The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-16

to try the DeSmet cases consumed
the entire week. The testimony
being all ia written dispositions only
"a few days were consumed in read
ing it TO the court, and over two
days were taken up with the argn.
ment Of counsel. But with all this
work and pains the case is really
net It ready for the consideration
of Chancellor Evans. The attor-
neys for and against are to prepare
briefs and have them printed be-
fore the case will be in an attitude
to be determined. This is proba-
bly, the most important cause that
has ever occurred in the courts OF
this section. In the claims against
DeSmet, ct al., that are consOlida-
ted INTO this one case, a very large
number OF our citizens are interest
ed, who reside in at least five or
six of the surrounding counties,
and in the cities OF New Or
leans and Mobile. The aggregate
amount of these claims, irrespective
ut the Indebtedness of defendant
to the claimant, the Citizens Bank,
will reach probably not more THAI
a hundred and twenty-five or fifty
thousand dollars, including cost,
while the property involved is va
riously valued at between two hun.
dred and fifty and three hundred
thousand dollars. A very large
proportion of these Claims I held
by men who ii poorly afford to
lose the amounts, which, taken
separately, would seem small to a
capitalist, but very large to q poor
man.
The testimony, exhibits, original
papers, etc.. much of it printed,
compose an immense volume OF
about three Thousand pages, with the
aforementioned lawyers briefs yet
to he added. Some idea eau from
this statement be formed as to how
long it will take Chancellor Evans
TO render his final decision. 1t will
doulg4sss be at least four or five
motth&
The Moss Point Rifles painted
the town red Monday night, so we
are told.
We r pleased to ackn0wl-
edge ii very pleasant visit Mon
day from Judge. j. s. Hamm, of
Meridian.
Mrs. Nj. A. Andrews, of the
River Side House, spent Wednes-
day at H~andSboro with her many
friends at that pleasant town.
Mr.. H.. L. Graves, of Moss
Point, was in to see us Monday.
He was just about to leave tor Dir
minglIam, Ala, in search of the
tabled far off eows with long horns.
"A special meeting of the Jack
son county Board of Supervisors
is called for neEt Tuesday the Goth
for The purpose OF transdcting
some special business.
Mr.. Walter Girard returned
last Wednesday night from Porters-
vile, Ala, where he has been lis-
iting for several weeks, looking
happy and healthy.
"A few days ago Mir. JAS. Nc
Faul, of PaScagOnla, while loading
a vessel at Ship Island, accidently
fell into the ships hold which re-
suited IN a seriously sprained wrist.
Rev. ID. o. Byers left Wednes.
day morning for New Orleans to
attend the P~resbytery, which met
Itbe% this week.
Lawyers and others attending
Court at this place can fud com
Portable quarters and good fare at
the River Side House at $3.50 a
day.
Mr.. Il. S. Edgerton's school is
filing up rapidly, and the patrons
seem TO be well pleased with him as
a teacher. There are children
enough IN Scranton OF. school age
to keep two teachers employed ten
months in the year.
The Moss Point Rifles haye
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: VIM. WEIGH, Cap.
tam L. Bloomfield, First Lieuten.
ant; E, w. Morrill,, Second Lieu
tenant; VIM. Watkins, Orderly
Sergeant; DIR. J. e. Cowan, Surge
on. The boys will soon have their
new uniforms, then we expect to