The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-28
Ghe lemorrat- Star
State News Boiled Down.

citizen Of Summit, died last week.
The Columbus Rihcmch have dec
ded not TO go to the Natchez cncaml
nent.
II Is stated that Vicksburg's city I
nances arc no! sufficient TO pay I'll
police force.
The probabilities ore that w. j
Gibbs will be the Lcxt Postmaster
Jackson.
II is said that the creamery at Stark
vile turns Il one hundred pounds q
butter daily.
These observation-disclosures
candidates withdraw for fear OF de
feat, by-gosh.
The country along The Illinois Cen
trail railroad has been greatly re fresh
ed by recent rains.
Rev. Sam Jones renewed sixteen
hundred dollars for his part Of the
funds raised at Jackson.
Mississippi has a funded debt of ST.
lO5,l5O. This is far less than any other
Southern State except Kentucky.
Rev. Sam Jones is now conducting
a meeting at Wcsson. He converted
about 800 sinners while in Jackson.
A cotton bloom from Sharkcy coun-
ty has been sent 10 the Herald Office,
Vicksburg, the first reported for the
season.
There was a tremendous fall In the
price of jute bagging as soon as The
Southern farmers decided to use cot
ton bagging.
The Baptist State Convention meets
in West Point July 25th. The town
is making arrangements 10 entertain
them handsomely.
The Rolling Fork Pilot says the
Charlton has been of a mild form, and
that the damage done from it is not
so serious as was at first feared.
Flux is prevailing to an alarming
extent at Pittsboro, Calhoun county,
this State. One death is reported and
many cases are dangerously i'll.
Mr.. VIII Ward of The East Missis-
sippi Times was married on the 18Th
inst, to the accomplished Miss Annie
COnnnll Oc to,1-y;II
Capt. Frank Burkitt, editor of The
Chickastw Messenger, was endorsed
last week by the Democrats of his j..
precinct for Governor.
Mrs. Halle Campbell, of Sardis,
shot and wounded John Williams for
slandering her character by pretended
criminal dalliance with her. )
OF the $4,000 Federal soldiers who
as Is stated enlisted from Mississippi
the late unplcasantness only :
some six hundred and fifty were white =
men. :
Monroe county planters will not
nave to purchase a solitary mule bred Y
outside of their county this year. The
home production will fully supply the
home demand.
Mississippi has 43S saw mills, 10
mills, 1873 planning mills, u log-
ring railroads, IS dry kiln plants, 30
Mills using band saving machines AL
md 80 wholesale lumber dealers.
The grand jury of Lowndes county.
omposed of twenty solid and substan- q
ial citizens of that county and weigh
ng on an average of 1856 pounds, took
vote for Governor, and every one
t them voted for John NJ. Stone for
Governor.
The insurance law of the State is a
allure, says the aberdeen Weekly.
he number Of home COMPANIES has
OF multiplied as was expected and
&c foreign companies who have COM
led with the law are bleeding the
'ople beyond measure.
AS the immediate fruit of the Jones
Getting, the Jackson churches have
zen recruited as follows: Methodist
!; West Jackson Methodist, %; Bap-
81, 70 baptized and ten other candj-
ties for the ordinance Presby terian,
/; Episcopal, 10; Christian, /; total
A.
E. G. Peyton died at his home
Hazlehurst last week. lie was one
the foremost lawyers in the State,
wing served on the bench for eigh-
m years with honor to himself and
credit TO the State. lie was lust
the prime of life, being only forty
rec years of age, and his loss will
felt all over the State. lie leaves a
fe and eve children.
The Episcopal residence was bur-
lrized ole night last week at Jack
a between u aud 6 O'Clock. am.
Zen Bishop uugh Miller Thompson
t the Episcopal ring, an AMETHYST.
amethyst collar button that once
to Mrs. George Washington
d other things of small value. IL
$ not known that the house had
m burglarized until the family miss
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