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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-03-16

!, Acaaple NJ SaeJe- -Momen. who were .sr-
rested, Imprisoned and fined for disturbing
the Shakers, have brought suit against the
Shaker people for S2O0,oo0 damages for
inl~e imprisonmeni, The 0d,nra says that
ia Is the largest suit eyrr u,pn the Counts
records
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21

Dispatch to Cincinnati Gcazette.i : e'o-
WASHINGTON, Dec. i0.- Repre-.
sentative j Willis, Of Kentucky,
introduced to-day a bill for the
construction of the Texas and Pac6c
road from Fort Worth to San Diego,
and from Memphis to Jefferson.
Texas, providing for trunk line,
postal and military route from the
Mississippi river to the Pacific. Tho
railroad companies are authorized
to issue bonds, the total amount
of which for the entire line is not to
exceed $37,000,000. The rate per
mile is not TO exceed $4,000, except
for $50 miles through New Mexico
and Arizona. The bonds have fifty
years to run, bearing 5 per cent. in
gold interest. and the payment OF
which the government is to guar
antee. The bill also requires the
Texas and Pacific company to conn
plete the branch from Shreveport to
Vicksburg at Its own cost. Senator
Johnston, of Virginia, will intrq>
duce similar bill in the senate. IL
the views of a majority of
the members in congress from the
South.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHoDIsr-Rev.J j. B. X. Smith, pas-
tor. Preaching at Moss oint first and
third Sabbath in each month, morning
and night. Sabbath school every Sub
bath morning.
BAPTIsT-Eld. J. 3. Ham berlin, pas
tor Preaching at Moss Point Severy
fourth Sabbath in the month, in the
morning, and Saturday night previous.
Sabbath-school every Sabbath morning.
Preaching ut Scranton every fourth Sab
bath night and Monday night following.
CArHo1lc-Rev. Father Wise, pastor.
Mass ut the chapel every Sunday at
1880 II. M. higH mass at the church on
the Seashore every Sunday ut 8 am.
PREsBYrER1AN-Rev. =. J. Bingham,
pastor Preaching at Moss PoiDt the
second Sabbath III each month, morn
'ng and night.
SUNDAY SCHOOL at Scranton Academy
every Sabbath afternoon ut o'clock.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
Col. Ciaiborne's History.

yicksburg Herald.
EDITOR HERALD: Your CORES.
pondent Enquirer a few days
since, sought information in regard
to the progress of Col. John F. Ii
Claiborne's history of Mississippi
Permit me to inform Enquirer
that the great work TO which Col
Claiborne is devoting himself is
progressing very satisfactorily, and
that the greatest difficulty he en-.
counters is in the Incidence or in
difference of the surviving Missis-
sippi officers of the late Confederate
army. They have been appealed to
by Col. Claiborne, and by his friends
Of the press, TO furnish him with
narratives of the operations OF Mis-
sissippi soldiers in and out of the
State, but | regret to say that these
officers have, for the most part,
been very backward about coming
forward with the desired informa-
ton. In a letter received from Col.
Claiborne, day before yesterday, he
writes me as follows:
81 have lost nearly two months
cy serious illness, but am up again,
and shall leave for Natchez the last
of the week, for a hard and steady
winters work. l have received
from Colonel Stephens, of Water
Valley, very interesting history Of
the thirty first Mississippi regiment,
and his eventful career. If every
colonel and general would write
me just such history of their com.
mands, my labors would be easy.
Generals n \ \ have all prom.
ised assistance, but so far not a line.
II you see them, for Gods sake try
to stir them up. Major Sykes has
done a great deal. | am relying
upon you.'
l beg, Mr.. Editor, that you will
publish this brief letter, not for Col.
Claiborne's sake, nor for my sake,
but for tho sake of Mississippi, and
that you will urge upon her army
officers the duty they owe alike TO
the living and the dead, who fol-
lowed them and the standard oil
our beloved State on so many blood.
stained fields. l need only add that
the address of Col. Claiborne will
be at Natchcz for some months, and
that anything intended for him, if
to my care, will surely
reach him. Respectfully,
VIM. Ii. McCARDLE.
vioksburg, Dec. 8, 1877.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21

