The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-10-29
PERRY COUNTY.
Fail Term Circuit Court.

Judge j. 5. Hamm was on hand;
Capt. Thomas 5. Ford, district
attorney; .. III. p. Jones, clerk ;
Hugh Nj. McCallum, sheriff.
Very little business. Fewer peo.
pie IN attend ,nce than ever saw.
No whisSey sold at Augusta; no
lighting or qnarreling. The town
has not been 50 quiet in thirty
years before. On Monday, at IL
NJ, the court adjourned tor dinner.
j. Bolts Deason addressed siuall
crowd III tue courthouse. He is n
sorry speaker at best, but those
who heard him that day say be did
not impress them with the idea
that he was competent to make II
respectable justice OF tue peace
Poor Bolts. He met With a cool
reception in Perry. l, is not be.
lleved that any respectable white
or negro will vote for him, Tues.
day Bolts became i'll, went TO bed,
and when l lett Augusta he was
very sick.
Augusta has not improved much
in the few years past. The place
has only ore general store, one
hotel, and Que drug store. Clerk
Jones has very neat tire.proof
office for his books aud papels,
Soon there is to be u brick Jail.
The lawyers in attendance were,
local bar: j. p. Carter, Alex. Il.
Perryman. d. p. Myers, W. @.
McQniston; Col. II. Seal, Missis-
sippi City.
Crops very good. Some engaged
IN log-getting yet. The DEMO.
Graf STAR is ~ tavorite with the
Perry county people. | added
many more names to oar sabscrip-
ton list aud some paid the old
score. The ferries iu Perry will all
be discontinued except the Que at
Augusta. The tax of s25 u y ear is
the cause. The public roads me
not in the best condition. In fact,
1t is hard to tell when you are IN u
public road. A little more atten.
tiou will have to be paid to road
working.
On Tuesday the State docket
was taken up aud the cases were
disposed of as follows:
State, use board Supervisors, VS..
j. W. Denham and J. q. Chappel.
Suit on bond county treasurer.
Leave to substitute papers.
State VS.. David Hendry. As
sault With intent to kill. Alias ca-
pias for defendant.
State VS.. Simeon EasterIing. Elk.
hiblting deadly weapons. Nolle
pros.
State VS.. JOS. McCarlles. AS
saull and battery. Plea OF guilty,
aud fined 81 and costs.
State VS.. james Hinton. Assault
with intent to kill. Plea OF guilty
to assault and battery aud fined.
State vs.. Wm. ID. Carter. Re.
failing. Seven cases. Forfeiture
and alias capias in each case.
State VS.. A. Runnels. Exhibiting
deadly weapon. Two cases. Con-
tinued.
State vs. Bruins Hinton. Ex.
hibiting deadly weapon. Jury and
verdict guilty. Motion for new
trial. Continued.
State vs. Gabriel Draughan.
Speaking actionable words. Com
promised. Mutual costs.
State vs. John Duncan alias Nc.
Innis. Larceny. Nolle pros.
State VIZ. Angus Clark. Larceny.
Continued by defendant.
State VS. Ora Tisdal. Disturbing
public worship. Plea of guilty,
and fined 81 and costs.
The grand jury returned sixteen
bills of Indictment.
The civil docket was disposed of
as follows:
Samuel A. Carpenter vs.. Georgia
una Pitts, executlix. Continued
by defendant.
Ezekiel Strong VS.. Henry Ed
wards. Assumpsit. Dismissed at
defendants cost.
James A. Eaton vs. James A.
Burnett. Continued by consent.
Plea to be filed By next tern.
j. j. Beckham vs.. b. Stevens.
Assunpsit. Amended declaration
filed. Leave to perfect pleading
BY next term
A. Murlock vs.. Edgar Anderson.