The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-01-03
State News.

From the Brandon Republican
we learn that Col. Lawrence l.
Griffin, an old citizen of Rankin
county, died last week from the
effects of morphine.
Corinth Record: This has been
the only real winter week We have
had during the season. 1t has been
freezing cold, with a little snow
and Il good deal Of sleet and rain.
Natchez Democrat: Castello's
proposed contest to get the seat
now occupied by Gen. Chalmers
has hardly enough OF the Substan-
tial about it to warrant pool selling
on the result.
Ray mOnd Gazette: The Vicks-
burg Herald thinks one scourge IA
year is enough. WI have had one
IN the fever, and can well prefer
nit another in an extra session of
the Legislature.
The Southern States of last week
records the marriage near Okolona
of four couples in the same house,
at the same time aud by the same
minister. That is what we call
marriage by wholesale.
Natchez Democrat: Our Oldest
and best hunters all say that the
operation OF the game law has
made game much more plentiful.
1t is said that deer aud partridges
are far more numerous this Year
than usual.
Harrison Page, the negro DIES.
perado and escaped convict, who
murdered the sheriff and deputy
sheriff of Claiborne county, aud
for whom reward of $4,000 was
offered, has been captured aud
landed safely in the peuiteutiary at
jackson.
Tupelo journal: Two more
tranps were taken up under the
vagrant act last Tuesday aud seut
to Jail. Judge Harris who has en-.
tered into contract with bond to
tax all tue Jail birds, has now IA
ON his place, and the cry is still
they peregrinate toward our sunny
The Raymond gazette says there
are IA number OF agents in Kinds
county engaged i'll securing eni,
grants from that county to go to
Kansas, They have been partially
and quite a number OF
colored people are ready to so to
that land ot snow and ice.
Brandon Repu5lana: Brother
Glanville, of the Register, has been
mayor of Forest, and the
price OF city property has gone up
amazingly. He is the handsOmest
mayor in the State, and it is gen.
understood that Powers had
for a model when he chiSeled
his Greek Slave.
RAYMOND Gazette: John Shell.
ton, Esq, leaves with us the most
magnificent mustard leaf that we
have ever seen. In length it meas
Tres 33incheS; in breadth "a inches.
stands winter weather admira-
bly,, and furnishes - delightful
able dish. The seed anne Origi.
from Rankin.
Oxford Falcon: There was a sad
accident on the New Orleans, St.
Louis and Chicago railroad last
morning between Grand
Junction and Michigan City. The
'ay train going north and a south
pound train collided, killing the en-
Mr.. Wood, the fireman and !
brakeSman, whose names we did ,
lot learn.
Raymond Gazette: We are in '
ormed that Gov. Stone, in a pri-
ate letter to a prominent gentle ,
nan of this county, states that he ,
eeS no necessity for converting the
in extra session. SOwe
'resume this is an end of it, and
hat the taxes of 1878 must he paid e
conformity with the present rev '
nue. law. -
b. f. Brown, who shot and killed
'. Verstal, in Kelley's store at
about two years ago,
nd who made his escape after com
the deed, returned to Me n
ldiap Christmas eve and gave
imself up to the sheriff. He had A
cen spending his time in Florida,
nd WAS in the last stages OF con- i,
Imption when he returned. He L
as hailed upon "a certificate OF the
Ill physician, and died on the 18th n
Ii.
Oxford Falcon: The case of Mrs.
arlisle VS.. Pollard, which occupied ,
Ie time of the United StatescOnrt
nring nearly the whole of last
eek, was "a suit for damages for A
IL killing of the plaintiffs hns-
and at OkOlOna in January, 1877.
was decided late Saturday even A
g by the jury rendering a verdict A
q the defendant. Judge Houston, A
Aberdeen, plaintiffs counsel, b
owed the court to set the verdict
'ide aud grant a rev trial. This u
has not yet been argued.
Vicksburg Herald: We are hap. VI
TO learn that Rev. Z. Il. Gallo.
az has been returned to the pas.