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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
Ballot Box Stuffing as Fine Art

Washington Dispatch to Baltimore Sun.
If ballot-boX stufling has been
done in South Carolina and other
Southern States, as alleged, there
can be no justification for it, and
all those engaged in it should be
punished. But why make fish for
one aud flesh Of another! In the
precautionary republican CITY Of
Philadelphia ballot-boX stufling
long since attained to the dignity
of Il fiue art, but no complaints
were ever made to the white house
in consequence. A notorious bal
lot-box stuffer of Cincinnati, with
several of his accomplices, were
brought to justice, and they were
all sentenced to the penitentiary
for their misdeeds. President
Hayes pardoned every member OF
this gang, commencing with the
leader and ending only two months
ago with the last one. y number Of
the pudding" tickets, so-called,
alleged to have been used by the
democrats in South Carolina, have
been sent to this city. Several
gentlemen have taken samples of
them to the white house tor inSpec-
ton 10y the president. He exam
ined them with much interest, and
was anxious to know the manner
of their fraudulent use. If he had
sent for one of the Cincinnati bal
lot.box suffers whom he released
he could be initiated into all the
mysteries of the business.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

A rural editor has lost faith in
the luck of hOrseshoes. He nailed
one over his door recently, aud that
morning there came by mail three
duns and seven stops" and a man
called with a revolver to ask,
- Who wrote that article?"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

AS the happy couple were leaving
the church the husband said to the
partner of his welded life
Marriage must seem dreadful
thing to you; why, you were all OF
Il tremble, and one could hardly
hear you say, Il will.w
II will have more courage and
say it louder next time,' said the
blushinw bride.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
Radical Like.

Columbus Independent.
Gen. Davis went out Of the line
of legitimate effort to assail per-
soually number of gentlemen and
because the little crowd expressed
diSapprobation he has telegraphed
to President Hayes and Judge Hill
that they may be arrested.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
TiIden the only Hone.

Brooklyn Eagle, Dem.
Victory will ret Irn to the demo
cratic standards, and not before,
when loyalty to principles and H.
deity to the leader, who has de-
served so well, resume their sway
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

Retail liquor dealers call their
places of business "sample rooms"
9 liquor stores" Saloons" and
sometimes bar-rooms," but un-
common indeed is such sign as
swings in Three Rivers, Michigou,
81 Struther'S Gin Mill.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

One our female teachers threat
ened to keep an unruly boy fifteen
minutes after school. L wish you'd
make it half an hour" said the ap-
prociative youth, for you're the
prettiest teacher 10 this town."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

Detroit Free Pross The result of
Tuesdays election, not only in
Michigan but elsewhere, reinforces
very strikingly the main lessons of
the Ohio eleatiOn in October in
showing the folly of an attempt on
the yart OF the democratic party to
secure votes by sacrifice OF prin-
ciple. In every State aud i'll almost
every congressional district where
the democracy lowered their stan
dard forthe purpose either Of pre-
venting detection to the national
prrty or Of winning back deserters,
the party has suffered loss by the
operation. This is less conspicu-
ously shown, perhaps, in Michigan
than in some other States, be-
cause the democratic platform here
was for sound currency. But even
in this State the effects of aban-
doning or feebly supporting princi-
pile can readily be traced. In every
district where the candidates have
bid for the support of the "Soft
money" men, so-called, they have
not only failed to get the vote they
sought but have lost very noticca-
bly, from the disgust or indifference
OF democrats who favored Il sound
currency with no irredeemable pa
per feature.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
tODERlCk SEAL H. DLOOMf
Seal A. Bloomfield,
Scranton. Miss.

