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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
COWARDLl OUTRAGE.
Fiehd. lSurlii Brick. at. the Re, -
aoais P~o~toaice window
A marrow Escape.

bay 81 ous fieihld.
On last Friday night, about half
past eight O'Clock, a murderous
miscreant threw Two half bricks at
the glass moor of the postofice.
The mail from New Orleans had
Just been distributed, and Mr. Cam.
eron from the country, and Gen.
Hurst. collector Of customs, had left
the office but q few minutes before,
having expected important letters
by that mail, and the outside blinds
had not been closed. Mr.. Avery
aud Hattie sat in front OF the glass
doors reading, and their positions
we've plainly seen by the cowardly
assasslns. Two heavy bricks were
thrown at the glass with such force
as to crush the wooden frame,
which they hill, and shatier the
large heavy glass into flinders.
Had one brick passed an inch to
the right, il would have crushed the
burning lamps, and scattered a
quart OF burning oil over the papers
and the two readers, and nothing
could have saved them or the posts
office. Had the other brick gone
through the glass as intended, it
would have crushed into the brain
of Hattie Avery, killing her instant
~, with such force was il tbro~n.
Being so heavy, it fortunately struck
the cross rGil a few inches below the
glass.
1t is hard 10 imagine a cause for
this brutal outrage. Admitting
that there are persons who envy
Mrs. Avery her Office, there are
none Of them, who by themselves
or their friends. would be guilty Of
such a cowardly act. There are
not six persons, rich or poor, white
or coIored, in this city, who will
not endorse Mrs. Avery as one of
the best and most accommodating
postoifice officials this city ever
had. Occasionally a hypochondr;ac
or constitutional grumUler will find
fault bocause neglected by a CORE.
spondent; but every one is treated
kindly, waited upon co%urteoasly,
and at all hours, without regard to
published time of closing the Office.
Practically there are no p~ostofficc
hours for the country people, vile
have 10 cone wien they can. They
are waited Oh hen they come, day
or night, sunday or week day.
Mrs. Avery and Miss Welsh, her
assistant, are educated, Intelligent
aud refined Southern ladies. and are
the welcome visitors at the houses
of the best families in this city.
Hattie and sweet little Blanche are
loved by every man and woman
having business at the postothce.
These are tue persons whose lives
were endangered by the murderous
assault made upun the p~ostofhce
Friday night. We think we know
the temper OF this people. They are
brave and chiyaIroas, and would
have sacrificed the lives OF the
would,bo ass ls.inS, had they been
caught in their fiendish act. We
use the plural, for it is known there
were two OF them, as they were both
seen to throw, and run away. The
ofense is a felony under United
States laws, and the Uniied States
officials may RELY upon having all
the help our citizens a give them
in finding and convicting the mis-
creants who would commit murder
in their effort to burn and rob the
postoffice. 1t is believed the right
parties are suspected and can be
proved guilty Of the outrage.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

Central Star.
An amusing story reaches our re-
porlorial ear from West station
There lives in that vicinity an INDUS
tricus, successful farmer and worthy
citizen, the first two letters OF whose
name are B. +. IL SEEM that he 10
afl if an affection so slight an
ANNOYANCE can be called, with an in
voluntary aud nervous swapping oil
the eyes. 1t so happened that not
long ago he visited Memphis, aud
while there attended an auction sale
as q mere locker on. The auctioneer
was crying off a lot of hoop>skirts,
long out of style, and of course the
bidding was not brisk. How much
gentlemen, am | offered for this large
and elegant lot of hoop-skiris?
Only $2.50l Why the wires in EN-
are worth $4,000 Five dollors, do
| hear ? and just then he caught the
eye of our friend, which snapped as
a matter Of course, which the crier
construed into a bid. And hre
dollars it is, (lhank YOU. my iriend);
five dollars,-do ! hear any more?
FIVE dollars, five dollars-fair warn
ing-fye dollars once, twice, three
times and gone TO this gentleman,
slapping Mr.. I. upon The shouldel,
wEo in vain protested that he hadn'.
bid at all. The auctioneer per-
sistel that he winked an assent at
him, and made him Eake tie ava
lanche efiIeop skirts for which he
had about as much use as he lad
Tor a barrel OF brick dast. Mr.. f.
was pretty full. in the pocket, how
ever, and reIished the joke quite
enough to pay him for The loss.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
MARINE AND COMMERCIAL
NEWS.
PORT CHARGES.

