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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-22
PIANO AND ORGAN PLAYING
LEARNED I'M a DAY

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elsewhere, will enable any person, of any
age, to
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n a day, even though they have no knowle dee
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aud are the grand elimination of the inventive
genius of the nineteenth century,"
Circulars giving full particulars and many
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One set of Mason's Charts, and a rare book Of
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both matted, postpaid, TO any address. for only
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lessons" Address A. G. MORTON,
General Agent Atlanta, ca.
Agents wanted at once everywhere. Best
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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-22

SAW MILL-on Smiths lake, near + der's
- ferry on Dog river. l20x30 feet. IS horse
power engine. 30 foot boiler, Sc inch circular
saw, 100 foot carriage ways. three Parbhurst
blocks, butting saws, rollers, and all necessary
apparatus. Wilde sold at "a bargain.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-22

WASHINGTON, ID. c., November "a, 1875.
! TAXI pleasure in expressing my entire conf
ience IN the responsibility and fidelity of ths
Law, Patent and Collection House of GILMORE
tCo, Of this city.
GEO. II. b. WHITE,
tcasiier qrtas National Netropslitaa Bank)
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01

against general economy. He RandalD had chafed
under it from time to time because he knew there
were as good men on the Republican side of the
disrespect that he appealed to the Republican side
no longer to continue in that direction no longer to
Mr.. Hale of Maine also replied to Mr.. Randall and
said the latter never had hard task as this session
in trying to control the Democratic side of the House
50 as to prevent it from bankruptng the country He
(RandalD had the making up of the committees. 1t
was not a Republican committee that had re 1orted
the river and harbor bill to which he RandalDwas so
much opposed.
Mr.. RandalI-You voted for it.
MI. hale certainly did but am speaking from
the gentIeman's standpoint. He did uot believe in
it. That bill could never have stalked into the House
II IL mad not been reported by Democratic committee.
SO too with the Mexican pension bill that would
The discussion was oontnued con- in ned by Messrs Beebe of
New York, Foster of Ohio, Hooker of Mississippi.
McMabon and Keifer of Ohio, and Hewitt of New
Mr. Conger of Michigan made sarcastic alluson
to what he cale1 the Speakers zeal in behalf Of
economy, ,and said if the gentleman would attend the
Democratic caucus and rise his power OF persuasive
eloquence there it would be more appropriate than
for him to step down from his place and lecture the
voice when he spoke politician potent in the
land Tne overshadowing of a presidential nomina-
ton gave him power all over the land. daughter
He whipped in his followers with that kind of
gratitude which had been defined as "the expecta.
tion of favors +" Qaughter)
Mr. Calkins of Indiana quoted from the remarks
Of Randall on the bill for an increase OF members
salaries, and remarked Gronically) he had no doub
the gentleman's action on that occasion had beer
prompted in the interest of economy.
Mr.. Randall replied that the allusion had not the
merit of originality. 1t had been made over and ove
and over again. and he had but one reply to it. He
had advocated in sincerity and honesty the increase
of members salaries, but when he went back to the
| people the people condemned the measure, and h
had as faithful public servant given up his owl
opinion in that respect and obeyed the instruction
| of the people. That was what he wanted the Re
| publican party to do.
Calkins-Dfd the gentleman cover back the $500
| drawn from the Treasury?
Randall-I never did. look over all my record
here and can say truthfully that have never cas-
| vote which was prompted by any personal consid
| Grafton.
After further discussion the committee rose afte
| House adjourned
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
A PHILOSOPHER at Home.