The Press Pragraphist is a very
modern invention. lie can never
be happy, for he knows no rest, ht
neven smiles, and hia energy is fiery
and everlasting. The hod-carrier
when he gets through carrying
bricks all day, returns to the bosom
Of his family and is permitted tc
enjoy peaceful clay-pipe and revel
in the delights of home. Not so
the Press Paragraphist. His work
has only begun after it is over,
When he leaves the Office of his
newspaper, he groans in the Car
going up Town, until he has evolved
an item for to.morrQws paper. He
condeuses every notion that fills the
circumambient air into couple
of lines, and sticks it into his column
of paragraphs. When he gets home
and the vile of his affections serves
out the corned beef, pent-up misery
still sits enthroned ppon his brow.
and he evolves telling lines even
while he is struggling with his food;
every mouthful OF dessert is the
parent of an idea. The Press
Paragraphist has only recently
obtained his distinction. He has
driven out of the field tie volumi>
nous humorist, and the massive
editorial writer. He is personified
economy, in so far as he saves ink,
paper, and words; but he is glutton
on ideas. He santches them on the
fly from every known source. He
reads the news of the day, and there
is not divorce case, nor falling
building, nor a scientific, treatise,
nor a cure for corns, that doesn't
undergo q process of development
in his brain and twist ilfe!t into a
pungent paragraph before the day is
over. His labor is an unceasing
one. 1t would be thankIess, but for
the boon of fellow feeling existing
among his companions in misery.
The Press Pargraphist has brothers
in every city, and what he writes
is copied-not so much because
society ct large clamors for the
thoughts, but because, being short,
they take up little space and are
easily reprinted. The z. p. is never
baffled. The passing hour may be
ripe with distressing news and |
mourntul facts, but the P. P.'s col |
umn will bristle with vigor and |
mirth in spite Of all. The P. P.'s |
brain is of wonderful construction;
and so are his thoughts. Language,
as controlled by him, assumes the
quaintest of forms. on the shortest
Of notice, and he can comment on
everything earthly, from a horse car
to hippopotamus, in the briefest of |
sentences and the happiest Of viens.
His sleep is restless; for he slumbers
with an idea weighing heavy upon
him, and he wakes with a pun on
his lips and an epigram in his soul.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENTS.

N Y. Sun. - .nv.
There seems to be no end OF ntvA
elites in the entertainment line. We
have women who undertake to
walk a hundred miles in twenty EIGHT
hours, a dancing professor who
waltzes ten hours without ceasIng;
white and colorcd baby and cat
shows, and stone images or petrir
factions. The latest novelty is a
wrestling match between an athlete
and a trained bear. In this contest
the bear got the best of the man.
After the third round the professor
retired, and man Of mustle. but
not of science, took his place. The
bear threw the giant three times,
but in the fourth attempt bruin was
hoored by main strength.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
| VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS.

|
Twas the night before Christmas, when al
| thro the house.
Not creature was stirring, not even mouse
The stockings were hung on the chimney with
care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be
there;
The children were nestled all snug in their
beds,
While visions of sugar plums danced through
their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and in my cap,
Had lust settled our brains for long win.
ters nap
When out on the lawn there arose such a
:, clatter, .r .
sprang from the bed to see what was the
matter.
Away to the window | flew like flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon, on the breast of the new fallen
snow,
Gave the luster of midday to objects below,
When. what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer,
With little old driver, SO lively and quick,
| knew in moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his soursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted, and called them
by namei
Now, Dasher now, Dancer! now, Prancer
now, Vixen
To the top of the porch to the top of the
WALL H..
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all
As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle mount to
the sky,
with the sleigh full of toys-and St. Nieho
las, tool
And then in a twinkling ! heard on The roof
The prancing and paving of each little hoof,
AS drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney came st. Nick. with a
bound.
He was dressed all in fur from his head to his
foo,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes
and soot
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back.
And he looked like Il pedlar just opening his
pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled his dimple,-
how merry
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like
cherry;
His droll little mouth was drawn up like bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as
snow.
The stump of pipe he held Tight his teeth
And the smoke, 1t encircled his head like a |
wreath.
He had a broad face and little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full |
of jelly
lie was chubby and plump, right jolly old
elf,
And l laughed when l saw him, in spite of
myself
A wink Of his eye, and 4 twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know had nothing TO dread. |
He spoke not word but straight went to |
work,
And filled all the stockings. then turned with
n jerk,
And laying his finger aside of bis nose,
And giving nod, up the shiEney he rose
lie splang to his sleigh, to his team gave
whistle,
lnd away they all few like the down Of
thistle,
But heard him say, ere he drove out of sight
Mdrry Christmas to all, and to all good.
night"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
FoRsAKING THE NEGRO.

