The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-08-17
OVER THE STATE.

EtttShtllt LHgtC. vi tuc Hlsut
OF tue 3lst some scamp set hre tn
Bethlehem Baptist church, on
Boguehoma, in this county, aRd
burned il d0wa. There was a school
being taught IN the church at the
time, aud Tue school hooks went
with the house 10 sshes. What
could have been the Object in firing
a church hOuSei
Brandon Republican: A mad
COW belonging TO John Gsyden,
was killed in the saburhs of town
last Saturday. She ranged in the
same neIghborhood. in the western
part OF town, where several went
mad last summer. We hear OF no
cows going mad in any other lOcali-
~ last summer or this, and We can
not account for il there, as no mad
dogs have been seen.
E'lisville Eagle: Messrs. Hamil.
ton, Vance & Co., land agents,
have sold 100000 acres of Jones
county land this week, TO Mr.. L. Il.
Sweet, Of Ohio, who Intends to put
up saw mill With capacity OF l0O,.
900 ieet of lumber per day. Ham
ilton, Vance & Co. are stirring men,
and have done u large land bust.
ness ia this sec. ion siucs their nd.
vertiseInent appeared in the Eagle
near IL months ago.
Magnolia Gazette: Capt. W. NJ.
McNulty, the Sh"rih OF Pike, met
with M unfortunate aud very
serious accident, at Summit, last
Friday night. II seems that he at.
tempted to cross the railroad track
Immediately in advance ot tue ap.
preaching mail train due there
about 10 O'clock, aud before he
could clear tue track the COW cat
cher struck him aud threw him ~
as high as tue head light, landing
him against the pilot, FROM which
place he was removed in an insen'
sible condition. Upon examination
il was aScertained that his left
hip joint was badly fractured, his
left thigh broken, the back part ol
head aud right side ot neck badly
injured Monday night between II
aud IL O'Clock, it was thought he
was dying, but he rallied shortly
afterwards. Tuesday morning he
was considered better, aud up to
the hour of going to press this
morning, his condition remains un.
changed. Later-Since the above
was in type, Capt.. MeNulty died.
On the Sth, Meridian had sl00,
600 fire. The following are princi
pal losses. s. s. Fvrsee's los
consisted of bis residence. two liv
cry stables aud six tenement
houses; total valuation $4,000
Mrs. Griffin had two frame build
ings burned, valued at $1,000; Mr.
Con. Shehan owned three brick
buildings, occupied by the Live
Oak Saloon, John Kedrney and w
b. Taylor, that he valued ut $50,
900; Mr.. j. NJ. Nelson, proprietor
of Live Oak Saloon, lost $1,000
worth OF stock; Mr.. John Kear
ncS's stock of family groceries,
$1,000, was lost; Col. w. b. Tay.
lor's stock of family groceries was
valued at $1,000; Mr.. A. Three
foot hal two frame buildings valu
ed at $4,000, occupied by Segar',
butcher shop aud Dan Ilighdeld''
family grocery store; Mr.. Segar'.
loss was $500; the buildings be
longing to the Groom estate, valu
ed ut 81, 800; Mrs. Roses millinery,
valued at $1,000; Messrs. Wether
bee g. Duulap's mill aud machinery,
valued at $1,000; +. Kings Iesi
dence aad blacksmith shop, valued
at $1,000; Mr.. Shriener lost tSC
buildings and stock of confec
tioncry, valued at $4,000; Mrs
Duncan's residence, value,l NJ
$4,000. The next morning a. B
Wagner's furnlturo factory wat
burned; loss $4,000.
jackson Clarion: From the letter
OF Capt. Emmet Ross, represents,
ivte of the New Orleans Times
Democrat, we have garhere,
some additional Items of inter
est on the line of The New Orleansan,
North Eastern road. Its presen
terminus is Hattiesburg S4 mile
from Meridian and 105 from New
O,leans. Hattiesburg is name,
Tor the wife of Capt. W. II. Hardy
the original protector Of the road
aud, at its organizations, its vice
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