The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-23

State News Boiled Down.

Mclidlap's assessed value (real al
PERSONAL this ear foots up $4,6lS,9 G(
A water melon ttust has been form
ed by the BrookIlaven Isaae's AMI ia
cobs'.
Prize Fighting is now a ihingof ia,
past on Mississippi's sacred soil. st
mote ii be!
A party of 10000 negroes arc said
to be organized TO cmisrate 10 Missis.
sippl from North Carolina.
Mrs. w. II. Wilson, Of Meridian
wife of City Marshal Hugh Wilson,
died in that city on the 9th mat.
Gov. Lowry is going to be at the
Soldiers Reunion, which takes place
on August goth al Brookhavcn.
The telephone line between Yazoo
City and Satartia has been completed
and is now il good working order.
Sam Powell, the negro who murder
cd his child in Meridian, has been
sentenced TO hang September 26th.
The County Alliances Of Clarke and
Lauderdalc have elected j. F. Moore
as their cotton wcigher at Meridian.
John and William Hull offer $500
reward for the arrest OF l.. A. Weis-
singer, who killed G. NJ. Hull at Rose
dale.
Joe Almon has whipped out the last
blind tiger at Duranl. The people
ought to rise up and thank 'IIustlimg
Joe
The Vicksburg Herald continues to
advocate the establishment of an In
sane Asylum for c0lorcd persons.
There is pressing need for such an in
stitulion.
Crystal Springs has shipped this
year 100000 packages Of fruit and veg
ctablcs. OF this amount 2I0 carloads
were tomatoes.
Rev. Joe Jones Is stirring up the
sinners this week with a long pole at
his brother Sans camp ground near
GlOster.
j. ii. Wilson, alias Henry Miller,
has been arrested Tor forging the
checks of the Natchcz Water Works
Company.
The Sunday law is still being en-
forced at Vicksburg, but you can get
all the =" booze" you want if you have
the whorewithal to pay for it. :
The Columbus Dispatch nominatcs
General j. II. Sharp of Lowndes
county, as Speaker of the next House
of Representatives. :
The McComb City railroad shops 8
that have been working eight hours
during the last three months resumed
the old e hours per day on the 9Th
inst. :
j. ID. Harper, of Crystal Springs,
IS shipping kelsey pIums, a variety
imported from Japan. This is pro-
badly the first shipment ever made I
from The State. Z
The Mcridial News says the Hi
nois Central Railroad COMPANY is
quietly making arrangements TO ex. "
tend its line from Winona or Grenada
TO Pensacola, Florida. =
The Oxford Globe reports a Lafav- T FE
elite county farmer, who served under CO..
Col Stone as saying, "you can't get Th'
no rascality into his head" A very at
rue and neat compliment. WI"
a negro named Keith Bowen was
lnhg in Monroe county, Monday -
night, for attempting to outrage a
White woman, a few DAYS previous.
him right.
The Columbus index denies tho 20.
'ort that ex-Lieut. Cover nor Sims is
repairing 10 enter the contest for a
eat IN the United States Senate at the
DS''"'ot NtOfge S term.
Gen. j. ii. Sharp, Thomas b. Brad.
pfd and Linton ID. Landrum have
cen nominated for Representatives
. The next Legislature Tor Lowndes
A splendid team.
Capt. w. Il. johnson, OF Winston
has been sent a pair of rcd
'xes from Connecticut, which he in.
nus 10 turn loose for the benefit of
lose who love the fox chase.
Mr.. F. NJ. Bradford, of the Abcr-
cen Weekly, is a candidate for Cham
Try Clerk of Monroe county. ,o FIJI
nj The %unexpircd term of Cant. ]. l.
vans honinec for State Treasurer.
The Greenvillc Times "a ' for tbc
rs' lime in lis memory the Board of
.'pervisors OF Washington county
"a before it assessment rolls, land
id personal, aud no objections filed
crelo.
The pine bagging industry keens
) the move. Considerable Quantities
u have been manufactured anil
lppcd 10 different parts Of the cot
n Deii. 1t is welcome. ANYTHING
down ihc huge monopoly.
Mrs. General S. w. Ferguson.
'omineni lady of Grcenvine. will