The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-01-11
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Capt. Frlley Jones, aged 81 years,
one of the Oldest residents of Canton,
died at that town on the Sd inst.
Natchez Telephone: Mr.. Littleton
aud his wife, employed in the cotton
factory, absconded night before last,
leaving certain merchants in this
place minus tbs amount of their bills.
Natchez Democat. The splendid
engine for the Natchez cotton
factory arrived yesterday, and will
be immt diately put up. The factory
will very soon be ready to go into
operation.
Vicksburg Commercial: Edwards
Depot has had a visitation of cerebro
spinal meningitis, which made con>
siderable ravages among the citizens
of that place, but we are glad to learn
that the disease is passing away
and that there are now but few cases
lett. 1t was almost epidemic at one
time.
Natchez Telephone: A man Of
color, not known, made an attempt
to burn the oil works on Monday
night last. He had sprinklcd coal
oil on the floor and made an attempt
to set fire to it. The Waterman got
a chance 10 strike him a pretty hard
lick, but unfortunately not hard
enough to floor him, and he escaped.
The postmaster oil fernando
was garroted and robbed on the
night of the 29th ult., while he was
on his way from the p~ostotfice TO bis
home. Three white men were the
assailants, and they got from him
$500 of government money and
personal funds. No clue. OF the
identity Of the robbers has been
a~scertained.
Chickasaw Messenger: On Thurs.
day morning last, nine negroes, from
Monroe county, purchased at our
depot through tickets to New York.
They are said to be on their way
to Liberia, "whar de bread grows
on trees, and all you got to do am
to shake him a little; and you can
find taters thar as big as your he'd,
anywhere, by stickin your heel
down in de goun."
Canton Citizen: We learn that
Leonard Lee, the young white man
who was found guilty of mans
laughter in our circuit court, two
years ago, and sentenced to the
p%enlientiary for ten years, recently
made his escape. 1t seems that Lee
was Oh board a steamer, i'll company
with orher conyicts, who were being
conveyed TO a plantation Oh the Mis-
sissippi river, when he leaped into
the water and swan ashore, making
good his escape under cover OF dark~
ness.
Summit Sentinel: Mr.. z. u
McGchee, Of Amite county, passed
through town, last week, en- route to
jackson to make a requisition on
Gov. Stone for arms and ammuni-
tons to put down the organ ization
of the Amite county buIldozers. He
had a representation OF seventy men,
who had elected him to await
upon the Governor for assistance.
He returned with sixty guns and
munitions, which are now in the
hands of those whom they were
intended Tor.
Vicksburg Commercial, I'd: Ries'
on China street, was, about
three o clock Tuesday morning,
discovered to be in flames. The
flames having communica ted to
another stable in the rear of Refs
soon set fire to Mr.. Reynolds marble
shop and then to a one story
brick building belonging to Mr.. j.
Q. Arnold. Mrs. DeKnight's frame
residence. on Walnut street, was
considerably damaged. Mr.. Ries
not insured, and his loss is
indeed great, for the stable is not
only destroyed but five horses and
two mules were burned to death.
Summit Sentinel: On last
Wednesday night, Goth inst, about
10 O'Clock, a difficulty occurred near
The Summit depot, in which several
gentlemen from the country were
Engaged, and which resulted in Mr..
Morgan K~uykendall, OF McComb
City, formerly OF Summit, receiving
wound in the neck, from a pistol
n the bands Of a Mr.. Poole, of
'lagee's creek neighborhood, who
led the town ard made good bis es,
ape. Mr.. Kuykendall is now lying
n a very critical condition, but the
ttendant pbyieians have hopes Of {.
is ultimate recovery. Mr.. Poole,
re understand, is exenerated from
blame in this sad affair, as he acted