The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-05-14

notice published, on next Iuufsdayi
May Goth. This is valuable proper.
t. aud should command Il good
price at tho terms offered. There
is prospect of at least a reasonable
price being obtained, though full
value is not expected. The terms
of the sale will be halt cash, bal.
ance in - months with interest,
property to bear a lien tor balance
Of purchase money. A good little
can, of course, now be given,
The town laws make it a mis-
demeanor to shoot pistols and guns
on the public streets, but they con-
Time to pop away day and night,
Sunday included. Tho citizens
shonld not allow this. Our ever
present town marshal might acct
dentally get hit by a stray bullet
and that would be quite a pity.
Circuit court convened at Bay
st. Louis Monday last to continue
one week under the new law. At.
torneys have been in attendance
IN large plumbers and business quite
lively. There was even blood on
the moon at one time among the
brethren. The cases are all big
ones, according to Hcounsel of re
cord,' bat really there are none
big to hurt on the docket.
The manageable young mau
who accidentally got two ladies
corsets knocked off to him at the
auction last Tuesday seems to
think he got two much of Il good
thing-or not enough, he hardly
kncy which, At any rate he dis.
posed of them for a ridiculOusly
small profit, not because he was a
reckless Young man aud never
expected to need them, but they
wouldn't fit his arms and he knew
it was no go. Wise youth,
Last Tuesday evening Geo.
Wiley, colored, accidentally shot
himselfm the arm at West Pascagou-
la, receiving u dangerous wound.
He had just returned from hunting
aud, stumbling, dopped the gun,
the hammer striking u piece of
plank, when the gun fred, the load
passing near the abdomen into his
arm, which was completely riddled,
aud the bGBe shattered. He was
at once brought over to Scranton
aud the wound was dressed by Dir.
W. A. Cox.
The car bearing Mr.. Jefferson
Davis on his return home passed
here Sunday evening, and quite a
crowd assembled at the depot,
attracted by the decorated car.
The PARTY stopped some time for
lunch but Mr.. Davis did not make
his appearance. The car was dec,
grated with u. s, flags, having on
either side the word "Qavis" 10
large letters.
The Board of Supervisors of
Jackson county held u special meet
ing yesterday for the purpose
of appointing n county school
board, under the new school law.
This board consists Of five mem
bels, one from each supervisors
district, and they are to be exempt
from road or jury duty as a reward
for their services. This new law,
with the exception of about eight
sections, including the one author
izing the appointment of this
Board, doesn't so iuto effect until
the LIST of September next. Hence
It is not intended that il shall ma
terially effect tue Conduct of the
county public schools during the
present scholastic year. The board
appointed is as follows: Beat l..
John Tilley, Beat &c. w. Gar
ner. Beat 81. f. Krebs. Beat
4-Sardln g Ramsay, Beat O.
w. w. Broome.
There seems to be some misun-
Outstanding IN regard to our town
ordinance taxing peddlers. The
best definition of the word peddler,
probably, as used in this ordinance,
is a travelling merchant, and it is
but right that a travelling mer-
chant should be required 10 pay for
the privilege he enjoys, as much so
as a stationary merchant, or one
dong a stationary business, heuce
the tax. Mayor Thompson gives
us his construction of this ordi-
nance, which amounts to the same
thing, viz One who buys bis goods
and sells them as Q peddlor. 1t
was certainly not intended TO cover