The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-02-22
Ehe 1rmorraf-S Star
State News Boiled Down.

1t Is rumorcd that Iuka will have
bank.
Judy Guion, of Yazoo City, Is IL.
years old.
Meridian still calls for more rail,
roads.
Matrimony seems contagious IN Gre
NADIA.
The Crystal Springs box factory is
TO be enlarged.
J. d. Harrell has been appointed
postmaster at Osyka.
John L. Sullivan i. announced as a
candidate for sheriffin Lchore county.
The Columbus Iade1 suggests that
the Stale build AN asylum for insane
negroes.
Capitalists from Illinois have re-
Gently purchased 5000 acres of land
in YazOo county.
Amory, Mississippi, isonly II year
old, aud ITS property assessment reach
es 100000.
There wers two divorces granted
out of the four cases on the docket at
Mississippi City last week.
Archie McGehce, clerk of the L. s.
District Court, at Jackson, died on
the night of the Sth inst.
A little daughter OF jefferson Booth
of Rankin county was burned to death
Oh Monday, her clothitg catching fire.
The Reporter says the treasury of
TishomIngo county is empty and coun-
ty warrants are quoted at 80 cents on
the dollar.
Miss Binnie Vmson, editress of tie !
Scooba Herald, a " she wants the
next Governor Of Mississippi to be a
young man.
Atlas Randall, while brutally beat
ing one of his children near Artesia,
turned and killed his niece, Julia Shu-
lar, for interfering.
The Yicksburg Herald thinks that
cotton will 90 down to five cents a
pound if war should break out in
Europe.
James S. Richardson's Dahomey
plantation, in Bolivar county, con-
tanning $4,000 acres in one tract, the
largest cotton plantation in the world,
will this year put 10000 acres in cot
ton alone.
Prof. Dobyps, ofthc Deaf and Dumb
Institute, says according to the last ;
census, there are in Mississippi SIX
deaf and cumb persons, who are also
blind, and would like 10 hear of their
Whereabouts. !
A painter named Joe Rogers was j
run over and killed by a passenger
train on the G.. z. railroad at Green
willie last Monday. lie was drunk and |
had gone to sleep on The track.
The conductors aud trainmen Of the
Mobile and OHIO Railroad have been !
sapplied with Winchester rifles as a
means Of defense in case of attempted
train robbery.
There are twenty-five cotton COM
presses in Mississippi. The work OF
these presses save oyer 100000 to the /
people OF Mississippi, all of which
would 90 to build up New Orleans or
Mobile.
The Winona Adcance thinks that
the man wkO votes for prohibition aud
then slips aud sneaks around aud pa
tronizes "blind tigers" Is a mighty
poor fellow 10 set up as an advocate of
law and order. q
1t is equal TO a circus to hear the =
testimony Of Gen. Chalmers witness
e. in his contest Gaze If he expects
10 get a seat in Congress upon such
testimony he is doomed 10 disappoint-
ment.
The Oxford Globe, compares Gen. 4
Chalmers to the everlasting snake in |
Pollock's "Course Of Time" with its
thousand snaky heads of all colors and
shapes. K
At the last term of the Circuit Court
in Jefferson county the grand jury re-
turned only two true bills, Que tor
grand larceny, and one for assault and b,
battery with intent to Kill. =
Gardeners al Crystal Springs will a
this spring plant 700 TO 800 acres in ii
tomatoes, 300 acres in cantelopes and
c~ucumbers, 80 acres in besns aud Of
peas, besides they have COO acres in y
Strawberries. D
A correspondent of the NeU Ma. y
stssiPPiaR says the people want a mar ~
for their next Governor "who isn't
soft from his heart up" That's good.
Sam Whitworth, Ike Hoskins and =
Dan Mclean were indicted for muir \
der by the LeaOre grand jury last
week, and aftei ward obtained achange I
of venue TO Washington county.
The Crystal Springs Meteor SAYS: s
The increase Of orchards in this v%Icin-
ity has been 80 great within the last j..
few years that many knowing ones es- n