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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24
WE CAN'T APPROVE.

Ouce more we must confess that
we are sadly disappointed in the
work of our Legislature so far as is
heard from. OF all the measures
of general interest aud great con-
cern urged aud pledged for in the
last campaign, scarcely any nave
materialized within the bounds OF
reason. The effort to get an act
through to secure a Constitutional
Convention, for amendments sup
posed then to be sadly needed,
seems to have been quite exhaust
i've. That having properly failed,
it appears now that not one of those
salvation amendments will be SUBJ
mitted to the people for adoption.
Hence, it follows that the advocates
of Convention have falsely repre-
sented the Immediate necessity for
amendments, or they have wilfully
neglected Their business.
We have already expressed our
disapproval of the equalization
bill. That seems to have lodged
somewhere, and if it fails land we
shan't feel sorry if 1t does) we pre-
sumo we will get no relief in that
direction, though it is a matter OF
vast Importance to the entire State.
1t would largely increase the States
resources for meeting her expenses.
as would, also, some amendments
to the Constitution. But instead
of looking after these matters o.
re. enforcement the idea seems to be
to lop off from items of expense
such as cutting salaries. That W.
are opposed to, especially when i
comes to cutting down the salaries
of those entrusted with the higher
education of our youth, to a figur'
entirely inadequate TO the profienc.
and service required. 1t is virtual
ly destroying the substance an'
leaving the deceptive shadow, a
we will be apt to get just abou
what we pay for. We are alread
cursed with officials on half pa
who do less than half work, whic
passes for completion. But esp
4 ciaIy our high school and coilegt
# should be call wool and a var
e WIDE" or abolished in toto.
1t is possible the State is goiI
to ruin for the want of legislati'
ability or nerve. We want rec
u forcement and retrenchment, bI
not by means whereby the II vi
D he extortionate, or the other wea
" eniug. We move that tue Govern,
9 adjourn the Legislature aud co
vened them again when they ha'
. learned that something is want'
I besides local acts.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

LAST year at the November cleo.
ton one Col. Thos. r. Stockdale
was elected to Congress from this
district. He was promptly on hand
in the House of Representatives, on
the first Monday in December last,
and took the oath of Office, etc.
Since then he has been as silent as
an oyster, except when tue Ship
Island Quarantine bill came before
the House. 1t is true he has sent
out some garden seeds and a few
public documents, but if he has
done anything of general or special
interest for bis constituents we are
not aware of it. He promised to
do a great deal. Have we no good
Democrat in the district that is
qualified and willing to serve us in
the next Congress?
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

The bill to prevent the sale of
whisky within two miles of the
Moss Point Academy, in this coun-
ty, passed the Senate last week, but
failed in the House. Mr.. John NJ.
Pelham, of this county, member of
the House, opposed the bill, and
moved to indefinitely postpone it.
He said the question of sale or no
sale had been decided by the people
at the polls, aud be would abide by
that decision, aud not endeavOr to
obtain by legislation what could
not be obtained by a fair election.
He considered it a question of honor
with him TO oppose the bill. The
bill was indefinitely postponed by
a vote OF So yeas to % nays. The
whisky men applaud Pelham, while
the prohibitlonists condemn him
for bis action n this local matter
that only concerns the people OF
Moss Point.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Our friend, Emmett L. Ross,
editor of the Canton daily Picket,
and one of Misslssippi's sweetest
poets, read a poem especially dedi-
Gated to Cavalry Reunion, at New
Orleans, or the 18th inst. 1t was
received with wild applause. We
expect to lay it before our readers
after awhile.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

DIR. w. d. BRAGG ard Hon. N.
n. Evans, the former an eminent
physician, and the latter one of the
ablest, most prominent and popular
lawyers of the State, r ia the
city.-Nec MississippiaH.
We never knew before that our
esteemed friend, Mack Evans, was
a lawyer. 1t viii also be news to
bin.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

The Blair Educational Bill pass,
ed the Senate by a vote of 80 to 20,
The Hsuse referred it to the Com.
mittee on Labor and that virtually
kills the bill at least tor this session
of Congress.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

