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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
The Agitation Isl ireland.
lChiearn Times /

Concerning The agitation III ireland Al
agitation which il rapidly attaining tho grav-
eat aspects Americans who love Justice, and
seek TO know only the facts. need 10 be In
formed:
That tho agitation Ii nNt political, ~ social
4stie, or religious, OF revolutionary.
That 1t has neither the atm Of eltecttng q
senaratioR Of Ireland from England. nor the
more moderate one Of Inducing England to
give "a the Irish nation local legislature,
such AZ Canada has.
That the men at the head Of the movement
are gentlemen of education. professional oe-
cupation. unmpeachahle character, members
-at Parliament.
That their cole proposition Il tx tho starry
ing tenant-farmers: DO not take new leases
at the rates you have vainly underworld to
pay; do not break the peace; let the land
holders eyict You II they will-they cannot
set new tenants except ~ reducing the rents
That In urging the tenant-farmers to this
course the asitators have employed language
strictly within constitutional limits-lan'
euase which rational men In any part 81 ths
civilized world would have toemplNy IL order
to ha understood.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
Two Valuable Inventions.
Virginia New Chroniela,l

The following new inventions by residents
OF Nevada have been caNeated al the wash
tneton Patent Office:
4 Barriers Mtsesttr-This Is n very ser
yieaable contrivance, which can he fastened
over q BARRIERS mouth to prevent hi taking
while shaving customers Ii Is made Of iron,
padded inside, and can be fastened securely
nished with clamps and screws, which are
nSed at the back Ut the head Price, s. so.
Those furnished with a lever attachment, for
the purpose OF breaking the barpers Jaw,
come at S.. The plates which tit on the cheek
are or the best chilled steel.
The Boanft Grupple. This little machine
L destined to be OF great service to theatre
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
THE yET'rIEs.
What The Secretary Of State Has to Say Of
The Great Work,
tISstraet from the Annual Report \

tIGsfraet from the Annual nanertl
The fret grand stage Of this important
work was reached July 4. 1870 and from that
date began anarnd undertaking relative III
maintenance uf tile channel which II accom-
plished, entities Mr.. lads aud associates 10
alon,oOo per annum, payable In euual anat
tefiY lnstallmnntp. The first quarterly my
mnnt haa been demanded aud IA nnd.l nan4
sideratiOn OH certificate recently received
from the engineer officer setting forth that
the maintenance, by James u. Hads and ha
associates, of y channel through the iettiea at
the mouth Of South raaa Mississippi river,
twenty-alH feet III depth, and not laas than
two hundred feet IN width NJ the bottom, and
having through 1t n central depth OF thirty
feet without regard Ia width, has been ae-
eoinplipheh from July 70 October Il, lafn.
with the exception VI twenty days, when n
failure III some part 10 maintain such chan
mel occurred. The failure was ON the four
teet,tb 1fteenth sixteenth and seventeenth
Of August, for the frat period and from
August 2T w September IL, inclusive, fnr tho
secald period, During Tho whole III the III
terea from July 8 tn October 3, tsIn, n navI
gable channel having greater depth than
twants-stx feet haa been maintained at the
heal pf Routh naaa, AMI throughout that tn
tervai Uf time the twenty -aly feet channel haa
been. ut oil ttmee and In ali places here, at
teast 1870 feet wide"
The Attorney General has been requested
to render All ontnlon nn several question: aa
w tile proper construction Of certain prpsi4
siona Of the law materially bearing upon tho
GIain1 Tor payment, II the onntan pending
ahall be favorable to MI Eads and associates
then the first quarterly payment fnr main
yenanee VIII H. made
Should the full channel ~ maintained with
IN the meaning OF the Inv for period of ak
snonths from July 8 last, then Mr.. l1ads and
associates will doubtless demand q frat aemI-
annual payment of Interest at pnt cent uar
annnm on the III .nOn, 600 referred III In the acts
OF March = 1915, and 1870. The demand on
THE account will be duly considered "a Of
course when presented for adjustment
BESIDES other works connected with the
creation and maintenance of the channel hur-
ing the year. the iettleR at the mouth OF South
paRe have been capped with stone over their
lower enaa, additions have been made 10 tho
submerged dam ia this faRs, and over 4anO
feet nf mattress walls. substantially new,
have been constructed. The wntka nRtah-
llshed Of the head of the Pass. In order 10
increase the flow OF water through South
Haaa, have been considerably extandod and
enlarged. The year haa haon aianalIaed NV A
greater measure of euceess IN the attainment
OF results than any year since the Inaugural
tion OF the works, Tho only nroblena In
connection with the improvements, from All
engineering point NJ view, remaining ~ ho
anRwnspd lii the future, arc those involved
with the sueeeaeFul and continuous mainte-
nance OF the channel already obtained.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
The Elrst Ewa united states cavalry
Regiments.
/ Waahinston Poat.l

