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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

He bought guitar and practiced for
six long weary months. But at the end
of that time a smile of JOY lit up his
wan and weary face, and his brow grew
radiant with joy, as he inspected the
corns on the thumb of his right hand.
The hour was 10 p. M, and he wan
dered through the Silly night to the
boarding house where she lived, and
directly under that window which had
been SO often sanctitied by her presence
he commenced to foot: (Twang, twang,
bim q wandered b-i-i the brookside
(kling, clang, boo). [ wandered by-l-i
the mill and the sash was gently
raised with crash, and a deep base
voice yelled out: Z" [ Wish as yu fall into
your brook off your brookside und
troen yourself in dose mill, order /
plow my vissil and call a polizeldiener.
1t was crael of her to have changed
her room without letting him know.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

the county Of Barron for the payment
ofoutstanding Indebtedness; to authorize
the commissioners of school and univer-
sity lands to loan money to the town of
Princeton. The assembly adjourned
until Monday evening.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

THE Ohio democratic state officials
were installed in office on the 18th with
unusually grand ceremonies. A dis
patch estimates the attendance of stran-
gers at $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

THE house committee on coinage is
wrestling with the question of doing
away with the five-cent nickle, substl-
tuting therefor the old fashioned silver
half dime.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

THE next seat contest to come before
the house of representatives is that of
Pacheco and Wigginton, of California.
It promises to be bitter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

FRANCE has extended its thanks
the United States for its efforts In behalf
of the Paris Exposition which occurs
this wear.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
General News.
A GREAT STORM.


A Salt Lake dispatch Of the 10Th says
it commenced showing on the Sierra
Nevada Mountains on the 18th. The
storm steadily increased to-day, becom-
ing furious all the way from Virginia
to Sacramento. 1t is the heaviest for
several years. At 1915 this morning
the sheds at COlfax were blown down.
taking all the wires. During the day
the wires were continually broken by
falling trees on the mountains, till at
1890 P. M. communication west was
entirely cut off west of Emigrant Gap.
At 6 P. NJ. there was over four feet of
snow at the summit, and still falling
steady from Emigrant Gap east to Vir-
ginia City, accompanied by a heavy
wind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

THE Russians are moving on toward
Constantinople as fast as the weather
will permit, and find no Turks to block
tha waV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

THE report that Senator Patterson OF
outh Carolina would resign, is again
denied by that gentleman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

A STRONG effort is being made IN con-
gress to secure a reduction of the tax
on tobacco.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

THE marriage of King Alfonso, of
Spain, has been postponed again; this
time owing to the death of the King of
fol
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

I have a CRATE kuriosity now to kno
when the next flood is going to take
place, and whether there kan be found
on the face oy the earth crew tit to
man the next ark with.-Balaia,gs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
A Curious Wager.

Perhaps one of the most curious
wagers on record is one that was made
by two sporting men in January, 1927.
One of the above bet e2O to G1O that Of
the first thirty men who should pass a
shop in which they were to station them
selves, twenty would at least one hand
in the breeches or coat pocket, and that
fifteen would have both hands so placed.
New street, Covent Garden, London, was
selected for the place of scrutiny, as,
from its being an extremely narrow foot
path and being very public thorough
fare, it would afford the best example Of
the inconvenience ofthis prevalent GUS
tom. The result of the examination,
was that Of the first thirty men who
passed eighteen had both hands in their
pockets, and five others had one hand
so situated, the proposer Of the wager
thus winning it easily.
Lake Superior Copper Product.
The Mining Gazette, Of Houghton,
Mich, in its annual review of the cop
per business Of Lake Superior, for the
year ending December 81, 1877, shows
the following production of the work
ing copper mines: Calumet & Hecla,
yielded IA, 40 tons and $50 pounds; the
Osceola, 1907 tons and 1.17O pounds;
the Franklin, 1876 tons and 1852 pounds;
the Quincy, 1862 tons, $50 pounds; the
Atlantic, about ], 400 tons; the Central,
1.450 tons; the Allouez about $40 tons;
the Phoenix, GIL tons. 100 pounds; the
Pewabic, 419 TONS. 100 pounds. All
other sources, including Ontonagon
county, about 500 tons. The copper
mines here start off with an, excellent
prospect before them for the coming
year. which will be good news to the
merchants of Chicago, who havea large
trade in this region.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
MARYLAND SENATORSHIP.