Cambridge Jeffersonian.
All the colored companies of the
Ohio militia are being disbanded.
The bill passed al the last session of
the legislature provides only for the
enrolment of white male citizens.
The republican party in Ohio is
abandoning the colored people. of
this State as Hayes has abandoned
them in the South.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21

begins. He starts of softly and
deferentialIy, ard all at once yields
from weariness. Gordon is the
most martial-Iooking man in the
Senate. He has aheavy scar under
his left eye, reaching down 10 the
cheek, and his figure and tempera~
ment are a fighters. A long. stray
lock from his thinning, black. hair
relieves forehead otherwise too
high. His manners are always
studiously courteous.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
a W arricd sailor,

A reporter Of the New York Sua
has been quizzing the ancient mar
iners:
"Am l married?' quoth Jack, in
profound amazement. Am | mar
ried? No ] amt. Are you?" The
reporter confessed that he was not,
and, somewhat Modified, the old
sailor continued:
"Why, | had e mate onct as. was
as fine a sailor as ever reefed q tops'l.
He spent money when heh ad it,
an when it was gone he hadn't no
need TO go begging for the best
berth in any ships forecas'le. For
twenty years, man andr. boy, he
never slept foot on adcck 'cept she
was square-rigged. Steamers! Well,
he had bout as much opinion Of 'em
as | have. Well, as luck would
have it, poor Tom ran afoul a bit of
calico, here in New York, a couple
years ago, when we was just in from
round the Cape. She carried too
much for Tom, and before | was
knowing to it he came and asked
me if Id step up to Parson Murphy's
with him and be a witness. And
what dye think Toms adoin' now ?
Shipped aboard tea-kettle running
between here and the Islands (West
Indies), and putin money in the
bank. To be sure, he's second
mate; but what's second mate Of q
tea kettle? {? I'd sooner swab decks
under canvas"
The old sailor paused, relit bis
pipe, and looked about as much as
to say, "You see to what depths
married sailor may descend"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
One Story Settled. .

The Indianapolis Daily News
contains report Of an interview.
with exeGov. Hendricks in reference
to rumors that Mr.. Tilden took tho
oath of Office last year, and would
soon begin a contest for the Presi.
dency. Mr.. Hendricks said: Il
know nothing whatever about the.
statements; OF course, l cannot
know Mr.. Tilden's actions, what be-
has been doing. or what he intends
to do. So far as i am concerned
Mr.. Wheeler has been sworn into
the Office of vice>president and he-
will stay !, there for four years.
When he was sworn in that ended
it,"
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
THE MEXICANS.


New York Sun.
While Ord's troops are looking SO
sharply after Indian cattle thieves
it may not be amiss for them to
keep an eye on Gen. Es e0hsdo, who
has armed men encamped in Texas,
but has just been acquitted of the
charge of plotting to violate the
neutrality laws by crossing into
Mexico. The Mexicans, no doubt,
recall the time when the revolution.
ist Carbajal besiegcd Matamoras
with a mixed force of Mexicans
and Texans, the latter under Col,
Ford.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
Dccisions by the Courts.

l. Any person who takes paper reg
uhrly from the postoilice, whether di-
rected 70 his name or NOT, is RESPONSE
BILE for the pay ment.
2. If any person orders bis paper dis
continued he must pay all arrearages, or
the publisher may continue to send it
until payment is made, and collect the
whole amount whether the paper is
taken from the Office or not.
3. The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take newspapers and periodi-
Gals from the postoffice, or removing
and leaving them uncalled for, is prima
facie evidence of Intentional fraud.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
PIGHT SORT OF TALK.
Columbus Independent.

