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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
CHANCERY CoURT-7TH DISTRICT.
GEORGE WOOD, Chancellor.

In the county of Jackson, on the first
Monday of March and September, and
continue six days.
In the county Of Harrison, on the second
Monday of March and September, and
continue six days.
In the county of Hancock, on the third
Monday of March and September, and
continue six days.
In the county of Pearl, on the fourth
Monday of March and September, and
continue six days.
In the county of Marion, on the fonrth
Monday in March and September, and
continue six days.
In the county of Perry, on the first
Monday in April and October, and contin-
ue six days.
In the county of Greene, on the second
Monday in April and October, and con-
tinue days.
In the county of Wayne, on the fourth
Monday after the fourth Monday of March
and September and continue six days.
In the county of Clarke, ON the first Mon
day in May and November, and continue
six days.
In the county of Lauderdale, on the
second Monday of May and November,
and continue twelved ays.
In the county of kemper, on the fourth
Monday of May and November, and con-
tiDue six days
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
FATHER RYAN.
BY REV. BEVERLY d. TUCKER

There was never voice to utter
The grief and the pain of the land,
Till his music awoke responsive
To the tender touch of his hand.
She bowed in her desolate silence,
And mourned by the graves of her dead
And she longed for the consolation
That comes when the tears are she'd
Till his strains, as they fell, awakened
In the soul that bent DER the sod,
New faith in the gracious designings;
In the hidden purpose of God.
He'd learned as he knelt at his affairs
TO trust in Omnpotent Love,
And his song had an inspiration
Which echoed tie music above.
He took all our idle complainings,
And 10 in their stead in one mouth
His song, as IA new supplication,
Welled up from the heart of the South
His strains. full of pathos and glory,
And heard of listening world,
Entwincd as a wreath of inmortellcs
The flag that we wearily furled.
There is never a grave so humble
In all of the desolate land
But his verse has inscribed upon it
An epitaph stately and grand:
Once more-by the beds of the dying,
In the homes Of the pestilent West
His song, like a low miserere,
Goes up from his plying breast
A wall for the woe of the people,
A plea that Gods mercy would spare,
And we take up his lowly burden,
And change all our murmurs to prayer,
And the South is stricken and anguished,
But never heart can forget
The soace his music has brought us
And its echo lingereth yet!
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
The Old Man Always Right.
A Pretty Story But No Sort of an Example
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