An associated press dispatch of the
18th, from Annapolis. Md, says the vote
for United States senator injoint conyen
ton of the legislature. to-day. was
Dennis, 80; Thomas, Is; Groome ~;
Robinson, 8; Blair and Wicker, 8 each !;
Steiner, (rep.) IS; scattering, 3. Adj
journed. A democratic caucus will be
held tonight to agree upon a candidate
to be voted for by the party
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

the laying out of country roads; also to
provide for the collection of special
taxes in certain cases; to cheaper the
cost Of supporting the common schools
Of the state
The following message was received
from the governor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
SENATOR WILLIAMS.

A Frankfort, KY, dispatch Of the
10th, announces that at the democratic
caucus, Gen. Williams was nominated
for the United States senate, to succeed
Senator McCreary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

written three column letter TO PreSl-
dent Hayes on border affairs He goes
into the details Of the causes of Mexican
raids and gives 81 history Of the same for
the last twenty years, including Cortinas
capture of Brownsville in 1852 The
governors specific charges are: first, it
has been a predatory war I'd, that
custom house officials nav been MUIR
dered, custom houses tak,eA and robbed,
post-offices robbed and burned, hundreds
of citizens killed and some tortured.
VIM. Mcmahon, for instance, had his
legs cut off and forced to walk on the
stumps Mcmahon was burned while
in his own house within five miles Of
Corpus Christi. Women have been
made prisoners and subjected to treat
ment too horrible to mention. 3d. Mil
lions of dollars worth Of property have
been taken from Texas owners and car
ried into Mexico 4th. Mexico has
furnished an asylum for robbers, a
place of deposit for their stolen goods.
9th. The Mexican government has been
notified many times by ours of the ex-
istence Of these evils, but she has not
restrained her citizens and she refuses
to permit US to break up the hostile
band which commit atrocities and has
declared an attempt to do SO q cause for
war 9th. She has refused to execute
the extradition treaty by not surrender
ing raiders who were themselves enc
mics of mankind by breaking the jail
of Starr county and releasing
prisoners therefrom. 9TH. She has
afforded an asylum to Indians and
permitted them to use her territory to
set on foot expeditions to invade the
territory of the U. S. and to wage savage
warfare upon the people of Texas, IN
Guiding within it's scope every age and
sex. Children have been captured in
Texas, carried into Mexico and held as
slaves. Gov. Hubbard asserts that
Texas does not want war but simply
protection from Mexican violence. He
charged that the San EliZalo mob
who Shot Howard, Mcbride, and Alker-
SON to death, was composed largely of
Mexican citizens. The governor recites
the horrible massacre and says Mexico
should make amends for the crimes
committed by her citizens.
RELEASED FENIANs.
A Dublin telegram OF Jan. 18th says
the Fenian prisoners recently released,
arrived here tonight, and We're greeted
by torch light procession. From 10 to
10000 people witnessed the reception
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
OPENING DAY.

Mr.. Hayes assault upon the
South provoked Il lively discussion
in the house last Monday upon mo
ton 10 refer the message to the
committee of the whole house. In
defending Louisiana and South
Carolina from the %aspcrSionS OF
Mr.. Hayes, Hon. Fernando Wood
called attention to the fact that the
Stalwart de tdctO had omitted to
mention certain OutrageS commit.
ted in New York where men were
dragged to prison 10y government
officials. aud where thousands OF
voters were inundated, making Il
difference of at least $4,000 votes
in that city alone. The remarks OF
Mr.. Wood brought Mr., Garfield to
his feet, whereupon "A debate fol
lowed in which MeSsrS. Hale and
Cox joined.
Mr.. Hale defended the action of
Mr. Hayes in calling the attention
of congress to the late elections in
Louisiana and South Carolina, and
denounced Mr.. Woods attack upon
the executive.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, said there
may have been irregularities in the
but he wanted to call atten-
ton to the violation Of naturaliza,
ion papers in New York whereby
thousands of voters were defraud-
ID Of their privileges. From indi,
cations of the first day we may eX-
'ect lively times in the present
of congress.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
CIPHLR

