The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-06-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
THE sSETH,

Asbestos has been found in considera
Die quantities near Westport, Georgia. |
iStaid to he worth $1,000 per ton.
Certain southern cities have been
warned of a raid in prospect by the burglars
and cracksmen of New York city.
In Gwinnet county, Ga, old and re-
liable citizens frequently lind gold in par.
hcles as large as a grain of wheat.
A fire at Decatur, Alabama, on June
IL, destroyed a square of the business nor.
ton OF the place, involving a loss of $4,000
Advices from Little Rock saw it i,
generally conceded that two.thirds of the
crop along the Arkansas river is DESTROYED
The department of agriculture Of
North Carolina urges the sowing of German
or golden milIet to replace those crops that
have failed.
An ice machine in Dallas, Texas, pro.
daces ice 'akes thirty feet long and SIX feet
"'ue' weighing from 10000 to 1900 pounds
each.
Reach trees are overburdened with
truit in Neyberry, North Carolina. Many
are breaking down with the heavy weight.
and the orchards generally are in apple.pie
order.
An Epson county GA man MANFRED
his watermelon patch with fifty pounds Of
rats last week. He put about a half pound
in each hill.
Mr., Nat. Barden, Of Harris county,
Georgia, has been clerk of the superior
court OF that county since 1886. Mr., John
Mckay has been clerk of the superior court
OF Telfair county since 1914.
Gnats, sand flies and musouitoes are
terrible pest in West Baton Rouge parish
Just now. Work in the fields is retarded bv
them, as they are m%addeuing to man and
beast.
Professor Samuel A. King, of Nash
vile, Tenn, made an ascension witt his big
balloon, Buffalo" on Monday, accompanied
by DIR. Ford, signal officer, who is reported
10 have made the completest balloon me.
neurological observations on record.
The increase of sparrows from two or
three brought to Lynchburg, Va, a few years
ago, is SC great that they are now seen
everywhere in the streets. The sparrow is
puguacious, and it is regretted that other
more attractive birds are driven way by the
English immigrant.
A Savannah (Ga.) letter saws, our col
ored citizens have here six well.orpapizod
companies, and it would be a graceful recoo.
milton of their efforts if the governor would
organize them into a battalion. They com
pare iavotably in point of proficiency with
our best companies, and should be %encour.
aged.
The city council of Macon, Ga. has
passed an ordinance levying a tax of two
dollars on every dog in the city. ANY dogs
found ON the streets after the LIST of July
will be %impounded for two DAYS. and then
shot if not redeemed by the owner. The
city park gates will be closed against all
dogs hereafter.
Nearly all the track on the state road
Georgia, between Atlanta and Gainesville.
has been laid with street rail, which is yerv
hne and causes scarcely a jar to the trains
which pass over it. As fast as the old iron
wears out it is replaced with steel of fine
The entire road from Atlanta to
Chattanooga is in fine condition.
The laborers of New Orleans who are S
to the contract system of cleaning {
md repairing the streets, building Of bridges /
Of shell roads in order, etc, con. {
end that Si7,OO would be saved the city i
annually by the present mode Of employ.
nenJ by the city. The Times ~digapprovps S
he mol and disagrees with the above con. @
,lusion. ,
The shooting of alligators in the swamp a
in st. Charles parish, Louisiana, is of more S
occurrence now than formerly, the t
,olored people preferring the meat Of these y
to that of any of the wild game in l
'ur woods. They assert that it is mare s
.uStaining than beef, and more tender and Il
avory than chicken or fish. a
The Charleston Is. c. Journal OF :.
says, during the past few DAYS \ :,
'harleS'on schooner has been anchored in ~
ront OF Beaufort, engaged in picking up !.
phosphate rock. The men use common
yster tongs, and work at low tide only, and
ave, so far, secured almost a load. In
'arrot creek there are a large numbor of
hese boats at work and they are said IN ST.
iake money in carrying the rock to Charles. eN
on for sale. tn
Prohibition carried in Ashville. Greens. nj
orc, Shoe Hill and Moore, North Carolina in
correspondent from the last place writing; an
Our success is due to the noble efforts of be
ur ladies, who assembled at the church and ye
larched to the courthouse, fifty st.opr ca
hey remained all day, and by their sweet ~
niles, encouraging and convincing remarks orr
lcceeded in winning many votes to our L,
'use. To them-God bless them!-belongs i'm
lie victory" VIZ
The blackberry industry in Georgia.
.orth Carolina and other southern states IL ~ =!
bout to open. The little town of Salem. in
'ofth Carolina, containing only about 1000 ia,
has shipped during three wears toe
yer 100000 pounds of blackberries for Til
men nearly half a million dollar, was rs las
elVed, This was equal to over nine tbop tn;
'nd bales OF cotton at ten cents a poupd eve
ID Is a resource certainly not to be despised Is
Marietta Ca Journal urges attention va
the crop. sec
non. samuel J, Randall, in his speech cha
galveston, pointed 10 the development of eou
with Mexico, the central and Soptb cot
1911 states as promising prosperity 10 oen
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the eouptries ,o,e'sh commerce plaI
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