The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-01-17
State News.

The Brandon savings bank has
made al assignment.
The thermometer vent to six de
grees above zero at Macon.
Louisville, Winston county, will
have "A money order office after the
first of July.
The Brookhaven Ledger says the
snow averaged six inches deep at
that place on the 9th, and that the
thermometer marked three degrees
above zero.
Oxford Falcon: The rumor that
Col. Victor w. Tbompsol had been
removed, proved to be untrue. He
is still deputy internal revenue
collector for this district.
The Liberia fever has reached
the negroes of Alfalfa county. The
koSCiusko Star records the fact OF
forty negroes leaving that county
last week tor this supposed land
of Canaan.
Natchez Sun, 9th The heavy
weight of SNOW on the roof of the
large brick stable at the corner of
Main and Canal streets, the proper
ty of Mrs. Jos. Buntura, caused it
to give away ut about ten o'clock
yesterday morning and damaged
the building to the extent of IL
thousand OF twelve hundred dollars.
Canton Mail: The depot building
and several bales of cotton, at
Calhoun station, on the New Or
leans, st. Louis and Chicago rail
road, were destroyed by fire at noon
last Monday. Mr.. Russell, the de
pot agent, who had a store in the
depot building sustained considcra-
BILE loss, his books and papers being
burned.
Summit Sentinel: Any one know
ing the whereabouts of Lloyd G.
Bell will find it to their advantage
to address his father, Mr.. l.. g.
Bell, at Franklinton, La, or his
brother, John ii. Bell, Summit. He
is IL years OF aye, dark hair, black
eyes and fair complexion; lett
Summit last September one year
ago.
Kinds County Gazette: Mr..
Wells, who has resided in
this county for 90 years, reports
the snow of Saturday before last
the deepest one he has ever seen.
The next deepest, in Mr.. Wells
memory, fell i'll February, 1884.
That in 1884, he remembers, WAS
10 inches deep-that of the present
II inches. The thprmome.
er went down to & degrees above
Natchez Democrat: The tot al
number of deaths in the city of
Iatchez for the year 1878 was 145.
t is IA singular coincidence that the
OF deaths in 1877 was ex-
city 145. Estimating the popula-
ion OF Natchez to be 5000, as reck.
ned by the last census, this gives !
bout sixteen deaths annually per
ne thousand, IA lower rate of NOR
Atty than IS enjoyed by almost
city. or town in the country.
Meridian Mercury: Railroad CON j
-ruction in Mississippi for the
ear 1878 was 26 miles, which WAS 4,
5 follows : Extension Oh the Ala. :
ANA Central railroad from York
Lauderdale, s miles: from Green )
lie to Deer Greek, on the q. G..
nd b. railroad, % miles, and from
ayette to Meriwether, on the n. j.
and q. railroad, 81 miles. This
ats Alabama by tonr miles, as T.
Ily 81 miles of road was construc
in that State for the same year.
Aberdeen Weekly: Benjamin
mes, who lives near SDith>iile
the blue ribbon as Missis- %
,pi's crack rifle shot. He kills
DIS OH the wing, rabbits OF the d,
I run, and deer also, with his
e. He recently purchased from "t
writer, a Winchester improved A.
rifle, aud in two weeks
or he got it home killed nine
d turkeys aud que big buck. He !
made some marvellous shots ssI''
b this gun, killing his turkey in :,
instance at y distances OF l15 A..
d.. &C.