The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-03-14
General News.

A convention to nominate "a sue
cessor to Schleichcr, the deceased
Texas congressman has been called
for the 18th inst.
Gen. Cabell, present incumbent
and elected on the democratic tick
ct, refuses a denomination by the
Dallas democracy for the mayOral.
W of that city, but will .un indie.
pendent.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Lorne visit
New York in May, they will spread
themselves over twelve rooms
which have been engaged tor them
at hotel there.
The disgraceful disclosures of
the control of the police of st.
Louis by the gamblers has resulted
in the closing of all the rooms in
town until the mild ripple of popu-
lar Indignation dies away. .
The Sherman (Texas) Register
denounces the members of the leg
islature who got up the scheme OF
$40, 900 public printing office and
daily paper as the "illustrious
fool" of that body.
A large number of taxpayers of
Austin, Texas, have petitioned the
legislature for abolishing the city
charter. They assert that by thus
getting rid of taxation property
will advance in value.
A young man in Aiken, Ga.
went to see his sweetheart the 9th
er night, and prolonged his call to
a late hour. Another young man,
tinding out he was there, succeeded
in getting a colored brass band, that
was out serenading, to play "Home,
Sweet Home," for hisand the lady's
benefit. He very soon atterward
took his leave.
Mrs. Huntoon, the celebrated
spiritualist of the Eddy family
was exposed at Beebe Plain,
Canada, last Tuesday night.
When the spirit of the "Bis
Indian" appeared, it was seized
and proved to be Mrs. HuntOOn
herself. Her comrades in the fraud
begged piteously not to be exposed,
and offered to refund the money
taken in at the door,.
The Potter investigation commit
tee has cost the country between
$50, 900 aud $40, 900, and IL peculiar
feature is that is hasn't been able
to tell the country single thing
that it didn't know before, if we
We may except the establishment
of the fact that jim Anderson eau
tell more lies in IA given time than
any other freeman on the continent.
Commander Cheyne, of the Brit
ish Royal navy, is making efforts
to get up an expedition TO reach
the north pole by meaes of bal
looms. He is an experienced Arctic
navigator, having served under Sir
James Ross, and has secured the
services OF Capt. Templar, IA we'll
known arOnaut. Commander
Cheyne believes that the gulf
stream sweeps round the polai
basin, aud returns by the north
and east of Greeland as Il great
body vf cold water.
Near Ogletrope, Georgia, Il few
days go, two little children of Mr..
w. +. jackson were playing III the
yard with an axe that their father
had left on "a block. The little boy,
about tour years Old, laid down his
hand and dared his sister, a child
OF only two or three summers, to
chop off his fingers. Quick as
thought the keen blade descended,
seveling two of these members and
taking he end from IA third. When
the father arrived, he found the lit
tie fellow trying to tear Oft one OF
the fingers that hung by Il piece of
snin, but he bore his sutferings like
"a little hero. The severed fingers
were bound back to the band, and
the wound is healing rapidly.
The committee appointed by the
Tennessee legislature to investigate
the bureau of agricultural statistics
aud mines has made report aud
shows that through the efforts OF
the bureau about 5000 emigrants
have been introduced into the State
and that 81, ,125 00O'Of British capi. |
.al and $7,500,000 of Northern
capital have been added to the |
State; add to this the value of all
adult citizens, estimated by polite
Al economists at $500 per capita,
to Sc, 400, 900, and We
nave the grand aggregate of the
amount brought into the State OF
sl5, 5,026,000. To bring about this
iast result there was expended in
1875, 1876. 1877 and 1878, or for
our years, $29.1S9 22. During the
irst two years $2,Sl3 IS were un-
expended aud covered back into
he treasury.
Samuel Hawkins, of Madison
iille, Ky, on being expelled from
he church applied forrea iinission,
md his petition being refused, as
'aulted the: minister with "a brick.
Nevada Methodist being discip-
ined attached an immense steam
to his saw-mill near the
aud regularly every Sab
path conducts service of praise
III by himself, playing "The Sweet
3y-and-ByD with a vigor which
lrowns the voice of the preacher
Icross the way. A magistrate be-
ore whom he was cited, decided
hat the worshiper had as much