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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
A SEA MYSTERY.
New York Advertiser.

New York Advertiser.
Que VI the most mysterious of
all ocean my>teri, S, aud one which
will probably never be unraveIed
nn'll the sea gives up lis dead, Is
shat of the American brig Mary
Celeste. Absurd accounts full OF
lanlaSiic inaccuracies have ire
quenllv ma le HE rounds of the
press, protesting TO give The story
OF he diSarn nearance of the crew.
but the s'oiy Is extraordinary
enough with h,ul fancliul embelish-
ment.
The Merry Celeste also carried
passengers, and what became of
them, together with crew and Off
Ger is indeed one of The most
battling puzzles. The facts are
deemed worthy of preservation IN
HE archives OF The State depart.
ment. They were furnished the
government by Consul Horalio |.
Spragne, of Gibraltar, who took
exceeding interest in he case. In
1878 the British brigantine Del
GraIia sighted the abandoned brig
Mary Celeste in latitude 80 de.
grees 20 minutes north, and longi-
tude II degrees 80 minutes west.
The weather was calm, the sea
smooth and a brisk northerly
breeze was blowing. The Mary
Celeste was sailing westward On
The slarboard tack.
Several appropriate sails We're
sci, and the vessel, apparently as
sound as II collar, gently carepned
anil pursued her way in The direc.
tlon OF her port of destination.
The Del Gra'ia's skipper ran his
vessel clp.e under the briggs lee,
and all hands aboard set up loud
hailing, but no response came from
The strange vessel. There was no,
II soul aboard. A boats crew was
sent from the Del Gra,ia. The
boarding party found everything
in ship.shape order on board the
brig. The rgo was well slowed
and in good con lilion. The vessel
was entirely sound and seaworlhy
The decks had been recently scrub
bed. In the cabin no sign of dis
order was apparent.
II was evident that the vesse
had not encountered heavy wealth
er, for IA wal oil medicine stood up
right on a table in lhe cabin
This small hottie must have up,e
had the ship fallen in with an,
sea. The personal effects Of lhos,
who had been on The ship were il
The chests un1isiurbed. The 10,
book and the slate log were il
their proper places, as were h
chronometer, The ships papers an,
anil the yaWl.
1t was indeed great mystery
/ and after a lapse Of twenty year
. is to-day. as profound as il wa
Q when The State department wa
E first acquainted with il. The Wnl
clue was thought to be conlaine
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
Kind Words for the South.
Fcrnandina Ella. Herald.

Fcrnandna tFla.) Herald.
A prominent English merchant,
who has been travelling IN This
country, in an interview with the
Washington Post has tins to say of
the South:
| cannot say whether l am more
surprised by the vaslness of its
territory or The practically illiml,-
able extent of lis resources. 1t is
astonishing 10 a European, and
each of its aspects is more wonder.
fuI than the other. | expected to
find a country still governed by
old ideas, old manners and old
customs, still suffering with the
slothful life of The past and still
showing the siumberous charac-
terislics of a land where slaves are
owned. never saw a more en-
terprising sci of people, and they
all seem 10 want to make money
as fast as possible. Smoke is
pouring from ihe chimneys of The
factories, and The whir of The ma
chinery is more noticeable than
the signing of The breeze in The
magnollas. They tell me that all
this has come about within the
past twenty years and that north
ern capital has done it. Ii so, it is
the best p,tsible evidence tla,
your war is ended. Sill, the
South is not more than One.,pn,h
developed. What il will he fifty
years hence, the mind Of man can
mol conceive. | am travelling sim
ply for pleasure, and have not The
slightest intention 10 write Il book
but l have been profoundly i'm
pressed with America.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
GULF AND SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD,

