The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-03-26
STATE NEWS.

idLVO Aittdtu hoOhdNoi AAdiudI
has accepted an Invitation from the
students at the Mississippi college
~ Clinton, IA deliver the commence
mrnt address in June.
Sardis Star: Will II. Keruan,
the gorgeous poet aud teroelouS,
firr-eating editor, has Withdrawn
from the Stdtes, AN | left Okolona.
Who will she, tear for w llie 7
The Chicago, ST. Louis and New
Orleans railroad company will soon
commence the building OF new
depot at Jackson. Our friend
Harry Taylor has the contract,
which Is auassurauce that the work
will be well done.
A man by the name of Z. 5.
Stokes, WAS killed by freight
train uear Calhoun station on the
G.. st. L. and n. o. railroad on the
14th. He had the night previously
broken into geutieman's room in
Canton aud stolen several articles
OF clothing.
jackson Clarion: The Oliver
Clifton started Saturday morning
on her first tIip to Carthage; on
the same day the Timmir Baker
departed for New Orleans, her
managers having decided that she
could be made more profitable IN
the Mississippi than in hr Pearl.
Ripley Sentinel: The United
States senate has refused to confirm
George NJ. Buchanan, OF Marshall
county. as supervisor of the census
tor this district. Cause, we sup.
I,osr, too intensely republican.
just right. Now let us have, at
least, some conservative man if not
a thorough. going democrat.
Meridian Homestead We un-
derslau thar Prof. Riley The dis.
linguished Entomologist OF Mis-.
souri, has signiiied his Willingness
to accept n protessorship IN the
Mississippi Agricultural aud Me.
caauical college. II this is correct
the place SHOULD be rendered him.
AS u EnlomologlSt he has no su.
perior in this country or in Europe,
AID it would be an honor to the
State to secure his ser> ices.
Iazoo Herald: A Kansas man
has paid sixteen thousand dollars
for iarm in North Mississippi.
After carefully examining his pur-
cnase, (having bought the place
before seeing it,) he WAS so much
Pleased with it that he is going to
buy more land aud attempt Ia
bring TO Mississippi Il colony from
Kansas to locate upon 1t. THIS Is
certainly a compeusating adrant
age for the negro exodus from this
State.
Grenada Sentinel: The Vicks
burg Herald of IA recent date, III
speaking of tue fleshet, says
Navigation is becoming hazardous
in the beuds of the Mississippi. 81
high is the water that well-knowl
marks are obiterated, aud govern
meut lights are nowhere. Pllot'
must exercise unusual caution tt
/ avoid trouble. We have some wa
ter here, too. The Yalobusha il
three miles vide, telegraph line'
washed away, and backwater II
under the street running tIom th'
depot up town. At this writing
(M etlnes,lay noon The wafer is sill
rlSlng
JacNson Clarion: We are gla,
to learn that Col. Falkner, preSi
+. dent of the Ripley ANA Ship lslan,
railroad, has secured the services
of Col. L ID. Frost, tae well-knowl
railroad manager, to superlntcn,
the construction OF the extension
/ of his road sOuth~ard from Ripley
/ aud has been successlul in com
+. pleting his arrangements tor dolns
= the work. The people of the Stat
= are largely Interested IN the com
piction of this great inland route
/. We would be pleased for tb'
Clarion, or any one else, 10 give u
= suulr further information IN regar,
]. to the building of this road. W.
/, thoushI e late Legislature ha,
: prrtt, well killed this road. Ou
/, inn ressiuu is the Ripley road vii
i be extended to the county lln- o
D Uuion.-ED.