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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-07

WAsIuSGTOS, D.. G., November q, 1876,
| TAXI pleasure in expressing nv entire conf
iehee "a the respnnSibiLity and fistity of she
Law, Patent and Collection House of GILMORE
/ Co, of this city.
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, 1877-12-25
THE EFFECT or LOW TOLLS.

The operations Of the Eric Canal during
the last yoar exhibit the wisdom OF tho poll
oy Of low fares with IN increase Of service
md m increase Of reyouuo. Tho ratio Of tolls
on tho Eric Canal was 50 hoAyy that tho gen-
oral shipment Of merchandise to the West by
Tint route had declined, and in many 1inos Of
goods hnd absolutely ceased. At tho opening
Of navigation In 1877 the canal tolls on
Wastszn.bound freight wore reduced 20 per
cent, and certain taxos on the boats were
abolished, and tho result hos boen that the
total number Of tons Of merchandise ahippod
to tho West from New York IN tho season Of
1877 wns 4os,59G, against 10G,180 tons
in tho year previous. The tolls collected
were $50, ,5is in 1877, against az, 14o In 1876.
Tho public had los, ,0o0 tons of merchandise
transported in 1877 for 55s,54s, while The
year boforo they Ind to pay $42, TAG tolls on
100000 tons, The canal performed four
times tho service for the public at less than
half tho rato, md tho stata received more
revenue, and tho boatmen carned more
money. To ahow tue Glass Of goods e1-
cludod from the canals by the high tolls, and
which would furnish tho canal with full
frcighta II tho tolls wore wholly aboliahod,
ve take from tho Buffalo Commercial, list
Of somo Of the leading articles moved West
In 1877, compared with tho businoss In tho
, 1877-12-25

and $Df1fcfH enrnNr. thu ETnw0 n
Der parcc1 attacbc,, to overv man md woman
padding through tho mnd. tie f1ower-storcs
fltod with THAR nrettv decorations of o]fs-
taniua holly. Florida mosscs. mistletoe,
climbing forms. ground nine. fontastfc grasses,
and alt eortn Of ver1ant feetoopcry, teil tho
old Christmas story TINT will be reheasHed
today ia sono and aanoo. and carol and gen-
era1 fcsttyf.y. Thermomotrical conditions
will NOT savn tho oooRo frotn his traditional
apo.beos;s. A. the o7est central md savory
fact Of tho dav, bs viii occupy fust AZ i'm.
portant n noaition IN to,dav,s enfo7menta
and to.,uorovts rsorota M over. Tho
Ch.istmss.tree will blazo lust as brightly,
and stockings will be rs plentiful about the
mantoIs and haadboards.
Fortunately the sptrit Of Ohristrnas does
not consist in the prophesies Of Old Proba-
bjlitiea or tho outdoor conditions. Pence on
earth and goodwill towards men sums up all
Of Christmas, It ie tho day to give good
gifts to children md tho poor. to mako tic
homes Of the unfortunate happv. TO settle
old feuds, to reconcile your enemy, to end
nuarrola, ia clasn bands with avory one and
wish merry Christmas. There ID no other
holiday TINT Tie whole world claims, thoro-
fore ita opportunities arc worldwide. Now
Years ts a tlay for fortnalittes and broken
yovs, Fourth Of Julv for fuss and fireworks,
THANKSGIVING for cluttony and gratitude,
but Christmas Ia tho tvno Of goodwill to
every one in Cbrietoudom, II, memory of the
birth Of our Lord, and tho advent Of the an-
gels who brought glad tidings OF great joy.
It IL therefore the bount1en duty Of evory
man 10 mako his own homo ],appy, whether
tho circle bo complete or broken, to remetn-
bar thoao who will never return, aud to
, 1877-12-25

Hystem tha f1rmen5 for t},c remnnetizntion
Of silver II ~ fair and inst as tho resistance
10 This demand ia ronacnus md rnaca1lr.
Sara tho Nataa: 1T Tl,o m.in thing to be
aimed Mt in monov ia stability IN relation 10
other com,notl;ties.n and becauso anv leR-
islator having ransom to arnrobond that
either silver or oold "is likoly to yary mucl,
In value Ia perfeotlv ,ustit,ed in throwing 1t
ont Of use.'' Then why did not tho money!
lenders instrr,et THAR jeoia]ative aoopts to
throw out gold ;natoad Of silver? The In.
dicatiou At tha time xas Tint cold .vould
ayarv" mora than s;lvcr "fn re,ntfon to
other commodities" for tho reason Tint ro}l
was manifestty becoming scatcer. both on ac-
count Of reduced production On con.vased
with silver, and on account Of the increased
demand croated for II by tts adoption as the
exclusive money Of Germany. The result
has fully confirmed the Indications of the
tino. and gold das variaa vast1v mora thnn
silver In It's re]ntiou 10 other commodities.
An ounce of silver today can lo exchanged
for moro of anv given commodity, roal e.
tato and labor Included, than it could ayo
ycars ago when 1t was at a premium In gold
The variation of silver ia relation to all other
commodities and property has had, It In true,
m upward tendency, but the variation and
advance In tho purchasing mower Of gold
have been almost unprecedented. Tho gold
of to-tlay will bur from one-thir1l to twice as
much of certain commodities. including real
estate and labor. and from, 1t to 30 per cont
5nore OF all other commodities. than It would
H.. II
, 1877-12-25

