The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-07-30

situated near the depot, Is now ele-
gantly mounted on wheels, with
headquarters on Green's corner.
courier-C Conservative.
Judge j. z. George and family
are spending the summer at 'Cotes-
worth,n the old homestead, about
two miles north OF Carrollton.
Columbus Dispatch
Burkitt, Of the Chickasaw Mes.
seRger, and Miller, OF the Tupelo
Journal had fist fight in Corinth
Wednesday, but nobody got hurt.
Each was put under bond of sl00
to keep the peace.
Magnolis Gazette.
We learn that the census taker
of the Third district, in this pike
co lnty, that there are 102 persons
in that district by the name of
Brumheld, and 103 persons by the
name of Holmes.
Columbus Iudex.
w. ID. Frazee, of Okolona, is the
candidate Of the republicans for
congress in this district. He does
not expect TO be elected, OF course,
aud runs under the impression that
his candidacy will give him credit
and character with Garfield in the
event Garfield should be elected.
Brookhaven Ledger.
Henry Furr, an old citizen of
this county, died at the age Of 80
years. He was buried in coffin
made % years ago by j. X. Perkins,
which was made tor his son, but
being too small instructed to have
it laid aside for himslf. He wore
a suit that was made for him when
u boy.
Meridian Mercury,
Peaches sold on the street yester.
day for IA dollar a bushel. Mr.. Jer.
ry Hayman, OF Clark, brought in
some of the best OH the market,
aud they went readily at that price.
He considered 1t satisfactory and
regretted he hadn't brought u larger
supply. The crop is poor and gen
orally sorry.
Yazoo City Herald.
The trial of Mr.. VIM. Swayze for
killing A. o. Clark, his brother.in.
law, commenced before JUST ice
Caruthers OIL last Wednesday. The
killing occurred on Clark's place
few miles from Benton about u
week ago. We will not pretend,
not knowing, to say what brought
about the tragic affair.
Grenada Sentinel.
Mad dogs are reported In several
parts of the State, but we have
heard of no mad sheep; and some.
times we wish IA mad dog had every
member of the last legislature who
voted against our dog and sheep
bill, by the coat tail, provided he
would do him no more harm than
learn him a good lesson OF the ad.
vantages OF more sheep aud fewer
dogs.
Holly Springs South.
The enumerator of the census for
this district, embracing the corpo.
rate limits only of holly Springs,
furnishes the following memoranda:
White, 1916; colored, 1914; total,
2370. The territory formerly in.
cluded in corporate limits and left
out in the change OF boundaries
made in 1877 would, if added to
the city proper, give population
OF 5000 or more. The oldest in-
babitant scores 106.
Raymond Gazette.
In 1888 there we're twenty-six
banks in the State of Mississippi,
all issuing paper money. Theirag
grpgate capital was $4,000, 900.
The Union bank, located at Jack
sou, had q capital of $15, 900, 900.
The Mississippi railroad compauy's
bank Of Vicksburg aud Natchez,
had a capital of $8,OOO,000. The
Planters bank, at Natchez, and the
Mississippi ana Alabama railroad
bank, at Brandon, each had capi.
tai of $4,000, 900. Here was plenty
of money" fiatn money ut that
and every man in the State almost
went into bankruptcy 10 1910, and
in 1841 the State itself took ad.
vantage of the insolvent laws. A
people having no money at all, are
unfortunate; while people having
too much are cursed.
jackson CLARION.
A man named j. w. Nelson, a
Norw egian by birth, and by trade
a ship-bailder, was found dead al
hts home, on the bank of Pear
river, yesterday evening, under
circumstances which lead oltht
opinion that he had committed
suicide. Nelson was rather past
middle age, aud prior 10 last win
ter, had been for anumber Of years
!, 10 the Mississippi State penitentia'
, ~, his crime being wife-mnrder
which was committed IN Harrison co
A few months since he was pardon
ed and set ct liberty. The steamer
, Oliver Clifton is the work Of biz
hands, and was built entirely under
bis direction. Since his pardon be
, has been living with. negroes in lit
tie hovel neartbe oil ill,and yester
. dav he took bis future into his own