After the war with Mexico, which had the
effect ID increase the area az frontier requiring
protection from maranding Indiana and Mesi-
cana. Congress-, In March. 1885, passed an net
authering the raising and euuippng OF two
rauimenta of cavalry for this nurnoae. The
First and Second Cavalry regiments were
otflcerad hy young otloars VI the army who
had .twon their apura' In the Mexican haf-
tlea and were selected with great care for th's
eneeial service. THEFT names have s'nce be-
come renowned Oh the field aud ~ the forum.
and sparkle Hike iewrla un tha erNw at thn
muse of American history. =. y. summer, ~
Massachusetts, WAS selected to lead the FIRST
sasalry as colonel, and Joseph h, Johntaon
was the lieutenaut-calnnel. Rn Mccullough
was choRen major. Int declined, George X,
Mcclellan. WIN r. Rrali. Mcintosh, Rauaam.
i. Il. h. Stuart, Mcintyre, Crittendcn, liomaN
and others were liputenants, In the Second
Cavalry, Albert Sidney Johnston wac the colo
mel, II. hi. Leo Observation-Disclosures N n. Nar'
iee George II Thomas aua Eail Nau horn
were majors, Il. Kirby Smith, George Stone
man Theodore O'liata, Whiting, E.vnns
Charles w Field, John Il, Hood, Phiter. Val
Camp, Fitzhngh Ice and others were ltenten
anita These regiments were doing duty ~
the plains III Texas and tho luaian Territory
when the sounds OF martial music from home
dispersed the gallant leaders. Con. Thomas
alone of the Irregular officers 81 the oti4ina
Second Cavalry remained VI the side VI th'
EfntAn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

said election 10 the Secretary OF state on or beS
fore the twenty ninth day Of December. 1879. sn
aeeerdanee with the provisions OF the proposed
constitution.
In testimony whereof, have i,ereunto affixed
my signature. and caused the seal OF tho State
Of Louisiana to be affixed thereto. at the city Oh
New Orleans this thirty fret day Of July. In
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight huns
dred and seventy mine.
LOUIS A. WHITE.
BY The Acting Governors
OSCAR ARROYO. 4
Assistant Secretary OF State
au1 ltaw0ei-4tlta
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

HANYAaHTRR no BELL nm

CtANvAssERB TO SELL THE FOLLOWING
~ new and useful Inventions: The celebyate0
+, =. LEE COOKING STOVE. awarded the
diploma at the last Louisiana ana AaAeaLose
cheapest method q 9b,an!ngo MassI om ns
SITTER. which for cnliEary purposes u alm9sf
AND Fishing LAMP, which is the best cotton
worm destroyer Ut dl sssf , The qay n
rho gEfIs the latest and best method of bell~
hanglng for dwellings. street cars and steam
The Old iV style. The pATEnT TATEK CUT
AIR ecnmnlating on the roofs OF houses entsr-
Ing cisferns. new method BY Th 4, zatsf Ca, ean
ninas' without the use pf Ice or chemicals. Tna
RAGKUS WATER MOTOR. q great invention
can be used for any purposes, very cheap eoM
trivance for rannipg aehinsry0I FL a9scr ~
latest. cheapest and most convenient method !
lighting houses,
Energetic eenyassers wanted and a. aOOR
aUsIEESS GUARANTEED,
Des'A''1N JAMES d. REYNOLDS.
Plumber and Gas Filter.
se28 1YDAW s0Baxonne-str6eEs1
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
THE BATTLE or SHlLnH.
Cen Beauregald's Opinion That Grant Was
Only Saved BY Buell.,