mixsions on The salo ~ stamna. thu reatler
will understand n what a7tcnt ttas great
abnse can he nrahca poa,mostars nre keen.
ly niivo 10 tia bnaines,. s.v;nu.macbino
makers offer countrv po,t,n a.teru machines
and take INV in no,taoe.atamna. Tho rost.
master buys maoh;nee io tl,o .nonnt of $500.
.whici, ho psys for in at.mns, but. tho stamps
costing him only s1to. his marain Of profit
on tho sale OF tho machines Ia laroe ono. So
with a wido traf1o In vnr;ous hrnnohes OF
business. Other country Postmastera will
canvass 1aroo cit;oa ike Chicago. and find
, 1877-12-25

4 atory comas Ill the way from Paris which
II ,true certainly entities VIoToR HUGO to tns
appellatiou Of " onlhug." 1t u SAID that On
the dsst night OF the performances Of biz sEsgsd
"EFnaai," he wrote the following note to ths
AetEess BskaMAxDT, who sppaared Ia ths
pztncIpa! role;
NAuAx4s You vess K1tas sad charming. foa tnoraA
ms-Ms &hA old conahatAat. A. 4 certain moment
willis khs publie touched and snehaatsd, a2plAuds&
you, wspI This tear that you hsts e&xssd u Go1
yousA And An ~ JeuR feat. VtpToa arao.
Tha tsaF which ho incloaed In the letter was
4 diamond. II N American author Wers 70
wrtte such = silly NOTE he would be regarded -
Z fool o. lunatic.
, 1877-12-25

GreonbackR at the New York Stock Ex-
change yesterday closed at OIL.

KATE NooNAs, who shot md killed ". II.
s1n1r, tho Toller Of tho First Nn.ional Bank
Of Minneapolis, has boon acquitted on tho
ground of insanity. In tho first trinl the
jury disagreed, md in tho second the session
lasted two tlnya and three nights before q
verdict w0g reacletl.
, 1877-12-25

A cable dispatch announces that Gen. ZtM.
MERRIAM viii sczo tue opportunity afforded by
tho Investment Of Rutschuk to advance against
slllstrta. It IL to be hoped that this news Is
true, aud that ZIMMERMAN will emerge from
tho obscunty OF tho Dobrudscha antl let tho
world KNOW what he II doing. For stx months
the movements OF this General and bis army Of
10000 men have bceo ~ completely YELLED IN
mystery ~ II they hnd marched into the Tn
known Land Of tho Ancomedcs, which Ii popu-
1afly supposed to be located somewhere near
tho Mountains Of the Noun. When tue cFoas-
Ing was made at Ga1aaz and 1braila II was ucr-
haps looked upon ~ y movement Of greater i'm
portance than It deserved, for tie reason that 1t
was the1E1t docisiro step taken by tho Russians
towards tho tnvaklon Of Turkey. Yet doubtless
oven the Car expected mora work to bo accom-.
pltahed By the arnF Of tho Dlack Sea
than its record Of tho summer has
shown. Undoubtedly the original ptan Of
operations WAs that ZIMMERMAN should
march southwark along tho coast route stimuli
tauoouaIy With the movement Of the main ii.
Visions Across tho Balkans, making junction
with them at or near AtlrianoD1c. hut, rs
events proved, the Grand Duka's forcea were
driven back near the frontier, thus necess!satlug
change In tho original orders. But surely
ZIMMERMAN might lavo done something, oycn
II nothing more tban besicRc 6iltstria, which, as
one Of the quadrilateral fortressca Of defense,
must eventually DO reduced. But, on tho eou-
trary, he has hardly been heard from since tho
day that be sct foot on Turkish soil. Heyeral
correspondents accompanied headquarters, and
followed tho troops 10 TctcEnavoda aud Med
idle, Taln1y hoping to lind material for dit
patches to their papers; but graauRily they
Left on discovering that their l1bnrs were likely
, 1877-12-25

