The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-18
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signed the position Of spccial agent 10
investigate Indian depreciation claims,
at eight dollars a day.
A race riot has been threatened al
Arcola. growing out OF the capture
and disappearance Of the negroes who
burned Col. Paxton's house.
J. II. Parnell, of Crystal Springs, re-
Gently from Georgia, has sci out 5000
fruit trees upon so acres, to "slart" an
orchard.
The Democrats elected their ticket
in Brandon after a spirited contest.
John Enochs will be the new Mayor.
The s~tore-houee of Hugh Mcleod,
of Santec, Covington county, was
burned last week. Loss $4,000.
The parties who assassinated Maj.
Pat Hampleton, at Aberdeen last
week have been all arrested. All Of
them are colored.
Gen. Reuben Davis book, "Recol-
lections Of Mississippi and Mississip-
plans for Fifty Years" in the hands
OF the publishers.
The Wesson Tribune m out for
the Hon. w. c. Wilkinson, of Crystal
Springs, for the next Governor.
lion. 4. NJ. Favre was fortunate
enough to recover his ovcrcoat and
STA which he lost III Pearl river The
night of The collision between the Sa-
rah and the ii. Q. Yarmouth.
r. b. Chatham, the murderer OF
OF young John IIoskins, the associate
editor OF the Lexington Bulletin, has,
after a years refuge from the law, re-
turned TO Lexington and surrendered
himself to the authorities. A reward
of $500 for his arrest has been stand
ing all the time.
The cornerstone of the new City
Hall at Meridian will be laid during
the sitting of the Grand Lodge in that
city on February 18th. Grand Master
Evans has accepted al inyitatian to
ofhciate on the occasion.
Tho Natchez Democrat suggests
Gen. Will +, Martin as a suitable can
didate for Governor.
Mr.. John Calhoon, who edited the
Holly Springs Reporter in its palmy
days, was elected Mayor OF Holly
Springs last week.
Miss Fannie Heldeman, Of Green
vile, Miss , became insane on The 2nd
inst, while making preparations to
marry a prominent lawyer of that
town, and drownded herself III the
river.
Natchez girls go fox hunting.
The Corinth SnbSoiler and Demo
/. crdt has hoisted the namc OF IL. l..
Muldrow, of Oktibbeha county, for
Governor. MI. Muidrow, is now 0s-
sistant Secretary of the Interior at
Washington,
Mrs. John Stephens has resigned tie
Office of Postmistrcss at Washington,
Adams county. Miss Alice Norment
and Miss Allie Marsh, both beautiful
young ladies, are the applicants for
the place.
The Forum, Of West Point, is for
Gen. E. C. Wallhall, II present Uni
ted States Senator, for Governor.
The Yazoo CITY Sentinel says tone
of the incest presents we have seen or
heard of recently was made by Gen
Il. s. Kicks 10 his wife on Christmas
"a magnificent $4,000 solitaire dia-
mond PIN
On Thursday last, W. IL. Parks, of
Shannon, was sandbagged and robbed
of $I,l00 by two negroes. He had
Just finished his days business, when
the negroes entered and bought two
shirts. As soon as he opened the safe
to change So, he was sandbagged by
one. and the other rlfled the safe.
Mr.. Parks condition is serious but not
fatal. No clue to the robbers.
The State Bar Association was in
session at Jackson last week and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Hon. II. A.
Hill: Vice-Presidents, Hons. Il. u.
Graham, S. S. CalhOOn, Martin Mar
shall; Secretary, w. Harper; Treas
urcr, j. T. Robinson; New Executive
Committee, j. w. Fewell, j. II. IIar-
RS, NJ. Green. II, II. Thompson, z. &c.
Rocket and j. NJ. Gibson.
Sandy Harris, who was convicted
at the November term 1883, of the
Adams County Circuit Court. of petit
larceny, aud sentenced TO sixty days
confinement in the county jail, was
pardoned on the 10Th inst, by the
Governor.
"Recent race conflicts IN different
parts OF the State, 1t appears, would
dictate" says the PonfOtoc Democrat,
'ths policy Of organizing military
companies in all oflhe towns for the
protection Of citizens aud strangers
aad the enforcement of the laws"
Especially for the endorsement Of the
laws.