A certain young lady, says an old attache OF
the New York Tribune, away up in the inte-
rior of New York State, had written a num-
Der of letters to the Weekly Tribune on
topics mostly rural. These Communications
were rather fresh and entertaining, and were
all printed, although very much doubt if Mr..
Greeley had seen any of them personally.
One day this young lady, accompanied
by her father, was in the city, when
it occurred to her to 60 and have chat
with the great philosopher. He gave orders
to admit the couple, and they were shown up.
The old gentleman was very busy that after
noon, and as they sat and talked, with no ap-
parent intention of going before dark, he be-
gan to fret. After staying some time longer
conversng upon subjects that were far from
entertaining to him, the Granger, in blissful
ignorance of the fact that the EDITORS time was
valuable, launched out in this strain: "Mr.
Greeley, my daughter, here, has written several
articles for your paper, which have been &C.
cepted and published; by which fact suppose
they contained some merit A doubtful gruut
from Mr.. Greeley, and modest blush on the
young gifl's cheek. Now, as she never re-
ceived any remuneration in one way or another
for her labor, don't you think it would be the
fair thing for you to make her present of a
years subscription for the Weekly?"
Mr. Greeley, who, between his half-fnished
editorial, his desire to catch the $40 train, and
his evaporation at being detained 80 long, was
almost wild, gave q sarcastic little laugh, and
replied
"Yes. I'll give her subscription for ten
letters
The Granger and his daughter left at once,
and the editor was soon lost in his writing, ut.
terly oblivious of the fact that furious New
Yorker was down stairs ordering his paper
stopped
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
The Standish Greenbackers.

SEBAGo LAKE, April 20, 1873.
Mr. Editor:-I noticed an article in the New
Era, published two weeks ago, and written by
the Secretary of the Greenback Club here, in
which it is claimed that nearly all of us have
become converts to the greenback doctrine;
now the facts are that majority of the legal
voters, representing all the business men and
two-thirds of the taxable property of the dis
trict, are very far from embracing any such
fallacy, and in the other districts of the town
(Standish) still larger proportion are for hard
money and an honest payment of debts national
and personal.
That the club contains majority of those
among us who occupy their time in keeping the
stove warm in the Post Off ,e, while their
wives are picking up wood to keep the little
ones warm at home, none will deny.
The writer claims also, as members of his
club, certain 'half paid shop hands at work for
hard money firm; these half paid shop hands
receive (the men) nine and ten dollars per
week, (the grls) five end six dollars,-this same
writer, wealthy farmer, pays his male help
six dollars per week this summer; it is pre-
sumed be also considers half pay the amount
extorted from the poor Taxpayers who receive
80 much wordy sympathy from him and his
friends, for teaching the school last winter,
which amount was twenty-five per cent higher
than we used to pay in those ''good times be.
fore the war-but it must be admitted that pro-
family was not considered a necessary accom-
plshment for teacher then, any more than
truth and consistency are now considered nec-
essary in Greenbacker.
In second article the writer claims that
some do not join his club because they do not
know enough, and he bushes for their igno-
rance; he had better go to a woman's school
awhile, study grammar, then read his own ar
ticle and blush some more.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01

taldja lines the true positions to be occupied.
1t is now expected that the question of the
evacuation of the fortresses will be energet-
cally pressed.
Times correspondent at San Stefano says:
The impression in the Russian army is that
Todleben's appointment portends strife. am
told that Gems. Todleben and Imerietinsky
both think war inevitable. The men are be-
ginning to talk more of war; The appear ance
of the troops and the horses when the Grand
Duke Nicholas took his farewell Saturday was
very satisfactory.
Times dispatch says Prince Gortschakoff s
heath is worse agai q. He is very weak and
above all sleepless, but has no fear.
Awkward Position of the Russians.
LONDON, May 1.-The Vienna corresp ondent
of the Times draws serious attention to the
awkward position of the Russians. He points
out how they are confronted at Constautnope
by an army superior to anything the Turks
ever concentrated at one point throughout the
war, an army according to the lowest estimate
numbering 10000 men. The Mussulmen in
surrecton also appears to be growing serious
1t involves not only the whole OF the northern
half of the Rhodope range but according to
one account is spreading to the Balkans. The
insurgents are endeavorng to gain strategetlt
points in way that shows the existence of 9
directing head.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01

