The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-02-21
State News.


dents at Oxford university.
Fl. III. Moore, who shot aud killed
Major Hazeiet, at Vicksburg, has
been reInauded to Jail without bail.
Vicksburg Commercials: Work
on the agricultural college, at
Staksrille, will be commenced iu
April, so Mr.. Fucker, the architect,
Informs us. t'4 5a
A panther was recently killed
near Raymond which measured 6
feet Z inches in length, 2 feet Z
inches high, and weighed $50
pounds. .-..---..
The new Jail of Clark county has
been finished and turned over to
the county by the contractors, and
we hope II offenders of the law will
be securely confined therein.
The buildings on the fair grounds
at Jackson are being torn down,
aud there is DOt mnch probability
of having another State fair in Mis-.
sissippi for many years.
DR.. j. r. s. Pitts, well.known TO
many of our readers as the gentle.
man who published pamphlet of
copeland aud his Clam" has been
appointed superintendent of educa-
tion of Wayne county.
Kemper Herald: We are forced
to the conclusion that Col. Harper,
of the States has gone over to the
greenback party. We hope the col
onel will soon see he error of his
way aud return to the democratic
fJld.
Brandon Republican: Elder Jas.
s. Terrell, father OF Maj. S. I'll. Ter
rcll, our popular and efficient dis
trict attorney, died on the 25th ult.,
at his home il Jasper county, aged
II years. He had been a Baptist
minister for many years, aud was
beloved by all who knew him.
Brandon Republican: w. II.
COppack and b. f. Sutton are
of the U. S. Grand Jury
from this county. How does it
happen that Bill Coppock is always
on the Federal grand or petit jury,
and that democrats are seldom
....r.....
Meridian Mercury: On Monday
the supreme court confirmed the
of the Lowndes county
circuit court condemning Mr.. Cav
anah to be hung for the murder of
Cameron vt Crawford last summer,
and re sentenced him to be exc
cuted the 81 Friday in March.
The Oxford Falcon records "a
between two university
students at Oxford, in which Ros-
borough shot twice at Baker, one
ball grazing the forehead of Baker,
and the other inflicting a slight
wound upon the person of Cain,
student. Rosborough was
and brought before Mayor
Vance, who put the shootist under
$1,000 bond to appear before the
,ircuit court. H
Aberdeen Weekly: 1t is evident
o any reader of the Southern States,
hat '9S and '99, of that journal, are
making strenuous efforts to take a
,ack action somersault into the
.reenback ranks, or any other ranks
hat stand out in opposition to
majority of their fellows. Don
eulxote, charging the Windmill,
ras not one whit more absurd in
lis day, than the attacks of thei
;outhern States upon Gov. Stone,
md the great democratic conserv-
tive party OF MississippL
Macon Sum Macon is without
recedeut in the pluck exhibited by i.
er merchants III erecting buildings
nd getting back to business. On :
be morning of the 4th ult. tour of /.
he main business blocks were !
ithout building; to day, hardly
yo months since, no less than
yenty five new buildings adorn y
lem. The effects OF the epidemic, 2 !,
lort crops, low prices aud the FIRE .
ere not enough to blunt their Ell .
gy or stop their progress. Macon
solid.