The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-09-17
STATE eLEAsIses.

Der IS, % and5O. M g ais
The population of Clark county,
according to the late State census,
is 1920; 7OlO whites and $3.50
cOlored.
Some of the cattle on Captain
Tbos. Alsop's plantation in Yazoo
county have recently eenattacked
with hydrophobia. A fne thor
oughbred ball had to be killed last
week on account OF this disease.
A Yazoo county branch of the
Mississippi Valley Planters asso-
citation is to be fprmed next mouth.
A meeting OF the planters Of va
ZOO county is to be held at Yazoo
City, October Sth for this purpose.
It Is stated in some of our ex-
changes that DR.. Montgomery, OF
Durant, will run as independent
candidate against Hon. 0. II. Sing
Teton tor congress. This action vii
affect Col. Singleton but little, as
the old hero is sure OF reelection.
The contract for the iron bridge
across the Yazoo river, at Yazoo
City, has been awarded to the King
Bridge company, aud is to be fin
ished by the first day OF January
next. Tie cost will be $l9,975, so
slys the Vicksburg Commercial of
the 11th.
A few days ago, o. s. Lee, at
one time the sheriff of Holmes
county and prominent radical
under the Ames regime, committed
suicide at Leadville (Col.) by shoot.
lug himself tETugh the head with
a pistol. Domestic infelicity was
tue cause of his committing the
rash act. r
The Jackson Comet of last Sat.
urday says a handsome Hancock
and English fag.pole has been
raised IN front OF the State honse
by the democratic executive com.
mittee, aud large flag ordered,
which will be flung to the breeze in
u few days. The beautiful banner
presented by Col. Richardson will
also float from this pole.
Elder Shaw, colored, vice pres.
dent of the colored democratic club
OF Vicksburg, has been threatened
with an investigation by his church
trustees for joining "a democratic
club, aud We learn further from the
Commercial that the colored men
who comprise the club have been
seriously threatened with evil con.
sequences by the radical negro
bulldpzers Of the Hill City. ,,
The Crystal Springs Monitor
haeflic following to say Of J. Bolts
Dealo1:ssIt rs quite amusing to
sex xNrs eitiaut Col. John Bolts,
announce himself as ian indepen.
dent candidate for congress when
lie has never renounced his ale
glance to the radical party, and
Still clings to the little Office (the
price Of his apostacy) that keeps
him In peanuts and red herrings
Queer independence"
sRevs. q. NJ. Gordon and A. Ores
set, of tleridiap, met on the streets
of that city lask. week, and after
FEW sharp words the former divine
strugk thesi~tter a square blow
The cause or the difficulty was
tSat Mr.. Gordon accused Mr.. Ores
set of using his influence for an
other brothers school. Bro. Ores
set denied the charge, and aftel
some words the blow was struck
Both were arrested.
A special from Grenada to tn
New Orleans Democrat says th'
case Of Capt. John Adams, charged
with the killing of }. }. Robinson
city Marshal of Water Valley, OF
the 9th, was brought before a mag
istrate at 9 o'clock pm, ten hour
alter the homicide. The court ad
smitted him to bail at 4 am. on th
9th IN the sum Of 10000. Adam
insisted on going to trial, as he di'
not wish to 60 to Jail.
II The Port Gibson Reueille say
Copiah county has Farmers al
sociatlon composed'of colored pei
pie, for the purpore Of helping eac
other in time Of need, and fe
mental and moral improvement
There's wisdom inl that, far abos
the senseless gyrations and gent
ffexious Of the Loyal League. G'
up snch societies and abandon pol
ties, unless you want to 60 TO COZ