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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04
A Letter from the "Prince Of
Tramps."
Reply tO "Old MulIet Eater on
Ship building.
WALNUT STATION,
Tippah County Miss.

Tippah County, Miss. I
Col. p. X, Mayors
My Dear Sir: Somebody has
kindly sent ne II number ut the
DEMoCRAT.STAR. | suppose it
must be from our cousin, Pinckney.
Your paper presents a good appear
ance and rings well. | read with
some interest "Old Mullet Eater
on ship building. He appears to
think that with Our surpassed
resources IN lnuIber, coal aud iron
we have 10 excus for sending
abroad to get our ships built, and
wants to know why the thing can't
be changed. The reason Why is
plain. We can't compete with for
eign builders, SO long rs we retain
our present so called protective
tariff and we never will until we
strike Il free-trade bottom. 1t may
be set down as an axiom, that any
system of import duties produces
fictitious rates. and the price of all
kinds of property rises and falls Ill
proportion AS we ipcreasr or ulniln-
iSh the rates of import duties.
Wars, some times "prOtect" home
industries, but ut soon as the mar
gin is absorbed by competition the
patient becomes sick again. Hence,
there is no enduring protection I'M
til we reach Il free trade basis.
England was CALLED by the restrtc
tons OF tariffs on imports up to
1910; since then she enjoys free
trade policy aud has held the SUI
premacy Ot the seas Sue com
mands more carrying trade than
all O'her nations put together, aud
with shame We must acknowledges
thar England commands ninety per
cent. of the carrying trade of the
United States. We build briggs and
schOOners and steamboats, for tue
coasting trade, bat not one single
ship for the foreign trade of com
merce. The American, when he
travels abroad cannot gaze upon
the shipping of amy port IN the
world aud points with pride-and
say, there is the Stars and Stripes
the symbol of our nationally. Ii
Mississippi vas composed ct all
iron, coal and lumber we could not
build a single merchantmd an 10 folt
our flag in II foreign port.
Tue word protection, III party
sense. is Il seductive term, aud has
been aptly characterized as Il cheat,
Il catch .wurd, a leprOsy, ii skeleton
in the closet aud an attenuation III
the sight of Gol. The hypocrisy
0f the cant ''protrct labor" was
clearly manifest when rhe Bnrling
game treaty was ratified, which
opened the hOod-gates OF Chinese
imioratiou TO underworld American
laboer. We will never make ships
under he present high tariff. Iris
singular 10 ohSerre.thlt no goods
can be expurtrHt'if Tile slime chtt1'ac
ter OF gootis ale ihipUrted. Low
rates, with every thing else hein2
equal, has rs much purchasing
power as high rates. y m III thai
for one dollir per day and
buys corn at one dollar per bnslIrl
makes no more than tue man who
works at fifty cents per day ana
buys corr at fifty cents per buSlel.
Whether the tariff is high or low,
the price of labor is regulated by
the law of supply aud demand.
l admire the patriotism OF "Old
Mullet EATER" and would most
kindly urge him to turn his bate
rieS upon the present injurious
aud abuminable tariff.
Very truly yours,
FRANCIS A. WOLFF;
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04
COUNTY MASS MEETING,

A mass meeting ri the Deniocnaey
of Jackson county, is hereby called
to meet in Scranton attlle court
house oil
Monday the It'll day Of J0nc, 1886
at II o'clock m for the PURPOSE oil
selecting delegates to the COngres.
sional Convention, aud for the
transaction of such other business
as may properly come up tor con.
sIderation.
+. NJ. JOHNSON,
Chairman Democratic Executive Com.
April 10, 1886.
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tOhicial.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
TOWN OF

The hnarl of mayor aud aldermen met
in regular session 0d Juur-l, lS~6.
Ii Was ordered that the. street commas
sjoner he required to work on the TIL ee
bridges Oh the road leaking to Bayou
Cansotto. aud uiie On PasUaeoula street
and also three bridges Un Dellias ayenne.
anJ to Summon out the netessaiy hand'
TO nut the same la ytbd order.
BE il ordered that Charles Z. Chidseyi
Il member of the board al aldermen, be
required to attrIid the nj ,eting' of said
board aud p%rriorni his official duties as d
member of said board or bis office will be
declared vacant on said board, %whereupou
the board adjourned.
S. X. THOMSON, Mayor.
w. II. Nix Secretary pro ten. p,
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Quarterly Meeting.
sr.snonr DIsrmcr-snooSD nOukD.

