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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-01-09
For the Democrat-Star.
An Enjoyable Occasion

For the Democrat-Star.
An Enjoyable Occasion
On New Years night, 1885. Mr..
and Mrs. George Csssibry, OF Fern.
land, rendered their numerous
friends and acqusintances q party,
i'd honor OF the always welcome
Happy Sew-Year.
"A Happy New-Year, indeed, win
il be to those who attended. IL the
perfect harmony and complete en-
1oyment Of the occasion can be 70.
garled a. being typical OF their
lives for the remainder Of the new.
ly born and untried year.
All parties are moro or lsss
pleasant, but those OF Grand Bay,
Perulaad and vicinity are perfect
in every respect owing greatly,
doubtless, to the charming and In
expressibly bewitching daughters
Of Eve who grace them with their
bright presences.
New-Year's night was clear, cold
and moonlit; the beautiful queen OF
the heavens shining resplendently
and bathing all nature in food Of
silvery light Quite early the
young folks began to gather, des.
pite the keen north wind that
tinged the glowing cheeks with q
brighter hue.
To the enhancing strains Of a
delicious waltz, rendered by an ex.
cellent band, the dance vas opened,
and SON the lovers Of their de.
lightful dance were gliding easily
andgracetnlly DER the smooth and
we'll polished floor. A stranger,
stepping within the well lightesl
parlor, and gazing upon the ani.
mated faces of the young people !
the benign aud sweetIy peaceful
ones of the dear old ladies sitting
around the cheerful Ore, that burn.
ed aud sparkled as IL imbued With
the cheerful spirit that animated
those to whom its warmth was 40
grateful f; and listening to aud ap-
prcciating the beautiful and cnliv-
euiug music, could have said "Here
is a picture OF complete harmony
aud perfect accord"
Mr.. 0. 7. G. was master Of cere-
monies, and succeeded admirably
in having every one present enjoy
completely the night and the hour.
About midnight, seasonsble re-
freshmeuts were served, after
which au impromtu court was
formed, with the irrepressiblc Mr..
Arch ID. as Judge. Some one,
merely in fun, had said that q very
popular young man present had
been seen By several OF the young
ladies to take a drink of le,scn
ade ~ The young lnan, being in
nocept, denied tho imputation, and
tue court was formed 70 pass
lady could be found who knew auy.
thing aoout II, any that was ene
had seen the youYg man "pour'ng
something oii nis Head aud, w nc.
cident, httio rae into MS mouth
Judge " ueciyrcd that this cvl.
dence was not dennite enough, and
as the charge ''nad not been sus
tanned, the verdict OF the court Il
not guilty" NO sooner had he
done SO than tue band struck up
aAst {he ceR2ne y u 2!
1ptsIts und Ucst Or Orhuuvor, rcsumet
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POstOmce Hours.

The following are the postoihec hours Of the
Scranton postoihce;
Open from o'clock am. TO pm. From 3oclock
pm 10 : pm.
Sunday-Otsice cp~n half au hour before and after
departure VI mail trains.
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Judge Jas. I. Friar holds regular terms
Of court mt the courthouse IN Scranton the
first and fourth Mondays IN each month.
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Scranton Directory

Churches.
SUNDAY ScHooL-Rev. J. w. Williams,
superintendent. Every Sunday morning Mt
half past . o'clock.
SUNDAY SCHOOL - J. Nelson, SUI
psrintcndent. Every Sunday afternoon
Mhalf past lo'clock.
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Board of Health, jackson Co.

s. s. Henry, president, DR.. W. A. Cox,
DR.. NJ. Moore, y. W. Stewart aud W. 5.
Do,lson, sr. DIR. W. ID. Bragg, port ply
sicisn aud health officer.
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Official Directory jackson County.

Clerk Of the Courts-wslter N. Denny.
Sheriff-John Il. Clark.
Treasurcr--s. X Thompson.
Surveyor-E. W. Morrill.
Assessor-A. A. Vaughan.
Co. Supt. Pub. Ed-Dr. II. L. How're.
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Justice Courts.

Judge J. w. Starr holds regular terms
If court ut the courthouse In Scranton
the second aud fourth Wednesdays In each
month.
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y,ost,,ffIce and Malls.