| take it for granted that you
have been in the country, and seen
IA very old farmhouse with a
matched roof, and mOSSes and
small plants growing wild upon the
| thatcb. There is a stork'S nest on
the summit OF the gable tor we
can't do without the StOrk. The
walls OF the house are sloping, and
the windows are low, aud only one
of the latter is made SO that it will
open. The baking-Oven sticks out
| OF the wall like Il little fat body.
The elder-tree hangs over the
paling, aud beneath its branches,
al the foot OF the paling, is "A pool
of water in which ii few ducks are
disporting themselves. There is a
rd-dog, too, who barks at all
cOmers.
just such "a farm house stood out
IN the country and in this house
dwelt an old couple-a peasant and
his wife. Small as was their pro.
perty, there was single article
that they could not do without-a
horse, which made IA living out OF
the grass it found by the high-road.
The old peasant rode into town on
this horse; and often his neighbors
borrowed it from him, and rendered
the old couple some service i'll re-
turn for the loan of it. But they
thought it would be best if they
sold the horse, or exchanged it tor
something that IL ght be more use
tul to them. But what might this
something beg
You'll know the best, old man."
said the wife. st is fair-day, to-
day, so ride into town, and get rid
of the horse for money, or make "a
good exchange; whichever way
you do will be right to me. Ride
to the fair"
And she fastened his neckerchief
for him, tor she could do that bet
ter than he could and she tied it |
in double bow, for she could do !
that prettily. Then she brushed his
hat with the palm OF her hand, and
gave him n kiss. SO he rode away |
upon the horse that was to be sold
or to be bartered for something
else. Yes, the old man knew what
he was about.
The sun shone hotly down, not a
cloud was to be seen III the sky.
The road was very dust. for many
people, who were all bound for the
fair, were driving or riding, or
upon it. There was no
shelter anywhere from the sun
beams.
Among the rest was man trudg-
ing along, and driving COW to the
fair. The COW was as beautiful
creature as any COW could be.
"She gives good milk, Pm sure"
said the peasant. "That would
be very good exchange-the COW
for the horse"
"Hallo, you there with the cOww
he said. "Tll tell you what
rancy a horse costs more than "A
,ow, but don't care for that; COW
v ould be more useful to me. If
7ou like, we'll exchange"
"To be sure | WILL" said the
nan; aud they exchanged accord
ngly. I
SO that was settled, and the peas
INT might have turned back, for he ;
lad done the business be came
o do; but IS he had once made up
lis mind to go TO the fair, he de-
ermined to proceed, merely to
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hosts carriage came up, and the
Englishmen got in, and the peasant
got in; away they went, and soon
they stopped before the peasants
hut.
"Good evening, old woman"
"Go0d evening, old man"
" Eve made the exchange"
"Yes, you understand what
you're about said the woman.
Aud she embraced him and paid
no attention to the stranger guests,
nor did she notice the sack.
~ got COW in exchange for the
horse," said he.
I" Heavens be thanked" said she.
What glorious milk we shall have,
and butter and ch ese on the table.
That was capital exchanged
Yes, but | changed the COW for
a sheep"
"Ah, that is better still! !" cried
the wife. " You always think of
everything we have just pasture
enough for sheep. Ewes milk
and cheese, and woolen Jackets and
stockings! The COW cannot give
those, and her hairs will only com e
off. How you think of everything p
"But | changed away the sheep
for goose"
"Then this year we shall really
have roast goose to eat, my dear
Old man. You are always thinking
Of giving me pleasure. How charm.
ing that is We can let the goose
walk about with a string to bis leg,
and she'll grow fatter still before
we roast her."
"But gave away the goose for
a fowl y said the man.
GA fowl? That was good ex-
change" replied the woman. "TGe
fowl will lay eggs and hatch them,
and we shall have chickens; we
shall have whole poultry yard .
Oh, that's just what | was wishing
for"
eyes, but l exchanged the fowl
for sack of shriveled apples"
"What s-I must positively kiss
you for that" exclaimed the wife.
" My dear, good husband! Do you
know You had hardly left me this
morning, before | began thinhing
how | could give you something
very nice this evening. | thought
it should be pancakes with savory
herbs. | had eggs and bacon too,
but | wanted herbs. SO | went |
over to the schoolmaster's--they |
have herbs there, | know-but the
is mean woman,
though she looks so sweet. | beg
sed her to lend me "a handful of |
Ierbs. LendF ? she answered me,
at all grows in our garden,
not even shriveled apple, my dear
wOmam.' But now can lend ten,
)r Il whole sackful. That Pm very
glad of; that makes me laughw
And with that she gave him a
sounding kiss.
81 like that " exclaimed both
he Englishmen together! Gal
ways going down hill, and always
merry that's worth the money!
So they paid hundred weight of
gold to the peasant, who was not
colded, bnt kissed.
Yes, it always pays, when the
wife sees and always asserts that
ler husband knows bt st, and that
whatever he does is right.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
No. 81.

charms and ocult Inspiration OF
Southern life are calculated to de.
velop the poetic genius of our poo.
Pile, and the South is destined to
produce the highest type OF Ameri-
can poetry. Our Poe stands far
above the Longfellows, Whittiers
and Lowolls of the North; but q
greater than II Poe will yet strike
his harp and give Il heritage of
song to the world that will immor.
talize the beauty Of our hills and
wales and the bravery Of our
Guards III Gray.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
Joseph T. Benton Killed by Willis
Merritt.
Meridian Homestead.

htTiulau fOnleSledus
Mr.. Joseph I. Benton, who form.
erly resided in Meridian, and was
a member of the firm of Benton &
Co., was shot and instantly killed
on Saturday evening last, by VIII
lis Merritt, not tar from Merritt's
residence, in the neighboThood of
Culpepper's store, IN the eastern
part of the county. From what we
learn of the circumstances, it ap-
pears the parties met on the road
Saturday evening and had a dis
pute about 81 90 that Merritt
claimed Benton owned him. After
some quarrelling which was in the
presence of two others, Merritt
proposed to settle it by fist fight.
Benton objected TO this, saying
that he was physically unable to
fight him in that way, that be was
then unarned, but he would meet
him at a cross road some short dis
tance from where they were, iu two
hours, and "shoot IL ont AS he
said this he started of when Mer-
ritt drew pistol and shouting:
- run you d--d scoundrel,s fired.
At the time Benton was on his
horse, with,his back turned and at
to escape. The, shot took
fell from the horse ard
died in few minutes. A warrant
was issued for Merritt's arrest, but
at he could not be found, it is sup
posed be escaped into Alabama.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