Col. W. L. Nugent, general at.
torney for the Gulf & Ship Island
Railroad Company, has issued the
following statement as to lis con.
dltion:
$50 much has heen recently
said about The Gulf & Ship Island
Railroad, that il may be better to
let The public know the true state
of affairs. Messrs. Ham and Clark,
Of New York. creditors, holding
The obligations of he company for
nearly $1OO. 900 and all of what are
known as the mortgage land bonds,
s1600OO, and $4,000 of the total
issue OF first mortgage railroad
bonds. announcing to $240O0O, and
S235,0O0 of the 100000 oulsland.
ing stock in pledge for payment
thereof, having taken decree en-
forcing This pledge, and ihe said
securelies will be sold very soon
to pay the debt. Ii nothing can
be done by them or the purchas.
ers after The sale presume fore.
closure will follow, aud this will
result in loss 10 the promoters of
not less than $225,00O cash actual.
ly expended above the loan for
which their securities stand pledg-
ed.
"The lands to which the railroad
company is, in my opinion, en,i.
tied, have been applied for, and if
all OF these are allowed and certi-
fed, the railroad will be cOmplet.
ed to HatIiesburg, and the lumber
pier out into the Gulf to deep wa
Ter, or water of sufficien, depth to
answer all present traffic demands.
1t may be possible TO finish the
road to Haltiesburg without all
The lands applied frr, but | have
some doubts on The subject, in
view of the opposition encounter
ed on all sides.
"lhe Slate OF Mississippi holds
$4,000 OF The first mort gage rail.
road bonds, or one sixth of The to.
tai issue, and if a foreclosure should
occur hereafter, will, OF course, be
entitled 10 one sixth of The net
proceeds of the sale. There are
twenty miles of railroad in dill
apidaled condition and about fifty
miles of graded roadbed. What
these will bring at a public sale I
cannot imagine, and The public
must conjecture.
"The bonds were paid 10 The
State for the hire OF convicts, but
as the Slate cannot sell the bonds
at a price less than par, il would
hardly be possible to realize any,
thing as the case now stands with.
ont foreclosure.
"Blue as the prospects are, I
have not despaired. l must con.
fess it would afford me great pleas.
ure 10 see the railroad built. and
thus disappoint those of our influ
en'iat friends who are content ia
depend on Mobile and New Or.
leans, for commercial facilities,
and who think our seacoast and
gulf harbor not worthy of their
consideration"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
NUMBER 8.

the first hard frost-lhe stnmps
should he covered an inch ~ two
with dirt. AS the roots are dug
the s'nmls should be thrown IN a
pile and covered with dirt. A
mound Of slumps and dirt is thus
gradually bull. From The first 10
the middle Of March. in tins lali.
tnde, 2St-lrepare the land as lor
cassava seed and set out The
stumps.
BY May or June the sprouts will
he sufficiently grown 10 be utilized
as cuttings. Cut them SIX oreight
inches long, stick INTO The ground
perpendicularly, four or five
inches. They will develop fair
sized roots by November. Cut.
tingS can be set until October. or
even later, and will make a fine
growth the next season.
Sherman Adams, in Florida Ag.
riculturist.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
CHANCERY COURT-SEcoND DIST.
W T. HOUSTON. Chancellor.

Tn the countvof I.auderlnle, on second Monday
=, Nav ond November, and continue twelve days
IN The county of Newton, on the first Monday
-, Ma"nnd November and continue sin days.
VI In ,hc county Of Hancock on the fourth Monday
os Iomunry and July. and continue six days.
VI In ibr county Of Harrison, On the first Monday
of fT.bmary aud August, and continue SIX Gays.
In the county of Jackson, on the second Monday
of February and August. and continue SIX days
In thr county of Clarke on the fourth Monday OF
Nav and November, and continue six days
In IN. county of Jasper, on til" second Monday
ofMarh and September, and continue six days,
In the county of Perry, held IN Augusta; the
pir.t district on the third Monday of March and
sentember. and continue six days. and in the
,ow, of l!nttiesbure the Src' nd District on IN"
first Mondays in June and December, ami cohtin'
In thr county of Marion, First District. on the
second Monday of January and July and continue
six DAYS In the Second District. on the thi't
Monday of January and July and continue SIX
days. 4,
In the county of Pearl River, on the frsf Mon
,ay of January and July, and continue six days,
In the county of tones on the first MmldaS oi
March and September and continue six days.
lnthe county of COvington. on the second Mon
day in April and October. aud continue siN days
In the county, of Greene, on the third Monday oi
Amil and October aud continue six days.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
in a sword which was found aboard