There IL = l!yeiy controversy going on b.
tween tho Es<ntp9 Journal aud the 10. a. to
Which did tho least tow ards tho election Of ths
Republican county ticket lsst fall. Bays ths
Ete. Jour.t
The JAser- ocsa& wa for pcAhls reason. -
shily shaity aad uadscidsd during thA& exciting cam
pAl2u ~ regards IT. ehotcs for County 1FsAausss ths
to this dar qusatoa for political sSpsFs y
sasv<s whsthss ths& pAosF wanted NoCxsA Or Tok
Lsacu elected. Nov, that's fses.
Ths Journal jumped In with vim, aud the asst
day 1t bad = powerful lesdsr for NeCR1A, Ns.; +;
"Acu4hlA AoC11A." Tha lesdor next day
va: "Bully tor MoCasA." Other articles
wesa equally logical aud commanding.
, 1877-12-25
THE POOR KINDRED OF sNrrH.

In 1897 there died In London N, AID.
Smith, who left an oatAts Of &c 900. He
directed by will that It should be invested in
land Of tho yearly value Of at lea4t Gl20 per
aunum. Half of the proceeds was to be
used for tho relief Of oaptives taken by tho
Turkish pirutes, and the other, half for tho
relief OF tho poorest Of his kindred, -" such
a. wero not able to work for their living, tho
sick, aged, and impotent persons who could
not maintain their own CHARGE" Ths money
Was invested noar Kensiugton In an estate
which ls now worth uea1ly ELL. 900 year,
Fifty years hence, 1t " estimated, tho annual
income from the property will not bs
less than E50,00Q. The relief Of pris'
oners taken By the Turkish pirates,
provided for In the will, was long since
abandoned, applications on this account
having ceased. But tho other branch OF the
charity has grown steadily. In 1772 there
were but fifteen poor relationsi In 1907
thoro were twelve fa1uilies Of them In 1880
there wars fourteen families, compri1ing 100
adult recipients Of, or candidates for, money
in ISL there wers l28 adults and 10 chill
dren and In 1868, 4l3 relations, living In
ITO households in England, Ireland, France,
and Australia. The Attorney -Gsnezsl has
lately instituted proceedings Againat ths
Duke Of Northumberland and other trustees
OF ths property with view to ascertaining
the manner In which the trust u sdmin.
istered. Since the laws Of England will not
permit funds 10 be lied up In perpesuity for
private purposes, 1t IL probable that fzsah
, 1877-12-25

The 1liaHeS Of tho current week calls
attention to the fact that the Christmas Of
tho Christian world Is only continuation Of
tho 8aturnalia Of the Romans, and ono Of
cur contemporaries adds that It Is also
continuation Of the Yule-feast Of the Teutons,
In the celebration Of Christmas, however,
the religious world paJs utt1s attention to
historical facta or thofr Significance. II
has snatchod away the day from heathanlsn,
and invested 1t with new symbols, and rev.
erently surrounds It with the legends and
traditions Of the birth Of our Savior. The
world today will not care to inquire the seal
Significance Of the day, but will accept It aS
the anniversary Of the Babe Of Bethlehem,
though neither the day nor year OF His
birth is known. They will recognize. with
gratitude that the day Of al days in the year
has come again. Although 1t IL scarcely
recognizable ID It's present thermal eqdIp-
ment, theEe ID no doubt that 1t
will be aa generally observed and
thoroughly enjoyed u ever. 4 Christmas
with mud In tho streets, fog in the air. warm
breezss blowing, yiolets blossoming out on
the prairies, buds starting On the trees,
hJaclnths In ths sbop-windoxs, f1uit-trees
threatening u bloom, blus-biras singing
and sparrovs Shirping, Il not tho Chzlstmas
Of tradition. apd there ia q melancholy saw
of green ohritnasea and fatgrsyeyarils that
Is not pleasant to contemplate. A Christ
mas, to b. perfect, must ha,o for it, accom-
paaimsnts thd csisp snow cracking undar
the heels Tie pendant iciclaa p1ftterjno II,
, 1877-12-25
Tribune BRANCH OFFICES.

