The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-02-01
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State News Boiled DOwn.

member of the bar ut Adams county
uied last year, aged II years.
The Cen,revilIe Sentinel says Their
was a curiosity in that town the othc
day In the shape of u tramp who wa
selling linen markers. lie stated tina
he would not take amy kind of money
for his work but silver Or gold.
Uatticsburg has imposed u fine Of
$50 on each person soliciting ORDER
for whiskey in that town.
The Clark county grand jury re-
turned thirty-thrcc bills at the term
OF court recently held ut QutmsM.
Enterprise will have a canning fac
tory shortly. The necessary Capital
is raised and u maj has been sent
north to buy the machinery.
Vice-President Smith, Of the Louis
vile 4 Nashville Railroad, commsnc-
ell his Official carScr as u telegraph
operator ~ O1IOTu'
In Iuka lives q man whose name is
almost as familiar To the people of the
United States as that Of President
Cleveland. 1t is the original DR..
Simmons, Of Liver Regulator fame.
lie lives in a house built mainly under
ground, with his third wife. Ills first
two wiVes--frOm whom he Is divorce
cd--are yet living, lie Is said to DO
rich.
Hon, Randolph Tucker, in his adj
dress before the bar association SAID
that tho annual taxes paid by MisSis-
sippi Into the national treasury
amounted to about 100000. Gun
der the insidious system OF indirect
taxation, the mount paid" said be,
was kept concealed from the people,
but the statement was AS true AS ii
was startling"
1t is reported that there are now
ten vacant pulpits in the Episcopal
Diocese of Mississippi.
VIM, Lindsey, col, IL held at Vicks-
burg for the murder Of J, Long, Of
New Orleans, who was recently found
under a ~trestlc.
Lee county has killed moro meat
this winter Than for many years past
and has raised moro than enough
corn for homo consumption.
Governor Lowry has granted n re-
spite till the 10Th of February 10 Geo
Clark, The wife murderer, to be hang
ed vt Grcenville.
Tho Yazoo City Herald says that
"'Rev. John IL, Boyd is the best
preacher Of his age in Mississippi"
He Is a Presbyterian.
Lcmuol Roseman, who killed Frank
Hughes, at colored barber at Jackson,
on Christmas day, has been found
guilty of manslSughter.
Dr. 8. j. RoquCmOrc, who robbed
some college students at Clinton IN
the fall has boon sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for five years.
The Vicksburx True Bluos, colorcd
military company, are trying to raiGe
money sufficient to carry them to
WashiLKtOn in March,
DR.. j. J. GOss will start a new pa
per Al OsykA called the Courier.
At the election recently held IN
Summit, ]. e. Lamkin was reelected
mayor.
Brother Hun, OF the Magnolia Ga
settle, is still receiving Christmas pres
ents.
ID. II. Branch has sold his interest
In the WinonS Times to his partner,
W. N. Hurt, and has engaged in Tho
mercantile business.
Mr.. Bowen, father Of Rev. j. A..
Bowen, died at Iuka last Friday.
Capt. A. T. Wimberly, OF this State,
10 a candidate for Door-Keeper in the
House of Congress.
Rev. J. d. Gambrell and wife cele-
brate their silver wedding, al their
house in Meridian, on the 18th inst.
John 7. Quarles, a prominent bust
ness man OF Meridian, died Oh Mon
day last.
Col. James NJ. Liddcl, the United
States Marshal OF the Northern Dis
trict OF Mississippi, died at his home
In Carroll county on the 18th.
A diet Of raw sweet potatoes aud ,
Walnuts killed a Vicksburg negro boy
a few days ago.
Meridian is building-on pAper-a
narrow gauge railroad FROM that CITY
TO Tuscaloosa, Ala. The road il on
oered as follows: Capt. w. IL. Hardy,
President; c. W. Robinson, Vice
President; John ID. McInms, SecrrtA-
y; Jessie Bounds, Jr.. Treasurer.
Judge TerrAl has appointed Harris
Dickson, Of jackson, court StenOgra-
pher.
Prince Fleming aud Dick Jorday.
OF Quitman, are sentenced to be hang
cd for the murder Of John TAYLOR
about a year ago. Steve Allen, who