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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-07-18
Items OF Interest.

The most truthful man ends the day by lying
at night.
Why is an angry man like camel! oauSe
he's got his back up.
An Indian woman is squaw therefore an
Indian baby is squawhng.
The Established church in England has an
annual revenue Of $36, ,000, 600.
People who keep things in apple-pie order, do
tot always belong to the upper crust.
In fifteen years the deposits in English saw
ings banks have amounted to S5S5,000,0OO.
It is the man who wears white linen clothes
who is obliged to shin mp fruit trees for the
ladies.
"Another Cowhiding Affair was the sensa-
tonal head line a Western editor put over
brief item calling attention to his lost cattle.
The fern should SOW his Ps, keep bis US
warm, hive his B's remember what ne Gs, take
care Of the VS., teach bis wife not to rs, pay
all he O's, and take his Els.
"My hotel is perfectly safe," says Rich
ulond landlord. Wires run from every window
sill to the roof Of the building opposite, and
balancing poles can be had upon application at
the Office.
A New York actress has been visiting Black
wells Island to study misery. If she wants to
contemplate misery in its highest and broadest
sense she should watch man pinning four
| teen-inch collar on fifteen-inch shirt band.
A man had blue glass put in his wife's sit
| tinp-rom-to match her eyes, he said. She
returned the compliment by having red glass
put ii her husbands ibrary-to match his
nose she said. he didn't seem to appreciate
the compliment.
Old bachelors will read with subdued Joy the
following epitaph on one Of their order' written
| by himself
At threescore winters end died,
A cheerless being, sole and sad;
The nuptial knot never tied,
And wished my father never had.
A female called for q Welsh rabbit at q
restaurant and denounced the waiter because
there was no part Of rabbit in the dish
served. "And no later than yesterday" said
the wearied waiter, "there-was man in here
who erowled because there was hare in the
butter can't please 'em all, anyway.
The brewers should to Malta go,
The boobies all to scilly,
The Quakers to the Friendly Isles,
The furriers to Chill.
The little snarling, caroGng babes,
That break our nightly rest,
Should be packed of to Babylon,
To Lapland or to Brest.
From spithead cooks go DER to Greece,
And while the miser waits
His passage to the Guinea coast,
Spendihrifts are in the Straits.
Spinsters should to the Needles 60,
Wine bibbers to Burgundy,
Commands should lunch at Sandwich Isles,
Wags at the Bay Of Fundy.
Bachelors to the United States,
Maids to tho Isle Of Man,
Let gardeners 60 to Botany Bay,
And shoeblacks to Japan.
Thus immigrate-andm misplaced men
Will then no longer vex us,
And then all who're not provided for
Had better 60 to Texas.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
CONFLAGRATEONs
Washington-B IL urning of the Grand
Republic and CarOndeief.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a. Shortly be.
fore noon a fire broke out in the con
servatory above the model room of the
patent Office building, and at 1880 the
entire portion of the west wing of the
building fronting Ninth street was in
flames. Tt is asserted positively. that
this fle was the work of an incendiary.
Half dozen people are missing, sup
posed to be lost. The damage to the
building is variously estimated at from
$500, 900 to $500 600, while that result
ing from the loss of models and other
valuables connected with the patent
office proper is almost incslculable.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 20.-The steamer
Grand Republic, the largest and finest
steamboat on the Western waters, took
fire at II o'clock last night and burned
nearly to the waters edge. The flames
communicated to the steamer Carolde
let, lying alongside, and all her upper
works were destroyed. Her hull is of
iron, and will be saved, but the ma
chinery will no doubt be badly dam
aged The Grand Republic cost $780,
900 and the Carondeet S75, 900.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

WALKER -KREBS-On Tuesday, Sepiem
Der %, 1877, at the "Church of Oar Lady Of
Vietories,''by Rev. ]. L. Wise, Mr.. Ferdinand
Il. Walker, of Bav ST. Louis. to Miss Anais +
Krebs, daughter Of H. and Mary Louise krcbs,
of this place.
And 10 another of Pascagoula's fairest and
loveliest Representatives of the gentler sex
espouses that blessed and sacred cause. To
Miss Anais and her happy esnsort elect do we
prefer our earnest and sincere cougrtula
tlons, wishing them long and exalted life
OF happiness, and that their mutual and social
desires will so converge and iarmonizs that
their every effort in this life will be crowned
with success and merited prosperity.
CAMBA-CATCHOT-I Ocean Springs,
Miss, September % 1877, by Judge II. n.
Minor. Mr.. Frank II. Cambria, of New Or
leans 20 Iiss Eliza Catchot. daughter Of Caat
sntonio Catchot, Of Ocean Springs.
No eards.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