TIE CH1cAGo TErnEKx has established branch Offices
for tbs receipt Of subscriptions and advertisements ~
fblowa:
NEW fnRK-11oom 70 Tribune Building. F. r. sfc'
fAnpxx, Manager
sAN FRANCISCO. Caf.-PatAce nott1. CnAxLKs
". EoRTn1'F, Manager.
rAI.1s, Frsnce-No Is tsuo dc II Grange. Datelttsc.
Il. MAILER. Agent.
LONDON. EnR.-Aucrican Exchange, 40 Strand.
HkNRF r. GtlttJ. Agent
, 1877-12-25

The present remarkable stretch Of warm
weather has extended as far north as tho
st. Lawrence River, and at Montreal today
excursion boats will land, bringing visitora
to tho great church festivals, an episode In
tho navigation Of that usunlly cold strcam
said to be eutirely unprecedented.
, 1877-12-25
ABUSES or THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Tho United Statos have Que Of the best and

wo,,a Thoro a,o thoao ,rho nm ra,asr,has ~ I
vim n !. s;nolo 1ot,or v-t,,ot Ia ,.-;tta. ~,
ono .hoot md v;tl,ort m anv.,ono s,.,a
,,os,ono NJ ,ha nm ~ nj 1ol 1e3 a.a a or
conta .ccon1,n, IN tho distance ~ =, .,.t
IT,. .,,o~o .raro ~ ~, ofr,,.n $500 =. mAs
Nfias,.a,nni River. 1nttora vr;tton ~ nn-o @
linn ona shoet of nanor mil ,,onh,a r ,or
troh1o theso rotea. Gilman nos,aco ,voa H.
ounrrnted ant, aatahtiahej et tho rs+o. - =
co,,ta ner ,ottcr mt c1cco,,ipu hnlf M o,roo
for 1fstoncoa ,csn ,hnp n. ooo ,nttcu arJ IN
conts for the longer distance. Thon camo
thc 8.cent rnto for ,etters. md .ho o.cent
s".1 49,. ~. ;,.n. 1stto-s ..;, 49, ...s
h441 A'1oAS ~ "'ar ~, As''o'o' oa0 WV u"o "
rostage-Btamps' Tho Latest progross I'll tho
way Of cheap postage 10 the l-cont postal
cartl. All these ietorns haso boon obtained
In defiance Of and against the protests of the
old fog'es' who never nave and never Will
learn the lesson that tito 8reatest possible
public service, at the lcast possible cost Is
the t1ueat and most economical policy. The
American postal systom was intended to DO
self-sustainiug; but tho immense area Of
country over which mails have ztill to bo
transported, outside Of railroads, and through
districts which yield little OF no rcvenuo, Ia
SUCH severe tax upon tho income Of tho
service that there has always boen IN annual
deficiency. Tho average politician never is
equal to aHtruggle with deficiency. When
tho income falls below tho e1pendi-
ture, the natural md tho only truo
remedy ts to reduce expenditures. but
, 1877-12-25
TREE-pLANTrNG IN THE wEsT.


had wider experience In agricultural affairs
than tho Hon. JESSE ". FELL, OF Blooming
ton, and his mature Judgment on nny kin
dred matter Is deserving Of the most respect
full confederation. II Is Of importance. there
fore, to noto that lis experiments In trec-
planting havo taught him that the white will
low IL on all accounts the most roliablo and
profitable treo TINT can bo grown in tho
Northwest. Wo print elsewhere lctter writ
ton BY hlr. FILL to tho Sioux City Journal, in
which ho recounts hia experiments in North
weste1n Iowa; ho has also written letter to
tho Hon. LEoNARp SwErr, wherein he urgos
tho Importance Of improasing upon tho peo-
plo OF tho Northwest tho superiority Of tho
willow over all other troos for the prnirie
soil md severe climate Of this section. Ills
experiments have included the boz cltlor,
soft maple. cottonwood, white ash, bass
wood, honey locust, blaok-walnut, chestnut,
European and American laroh, white mud
Scotch pino, arbor vitm, Norway and black
spruce, and many other varieties, md tho re-
suit has been uniformly to give the prefer
ence to the whito willow.
Tho advantages OF tho willow are, in br;cf,
it, easy propagation. hardness, rapid growth,
adaptation to wet or dry ground, strength
md durability, exemption from diseases,
large growth, and resistance to tho rigors OF
trying climate. The advantages Of tho
willow In oities located like Chicago have
long been evident. It ia tue frat tres 10 Leaf
IN spring and tho last to drop its leaves in fall.
It natures ear1ior than any other variety,
unless II Ia the cottonwood, which ig objec-
tionable on account Of It's peculiar sheddlnga.
As ahads-tree for towns and citios In our
climate and soil, II has advantages which ths
superior attractions Of other varieties in mat
tor OF looks cannot Offset For farmers the
advantages OF tho willow are still more
pronounced. Az protection for cattle
when planted around barn-yaris, and
for orchards whom planted In groves
on the north aud west .aitloa ot ths
fruit-tress, the merits Of tho willow have
been abundantly tested- When cut for
wood, 1t has much the quality OF pine, and
its characteristic Of reproduction from the
stump when cut down makes willow.groya
much more profitable than any other; In
fact, Mr.. FEI1 speaks Of 1t as "a rich and
perpetual income"
What wa desire to cali particular attention
to, however, il Mr. Fx11's testimony that
the willow IL In every way available for
bridge tlmbsrs and railroad ties, he says he
knows Of an experiment which demonstrates
ooncluxively that the willow tie holds the
spike with h grip equal to that Of the oak,
and In this case ita durability may be safely
, 1877-12-25