Columbia, at Popular Springs .tnne s. 9
NJ. Carmel. at NJ Moriah.... :
cro,e AZ Tiltor $500. 12. Is
So Cottage, At Pleasant Valley ID "
Popiarville. at Poplarville. 49,. -
The district stewards meeting wi II be
held at Psplarville June 24-27, lS56.
b. s. RAVNER, p. Z.
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The Ladies' Aid Society is ener-
getically at work IN behalf of the
new Methodist church, now encum-
bercd with II debt contracted in
building it. No doubt they will be
equal to the emergency, too, if they
receive one half the sympathy and
encouragement they deserve. The
Society vii give another mite
meeting for this purpose next
Tuesday evening, Jnne SiII, al s
O'clock p. m, at the residence OF
Mrs. j. Il. Maybnry.
Drink Keystone Rye Whiskey,
a pure, unadulterated whiSkey, free
from headaches. Only $3.50 per
gallon. Also FreepOrt Rye, four
years old, the best 50 whiskey in
the Unied States. Sold only by
Craft & Co., 70 and n Dauphin
street, Mobile, Ala, sole agents.
The change OF guage of the
Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad
took place last Sunday. The line
of SI1 miles was changed TO the
standard gauge of four feet eight
and a halt inches, TO correspond
with other Southern roads. The
New Orleans division was compile
ted about $50 pm. The sections
on this eud of the line made the best
average in point of time, the Dist
section being completed at So'clock
A.. IN. NJ. j. Ii. Rolls of the Scran'
ton section uame out among the
best, but some of them got up a lit
tie tooearly Tor hiuh The most per
feet aud substantial piece of work
done on the line was on this,
Superintendent Dunn's division,
and second best in point of time,
Trains are again running on regu.
lar schedule. Besides the chIHgt
of guage nearly 5000 freight ears,
$50 passenger coaches, aud POI
engines had to be changed.
"A party OF citizens Of thin
vicinity, accompanied by Judge s
II. TerTal, Hons. Jas. Il. Neville
and I. S. Ford aud ]. ]. Ford, left
last Monday on the steam tug Leo,
Capt. j. Ii. Cole, for a few days
visit to the snapper banks and
neighbormg islands. They were
well fortified against hunger aud
suakes, eatables aud drinkableS
being plentifully provided, with b,
J.Jane as commissary. They re
turned Wednesday and the Judge
left for home, while Hons. j. II
Neville and I. S. Ford remained
and will be with us until court Is
over. 1t will be pleasing news ia
lawyers and litigants to know that
the Judge aud District Attorney
we're considerably melted to the
extent Of a passible ten degree
reduction of their Official friRidity.
=
aud will be boiling over next week
with charity for all unfortunate hu.
manity. Of course It was the sur
that did the melting. They used
no spirits bat vine.
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Local Notices 10 Cents a Line Or Each AsrtOn.
Look out for mad dogs.