O0most1c MHrhesF.
New YORK. April 30-Evening market
steady; sales s59 bales; Middling uplands at 1O3c
Orleans 165c futures in moderate business closing
dqii an and 3 Sto4 points advance. Fiour-receipts
1919 bbls; No at 325 GAPS, latter extreme; Su-
perine Western and State at 80 @ 50; extra IVES
and State at q WSsa sh0s
ira at 90 g so; Fancy White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 30 g 75 good extra Ohio at 90 q 75 ex-
good to prime at IS 50; choice to double Extra
at 55 35, including 2700 bbls low grade extra at
800 g 15; $500 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 90 "a
00;6goO b6ls Minnesota extra at 90 a 25; 2200
bbs City Mill extra at OO q 30 for West Indies.
Southern dour dull; sales 1900 bbls; extra at 90 @
5o: Rye Hour is unchanged. CornmeaI steady:
Yellow at 2 40 q rs; Brandywine at To-. Wneyy,,
receipts 152 427 bush; a u lower business mainly
in settlement of contracts sales 2450Oo bush ncIud-
called No |; 25 q IS for New York No and No
Chicago a Spring; 2S for No North Western; 2sl
2s5 for ss No No rs sheboygan 2t for No Winter
2 Amber; l rs for No2 Chicago deliverable next
week; 25a do for 25th May; i 25 for No North
closing at % bd Is asked % for do June, clos,
Ing a. 2s BID. 239 asked do July at 1s bid, 25
bid, ~ asked; do June at 20 bid, 26 asked; do
for July at 10 bid, 25 asked; No Winter Red for
May closing at 80 bid, &c asked do for June 81
Rye is unchanged; rejected at 60 "a 7oc: State ~ a.
75c: q, 900 No North Western first halt May at II
9 72ac. Barley quiet and heavy. Barley Malt
the market is shade easier sales 900 bush inclnd
ing 49, 900 bush on spot 46t a 66c for ungraded Wes-
tern Mixed; 52c tor No 3; 55ic for low Mixed 54I "a
55le for steamer Mixed 50 q 56c for No q 56 q 57Sc
for OLD don store and aloat; 55ac for steamer Vel
low; SIC for do White; 5sc for White Southern; 56 q
56ac for round Yellow Sic for steamer Mixed seller
May closing at 49c bid, &c asked; do for June at
5Oc bid 53c asked 30 for No seller May, closing
52ac bid 534clasked 5S1c do for June. closing at 53h
blu, 543c asked; do July 525 bid, DOC asked. Oats
receipts 44S15 bush; the market is dull and q &c
lower sales 900 bush; 3ic for rejected 35ac for
No White; 36c for No 2; 36Ic for Mo- White and
No l; 4Oac for No White 35 q 36ac for Mixed Wes-
tern; Sc @ Ale for White Western; 35 q 36c for Mix
ed State; 56 q 4Oc for White State, including $4,000
No Chicago for export to Glasgow at 36c. Coffee
quiet and steady; cargoes 13i III god job lots at
u "a q tor fair to good rening u for prime 1000
hhds Muscovado at at u "a 7s refined is unchanged
and fairly active at 81 q &c for standard A; 81 "a 9sc
for granulaed 9lc for powdered ;9a 95c for crush
ed. AIoIasses quiet at 35 @ 4Sc; 400 bbls New Or
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Freshet on the vTerrim.c.