Fresh water lie per gallon delivered along
sid.
Pilotage 50 per foot, actual draft. compulsory.
Stevedoring Timber 81 l0al 35 per load
deals 6j 90c per load; coastwise zoe 1$l per
load; lighterage of ballast zoe per ton.
Labor per iem--Foremen 81 holders s.;
winchmen 81.
Ha~rbormaster s. each vessel.
All vessels arriving between the 18th Of
MAY and 18th of November must report at
qua rantire station before they will be permit
ted to anchor.
Physicians charge S for boarding each yes.
sci. As extra charge of s., and cost Of
chemicals. for fnmiyation.
Average draft of water on the bar from May
to November II feet; November TO May Is fl.
Vessels coming to Ship Island usually enter
at this port.
Draft of water at Ship Island 81 feet.
Charges same az above, except lighterage Of
ballast soc and water &c per gallon.
OFFICE OF THE P~ASCAGOULA STAR,
Thursday, Feb. Z. 1878.
FOR the week ending Feb ~
ARRIVED.
Am schr RI. Buddig, Voss, $50 tons, Havana,
Am schr lndianola. Bloom, Il3 tons, Progress
so, Mexico. ballast TO w. Denny & Co.
Am schr A T.. Grace, S~malkey, 81 tons, No
bile, ballast to W. Denny & Co.
Am schr +. ii. Hartman, Hartman, 23S ton.,
ballast to master.
FIR by lIirondelle, David. 1871 tons, TamGico,
ballast to Bercier Il DeSmet.
CLEARED.
Am schr w. II. Knight, Duffey. 1877 tons,
Vera Cruz, l6i 900 feet railroad ties, by NJ.
Pol.
VESSELS IN PORT.
BARKs.
Nor bk Steriohann, MOrtenssen, ....!..-.-.35
Nor bk Askoy, Marcussen ........... 500
Fl bk ChilI; Chevalier. ............... 100
Or bk Emma Muller, Kading ........... sos
BRiGs
Mex bg Dos Amigos, AIerasteroy,......26 0
sCHooNLRs.
Am sch Ariadne,
Am sch MOnaduock ....... AZ
Total tonnage in $3.50
LUMBER STATEMENT,
Cleared from Sept. |, rs TO Sepo.
!. ,uS',4fI
Cleared since Sept, |, IS;7.-........ 6 1905 6i
" since jan. H......--........ lOO.OOO
o'iVos%ol
REMARKS.
To the above statement 25 per cent should
be aided for lumber shipped in vessels under
coasling license, not clearing at the Custom
House
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
SINE DIE.

Ga Tuesday last Mr.. Spight, Of
the house, caffed up the senate res
olution 10 adjourn sine die on the
9Th inst, with the house amendment
inserting the 18th. Mr.. Street
moved to reconsider, which was
lost. Mr.. spight moved to insert
the 22d. which was adopted 10y a
vote of 10 to 30. Therefore it is
presumable the Legislature viii! ad,
journ sine die on Friday, the 22d
inst.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

AT tie special election held last
week in tile Eighteenth senatorial
district, Gen. Stephen D. Lee was
elected on the Independent ticket
to fill the vacancy occasioncd by
the resignation Of Licut~Gov. Sims
as senator, over Capt. VIM. W.
Humphreys, the regular democratic
nominee. Gen. Lees majority was
243.N
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
TIE TIRELESS-TRAMr