/. Yellow fever of 1878 was a
specific disease, not indigenous to
or originating during that year
spontaneously in the United States,
and its appearance in this country
was due to specific cause.
All the other propositions were
then adopted, though to two or
three of them there was some Oh
lection made.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
The Pedagogue of Cranberry Gulch

The Capital
The boys had buried their four.
teenth teacher in the school
house graveyard kept for that pur-
pose, for they were a hard set, Sons
of miners, hunters, trappers, politi.
cans and other hard characters,
and thirty days wys d good long
time time for teacher to last.
1t was only the most desperate
ones that staid that long and met
their fate, FOR the rest generally
were content with "a broken arm,
hegd er leg, and left without wait.
ing for any serious difficulty With
the boys.
Harry Floty was n university
man, who had been some time in
Nevada, and having bad luck.
couldn't do better than to leave
digging and take to his education.
He was pale, slender and scholarly
looking, and the president of the
board of trustees said to him Sor-
rowfully, as he brushed a tear 4:
" Mister, you may be book learned,
but it takes more than that for IL
teacher in the Cranberry Gulch
school, as you will find. The last
teacher sleeps in yonder grave
yard !; the one before him left an
eye and one arm to show his inca
pacity; the one before very much
eaten by the eels whea we found
his body, and the three before him
ran away with only about four eyes
and six legs between them. Our
boys are rough, and doTt stand no
nonsense.n
"Let me try" replied Harry
mildly. "Pm weak, but have a
will. III open next Monday at 8
am"
AT eight Harry went down to the
with the key in ono
hand and a valise i'll the other.
Sixty scholars were loafng
around in good, big crowd to see
what would turn up, while the un-
dertaker stood near waiting for
job.
Ready to slope if he finds we
are too much for him. whispered
the big, bow-legged, cross-eyed
bully OF the school, a deviIish look
ing chap OF nineteen years old.
The new teacher gazed pensively
1T tire adjacent graveyard, opened
talise. took out three navy skies
md a long bowie knife, whntted
he latter on the leg Of his boot,
locked one OF the former, and then
said sweetly:: ::
"Ring tire bell and well have
The big bully whom he addressed
mildly obeyed.
awe will arrange the classes
lie said mildly, as he cooked re-
oliver and walked down the room.
One by one the boys were examin-
ID aud classcd He called the first
lass to recite geography; wbis.
,er was heard behind him. Quick
Is lightning the teacher wh eeled
nd covered the offender with u
leadly aim as Ire spoke sternly for
he first time:
"DOn't do that again, for never
i've IA second warning"
Recess time came, aud the boys,
cry much cowed, went ont on the
lay-ground.
One of them threw his ball in the
ir, and before it started to de-
cend toward the catcher the new
,acher struck it with u bullet, and
'om that time Harry Floty has
ept school undisturbed.
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pROFESSIONAL.
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Ben Lane POsPy,
LAWYER,
Bay 81. Louis, Hancock County, Miss.

Will attend regularly the courts in Han
ooek. Harrison and Jackson counties, and
will attend all calls from any of these
counties at any time.
N. B.-Has had twenty-five years ex-
nerience IN general practice of law in
~ the courts.
special attention to collections, and to
the securing and enforcement of DOUBTFUL
and bad debts, by new and original
methods.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Having permanently located at Ocean
Springs offers his professional services to
the ueople Of the town and surrounding
country. Thirty years extensive expert
enee in the valley of the Mississippi and
ia the city of New Orleans, enables him
10 offer his professional experience as CON
sulting physician to the members of the
fraternity who are practicing at the towns
tI,a ~nugt
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
A. vi. DahEgreaR,

ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
OFFICE AT
BiIori and Bcanvoir Harrison Co.,
Miss.
Will practice in all the Conrts of the
Seventh Judicial District. Prompt atten-
ton given to the collection of claims.
Reference--Gen. Jos. K. Davis, Hands
boro; Hon. Roderick Seal, Mississippi
City; Maj. w, T. Walthall, BeaVolr |;
Jude W. A. Champlin, Pass Christian, aud
others.
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DIR. w. Id. Bragg,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Is permanently located at Moss Point,
Miss, and will practice in the town and
country.
Office at C. S. Stewards Drug Store.
Office Hours from to 9 am, and to y
n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
DR.. A. II. Cllasnpiin

Has returned to BILOXI, and resumed
the practice of his profession.
Office for the present at Shady Grove
Eotel. Room No g.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06
,oDERICK SEAL. IL. BLOOMFIELD
Seal 4 Bloomfield,
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT L
Scranton, Mss.

