The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-01-12
STAR-BEAMS.

-Four arrests this week.
' -'Bllmy breath of spring"
--Only sc for the New Orleans Times
People hereabouts have commenced
gardening. -...
New letter list this week. If yor
expect letter read the list.
For all kinds of groceries, tobacco
cigars, ETC., call on NJ. A. Dees.
The Lake Charles Echo says the
orange trees in Calcasieu parish are un
injured.
Rev. Mr.. Bingham, Presbyterian
minister, breaches ut Moss Point Sun
day aext.
Call on Luce, near Polls ship-yard,
if you want any work done in copper,
lead, brass or iron.
For lste New York papers and val
liable Congf essional documents Hon. c.
E. Hooker hFs our thanks.
For shine on your boots or shoes
that will he eqnal to mirror call on
Billy at Bechts barber shop.
In Brazil dia .onds are found on
the mountains 5000 feet above the sea.
This is what makes them SO high.
Notwithstanding the cold, disagree
able weather of the past week NJ. A.
Dees is selling goods as cheap as ever.
j. P. Sarrazin, tobsccouiss, at 81
and 90 Chartres and 6j Poydras streets,
New Orleans. will accept thanks for one
of the best arranged calendars for 1877
we have yet seen.
Read the letter of our vaiued cor
respondent Transient" in another
columr. We hope he will find it con-
venient to write ofsener than he has the
past month, as his letters are always
acceptable.
Frank Autray and Ell. Rigars, two
very colort d railroad hands, for an open
field puGilistic setsto at the depot, on
Monday last were captured by. Deputy !
Sheriff Harrison and walked mp to the |
presence of His Honor Chidsey, who |
levied tax on each OF 50 so and costs
-Tw) ladies from Natchez will short
ly visit Pascagoula, soliciting aid for
the Orphan Asylum at Natchez. There
are 1 0 orphans in toe asylum depend
ing entirely upon the charity of the
good people for food and raiment.
Give your mite to the dear little or
phsns.
A most extraordinary feat was per-
formed opposite Vicksburg on last Tues
day. In the presencs OF hundreds of
curious spectators a man walked over
the Mississippi river from bank to
bank. The stream was covered with ice
Of sufficient thickness to support bis
weight.
-Ball-of the-woods Martin Hart, who
walked away from Westbrook last week.
was again surrounded aud captured by
,ha indefatigable Harrison on Sunday
and ineafceTraatsaa IN Rastile de
Clark, where,it is likely he will remafE
until the next sitting Of the Circuit
Cour. ,-as he has been unable to give
bond.
On Tuesday evening Two sailors
we're brought ashore from tie German
ship Louise Pol, one of which, while
engaged in the storing of cargo, had
lis skull fractured by tho falling of a
piece of deal plank, and .he other had
,re of bis hands badly mashed. They
we're attended to by DR.. Blount.
On last Saturday evening an intox- ,
Gated sailor entered the store of Mr.. {
Dodson, on the Selshore, and for about
me hour made use of the most foul {
md obscene language that we have ever
,ad occ ision to hear uttered. Occur s
epces OF this kind are of too frequent I
occasion, aud We deem it time that our
Seashore citizens should have an officer 9
placed among them to arrest and pre-. {
-ept all such vile offenders of the peace. '
On Sunday morning Tom Brown,
lies "Pompey," went to the market at c
he Seashore for the purpose of getting c
piece of beef, He owed the butcher
q account previous to this, and as he
ranted more credit on this occasion it I
vas refused him, whereupon he became '
cry insolent and attempted to take the
,eef anyway. The butcher showed him
mt of the shop, when "Pompey' be-
,an bombardment Of bricks and shells, /,
ne of which took effect on the back
art of the butchers head, inhicing an $
ely wound. "Pompey" was arrested
Ionday morning by Deputy Sheriff :
Isrrison and brought before Justice
lbi1sav who assessed damages at So .