-lIUOh Vub " iNN NCSN
MIR. Steve G. Cole has returned
Ffom Texas.
A refreshing rain Sunday night,
which was much needed.
-Drummer's visits now are like
augels-few and fat between.
Chickens are selling at fifteen
tents apiece IN Scranton
The sewing circle Is The place
to get the town gossip.
There is AN abundant supply
of logs and the mills at Moss Point
are in operation.
-The festive mosquito is heard
and felt lIereaboutS.
MIR. NJ. A. DeeS is making some
valuable improvements to tue Dees
property OH Pastagonla street.
MIR. A. V. RoSambeau,. the vIgi
liant marshal of Ocean Springs, paid
uS Il visit Wednesday.
We received Il pleasant call
Tuesday from Col. w. Il. Snyder,
of Belle FOuntaine.
Rev. j. w. Tinnin will preach
at Zion Sunday IL O'clock, Il. m, at
Three Rivers $3.50 y. M,
-Mr A. II. Lynd is selling the
stock OF goods Of w. II. Graham at
auction at Moss Point.
Moss Point has certainly gone
'Hlry." Char lie Brewer, the "!aSt
button on Gabe's coat" has closed
up.
Elder O. ID. Bowen will preach
in the Baptist church at IL O'Clock
a. m, and at s O'Clock =. N. at Moss
Point.
MIR. Nm. Parham, our clever
express agent, returned from a visit
TO Texas of a few days duration.
He looks well.
Circuit court for Jackson conn
IT, will convene here next Monday
morning. The docket is light, but
there is rumOr of heavy work for
the grand jury.
Mr.. i. Morlet is erecting an
addition to his store house, con
sisting of a room to be used as Il
liquor saloon.
MIR. Albert Eglin, the village
butcher OF Ocean Springs, called on
us Wednesday looking as gay as II
there had been a rise in beet liver.
No trains or mail over the l.. &
n. r. X. last Sunday on account OF
the change of guage. Many were
they who left the pos,-ofice in dis
appointment.
Mr.. j. w. Roberts, our boss
market. gardener, shipped to In
dianapolis last Wednesday Ii box.
es of beans aud one of cucumbers.
"A prominent citizen OF Moss
Point sent President Cleveland
Yesterday a congratulatOry tele-
gram on his marriage.
District Attorney Neville was
called suddenly to Meridian yester-
day, on private business. He will
90 home from there, aud not re-
turn here until Monday morning I o
attend court.
Don't bathe outside the bath
houses, young men, or you may
have to plank down S. for viola
ting the Law. A word to the wise
is 81 tlelent
The steamer Fulton, Capt.
Jerry Miller, passed here yesterday
bound for New Orleans, from
1eatherbury's orchard, With SOC
barrels Of Turpentine aud resin.
Mr. W. U. Grifiu and Others
brought $4,000 Iogsdown from Black
Greek this week to Nj. L. n. Dantz
ler's boom. Mr.. Dantzler had al
ready on hand a large supply o
logs, has bis mills going With OF
ders increasing, and a rise in price
hopeful.
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The stables of B. +. Pickett,
north side of the railroad, are open
day and night and parties wishing
vehicles of any kind can be sccUri-
modated. Mr.. Pickett has SOME
fine tufnuuts aud vii please his
patrUns.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04
Assignee's Notice.

All persons knowing themselves to be ID
debted To ". V. B. CAREY 6y account, note
or otherwise, will sav themselves trou-
BILE by calling at once on &. 5. Merlweth-
er. Attorney, aud arranging with him foT
the settlement of same. said claims have
been placed in the hands Of Mr.. Meri.
wether with authority to collect and re-
ceipt for same. 60 close b. note or to bring
san ~ he may deem advisable.
J. ". STARR.
Assignee NJ. v. B. Carey.
April q, l5s6. sat
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04
MOntrOSS Hotel,
BHOrj, Hiss.
Open Summer and Winter.

The undersigned proprietor aud mana
ger of this delightful Sensible resort, re-
spectfully informs the travelling public
especially winter tourists coming South
that he is now prepared to offer FIRST
Class AGC9NM Tnj. 'I HotSi Is to sitn aaest
directly on the beach of the Cult oI
Mexico, aud affords
zinc BOATlNG, FlSllyG HUNTING ANO DRIVING.
The accessibility, pure air and freedom
from malafia, render Biloxi Que OF the
most desirable spots on the Calf shore.
Hotel Tirstselass Rates Reasonable.
Ap~pntatihiis for rooms by mail or tele-
graph will retelre prompt attention.
+. j. MONTROSS.
Octol,rr 81. 1874. 35-tf
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WOOL! WOOL!

Cash buyers. Highest iiaikat ihlecs
guarautred; No drayage or comm sihiis
charged. Sacks furnished Upon request;
Correspondence solicited.
II. FISEt x Co,
AZ, 10 and AZ Water ST., MOBILE, ALA
April .. lSs6. 6-2ni
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04
JARVIS TURNER'S SONS 9 CO.,

Doors, Sash. Blinds, NouIdiags. Dal-
listers, DoOr& WiRdOir Frames,
Brackets, Etc.
REGULAR SUES IN STOCK.
Dealers in Builders Hardware, Glass,
Putfy and Pure NJ xed Paints.
JARVIS TURNER'S SONS & Co,
Cor. st. Anthony n Watersts., Mobile. Ala'
April 80. lSo6. ply
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE At JACKSON, Miss, !
April 30, lSSi. !