VIII practice in all the Courts Of Jack.
son county, Mississippi. Each partner will
continue to practice in his individual ca
pacty in all the Courts OF the Seventh
Judicial District.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-06

Advertise your business.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22
MATTERS OF LOCAL IMPORT.

DR. Sullivan had so far recovered his
strength, yesterday, as to be able to sit up.
A FEW more Boys Hats tor 50 cents,
slightly damaged, at o. Haythorn & Co.'S
Old Elijah Axlcy, a fifty year res.
ident of Pulaski county, died at his home
on Saturday last, at the advanced age OF
90 years.
Marshal AFTER after confinement n
his sick room for week or more, may
be expected to resume discharge Of hi,
duties to-day.
Harry Schultzc and wife, left for
Chicago, last night, in which city tho
''happy couple" will spend portion Of
their halcyon period.
Bob Stewart, recently with Rcxford
at Centralia, has returned to Cairo. III
looks so hale and hearty that one would
feel disposed to conclude that he haC
i''Nl bNNu bul vi NtID NJ all.
The closing of our forms at an early
hour precluded the opportunity Of noticing
the Musicale, held last night at the residenc,
OF Prof, Alyord. Reference will be mad,
to it tomorrow.
We feel a crashing of jaw.boncs {,
think OF ito think that j. W. Morris, o
Mound City, not many days ago, had seven
teen teeth pulled at one sitting TIN
Weekly Argus.Jounal is our authority 70
the statement
"A stranger named Cassiday, was OF
what he dcnominateda "bum, night bcfor
last; and becoming yiciously inclined
smashed in the glass door of the Merchant
Exchange saloon. The police being o.
hand, arrested the mschicvous fellow, An,
immured him in the calaboose.
A meeting Of the ladies of the Episco
pal church, of this city, will bs held n, IN
residence of Mr.. Fred. Gilbert, a, hal
past two o'clock p. m. tomorrow Satu,
day. The object of the meeting is to pc
feet arrangements for grand entertain
mcnt dts precise nature to be determine
by the ladies present. to be held the wee
before Christmas, for the benefit Of Il
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22

Nick WILLIAMS MEAT STORE. - No
butcher in the city is more successful in
satisfying his customers than Nick vii
liams, whose meat stand is on the corner OF
Washington avenue and Tweytcth street.
He takes special care to provide himself
with choice meats, and to constantly have
on sale every kind that can be bought
elsewhere. Beet, pork, veal, mutton, sau.
sage fresh and picked tongues, etc. Put
him to the test, and see if we oyer-statc
matters.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22

THE W. G. 7. L. will give an oyster sup
per in the Reading Room, on Friday night,
the 22d of November. The friends of the
temperance cause are cordially invited.
Ladies who desire to assist in the good
work, can send in donations Of pickles,
celery, bread, butter, sugar, coffee or
milk, to the Reading Room ut any time
on Friday, or if thcypretcr donating money,
they can hand it to Mrs. s. D. Ayers, Treas
urcr. BY order of the President,
MoLLIE Il. WEBB, Secretary
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22
ALEXANDER COUNTY COURT.
PROBATE AND LAW PROCEEDINGS DURISG
NOVEMBER TERM.