Freshet ON the Merrimac.
LAWRENCE, April 30.-The Merrimac river
IS higher to-day that for two years. Six and
half feet of water is going over the dam and is
still rising. Low land on Water street are
submerged and numerous cellars flooded. All
water mills are partially suspended.
A Burglar Captured.
WORCESTER, April 30-The house Of s. S.
Messenger was entered by burglars who took
the daughter, young lady, from her bed and
compelled her to show where the valuables
were. The other daughter went to her father
with an alarm who got up with pistol and
attempted to shoot but the burglar held the
girl between himself and the pistol till be
gained the window and he jumped out. He
was afterwards arrested. He was colored
man named Brown and boarded with Messen-
gers coachman. He cut his upper lip off and
injured his leg in jumping.
Bold and Successful Burglary.
Boston, April 3d. Burglars entered the
residence of Ephraim Otis, a leading citizen of
South Scituate, at 2 o'clock this morning,
removed the safe from chamber on the first
floor, carried it about half mile, blew it open
and .abstracted securities representing about
$4,000, and $65 in money.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
Enropeau Marues..

LONDON, April 3O-12.3O P. M.-Consols at 95 lie
for money and account.
LONDON, April 3O-12.3O P. M.-American securi-
ties-United States bonds 67's 1889; new SIS, 1853
new 4s 1o4s; 10.4Os, 1O74; Erie preferred at 81; IL
lnois Central TIT.
LONDON, April 3O-4 90 P. M.-Consols at 9i5 for
money and account.
LIVERPOOL, April 30-12.30 P. M.-Cotton market
quiet and unchanged; Middng uplands at 81; do Or
leans at 6ad saes 5000 bales, including 1910 bales
for speculation EXPORT receipts a. coo bales, incud-
ing 1900 American.
Flour at 26 a 26 g. Winter Wheat at ii 8 a lis
Spring do 10 @ 10 10; California averages lis q II
Corn 26 8; Peas at 36 Provisions, &c-Pork at AZ
Beef 80; Bacon 26 @27 6. Lard at SO 6. Cheese GA
Tallow 3S 9. At LONDON, Talow at 3s.
PARIS, April 30.-Rentes 11Ot 2Oc.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Tuesday, April so.
ARRIVED.
port and st John. NIB.
Steamer City of Portland, Pike st John NB via
Sch Chas Scanned. (Br) Smith, Matanzas, with
sugar to Phinney q Jackson.
Sch Volant, Cassidy. Calais.
Sch Cbalcedony, ingalls,, Machas-potatoes to 1
Libby.
Sch Alice Dean, Gardiner. Pembroke.
Sch Fanny Mitchell, Crossman. Calais for Boston.
Sch Pennsylvania. Parker, Pembroke tor Boston,
Sch Alpine Eaton, NIillbridge tor Boston.
Sch Nellie Doe. Tfask, Bangor for Fall River, On
entering White Head Passage. struck on Bangs ISL
and Point, but came of soon after without apparent
damage
Sch Tangent, Thurston, Sullivan for New York.
Sch Ligure, Thurston Sullivan for New York
Sch Twenty-one Friends, LETTERS, Seal Harbor for
CLEARED.
Sch May Flower. Arey, Boston, with part Of in
Sch Ada Allen. Dudley, Eastport-master
Sch Olive Elizabeth, Lindsey, Bath, to load tor
Sch Grace Gushing. Mosher, Kennebec, to load Tor
Philadeiphia-master.
lFRoM OUR OoRREsPCNDENT.l
LUBEC, April 25-Ar, schs Clara Diusmore, Chase
Portland; Clara Jane, Allen, Boston.
SID, sch Sybil, Wilson, Calais.
Apr,i 2SLAr sch Mary, of Deer Isle, to be rebuilt
April 27-Ar. sch Thos Watt, Watt, Windsor, Ms
Virginia. Armstrong. st John, NIB.
Aprn 2S-Sld, sch S j Watt for Alexandria.
April z9-sld, sch Virginia, for Matanzas.
In port, waiting, schs A McNichols, Clara Jane
Mary + Pike, and Frank Barker.
Br schr Sea Bird of and from st John, NB, for
ireland, mas been supplied with new mainmast, and
is waitidg wind.
Sch Ella NJ Pennell, of Maehias, Capt Thompson,
from WINDSOR, Ms, with plaster tor Alexandria, Is
ashore on the East Point of Quoddy Head with keel
gone and biges badly chafed. TIE survey ordered
the sails and rigging removed to place of spfety and
the null spars. and cargo sold tor the benefit of all
interested. No insurance on vessel.
WISCASSET, April 23-Ar, sch Eta NJ Barter,
Barter, Bath.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
WASHINGTON.
Tax ON Chinese Inn migrants.

