The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-09-10
STATE GLEAEINGs.

Hancock and English.
There has beed s25,OOO spent on
improvements in Oxford this sum-
mer, so the Falcon informs US.
Col. w. I. Courts, an old aud es-
timable citizen of Yazoo City, died
at Pickens station last week, aged
70 years.
The cotton crop of Kinds county
has been somewhat injured BY rust
and shedding. The corn crop is re-
ported to be good.
The fall session of the Universi'
ty of Mississippi, at Oxford, opens
on the 30th. This is worthy in'
stitution of learning.
1t is stated by some of the State
papers that Lieutenant-Governor
Sims will not accept the office
which he now holds any more.
Hon. q. L. Hooker is now in Ohio
making lively campaign for tue
democratic ticket. lilo will return
the latter part of this month and
canvass his district.
| At the last term OF the Lee coun-
ty circuit court two white men and
one negro were sent to the peniten.
tiary, aud one negro sentenced to
the county Jail for twelve months.
A young man named Fontaine,
who has been teaching school near
Artesia for some time, whipped one
of his pupils, little boy, 80 severe
ly recently that he died from the
effects OF it.
R.V. Pearson, greeuback candi'
date for sheriff of Yallobusha coun-
lty, who was shot and reported
killed, survived the wound received
and was elected over his democratic
competitor, 2. ID. Jennings, by sew
enty.three votes.
The Jacksonians are waking up
and seem to be In dead earnest in
regard to the building of railroad
to Yazoo City. The movement has
taken tangible shape in a PROPOSE
ton for the city to subscribe $780,
600 in aid of the road.
At the recent term of circuit
court in Union county the grand
jury attempted to finda bill against
Judge Watson Oh the ground OF
; his using some injurious words to-
ward them. District Attorney
FAINT refused to sign the bill, and
the Indignant grand jurors were
defeated in their aim.
Policeman Gill, got into a row
with two men in a saloon at Vicks,
burg last week and shot both. He
was arranged before Justice of the
] Peace Maganos under the charge Of
+ shooting with intent to kill, and
5 turned loose under bond of 800
This is about the idea Vicksourg
Justice has of the value OF a mans
S life.
Auditor Gwin states that the
t capital employed in banking il
a Mississippi pays a tax OF 0nl,
l. $3.50, which is less than one-hal
of one per cent. on the capital EN-
ployed. He also says that there arr
. no baIks in Mississippi authorized
= TO issue bills--no national banks
aud none doing business on Unite'
States bonds.
A difficulty occurred recently il
Columbus between Mr.. Hunte
/. Sharp, son of Gen. Sharp, editor o
It the Independent, and Mr.. Spice
4. Hatch, in which the latter was sho
! in the mouth and killed. Hate
4 fred first at Sharp, and continues
to advance on him when the latte
fred with above results. At th
e. trial of the case Sharp was di,
N charged upon the ground of just
h fable homicide.
* A special to the New Orlean
to Times of the 9th says the remain
of M. 9. Long, a well-known an
thrifty farmer, living one-and-a-hal
Is miles of Water Valley, was found
ID about 10 o'clock on the night Of th
ar 4th, on the railroad track, som
" three .fourths of a mile from ther'
TO in a terribly mangled and mutilate
to condition, having been run over b
a train going north. Mr.. Long lei
town about dark on that evening
u for bis. home, on horseback. In
e. body was found several hundre
he yards of the direct road, his In
W mediate route home,. hence ii
On cause of bis. death is shr0uded