The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-17

we TOOK look tDrOuBn iHe jan
Wednesday last, and found that Dave
Saucier had made radical changes there.
in. The whole place has been thor
oughly cleansed and wbitewashed, and
now those in confinement can breathe
healthy Dir.
--Stoutemyer and Jewell, two New
Orleans editors, came over to Osean
Springs last Monday to settle a little
difficulty according to the rules of the
code, but were arrested in their blood
thirsty scheme by the timely arrival Of
Sheriff CIark's deputies.
A gentleman of weil-known yerac-
ity, of Moss Point neighborhood, in
formed us the other day that there was
a negro woman living near E dsr's
ferry, on Dog river, that has given birth
to seventy two children, aud there were
fair prospects for another.
The many friends of Will T. Har-
rison will regret to learn that he has re-
tired from the position OF railroad agent
at this station. He Is succeeded by Mr..
E. W. Wright, who has lately been in
the cffice at West Pasc igou'a, and who
is said TO be clever gentlemen. Mr..
Harrison will still have charge OF the
express Office, and is also deputy sheriff,
and will therefore rem ain here.
-Tlese will be grand barbecue and
picnic at the Rnble place, on Fort
bayou, tomorrow week, tho 25th inst.
Messrs. T, Armstrong, A. j. Ramsay
aud G. r. Ellis have the supervision OF
affairs, and we ars assured there will
be no pGins spared TO please all who
attend. We extend thanks for special
invitation, and will meet our friend, as
he proposed, at B5llefontaine Saturday
morning.
The pianos and organs mauufac'
tured and sold by Daniel I. Beatty, OF
Washington, n, j., have become SO
we'll and favorably known that any
thing we may add will only increas.
the testimonials of thousands by one
All know these instruments and all
praise them, but all do not know the
very low prices at which they can be
bought, compared with the prices
charged for inferior makes. We advise
all who contemplate buying q piano or
organ to write TO Mr.. Beatty for his
illustrated catalogue and prices.
Last Tuesday morning some miser
able person kindled fire In the boat
belonging to Capt. M. Freeman. gov
ernment light-hous keeper on Horn
island. Captain Freeman states that
he had, just previous to the act, been to
Scranton, and returning to the Sea-
shore left his boat fastened to Mr.. Dod-
sons wharf, having business to attend
to ashore. There was about $40 worth
of groceries in the boat at the time, and
but for the timely aid OF some larty
who discovered the fire the Captain
would have lost his boat and supply OF
stores. The damages were very trifing.
1T WAS ordered by the board of su-
pervisors attheir last meeting that the
second method provided for in the third
section of "an act entitled an act in re.
lation to county finances" approved
Feb. /, 1877, of paying off the out
standing warrants issued prior to the
31st day of December, 1876, be adopt
ed, aud that a tax of 30 per cent, on the
State tax be levied each year, to be
known as the county warrant tax, to
pay off such warrants. and interest on
the same, at The, rte OF 80 per cent.
per annum, from the 1st dag of August,
1877, until paid; provided, however,
that no interest shall be paid on war.
rants paid out of the levy of 1877.
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