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss, ]
April 30, lSSi.
Noti7e is iclcbs given that the follow-
ing named settler his filed notice of bis
intention to make hual proof IN support
of his claini, and that said proof viii De
made bt fore the Judge or il his absence
the Clerk of cirruit court nf Jacksuif
county, at Scmnthh, Miss, on Jnhe 10, iScs.
viz: Frances A. 4 Pitipont, liaiH,st.al
No. 1U9U5 for the southeast qr aud south
west Or southeast ~. seetirn u. o
northeast or, northwest or aud rurihN,si
or, northeast qr. ssEtlHh ", tGAuship .
south mrge 7 1csi.
He names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon au'i
cultivation of said land, VIZ: EfSrsi =.
PORTS John JudsOn Perry. MARSHALL Dud-
lev. Daniel 5. Entrican, all Of Nanclcave
p. o. jackson county. Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART, Register.
Arfil 20, lss6 96t
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Job Printing at this Office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-06-04

job work neatly cAecutsd At this
Office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03
MISSED HIS Nh IAN.
A Kentucky Constable Starts for a
Fugitive and Captures a Solitary

Fugitive and Captures a Solitary
Fox.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A few weeks ago peace warrant was
sworn out in Justice GosnelPs courtby John
Eichert against George Mathews. The
men were neighbOrs and worked adjoining
strawberry patches about twelve miles from
the city. Each man had about two-and-
one-half acres of the plants, yet every day
Mathews took twice as many berries to
market as Eichert. The latter got up one
morning earlier than usual and upon going
out into his patch found, as he alleges.
Mathews and several of his family picking
his berries. Eichert demanded to know
what he was doing, whereupon Mathews
assaulted him with spade and struck him
several times. Eichert came to the city
and caused Justice Gosnell to issue the
warrant. The next day constable took
the paper, but was unable to find Mathews,
and returned it to the court unSeryed.
Yesterday was an off day for Constable
Phil Dietrich and he said he would find
Mathews if he was in the county. Accord
ingly he hitched up his sorrel pony and,
with the warrant in his pocket. he drove
out to Mathews house. He was met at
the door by a tow-headed urchin. who
told him that his father had gone fishing
and directed him to creek half mile back
of the house. The constable alighted from
his buggy and walked to the creek. He
parted the bushes and saw Mathews sitting
on log, with his pole on his knees, wait
ing for bite. The strawberry peddler no
ticed the constable about the same time and
asked him what he was after. Dietrich
drew the warrant from his pocket and said
he came out to arrest him. He started for
ward, but before he could grab Mathews
the latter jumped into the creek and swan
across. daring the officer to follow him.
The constable went half mile further
down the creek to the ford, where he
crossed. but upon returning to the spot
where Mathews had made his plunge the
man was missing. Dietrich went back to
the house and put in his buggy the only OBJ
ject he could lay his hands On-a six
months-old fox. The constable brought
his prisoner back with him and exhibited
it in triumph about the magistrates office.
He discovered that the fox was trained
one and could do number of tricks. Mr..
Dietrich says he will surrender the prop
erty only when the owner calls for it. AS
there is warrant out for the mans arrest,
Dietrich will probably keep his fox.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03

Don't put your life in his power, nor risk it
Within the broad sweep OF MS Sullivan
wrist,
For his heart is as hard as boarding-Eouse
biscuit,
And the kick of Il Jumbo is stored in his
fist!
His eyes are as lurid as lightning at twilight,
and CLEAN like the orbS of a dragon ut
bay.
AS demons that shine through a subterrene
sky-ight.
Where a Phegethon vista leads up to the
day.
His hair stands on end, like the porcupines
bristles,
Like the hair of the fierce Erymanthian
boar,
And extends like the spines of Canadian this
ties,
To all points of compass, behind and be
fore.
o. naphtha, and vitriol, and carbolic acid,
Ard turpentine fire inflame every BREATH
All. woe to the man whose muscles are 1accid
Who falls in the path of this engine of
death!
For volcanoes of vengeance are seething and
quaking,
And geysers of fury within him are warm,
And earthquakes of passion are sounding
and shaking,
And cyclones of madness, and whirlwiuds of
storm!
But who is this man whom the people are
dreading,
Whose fury is filing his fellows with fears?
This man is man at fashionable wedding,
Whose necktie keeps roosting up over his
ears! IS. w. Foss in lid Bits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03
Missouri Republicans.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. "A Post-Dis-
patch special from Sedalia says the Repub-
LEGATION state convention adjourned sine die
this morning at 4:15. The question of sub
hitting a Prohibition amendment to the
constitution, over which an all-night wrangle
was had, was compromised. The plank in
question, as adopted, affirming that when
ever any large number of voters petition the
legislature for the submission of an amend
ment providing change in the organic law
of the state, it is the duty of that body to
grant the petition. j. G. Cravens of Kan
sas City was nominated for supreme judge;
NJ. F. Butler of Mexico, for superintendent
of instruction, and S. W. Crawford of Jet
ferson county, for railroad commissioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03