The subject Of the tramp has Of
late become a very important one,
and there has been many cOnjec-
lures as TO how he manages 10 al.
ways be hungry and still lives to
roam the country from shore 10
shore. A great deal has been said
and written about him and if
there is one individual in this
country who more than another has
good reason to feel his importance,
it is the tramp, State legislatures
are continually considering him in
all his bearings, ard devising
means for his determination, while
city councils solemnly shake their
wise leads over him and fix up Or
dinances that shall at least make
him eat his bread in the sweat OF
his weather beaten brow. But the
tramp still perambulatcs, nevertheN
less. He has not boon exterminated
to an extent worth Dragging about,
and all the work that has been ex-
tracted from him will not materially
iniure his reputation as a natural
loafer.
| Still the tramp is o mystery and a
study, and gladly as the people
would be relieved of his presence,
they still eagerly seek for infor-
nation regarding his habits, and
hail with pleasure any details of
his pcculiarities.
Not long since we read a letter
in the New Orleans Times from a
gentleman in California who, for
the sake Of obtaining further in
formation in regard to the ways and
workings Of this tribe of bipeds,
and donned an old suit and IN
listed it their cause ; but he soon
became disguised and returned TO
civilized life without gaining very
much information beyond that they
were regularly organized and had
known rendezvous throughout the
country, and made their living by
begging from house to house. Now
we see BY one Of our exchanges
that Chief Detective Stephenson,
of Massachusetts. recently sent
out two amateur detectives
with instructions to mingle with
tramps, to travel with them, beg
with, and steal with them, and the
diary of these two men, which has
recently been made public, is a very
interesting chronicle, indeed. They
first fell in with two tramps neaS
Springfield, but as they advanced
their number increased until at the
! expiration of the third day their
party consisted Of twenty men, in
which were represented six different
nationalities. The gang had very
little faith in begging DIS a means of
livelihood, but they were adopts at
; petty lhieving, and resorted TO ex-
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

On many Of the upper Gissis'
sippi packets bars have been abol,
ished. Old navigators heave q sigh
at this announcement and exclaim 4:
Steamboating is not what j! used
TO be-
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

The Mobih Register entered
upon its dftyoeighth year last week.
May it live fifty-eight years longer
TO battle for the cause OF democracy
and the right, is our wish.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
w. J. ADAMS,

General Newspaper Advertising Agent
jackson, Mississippi.
Advert sements inserted in any paper at
lowest publishers rates. Mississippi journals
a specially. Subscriptions received to any
new spaper or periodical in the United States
of America Lifetime CONNECTION with the
press. and a close identity with the MIssis-
sippi press, it is hoped will furnish me
special facilities fol- serving the great adyer-
tisieg public to advantage.
This agent is authorized to represent the
STAR in advertising and subscription matters.I
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

We ara in receipt of the Pensa
cola Advance, published semi week
", and edited by SIR. Mallory.
1t presents a very neat appearance,
uDd is edited with ability.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
IA TO WIN A FORTUN
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING, 1878,
At New Orleans, Tuesday, March, -.
Louisiana State Lottery Company

This Institution was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 1868, with a Capt.
tai of 81 ,O0O, 900. to which it has since added
a reserve fund of 1854, 900. Its Grand Sim
gle Number Drawings will take place
monthly. II aecer scales or postpones. Look
at the following distribution;
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

DURING the past week sixt y-6ve
thousand sides of sole leather were
shipped from the United States to
England. Can it be said hal we
are the sole supporters Of England +?
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

j. MADISON WELLS, the returning
hoard refugee, was caught at The
Rigolets last Sunday, and carried
back to New Orleans by Criminal
Sheriff J. d. Houston.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

Our colored senator Bruce
shinks lie will be the last Of his
race who will ever tread The halls
OF congress. Sad, very.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

Electricity is a new artidote fol-
sca sickness. A mild galvanic bat
terry is brought to bear on the stom-
ach-
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
DIED

SEAL-At the residence of NJ. A. Seal. in
Copiah county Miss on the 2lst day of jam.
airy. 1873, James Harry Seal, of Meningitis,
aged eight years, one mouth and twenty
days. Sea co ,st papers please copy
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

A Venetian artist has discovered
a method of making fine engravings
by the use of aqua forte.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

An old fashioned fomily clock
sold in Lancaster PA. the other
day for 5000.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
Posfomes