PROBATE AND LAW PROCEEDINGS DuRsG
NOVEMBER TERN.
The November term Of tine Alexander
county court Judge H. +. locum, presil-
ing tor the transaction Of probate and lass
business, convened last Aosday, and adj
JouFncd yesterday evening From the dock
ct memoranda OF the Judge, We obtain the
following notes Of proceedings:
Bond Of John Hodges, rs sheriff, in the
pena! sum Of $4,000, filed, examined and
approved.
Bond ct K. Fitzgerald, coroner-clcct in
the sum OF $4,000, approved.
The case Of The People VS.. William
"ioourn' Tor ba'taFdy, was dismissed.
Guardian OF minor heirs OF H. ", Iay-
i'F' deceased, flied Ibis report, winch was APP
proved
Ia, .or " Parsons vs.. Estate OF Perry
powers d.r'","'' w,1mp-t Judgment
''r P.'Hi''' Tor Fi5.
Psuuon OF admir- OF estate OF Geo. v.
ERWIN deceased, IT, sell real estate lIed,
Guardian AT Ii''m appointed with rule to
answer, etc. Petition OF j. 7. Frederick
10 De made panty defendant Med Motion
70 a'IKe same from Mes oyer-ruled, and
prayer OF petition granted.
In the matter OF the estate OF George W.
Short deceased, L. L. Norman, administra-
tor, Bond filed and approved, and letters
OF administration issued. Whercupon adj
mnistratoF lied inventory OF the personal
effects Of the estate, which was examined
ana approved.
IN the matter Of the estate Of Charles
Weber, deceased. inventory and appraise-
ment bill filed and approved. In same es-
tate, widows selection and receipt for prop
crty, filed and approved. And it appearing
there was still due the widow, over and
above the amount OF her selection, the sum
Of $2OG3, it was ordered by the court that
that amount be paid TO her out Of any mon
cys belonging to the estate.
In the matter of the guardianship Of the
minor heirs of Tapcy White, deceased, bond
and inventory flied and letters Issued in
vacation, all of which was approved.
In the matter of the estate Of Phil. K.
Howard, deceased, bond filed and approved,
and letters of administration issued. Daniel
Hartman, Fred. Kochlcr and Nicholas
Hacker were appointed appraisers of the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22
NHE GREAT BLOOD TONIC

Por the cure AZ all diseases arising nom lmpurc
blood, and for inylgora,ing and strengthening the
vital organs. Are yoa weak, nervous, debiliisied,
pale and emscis,edl Have you lost your appctiter
Have you nausea pain In the back. 6c' II 30, DR..
lindseys Blood searcher will drive out the disease
and bring back the Bloom OF Health. Pimples.
Bois, Erysipelar. letter, Salt Rheum, &c, are but
surface indications of Blood Disease; and DR.. Lind
sey's Blood Searcher, by purifying the system soft
BY oil druggists. 81 90 per bottle. X. L. Sellers,
Proprietor, Piusbnrg, Pa. Barclay Bros, Agents
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22
FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER o. 1875

man and wife, and many were the earnest
heartfelt congratulations that were showeret
upon them by the multitude of friends who
throngedthe building The BULLETIN add,
its blessing, and joins the other friends OF
the couple in hoping that the new life upon
which they have started, may be one OF
happiness, contcntment and prosperity
even to the end.
1t wont do. If clothes are left hang.
ing out on the line over night, all of them
will not be there in the morning. A very
clever downtown lady learned this lesson
yesterday morning, her losses consisting of
two pairs or drawers, two under.shirts, sew
eral towels, two pair of stockings and a
number Of linen handkerchiefs.
Tine clerk of the Arlington House, OF
this city, who lett town under cloud of
rather firmly footed suspicion, has turned
up in Paducah. A late number of the Pa.
ducah Sun, entering upon defence of the
young mans conduct, Mr.. McCawlcy, the
proprietor of the Arlington, felt called upon
to publish the facts of the case through the
Paducah News, Mr.. McCawey Says that
being apprised Of the young mans designs,
he repaired to the Cairo wharf, where he
found him on the steamer Andy Baum,
bound for Paducah. He at once accused
him of appropriating to his own use sum
OF money belonging to the hotel, whcreup-
on the young man replied: ~ only collect
ed seven dollars; and here il is handing
out that amount. Continuing, Mr.. Nee.
says that subsequent inquiry assured him
that the young man had appropriated
other moneys belonging to the hotel; but
the exact amount cannot yet be stated. As
the young man stands self-confessed en-
bezzIer, we can scarcely believe that the
Paducah Sun will persist in defense Of
his conduct. The crime may be the young
mans first of the kind; but we are apprc-
hcnsiye that itisn't. In any event, he should
furnish some evidence of contrition and
purpose to reform, before he is accepted in.
to positions where he may, at his pleasure,
do the same thing over again.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22
SELLER's COUGH SYRUP.

Over l,0o00OO bottles sold II Is the mo.t pleasant
and popular remedy for Coughs, Colds, Group,
Hoarsness and all throat and lung diseases Has
been In use for half 4 century. Doctors recommend
and prescribe It, j. Z. Youmsn, Long P. o.. III,
says 1T saved my two children from the grave.
\. L. Simmons. OF Baltimore, Nd, also says: Il,
win cure the worst cough immediately Ask your
druggist or general storekeeper for II snd take no
other Prices, sc. 50, and 81 % per bottle. Send
for circular X, +. Sellers & Co., ProprieioEs,
Pittsburg, Pa. Barclay Bros, Agents, Cairo.