from Letter In the Philadelphia Times,l
The turning point IN The conaneat nj Shiloh
was the arrival If lSueIfa forces, Grant Waa
trretrieSahly benton, and but fot the arrival III
Bunira army hia rcmnantH would have been
destroyed on the second day, During the nj
Gainntad assaults made by our deiointed or
EaniGation Upon the Federal position Oh the
bluff cf pittHhurR Landing, between and II.
n. III the arat day, | expected from Tho renewed
resistance OF the Federala that achievements
had been received, and Gen. Prenttas, who was
captured In the afternoon. stated IN tho even
ina that Buell. was coming ur. Later, how
ever. d dispatch from lol. Helm, a regular Il
mean West Point graduate and In The old
aeryieea army officer posted at Florence, peat-
lively reported that Buell. wac marching upon
Huntsville. hut fnr this mistaken report VI
Helm land may add Hardrr'a neH lRrt 10 w.
port To me the information acquired hy Col
Farreat during the night, that lafse bodice OF
troops were being formed across the rtverl !
would have adopted u different dianceition for
the second day anitea AZ the defensive, TOR
which the field offered ample opportunity.
The apportune arrival of Ruell'a army I'M
ouestianahls saved the Federale from nam-
r,lata defeat. Not more than one-foutth 81
tsrania forces were III tho aecnna days bat
tie. How many of them could have been col.
leeted and organized without the preence OF
Gen. Buelle army II is not difficult tn Judge
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

The Board Of Directors. ok a meeting held On
setting aside Ten Thousand. Dollars TO the
reserve fund from the not earnings Of the ye6r
aud paying the 10 Der cont dividend 70. tho
DIVIDEND or TWENTY PER OKNT Oh tie
net earned participating premiums OF the year
ending December 81 1878. said dividend payahl9
January. 1879.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

Goers. III 10 nj, ordinary RrapplinR-hook with
q rope attached. The Erapple y thrown over
struet The View. and the crowd behind can
always be depended upon tn pull the rope.
III sometimes diatlRuras the ladrfa face per
manantlv III which ease she never returns It'd
again ohairnet the view.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

The influence of nasal respiration on the oar
ii ill,,atratea by Mn. George Carlln In h,s his
tory Of "rhe North American Indiana.
Among 1000, on0 Indiana he found not one who
was deaf OF hreathed through the mouth. eS-
cent three Ut four deaf mutaa. and II the
memory of The chiefs Of 100 tribes. not one
csse Of deafness could he remembered to have
occurred. This la explained by the mother
alwaya closing tho mouth Of the child Whom
aver II attamptnd to breathe through NJ.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

Why is q handsome woman like locomo-
tlvap Mn you're wrong. II IL not because
aha aometinea ,irawa 4 long train. " is not
hcca,lae abe indulges IN sparkle II 'a not
beeauae she haa something TO do with n
awitch; II is not because ehe transports the
males: II ID not because aho may have head
light. it--in fact, = handsome woman ia not
iii the least like locomotive not even when
che Is q little fast" aud blows w her bus-
hand
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

The following conversation between senior
and It'll inuniRltiyn freshman was overheard II
4 New England college town the other even
Ing Freshman teontiaentiallyl cay,
when YOU ware freahman2" Senior (nun-
chalantyl "t,rnak7 nv. Greek came pretty
aaay "a me-" Freshman lawe- atruokl -' What
Didn't YOU find Greek harl2'' Senior (medi-
tatiyelvl- ."Hold on, Iemme soc Greek?
la Greek the atuir with the funny little
crooked lettnra2' Freshman Nn aatnntsh-
monn why. veal Senior temrhatioallyl -
"Oh. ves. Greek was deuead havdl'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
CURRENT MENTION.

Rubenateln Il fifty Years old AL the recent
production of his new opera, Nero" Mt Ham
burg, he was called before the curtain four
teen times
Denis knnrnaF has lrenn fired $2n flu carry
Ing h concealed weapon lln will probably
realize 30 per cent On The investment The next
time he takes IN n collection at the sand lots
Mr. Moody and MI. Hanhay are III Al Louis.
AMI ara tn remain there all tho winter They
are " divide the city Into five distriela, and
the letals of the work are to be carried out
ny committees ri laymetl.
The Empress Of Austria at GodoIn spends
much time HI her riding school which has n
luxurious tribune fol- spectators, filed with
cushions. hookahs, flowers. plano and three
of the largest mirrors In existence.
The Flute. Princess, Sarah Winnemuona
now III San Francisco, Ia good looking. with
raaulutn expression and aelfppasasaah man
ner. She thinks Of going into the lecture field
to talk about the hammock war
A strange relic haa Just been presented tn
the State of Arkansas. Tt n Y white leather
belt. with tho imprint across II Of bloody
hand, II wac worn by Col Archibald Veil.
Niata unt fatal wound, anil IN trying 10 tear
away tho belt left reN finger marks.
Miss Merivale, daughter of Dean MerivRle.
has just completed, al Ely Cathedral. tile work
begun by Alan tle Wnlanghan many celltu-
rIes ago. nn laying the last stone Of the new
pnnerlna che aaii II lay THE stone To the
glory af God til the memory III Queen Ethel
dreda our foundreaa, md Alan lie Walslng
ham. who commenced thia work about bnn
years ago
The nDwaEar Countess da Montlin. whr
has iuat died was the daughter nf the Eng
lsh consul at Malaga and hor maiden name
was Donna Maria Manuala Kirkpatrick.
After The death Of the Count he Mnntjc she
travelled about Europe ~ moderate fortune
and III company with her two daughters, was
n&ze frtrutIarpI
party. She married one daughter to the
Duke Of Alba and her eueensa IN marrying
the other tn the Emperor of thn French was
undoubtedly the greatest effort If her lifo.
The news ~ her death was communicated to
the OK Empress. on her arrival, by ktug AL
ionso, who was waiting her at the train.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

