The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-10-05
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State News Boiled Down.
The Industrial College opened with

measures 80 feet in circumference,
and IL feet in diameter.
A negro man and woman ficciu.
from the fever N Jackson, jumped
from y moving train south of Crysta
Springs, where they were they wrr,
refused permission to get of, All,
both were killed.
ltuher: Bunting, a Young white
man aud desperate character, wa.
foully assasSinated last week nee
Port Gibson. y young man named
Van, with whom he left town, boil
being drunk, has been indicted
charged with the crime.
Justis Shortncy, anather one ot the
murderers of d.. Holiday, at Utica,
has been caught an lynchrd. lie was
arrested at Rolling Fork, aud while
TN the train a crowd boarded il, took
him from the guards and swung him
10 a liihb.
On account of he yellow fever eX-
element, the University uf MiSsissip-
pi will not open ualil October 18th.
The Board of Trustees of the Uni
versity of Mississippi met 1T Jackson
on tie 18th. The resignation Of Prot.
Liitle was accepted TO take effect on
the lst of February.
Judge Thomas w. Hayes, formerly
Probate Judge, died last Saturday
nigl t Mt his residence a! Hayes Land
ing, lssaqucna county, very suddenly
lie was the oldest Mason in the coun-
ty aad one of is very best men, and
always stood high in the estimation
OF his people. Al The lime OF his death
Judge IIayeS was a Levcc Commits
sloner and was aged about 20 years.
Grccnville is growing.
The Columbus Cotton Factory, also
the Cotton Exchange OF that city, say
shat they will receive cotton done ap
in os;aburgs or towels provided it ia
balcd ST. as to stcnd The ordinary wear
aud tear, and viii pay full value for
same.
Stale immigration Commissioner
Geo. w. Carlisle, Of Jackson, will
equip a.d fill Il car with products
from all over the State and carry the
same through the North and West for
exhibition. A good way to induce
Northern people 10 come South.
Osyka girls smoke cigarettes.
A terrible accident occurred last
week on Fishing Bayou Bridge over
Sunfiower rii or, Mr., Trayuum with
his son and daughter, the latter aged
10, started 10 Clarksdaic in a four
mule wagon but when they reached
the middle Of The bridge the stringers
gave way, precipitating the team into
the stream 30 feet below. The mules
were thrown backward IN the wagon
and the little girl killed, the father
and son Will probably die.
The following persons III Mississip-
pi have been placed on the pension
rolls: Jonathan Michael, Osyka
Casey w. Oliver, Cockrum; Jennie
Frazer, former widow ofLIoyd Thorn
rs, Natchtz; Lucinda, widow Of
James Mckee, Arkabutta.
Asa Carter, aged about Is years, a
son of Hon. A. II. Carter, Of Meridian,
jumped from The Cannon Ball. train
as it was leaving Estabuchic Friday
morning, and received injuries that
may prove fatal. We understand
that his skull was fractured, and one
of his legs cut of. lie was taken to
IIatiiesburg Tor Treatment.
The Whitworth College at Brook
haven opened last week, over one
hundre l boarding pupils being pres
ent.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College at StarkvllIc opened last
Thursday with about 275 students
in attendance. Many more arc eX-
pecteG.
1t takes a $1,000 dollar license 10
open a retail saloon in Meridian, but
they have the saloons all the same.
1t is said that more colorcd people
own dwelling houses in Yazno City
than any other town of its size in the
state.
The September crop report issued
by the agricultural bureau says that
all crops in Mississippi have been
considerably damaged hy heavy
Early corn was not seriously
damaged, bat later crops will likely
rot. Rye aud wheat have done OK
.celleutly, while cotton Is in a precari-
condition aud will only yield
about lhree-fourihs OF a crop. Sorg- /
hum. sugar cane aud fruits will yield
above the average, while as MANY
hogs will be fsttcned this year as last.
AberdeeR Wtct5y: hen the cleo
Iric hight was IN full glow we
thought it somewhat weird IN its APP
Dcarsnee,-indeed rather ghOslly-
but now VIC would welcome IL IN all
is ghastlincss, to rid ourselves Of the