WI acknowledge the receipt of
all invitation to attend the Grand
Military Encampment at Austin,
Texas. May 18th to 10th, 1888, in
honor of the dedication of the new
State Capitol building We hope
to be able to attend.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Mr.. J. SIDNEY OTIs, OF Logtown,
has been appointed and confirmed
Superintendent of Education, Of
Hancock County. Sidney will make
q good one, we are confident.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

WE direct attention to the adj
vertisement of Ehreusing & KIOp-
penberg, wholesale commission
merchants and grain dealers, New
OrIaanu
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

The Barataria Canning Co.,
Biloxi, wants go people, white and
colOred, to open steamed oysters.
See notice IN this issce OF the DEN.
OcRAT STAR.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

IL you have lands OF improved
property for sale, put It IN the
hands of the PascagOnla Real Es-
tate Agency.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

WITH this issue out goes the de-
linquent tax list and we know our
readers are glad of it. We hope
we will never have as large a list
amin
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Mr.. @. D. LANCASTER has been
re-appointed and confirmed Super
intendent of Education OF Harrison
County.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Gen. Phil. Sheridan will not be
the Republican candidate for the
Presidency.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

WI have added many moro new
subscribers to the DEMoCRAT-STAR
for Iowa this week.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

THE Legislature will probably
adjourn sine die sometime during
the month of March.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

THE Farmers Alliance is getting
to be a political power in the upper
part of the State.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

The bill to revive Pearl county
has been Indefinitely postponed.
That is right.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Mr.. @. II. Alley las seed Irish
potatoes for sale at low figures.
6es notice 10 another column.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

THE Legislature is still down
with the humps.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

WE think there is a very fair
prospect of the early building of
the Mobile, Hattiesburg and Jack
son Railroad. On Thursday, the
10th inst, the stockholders OF this
road met in Mobile and elected the
following directors aud officers:
f. A. Luling, o. f. CawthOn, Adam
Glass, r. Dane, w. NJ. Carney, W.
FL. Mcintosh, Ii. Austill and James
X. GlennOu, Mobile; w. L. Nugent,
jackson, Miss John Hamper, En-
terprise, Miss, and j. P. Garter,
Hattiesburg, Miss. At a subse-
quent meeting of the directors o.
T. CawthOn was elected President,
and II. Austill Vice-P President and
General manager. A committee OF
two was also appointed to draft by
laws and report to a meeting to be
held Saturday morning following.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

SENATOR j. q. GEORGE has our
thanks for public documents.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

THIS issue completes Volume
Forty three of the DEMOCRATS STAR.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Read pew land notice.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24

Job Printing at this Office,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-02-24
TAX SALE.

win eu Mt nulica auction, to the highest bidder, for cash. At he iron doc OF the
courthons In he Tow or Scranton, Jackson county, State OF mississippi, u
yMouday, the 9TH day Of March, 1888,
nmuanoioO a. 10 o,dock NJ. the following described lands m lots, for the take IS
s@yed ia tie reputed owners thereof for the year 1887
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17

his candidacy forinsurance commissioner.
The old Stockiey crowd had picked out
Or. Nathan Pratt as part of the famous
Fo~a- 5siar1 Se.l 1oi-n v-a.,+od +ha cf
ice and started out and gathered ia lot
Sers tie got very few from the Stocliey
crowd, but the Salisbury adherents gave
hm plenty, having in view the principle
OF anything to break the ring combina-
ton Zeke failed to get the Office and
was mad. At the next primaries he was
hand and glove with the Saulsburys
Before he had hardly become warm
John +. Salisbury two years ago
rewarded him by making him clerk of the
House by one of the most shrewdly man
aged deals ever in the state. For this
he received $2 500, a greater sum than
any other clerk ever received. Now
Zeke says he paid that debt back by Civ
ing the Delawarean the printing. Now.
that is all nonsense He had either to
give the printing to a Republican or to
Kirk & Son who had had it for wears.
or else give it to the Delawar-
can. What a mess it was. Cooper
can't write and printers and everyone
else swore over it. 1t was bad taste in
Cooper to attack the Delawareon aud at
tempt to show up his own dirty work
while salisbury man. But good
taste aud Cooper are foreign to each other.
If he had decided to work for the VOL.
colt forces, his course was not to smite
the hand that had made him. His in.
H1ence is, however. small. and at the end
OF the contest Ezekiel viii find himself ia
a very bad hole.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17