WE tender thanks 10 Hons. j. p.
Carter and c.. II. Wood for favors
rendered.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JOHN A. JANSEN,
FREIGHT BROKER,

81 Beaver York
Orders for timber vessels to arrive promptly
attended to. mostly
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
VA E% MaN .sau
ILLUSTRATED PRICED ClTAJ0Cup

seventy-iiye pages-3G0 illustrations. with
Descriptions of thousands ofthe best FI,wars
and Vegetables in the world, and the ways 70
grew them all for a two cent postage Siam
Printed in German and English "p'
Weeks Flower and Vegetable & ardep, 50
cents III paper coyers; in elegant cloth COW
ers, 81.
Fick's lllu'trated Monthly Magszin.-2o
pag g fine 1 Illustrations, and "a 'ored pIa.as in
every number. Price SIP, per wear; five
copies for 50. Address, JAS. WICK
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The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

The United States nov use more
postal cards than any other nation.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
p. o. Box 692 New Orleans, La

1857 Prizes. amounting Io.-----.-.-SllO,l OO
rite for Circulars or send orders 10
IA. DAUPHIFi,
30. Box 692. New Orleans, La.
All our Grand Extra brdinary Drawings are
under the personal supervision and
management of
Gen. G.. r. Beaaregard, of Louisiana, and
gen. JabaI A. Early, of Virginia
Cs,i,al Prizs si0O, 900. Whole Tickets $40
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

The empire of Japan is made up
of $500 islands.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

stcN PAsN wanted N every 70
lion Of the United States and fro'ps.iei
answer this advertisement. ADDRESS
~, u..tsr Washington. N
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

Upon reading and fling compliments peti.
ton, and 1t appearing TO the satisfaction of
the Court per affidavit on file that the respond
ent TO this bill lie = nonresident of the state
of Mississippi. and that her place of residence
and postofice address is unknown.
It is therefi IRE ordered that said respondent
be and personally appear before this Honora-
BILE Court at the next term thereof, to be holden
at Scranton, in said county and state. on the
first Monday in March, A. ID. 1873, and plead.
answer, or demur to compliments said petition,
or the same will lie taken for confessed, and
set for hearing exparte. 1t is further ordered
that .his order be published in the Star OF
Pas cageula, a public newspaper printed and
published at Scranton. 10 said county and
state, for tie space OF four consecutive weeks.
Ordered aud deereed this 9TH day of tebru-
ary. A. ID. 1879. A. @. DELMAS, Clerk.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
Citation Notice In Vacation
The State OF Mississippi,
Jackson county.

Chaucery Court at rules before the clerk in
vacation, the 9TH day Of February. A. d..
1873.
The Texas Express Company Petitioners.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

The unknown heir at law of
Mary A. Kirkland, decreased, i~ResPondent.
late wife Of j. NJ. Kirk land,
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08

Located at or near Mr.. Willis Pages old plaeS
on Dog river. about five milSs above Dlcksn1
Ferry. and only ten miles from the Cnm1es.
landing on Pascagoula river, to wsiich p'sssss
all size vessels can navigate any season ~
year. This is also n good place to have ~.
across Dog river. Aay araount OF the "9A
cent lands could be bought at low hggrss
III. A. DEES.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-08
CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000.
LIST OF PRIZES

100, OO0 Tickets at Two Dollars Each.
Half Tickets 81
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-09

The Sacramento Board of Eduea-
ton have unanimously adopted a
protest against the renewed at
tempt of interested book publishers
to change the text books in the
public schools by means of legisla-
tive action. They say: "We view
with apprehension the renewed at
tempts to procure the enactment of
law looking to a change Of text
books, and regard any such laws as
inlmical to the interests of the pub
lie schools of this city; and eXpe-
rIence has proven that the patrons
of our public schools are almost
unanimously opposed to any such
change"
And they have, in consequence
thereof, requested the Sacramento
delegation to have this city ex-
empted from the operation of any
law providing for change of text
books, and that they shall favor a
law leaving that whole subject to
the city to be determined as her
own people may please. And now
they might declare in favor of the
State making and printing her own
school books-if these are to be
uniform in every city and in every
county. Sac. Bee.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-09