Will practice in all the Courts of Jack
son county, Mississippi Each partner will
continue to practice IN his individual ca
pacity in all the Courts of the Seventh
Judicial District.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

"When a mans chin whiskers
turn gray before the hair on his
head. it shows which part of him
has done the most work." observes
"a philosophical exchange.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29

A poor fellow got his skull frac-
tured, aud was told by the doctor
that the brain was visible. He re-
piled: Write and tell father, for
be always swOre | had none."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
Dr. w. I'D. Bragg,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

PHlSIIIAN AND 80 10 EUN,
L. 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, aud to 9
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
a. EE. HDalllSren,
ATTORNEY Il COUNSELLOR AT L

ATTORNEY Il COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
OFFICE AT
Bil0Ti and Beauc0tr, Harrison Co.,
Hiss.
VIII practice in all the Courts of the
Seventh judicial District. Prompt atten-
ton given to the collection of claims.
Reference-Gen. Jos. r. Davis, Hands
boro: Hon. Roderick Seal, Mississippi
City; Maj. w. 4. Walthall, Beavor
Jude W. A. Champlin, Pass Christian, and
others.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-11-29
Dr. A. II. Champlin

Has returned to BILOXI, aud resumed
the practice of his profession
Office for the present at Shady Grove
Hotel, Room No. 3.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
Carnival Fun in South America.


One house in particular attracted my
attention. and while gazing at the rich
ly-furnished room through the wide
open window [ suddenly received a
shower of eau de cologne in my face,
completely binding me for the instant.
NV discontinue was intensified by the
merry laughter of a beautiful young
lady, who happened to be my assailant,
and who courteouslv invited me within
for, be it remembered, no etiquette is
observed during the carnival festivities.
into richly furnished apartment and
invited by her to engage In mock bat
tie, the wea pons to be used being the
pomito," an instrument charged with
scented waters. Procuring one, |
accepted her challenge, and while de-
| Tending myself against her attacks was
seized from behind, and before could
offer any resistance was suddenly pre-
cipitated into a huge tub Of water, from
which / emerged in sorry plight,
much to the amusement Of the young
lady and her two brothers, the latter
being the cause of my misfortune.
Laughing with them at the joke they
had played upon me Ihurridly returned
to my hotel to procure change of raj
ment determined to be little more
careful in accepting further invitations to
enter strange domiciles, no matter how
bewitching Or enchanting the fair god
dess mighs be who resigned therein.
AS | hurried down the street in the
direction of my hotel my wet garments
attracted my attention, and became
the target for showers of eggs, the odors
of which were not those from Araby the
Blest. I was indeed a sorry looking
spectacle when I reached my rooms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06

head, Of ST. Louis, and by the officers
Of the company; the Union Pacific by
Jay Could, Shellabarger and Wilson
and by Thomas L. Kimball, Genera
Agent
The Northern Pacific Company, which
has about SIX hundred miles of it's road
finished and about fifteen hundred vet
to build, desires that Congress shall ex-
tend the time for completing the road
50 that the land grant may not lapse.
AS to the exact time within which the
road WAS to have been completed there
is some question. 1t either expired in
July, 1877, or it will expire in July,
1879. The bill is antagonzed by the
Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake Railroad
Company and by Senator Mitchell.
They think the Puget Sound branch
land grant should be transferred to
them. c. B. Wright, of PhiIadel pha,
the President Of the Northern Central,
and T. B. Grey, the Attorney: represent
the company. The delegate from
Washington Territory and others de-
sire that the Puget Sound branch land
grant shall not be transferred to the
Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake Railroad,
nor regranted to the Northern Pacific,
but that it shall be granted to the Seat
tie and Walla Walla Railroad, which
will cover the same country as the
Puget Sound branch of the Northern
Pacific.
THE UNION AND CENTRAL PACIFIC.
Besides these conflicting railroad in
terests the Union and Central Pacific
Companies are interested in opposition
to the proposed acts Of Congress relating
to the funding Of the companies debts
and payment of interest to the govern
ment, covering propositions already
familiar to the country On the part of
the Union Pacific yesterday Judge Shell
labarger made an argnm ent before the
Senate committee, and after review of
the Pacific Railroads acts, their con-
struction and the previous action Of the
Union Pacific Company in relation
thereto, protested against legislating
new meaning into words and against
the exercise by Congress Of a power
which belongs to the courts. A def
milton of the term net earnings" &C.
cording to the companys idea, was
given. Congress cannot impair the OBJ
legation OF contracts. The principal
point Of the argument was in relation
to the power Of amendment by Con-
gress, as reserved in the acts of 1862
and 1864. Any amendment must be
made in good faith and with due regard
to the rights If the company. Mr..
Shellabarger said that the courts would
ultimately revise the action Of Congress,
but that thn int orforopoo Of Coprroco 90
proposed in Dorsey's bill, would injure
the roads even if the courts afterwards
reversed the action of Congress.
How these conflicts will terminate il
is impossible to say. All the interested
parties are working industriously.
Whether genius, industry, justice or
some other element CT strength will
finally be successful in these fights is a
question mo fellow can find out" AS
my Lord Dundreary says.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Eli Perkins Tells How 1t Is at West
Liberty, Iowa.
Chicago Inter Ocean


