The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-07-19
Ehr Drmorraf- Star
state News Boiled Down.

"
Henry l.. Muller, clerk OF the Spcl
gler House, jackson, suicided by IA
King morphine. Dissipation cause
the act.
Properly In Oxford has recently al
vanced twenty-five per cent in value
MIR. A. ID. Mattingly, u leading
business man in NicksbHrg, is dead
lie was aged 81 years.
A SIX months old Jersey calf ia Civ
ing milk at lIatesville. II Is Il gcnu
Inc Curiosity.
The sum OF $500 was raised II
Aberdeen for the purpose Of erecting
new Baptist church.
Quite a number Of dead bodies have
1l0ated past Vicksburg lately, three
have gone by in one day. II is geH-
orally believed that they came from
the COnemaugh valley.
Four negroes who engaged IN the
MariOn riot In 1881 have been recent
Iy captured in 81. Louis and returned
10 Meridian Jail.
Paul ID. Jones, one of the many
cOioFed postal clerks recently appoint
ed and whose run was on the YazOO
Branch road, was arrested ~ Jackson
last Saturday, charged with riding the
mail in his charge. lie gave Il $500
bond and asserts his Innocence.
Sullivan has fought two battles in
Mississippi. He won both, to say
nothing Of his triumph over the reg
ularly constituted authorities.
The editor Of The Ripley Seatimel
has a copy of a newspaper that was
published IN 1900.
The Lincoln Alliance has nomina-
ted Il full ticket IN opposition to the
Democratic ticket.
Gov. Lowry will resume the prac-
ticc OF law al. JasksOn as soom as his
term as Governor expires.
Dill Sexton. The author Of an in
quilting no;e consigned 10 a young lady
in EIlisviIle, was rode around town on
a rail last Thursday. Late that night
Sexton shot ard killed Henry Prcntiss,
a man who had taken a leading part
In his punishment, and then fed the
country.
The next annual camp meeting OF
bennington Camp Ground, near Crys-
tai Springs, will begin August 18th
and continue one week. The public
and ministers friendly TO camp meet.
ings are especially invited.
The Mississippi State Grange has
charged a committee, of which II. b. !
Marion, of Okolono, is Treasurer. to I
raise funds for the purpose of erecting
a monument 10 their late Worthy Mas
Ter, Captain Put Dardcn.
CASTOR Jones, a Kcmper county nc. J
gro, last week told his friends he was
going TO cat dinner that day in hell.
lie then went off with an old muskct
On his shoulder to "a neighbours and
murdered his wife, and shortly alter
shot out his own brains.
J. X. Almon say Some of the
Press boys want Col. Stockdalc 10 90
On the excursion to do the talking
while they eat. A
When the fight was over and the
oullivan-kilrain crowd were Ecarly
o New Orleans. Meridian put on her
paint and swore by Gov. Lowry's
proclamation, that the streets should
nm in gore before the pugilists should
escape from the State through that
own. All quiet at last reports.
In the celebrated suit of the State
IN the bond of Hamilton, Allen & Co.
Ormer lessees Of the pcnitentIary, The
Court at Jackson gave judy
nent for $46,4OO. An appeal will be
AIKEN.
A bank has been established a Suni-
nit.
A matrimonial cyclone is sweeping
he State.
Lawrence county will hold no Cir
mt Court in July for want of bust
less.
The V%icksburg Democrat says Adel-
'ert Ames, known to fame
n Mississippi during the dark days,
> exercising no small amount of in
Iuence In distributing Federal pap in
he State.
The Durant Democrat properlY
core some OF the Democrats of that
for making % the bond of an
postmaster appointed by
resident Harrison.
Meridian must be on a boom: all
he contractors in the city are too
usy 10 accept further work.
Farley Bros, Of Purvis have taken
contract TO build the courthou Sc
/ Purvis for 1924.
While two young girls of scooba,
'ere playing with a pistol, one day
gently, the weapon "went OFF, The