have hopes that 1 may yet obtain
from him some fras ments of the
monster, unless the sea has washed
1t all away, or hungry dogs devour-
ed it. / have promised him re-
ward for the beak and head, If yet
undestroyed, or any of the arms.
buffet has also informed me that
IN October last another specimen
equally large was cast ashore five
miles further up Trinity Bay than
Lance Cove, making the third
giant squid taken on the north
shore OF that bay in three months.
During the three years between
1873 and 1876 only one epecimrn
vas seen on this side of the island.
1t is we'll known that these crea
lures keep out usually in deep wa
ter, and seldom hug the shore, I'M
less when forced up one of the
great bays by wind and tide
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-09
How TO Reclaim tho Desert.

The report of Lieutenant Wheel
-r's survey for the year ending
June 30th, 1876, contains the results
of the examination made to ascer
tain whether that portion Of the
Colorado Desert below the level of
the sea can be irrigated from the
river The general fact, that 10
canal for such irrigation can be
made within the limits of the
United States, was published in
1875, and Lieutenant Wheeler was
not authorized to make any sur
veys in Lower California. That
such canal is practicable, is i'm.
piled by the flowing of the water
into the Desert in time Of flood,
lsng distance on Mexi-
can territory. Our Government
should solicit leave of Mexico
to make the surveys and to
take the land needed for
the canal, if the report
should be favorable. The neigh
boring republic would lose nothing
by the enterprise. The amount of
water passing Yuma in March is
1890 cubic feet every second,
enough to irrigate 1880, 900 acres,
or about $4,000 square miles, while
the area below the level of the
Colorado river is only 1000 square
miles. In March the Colorado is
generally at q low stage. 1t is the
opinion of Lit. Wheeler that ii all
this depressed area wero converted
into lake, there would be no
material change in the climate Of
the surrounding country. The an
nual evaporation along the Colo
RADIO is estimated at eight feet.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-09

The Yuma Sentinel Of January
5th, furnishes the following items:
The party of eastern capitalists
who went out to examine the
mines Of Aztec district have all
passed thro ugh here on their way
to San Francisco. They declared
themselves much pleased and are
reported to be now Negotiating for
the purchase of interests in that
district.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has raised rates since
1t absorbed the Atlantic & Pacific.
The charges are now SLIPS for u
ten-word message to San Francis.
co, and 80 cents for every addition
al five words. To Los Angeles the
rates are so cents for the first ten
and % cents for every additional
five words.
Last Saturday night, about s
O'Clock, Thomas Hughes, an old
resident of Yuma, was talking and
joking with w. NJ. Griffith and A.
ID. johnson. In the course of the
conversation he picked up q little
pocket revolver which exploded
suddenly. The ball entered his
chest in the region of the heart, and
appears to have lodged in the
muscles of the back. He suisse
quently coughed up considera-
ble blood, showing that his
lung was wounded. Otherwise his
condition has been favorable
enough to afford reason to believe
that he will recover.
Gen. w. j. Palmer, President,
and Hon. ID. G. Hunt, general man
ager, of the Denver O. Rio Grande
railroad, were here last Tuesday.
They took our town all in, but APP
piled themselves chiefly to gather
ing Information about freight
movements aud the manner in
which Arizona Is developing. The
present terminus of their road is at
Ell Moro. If the bill passes Con-
gress appropriating money to be
expended by the military in max
ing Il wagon road across the Mon
gollones, they can make a tempt
ing bid for carrying the freight of
Prescott and all that rich Sierra
Prieta mining country. Gen.
Palmer knows this country well,
and is himself known from the sur
vey Of the 35th parallel railroad
route across Arizona.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-09

The naval theorists who superin-
tend the building Of our ships OF
war still continue to supply the
regular amount of utterly unsea-
worthy vessels. Some people think
that the appropriation for the navy
ought to be termed "a sinking
f%nd;n but the old shellback shakes
los head as he views the latest ad.
.is'lon to our feet Of ocean-h earses,
a. he murmurs "Huron other.n