The newspapers come into the country
here loaded down with heavy editorials
on the money question. The farmers
here don't know and don't care why
there is all this talk about silver and
gold and greenbacks.
"What will you take for that load of
wheat?' I asked staunch Lon Wilson,
one of the solid farmers from Owen
Grove. as he rode on load Of wheat up
Main street in Mason City Iowa. yes
terday.
" Eighty-five cents, sir he said,
pulling away to stop pain Of splendid
horses.
"Silver Or gold?" asked.
II don't care which, sir" A dollars
a dollar to me. I'll sell my whole 1900
bushels of wheat fol the same price,
too,-and take silver dollars. green
backs, or gold
but don't you know silver dollars are
down-don't you know silver is worth
less than greenbacks p I asked.
"No, sir, don't. They amt down
out here in Iowa. Eighty-fve cents in
greenbacks, silver, or five-cent ,nickels
will buy this load of wheat Cause
why? Cause silver dollars will buy
anything in Mason City"
But silver dollar is worth less
than
"No faint, eitherr' he interrupted,
as he lifted a molasses jug out Of the
wagon. cts all dang newspaper
lie. I tell you we farmers II take sill
yer dollars for wheat, and be glad to
get EN-"
"You mean you'll take the trade dol
lar: don't you, Mr. Wilson,
No, don't mean 30 trade dollar. |
mean we'll take any silver dollar that's
got an American eagle on it. All we
look at is the y. s. and the eagle, an
dang my soul if look at anything but
the eagle. Yes, sir, anything with a
good, healthy eagle on it buys my
wheat and there comes a string OF
wheat wagons mile long, and what II
buy my wheat II buy theirs. You hear
me?' etas
But the silver dollar has been de-
mOnetized.'
"Been what?" exclaimed Mr.. Will
son.
Demonetized," / answered.
81 don't believe word Of it. That's
another dang newspaper lie. Do you
pretend to tell me-" he said, as he
crammed one hand into his trousers
pocket and tished up an 1859 halfdolla1
piece, do you tell ME that that half-dol-
lars been de-de-damitized? "No
sir Not if I know myself. I've car
ried that half-dollar in my breaches
pocket for twenty years. | took it fol
wheat over in Illinois in 1857, and I'm
willin' to take it for wheat in Iowa
again in 1877 Amt all the half-dol-
lars see around here JUS like this
Won't it buy sugar and molasses? CAM
[ pay my hired man with it? Then
what's all this Internal nonsense about
anyway? We farmers don't want the
money changed. | say these old half
dollars suit US. You hear me again 7
and the rich old farmer pulled up his
overcoat and laid the old half-dollal
away in hispocket again.
i am satisfied, my deluded newspa
per friends, that after all your fine
writing, Lon Wilson, one Of the riches
and most intelligent farmers in Iowa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
Foreign Mobiles and American Girls.
Olive Logan in Cincinnati Enquirer