The Washington Post says the
democrats III congress are dctcrul.
lned upon a most thorough and
searching investigation OF the
cipher kilograms. They will not
do this for party advantage. nor
will they allow the republicans, on
their part, to turn this inveStiga-
ton into use as campaign material.
The committee appointed to inveS-
tigate the subject will go to the
bottom facts. Mr.. Hayes himself
will be called to the stand and
made to tell the country what con
nectiuu he had with these MESSAGES
that flew SO freely on the wires be-
tween Washington and New o.
leans, Columbia and Tallahassee.
Mr.. Hayes opponent, Tilden, will
also be brought before the commit
tee and requested to give me true
key to the cipherS. AAong other
witnesses summoned will be Zach
Chandler, STANLEY Matthews, Man
ton Marble and Col. Pelton. 1t is
said that siuce the purpose of the
democratic majority in congress TO
have the entire truth III this matter
to light has been made
known, the republican leaders have
suddenly changed their course and
are now quite willing to let the
matter drop, having made as much
out of these ciphers as they could
possibly expect,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
SANITARY NE.iSERES.

The following advice given by
SurgrOn-Genpral WuOdworth is
we'll worth reading and hcpding.
Unless some precautionary meas
ureS are taken with regard to
houses and rooms where yellow
fever has existed. we may look for
sporadic cases Of fever for a mOHth
or more. He says: sit is advised
that during the coming winter all
Of the rooms of every dwelling in
the cities aud towns which have
suffered from the yellow fever
should be opened to the outer air
for a sufficient length OF time to
subject them to a freezing temppr1-
ture. Carpets, brdding, clothing.
Trunks, ETC., should be EXPOSED 70
the open air and TO a temprraturr
below the freezing point. Unless
TINS is done, $! cradle cases may be
anticipated when the Narm weather
returns, from yellow fever poison
which Is liable to survive the winter
III dwellings, which are kept con
tinuouSlX at an elevated tempera.
tIrr.n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

THE de fdCtO sent into the senate
Tuesday for confirmation the APP
pointment of the ancient eX- Gov.
Henry S. Foote as director of the
New Orleans mint, vice eX-GOv.
Michael Hahn withdraw. Speak
ing of this appointments Senator
Wallace, of Pennsylvania, remark
ed in a dry way Perhaps if the
police would search the white
house they might tud the body of
A. I. Stewart. as Hayes seems to
have gone into that business
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

In n letter recently published,
Rev. Z. X. Marshall, of ~Nickshurg,
who was constantly with the fever
at that place during the late cpl.
demic, relates "A singular fact in
connection with.the fever. He says
that at tue house of "a friend of bis,
ten miles from Nicksburg, the
blankets used on a bed of a mem
beF OF the family who died of yell
low lever were placed in a tub of
water IN a out lot near the resi-.
ae'ce' and that a ea.f came along.
'He water, aud soon died. I
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

By vIrruc OF a decree of the Chancrrv
Coart of jackson county. Mississippi, rem
dtred on the 9th day of September, A, d.
l11o, III the case of John X. Mcleod,
county treasurer of jackson county. KS.
{. +. Ward, adm illustrator of the estate
of David Howard, deceased. and others.
No. y. ], as commissioner Of said court,
will, Oh
Noaday, the 9Th daQCf Janua,y nert,
1879, in front OF the courtroom of said
court, in the town Of Scranton, in the
county aud State aforesaid. sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following lands lying and being in the
county of jackson and State of MissiS-
slppi, tO-wit:
a tract of land commencing sixteen
chains and tweHty-fivel links North of the
southeast corner of section thlTty-four. in
township five (5), of range No. t west;
thence north eight chains and thirteen
links; thence forty chains west to Kirk
woods lake; thence following SAID lake
southerly until it strikes PaScagoula river:
thence down said river until il strikes the
same parallel line; thence across said
river west we miles from the first men
toned section line; thence south twenty
four chains and thirty-eight links; thence
east "A mile and forty Chains; thence
north eight chains aud eighteen links;
thence ten degrees north of east unit! it
the first described section line;
and the south half of section No. 4, and
the north half of section No. Q. known as
the john Long continuation; the east half
of the northeast quarter and southeast
quarter ut southeast quarter of section
/; lots Nos. | and 2 of section No. /;
lot No. 4 in section No. 4, ia township No.
south OF range No. . west; and also the
west half of the west half of section No.
50, township No. 5, south range No. o
containing fourteen hundred acres
more or less.
A. G.. DELMAS, Commissioner
Scranton, Mss, Dec. o, ISIS. 37-3t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
RESUMPTION IND NATIONAL B4NKs