mated him for another. Price has the dis
trict well in hand. Another consideration
of that famous compromise was one Price
gloried in more than in his new district
He got Charlie Seymour'S scalp.
THE RING SACRIFICED SEYMOUR
to his great humiliation and to the delight
of great majority of his fellow-townsmen,
by whom he was heartily hated on account
of his deSpicable methods. Seymour was
taken out of the postoflice and packed OF
as consul TO Canton, CHINA good place,
to be sure, but not for one whose sole am
bition was to run the political machine at
home.
Since the Sawyer compromise Price has
been on friendly terms with the ring; but
they are watching him and are afraid of
him. They will, of course, antagonlZe any
efforts of his to go to the senate. but he
will get there just the same. He is young
and can afford TO wait few years, but he
will get there. Perhaps it will be with the
support of the ring, and perhaps without it.
That will be according to the circumstances
as Price shapes them. Our Republican
leaders are afraid of Price. They have
fought him and got their fingers burnt, and
it's my opinion that all he has to do to get
what he wants is to play his cards.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03
STAPLES STEPS OUT.
The Mayor of saltwater Declines TO
BE a Candidate for the Democratic
CONGREGATIONAL Nomination.


Congregational Nomination
Hon. Isaac Staples, the able and popular
mayor of Saltwater does not want to rep
resent the Fourth district i'll congress. His
reasons are given in the following letter:
To NV Political Friends of Washington
County: Many of you having expressed to
me desire that 1 should allow my name
to be presented to the next Democratic
congressional district convention as can
didate for congress from this district. L
deem it but Just, both to you and myself,
that the matter should be calmly and de-
liberately considered. Feeling that to be
candidate of the Democratic party for
congress from this district would be great
honor to me, there was danger without
that ''sober second thought" that my am
bition and pride might have assumed full
control, and influenced me to decision
which [ should ever afterward regret.
NV past business life has been one Of
considerable activity, and L had already
arrived at the conclusion that my happl-
ness, as well as that of those around me,
would be best conserved by a gradual re-
tirement from active participation therein.
and. such being my intention, with refer
ence TO nv own private business, l cannot
but conclude that it would be exceedingly
unwise for me, at my age, to endeayor to
enter upon political life in which, to be
successful. one must devote the same
energy and perseverance that private af-
fairs demands life for which l have no
natural inclination, and to which, during
past years. my time has been SO little de-
voted. We have many honorable gentle
men within our ranks in Washington
county who would honor the position, and
trust some one of these may be selected who
can see his way clear to accept nominal
ton if rendered; for with young and
active candidate l am assured there is more
than fair chance for success. In view OF
nv departure for the East this evening, L
deem it but just to myself and to you, my
friends, to thus briefly and publicly state
my reasons for refusing to be even candi-
date for nomination by the convention, the
reasonableness of which l think you will
readily concede To be more explicit, that
there may be no misunderstanding, let ME
again state that I do not desire my name
presented to the convention, and that even
if rendered could not accept the nomna-
ton. Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want. ISAAC STAPLES.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-03

sofa is hereby called to meet in the village
of Chaska on Thursday, the 50th aay OF
September, 1886, at II o'clock M, ior the
purpose of nominating candidate for con-
gress from and for said district, and trans
acting such other business as may properly
come before said convention.
The basis of representation fixed for SAID
convention is one delegate for each county
of the district, and one delegate for each
500 votes or major fraction thereof cast at
the last presidential election for the Demo-
cratic candidate for president.
The several counties of the district will,
on this basis, be entitled to representation