The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-12-14
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which destroyed nearly all the bus
ness houses.
The Leland Record is for sale.
George Brown, who murdered hi
wife at Leland last year, will, pei
htps, spend his Christmas holiday
where they keep warm fires. III
leaves on schedule time by the hem
excursion route on December 29th.
Thos. w. Griffin was reelected
Mayor of Meridian on the 3rd inst.
Julius Levy Lengsfield, of tn
Greenville Times. died on the frs
inst.
An Interstate Fox Hunt will take
place near Wavcrly, on the l7th inst
Fifteen foxes have been secured fol
the sport. Over twenty fox hunters
have promised To be OH hand and
share IN the sport which will last sew
eral days.
Corn sells in Pontotoc for 80 cents a
bushel.
F. NJ. Loguc, formerly of Clinton,
now of Vicksbur9, WIN has been eX-
perimeEting for years on u cotton har-
vesting machine, claims at last 10
have perfected it.
The Hattiesburg Courier says, "We
have no favor TO ask of President llar-
rison but 10 let our postmaster alone"
A Sub-Alliancc in Lcake county has
passed resolutions c~ondcmning the
action of the County Alliance in ask
iEg Judge Mayors to resign.
j. p. Rainwaltr, OF southwest JAS
per, who left sometime ago tor a
weeks visit TO SlIubuta, really went
10 Louisiana, leaving his creditors IN
a good deal of excitement over certain
property.
A coroner's jury at Osyka, called TO
set on the body OF T. II. Varnado, who
was murdered there several days ago,
ago, declared Henry Sheridan, a ne
gio, guilty of the murder, with DR..
j. j. Goss and w. S. Rials as accessO-
ries. All the parties are in charge of
the sheriff at Magnolia. DR.. GOss is
Il Baptist minister aud editor of the
Osyka Tt0O States. The rumor is
that the killing was caused about a
woman who shared her affections
with Varnado, GOss ami Rials, and
that the last named parties employed
the negro Sheridan TO kill Yarnado.
Mr., Alex S. Handy, of Canton, was
on the 9th INST, united in marriage TO
Miss Fanny K. D%euson, daughter of
Judge w. II. Dcuson, AT the residence
OF the brides father in Scott county
The happy pair left Immediately for
Canton, where they will reside.
The Tupelo Ledger says, "rhat the
exclusion of hogs from the range III
crcases the number of snakes"
The ladies Of West Point have or
ganlZcd "a sOcicty for the benefit Of
the poor and needy" Mrs. Fred Deall
suggested the idea.
Mr.. Louis II. Schroeder, OF Natchcz.
killed himself dead by excessive
drinking OF whiskcy on the 23rd ult.
Tile Na,chez Democrat is adv5cat-
ing a new hotel for that city.
The members of the National Plant
ers Alliance in this State arc 1000.
1t is reported that Jno. Il. Lynch, of
this State, desires Druce's old place as
Register of the Treasury, or Minister
to Hayti, and that lie has sufficient in-
aucnce to obtain either.
Mr.. Andrew Woods, the popular
Circuit Clerk of Monroe county since
1875, was found dead ia his bed at
Aberdeen, Miss, on the morning of
the 23rd inst. 1t is supposed he dIcd
Of heart disease.
Macon, from what the Sun says,
needs a good Mayor and policeman Il
suppress her rOughs.
The Greenville Times pronounccs
the present as the most Improbable
crop season in twenty years.
The contractor has arrived and be-
gun on the Jackson waterworks.
DIR. J.J. Wheat, one of the Profess
sors of The State University, at Ok
ford, has resigned his position.
A saloon keeper at Cleveland Sta
ton, named ROsser, has failed. Liza
bilities about $4,000.
DIR. DObbs, pastor of the Columbus
Baptist Church, thinks Harrison will
adopt a very liberal Southern policy.
MI. w. L. Jenkins, of Kemper
county, with ordinary pIre land and
home made fertilizers, made eighty
two bushels Of corn per acre this year.
VIII Walmsley aud Bnck Maun
were fined S25 and sentenced to five
days Imprisonment by the Mayor of
Jackson, a few days ago, for selling
liquor In violation Of the law. Fifty
gallons Of whisky was found in their
possession, which the Mayor ordered