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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-09-14

Don't Die in the house..
Ask Druggists for "Rough on Rats" It clears
ont rats. mice. reaches. flies. bed-bugs. 15c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-09-14

An W
caught in the snow-storm, ard, wander
ing from the road, would have persisted
in the snow but for Laddie.
My wife is in tears and Mary is Sob
bing audibly as the little old woman
concludes her touching and simple story,
and I walk to the window and look out
for a moment before I ask her what her
sons name is As I tell her we are but
q few miles from Fort George, and that
I will send over for him, a smile of ex-
treme content illumines the withered
face.
"His name is John Salter," she says.
"He is a tall, handsome lad. They
will know him by that"
I hasten downstairs and write a
h ort note to Colonel J eeman, whom I
know intimately, infer ing him of the
circumstances and begging that he will
allow john Salter to come over at crce.
and I dispatch my groom in the dog
cart that he may bring him back with
out loss of time.
As 1 return to the honse after seeing
him start, I meet DR.. Bruce leaving the
house
Poor old SOUL" he says, cher trou-
bles are nearly over; she is sinking fast.
I almost doubt whether she will live till
her SOB comes"
"How she could have accomplished
such a journey at her age, l cannot
understand" observe.
Nothing is impossible to a mother"
answers DR.. Bruce; "but it has killed
her."
l go in, but I find I cannot settle to
my usual occupations. My thoughts
are with the aged heroine who is dying
upstairs, and presently l yield to the
fascination that draws me back to her
presence.
AS DR.. DR. Bruce says, she is sinking
fast. She lies back on the pillows, her
cheeks as ashy gray IS her hair. She
clasps my wife's hand in hers, but her
eyes are wide open, and have an eager,
expectant look in them.
SAT what time may We expect them? p
whispers my wife to me.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
Mississippi Baptist State C0nven-
tiOn-Time Of Holding
Changed Two Weeks
Earlier.

Whereas, the annual fair of tho
Mississippi Stock Breeders Asso-
citation begins at Meridian on Mon
day, the 31st day OF October next
and continues through the week,
thus embracing the time of hold
lug the Mississippi Baptist State
convention; and, whereas, the
Meridian Baptist church baye re-
quested that the time of holding
the convention be changed so as
not to conflict with the said annual
fair; aud after consultation with
the brethren. / take the authority,
as president OF the convention, to
change the time OF holding the
same from Thursday, the I'd day
of November, to Thursday, the
Goth day of October next.
The press, both religious and
secular, friendly to the baptist de-
nomination, are requested to pub
lish this notice. w. II. HARDY,
President.
Meridian, Sept. H.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
The Alleged Discovery of the
Robbers of A. 7. Stewards
Grave.

The Globe. Democrat publishes an
interview with a secret service
officer, whom, it says, has nation
al reputation, and who has letters
of endorsement from Secretary
Lincoln, and officers of the New
York Central railroad, and others
high in authority in this city. This
officer asserts that the same ring
that planned the robbery Of Lin
coin, stole the body Of A. I,
Stewart. lie further says he
knows the five persons who robbed
Stewards grave, that two others
afterward stole it from the first
gang. lie declared he knows the
parties and their whereabouts and
that the remains OF A, 7. Stewart
can be recovered II there is any
desire to recover them. He has
written to Judge Hilton twice on
the subject, but received no reply
although he enclosed tho highest
references. He also attempted tc
see Mrs. Stewart but was denle.l
admittance by a relative of Hill
ton. He believes Judge Hiltor
does not want to recover the body
The officer says a woman Is IN tht
conspiracy, aud emphatically as
serts 81 know the parties wht
stole the remains and can giv'
names and descriptions and pre-
sent whereabouts, and can poin
| out the party who knows positivel.
where the remains are buried.p
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
That Six Barreled Code.

