The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-30
STATE NEWS.
Murrays Station, March u.


The Ledger says the peach prospec
is good in Lincoin county.
The public school at Brookhayen hal
closed for want OF funds.
Bay ST. Louis Herald: The sound Of
the csrpent-r's hammer is heard on al
sides. Everybody seems to be making
some improvements. Everything indi-
Gates lively season.
Corinthian: A negro man was strnck
by lightning on Snsriff Potts plsc-,
dive mills west Of here, Tuesday nigh,,
md probably fatally injured. II, was
get'Ipg over fence when he was struck.
de managed to get near enough aome
TO call tor assistance. He Was alive at
last accounts, but in q critical condition.
Southern States: G-n. ". f. Tucker
was summoned to toe Missls ippi bot
tom, last Saturday, 10y telegram
which stated that his son. DR.. Hal
Tucker, nad accidentally shot himself
in the head the day before and was
badly wounded. We have no furth, r
PARTICULARS of the sad affair up to the
nour OF going TO press. DR.. t. resides
about IS miles from Papola. on the
plantation OF General Chalmers. where
he has baon engaged IN tue practice of
medicine since he lett Okolona.
Meridian Mercury: A terrible acci-
dent happened to William Ki chens, an
old cit,z III OF Ozark county, on Thur
A ouaninH H.. mn o,fanl,ax ~.
court. now sitting at Quitman, and had
left for home snartiy Ia liq 'or. About
3 pm. down ireight c.m-; the en-
sineer saw tim about half a mile abovs
the depot; be gave no heed To the alarm
signal, and sat there in profound stupe-
Iaction uutil struck by tne pilot OF the
engine. Que leg was TWO, broken
sbove the kuee, aud sever ipj lry to
the head resulted. Hs was taken mp in
an Insenslble condition and su gicai
assistance ca.lei. Ii was supposed ,n.t
amputatlon would be resvr.eI TO X he
sdrvIv, d.
East Mississippi Times: Yesterday
a small sensation pervaded the
town. which was occasioned by mad
log supposed 10 boz appearing on tho
Itreet In front of Chlies & Mallory's
table, but was unobserved untll it had
,ilteu Mr.. NJ .lloiy pretty severely on
ne leg. 1t then pursued its course
Trough town In the direction of the
Female Institute, near which placs 1t
another dog, and was usiag
t up badly wnen TO h were 6 iot and
Aihei Mr.. Mahory Is coufidsns 1t was
mad dog, and some lutte uneasiness
v ts felt by mis- friends at first. but med
cal attention WAS promptly givsn, aud
It this writing nothing serious ls threat
med.
Meridian Mercury; There is manu-
acturing estab ishnent out ia the plne
goods uear this city-we have not seen
set going, IN. nufacturing
be foiisge of the pine tree into an ex-
ellent m 4teriai fos ma tresses aud sli
pbolstering purposes. 1t is a new thing
nder the sun, and gymnastics from ths
,rtie genius of our German freud Mr..
lass, scientist, who carries science
ITO the field of discovery aud busles
lmseif 70 adapt what he finds new to
uman uses. The supply of the raw
roduct appears &, oe 50 we'll ad pied
, the uses intended. that we look for
ard to q great industry to be built up
,vm this beginning in our pine forests.
Brookhsv>n Ledger; Solomon Brown,
olored, the mail carrier from Brook
aven to Monticello, was arrested last
[ondAy m rning and placed in Jail.
he circumstances which led to his ar
,st, SO far as We can learn, are rs fol-
'ws: 1t appears that Judge McMliIan
ave Solomon letter IN Monticello, and
.quessed hum to nave it registered at
lis placs. aud briug him (the judge
10 postm Asters receipt. lS Is alleged
lat Solomon opened the letter. from
hicn he took the contents-four dol
rs. He then wrote another letter aud
idressed il like the one that was given
i'm BY Judge Mcmillan. and resistered
!, for which hs took = receipt. The
ick was discovered, and Solomon has
d carried tho Unit d States mall since.
Brookhaven Ledger, As Mrs Cronk-
rht was coming do~n from Mont
'mery to this place on q freight rrsin
,t long since an accident occurred
lich came very near being ssriods
g. She Gas sitting in. toe caboose.
d at the same time there was young
ntleulau in the conductors room
udline pistol. To the great surprise
ali in the oaboose the report Of pis-
was heard, the bill passing through
} partition md striking Mn. Cronk-
ht in the left cheek aud coming ont
her mouth. Fortunately it was only
esh wound Sue said, however. that
fright vas greater than toe wound.
Q young gentleman wi.o had the pls-
vss 30 morafied and distressed ON
ount of the unfortanste accident
{ he threw II awsy, and said hs
aid never owa another.