The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-12-23
NO. so.
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned with Care From Our Many Ex-
changes.

system,
vicksburg /. to have new city
Directory.
| Chester, Miss, Is fine market
for hickory nuts.
Mormon missionaries have been at
their terrible work In Amite county.
Three murderers were hung on the
l4th inst, in different part of the
State.
Congressman Kyle has been called
home from Washington by sickness
in his family.
| Harris Strong, near West Point,
had so tons OF hay burned last week
by the carelessness. of rabbit hunters.
The-ohargcs against the manage
ment Of the Blind Assylum at jack
son has been clearly reputed by DR..
z. Fairly, Superintendent.
Senatobia ought to have first
class female college now as the one
there recently had an endowment &c
s25,ooO by Col. Blackburn lately
deceased.
The State revenue agent has filed
a suit in the Kinds county oouft,
against the /. U. and Valley rail
roads for taxes. The amouat claim
ed is about 100000.
Mr.. J. +. Forehand, after three
mt nths work in the editorial harness,
has thrown up the job, aud sold the
Durant Democrat to Messrs. Nc 4
Clendon and Hilliard.
Boonville, Miss, is enjoying a
splendid business this season. Boon
vile is small town in poor coun-
ty, but The farmers diversity their
crops and hence they have money.
The credit system there has been
relegated to the past.
Hon. j. II. Beeman, ex-Congress-
man, was called TO the door Of his
residence, near Ely, Monday by two
masked men, who assaulted and
robbed him of $500. He was very
badly battered and bruised. There
is no clew to the robbers.
Attorney-General Frank Johnston
has given an opinion on the 10 per
cent, damages allowed collectors
after the 10Th of December. He
says that the collector is not allowed
The 10 per cent, damages il taxes are
paid without distress, or unless ad
vertised.
Quite number Of Western men
are in the Delta with the view TO
making investments. Boliver has
received her full share of attention
and good results may be expected ase
no section offers greater opportuni-
ties for the establishment of some
kind Of industries. s.--Bolivar county
Democrat.
From the State Auditors report il
is learned that there are more hogs ii,
Mississippi than in many years past.
This is encouraging, and shows that
the people are beginning sto realize
the Importance of raising their own
meat. When farm is self support
ing than it will be properous, and
not before. 1t can never be when
devoted entirely to cotton, but will
starve on the present prices.
The Oxford GLOBE says one Of the
merchants of that town recently re-
fused TO buy his stock of canned to-
matoes from the Oxford Canning Co.,
on account Of the price being to
high; but bought them in Memphis
instead, where he had to pay five
cents on the dozen more besides pay
ing freight both ways, for on open
ing the boxes the goods were found
to have been made in Oxford.
The Federal Courts of our State
are asking for the appointment Of
assistant district attorneys, giving as
reason for the fact that the
illicit selling and making Of liquor is
greatly increasing in the State, ow-
ing TO many counties having sup
pressed licensed saloons, and In con-
sequence the business Of the Federal
Courts is becoming too heavy to be-
handled without additional attorneys.
Bolivar County Democrat.
Before The close Of the approach
ing session of the legislature Gov.
Stone will be called upon TO appoint
successors to both Chancellor Conn
and Judge Chrisman, The term Of the
former expires very soon and that Of