vicksburg Commercial.
Col. Kings openly declared six.
barreled code policy ought to con-
vince the Memphis AratdRche that
at least the head OF the ticket, for
which it is so re ,lously laboeing,
makes no small pretensions to all
the "grit in the gizzard" necessary
for even au army with banners.
But, perhaps, the Ardlanche doubts
that Benjamin ever used the lang
uago attributed to him. Over
three hundred witnesses attest Its
truth, and here is the exact lang
uage of Col. King used in his nc
ceptancc speech. as related to the
Mississippi Central by Appointment
lawyer and politician of North
Mississippi, who was present aud
heard It:
After charging the Democracy
with ballot.box stuiflng and throw
ing out legally cast ballots, because
of nero technicalities, King then
said
"I throw out these remark by
way of suggestion. Take them
home with you, carry them to your
counties, aud if you have but six
or eight men to each voting place,
let them take their stand and see
that there is a fair vote and an
honest count, and ace pill not havt
any Campbelrs code Of 1880, levi.
IDENTIFY referring to the election law
regarding ballots), but acc riH hare
some little sir-barreled codes Of 1881,
and | tell you these Democrats
don't want to get hurt; and then
YOU will not see two or three hun
dred men driven from each voting
place and not allowed to cast their
votes"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
A Harber In ihe Open Cult.


n. o. Democrat.
Between the mouth OF the Missis-
sinpi and Galveston, about ten or
iifteen miles to the southwest OF
Sabine Pass, is place in the Cult
of Mexico which is commonly called
athe Oil Ponds by the captains OF
the small craft that ply in that To-
cality.
There is no land with fifteen
miles, aud yet such is the effect OF
the oil thus cast upon the waters
by the lavish had OF nature that
even i'm the severest storms the sea
in the Oil Ponds is comparatively
smooth, and $50 we'll is this known
that when the small vessels that
trade between Calcasieu, Orange,
Sabine, Beaumont and Galveston
fail to make q harbor at Galveston
or Sabine they run oil tor the oil
wells, let 20 their anchors and ride
out the gale in safety.
The oil covers the water in a
thick scum aud apparently rises
from the bed OF the Cult, which, at
that point, is not more than fifteen
or eighteen feet below the surface
No one, we believe, has ever at,
tempted to strike oil in the Gulf Of
Mexico, but it is not extravagant to
expect that some day capital and
enterprise will succeed in securing
the oil which is now wasted in thes'
wonderful ponds and placing it OF
the market for sale. There is her,
a chance for scientific investigation
at least, and ir may be that thu
Calcasicu Oil company, formed sev
eral years ago, may find IN th,
Cult the oil they have not succeed
cd In discovering, to any great ex
tent, on land.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
Strange Disease Among Horses.

About eight thousand horses,
one-third of the whole number IN
the city of st. Louis, are now at
flicted with the new disease, which
has been termed, for want OF q
better name, sspink-eye,' because
it first appears in the horses eyes,
which becomes watery and inilaln-
ed. The disease is q kind OF in
fluenza and bears great resein.
blance to the epizootic which swept
over the country from ocean to
ocean during the winter OF lS72-73.
The disease is rapidly spreading,
but 1t is not as fatal In its effects
a. the cpisootic. The stable.men
seemed to have combined to keep
the people 10 ignorance OF the
existence Of the malady. It showed
itself about four weeks ago. IL Is
known to be- In existence &C the
present time In nearly all the
large cities In the Union. Its exact
nature is unknown ami its origin
a. profound q mystery as that
which surrounded the epizootic,
The veterinary surgeons are study.
ing 1t carefully and are succeeding
In reducing the number Of fatal
cases. These are, however, com
paratively few. All that the horse
wants is care and proper shelter
from draughts, and In about ten
days be comes around all right.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
Sore Heads.
ID. p. MYERS, Scc'y.

The Meridian Mercury is down
upon sorcheads. We agree with
the Mercury th,t the proper piac,
for this class is with the opposition
A secret foo is more dangerous
the an open enemy. Here Is whas
the Mercury says:
General Lowry's nomination mas
been warmly greeted by the Demo.
cratic party, with tho exception OF
some dozen sofeheads, more noted
fore self.conceit than for mentai
ability. There is u nest oil these
soreheads in Columbus, but they
hardly amount to half-dozen, ana
will find no sympathy from tue
Democrats in Lowndes IN their
puerile opposition to Gen. Lowry
These soreheads are weak, vain
and selfconceited men who fancy
they are politically omnipotcnt III
Mississippi, aud able to crush out
even the Democratic party much
less Gen. Lowry. 1t is painful TO
us to have to prick these soreheaa
windbags, but duty to the Demo.
cratic party forces us to so so. II
the soreheads OF Columbus, and tho
vicksburg Herald, wish to join tue
Radicals, in the namo OF dccency,
let them do so without delay, but
if they pretend to be Democrats,
let them support the nominee III
good faith and with zeal.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07