ONEe Logan III 7 lrclnndtl inquirer
| am sorry to hear that Miss Polk, of
Tennessee, Is going to marry a French
General much her senior. These mar
riages between May and December are
never happy ones, even between COM
patriots, but when the high contracting
parties are of different nationalities they
are invariably unsuccessful Jealousy
and diverse notions of propriety always
bring about trouble. An American girl
may do a thing which, from her point
Of view, is entirely harmless, but which
may have some frightful meaning to a
foreigner. A schoolmate of mine took
all the money her father had left her,
and w hich he extracted painfully from
many generations Of swine, and used it
to buy herself prize animal Of the sort
who was a grandee Of Spain-a gran
dee Castiian hogee. My friend was
young and pretty, and as good a girl as
ever lived. Her manners, however, had,
if anything, rather more than the ira
dltional repose of We're de. Veres easy
In fact, | may say she was decidedly
free and easy. In company, or alone,
her favorite habit was not to sit on her
foot-the usual lounge of school girls
but to cross one genu-hexing member
over t'other, and swing her number one
slipper. Now, old Holofernes, couldn't
endure this; he demonstrated with her
a number Of times; even italicised his
remarks by tweaking her nose and pull
ing her ears. She strove earnestly to
break herself Of the habit, but occa-
sionally would relapse into it. One
night at ball she did so. When he
brought her home he nearly murdered
her, and then, FOR the first time, she dis
covered from his broken English expla-
nations that among the Spanish this
simple infraction of dignity on the part
of lady had q meaning worthy of the
imagination of an Iogo. She never
smiled again. These remarks about
marriages have led me from the subject
Of them, namely. Miss Polk. She is a
girl Of surprising beauty, of fortune
and has lived long in Italy. She is the
heroine of Joaquin Miller's idealization
called, Gone Fair Woman;" and also
his model of lady fair in drama
which he wrote some years ago and sent
over to America from Europe for pro
duction. The MS was lost on the way
and, as he had no duplicate, the fishes
hold the copyright, and are now giving
amateur performances Of it at the Court
of Nopt1,pn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06

A KENTUCKY preacher rose to speak,
and opened the Bible. The first verse
that met his eye happened to be, The
voice Of the turtle shall be heard in the
land" "Brethering," said he, at first
sight one would not think there was
much in this text; but, on little con-
sideration, you will see there's great
deal in it. Now. you all know what a
turtle is. If you've been along by a
pond, you have seen them on log sun
ming themselves. Now, it is said, The
voice of the turtle shall be heard in the
land But the turtle hasn't any voice
that anybody ever heard, SO it must be
the noise he makes in plunging off the
log into the water. Hence we conclude
that immersion is meant, and that i'm
mersion will become universal"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06

west who voted against Matthews reso-
luton. These men were Cole, Of Mis-
souri,, Davis, Of California, Stewart, OF
Minnesota, Ellsworth and Williams. OF
Michigan. Garfield, of Ohio, Jorgenson.
of Virginia, Bisbee. of Florida, Schlei-
cher, Of Texas, Seward. of Louisiana,
Rainey, of South Carolina, and Will
ans, of Oregon.
PARTY LINES
in the vote were completely lost. 1t is
expected now, after this overwhelming
test vote in the senate and house, that !,
rapid push will be made to pass the sill
yer bill and thus drop the financial
question for time; but the friends OF
the repeal of the resumption act are
waiting. After a short test they will be
clamerlng for that, but they will not
command any such vote as the silver
bill.
BEGGING FOR SUBSIDIES.
Washington advices OF Jan. 9th state
that arguments were heard before the
house committee on Pacific railways
from the parties now seeking subsi-
dies. Mr.. Storrs spoke for the Southern
| ANOiIN3 WV u. ~. DlONll, N1Ce IIcSl-
dent Of the Texas & Pacific road. dis
cussed fully the broad, general ques-
tons which had governed the
policy of the government in aid
ing the construction of CONNER
cha. highways The Texas Pacific,
he said, had built 40 miles of road
without dollar of aid from the gov
eminent, and justice required the ex-
tension OF road asked by it, as the
Union and Central Pacific companies
had rec, ived fifty-four millions Of dol
lars of bonds and tifty-fve millions OF
acres Of land; the Northern Pacific for
tv-seven millions of acres, and the
Texas and Pacific only eighteen mil
lions of acres. No portion could the
letter receive until after it built thou
sand miles through Texas.
81 TOM SCOTT.
Thomas A. Scott, president of the
road then reviewed briefly the grounds
on which government aid was asked
He said the government would alone
save $4,000, 900 yearly by the building
interest on the bonds. if it never earned
d Ctllt lHc1S. III THEIR Ulll passed tncv
could simply sit still six years and
during that time monoporize the entire
traffic across the continent and tax it as
enormously as they were doing now
without any action. The Texas
Pacific company has spent
100000 in good faith, and had it not
been for the panic of 1873 would have
had the whole line nearly completed by
this time, and under the aid proposed
would complete it by the year 1882.
Scott closed with strong appeal to the
committee to look at the question, not
in the light of.technicalities, but on the
broad ground Of the interests of the
whole country, and expressed his con-
vlction that every member
of congress who aided in
securing this great highway or the basis
ofjustice to the people and the interest
of the government as a competing line
between the two oceans, would in after
years regard it as one of the proudest
achievem ents of his political life.
The committee then adjourned till
Tuesday, when arguments will be con-
cluded
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06