Nolumous Anuepenuent.
The members cf congress from
the Mississippi valley should reso-
lutely refuse to vote dollar of ap-
preparation to any Northern OF
Eastern river or harbor until a gen.
eral enactment has been arranged
to be voted upon as an entirety
that does full justice to every sec,
ton. The provision for building
and keeping up the Mississippi
leyees should be engrafted On the
general river and harbor bill, and
not an item of appropriation of
this character should be allowed to
slip through ahead of its fellows.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
CUT EN- DOWN.
Holly Springs Reporter.

Holly Springs Reporter
The tax payers of every county in
Mississippi should hold mass meet
ings between this and the first of
January, and invite the legislature
TO cut down the expenses of the
government, cut down officers sala-
ries, particularly members OF the
legislature, and tLHs reduce the
taxes we are now paying. They
should also suggest a short session
of the legislature and a call for a
constitutional convention at an early
date.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
SENATOR LAMAR.


Mobile Register. ~
Senator Lamar wears spectacles,
pushed up at times on his forehead,
which is growing somewhat wriuk-
led. His brown hair, originally in
thick locks, is gone where it is parted
on the crown. His moustache and
goatee are gray, like Gordon's. He
dresses plainly, sits off YEARLY and
austerely, has his speech before him
and bis books piled up, and finally
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
COL. LAMAR.
Tazoo Hera d-Democrat.

i 1dIOO Terd dtl-DeuOCTdt.
Senator Lamar is preparing a
speech, go it is understood, on the
Importance of government aid for
the Texas Pacific railroad. When
that speech is delivered, it will be
worthy of the time. the place and
the occasion. He adorns everything
that he touches, and it is his to
command the applause of listening
senates. Well may Mississippi feel
proud of him and his distinguished
services.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
/, A man whose head bulged con

A man whose head bulged cons
siderably back of his ears was heard
to complain of the dullness Of the
city on Sundays. He said, There
is just nothing going on here Of q
Sunday. now. There was going to,
be a dog-fght this mornin' up to
Maxey's new house, but that has
been put back" And the poor man
took another drink, being yet qpde,
cided as to how .he could break the
Sabbath. in. o. Picayune.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
TO BEAT TRAMPS.
Cincinnati Star.

An ingenious New York restaur-
anter goads hungry pedestrians to
madness, or rather to lunch, by
placing man in trout of the door
with a. good dinner before him,
which he devours in their presence.
1t is said that few hungry men can
pass the place by. As an inviting
sign it beats a whole broadside
filled with names of dishes and
prices,
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
GOOD JOKE ON WELSH.

N. Y Sun. II -.
The joke Of the Liverpool lunchs
con given to Purio Welsh was a
speech from the president of tho
chamber of commerce, urging on
his guest the blessings Of free trade,
and blandly ignoring the fact that
Purio Welsh is Philadelphi pros
tectionist of the Chinese type.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
LIMITING SUFFRAGE.
Northern Exchange.

Northern Exchange.
ct, Gen.iJ. z. George, perhaps the
most influential democrat in Missis-
sippi, il we except Senator Lamar,
has come out in favor of limiting
the suffrage in that State by prop
erty or an educational qualification.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
The press,
what Some of Our Exchanges sny ON
Various Topics and Things.
ROUGH ON DANA.

Memphis Avalanche.
) Reading the caption of a New
York Sun article: How Hayes re.
warded a Rascal" we took it for
granted he had given Dana an office.
But it was another one.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
Washington, New Jersey, U.SA.

-w. can buy first-class Pianos and Or
gans cheaper of DANIEL f. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey. than of
~ any other manufacturer in the United
States. Why3 Because he sells only
for cash. takes no risks. and has no book &C.
counts. Every instrument IL fully warranted
for six years as strictly first class, and sent
on from TO Is days' test trial, money refund
ed and freight paid both ways by him if they
are unsatisfactory. Send for Illustrated AD-
lERrIsrR Catalogue Edition), and read testi-
monials from his patrons, some Of whom you
NAV know. Address Daniel II. Beatty,
Washington, New Jersey.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
Thew are HAVING 'smum sociabIes