known to their credit, they are
model parents and take the great
est pains aud expense In Bringing
up their children, never allowing
them to 60 about their dram-shops.
Now this action, while speaking
we'll for them In one way, proves in
the plainest terms that they know
they are doing wrong and carrying
on business that is an injury to
other men and their families.
The remedy | suggest is this
"Can We not induce these other.
wise good men to forego the profit
of this terrible business, and let Us
all carry OH no business or allow II
to be carried on In property be
longing to us, that we know is an
injury to our fellow man,
Hoping this rambling letter will
cause ut least some oil them to re
feet aud ultimately yield to theil
better feeling toward their fellow
man, l withdraw FROM the field.
TRANSIENT.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
Death Of Rev. G. M. Gordon.


Meridian Methodist.
On Thursday night the 22d, q
lamp exploded in the room Of Rev.
c. Nj. Gordon, Of Okolona, Miss.,
from which he was SO fearfnlly
burned, that be died on Saturday
morning. This is sad intelligence
to many. Mr.. Gordon had been
for q number Of years . citizen Of
Meridian. Here for two or three
years he was pastor of the Baptist
church, and for four or Ave be was
/ President Of the Meridian Baptist
College. In January last he r.
moved to Okolona and became the
pastor of the Baptist church OF
that place.
Brother Gordon was an intelli-
gent, cultivated man, and was
0uali6ed for usefulness. He was
An instructive and interesting
preacher. He was q good teacher.
He perhaps excelled in tho school
room, and devoted q larger portion
Of his time TO teaching.
He was in the prime Of his life
and IL Is sad 70 think he was 80
suddenly cut Of in the enjoyment
Of the full powers Of BITS intel
| lsotual faculties. and In the strength
Of his manhood.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
CHURCHES.

Baptist-Rev. l. A. HALEY will preach
at Moss Point the first and third Sabbaths
at II A. NJ, and the second at 8 L NJ; at
Scranton the first aud third at 3 7. NJ,
sud the second at II A. NJ; at Ocean
Springs the fourth aud fifth Sabbaths,
morning and night. Prayer Meeting at
scranton every Wednesday night. Sab
oath School every Sabbath at 8 7. NJ. All
ere invited.
'Aethodist-Bev. j. 2. Dancer will preach
t Scranton and Orange Grove the second
md fourth Sabbaths of each month, and
at 0ceau Springs the first aud third Sab
baths. Rev. JIM. Wcems breaches at Moss
Point every Sabbath morning and night.
Lutheran. Rev. w. Lewerenz breaches
M Dutch Bayou every Sunday morning IN
faglish, at 10 o'clock, excepting the
iseend Sunday, when the services will be
conducted Ia The German language.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
PERRY COUNTY.
The Ticket as NoIninated--A Good
Set Of Onicers-


AUGUSTA, Sept. 10, iss'.
The Democratic executive conf
m;ttee OF Perry county, Miss, was
called 10 order by the chairman oil
the 16th OF September, 1881. 10
take into consideration the subject
of the second primary electionr
provided for at the last meeting OF
the committee, and after due de-
liberation and discussion OF said
subject, il was unanimously re-
solved that q second election under
the circu instances would be IN
necessary, and against tho mani
fest sentiments OF the people. That
a plurality vote in the nominees
will insure perfect satisfaction !;
and therefore that said second pri-
mary election be annulled.
The following new and substan.
tial ticket was declared nominated
hy the voice of the people on the
10th day OF September, 1881, Tor
the said county of Perry:
For Representatives.. M. NC
Callum.
For Sheriff--R. z. Bradley.
For Treasurer-W. q. Morgan.
For Surveyor-H. s. Carpenter.
For Coroner and Ranger-C. Nj.
Hinton.
On motion the secretary was re-
quired to send copy OF these pro
ceedings to the DEMocRAT-SrAR,
with the request that said paper
publish the same.
On motion the meeting adjourned
sine die.
b. STEVENS, Chm'n.
ID. p. MYERS, Scc'y,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
SETER MIND EHAT aTHEFs SAT.