Scene, 4 Swias hotel narlor. Dramatls per
sona, English lady and her daughter, the
latter In mountain costume. American lady
OH the sofa. English lady. tloa Don
laugh 40 loud. Mary; you'll DO taken for M
American" American lady (sntto vocel
Quite mpossthlc Look at her fent.' Puok
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
MNrssaats ISsstssgatt0n.

MIR Islrney, Minister to tho Netherlands, In
his hiepateh Ia the Department. of State,
dated October 49, 1870, atntns TINT the num-
her If Mormon emiarants from Holland ta
very small. HI adds "liia ESnnllency, tile
Miniatet nf Foreign Atfasra aaauies me that
the commissioners at Rotterdam have under
taken 10 do ALL In their power to discourage
The emigration af Mormona ~ Utah w point
in1 nut M them tho aayern penalties pre-
certified Ivy the laws OF tile United States
auainst pulvgamy.'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

,rwas Sunday morn. and Rev. Jones'
Was break faRting With Gray.
Raid Jones. Another BIT OF ataak.
Al have 10 preach ~. day"
'NueRa III brace up II little TOO,
aaId Gray. his ayea gliaten.
And he hepad himaattto hunk o. meat.
For you know have to lia!en,'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

Tho foregoing statement Ia a Just. true. and
orrect transcript from the books Of the 00u1~
pany JAM Hs 4. DAY. fT1BluGnL
H. CARPENTER. Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before ms this twen@
ty-second day Of January, 1879.
A. INaRAHAM. Notary Public.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
DIRECTORY:

Ell, Hart, J. Weis seots Mcaehee
RI, Renshaw, b. w, Taylor. ID. FHtjo.
3. Biseoe. j. O. Morris. T.. Il. Airey.
AZ BALDWIN, James |. Day. IL. III. Craig,
g. MnereadY. T. @, Levy SAINT Il, Boyd
w. e. Seymour. Emory Clapp. Jno. g. aroye6
Jno. g, Gaines %. A. Ohaf7rafx, ], A. Blanc.
JesseB. Flower J. L. Harris. n. Newmanf
tu1n1v
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

Admiral Grau. who was killed on tho llllas,
car. first went To sna on New keuioru
whaling NCRHal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28

PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
ETC.
Having removed ID The large store No. ~
Magazine street | offer for sale at
LOWEST CASH PRICES,
MY large ana well assorted stock of
English and American White Load,
French and American Zinc Paint,
FrencI, and American Window Glass,
Polished and Rough Plate.
Mobiles 4 Hoars's Best Englisl, Var
nishcs- Coach, Railway, etc.
Baxter Il Bells Pure Liquid Paints,
Warranted to Contain No Chemicals.
Jolnston's Patent Dry Kalsonine
and Fresco Paints,
Russell 90. q Palette a Putty Knives,
Choice Masons' md Painters
Brushes and Tools.
C0l0rs, Dry and Ground IN Oil,
Artists ColOrs and Materials,
Iinsecd, Lard, Rosin md Coal Oils,
fTurpentine, Naval Stores, Axle
Grease, Glue, Sand Paper, etc.
Alum In Powder and i'm Lump,
Etc, Etc.
SAM ! NJ. TODD,
NO. 81 Magazine 81.
| nos i'm D&W
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12
Gainesville Chips.
Fall fights have opened early.