in an unusual place shealhed in
It's srablard. Certain blolches on
the blade We're said 10 be blood.
Every foot of the ship came IN Tor
a minute inspection. Dents as
from II sharp instrument were dis
covered on The iopgallanl rail and
cuts were noticed in both bows.
On lhls evidence the Del Gra,ia's
crew concluded that there had
been muiiny and murder.
This supposi'ion was afierward
found to he erroneous, for when
the sword was submitted to ex.
prrls il was asceftained that he
alleged traces OF blood were imay-
mary. 1t was also demonstrated
lha, the dents and cuts were acci
dental, and due tn The wear and
tear of a ship. The ships papers
showed that The brig was bound
from New York to Genoa with IL
cargo of alcohol in barrels.
Her skipper and part owner was
B. S. Briggs. lie had his wife and
young child aboard. and crew of
ten sailors besides six passengers.
The last ship to sight The Mary
Celeste when her crew was aboard
was The Highlander, which spoke
the brig on December 4, 1878.
"All we'll" was The signal from the
Celeste. The vessels saIute,l and
parted company. The last entry
in lhe briggs log was on the morn.
ing Of November 25, when the ship
was Z degrees 81 minutes to The
west ward and l degree and IS
minutes to the spulhward N sigh,
OF one of the Azores. From The
position of the ship ON the day she
was sighted by the Del Gralia it
was evident tina, the 25Lh of M
vember did nol see the last OF
those aboard, for the vessel must
have been held on her course for
at least len days after, although
no entry to hal effect appeared on
the log. This is con,idered re.
markable circumstance.
Consul Sprague writes: "ln the
meanwhile nothing has been heard
of those who were aboard, and il
The face Of the apparent seaworthl
condition OF the vessel II is difficult
to account for her abandonment
particularly as her master. wht
was well known to bear the high
est character Tor seamaaShip ant
correctness. Besides he had hi
wife and young child with hin
and was part owner Of The vessel.
The prlze crew from the De
Gralia sailed the abandoned bri.
into Gibraler, where The Unite(
States vessel subsequently called
The commander. then Captain
Shufeldt, investigated the mystery
and in the report whlrh he subse
quently made, he said:
Il reject the idea o. mntiny from
The absence of any signs of VIC
lence. There was no blood, a
rancled, on the sword, and tn,
damage about the bows was onl,
splinters.' lie concluded that th'
ship was abandoned Sin Il momen
Of panic" and he hoped that lht
frightened mariners would soon b,
picked up and reported.
The Mary Celeste, crew or he
skipper and his wife were nevel
heard of, and to This day not ;
scinliIla Of light has been lhrowl
upon that most mysterious o
ocean mysteries.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21

In Germany 200, 900 families are
supported from The care Of The
forests, upon which about $4,000.
600 are expended annually, 3,OOO,-
600 people more finding employ.
ment in the various wood indus.
tries Of he empire. The forest ac-
count shows An annual profit 0i
between *5,0OO,000 and 100000,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
THE SONG OF THE AXE.

The steady whacks of Adlai's axe in Wash
ngton are heard all over the country and caus,
much rcjoicing among the Democrats and tn,
deepest woe in the Republican household
During the past two or three weeks the axe has
been kept busy doing the work for which i
was made, and so great is the demand for i
that the Democratic head Of a department !,
not permitted to use it for greater length
than two days when he has to turn it over /,
another head of department whose hands
are itching to get a good grip on the handle
Thus the axe the true Stevenson blade-i'
passed around from one cabinet officer to an
other, and all of them wait impaticntly for /
in proper turn, to come back to them. Sucl
good work has the axe done, especially in tn,
hands of First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Maxwell, that the New York Sun publishe
the following poem:
There's arascal holding Office,
And he amt Democrats
He has FURNISHED up his morals,
And is asking where he's at.
He says he was neglectful
OF the G. 0. P's demands;
But A.:
The axe that once was Adlai's
Is in energetic hands.
There's man in Minnesota,
And he humblv says: 81 am
A worker with the patriots
Who are helping Uncle Sam
lie never was offensive,
And he joined no campaign bands
n
The axe that once was Adlai's
Is in energetic hands.
There was man in Mississippi,
Where the corn and cotton grow,
Who says he's done his duty
And ought to have show.
He wasn't stuck on Benny,
Everybody understands
But:
The axe that once was Adlai's
Is in energetic hands.
They're thick from Maine to Texas.
They're in and want to stay;
Nobody else is worthy,
According to their say ;
They rise above all parties,
They make but just demands
But:
The axe that once was Adlai's
| Is in energetic hands.
All glory to old Adla
Likewise to Smiling Bob,"
His royal young vicegeneral
Well fitted for the job!
| Turn on the light Of jackson,
Look at him as he stands
With
The axe that once was Adai's
In his energetic hand.
II is evident that Adlai's axe is destined
live in history alongside the sword of Dam
ces, and the song of the Sun will bubble jo
from the lips of the conquering Democracy.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21
THE COURTS.
THE REG ULAR TERMS. ..
CIRCUIT COURT SECOND DIST.
SAMUEL II. TERRAL, Judge.
,,ps n NEVILLE, District Attorney.