Two sailors belonging to the Spanish
bark Aunisis, who we're sent ashore on
the morning OF the 18th instant, the
day OF our severe blow, with a lot Of
casks for fresh water, while returning
to their vessel in the afternoon, were
caught in the gale and their yawl boat
capsiaed some distance off Round Is.
land. The men becoming alarmed at
their precarious situation, a tremendous
seaway running which would not permit
their clinging on to the boat, they
struck out for the island, which, after
considerable battling and struggling
with the waves, they fnelly reached,
where they were received by Mr.. Henry
Anderson, who administered to their
wants and kept them till they were re-
stored to their vessel.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
Bold RObbery.

On last Saturday night a daring and
bold robbery was committed upon the
store of Mr.. E Blumer, at Noes Point,
by some parties unknown. They ef-
fected sa entrance by boring into the
shutter of the front door and taking out
the nut that held the screw, which en-
abled them to lift off the shutter. They
then cut out pane of glass, run their
hands through, unbolted the door, aud
walked in,
Mr.. Blumef informs us that they stole
clothing, shoes, hats, soap, and other
things Of the finest quality. not even
omitting the finest brands of liquors, to
which they freely helped themselves.
His loss will not fall short of $500,
probably more. This is the second time
within q year he has been rsided upon
by thieves. At the time of the robbery
several of Mr.. BIS hands were asleep
up stairs over the store, and the thieves
must have been well posted or they
would have surely beeu heard.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
An Exposure OF the Balm Preserving
Process.

In view Of the fact that we invested
in family right of this same SO called
preserving process" and found it tc
be fraud, we publish the following let
ter, which we find in the Lampasas
rexas) Dispatch:
CoRsIcANA, Texas, Aug. %, 1877.
Mr.. N. Hamon, Lampasas, Texas:
DEAR SIR: l have brought suit against
J. W. Davenport to recover purchase
money of county rights. alleging the
whole thing to be fraud; you will,
therefore, refund any money you may
have taken in foF family rights, and stop
Offering the same for sale. If / recover
l propose to refund to all who have
bought of me. l regret exceedingly
that I ever engaged in the business,
less on account of pecuniary losses than
the fslne position in which it placed me.
You will please take care of samples left
with yon as l may need them in the
trial. Accept thanks for trouble in this
matter, and say to those whotr we vic
timihed that we OURSELVES were most
egregiously fooled, and believed In the
thing to the last-not till after our re-
turn to this place did we fully under
stand this Respectfully yours,
A. II. DAVIS.
Wonder what Frantz, of the Brandon
Republican, has to say 10 the people of
Rankin about this fraud, since he in
vested in a county right and was adver-
tlsing it extensively in his paper.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

JACK .oNvnIE, Fla. Sept. 2t-One
death from yellow fever at Fernandina
since the last report, and forty new cases
o-day. The weather continues favor
able. The fever. it. is thought, must
soon exhaust itself for want of subj cts 4.
Among the recent deaths is Joseph L..
Reilly, chief engineer of the United
States revenue cutter Geo. s. Boutwell,
The health of Jacksonville is excellent.
New YORK, Sept. 24.-The steamer
Guillermo, from Sagra, and the brig
Rome, from Matanzas, are at quarsn'
tine with yellow fever.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
Robt. Ruff in Distress

Capt. Miller, Of the American schoon.
er e. 8. Tyler, reports having spoken at
sec, in latitude 27-44 and longitude 81
A, the American schooner Robt. Ruff,
of Galveston, dismantled. Capt. Mil
Ter furnished stores and all spare sails
he had, and states that the crew of the
Ruff would Try to work the vessel into
Galveston,
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

The public can place the most ex-
plicit confidence in Mr.. D. f. Beatty, of
Washington, New jersey, who manu-
factures and sells his justly celebrated
planes and organs. Certificates from
the officials and prominent men of his
own city, commercial reports and testi
monisls from thousands who have dealt
with him, all verify the statement. See
his advertisement,
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
ADVERIIiISG RATES.