DOn't worry nor fret
About what people think,
OF your ways OF your means
OF your food or your drink.
Ifyou know yOu are doing
Your best every day,
With the right on your side
Never mind what '.they" say.
Lay out in che morning
fsur plans for each hour,
And never forgot
That old time 10 power.
This also remember
'Morg truths old and new
The world is too busy
To think much Of you.
Then garner the minutes
Then make up tho hours,
And pluck IN your pilgrimage
Honor's bright flowers.
Should grumbles assure you
Your course win not pay,
With consequence at rest,
Never nind what "they' say.
Then let ne, forgetting
Theinsensste throng,
That jostlcs Us daily
While marching along,
Press onward and upward,
Aud make no delay
And though people talk,
Never mind what "theyr say.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
cHaScERY CoURT-7Tn DISTRICT.
GEORGE WOOD, Chancellor.

I,ekson county, first Monday of March
ana september, continuing days, :,
Harrison county, second Monday In
March and September, continuing o days.
Hancock county, third Monday IN
March and September, continuing days.
IN Marion county, second Monday after
.hs fourth Mon Law in Mrch aud Septem-
bsr. continuing 6 days.
Perry county first Monday after the
~ Monday in March nd September, con :
timing 6 days. !.
Greene county. fourth Mondays In
usreA and September, continuing . days
Ws,ae county, fourth Monday after th,
fourth Monday Of March and September
continuing 6 days,
Clarke county, first Monday in May and
November, continuing 6 days.
Lauderdale county, third Monday OF
Nav and November, continuing IL days.
Kemper county, second Monday In May
November, continuing 6 days
Monthly Rules Of Chancery Court on
the second Monday in each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07

There was a little playing on
Main street, yesterday, and just as
a yonng lady, dressed IN tho livery
latestn and with the utterly too,
too arrangement Of hosiery tone
stocking black, and tho other cur
dinal red) was crossing Second
street, an old bum hoye In sight,
He gazed moment, and then
rubbed bis bleared eyes, and then
gazed again and mnttered, sseither
them two girls Is orfnl thin--er
there's only one---er them two has
only got ooe leg apiece-er-hI hIc)
| guess that lust drink must 'er
'fected my eyes, and went Of ooll'
| tented.
FIal
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
MASONIC MEETINGS.

paseagoula Lodge A. +. and A. NJ. No
Se3-Meets at Moss Point the third Satur'
day night ia each mouth.
Il. L. Howze Chapter-Meets at Moss
Point the second Saturday night In each
month.
Gulf Lodge knights of Honor meets al
Moss Point on the first and fourth Satur'
day nights Of each month.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07

N. Y. World.
The Erlanger possessions are so
disconnected at present, and the
work of bnildinE necessary to
complete the system is 30 scattered
that an account OF the plans now
being carried ont will perhaps prove
timely. l will give the main
points, as detailed TO me hast week
by Dir. Wolfe, with whom hap
peaed TO travel from New York TO
Cincinnati.
"Count Erlanger, OF Paris,r he
said, "together with his associates
in London and Frankfort, put s25,.
900, 900 cash in my hands early in
last June, with instructions to car.
~ out the plans for a railroad sys-
TEN In the South that | had laid
before them. Our start was the
ownership Of the Alabama South.
ern road, formerly the Alabama
and Chattanooga, extending from
Chattanooga In a southwestly di
rection to Meridian, Mississippi, a
distance of 296 miles. This line is
now in excellent condition aud fully
supplied with rolling stock. To the
north all We want is the Cincinnati
Southern, and | am going to Gin.
cinnati now, feeling sure that our
bid il the highest and best, and we
will get it. At tEutaw, Ala, which,
on reference to map, you will ind
on the Alabama Southern, near the
Mississippi State line, We are max
ing two extensions-one distance
OF i75 miles in y direct line to
| Memphis, which is partly graded
now and all under contract, aud
tho other in y southcasterly direc,
ton to Brunswick, Ga, the only
Southeastern port not controlled
by the Louisville and Nashvill,
ompany. Between Eutaw aut
Brunswick q large part of the line
is already in operation, as we owr
the line, fitty.two miles, between
| Eutaw and Selma, aud thu
Brunswick and Albany road
cighty.Hvo miles long. II
connect these two we have t.
build q line 1863 miles long iron
Selma to Albany, aud the work Il
under contract now. At Meridian
Miss, the terminus Of the Alabam'
Southern, We branch out directl,
west aud again in a direct line t.
New Orleans. To the west wo owl
the road from Meridian to Vicks
burg, las miles, and, crossing th'
Mississippi river, are building ant
have nearly completed tho air lin'
from Vicksburg to Shreveport, La.
connecting Mt the latter point will
the Texas Pacific and the entlr
system in the extreme southwest
The line from Meridian to New Or
i
leans Is under way aud will b
pushed to completion as fast a
possible. It will be 1913 miles. Th
Texas Pacific extension will b.
completed by March lst next, an'
the entire system, BY the terms
Of our rigid contracts, within thlr
teen months. In itself the system
will bs a complete one, aud We vii
have full end friendly connection
with nearly oil the roads in th'
Seuth east of the Mississippi"
Torccapitulate, the Erlanger sys
TEN will include the following
roads:
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
THE COURTS.
REGULAR TERMS.
.nr,,rr C0ITRT-SEvENTH DISTRICT.
LINES S. HAnN, Judge.
& Is.av.s ). FoED, District Attorney.