=. ,,ocouuty of I.auderdae, on the first Mon.
IN =, ,T January and July and continue thirty days
day oi '" rnnnty of Noxubee, on the second Monday
lnthsVo"",I is"~ and August, and continue eighteen
days .,, or Ken,per on the first Monday of
Marrh wv" ,,nty III Clarke on the thi,d Monday Of
ln1h IN 1as and S,ten,ber and continue twelve days.
Naa' dn bs ' county Of Wayne, on the tirst Monday
Of ap and octoher and .o''ne ona six HHys, "n,v -,
III in, anJ rto,rr. androntinlw six days.
county rt rraSsr M S"d s.nas GO" TIM as .s SaS. MS
day VI np ip",,ntv of Hancork ON the uith Monday
., N in,il , and October and continue twelve days
0' IN n hr county of Harrison on the SECOND @ Monday
OF MaN n,tv of .Iackson IN the fourth Monday
Nh, iu wv No, emhV ad continue twelve days.
s. Msi"" n prsrS.r rrsa D'tiS' s ,on'as %" tns
'nnH ' N the Second District. on the second
M MauIay MIA of June and December, and continue six
DAYS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-04-21

1t is easy enough to govern 9th.
er peoples children--unless nm
luckily, you happen 10 be a school
teacher and have 10.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
1T MEANS SOMETHING.
superintendent Evans Takes
Specimens.

Supertendent Evans of the
company that bought the min.
erel lands below Lutesville, was
in town Tuesday and Wednes.
day, accompanied by two gen
tlemen. The object of his visit
is not generally known, as it is
the custom of merb bers Of cor
porations to be very reticient.
1t is supposed, however, that
the object of his visit here was
to hold a conference with Mes
sers. Waldo and Lutes, two To-
cal stockholders in the iucorpo.
ration. This surmise is some
what strengthened by the fact
that Mr.. Waldo has been at
home several days past. AS
stated in these columns last
week a letter was received sew
eral days ago stating that the
quarrles would certainly be
worked within five or six weeks.
Mr. Evans left Wednesday
for st. Louis. He carried with
him several baskets of speci-
mems from the hill. The work
OF development will no doubt
begin soon.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
A WAGON BRIDGE.
WILL BE BUILT THIS
SUMMER,
Enough Money Secured
Soliciting.

The effort last Summer to Sc
cule the erection of a wagon
bridge between Lutesville and
Marble Hill, although abortive,
has prompted Twin City peo,
pie to a more determined effort
In the same line this summer.
A meeting was held at the of.
ice OF w. w. Sample in Lutes-
vile on Thursday Of Last week, eek !,
amt organization effected by the
election of DR.. A. R. Jaques as
chairman and II A Clark as
secretary, Subscriptions
amounting to s1,100 were secur-
ad and soliciting committees
appointed. ----
E. F. Terry, superintendent
of the Union bridge company
crew, building the railroad
bridge below town was present.
and renderd valuable service in
the way of advice. He is a cour-
teous gentleman. The peopleof
the Twin Cities are interested in
the matter, and the bridge will
be built. II is estimated that a
bridge sufficient for every pur-
pose, combination of wood and
iron can be built for 81, 400 at the
outside.
Another meeting is called at
W W Samples office Lntesville
for tomorrow night, when the
solicitors will report and fur
ther action will be taken.
Tbe pressing needs ola bridge
t evident to everyone, and
should receive that substantial
encouragement that is nece, sary
t the bridge is built. Every
me is urged to attend the meet
ne tomorrow evening.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
THROUGH THE BRIDGE.
Andrew Lutes Has An Excit.
ing Experience.

Little Andrew Lutes fell
through the railroad bridge be.
low Lntesville last Thursday
a distance Of about fifteen feet.
but was unhurt.
He is a son off. M. Lutes, a
blacksmith on the hill in Lutes-
vile. The unsafe condition of
the bridge, while the workmen
are putting in the new bridge
nesessitates a slow late of speed
over it. Trains from the south
come to a stand and then pull
over it. Several small boys Of
Lutesville get on when it stops
and ride into town. Young
Lutes, who is about 12 years old.
and two playmates, James
Warren and Willie Jaques
started across the bridge from
the north end to catch a train
that was approaching the bridge
The latter two became doubt.
full of getting across, and return
eel, but Lntes started to run. He
missed his step on a tie that
was a little farther from its fell
low than the others, and went
through the bridge, striking
on the ground below.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
Patent List.

