The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-07-05
Ehe lcmOrraf-S Star
State News Boiled Down.

Oktibbeha county instructed II
Stone, last Saturday.
The Democrats and Republicans
Bolivar have fused.
Washington county is TO have
500, 600 Courthouse.
There il to be a grand Confrdrral
reunion at Byhalia on July 25tn.
The Delta Bank was organized q
Greenwood with u capital OF $lOO,OV
Miss Dora Liddon, an estimabl
Young lady of Corinth, died last week
Bill Nye has been appointed post
master at Walden. Nothing funn'
about This.
Lawrence county holds no CIrcui
Court in July. No business. So mucl
for prohibition.
or the forty odd candidates tina
started in the racc for Governor all
but three have Withdrawn.
A raid was made on cOlored va.
grants at Durant last week and more
than 500 collected in fines.
The Corinth Sub-.Soiler and Demo
crat is greatly opposed 10 a Constitn-
tiOnal Convention.
Since Lees withdrawal, Lowndcs
county will go for Stone for Governor
without opposition.
James Lambert, an old and respect
cd citizen Of Lawrence county, died
last week In All apopIectic fit.
The courthouse OF Pontotoc county
was set on fire BY lightning last week,
but no great damage was done.
In two days the grand jury Of the
second district IT Marion county re-
turned AZ Indictments against blind
tiger men.
The race for Governor ia now strict
~ between Stone aud Cameron with
at least five chances 10 one in favor Of
Stone.
Crop prospects in Mississippi at
present are very good. There has
been a little two much rain in some
sections.
Two Mormon Elders recently re-
ccivod o vigorous thrashing by c.ti-
zens in Chickasaw county and were
ordered to leave,
An old soldiers says that during the
war there never was any trouble about
finding Stone whcL there was duty
10 be done,
Sam Jones, it Is said, converted 800
people at Wesson, aud was presented
with $l023 ia fraction over $500
for each converted sinner.
Tunica county Democrats send del
cgatcs to the State Convention unin-
Structed, but n majority is OutspokOn
tor Stone for Governor.
The Raymond G0zette says thai
Mr.. Cameron, the sn-called farmer
candidate for Governor, veal cotton
adc and pins a cotton bloom in the
lapel of his coat.
Miss Rose Gibson, a most esiimablc
young lady aged II years, residing al
Pine Ridge, Adams county, was
found dead in her bed a few mornings
ago. The doctors SAID that her death
was caused from heart disease.
Mrs. Hawkins, wife of DR.. Hawk
ina, editor Of the only Republican pa
per in Mississippi, has been appointed
pOstmlstrcss at New Albany. The
himself is doubtless expecting
something more substantial.
Tho Durant Democrat properly
eNOACr SOhiC VI VIC D~CllOCid ats W Audh
place for making up the bond of an
offensive postmaster appointed by
President Harrison.
The New Albany Waterman, Re-
publican, announces Judge H. =. Sim
rail-, of Warren, for Governor, The
fact thai Judge Simrall is likely to run
makes it important to put sound Dem
Ocrats TO the front and organize tie
party.
Ex.Gov. Stone, in a letter TO Capt.
Frank Johnston, Of Jackson, deincs
his position on the Constitutional Con-
vention. If the people of Mississippi
want a Convention, he win not, IL
elected Governor, stand IA their way.
An Eastern paper says that Missis-
sippi has a fortune in cottonwood.
Cottonwood is coming into VIDE use
for lumber. In New Orleans white
pine is worth s35 per thousand, while
yellow cottonwood brings SOS.
Mr.. ]. L. McCaskill, Of Brandon,
who, under Mr. CleVclsnd's admins
t%ration, waS appointed U. S. Consul
for Dublin, Ireland, has been super
ceded by Mr.. Alexander j. Reed, Of
Wisconsin.
The Crystal Springs Meter says:
The value Of the tomato crpp shipped
from here this year viii hugely eK-
coed tbeAslue Of the oeitsn eoHirVlled
By thet0Wn. Tins is a bold assertion.
hut Mo m beiieve 70 be trua. urvcr-