AS YEAR after year rolls into the great
sea of the past, and man draws nearer
and nearer the great port of death, he
becomes more and more sadly convinc-
ed that red flannel wrappers will shrink
in spite of the best efforts OF the washer
woman. This is why it is so difficult
to distinguish years wrapper from
coral necklace. Rome Sentinel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06

The senate confirmed the following
nominations: G. Boldey, receiver of
public moneys at New Orleans; James
[. Ray, receiver of public moneys at
Monroe, La; j. L, Mahan, of Indiana,
agent for the Indians of La Pointe
agency, Wis. Postmasters-Rob
Cowden, Gaiion, Ohio; A. c. Silsby,
Idaho City, [. l.; j. w. Ford, Fort Lar
annie, Wy. T.; Mrs. Myra Backstock,
ManitOu. Col. s.s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
Congress and Railroads.

A Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times says the railroad
COM lications with which Congress is
beset at the present session are enough
to daze the average new member from
the country, and it is safe to say that
not half the members of Congress I'M
derstand the questions before them
Besides the big enterprises which COM
mand the personal attendance here Of
some Of the ablest managers in the
country, including JAY Gould, Col. Tom
Scott and =. 7. Huntingdon, there are
any number of small schemes for solicit
ing government aid The heavy railroad
schemes now before Congress and repre-
scented here by powerful Hobbies are the
following: The Texas Pacific Company,
as is we'll known, is IN possession Of the
charter and land grant from Fort Worth,
in Texas, to San Diego, Cal, about fifteen
hundred miles from the present termi-
nus. The company asks a subsidy to
complete the road. The Central Pacific
antagonizes the Texas Pacific The
Central Company has already built sew
en- hundred miles Of road from San
Francisco to Fort Yuma, and proposes
to 60 eastward over the same general
line marked out for the Texas Pacific
The attorneys Of the Central Company
have stated to the committees of Con-
gress that their clients will build the
remainder Of the road to Fort Worth
merely for the land grant, asking no
subsidy whatever. The people of the
South and of California are opposed to
this proposition, on the ground that the
Central Pacific is already such a power
full monopoly that it overrides all the
rights of the people and prevents the
development Of the country. The Texas
Pacific is represented by Colonel Scott,
Captain Boffinger, of st. Louis; Governor
Brown, of Tennessee, and others The
Central Pacific is represented by its vice
president, c. P. Huntingdon, by an old
gentleman named Sheriff. and num-
Der of attorneys.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
THE UNION AND KANSAS PACIFIC.

IdE ONAON AMI hANSAS fAClflC.
The Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
Companies have a contest in Congress,
growing out of the question of transpor-
tation of freight and passengers. The
Kansas Pacific has bills in Congress to
compel the other company to pro rate
the charges for transportation, that is,
that there shall be an even rate o
charges on the two roads for the same
number of miles. The Union Pacific
contends that it cannot afford to 90
this !; that the Western end of its line
cost more than its Eastern and more
than the Kansas Pacific that this part
of its line is mountainous and the grades
heavy and that it costs more for trans
portation than over the other roads.
The Kansas Pacific is represented by
Senator Chaffee, by Attorney Broad
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-06
ODESSA THE PLACE.


A special from Peru under date
Of January Both, says that Odessa
is named as the place for signing peace
conditions, hence the expectation that
Grand Duke Nicholas would pass with
his escort through Constantinople.
ANYTHING TO SAVE CONsTANTINoPLE.
A Vienna correspondent telegraphs
under date of January 30th, that
whether the preliminary conditions
have been signed or not has become Of
purely secondary importance The porte
at any rate has approved them, and &C
cording to all accounts is quite
ready to accept almost anything
else which the car may propose,
merely to prevent the Russians from
executing the threat of marching on
Constantinople. The population at the
capital is kept in constant state OF