Tax ON Chinese Immigrants.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The sub committee
OF the House Committee on Education and
Labor has agreed on bill imposing tax of
$l0O piece on Chinese immigrants
Minister Stewards Case.
The counsel for Mr.. Seward, minister to
China, has been notified to request that gentle-
man to appear before the House COMMITTEES.
1t will take him till June to reach here from
Shanghai.
The Sinking Fund.
The Committee on Ways and Means by to
voted to report to the House the following
joint resolutions:
Whereas, On the first of April, 1873. there
had been paid into the sinking fund $241, ,4S9, :
l6S in excess OF requirement., which sum is
the amount required by law; and
Whereas, it is unnecessary for the mainte-
nance of the public credit and as it is unjust to
the people to continue the imposition of taxes
for this object at time of great depression
like the present; therefore
Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the
Treasury hereby be directed to SUSPEND the
purchase of U, S. bonds for the sinking fund
as provided by Sec. 1884 of the Revised Stat
ntes until the close of the fiscal year ending
June 39th. 1885, unless otherwise directed by
Congress. -
clerks Anxious TO DO Political Work.
Several state Republican associations. COM
posed principally of clerks in the executive de-
partments have made applications to heads of
departments for leave to reOrganizs their re-
spective associations and resume active opera
tions in political affairs
Bonds Called In,
The Secretary of the Treasury today issued
the 56th call for the redemption of 20 bonds
consols of 1865. The call is for: S., 900. 900. of
which $3,000,000 are coupon and $4,000. 600
registered bonds. The principal and interest
will be paid at the Treasury on and after Juiy
Both next and interest will cease on that day.
The following are the descriptions of the
bonds:
Coupon bonds dated July l. 1865 $50, No,
50.001 to $4,000, both inclusive; $1OO No. 81, ,OO1
to 10000, both inclusive; $500, No. 6O,OO1 to
63 0o0, both inclusive; $1,000, No. 108, COL to 114
400 both inclusive.
Registered bonds redeemable at the pleasure
Of the nited States after the LIST day OF July as
d9llows: S}d $5o No 1751 to 1900, both inclusive;
Sloo, No Il, ,101 to 1920, both inclusive; $500,
% no. - SOL to 5000, both inclusive; $1,000, No.
to'a5d o9d to 30 1o0 both inclusve $4,000, No. oO51
10 eSgo eoy both inclusive $1OOOO No. 1851 to
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01

WATERTowN, April 3O-Beet Cattle-receipts 37t
slim; plenty of Calves, which comprised principa
part OF the traffic. nearly 900 marketed; sales
Beet Cattle choice at 80; extra at 90 q 25; frs
third quality at 25 q rs.
Sheep and Lambs-receipts 1886 head. There
were some sheared Sheep at market selling from a
4ac per Id; portion not worth more than 75c erch
Wool Sheep gram frmer than last week; supply
light; sales in lots at 90 q 80 each; extra at &
9 %. or from to 5ac per lb; Lambs g &c per lb
Veal Calves at Al a st.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
DIED.
In this city, April ao George Fessenden, aged 6,

In this city, April 80, George Fessenden, aged 6S
years months.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at O'clock
at his late residence, $50 Cumberland street. Burial
at convenience of the famliy.1
In this city, April 30 Miss Mary G. Rofe, daughter
of the late Charles RoIfe.
In Solomon City, Kansas, April "a. Edgar Baldwin,
sol -in-law Oh Benjamin and s. H. Kingsbury of
Portland.
In Danvtlle, VT, April H. DR.. Royal NJ Aver, aged
6S years months,-formerly of Limerick.
~ The funeral services of the late Mrs. Mary
e. Sullivan will take place at 81 O'Clock this morning
at her late residence, 10 York street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
Secretary VIC Crary ON the Alleged Florida
Frauds.