RESUMPTION md NATIONAL BANKS
In connection with the resumD-
ton of specie payments by the
government there seems to be good
grounds for complaint against the
national banks for their threatened
determination To do what practical
IL demOnetizcs silver. The attempt
TO resume is a very serious matter
The banks should remember that
they are simply favored creatures
of congress, with privileges which
may at any time be taken away,
aud that silver is 10y act of the
same congress legal tender. 1t is
that the government will
need in the next few months the
assistance of the BANKS aud also
v hatever aid may be derived from
he legal tender qualities VI silver,
md any attempt t~oprefedice either
the estimation OF the people is
10Th unpalriotic and unwise.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
SUIT AGAINST SHERID1N.

Quite an interesting suit is now
going on i'll the United States cir
cult court of New York before
Judge Wallace, the same being Il
suit brought by James y. Wheelan
against the stalwart Phil. Shpri-
dan for the recovery of $5lG,276.-
81, alleged loss sustained by " hee-
Ian by the action Of Gen. Sheridan.
Nheelan aflirms that on the 6th
OF August, 1861, Gen. Sheridan, 10y
force Of arms, seized the planta-
ton, and the property on it, occu-
pied by his family, and the same
day, i'll the city of New Orleans, he
seized, by force Of arms, also, 800
hOgshcads sugar and 800 barrels
mOlaSScs, all of the value of SJ7,57S.
belonging to plaintiff, who alleges
that Sheridan converted the pro
ceeds to his own use. Wheelan
also alleges that he has been the
victim Of many wrongs aud iuju-
lieS at the hands OF Gen. Sheridan.
One Of the most interesting tea-
lures Of this suit is the tact that
the stalwart Benz. f. Butler is
prosecuting the case for the plain
tiff, and will be very likely to MAKE
Phil feel somewhat afraid
before he gets through with him.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
TIE coMMERcLAk CONTENTION.

The commercial convention met
in New Orleans last Tuesday AZ the
Varieties thcatcr and effected a
permanent organization hN electiug
Gen. Filzhugh Lee, of Virginia,
president, together with seventeen
vice. preSideutS,l from various States,
and other officers. The following
committees were appointed On
the Pacific railroad, ON foreign CON.
merce and on memOrllizing con.
gress, after which che convention
Went to work.
The most important object of
this convention is to devise means
whereby facilities equal to that of
any other nation will be afforded
the fruits of American industries
to reach the different markets of
the world, and to give an impetus
to our pent M trade. From the
number and character Of gentle.
men in attendance We may expect
great results to flow out of this
meeting and that great good will
be accomplished.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

No DOUBT there will he a num-
Der of resolutions introduced in
congress this winter bearing upon
the subject of preventing yellow
fever reaching the United States,
and upon quarantine. The first
day of the session Senator Lamar
introduced a resolution upon this
subject.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

1T is significant fact that there
is not a single negro elected to the
next congress- says the New York
Graphic, sadly, "although there
are undeniable republican majori-
ties in several of the Southern
States" To this the Washington
Post pe%rtinently replies in the fol
lowing language: We'll, thpreare
also republican majoIitieS in Yer.
mont and and Rhode Island, aren't
thereg And if the Graphic can't
be happy without a negro or two in
elected from those two Statesg"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

