The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-01-04
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
INNOCENT

Okolona states: Two freights en-
VI. d.. o. railroad collided. south Of
Guntown, last Sunday. Nobody
was seriously hurt. The engineers
reversed their engines, and jumped
for dear life. The loss Of the
company will foot up $4,000
Kemper Herald: Mr.. Soulter,
who has been boarding with Mr.
Rosenbaum at DeKa!b, was leisurely
walking along Christmas day
when ore of the legs popped.
and upon examination both bones
above the ankle were found broken.
A strange and sad accident.
Natchez Telephone: We regre! TO
learn, by yesterdays dispatches, OF
the death of Judge Thomas Shack
leford, a native of Mississippi, and
brother Of our esteemed friend
Judge G. W. Shackleford, Of Fay
cite. Judge Thos. Shackleford was
for many years a resident of Canton,
Miss, and at ono time oh Ell Justice
OF the supreme court Of this Stare.
He died in New Orleans day before
yesterday. and his body will be
taken 10 Canton for interment.
Canton Mail: A gang of thieves
broke into the store house Of Mr..
G.. Kemp at Calhoun Station.
last Sunday night and carried off
about a thousand dollars worth Of
groceries. dry goods, etc. Kemp,
with two friends, followed the trail
and came up with a negro man on
the Gil Nicholson place and found
twenty dollars worth of stolen goods
in his possession. He was arrested
and brought to town and confined
in Jail.
Meridian Mercury: In the midst
of the d unkcu reyelry, yesterday,
a party OF q young whitesmen and a
party of darkeys met at the Jones
House corner, drunk all around, so
stated. The i%rrepressible conflict Of
races was inaugurated between them f.,
and a negro got cut two gashes in
the back. The wound is represented
to lie not serious at all. Some
arrests were made, and Pete Slem-
mons, Sid Rainey and Brown
SPRAYING were placed under bond
to appear before the mayor This
morning. Brown SPRAYING, as
was recently reported in the Mercury
is already under a peace bond.
Keeper Herald: Last Thursday
evening Rev. j. G. Carolher, pastor
Of the Presbyterian church at the
place, was thrown from his buggy
and severely hurt. While coming
across The Say on the east side
OF the rail- Dad his horse became
frightened and started 10 run. After
running a hundred yards or more
the parson was violently thrown out
OF the buggy and fell about ten fee,
below into the ditch. DR.. George
was present and began an ex>
animation OF his wounds, finding The
most serious one on his right side.
His mouth was badly cut and had to
be sewed up. Several other bruises
were found Oh his person. He was
removed to his home at Mr.. McCa-
lebb's and is now rapidly recover
ing.
Vicksburg Herald: About half
past seven o'clock, on Christmas
morning. Bill Simmons, q colored
porter at Mr.. Henry Leyen's saloon,
shot and killed bootblack named
Bill Harris, The circumstances OF
the shooting as far as we can relate
them, are as follows: Bill Harris ran
into tie saloon and caught his
friend Bill Simmons "Cbristmas
gift.' The latter vas carelessly
handling a pistol belonging to Mr..
Doug. Clarke, and thinking it was
empty pointed it at Bill Harris,
saying, 'Now I'll give you a Christ
mas gift" The instrument proved
to be loaded, and going off, killed
Harris almost instantly. The
coroner's jury held an inquest over
the dead body and gave a verdict
in accordance with the above stc..sd
facts.
We learn from the Aberdeen FIX
aminer of the 9th ult, that an uns
fortunate affray occurred in that
town on last Friday evening be.
tween Mason G. Cummings, esq,
and Frank Rogers, which was
brought on by the use of very Of
iensive language by Cummings
Pistols were freely used by both
parties, Cummings receiving two
wouuds-one in the hand, and one
in the wrist-which are not con-
sidered dangerous; and Major S.
A. Jonas. of the Examiner, in en-
deavoring to prevent difficulty and
btoodshed, received a blow from a
cudgel that was intended for Rogers,
and a bullet through his arm that
was intended for Cummings.
Canton Mail: The murder OF
Austin Miliner some eighteen
mouths ago, is still fresh in the
minds of our people. They will
remember that bis cbarred body and