SQUARE one inoh,l nrst insertion, ....Sl 90
Each suoseqdaht insertion. ........ 50
Editorial or local notices, Is oeuts per line
for first insertion aud 10 per line for each ins
sertOn thereafter.
Marriage and Death notices not over ono
square, inserted free OF charge,
Obituary notices and Tributes Of Respect
will be charged for ~ regular iates
Liberal arrangements can be made for tn
insertion Of advertisements for anY length
Of time.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

BY LENORA.
Weafied of eternity. cares and strife,
OF sorrow, temptation and sin,
OF the tolls ana vexations of life,
And the war that wageth within.
Weqried Of the vanity and show;
OF the glitter lhout the gold;
OF gems which for moment glow
With luster new, aud then grow old.
The soul would seek place Of rest,
A place where things are what they SEEM
An Eden, where true happiness
Outasts earth vain delasive dreams.
Bot vaiuly d.th she seek below
The priceless boon for which she signs;
That perfect rest from care and woe
Which makes this earth paradise.
Tossed TO and fro, and sorely tried
She seeks at last refuge where
Immortal Joy and peace abides.
And safely rests from every fear.
Trusting alone Saviour's love
She finds in Him her sure repOse,
Tile sweetest comfort from above,
Which none but lie that feels it knows.
Zion, Sept II, 1877:
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

OK Tie first Monday in December
Georgia win vote on the adoption
Of the new constitution. In the
meantime the newspapers are dis
cussing the location OF tie capitalj
some favor Atlanta, while others
went Milledgcyille.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
Announcements.

We are authorized 10 announce the name OF
]. p CARTER for reelection to the office OF
State Senator. subject to the action Of the
Democratic District nominating Convention.
We are authorized to announce COL. X. G.
SAFFObD as a Democratic candidate for
State Senator from the First District, com.
posed Of The counties of jackson, Harrison,
Hancock, Marion, Pearl, Perry and Green,
subject to the action of the Democratic Dis.
trict Convention.
For Justice Of The Pence.
/ announce to the voters Of Beat No. 3, of
jackson county. that am II candidate for re-
election to the office of Justice of the Peace at
the ensuing election G. CHlDSEY.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

Our ertire stock of ladies' gentle
mems and childsen's shoes will be sod
at cost fot cash. Gail early and get
bargains. nj. A. DEHs.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
List of Letters

Remaining unclaimed in the Post-ofice
at Scranton, Miss, Sept. l, 1877.
Beekridge Jos Homau Wa
Huff Smith LettUkl Antonio
MeCoy NJ w Manent Miss Margaret
Piekens Lee Ross Mary Jane
Rupoll John
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

BY LEYoRA.

AEFEcTfosATELY DEDICATED TO AsSIE
SHIELDS.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28

SIGN PAINTERS wanted in every sec
tion Of the United States and Provinces to
answer this advertisement. Address Daniel
Fs Realty. Washington, New jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-07
GE GET OWN.

OAK HILL CEMETERY is prettier than
ever, this season What is known as the
"Sev Part" is by far the most beautiful
Here nature and art combine. Standing
under the rustic bridge, to the south one
sges sloping hills, playing fount aims and
lovely flowers 90 the north the weeping
w1llow,< another fountain and living
spring, while in the back ground, Rock
Creek, the old mill and the hills OF Kalorama
complete the picture.
RoBBERY.-Some time betwesl O'CLOCK
Iastni BIT and this morniDgsenle unknown
party or parties entered the dry goods Store
OF A. Young Bro, No. 6s Bridge street. aud
took number of kid gloves, hats and other
small articles, and al the money in the
drawer. Loss about $50 The entrance was
effected through a rear window. There is no
cine TO the perpetrators.
POTOMAC INSURANCE CoMPANY.-The
regular annual meeting for the election OF
directors OF the Potomac Insurance Com
pany took place at the Office on High street
yesterday. The old board was reelected,
viz; John NJ. Belt. Walter 8. Cox. A. Peter
M. j. Adler, John Purdy, A. II. Pickrell. L.
Mackall, John &. Riley, David Edes, VIM.
Marbrry, Philip May, and a. III. Dodge.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-At the 3lst
reg ular monthly meeting of the Tenth Build
Ing Association held last hight at Goddard's
ali, s2,6c0 was sold, being 10 shares at $40
Per sfare.
GEAIN-By rail zoo bushels OF wheat TO
Hartley 4 BIO 500 bushels do, To J. q. < ]
NJ Waters. Offerings on Change were small
ON account OF boats having been delayed by
sand bar al Lock Mills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-07
The Board OF Health,