-.a.rlals county, second Monday In
Laaasd s.s and August, continuing l. days.
fsslas., - county, first Monday IN March
s'ass 'sa.srssmber, continuing Y days. =,
a. 80 ~ county, third Monday in March
.ls.ss lss.'atsmber, continuing u days. >,
d nc nv county, first Monday in April
s.s.aber. continuing days. -.
as go os'ss county, second Monday in April
ysnssher. continuing . days. :.
~ 49, county, third Monday in April
l1ne,ober. lsni continuing q days. :,
saa % uls s;sa eounty, fourth Monday IN April
= sa, nsteber, continuing 8 days.
'aa aa.sssek vss county, first Monday after the
18th ns Monday Of April and October, con-
ila. ,.au county, third Monday after the
sas,s III Monday Of April and October, con-
'ls,ds s.sl.su county, fourth Monday after
ssssb s-s Monday Of April and October, con
tuuing " days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
That Unfortunate Letter.

vicksburg Commercial.
The following is the letter which
Gen. Lowry is using with snch
damaging effect against Col.
King 8 efforts to wheedle the Repub-
Iicans into his support by denying
that he was ever y Democrat. He
wrote 1t while chairman Of the
Democratic advisory committee
and wholly in the interest Of the
Democratic party, 10 far ~ such
interest could DO subserved and
political advantage gained BY redis-
tricting the State into seven GER
tain Democratic congressional dis.
tricts. He was evidently willing
to play for oil that was IN sight at
the time. While the Democrats
have no cause to object to the re-
suits he sought to rsarch, his Re-
publican supporters may not think
30 very favorably Of 1t, since he
would have put the State to thous-
ands Of dollars Of expense tor the
sole purpose of securing . perna-
neut political advantage TO the
Democratic party. There WAS to
be no other legislation, according
to Col. Kings plan, than to gerry.
mandcr the congressional districts.
But, however great the advantages
to be thus secured, in q purely par.
ty sense, the Democrats were un-
willing to put the taxpayers Of the
State to the expense Of a called
session to secure 1t. Here Is the
way the "wheel horse," proposed
to pull the ribbons:
BEAuREGARD, Miss, Sept. b,
Hon, j. w, Buchanan, Okolons, Miss,
Dear Sir-Only FIVE of the CON-
mittee met on the 8th inst. They
ordered me to call another meet
ing, on the fifth prox., at jackson.
Let me urge you to attend aud ex-
change views. Four of those pres
ent were for a called session, one
against. l have twelve letters
six for, four against and two unde-
citled; three not heard fron.
Those in favor, generally express
ed themselves as opposed to any
legislation at the called session cx-
cept q new apportionmcnt. It is
believed with our COMMITTEES
agreed upon that course it would
90 result. l am convinced it is I'M
perative that tho apportionment
should be made before the election
In 1881, else it would not take effect
~ to the senators elected then for
four years. Will not the present
legislature be more apt to make an
apportionment favorable to as than
another !
Respectfully,
BnN. KING.
P.S.-The next Legislature elects
n successor to Mr.Lamar. With
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07

j. A. Anderson,

ATTORNEY & CoUNsELLoR-AT-LAw,
VIII practice in NIL the courts Of jack.
sou and adjacent counties, will give
prompt attention to the collection oi
debts, answer inquiries, and make remit
tanees promptly.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-10-07
Respectfully,
RuN Kvwo

P.S.-The next legislature elects
q successor to Mr.Lamar. With
the fifteen thousand black majority
in this State, We may be sure the
powers at Washington will make
o strong fight to have that success
or Republican and thus get per-
manent hold on the United States
senate. We can by apportioning
now prevent this in all probabili-
ty.