Posroffice open from 8 am. to pm.
every day.
On Sundays open from . to l0a.m. and
from to 2 pm. -,
Letters for register will be received
during the week from AN till $3.50 p. m.
No letters registered on Sundays, nor after
hours on week days.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Prom Scromtom- Arrives ut b:35 Am. and
lis pm. Departs ut 9l5 am. and
3:45 pm.
LeakerilIs Ronfc---Arrives on Wednes'
DAYS and Saturdays at 9 pm. Departs
on Mondays and Thursdays at 6 u. m.
Z. CASTANERA. p. M.
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Societies.

GULF LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR No.
2ls4-Meets on first and fourth Saturday
nights Of each month. Il. w. Morrill,,
P.D.; W. +. Herrin, d.; L. A. Coulson,
ID; l.. N. Dautzler A.. D.; I.W. Broomo,
G. O., J. L. Lester, chap. Is. Goode. G.;
4. W. Morrill,. f. R.; +. +. Grcenhaughen,
G. N. Office Of Financial Reporter at
Hall. Trustees-M. NJ. Evans, j. w.
Morris, L. McInnis. :.
PAsCAdoULA LofsGE A. +. AND A. M.
No. 202 meets third Saturday night IN
each mouth. T. A. Coulson, w. NJ;
W. Watkins, g. W.; B. +. Hobbs. J. w.;
A. Blumer, Treas; G. n. Wood, Sec'y
NJ. NJ. Evans. s. D.; d. 7. Price, j. D.;
| G. L. Howe, I.
r. l.. HOWE R. A. CHAPTER No. loS-.-
Meets second Saturday night in each
month. I. A. Coulson, II. p; J. w.
Morris, King.
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BOsseI House,

Referring to the above l beg to notify
nay friends aud the public generally that
the Bossel House will be
Open for the Reception Of Guests on the
First Day Of May, 1884,
and will remain open as . Summer and
Winter resort throughout the year.
Families cau be x scommodatesl with the
best of board -nd home comforts by the
day, week or n,anth, at reasonable terms.
HID. BERNARD, ProP'r.
April Is, 1884. som
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EDGAR DsLERY. JSo. d. iooh.
DELRRY 4 IooR,
Real Estate Agents,


Real Estate bought, sold or srentcd.
ANY business entrusted to M, will receive
prompt and careful attention. For FUR
thor particulars address ~ above.
E7ABest references gwen.
November q, 1884. 3s-6ni
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Moss Point Directory
Churches.

METHoDrsT-Rev. X. J. Jones, pastor.
Preaching every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening.
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PROFESSIONAL.
&c. HEIDELBERG
VpfIrORNEY AND cOUNsELLoR-Ar-
LAW AND SOLICITOR IN
CHANCERY,


v..rxoaAL.-The law card af J. G. Heidelberg
-. 4. eur eolumnr this nsrning. We have
49, ksa for twenty years a. sneeessiuslf IN
-sgrd ir the praetiee of his profession Ana ean
!. - a The services Il safe and reliable sttsr
s~x-- Hersfiss MerearB- "
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Fire Eesss.saHy.
SCRANTON FIRE COMPANY No. LIS. x.
ahompson, president, Jas. Smith, fore
nan. Regular meeting first Monday
night 10 each month.
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Fire Insurance
Z. W. NORTH, Agt.r
Liverpool and London and
Globe Tns. Co.,

0t'cs: Moss Point, Mics.
llcited. ~"s' ~
0et Is. l884. s3-1v
<E ~ RI RIVE n.
f,om Lookout station on the N. o. and
y, - nnallroads for pearlington, Logtown
-aa uainesville, the fast propeller,
~ w g. Henderson,
r. =. B0ABpMAN, Master.
80 makes daiiy trips to Pearlington, Log
'orn and Gainesville.
A., I,opnects with the coast accommodation
~ Ss'u, morning and evening. and also with
SsI AN s@sfbonnd train from New Orleans
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lR. L. A. THURBER-

