The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-31

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Mrs. Annie Potts is a candidate for Mayor
of Kansas City. She declares she intends to
make a houses house canvass.
Arkansas has passed law taxing all sleep
ing cars doing business in the State. But it
will first have to catch the sleeping cars nap
ping.
The weekly report of Secretary Hester, of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, shows that
the cotton crop is 2,329,l3S balesshort of last
year.
Mrs. A. NJ. Fosdick, Worlds Fair Commits
sioncr, wants copies of music written BY
Southern ladies'. Her address is Worlds Fair,
Chicago.
The editor of noted Georgia weekly has
posted up sign in his sanctum, which reads
"No x-president need apply for renewal Of
his former job
The authorities are after the gamblers OF
Tennessee. Chattanooga is waging vigor-
Gus war against them, and they are making
lutlHstiNt5 SNhitS III 'h'sN NY
The city of Washington is supposed to have
taken in 81, 500, 900 from visitors to the inau-
guration. And this does not include doctors
bills and the cost of cough medicines.
The Supreme Court Of Mississippi has de-
cided that a saloon with two doors, each open
, ing on different street. is virtually two sa-
looms, and must pay double license.
| Catchem, Kllum Il Robbem is said to be
the rather curious name Of an Alabama firm.
| Notwithstanding its suggestivencss, the firm
| is said to be doing thriving business.
The Houston, Texas, Post throws out this
little pointer: "Ncwspaper men may not get
into the fat Offices, but you will find them with
a great deal to say about those who do get in.
"Miss" Annie c., daughter of Rev. Sam
Jones, who was divorced from her husband
Mr.. NJ. Graham, was married to him again OF
the 10th inst, at the residence of her father
Washington correspondents say that Presi
dent Cleveland has given out the statemen
that men selected by primary elections fo
postmasters and other positions woold not b.
appointed.
The New Albany (Miss.) Gazette enviousl.
remarks "The editor of the Terry IIeadigh
is also jeweler." To which the Headligh
sadly replies ayes, sir; we have to do some
thing to make living"
Miss Fannie J. Sparks, who was sent out
India as missionary of The Methodist churc
in 1870, is lecturing on her experiences in tina
country in Eastern cities. She had charge {
a girls orphange at Bareilly, in Northwes
India.
Notwithstanding all the arguments of tn
press and of the Cotton Growers Convention
the Charleston, S. c., News and Courier is {
opinion that the cotton acreage will be largel
increased instead Of diminished. This is eli
pecially the case in Texas.
, Mrs. Gresham, the wife of the Secretary
State, said at a tea not long ago: 81 tru'
the newspapers will not begin to publish AZ
counts of my extraordinary abilities and ia
ents, for haven't any. The judge doesn
like extraordinary women"
The Franklin county Advocate says that
' few nights ago jar of gold was dug up mel
the Purvis Newman old place in the northel
part of the county. 1t is not definitely know
who were the parties that unearthed and ca
? ried away the hidden treasure.
President L. T. Fitzhugh, of the Whitwor
Female College, has purchased "Belhavcn
the handsome residence of Col. Jonas s. Har
. ilton, of Jackson, and it is said that he W
start a female seminary there, resigning I
presidency OF the Whitworth College.
President Cleveland has appointedEx-Lic'
Gov. W. H. Sims, Of Columbus, Miss, ASS
tant Secretary Of the Interior, and Mr.. J.
Carter, of Louisiana, Internal Revenue Collie
tor for Louisiana and Mississippi. Both 60
n appointments.
Of Postmaster General Bissell states that
editor was placed in an ironclad rule. "lt
~ postmaster chooses to sit up until late in
night writing editorials" he said, tive c.
q tsinly will not object, nor will we il a postm
e, ter writes anything after office hours for
" week."
Y. Chairman Basil D. Gordon told reporter
the Washington Post on Thursday that
- did not know that he was an aspirant for .
bonor in particular, but that deep down in
breast of every true American, sometir
J dormant and sometimes actively awake, '
I the desire to serve his country, and he WAS
- exception to the rule"
Our Confederate Commander Gen. W.
jackson, proprietor Of the Belle Meade st
10 farm in Tennessee, says that, though the 90
,ss acre domain seems perfect to visit
he himself is far from thinking 50, and spe
m. from $4,000 to $4,000 on il every year.
has been in the family for century. Th
? arc twenty-five miles Of stone fences, VT
cost 81 per yard to construct. There is ?
Of Ave hundred acres, filled with squiri
partridgcs and three hundred deer.