himself, if such deeds were done by the
very best men in the parish, what in the
name of God was done by the worst2 Will
that convince them of the prevalence of
peace and order any more than bare as
sertion will eonvincea chemist that ply
stefan could be poisoned with handful
Of arsenic in dipper of water?
And if the very best men of Felicians
as regulators could kill John Gair and
Babe Mathews in cold blood without
shrift or shroud, what higher morality in
Ouachita is there to protect the very best
men in its rifle clubs from the accusation
of the Pinkston, James, jackson, Log.
wood, and Williams crimes?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
A TRI-BxTRA SENSATION.

The Times was upon the street yester-
day with gasmeter heading of the most
portentous character, in which it took
the liberty to place in the mouth of Presi-
dent Grant expressions which he could
never have uttered. Thus:
Yes" said the President, land go under
fire for four years for 3 lot of politicians
who never get through asking favors.
Now, as the President intends to retire
within couple of months and go imme-
diately upon tour Of Europe, he could
not have apprehended annoyance from
being under Ere for four years. The
President has never departed from the
position that he would choose for him
self the precise moment when he would
intervene. His friends here and elsewhere
do not wish him TO complicate the party by
any premature action. They are perfectly
content to await the presentation Of the
Democratic instruction in such fact and
form that the world may see its true in
tent and proportions. ''Let them, )" Jack
son is reported to have said Of the British
at New Orleans, ''come up until you can
see the whites Of their eyes, and if you
want to sleep, sleep on your arms"
In the triumph Of this tri-nickel sensa-
tion the Times correspondent inadyer-
tently disclOses q most important fact.
It is that Mesars. Tan, Attorney General,
Morrill,, Secretary Of the Treasury, Cam
eron, Secretary Of War. Tynsr, Postmaster
General, and Chandler, Secretary Of the
Interior. " favored the immediate reoogni.
ton Of The Packard government and
pressed for # With . show d much feel.
Ing"
a Sall oablne', viii ths mespasn q
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
AN ABsuRDITY.

A few camp followers and correspond
ents write about a new election for Presi-
dent. Setting apart the irrefutable fact
that the constitution can not be compro-
missed, we may add a few arguments to
make the futility of the suggestion more
pslpable:
/. The two parties would resume the
field with their passions exasperated and
their cupidity more acute by the expe-
rience of the past campaign. The prop
osition being, under the present mode of
election, to buy or intimidate enough
among the electors to vary the result of
the election. There would be great dan
ger least yenal or timid men might get
into the Electoral College and the people
be more excited by their acts than they
are at present
2. There are unmistakable evidences
that the Democracy would, if it could
command the military resources, attack
the decisions of the electors, and should
Mr.. Tilden be defeated, try the main
issue over again. Six or twelve months
later would insure military organisation
with the purchase and importation of
arms, which would renew the civil war
upon scale, perhaps more formidable
than before.
3. The continued disturbance of peace
and business would so weary and disgust
the people as to incline many to seek re-
pose in some stable form of despotism,
and the grand dream of our republican
ancestors might fade away into the vision
of king on his throne, surrounded by q
nobility, and sustained by a standing
army.
The umpirage Of new election is not
to be thought Of Let us, instead, have
the inauguration of President who win,
by just and impartial administration Of
the laws appease the party discomfort
that will follow any Inauguration. Let
the public Offices be filed with able and
honest men, and let such measures of
progress and industrial employment be
adopted by Congress as will occnpy the
people, and assure them that the govern
mens really cares for their welfare
The Republican party should hasten to
make the government conform in all it's
departments to the great principle Of
equality which it has enacted in the con-
stitution. Give the people an assurance
that the next regular Presidential cleo
ton shall be direct expression Of the
popular choice, unadulterated BY the
alter through . set Of flexible electors,
and the people will prsternit their objeo-
lions to The events Of the past election in
the assurance that they can never be re-
peated. The REPUBLICAN has heretofore
shown that with the proportionate pro-
gross Of the Democratic and Rspub-
lian States. the next census will
show such q gain Of Republican
numbers a. that aolid Democracy can
never again place the sopszpienty Of tho
nation in peril The fsisndn a free gov
egnpent ahQpla ihoesfofe nlana iass and
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.