Frauds.
New YORK, April 3O.-Relative to the al
legged frauds IN Florida, Secretary McCrary is
reported as saying:
If it were practicable to enter into thosnpgh
and impartial investigation of all the charges
and counter charges of frauds, violence and in
Limitations in connection with the Presidential
election of 1876, the result would in my jadg-
ment prove to be eminently satisfactory to. the
Republican party. Such an investigation would
undoubtedly bring to light, not only the great
wrong by which Louisiana Florida and South
Carolina were attempted to bs carried for Til
den, but also successful system of intimida-
ton and outrage in several Southern States,
paralszed aud bulldoze am also incline d
to think that such a thorough and impartial
investigation would bring to light some things
concerning the election in New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, not to speak
of Oregon, which would startle and enlishten
the countrv
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
New York stock .as nop.v mark.,

New YORK, April. 3o-Eyening-Money at 4 q Z
Exchange steady at 1851 for long and 4S9 for short
sight.
Exports of domestic produce for the past week,
S59a5i99, against $4591,S67 for the corresponding
week Of last year.
Gold steady at 1908 throughout the day. Carrying
rates @1 percent. Borrowing rates Q per cent.
and fiat. Clearings S11,64S, 600. The customs re-
cepts to-day 1921 900. The Treasury disburse-
ments were $2700. Governments are firm. State
bonds dull.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day ag
gregated 5000 shares including 700 shares North
Western, 40500 shares Lake Shore, 1900 shares
Paul. 300 shares Western Union, 1890 shares Erie,
1900 shares Wabash.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
MARRIED.

In Waterford, March 80. by Rev. John A. Douglas,
Elbrdge Stone and Miss Lucy E. Houghton, all OF
Waterford.
In Lewiston, April 90. at Trinity Church, by Rev.
G. j. Ketchum, James Borthwick and Kate Florence
second daughter of the late John Sheehan, both Of
Lewiston.
In Wiscasset, April IS. Albeit Somes and Miss Nell
lie A. Dodge.
In Boston, March %, 1876, John H. Otto and Miss
Aune M st. John, both OF Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
RIOT IN MONTREAL.
Collision Between Ora ngeman and
Catholics,

Collision Between Ora ngeman and
Catholics.
MONTREAL, April 80. - Apprehensions Of
disturbances arising out of the Orange enter
tainments last night, were verified. As
section of the Orange Young Britons were
proceeding out to the Western suburbs at an
early hour this morning they were alta cked
with pistols by 800 or 400 Catholic Unionsts at
Wellington Bridge who were lying in wait fol
them. Over hundred shots were fred result
ing in the death of John Callaghan and serious
wouuding OFF ohanna Mohan and man named
Mallers, all Catholics. A cab contaiog JOSEPH
going home from an Orange concert wa
rddled with shots, Lang being wounded in
two places, but his companion miraculously
escaped. No arrests. Great excitement over
the affair.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-9oUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHfEP SIaNAn
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
May I, l A. M
Eor New Eaxland
and New York, southeast to northeast winds,
falling barometer, slightly warmer and partly
cloudy weather,
Cautiouary signals continue at Portland and
Easport.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-01

CHICAGO,Ap 30 Hogs-receipts II 900 head ;shjp-
ments $500 head: market active but 10 q 15c lower
choice &c heavy 40 q 6O light 25 O. 50; butchers
Cattle-receipts 5000 head; shipments 1900 head :
market active and higher; shipping at 400 ta 5 30:
feeders and stockers at 65 q 2O butchers Steers
easy so GA 80.
Sheep-receipts 1900 head; shipments 200 head /;
unchanged; sales at 25 q 525 @5 IS.