A WASHINGTON dispatch says a
careful canvass OF democratic CON
gressmem who have arrived in that
city has failed to discover d single
member who favors the nomination
of Mr.. Tilden in 1880. He Is, in
fact, a cipher candidate.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

y SINGLE homely sentence foond
in Josh Billings almanac is worth
all the fine talk ever uttered by
Bob 1ngersoll. It is this: "There
never was a U'other yet who taught
her child to be an infdel.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

CONGRESSMAN MANNING is re.
ported as saying that his ticket for
1880 is Thurman and Hancock.
He leaves out Hendricks, though
he is a good man, because, he says,
the democrats car carry Indiana
anyhow
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
Hayes Message.
He Waves the Bloody Shirt Likewise Calls
Upon a Democratic Congress 10 Pay
the Expenses of tie Same What The
Papers Say of the Message.
New Orleans Times.

New Orleans Times.
or course the effect OF the pres
ldpnt's recommendations depends
upon congress, aud hence, under
the circumstances, bis message is
hardly OF much value except SO
tar as it indicates his personal AMI.
mus and foreSradOwS his policy in
matters under his Immediate Con.
troll. Legislation is in hands that
are not likely to be guided to amy
great extent by MIR. Hayes, whilst.
as regards merely executive affairs.
his declarations are significant ANA
will receive due consideration. For
thus reason We pass over tor the
present his recommendations to
congress, and content ourselves
with directing attention to Mir.
Hayes bloody .Snirt department.
Amy one who carefully reads Mr..
Hayes own u]tTeranceS will br
forced to admit that he has aban-
doned the law-abidimg policy of the
past two years and is ready to tall
IN with the Widest and most intol-
Grant Views Of the BIaineS and
Chambers. All this need not dis
turb IFS in the least, since the only
Inconvenience likely to result will
upon the federal officials ,
charged with distendmg molphiU,
into mountains. We allude IT, il I
as a confirmation Of oar es.
n'nate OF MIR. Hayes character,
and in proof OF the assertion that
he has found himself to feeble TO
be honest and is nov ready to out
IIcrod He1od in r~IeanneSs. As for
the practical iupJrtance of his re,
MARKS, 'leE are invisible to such
as We can bring to bear.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

Col. Tom b. MANLovE, one of
the most graceful writer's in Mis-.
sissippi, aud who edited the Vicks.
burg HoaM during the epidemic,
has retired from that paper.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

ADvICES from South Carolina
report GOV. Hampton to be in "A
very critical condition in conSe-
qucnCe of his recent severe acct.
dent,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

81 know you've been drinking,
sir,n said the wife of a blue ribbon
man as he entered the bedroom
with Il wIllOwy movement of his
back bone. "NoushenSh. inflow,
moushensb," he gurgied somewhat
ind~istiuctly, Met a man (hic) jus
TN Memphis, aud 1ho't 1 bezzer
gemme sell dizzint'hsted. Thai
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

LAST Monday Rt. Rev. JAS. p. b.
Wilmer, bishop of the Episcopal
diocese OF Louisiana, died at the
st. Charles hotel in New Orleans,
of apopleAy.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
IS Id. REWARD

In August last my mare left me on the
Pass Christian and Red Creek road, thirty
four miles from Pass Christian. she is a
large DARK SORREL MARE, frosty in
the face, with sears ON Zach side of her
mouth. | will pay the above reward if
the mare is delivered at my place south-
east corner Marion county, Miss, As miles
from Pass Christian.
DANIEL p. DAVIS.
Dec. G., lS1S.-31-2 t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

WE see it stated in some of our
exchanges that the meeting OF
Mississippi Conference of the NJ.
+. church South has been changed
from Meridian to Hdzlehurst, and
will meet on the 18th.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

"A desirable r. idence and
Storehouse in Scranton is offered
tor sale at a bargain. See the ad-
v~ertisement ia another column.
Information furnished at this office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
BGbylGRd.

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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

IT is estimated that the total
number of yellow fever cases in
the South during the past summer
toots up 10000, and the deaths
l1OOD.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

MIR. &. f. WRIGHT, after having
spent the summer North with his
family, has returned and resumed
editorial charge of the Nicksburg
HerdH.