The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-11-09
CHE 1rmorraf- Star
State News Boiled Down.

Mrs. Laura +. Hinsdale, Of Biloxi
is to wri,c the "Siory of Mississippi,
in Lorthrop's Slol les OF the States.
Bowman Sterling, a cousin of Jones
Hamilton, shot and marraily wounded
a negro near Leland last week.
A mau named VIII 1onrdan neal
F,.ars Point, Killed Geo. Summers by
hitting him ovcr the head wIth a SIN
glctrce.
the Natchcz DcROcrak says Neil
dian has the incest graded sidewalks
Of ady city Sou,h, is one OF The biggest
stories il can tell.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson has
arrived from Europe.
Miss Minnie Madden, the actress,
is again on Miss;ssippi's stage.
A proposition TO build a $4,000
school house was defeated in Stark
vile, Miss. on Monday, by one vote.
No town can hope proSpe. whose peo-
Die are moi alive 10 lis school Interests
The Warren county grand jury has
been discharged after examining IVA
witnesses and returning 80 4 nc bills.
A large number Of The indictments
were against the saloon men for sell
ing whiskcy to minors.
After failing TO procure a pistol,
viii Fry, OF GrecnyiIle, got Il razor
and VIII lc keeping world-be-ptevent-
ers at bay, slashcd his own throat,
having bare he arteries and windpipe,
The wound was scwcd up and he re-
marked that he made a job oft.
The CofIceyillc Times says that the
cotton receipts 81 lar this season have
been 5l2 bales as against 100 last
year. This year the town sells wills
key-last year it didn't.
Black ton que is killing all the deer
in Kempcr county, and is also spread
ing among the cattle of that section
No more dread or fatal disease aillIcl6
stock than black tongue, and the mem
orv of its wocful ravages in years
past, coupled with the announcement
of its present outbreak, will be likely
80 fill stockmcn with apprehension
and alarm.
Hon. A. G. Norrell, formerly of
Mississippi, but at present uulted
States Commissioner Of Utah, was III
Jackson last Saturday, and Will re-
main in this State several days. lie
speaks in glowing terms OF his new
home, but says he can never forget old
Mississippi.
II is stated that i. r. Hobbs, editor
of tho Lcdder, who was indicted by
the grand jury of Warren county, has
been granted a change of venue TO
Madison.
If James L. Blown and children
will make known their whereabouts
to his only brother, NJ. ID. Brown, at
Lexington, Miss, they viii learn
something greatly to their interest.
When last hca Il ftom the" were at
Starkvillc.
L. l.. Martin, Of the NeU uiSSisSiP-
pian, wants a sober printer. Ii there
exists such a prodigy, he should apply
TO him at once at Jackson.
Mr.. W. e. Harrison, proprietor OF
the Iuka, Mississippi Springs Hotel,
died last week.
An oyster knife invcn'ed and pat
entcd by Chas. B. Delamairc, OF
Biloxi, is said to be q great thing,
The Stale Audito has decided that
liquor dcalc.s who sell tobacco or
cigars must pay $40 per annum like
other dealers.
The Lcxing on Bulletin, published
by Capt. j. S. HoSkius, is offered for
sale or lease.
Mir. Ed. Fleming, Of V%icksburq, was
said 10 be dying OF hydrophobia on
Tuesday last. lie was bitten in the
right hand and thdmD, last August,
by a li.tle dog, which he had brought
over from Germany.
About five miles northeast OF Kelly,
Miss, in q lonely SCOT at the foot of a
precipicc, there is a horses grave over
which a tombstone stands with this
inscription "a tribute of affection,
between man aud beast. Sallic a
thoroughbred fol her faithful servi-
c this stone is erected by her mas
ter" The marc belonged to The Rev.
Ingc, am eccentric preacher, who
erected the stene at her death,
Scooba has, says the Hertld, been
benefited both morally and socially
by the removal Of the saloons.
A man in Winston county objects 10
a railroad because it splus the neigh
borhood al 10 pieces.
Mr.. Allen. cf Water Valley, made
5000 bales of superior hay this season
Two young men from Newton
county were ara estcd in Meridian on
Satnrdar niaht for passing counter.