They are having. mum soeiables"
at Waupun for the benefit Of the
churches. An admission fee is,
charged, and, after the ladies and
gentleman are all in, they must not
speak. When all are seated about
the room the lights are turned out,
and when one of the. PARTY squeals,
the lights are lit, and she has TO tell
what she was squealing about If
she refuses to tell she is fined two
shilling, which is usually paid by the
fellow who sits next to her,. 1t is.
said 10 be better than o, succotash
stiyal.-rAlleghan (Mioh. Jour-
nal. 49, --e
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
GOV, BROWN,

Raymond Gazette.
The ill-natured and utterly un-
necessary criticisms which have been
uttered against. Gov. A. G. Brown,
within the last month or. two, may
make him regular candidate at q
future election.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21

The, say that after DR.. Mary
Walker has crossed a muddy street
you can't tell her footsteps from the
mems. This tickles Mary nearly
TO death, but she doesn't enjoy it
half so much as the other women
do.-[Andrews' Razar.
A new material for trimming is
the "tissue plume" and may be used
in variety OF ways.
The Gyps, ring, in which a pre-
cious stone is buried in the heavy
gold. leaving the surface OF the
jewel only exposed, is now the fash
ionable engagement ring.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
ANOTHER ARGUMENT.

New Orleans Times A.
Agricultural implements are being
shipped from Wisconsin through
New York and Panama to San
Francisco ON account of the high
Union-P Pacific rates. Another splen-
did argument for the Texas Pacific.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
\ y
COURT DIRECTORY.

CIRCUIT COCRT-SEVENTH DISTRICT
JAMES s HAAIM Judge.
THos s. FORD. District Attorney.
County of Lauderdale-second Mon
dayef February and August, continue
ing Is dayo.
Kemper-frst Monday of March and
September, continuing IL DAYS.
Clarke-thIrd Monday of March and
September, continuing IL days.
Wayne-frst Monday of April and
October, continuing 6 days.
Green-second Monday of April and
October. continuing 6 days.
Jackson-third Monday of April and
October, continuing 6 days.
Harrison-fourth Monday Of April
and October, continuing days.
Hancock Monday OF May and
November, continuing days.
Pearl-second Monday of May and
November, continuing days.
Marion-third Monday in May and
November, continuing 6 days.
Perry-iourth Monday of May and
November, continuing 6 days.
CHANCERY .COURT-SEVENTH DIST.
GEO. WooD, Chancellor.
County OF Jackson first Monday of
March and September, continuing 6 days
Harrison Monday of March
and September, continuing 6 days.
Hancock-third Monday OF March
and September, continuing 6 days.
Pearl-fourth Monday of March and
September, continuing 6 days.
Msrion-first Monday after the fourth
Monday of March, continuing 6 days.
Perry-second Monday after the
fourth Monday of March and Septem-
Der, continuing 6 days.
Green--third Monday after the fourth
r..oiidsy af March and september, con-
tinuing 6 days.
Wayne-fourth Monday after the
fourth Monday OF March and Septen1-
Der, continuing 6 days. u
Clarke-frst Monday in May and
continuing 6 days.
Lnuderdsle-second Monday OF May
and November, continuing II days.
Kemper-fotrth Monday of May and
continuing six days.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
TILDERS g CONGRESS.

Memphis Avalanche.
II Mr.. Tilden believes he is press
ident why doesn't he assemble his
congress and deliver his first annual
message.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
EXPENSIVE WEDDING.

London World. Is ! M
The Duke of Norfolk's wedding
day cost him little short OF 100000
"a couple of months income.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21
FOR SALE.

THE STORE HOUSE and lot of the late
Z. Liebman. in the town of Pascagoula. LO'
cation for business unsurpassed. For terms
apply to W. H. GILLESPIE. Pascagoulai or
B. KAHN, Mobile, Ala.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21

sIGN PAINTERs wanted in every sec
tien of the United States and Provinces TO
arswer this advertisement. Address Dnniei
r. Beatty. Washington, New Jersey.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-12-21

We offer our whole residuary
estate, after leaving between three
and four millions TO the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to the
Kings English, to any school or
college that will turn out a class
capable of punctuating an ordinary
letter or other communication.
for December.