classes of Valparaiso BY the disappear
ance of a child, and in forty eight
hours the story was told from
alley to alley and firmly believed
by tie poplllace, That q freedman,
who had den" in one of the obscure
corners, had killed and eaten POO chill
dren- Every one was on the lookout for
him, and by an evil chance. as it proved
for him, peculiarly cadaverons and re-
pulsive looking Frcnchman, who had been
confined to his quarters for q long time,
was first seen on his way to leave the
city. The mob raised the cry and in the
fight between them and the police the
unfortunate man was almost Killed. A
grim humor was added to the situation
by the well established fact that not q
child in Valparaiso was missing, save the
one, which was probably drowned.
Every reader OF the ARABIAN Nights"
knows how firmly fixed in the Arab or
Moorish mind was the belief in ghouls-
depraved human beings who feed upon
corpses-and many people of more intel
ligence still believe that those who have
eaten human flesh, in shipWrecll or other
extremity, will never again be satisfied
with any other. such is the well known
fact in regard to the tiger From the
At-ApA9 tAA1 b|4iSA IA EitHt4Ap
the lower class Of Spaniards in Andalusia,
Murcia, etc, and it is still held by some
of the lower class Mezicans Curiously
enough, this thing Of killing and eating
infants was one Of the accusations brought
against the early Christians by their
heather accusers; and it has since often
been repeated against hcretical sects.
The lower orders Of Chinese HI pneitlv
believe that children are eaten in some
countries by the white people, and the old
Guinea negro notion Of the disposal Of
black children taken by the whites is well
known. What is this mysterious law Of
mind that makes the dark races OF man
kind suspect that the white races want to
eat them2 And whence emo the idea Of
ghonl? Is it "Darwinian survival Of
the time when cannibalism was common?
Certain it is that the dark races of man
kind all have the tradition.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17
WELL-KNowN PERSONS.

The new Persian minister to this
country Ghaoly Khan tKhan means cell :
nel) expresses the opinion that the women
Of America are the most beautiful in the
world Persia was late ia having a Min
lister sc Washington, but she sent diplo-
matist when she started in. Colonel
Ghaoly viii make his mark
William Winter, the poet and dra
matte critic, has been visiting Adelaide
Nelson's grave in Brompton Cemetery.
London. He says "The marble block on
which Nelson's cross repOses is com
pletely covered with ivy. Ia front of the
cross. at the right and left. are two
clumps Of tiger lilies, not blooming and
fragrant, while all around the enclosure
runs little hedge OF geraniam and
fuchsia, both in abundant blossom. and
commingled with the blue stars Of the
lovely anemone A tiny shrub Of cedar il
growing on the centre Of the grave.
within sheaf Of many colored leaves
'sThe Boston Transcript thinks that
the talk abont Mrs Sheridans poverty
must annoy her extremely, for She is a
woman Of great dignity and integrity /:
and while it is hard to predict in these
days, when every public man S family, no
matter how well of, turns beggsr. and
accepts aims from people poorer than it.
self, vet it viii surprise people If Mrs.
Sheridan permits q subscription list to be
passed around for her. General Sheridan
hada house given him in Washington that
cost the givers S43, 900, and is prob
ably worth more now. He also had a
tine house in Chicago given him. and
owned real estate there, and his pay as
| lieutenant general was certainly sri 900
year, with allowances for quarters.
/ fuel, forage. mileage, etc. and may
have been $l3, SOC which General sher-
man received. II certainly was this last
amount after General Sheridan was made
! general Of the army, and this, with no
I house rent to pay since the Chicago riots
in the EOS, was enough for him to live
and save on. Besides, his widow has the
copyright Of his book, which will un-
douhtediy amount to large sum, so il
viii be seen that the sheridan 5 are com
fortably provided for.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.


