The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1878-02-15
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and a negro woman took place at
Colfeeville last week.
The business portion Of Pickens
station, on the Mississippi Central
railroad, burned Saturday night.
The Jackson Times says John R..
Lynch has gone to Washington 10
contest the seat Of Gen. Chalmers,
in that body.
The Winona Advance says j. NJ.
Cowan, OF that place has killed a
two year old pig which weighed
$50 pouuds net.
The Enterprise Courier says that
instead of gaining population in
that county, people are constantly
leaving for other parts.
Reporter: The Holly Springs and
Memphis railroad is'a necessity this
section can i'll afford to do with
out. 1t must and will be built.
The people Of Marshall county
have petitioned the Legislature to
pass a law to prevent the growing
crops from the ravages of stork.
Isaac F. Alexander shot and killed
John Broom, at Mt. Carmel, Cows
ington Co Miss, while Broom was
attempting to break in his grocery.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Yazoo
city on the 31:t, between Ii. NJ.
Dixon aud Samuel Harrison, which
resulted i'll tie death Of the latter.
The price Of living at kosciusko
must be cheap. The Star says eggs
sell at eight cents per dozen, butter
at fifteen ceats per pound, and beef
at four cents.
A difficulty occurred at West Sta,
ton, last Saturday between Dick
Cross and John Wilkes. During
the firing between the parties a stray
shot struck MIR. Jack Evans and
killed him.
The house of Dodson, Jayne q
Co., of Brandon, have made an ass
signment for the benefit Of their
creditors. The Brandon Republican
learns that their assets will largely
exceed their liabilities.
Dixon, the negro who murdered
A. Bochman on the steamer Fair
Play, near Vicksburg, a few months
ago. has been convicted Of murder
and sentenced to be hung at Vicks-
burg on tie 9th of next month.
Grenada Sentinel: The Baptist
church has suffered in the way of
the death Of the members of the
congregation Five funerals were
preached by Rev. II. T. Haddick,
pastor Of that church, last week, and
two in one day.
Orville, little son Of J. 5. Parker,
of Grenada, while playing on the
railroad turntable in Grenada, last
week, fell between the brick wal
and the turntable, and hal his legs
so badly crushed hat he died from
the effects Of the wounds.
Messrs. Power G. BanksdaIe, Of
the Clarion, gave an entertainment
at jackson on the 7Ih, to which the
members of the legislature, United
States and state officials and other,
we're invited. The Jackson Times
speaks of the affair in the highest
praise.
Holly Springs Reporter: The
Jackson Clarion writes a strong
article against tho re,appointment
Of DR.. w. NJ. Compton as superin,
tendent of the lunatic asylum. We
hardly see how DR.. Compton car
either ask or expect continuation in
Office under democratic appointment
when he was first the right bower
of Alcorn aud afterwards the samt
thing 10 Gov. Amos. PERSONAL
DR.. Compton has our best wishes
but, politically, we arc opposed t.
him.
The Meridian Mercury gays a mar
from the interior and unused tC
standing about railroad switche;
when trains are il motion, the Other
morning, when the 5 o'clock train.
we're coming in got picked up by
the pilot,of the Mobile train which
dashed in right lively, as usual. l
was SO clean a pick up that the mai
was scarcely hurt at all, for won
L.. HI hod q rioht iiyelv frna ride