SPECIAL NETTING ON The MAIL CON-
TRACT BUSINEls, ETC.
A special meeting of the Board of Health
was held last evening to consider the report
of the sanitary committee in relation TO in
ere easing the force in the reg istrars office and
as 10 members and employees being engaged
In mail contracts; present, DR.. Verdi, presi-
dent Ir. Cox, secretary; DIR. Bliss, re yts-
traT; MI L. lpgston, attorney, and Mr.. Mar
bury. treasurer.
The coroner's report for July was receive 4,
showing 10 Investigations as to cause of
death TO have been made, of which were
unknown infants found. The report OF the
health officer was submitted, showing nut
sances reported, $40, Of which AS were
THE ASPHALT NUISANCE.
DR.. Verdi offered a resolution that the san
itary committee he instructci TO examine
report whether the gases arising therelrom
are injurious 10 hath.
DR.. COx.-It seems that we have had that
subject before us before.
Or. Bliss remarked that they had.
Mr.. Marbury.-Yes; but it seems that thew
are now using q different kind of asphalt
which smells worse than the material for
merry used.
DR.. Cox said the community, or rather the
pnblc press, make mistake as to the duties
oil the board, and seem TO think that the se
places come urder their Jurisdiction. They
are nuisances at common law, with which
the board have nothing TO do, and do not
come In the category of "nuisances injuri-
Gus 10 health" OF VIII ch the board takes cog
nlZance. He favored the resolution To
satisfy public clamor.
DR. Nerdi remarked that the Inquiry should
be made, and should be thorough.
The resolution was adopted.
The boa rd went into executive session to
consider the report of the sanitary commit
Tee on The mail contracting pro clivities OF
certain members and employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-07
LOCAL NEW VS..
Condensed Locals.

From J. c. Parker we have the New YORK
papers In advance OF the mails.
Lighting of the street lamps at T:3O p. m,
extinguishing AT $40 a. m
About II > O'Clock last night an attempt
was made 10 break into the residence of Mrs.
Addison, NIB eth street southeast, but the
thieves were frightened of.
AT the meeting OF the trustees of the Re
ton OF the superintendent several boys were
discharged.
Mr.. U. X. Harris, who was fined SOS in the
Police Court, yesterday, for breaking a plate
glass window OF the Republican office, ap-
Iealed his case To the Criminal Court.
A 1orrt spondent writes that there is a cast
OF BaToeT's Fisher Gil" in Washing ION,
az wants to know where IL can be found.
VIII some reader of THE STAR furnish the
require q information?
Al a meeting of the He inett labor league
last night, resolutions were adopted iavoring
the apr ointment of Mr. James l.. Barbour as
Police commissioner, 10 I'LL any vacancy
which may occur.
The alley which runs from to n. between
Sd and 9Th streets, is the nastIeSt thing this
side of ConstsntinOple. Its odOr would Kill
any Turk any fellah who shOuld 90
thrcu2h 10 about dark. There are times when
II smells verse Than the boa rd of health
The grand excurs ION of the season ia to
taEe place August u, to Ocean City, by the
steamer Jane Mosoley-full particulars OF
WHICH " Ill shortly appear in our advertising
columns. Information concerning IL will be
eiNen a Inc Office of the company, over Nat.
Met. Bank.
In T. pOnse - request from the Interior
department, the District COromi ssioners
have Pr pared and furnished the secretary of
ma CrIa Ttmeut with as Ismenis for i'm
prov eIueDts ON street, north aud south, in
The vicini y of and bordering on The Capitol
grounds, amounting 10 so 5E.3E The
amount assessed against the United states
COVE H-eEt j. SS.2sltl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-07