100 Canal street, NeW Orleas.
Having recently returned to the city can be
hund At the above number, prepared to do any
work In the line Of dentistry.
sept 5, 5e4 feb. 10, le54..N ~
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Perhaps it was on Monday (for I think
this was> Saturday night Mr.. scudday
did go and introduce the bill in the
House, and had it referred to the Ander-
son delegation. The report was sent up.
without recommendation. / was in favor
of making a favorable report.
Seeing that we had got our bill in so
late on heavy calendar, it was thought
best to 20 before the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Senate, hoping to have it re-,
ported by them to the Senate and acted
on there, in order that we might take it
up in the House and fight it out before
the adjournment. I did take the bill
and the petition before the Senate Com
mittee, and asked for the bill to be re-
ported to the Senate for the reasons
above given. I met one of our Repre-
.sentatiyes on his return from the Com
mittee as was on my way to the same.
Having answered your questions, as
far as they refer to my action upon this
bill, I do not deem it necessary TO say
more at the present time.
B j. BELToE WATSON.
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real industry is rewarded with large
crops. The activity of the people in the
United States is wonderful. In the
manufacturing districts, through their
inventive genius, they have undoubtedly
overdone that branch of business more
than any other. l mean, in other words,
that the raw material of cotton, wool and
iron can be taken and nodded, as it were,
into use little faster than we can use it.
Production is too close upon the heels Of
consumption, and, as we see, in many
cases overtakes it. 1t would be a differ
ent thing altogether if the people of the
United States had to meet q depressed
industry with lean larder. While it is
true that business during the next six
months must remain more or less passive,
we look for steady and conservative deal.
ing. The masses of the people of the
United States who are industrious and
frugal in their habits, do not suffer to
the extent of any other country, and the
recuperative elements are always very
largely in our favor. When we reflect
that within the next FIVE or six months
the whole area of land is to be replanted
with new crop and that within the
next nine months another crop comes
upon the market, it shows that this re-
cuperatiye power is greater than that of
any other country. If our people will
cease looking to politics and the lnces'
SAINT turmoil attendant thereon if they
will stop using money to bull and bear
speculation and turn more to the real
development of the country, the United
States will be prosperous enough"
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MIR. wArsoN,s REPLY.

MR.. EDITOR: In the last issue of the
INTELLIGENCER / notice that in your
editorial you are somewhat exercised as
to how the Anderson delegation stood on
the matter of the bill respecting the pc.
tition of 1000 or more of the citizens of
the County relating to an election to be
held on the prohibition movement in
Anderson County. AS one of the ser.
wants of the people of this County, be.
lieving that it is right for the people to
examine aud scrutiuize all public acts Of
their Representatives, Yield q cheerful
compliance with the call for information
on this question, as l would do on all
other questions upon which may have
been called to act.
AS to the particular bill or question
that you allude to, l would say that
some time before the 18th December,
1884, tthe limit as to time for the intro
duction of bills,) Mr.. Scudday showed
nae petition. (tbe one referred to,) and,
if mistake not, the same night after the
mail on which it came, asked me las he
was sick at that time) to give notice of q
bill. 1t was at night, and no bill cou!e
be introduced except by recurring to the
morning hour. Recurrence was asked,
but could not be bad without unanimous
consent, which was refused by the House.
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A Cold Country.

CHARLES CITY, Iowa, Jan. IL, 1885.
-lf. Editor: I have just arrived here
from Mason City, few miles from the
line of Dakota, where the trains have
been SNOW. bound for over day.
Thermometer is now 18 degrees below
zero tonight, and they say it will be 30
below to morrow morning. All day the
sun has been shining, but still the respi-
ration from the passengers inside the
cars kept the glass SO glazed with ice that
We conld not see out through the glass.
The snow is from 1S inches to four feet
deep; in some places the fences are near
ly hid by the snow. We passed one
house to-day where the snow was banked
I'D to the roof on one side. 1t is grand
sight to see the great snow.plow throw
ing the snow sometimes as high as the
top of the engine, turning it over off the
track, in the same manner that the
Double Jack ploW turns the SOIL. lhls
great snow-plow is attached to the front
of the mammoth wrecking engine that
seems to be managed by some twenty
men, who have to get out and cut through
where the onow is so deep that the en-.
gine csnnot make its plow cut. These
men cut the snow out in long blocks and
pitch to one side in big banks. Some ol
these men look like some kind of wild
ANIMAL, their great coats being made
out of buffalo skins and other furs.
saw three of them come in the depot
with their whole head and face hidden
except their eyes and noses. Their
whiskeru were completely iced over their
mouth, so that it was impossible tor them
TO eat or drink until they thawed.
,a A;. y. G. STR1BL1NG.
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Our Rights.

