The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-04-20
STATE NEWS,

s1D.
The fruit prospect throughout the
State is good.
Robert Powell was elected mayor of
Canton last week.
The Mississippi Press Association will
meet at Holly Springs June 9Th.
The New South Republican paper
published at Natchez, has suspended.
Six prisoners escaped from the Oko-
Iona calaboose on the night of the 7th.
Col. G. E Hooker will deliver an ad-
dress on Memorial Day, May 15t, at
Vicksburg.
Between II, 900 and IL, 900 bales cot
ton have been shipped from Grenada
the past season.
The Enterprise Courier says that 72
indictments were found during the re-
cent term of the Jasper circlit court.
Captain A. Lowery, of Tupelo, was
bitten by moccasin snake last week.
He was made very sick but will recover.
1t is probable that the Canton cotton
mill, which has been idle more than
three years, will soon be in oper itIon
iin.
The State Medical Association OF
Mississippi held its tenth annual ses-
sion at Grenada on the 4th, 9th and 9th
instant.
Gov. Stone will attend tue meeting of
the Grand Commandery Knights Tenn
plar, at Natchez, on the 10th, 1lth and
18th of May.
A man named Malone was convicted,
on clrcumstantiaI evidence, OF the muir
der of Harry Campbell, at Friars Point,
on the Both ultimo.
The d mocrat says there are only
three patients in the smallpox pest
house at Natchtz, and that no new cases
have been reported since Thursday.
Meridian Mercury: The green pine
straw converted into fibre now being
used for upholstering purposes, it is be-
lieved, is well adapted to the manufic-
turing OF the heavy rugs or clrpeting
used IN halls and offices.
Jackson Times: Saturday nights gale
brought Phil H+rt's large mule shed, in
South JACKSON, to grief. The shed was
blown completely over. killing horse
in its fall. A calf was buried under the
debris, but was rescued unhurt.
Meridian Mercury: Corn has been
coming up we'll all last week. It is also
pretty well kRoWu that the fruit crops
If all sorts have been but partially
killed, and enough remains on the trees
to give reasonable quantity CT that
early fruit.
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road, on the Sth ins ant, which resulted
in throwing a sleeper down an EN- bank
ment between Crystal Springs and Ter-
ry, Judge f. W. Cabaniss of Clinton,
and w. j. Bal of Fenton Smith coun-
ty, were severely wounded.
Grenada Sentinel: We are to have
peaches after all, Notwithstanding the
wiseacres declared they were killed in
the bud. The peach trees hereabout
look as green, fresh aud healthy as q
Young widow who has Just laid aside
her weeds, and show an equal amount of
fruitfulness.
Bay st. L1uis Herald: Our neighbor,
Mr.. E. L. Barnard, proposes to utilize
jhe refuse pine wood, so abundant here,
n the manufacture of amp-black, which
rs an article of commerce is in demand,
and will be another feature OF the dis.
position of our people to wake up to the
Importance of self-preservation.
Brookhaven Ledger: Not long sin9a
4 negro was caught stealing a COW iu
Pike county. The parties who caught
lim cut the COW open and placed him
inside of her They then took grass
rope and sewed him in securely, leav-
ng oaly his he I'd out. In this manner
le remained for four days, when he was
discovered nearly dead. He said that 1t
was all he could do to keep the buzzaris
rom picking his eyes out.
BY S.. Louis Herald: We learn that
Mr.. Julian Adams of this place, has
procured an ice machine, which he con-
templates operating at Mr. Bookter's
spring during the coming summer.
Iruly Bay st. Louis has some progress
,ive citizens. We wish Mr.. Adams much
success with his new enterprise. and see
no reason why it should not prove
profitable.
Brookhaven Ledger: On the 18th of
March, in Pike county, Wash Hammons
vas suspected of stealing meat from one
Mr. Dunaway. A search warrant being
rot out the Ceat was found in bis pos
ession. He was tried and found guilty.
While the officer was taking him to Jail
le was met by masked party and car
led in the woods and hung. He swung
ourteen days before he was found. We
bink the parties who did the hanging
Iid entirely wrong. They should have
lowed The law to take its course.
Meridian Homestead: The Legisla-
ire, at its late session, paid It's respects
} transient vendors or peddlers sof
owes, clocks, pumps. and pinchbsck-
'welry, by levying a privilege tax 1f
ne thons, md dollars, 10 bs paid by
ach peddler of the above articles.
iounties aud incorporated towns are
uthoriz d to levy an additional tax on
ne same parties. not TO exceed fifty per
ent T0is will bs the death of c dem
ar clocks. farmers stov,s and patent
jumps, and the farmers are relieved of
That vas b. coming a great nuisance.