SHOOTING a TEN IEAR-OLD BOY FOR
REFUSING HER DRINK OF WATER
Joel Stone, an aged citizen of Boggs town
ship, Ciearfield county, Pa, had been sick
for long time. On the Sd inst. his twelve
year-old daughter was sent TO a near family
named WOolsencrOft TO tell them he was dy-
Ing. WOolseDcrOft and his wife started at
once for stones. The girl and Johnny Wool
sencroft, aged 10, were left behind. The girl
wanted drink. There was no water in the
house. She asked the boy to go TO spring
In lot near by and get palfull. The boy
finally went, but told the gill that she could
not have any of the water. While he was at
the spring she took a gun that stood behind
the door, and going out in the yard laid 1t
across stump, aiming at the boy, who ap-
preached with the water. She told him TO
give her drink or she would shoot him. He
replied that she could not have any, and
walked in Zig-zag way to get out of range
of the gun. When he was within a few feet
of the stump the girl fired. The charge, which
was buckshot, entered the boys stomach,
killing him almost instantly. The girls
father died about the same time. What
course justice shall take is agitating the
community where the tragedy occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-07

THE WAY THE TURKS HANDLE THEIR
NEW ARMSTRONG GUNs.-As an Instance O.
misHlana cement, the story of a large Arm
strong gun, on lis travels after the guuboat
for which IL was destined, NAV be taken as
typical; but IL is by no means an isolated in
stance, for snch incidents could be multi
Piled at! tfaitiGa. A certain gunboat on The
Danube was supposed to be in need of an
other gun, though, as il turned out she had
already encumbered her decks with more
than she could have fought. a telegram was
dispatched TO the Tophauie. the arsenal at
COnstantlnople, and the only astOnIS ing
part of the Story is that somebody actually
attended 10 1t, and in a short time the gun
was at Narna. Here, with great labor aud
difficulty, IL was dispatched by rail 10 Rust
chuk, but when it got there II was discovered
that the gunboat for which it was destined
was below TGlcha, on the Lower Danube
that is 10 say, below every single position
occupied by the Russian tOrpedces and earth
works. SOthe gun was sent back again to
Narna, and thence shipped on board a map-
of-war-by which ship happened TO take a
passage from Narna to Sulina-for the Dan
ube. Arrived al Sulina, the gun was again
trahsh'pped into river steamer, where
again the wandering gun and were fellow
travellers, but when We met the gunbOat and
with no little FISK of the gun tumbling into
the Danube from the stupid aud uusearnan-
ike way IN which the gun was drag 4
across from the deck of one vessel to the deck
OF The Other on two Spars, the discovery was
made that the gunboat would have to go 10
COnstantinople TO be fitted for the gun
There was 10 port ii could fire from, no bolts
10 Which 10 secure 1T, and the carriage was
SO low that when the gun was run out the
mUzzle lay over the porlsill pointing up into
TIE clouds.-l Var Correspondence OF The London
Times
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~ 1t is singular, but reports show that all
afkeePers were in favor of the strikers
N. Y. Herald.
RSThe Philadelphia Ledger could not find
single American among the Philadelphta
rioters:
HV-In two years 6,O0O London Children
have been taught to swim by the health So
ciety.
~ The latest is a seaside corset of water
PROOF and wbalebone, very high, with holes
10 let the water drip out.
~ What a neat analysis of character is
anorded by the remark, ''He would nave in
vented egotism did IL not already exist"
~Newbern, n. c., has organized a sub
stantlal company for the establishment of a
cotton factory AT that point.
DA wicked man killed himself in the
lowest level OF a Nevada mine, and the ac-
count say THUS his alleged soul was saved
over hall mile OF transportation"
81 -Four Colorado men started To 90 fisb
Ing. On the way TO n lake they have not
reached, they discovered a silver mine
which promises to make them millionaires
1The Rev. James Murray, q Catholic
priest, was buried in Bangor. Tnree OF his
brothers, who are priests. performed mas
and the occasion also called into the sanctu,
airy three cousins, all priests.
~Some Rochester employers, too. have
discharged their workn1en, numbers OF the
5lth regiment, on the ground that they event
off at time when their services were need-
ed IN the Shops"
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e. 1T 2 1T E N s.

A TRUTHFUL AND JUST CLAIM.-t is
claimed, and rightly too. that DoOle as Yeas
foUder is noi OILY gooi baking powder but
hti II is a reTy superior one. taking the front
ra"k over all others. 1t mas attained the
height OF perfection III the kitchen eco i.my
SOME PEOPLE think that chronic dyspep-
sla may be cured by exercise and diet a lone
rms 1s mistake. The stomach must be
stimulated and regulated. and the liver aud
lhe uischerging organs put in good working
order, before cure can be effected. Such is
the operation of Hostetter'S R1ters.
"Ihey tone the stomach, set the liver right
And put The system in such healthful plight