Mr.. EDITOR: understand from good
authority that some of our Representa-
tives decline to give an account of their
stewardship during the last session of the
Legislature. Now, while they were beg
ging the good people of this County TO
give them a job in Columbia, they said
that they would Go it to the best of their
ability. They went to Columbia pledged
to do all in their power for Anderson
County. With all of these fair promises,
made in every Township, in the presence
of all the good people, we agreed to
give them out of our money five dollars
per day for serving in the Legislature.
Now, gentlemen, what have you done for
u.s. Have you given us value received
for our, FIVE dollars? !Giye,us.an account
of your labors,, Understand that some of
the members will only give an account of
their labors when forced, to do so by the
people, but will not, answer Mr. murray 8
demand. As citizen Mr.. Murray has a
right to know why the petition for an
election on the prohibition question was
so. cruelty treated by our Representatives;
and I, as one fthe thousand petitioners,
demand the reason the election. was not
authorized. This is the only thing for
which the people patitioned you directly.
Tell us about it. You have been called
on often enough. Why not answer
Remember, you can only go one time
more under the present contract.
PREP.
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before Trial Justice Blease, who sum.
moned eight physicians in turn to exam
inc the supposed lunatic, all of whom
declined to serve, on account Of the above
section in in the new law. The lunatic
was left on the hands of Justice Blease,
but he was equal 10 the emergency. he
committed the violent and unfortunate
man to Jail on the charge of breach of
the peace, as no one would sign his bond
| for orderly conduct. Just here the trou.
BILE arises. If every physician in the
State refuses to examine supposed luna
tics because of the penalty and indignity
| in the law as quoted, and all other Trial
Justices follow the example of Justice
Blease of Newberry, our County jails
will be converted into bowling pande-
moniums, and every County will have its
own insane asylum on small scale.
Justice Blease wrote to Governor Thomp-
son for instructions, but the Governor
replied that he had none to give. All
he could do was to see that the laws were
faithfully administered. ea
We regard the provisions Of section 2
of this Act as unreasonable, unjust and
unfortunate, and the Newberry case
clearly shows the effect of such legisla-
ton. The medical profession in this
Stateis composed of an honorable body
Of men, who would have been conscien-
utious and careful in carrying out! an Act
prescribing the, character of patients to
be sent. to.the Asylum without the i'm
position of the penalty. Under this
Act the fact that physician is honest
in his opinion is no protection to him.
If he is mistaken he incurs the penalty.
He is moreover liable to prosecution
whether hei right or wrong, and any
dissatisfied relative ..or friend iof the
alleged lunatic might prosecute and
thereby annoy and run: to expense the
physician making the examination,
whether he is right or wrong. Under
these circumstances we do not wonder
that physicians refuseto examine luna.
dies. It would be just as reasonable and
perhaps more beneficial to make it 2
criminal offense for. q member of the
segislature.to vote,fot 3 bill which was
not beneficial to.4the people. l21f the
physicians generally act liken those 10
,Nevserry,it will prove burdensone to
the people, and g great wrong 'aud in.
humanisy to shoss who may be so aflict.
edas to- become 'iunstics, for they will
haveto bs confined . ino the County 'jails
the same as other prisoners. The Act
was intended. toisheek an evil, but the
remedy sppliedsis too severe, and the
cure may prove worse than the disease:
The section will doubtless be amended at
the next seeaion of the Legislature 80 as
ito remedy the trouble produced by The
present Act. 'rF'l i2,GHt ~ 7sas.a
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AN UNFORTUNATE ACT.
The Columbia REGISTER says:

The Columbia Register says:
At the last session of the Legislature,
in consequence of the lately crowded con-
dition of the Lunatic Asylum and the
subsequent discharge of number OF
harmless patients, a bill was introduced to
prevent a recurrence of the elnbarrass'
ment. 1t became law under the title
of can Act to regulate the admission
and discharge of patients in the State
Lunatic Asylum" Of which the following
is Section Q:
"Physicians giving a certificate recon-
mending the commitment to the Asy yium
of a person who is simply idiotic. e9oilep-
tic, physically infrm, or mentally 'n,be'
cile, unless such person is violent or dan
gerous, shall be deemed guilty of mis-.
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in the discretion of the
Court"
Since the passage Of the law supposed
lunatic in Newberry, who had been dis
charged from the Asylum, wis taken
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: The Columbia correspondent of the

