The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-14
Ehe lrmorraf- Star
State News Boiled Down.

CharDOn has broke nut among VI
horses Ia SharkeY county.
The surveyors Of the Mobile & Kan
sas City Railroad have reached Brar
don.
Holly Springs is now a "9ry' tow
all the saloons having been closed III
der the law last week.
1t is rumored than nm iron bridg
will be built across Pearl river, beloI
Sharp's ferry at Monticello.
There was a hard frost at Colum
bus, in this State on the 3lst OF May
the latest ever known there.
The REGULATORS" Of Artesia say tina
by the help Of God and six-shooters
white supremacy will be maintained
Some miscrcauts about Woodvill,
go abOlt at night cutting cows tail
off. They should be caught aud pun
ished.
Some one mas charged Hon. r. II
Taylor, candidate for Governor. Will
having voted for two negroes for tho
U. S. Senate.
The next annual meeting at the
bennington Camp Ground, near Crys-
tai Springs, will begin August s and
continue II week.
The girls at the /. /. e. C. had spur
rel pie at dinner Sunday. 1t required
nearly two hundred squirrels tor that
item in the bin of fare.
The Meridian NeWS wants a Con-
stitutional Convention TO so change
the "organic laws of the State, as to
p%erpetually inhbit the negro race from
holding office"
The P~cnitentiary Board OF Control
last week paid into the State treasury
$1,000 from revenues derived from the
~pcnitentiary since it assumed control.
An effort is to be made to get Presi-
dent Harrison, while on his trip 10
Texas, to stop ovcr at Natchez, and
review the State troops, which win
then be encamped there,
Mr.. j. NJ. Shaver, of Thrailkill,
Montgomery couIty, Miss, wishes to
know the name of the Colonel Ct the
Both Mississippi regiment and his post
office address if living.
Rev. DR.. w. G. Black, as chairman
of the State Prohibition Executive
Committee, has called a Prohibition
Convention to meet in Jackson on
July 2. twelve days before the Demo-
State Convention, to formulate
plans for future action.
Capt. j. j. Evans, is a "hustlcr,"
and the way the counties arc instruct
ing for him is dangerous to the other
candidates for Treasurer.
The citizens of Yazoo City arc pro-
testing against two negroes who lave
recently been appointed mai clerks on
that road. They imply in their telc-
gram TO The Memphis appeal that un-
less the negroes are removed by the
President, they will be removed by
the citizens.
There are now three candidates for
State Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation, the present INCUMBENT, Prof,
J. X. Preston. A. a. Kincannon, OF
Meridian, and Prof Gerard Brandon,
of Natchez.
The Bonneville stave factory turns
out about three car loads of slaves
per day. The box factory employs
eight hands and turns out 5000 boxes
per day.
Greenville spent about two thou
sand dollars IN entertaining the Press
Association, and received at least ten
thousand dollars worth of adverti-
sing. Grcenville is now known all
over the Union as one of the most
prosperous cities in the South.
Some of our exchanges seem TO
think the cmplications in the politi-
cal arena, are as great as they were
before Major Barksdale Withdrew.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision Of the lower court IN the case
against w. Lee IIinson, convicted in
the Pike Circuit Court for the murder
of DIR. Simmons, and sentenced to
the %peniieniiary for life.
The WoOdYille Republican says;
Robert Clark, of the second district,
is entitled 10 wear the horns among
among the delinquent poll tax payers,
ers, as he Is the only one who was jail
ed on account Of the same and il cost
him 81 45 TO get out.
Capt. John S. Lewis, editor of the
Woodville Republiean-has been ac-
quilted by ajury OF his county for the
killing of Clerk L. G. johnson last
fall.
The Pearl River Ne,os savs a CORES
pondent Of the NeO NississiPpian
thinks Cameron will be Our next Coy
ernor, but if our buttons don't burst
of Stone will "get there"
II is said that the johnson grass
grow five feet in five weeks ia this
State. Il Is very luxuriant and viii
rfcll an immensc annunf of ~nasfn-