Northerner is Met by southerncr.
To the Editor OF EVENING JOURNAL.
We are not surprised at Northern
ersn view of the political situation in
Kent county, or Of his quick, almost in
Simultaneous conversion to Wolcottsm
after a short conversation with half a
dozen Of the leading politicians. We have
no doubt he is of the material as some
other Northern men who seek after few
years residence here to lead us in our pol
tiles, and would public opinion for in
stance Jacob G. Brown This class of
men come here with very elevated opin-
ions of themselves and correspondingly
low opinions of Delawares ignorance,
and of her Democracy and her institu-
tons He in short is a self appointed
missionary from the region Of the
MOLLY Maguires, or the Pot houses of
Of Philadelphia or New York or some
other equally respectable region Natur-
ally he does not like the Saulsburys or
their Bourbon Democracy, because he
cannot comprehend Democracy in its
purity.
The Wolcott kind suits him better.
The unprecedented view Of the situation as
it falls from the lips of Uncle Joe" en-
ables him to decide the momentous ques.
tiOn of the fight between the factions
and inspires him to write a letter to in
struct the people A few minutes CONVEX.
sation with Mr.. Wolcott conyinces him
that he is honest, decent. man of abil-
ity and Democrat, although there are
lots Of people who have been for
years unable to discover any evidence
of his exalted ability. not because Mr..
Z I'll lass Mad !
display ii. for the pulpit and the bar are
the fields where ability can be best shown.
If this seeker after knowledge had been
sincere in trying to arrive at the truth
| from facts, and If ne had really desired
to know and to publish the truth for the
\ guidance OF your readers, to become iii
reality lamp to their feet, lie would
\ have discovered that in 1870 this same
element Of the party attempted to defeat
/ the Democratic party because Sauls.
/ bury led IT, lie would have learned that
/ this is the second attempt to deprive the
Saulsburys Of leadership by a resort to
the unit rule by the same element
] He would have found that this
| faction connived with Beniah Watson
to get the control Of the Republican Con.
vention and himself nominated for Con.
gress, pledging him their support al
against Penington-this in gratitude tC
Watson for services in their conspiracy
against 9. H. B. Day and others. HI
would also have learned that DR.. Wilkin
son, levy court commissioner Of North
Msrderkill hundred on their ticket. la,
been canvassing the negro vote Of West
Dover in the interest Of this faction
Watson is in the ring-the county build
ing ring-and deeply and damagingly ii
their confidence With such facts star
ing MS in the face regarding the so-calleJ
Democratic ticket is there any wonder II
Mr.. Jones and every other honest Demo
crat shall decide TO vote the Republican
county ticketg SorTHERNER.
Kent county, October II, 1888.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17
ITEMS oE INTEREST.


The tallest man in Congress is Stewart
Of Texas; Bowers of Georgia is the lean
est and Senator ingalls, is the thinnest
Go to Yerger's for trunks, 4O7 Shipley.
!. A Warren (O) girl opened her mouth
so wide to chew gum that she dislocated
her jaw
Trunks and Harness, bottom prices at
Yergers
Ulysses S. Grant is building a $3.50, OOO
house in New York.
Ask your grocer for Toppin's Cham
pIon Mince Meat.
Twenty three Montana mail routes are
to be run for four years by woman
Mrs Ira McLane.
For ladies or gents fine shoes all the
styles known, order from r. D. Gates.
See advertisement.
Mrs. lie Baron of Leavenworth fell
dead as she was making pie, and at the
same instant clock which had been out
of time for five years deliberately struck
twelve.
For the ladies'. workingmen and others
in need of underwear. Just received q
large stock, full line ladies, gents and
children's fall and winter underwear
We bought theae goods right, and have
marked them very low Call and examine
and You will be pleased both in quality
and price. Strouds Dry Goods Store, los
West Second street.
Mr. Stanleys last words on leaving
Cairo on his present mission were. II
must not be supposed that am lost be
cause | am unable to communicate Will
the outer world.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17

