The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-04-27
sllefoutaine, March %. 1877.
STATE NEWS.

! lQe Pfe5DYterY OF CeutTAl MiSSlosipPl
met at Jackson last Wednesday.
A little child of Robert Reeves, of
Newton county, was burned to death
| last week.
The Brookhaven Comet came out with
a new heading and otherwise improved
! in appearance, last week.
Anegro man, and the mule he was
riding, were struck by lightning & In Mad
lson county last week and both killed.
Toe wrought iron free bridge over the
Tombigbee river at Columbus was I'm
ished and received on the l1th instant.
At Brookhaven last week Rev. 81. +.
johnson was installed as Grand Chap
lain of the Grand Lodge A. f. A. M. OF
this State.
Ex-Lienten ant Governor A K. Davis
(R .dlcaD, of this State. ID now keeping
a bar-room at Macon. called the Reform
saloon.
The grand jury of Marshal county
found 1873 indictments against the cltl-
zens of that law abiding county at Its
last sitting.
Gen. Chalmers proposes to defend,
free of charge, before the United States
district conrt which meets at Jackson IN
Nay, the citiz sns OF Jefferson county
who ale charged with iutimidating Jno.
Il. Lynch in the November election.
n ttchez Dem ocrat: II is.a fact that
OK Gov Ames has sold his property IN
this city This pseudo residence). or at
least it appears so. The deed has been
received here for record, conveying tue
TO Mr.. Cooper, OF Illinois,
for 81, 900 in hand paid.
Fayette Chronicles: We learn that
correspondence has been going on be-
tween Hon. Luke Lee, U. s. district
.ttornsy, and some of the citizens OF
,ur county, which will probably cdlmt-
late il the postponem snt OF the pend
ng criminal suit against our fellow
,itIzens.
Holly Springs Reporter: A distress
ngly sad accident occurred at the shops
1f the West Manufacturing Company,
a this city, on Monday morning last
Mr.. B Irk, one of the operatives, while
engaged in ripping plank. was struck
D. piece of wood in the region OF the
leart and instantly killed.
Brookhaven Ledger: On Friday night
Dick Jones aud three other negro IS, one
woman and two men, names not known,
vera drowned viii e attempting to cross
Middle Fork and Pretty Creek, in
franklin couHty. Another negro, while
uniting near NJ -adviIle on Friday last,
ccidentally discharged loai Of shot
nto his head and died.
Forest Register: Sam Harper and
rank Garter, both youthful descend
nts of African kind, had a quarrel and
wore at one another quite loud last
Ionday. For this they vera up before
be N Iyor and had to pay fine. We
rish Others would be treated In a like
manner This loud swearing on the
must be stopped.
Enterprise Courier: The late storm
i'd considerable d image in this and ad-
1ining counties. A great deal OF fenc-
lg was blown down. The barn OF Mr..
ames McGee, who resides about four
niles east of this placs, was blown down.
iackily but little ioJury was done to the
took confined in the stables below. His
orses escaped uuhurt, but one COW was
,tally injured by sone of the falling
i'm bers.
Holly Springs Reporter: Ex-senator
:. Z. Glmer, Radical from kemper
ounty, was recently arrested and taken
0 st. Louis, under a requisition from
be Governor of Missouri, where he will
DON be triei upon q charge OF obtain
lR goods under false pretenses. He
ras che man Ames sent to Warren
ounty to run the sheriff's Office while
'eter Crosby was fugitive from tho
tate.
Meridian Mercury: On last Saturday
ight large party OF men appeared at
ls Jail in Philadelphia, Neshoba conn
,, and dem anded admittance inside the
rison. The jaier refusing, he was
by force, and the Keys
ken from him and the Jail entered. A
epro man. put in q few days before for
, attempt to commit rape on young
dy. was taken 1t and hung to tree.
/ last accounts ts--Sunday morning-the
,dy was still swinging to limb.
Brookhaven Ledger: Wesson has q
riosity in small bored Well. Some
mes it blows out pure air, and nothing
It iron or heavy articles can be throEn
it. III sand is thrown in the we'll il
blown out. The air it blows ont is
rfectly pure aud can be inhaled with
It any unpleasant effect. Toat makes
the more wonderful At other times
% well slcks in air, aud when oae puts
s hand over It the suction iss'rongly
1t. Toe well has excited great deal