Fall fights have opened early.
Somebody send us a good dog
killer.
We don't want anybody to cap.
ture our Deer.
Saltwater and ice-cream are
among the goodies John Moore
offers to his young friends fora
a consideration.
Among many things that are
vain and peculiar 1 would like to
know what good it does a bob-tail
hog to wag its stump SO wildly
about in the air.
Our county superintendent of
education says he will resign rather
than be forced to run the county
in debt or further taxation on his
people. Our county board of su-
pervisors have levied three mills
for school purposes. He thinks
that is enough for the people to
bear at present.
The steamer Fl. ". Moffett, the
Gainesville and New Orleans pack
ct, is to 20 on the ways to have a
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12
Ocean Springs Items.
City people returning.
Everybody making hay.

| ivy lNolfN
Everybody making hay.
Founders are in abundance.
Oysters are getting tat and fine,
Mr.. S. Ramsay has taken charge
of Col. ellis Scotch Collie shepherd
dogs until the Colonel's return.
Wine-making is over. DR.. Dun
lap made four barrels, Maj. Hol-
lingsworth seven, and Col. Lewis,
fifteen.
Our new railroad bridge will soon
be finished, and truly it will be a
thing of beauty, if not q joy for
ever.
Our Ocean Springs hotel is back
in Mr.. Schmidt's hands again. Mrs.
Huntington and SOL left for Ohio
Friday last,
Our justly popular sheriff, Mf.
John Il. Clark and family will soon
leave our town aud take up their
home for the future with you in
Scranton
tell you we have one live man
in Jackson county and his name is
Ayers. Louisiana can't beat his
sugar cane. He has had valuable
assistance from Col. Leftwich, an
old Louisiana sugar planter.
Capt. T. Ayers is building a
sugar house and putting up kettles
in regular Louisiana sugar house
style. 1t is not only to make up
his crop of sugar and mOlasses, but
for all the cane planters in jackson
county. Send in your cane, boys,
and take back your long and short
4" sweetning.n
We saw two pure merino sheep
at the depot Friday night marked
"Col. a. A. Ulman, Bay st. Louis"
This is the second shipment of pure
merinos, which makes six Mr.. vi!
man has bought from Col. W. r.
Stewart this season. Ulman is
anxious to have all the sheep men
cross natives on pure merino bucks.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12

new wheel and larger engine put
in place of those now in Use. She
is having an increasing trade.
Outside Of the Gaiues,iIle trade
proper, Col. Webb makes large
shipments Of turpentine and rosin.
Columbia aud other places also
ship via Gainesville.
News from Lake Charles report
high winds aud much damage to
vessels. The steamboats Colonel
Hooker, Capt. q. Crask, and Pearl
Rivers, Capt. s. II. Poitevent, both
from Pearl river, we're employed
Tightening railroad iron. Both boats
we're blown ashOse and their cabius
partly blown of and otherwise
damaged. No lives lost. A letter
from there says: ave went
ashore, and after the cabin WIS
blown of we went down in the
hold. The boat made considerable
water until the wind changed to
the southwest. The hands were
praying and asking me what they
must do to be saved" September
l., 1879, will be remembered as a
day remarkable for the extent and
severity of the storm of wind.
THAT SOFT TOOTH.
Our dentist was slightly taken
in the other day. Capt. P came
in where he was at work and asked:
"Doctor, do you know DR.. PIP
another dentist.
ooh, yes.0
"Well, isn't he a pretty good
dentists
ayes, Captain. WhyW
dwell, l asked him if he had
eyer seen a soft tooth, and he told
me he had not, and thought it a
strange circumstance. thought l
would ask you about it and e
what you thought of it. You can
twist it around any way"
ayes. Well, you say you want
me to examine It'll" asked the doctor.
"Yes, sir" replied the Captain,
81 want you to look at it."
GAN right" said the doctor, put.
ting his finger on the tooth, when
the Captain suddenly shut down
on it in a way surprising to the I'M
suspectlng victim, causing u gen
eral laugh from o crowd OF loun.
gers.
The doctor says the next time he
goes to feel a soft tooth he will use
on e of his instruments.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12
EDUCATE /!
Send for a catalogue of
whitwOrth Female College.

BRooKHAVEN, Miss.
Superior advantages in Music, Normal
training, English and Classics, at very
low rates. Tuition in English OF Normal
course, board, washing md fnei one
scholastic wear, only sl53 90.
H. +. JOHNSON, d. D., Prest. d.
Aug. %, 1879. 22m
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12

Job work neatly done at this
Office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12
Jackson County Assessment.

Through the courtesy of MI. NJ.
S. Park, who made the assessment
of this county, we are uble to pre-
sent below the personal assessment
together with total value of real
estate. Mr.. Park has made the
most thorough assessment that has
been made i'll this county for years,
and, after looking over his roll
books, VIC pronounce them as neat
and complete as any we ever saw,
aud he deserves credit for the
manner in which he has accom-
plished the atduons task of aesess-
ing:
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-12

Chew Jackson's best navy
tobacco.