Patents were granted to Mis-
souri, people as follows last
week.
J. A. Ferguson, Ferguson,
belt; A. F. George, Kansas City,
directory holder and operator;
U. G. lies, Wellston, ballot-leg-
istering device; D. F. Lawrence,
Blue Springs, Cnltivator; A. E..
McClaren, Joplin, telephone ex,
change; M. Moran, st. Lcnis,
machine for removing lint from
cotton seeds; F. Sweet, Kinks
vile, washing machine; C.
Thuener, st. Louis, table for
mitering and joining holdings;
W. J. Walker, St. Louis, S A.
l.. Bedford, Savannah, vehicle
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
To INVESTIGATE.
A Comm ittee To Look After
Hafner'S Remarks.

The people of Southeast Mis-
souri, have been interested for
some time in the charges made
against Presiding Elder j. I.
Kendall of the Charleston dis
trict of the Methodist church,
south, by Phil Hafner, editor OF
the Scott county Newsboy..
Among other things HafLer in
an indirect way, charged thai
the Elder appropriated I'd his
own use money collected for the
ostenslbie purpose OF educating
lshida, the japanese gentlemab
whom the district is educating
at Caledonia.
1t was reported that Rev.
Kendall would enter a. suit
against Hafner for slander at
the last term of the Scott coun-
ty circuit court, but for some
reason the suit was not entered,
The Charleston Enterprise
now reports that the bishop
will appoint d committee 10 In.
vestigate the charges. Rew
Kendall ID a citizen of llutes.
vile, and ls highly respected b}
all who know him.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
DRY GOODS.
In any quantity at
unprecedented pric-
es and latest styles
and shades. Sachs
Mercantile Co.
4 NEW OUTFIT.
Postmaster w. =. King will
Get New Office Fixtures.

"Cs NC" OuHCe Fixtures.
W. S. King, recently appoint.
ed postmaster at LutesvilIe, in
place of J. B. Thompson resign
ed informed the editor last Sat.
urday that he would get a new
outfit Of the latest pattern for
the office. and showed him the
style. He will buy a counter
cabinet six feet long and three
feet two inches high. Beside
this there will be placed a
money order case with window.
two feet wide and the same
heighth,
The case will contain eighty
call boxes, thirty-two combina.
ton lock boxes, twenty.four al
phabetical letter boxes, and
sixteen paper boxes. The Office
will be placed IN the front of
the store on the right.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29

Marble Hill butcher has charge
OF the barbecue, and a good
dinner is assured. Reports
from everywhere say that large
crowds are coming. 1t is ex-
pected that 100 people from
Charleston will accompany their
base ball team. Swings re-
freshment stands and a dan cling
hall will he provided. 1t will
be a great day. Come early.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH!
Snitler In Business.
Special to the PRESS.

Special to the PRESS.
LAFLIN, June, 27-Hon. O. j.
Snider OF Lutesville has bought
the stock of goods owned by
Andrew Clippard, deceased.
Judge Miller, the administrator
OF The estate, sold the stock in
preferences to retailing it out.
Mr.. Shider will take charge of
the BUSINESS next Monday. He
is an experienced business man.
having been in business at
Lutesville, and also h clerk for
firms there. He will move his
family here ai1ef q while
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
CAN YOU RESIST,
The tempting Of
fers Of our Summer
clothing for men
and boys. Come
and be convinced.
Sachs Mercantile Co.
Happy Hearts.
Special to the Press.

Special to the Press.
LAFLrN June 25-- Philip
Wann and. Miss Efie Horn were
married at the residence of Hen.
ry Rose, two miles north of this
place at 4o'clock last Sunday
afternoon. Rev. G. E. McClintdcS
of Marble Hill, performed the
ceremony the bride was one of
Laflin's highly respected young
ladies. Mr.. Wann is a iutes.
vile boy. An elegant supper
was spread. The affair was a
quiet one, only a few of the
brides friends being present E.
}. Cavaness of Lutesville was
present.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
I SCREAM!
The FOURTH has no social at

IHE FOURTH has no social at
fractions for me
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE
My store will be open in in Aiaribit Marble
Hill next Tuesday, and my stand
at the old swing on the picnic
grounds will be headquarters for
lemonade, milkshake, candy
and ice cream. A. MAYER.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1893-06-29
A Domino Party.

Avy Arthurs entertained d
few couples of her friends with
a domino party at the residence
of George e. Clark in Lutesville
Tuesday evening. 1t was a very
pleasant affair.