AN hpoloRlSL Ior OemOcfat1c laWleSSneBS
finds cause for congratulation in the fact
that SO far the efforts of the insurgents
have been strictly confined to the invasion
of political and personal rights. No vio-
lence has yet been offered to property;
no bank vault has been forced; no house
burnt; no customer rushed in panic to
withdraw his deposits; no insurance COM
pany declined to take all the money Of
fered in the shape of premiums or other
wise. This wonderful example of for
bearance is duly set down to the credit Of
the excited men who are striving to re-
deem Louisiana by an appeal to force. No
credit whatever is given to the conserva-
tive influence of the Federal government
and the presence here of the troops. Per-
haps but little is really due to the last
named condition, for, truly, it is difficult
to see what real assistance they have rem
dered the State government in this last
contest.
But this boast of good behavior, made
in all seriousness by sincere believer in
the divine right OF the Democracy to rule,
implies distrust of the instruments en-
ployed to overthrow the State govern
ment. A condition of things which under
legitimate government would be entirely
natural is pointed at as exceptional, and
great credit is claimed for the party be-
cause there has been as yet no pillage of
stores by the "citizen soldiery." We have
heard no Republican say anything more
severe of the Nichols government than is
implied in the boast that nobody has yet
been murdered, no bank vault robbed, no
store sacked and burned. Who expected
any of these dire results to come out OF
the political rehabilitation of the Louisi-
ana Democracy? Are we to suppose that
anybody ever believed that the long
wished for redemption of Louisiana, "
would be, when it come, the equivalent of
anarchy, pillage, bloodshed and personal
danger to any of the inhabitants
of the State? Even Republicans have
INDUCED in the hope that a
Democratic State administration would
be, at the very worst, government IN
der the forms of law, and, above all,
would wait until it could be legally in
stalled before it began to assume political
and judicial functions. We objected to
Democratic rule because we believed the
practices and professed principles of that
party were inimieal to the public good.
Not because we supposed war of exter-
mination would be waged against political
opponents, and that even the property Of
the bankers and merchants who have
contributed so literally to bring it into
power would be at once seized and de.
stroyed by a mob. Hence, we must be
permitted to withhold any special expires.
sions of jubilation because, in the light Of
the civilization of the nineteenth century
and in the presence of Brigsdier Gen
eral Of the Uunited States army with
troops at his back, no very frightful ex
cesses have been committed. The Demo
Gratis will have to do something more
creditable than merely resist the tempta
ton to be bad as soon as they have a goot
chance, before it can set up claim t.
general admiration.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

support arms Let them hold the present
position, demonstrate their integrity and
peace of purpose, and the American peo-
pie will reinforce and establish their posi-
ton against any possibility of perversion
or overthrow. The very talk of having
this prize fight over again is a mischiev-
GUS absurdity, and will be promptly
secuted as such by every one having at
heart the good and peace Of the country.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
IMPORTANT. TO GAS CONSUMERS.
Rsduetion In Price from % so to % 70

oYFCR OF NEW ORLKAas eAsLIaHT COMPANY,
New orleana, November II, 1876. J
In aocordance with the conclusion OF the Board
Of Directors at their last annual meeting, held
February 7, ls7e, the price Of gas win be reduced
n the districts supplied BY this company on and
afteT January /, 1871, TO THREE DOLLARS PIKE
THOUSAND CUBIC FRET and further discount
Of TEN PBR GENT win be allowed for promp
payment sE heretofore, upon all monthly bins
wherein the consumption Of gas exceeds 800 cubic
feet.
p order Of the Board
nol4 3m 2p v. VALLOIS, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

The Young Mems Christian Association
Of jersey City report that there are thirty
i've saloons to each church in that city, and
that lie 3 greater number than any church
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
A CARD.
TO THE PUBLIC.

NEW ORLEANS, January II, 1877.
Mr.. P. j. TOler having ventured to assail my
reputation on his oath before the Senate com
mite in his testimony today, by stating it was
bad, desire to make q comparison between us.
have been in Richland parish as long as he.
have dealt in merchandise while there, and he
owes me bill for goods obtained Of me- My char
acter there is sc high his TO say the least Of it,
and was esteemed 40 a gentleman till politics
raised q question. / was driven from there be-
cause was a Republican, and the goods was
forced to abandon have been destroyed. have
paid my debts, and am Republican. He has not
paid his and is a Democrat. He has no authority
for any statement he has made for no enc in the
parish has ever had a complaint to make except of
my politics. have only testified as to wha.
knew, ana tIuthfully, BE has allowed his pre- ju.
dice to make him forget his obligations, and made
persOnal statements of me which have no foun-
dation.
jaI7 1t 2pS SAM. G. MOORE.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

A st. Louis Sunday paper says; Mrs
Ames Billings win sing j Know that my
Redsemer IAveth' at st. Georges Church
to-day" The preacher has little chance
where they advertise in that way.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

A text recently discussed by DIR. Palmer
ives, 'sThen ] restored that which took
away but as the pFeaoher VAS not engaged
in saeking the stafe arsenal, the passage
xelazred 70 8 siatu quo net in this city.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

Bates wishes to know if the new delegate
from New Mexico to Congress has three
children. He explains that the delegate IN
the papers is called Mr.. Trinidad Romero.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

A very laughable thing tits to see royater-
ing young men tip tier Of beer barrels
from the sidewalk into the gutter. It is so
eOmical and 50 original that all young men
do it who have bullying brows.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

1hs New York Commercial Adputisw
says: III has come to be generally Eecog-
nlzed in thess dass that fat men invariably
hevs the tight Of weskh.g That is 700 thin.
Iwnsd 10 fah jet h ca not eco bis way
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

A country paper, in Louisiana parish
where there are more shOtguns than school
books, says: 'Game of all kind is the great
20 and are plentiful"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

The Washington hotel keepers tell Wat
terson he is statesman, and he promises
to bring them 100000 unsrmed bOarders TO
stay couple Of weeks in March.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

There are two rival blind men asking
aims in front of one Of our churches every
Sunday morning, and it is q sight to see
them eye each other jealously.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

The news that 8 Democrat in Washington
has hopes, is considered encouraging
enough to be- expressed in New Orleans
extra
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

Democrats promise to relieve taxpayers,
and they will do it if they are the means Of
making taxpayers pay twice.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

The. Mississippi is certainly the Father OF
Waters. and when the foods come the
tributary streams arise and 60 to their
father.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18

Crenin's nose is to be the subject of
House investigation. Its owner will obey
the duces tecum.