The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-16

News Boiled Down.

mootcd in Okoluna.
Swollen streams are getting in The
work all oyer the country.
Sam jones will revoluIi0nize CO
lumbns, in September.
Hon. L. @. G. Lamar visited OK
ford last week.
Judge Loeb MrLaurcn is maxim,
arrangements to move to Dallas, Tex
A dog supposed TO have hydrophO
bia was killed ut Woudvi!le last week
Too much rain is the cry sent up b,
several counties throughout the State
In Wayne county last week, Reu.
ben llcrrings shot and killed Dick
Henry.
Aberdeen has contracted for the inn
mediate building OF a free school house
to cost $4,000.
Jackson's new postmaster, Maj. w.
II. Gibbs, has taken formal possess
sion of the office.
The new assessment in Rankin coun-
ty this year shows an increase OF near
ly half a million ovcr last year.
1t is reported that the Georgia Pa
ciic Railroad Co. will construct a
branch 10 Yazoo City.
Miss Cora Matthews, sister of the
late Print Matthews, has been appoint
ed postmaster at %IIazlchurst.
Cotton worms have appeared in T.
saqueha county. Several have also
been found in Warren county.
Mrs. Lou. M. Byrnes, born Fox, a
most cstimable Warren county lady,
died in Vicksburg last week.
The Vicksburg authorities arc wa.
ging war on the colorcd female va
grants in that city. That is very pro-
per.
Gov. Lowry is a staycr, Sullivan,
kilrain, Fitzpatrick, Rich and Re-
neaud have been knocked out by his
arm.
Prot. w. d. Massey one of the can
didatcs for Representatives of Jasper
county, died very suddenly last Fri
LAY.
Vicksburg now has a humane So
aiety. Every town in the State should =,
organize for the protection of dumb =
Drutes.
Bolivar county leads the State IN :
he number of saloons, the number. 6
according TO the Democrat being over {
he hundred. &
A. j. S. Rowland, of Claiborne "
onnly, had his fa~thcr-in-law. Joseph <
walters, arrested in Vicksourg for
a quilt. a,
Col. A. I. Wlmbcrly, the new rev. &
Tue collector of Mississippi, has made =
p his bond of $4,000 and forward -
it to Washington.
Sheriff Cowart, of Marion county.
'honnces as false the charge that he n
ceived Doodle to allow the Sullivan
Train fight TO 90 OH.
NeWton county can boast OF "NVbito 10
They took out the other NIGHT
man named Jones and gave him -,
beating. Wife abandonment FRI
S beer charged against him, saSe
lnka Reporter A meteor tell on Bob iSleo
oyds place near Burnt Mills. ono seas Sc IS
y recently. II was duo nm aud with
lgihed Two pounds and five oupcos
a dark gray rock. -
The Baptist Church at Waco, Texas =
revoked the license of Rev. NJ, ~
run, formerly Of this State, ON tbc q
unds of hcrcsy. Mr.. Martin has
ny warm friends in Mississippi,
llarles Dilger and Harry Smart,
'hurderers, were hung at Louis
on wednesday, Smart was done
at the first trial but Dilger had to
out OF the pit 10 have Tho
fe-adJustcd around his neck
scene al the scafIold is described
errible.
nc Oh county Jail at RavmoEd,
The landmarks of that place. is
g demolished, AND the stone used
VIII be carried 10 Jackson, where
be used for the foundation Of
episcopal chapel. The stone was
IN this Stats near Raymond
,3S or 1910.
&c IRON bridge across Pearl river
let by The Board of Supervisors
lids county, at Raymond. ON
day. The 9th day of August. IN
.hihg Iron Bridge Company of
Gland, Ohio, for $4,000, TO be fin.
Wiihln four months from the
of letting.
c negro messengers on the VAL.
'oau are giving the citizens of
'Ourg a great 6eal of trouble.
persists in giving ig-
u negroes important positions
Unnecessary TO give negroes any
some ~advice-tliey wouldn't
I in lime.
-
: W. ). David, a returned mis-
y who has spent several years
-, Africa, said in a speech at
apiist State Convention At W., N