= The Columbia correspondent of the
News and Courier, writing under date of
the 10th inst, says: can Arkansas man
visited Columbia yesterday, procured
copy of the South Carolina eight-box
election law, had its workings expound.
ed to him by member of the Richland
delegation in the House, and carried the
statute and the information with him
back to Little Rock, where the Legisla.
ture is in session. He said that the peo.
pie in Arkansas had heard of the efficacy.
of the South Carolina law and that efforts
would be made to secure its adoption by
the Legislature. Arkansas, he remarked,
was Democratic State, but it might not
remain so much longer if the negro i'm.
migration was continued, 1t was, there.
fore, thought that an eight.box law
would be useful, and would besides
! make tie South Carolina negroes feel at
home when they. reached their destina-
lion. South Carolina, you see, continues
to influence the country in the matter of
maintaining civilization"
The Columbia letter of the Neus
and Courier, dated the 18th inst, says:
1.-THE process of letting off the fish ponds
of the agricultural department was com;
menced by Mr.. Huske, the superinten.
dent of fisheries, and hy two o'clock to-
day the ponds were dry snd all the fish
hadAbeen caught, counted and assorted.
Mr.. Huske says that the result this year
has been much. more satisfactory than
that of any previous year. The total
number of young fish caught from the
ponds was 1850, with 165 breeders. The
youngl fish are for distribution, but have
already been engaged TO applicants.
"A destructive cyclone passed through
Alabama on Sunday night. Near Calera
not vestige of habitation was left a
train on the Nashville and Tennessee
railroad was badly damaged BY falling
trees and thrown from the track. A
man jumped from the train near Elmore
and was instantly killed. Cotton bales
were blown one hundred feet through
the air. Trees and fences were blown
! down, and number of persons killed.
! In the county adjoining Jones everything
was swept in the path of the cyclone.
The williamsburg Herald thinks
that it would be good idea for the
county commissioners of that county to
build barracks on the public square in
KiDgstree for the special accommodation
of jurors and State witnesses who are
too poor to pay their bills at the hotels
or boarding houses.
= Tae building of the Georgia State
Capitol, at Atlanta, develops the fact that
granite can be quarried in Maine, brought
to Savannah, and thence by rail to At
lanta at less cost than it can be had at
a quarry only sixteen miles away.
"A number of merchants in Wins.
boro have determined to give up the
lien business.
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HOW THEY STOOD.
Two OF our. Representatives Have tho
Courage OF Their Convictions and arc
. willing to Face their Constituents.
MR. sCuDDAY's REPLY.

NE. EDITOR: Some time ago, in com.
menting on the petition sent by large
number of the citizens of this County to
the Legislature, asking for County vote
on the Sale of Ardent Spirits within the
County, you stated that had introduced
the bill as petitioned for. This gave to
the public information as to how I stood
on the measure. Until your last issue, l
deemed it unnecessary to appear in the
columns of the INTELLIGENCE in refer
ence to the matter. Now you call on
me, in behalf of the people of the
County, to answer certain questions. Let
me say, that I recognize the right of the
people at any time, and in any way, to
have me as their representative to give
them an account of my stewardship in
the Legislature. I am ready at any
time to so inform them. It is best for
me to do SO, and then they can judge for
themselves whether or not I am "pro6t-
able servant"
The bill referred to was reported to the
House without recommendation, for the
reason that majority of the delegation
in the House could not be obtained
favoring favorable report.
Mr.. Watson and myself favored a
favorable report.
Myaction in the matter was based on
the grounds that thepeople have con-
stitutirral right to petition any depart
:ment of the government, whenever to
them it may appear necessary; and when
ever they did so with d petition of
sufficient strength, that then those who
were their agents or representatives were
officially bound to obey them; provided,
of course, that what was asked for did
not conflict with the fundamental law of
the land.
The petitions in question l considered
exceedingly strong, and we're signed by a
large number of the best citizens Of the
County. They certainly did not ask for
anything but what could be constitution
ally granted. have always said in pub
lie, as well as in private life, that as a
memberof the. Legislature ! could not
support prohibition measure for Ander-
son County over the heads of the people.
It would not be to the interest of the
cause of temperance to do so. But that
l thought when the people Of the County
demanded right to be heard, and they
decided the question for themselves, that
then it was nothing but right for the
Legislature to carry out their wishes by
suitable legislation.
Very respectfully,
j b. G. scUDDAY.