In this table are included miscellane
ons acts approved by to September 81
only. Other acts approved since that
time swell the total to more than 1922,
600. 600
This total Of appropriations exceeds
the executive estimates for the present
fiscal year by more than 81, 600, 600 It OK
ceeds the total Of appropriations for the
fiscal year lS57SS by between $50, 600,
600 and $57 0O0,0
The revenue Of the government for the
present fiscal year was estimated at 1888
600. 600 from customs and internal taxes
and $50 600 900 from the post office; in
all $440. 800, 600
If the expenditures come Ip to the ap-
priations the surplus FOR the year would
be only $ls. 500, 600, provided the esti-
mates for the years revenue were accur-
ate.
But it is now believed that the reve-
nues for 1sSS-S9 were greatly over
estimated In the judgement Of some Of
the informed people at the Treasury the
ordinary revenue will not be more than
1870, 600, 600, instead OF 1888, 600. COO The
experience of three months bears out this
snpposition The receipts for the first
quarter of the fiscal year show a falling
off Of "a, $50, 900 from those Of the CORES
ponding quarter Of last year; while the
expenditures remain the same
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17


My head, for rcst upon the pillow green
OF some still churchyard grave, and shut
me In
From an the cares. the worries and the strife
OF all this anxious. restless mother life
And sleep please God, for aye.
All Little children, with your dancing feet
And chances sweet.
! have so weary Of my burdens grown
fain would loose your fingers from my own,
And leave to other hands the dear delight
OF guiding baby footsteps up the height,
And thus my task complete.
But, weary mothers, would have it sog
Would II All no.
could not sleep within my grassy bed
For hearing pattering footsteps overhead
This mother heart, though turned to dust,
would throb
Responsive to the haby's lonely sob,
However faint and low.
And so could not rect me after all
4 he grasses tall
And snowy daisies could not give me pence,
The aching motherhood would never cease
"a. Ihrist, who gave this love with mother
hood,
On mothers tired hestow this greater good.
Patience hate'er hefaln
Eva +. kitcheil in the Home Maker
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.


Blaine, Mills, and the Facts.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Close readers of the news viii remem
Der that Mr.. Blaine, when at Goshen.
Indiana, last week, said ia a speech that
MIR Havemeyer, the President Of the
Sugar trust, had appeared before the
Committee Of Ways and Means when the
Tariff bill was pending, and, according to
Senator Allison, secured a rearranoement
OF the sugar schedule, which put 81. 900.
600 into che pocket Of the trust Mr.
Roger 2. Mills Of Texas. chairman 81
the Committee Of Ways and Means de
MED this IA card published ia the
Ledger yesterday, and Mr.. Blaine re-
iterated his statement in substance in a
speech also published in yesterdays Led.
ger These aflirmations and denial
would leave the matter sort Of square
stand-0n between MIR Blaine and MIR
Mills, But, fortunately, the chief point
in dispute Is a matter Of official record
so that all Of US may jadge between the
two disputants. TWAS the subject of an
animated and at times sharp debate in the
House Of Representatives, on the 9th 81
July last, in the course OF which II was
admitted by Mr. Breckenridge 81
Arkansas that he invited Mr. Have.
meyer to meet himself and Other
members of the Ways and Means
Committee in the committee room
to talk over matters relating to the
sugar subject, and that the conference
took place. Mr. Breckenridge. Of Ken
lucky, admitted that he saw Air. Parsons
lattorney for the trustl in the WAYS AND
Means room, and was introduced to Mr.
Havemeyer on that occasion AS an ex
planatory and illustrative appendix t,
the statements of Mr.. Mills and Mr.
Blaine we publish the whole Of that yer,
suggestive debate in the House. Il viii
serve as a measure Of the dependence {,
be placed on the statements o
Mr. Mills on The subject .
the tariff. 1t viii be seen how
his card suppresses the truth an,
suggests what Is false for, as a matte
Of fact, Mr., Havemeyer. by invitation o
Mr. Breckinr dge Of Arkansas, an infu
entail member Of the Ways and Mean
Committee. went TO the room Of tina
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-17
AHnmiIr on Cooper.

Ezekiel I. Cooper is having some hard
things said about him. A Kent county
Democrat said about his history few
davs ago: 'sZeke was only a Salisbury
man Of short standing. In fact there
never was Cooper that was with the
family. Zeke's father was SO bitter anti
Salisbury that in 1888 when Senator Eli
was elected BY the caqcus, he being
speaker Of the Senate at the time, refused
in open Senate to pronounce the name of
Salisbury and when called by the
rIort remained silent Now Ze'sp
was Of the same faith as his father up to