Arbitration Ia to be employed In tie I'D.
jnstment Of the disagreement which resulted
in tho protracted strike on tho Lachino Canal
In Canadn. The gtrikors have chosen two
members Of Parliament for their reproscnta-
tivcs; tho contractors will also choose two,
nnd 1t is expected TINT everything will hava
been settled and work recommended by to-
r7nrHcw
, 1877-12-25

The departments OF Al4aoe and Lorraine,
dnca their forced dikuembeEusot from
Frsnee, have bsan treated BY the Germans
- conquered people. They have become
weary Vt military government, and Sigh
, 1877-12-25
silver a 8TEADIEH MEASURE or VALUE
THAN GOLD,


Tho Nation Is hounderiug about In the
silver controversy 80 senac1cssly and inco-
horontly that It is not a tliflicnlt mnttor to
convict II out Of ita own mouth. That
"l,igh-tonct1 journal began by denouncing
those who charged that tho domonotization
Of silvsr was accomplished ss,rropsitious1y
and with eolfish intent. As regards tho con-
ccatment, It hns been nnnbla 10 show that
tho proposed domonotizatton was discussed
IN my such manner as to furnish public In
formation of what was designed in 1873,
vhi1o the actual and fnal decentralization
WINS brought about, unperceivod by overy-
body, In the revision OF tho statutos In 1874.
As regards tho intont, 1t Is now forced to nd
NIT that tho elimination Of Rilver from tito
American monetary syatcm may hare been
''suggestcd by somo apprehension Of tho
honlhollors md creditor class" that 1t
wou1d become tho cheaper Of the two
metals. In other wortls, tho samo class that
nov Insists upon tho repayment Of cheap
grconback lebta in dear gold coin ara only
ndl,ering TO programme which they laid
out deliberately will, the intention of taking
m unfair advantage Of their debtors. The
Nation seeka to justify this rapaoious coll
duct In tho following language:
It may be said. however. that on general grounds,
snch Al the probable demonstration Of silver BY
Oormauy ind the reported incspaue IN tue product
OF the mines they had formed atron9 expectation
that silver would tall In ralue. Now. suppoaIng
th!a to 10 true. .wheshor IL true OF any ono con-
nectcd with tho demonstration measure we hare
no .nesns Of knowinQ,-tt became tho duty Of any
body who lUoks money ~ measure OF value to
advocate the disuso Of silver ~ 1cga1.tcndeT. 1t
ID furEctfatncss Of tho tnct that the main function
Of moncy IL 10 measure snuo that leads to most of
tho Wentcrn vagntius about Tho coinage. Tho main
Thing to bs aimed Ut In money IL stability In fela.
tiun to most other commod!llss. Money which haa
not this. wants its most usssnffa! fcnture. II ID
pocsuse they hare had this, morc thau far any
other reason. that 9oid nnd silver hare been 70
much used ~ nancy. Any legislator. therefore,,
who fanecs that sIthor ot9hom IL likely to wary
nuca, IN vaus IA perfectly Justified tn throwing It
out Of usc. It no moro proper object Of At.
fcctton than u fool. .sule or a quart pot. Theirs
would bs something very ludicrous in any ones
layng q fuot.rule because 1t had shrunk, or
aunrt pot hscause there bud bteh hoIc knocked
III 1t ncar the bsim; and yet thu Wcstern people
haye been doing something very like this In grow.
lag sentimental oser silver.
The comparison to tho foot-sule or quart
pot whicl, the Nation nakea may be carried
out further than 1t goes. An elastic foot
rule which shEiuks or quart pot with a
hole In 1t is no moro unfair az measure
than gum.elastio foot-rnlo tlIat stretches
out 10 twlco its usual longth, or measure
purportiug to hold ono quart which holds
three piut4. Tho merchant who u,oasureu
OF hin goatls with yar,l.atick that IL only