The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-09

the publication of a weekly edition.
The Democrats of Bay st. Louis
nominated Pciri for mayor.
W. U. Hampton has been appointed
postmaster at Oxford.
Meridian will spend sl5 600 on addi-
tional public school buildings.
The Sunday excursions to the coast
towns have begun on the L. & N.
Lowndcs county last week voted
against whiskey by IA sweeping ma
jority.
The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage is
booked for a lecture in Columbus on
the 10th inst.
Twenty-seven cars were wrecked on
the Northeastern road near Wautub-
bee last week.
A new college is in sight for Jack
son. Prof. Fitzhugh is floating bonds
for that purpose.
A new railroad and the question of
blind tigers are the mucl.talked OF
things at Meridian.
AS a result of an old feud 1T Potts
Camp, Rev. Stephen Wells was killed
last week by a Mr., Gurley.
While digging for rats Il Yazoo City
man claims to have uncarthed IA pct
containing s. 500 in money.
Capt. T. NJ. Smcdes has been ap-
pointed receiver of the V~icksburg
Electric Light Company.
Ed. Sugdcn, of Mississippi City,
has been appointed Deputy U. S.
Marshal for the coast district.
Hon. c. NJ. Williamson, senator
from Kinds county, will contest for
Congressman IIooker's seat.
Near Canton J. w. Mcintyre was
killed by Chas. Brown, his b%rother-in-
law. A divorce suit was the cause.
The Biloxi Herald tells of an inhu.
man wretch who amused himself by
cutting off the tongue Of a fine Jersey
COW.
The Oxford Globe says the students
of the University employ Il plgilist to
teach them to stand up, knock down
and drag out.
Mr.. W. E. Champlin. of the dcfunct
llandsb0ro Mentor, has engaged as
travelling solicitor for the Pass Chris
tian Beacon.
A number of Batcsville ladies are
preparing to engage in the growing of
violets and other flowers for northern
markets.
Hon. Rice Y. FAINT, of Holly Springs,
will probably be a candidate for Con-
grcss. Hon. Thomas Spight, of Rip
IVY 10 ~diiCdtt
An Oktibbeha nan who only read
two Populite papers has just found
out that the Worlds Fair was held.
Greenwood is going to have electric
lights.
District Attorney Neville has sued
out Il writ of habeas corpus petition
ing that viii Puryis be brought be-
fore the Marion county court at it's
regular term in June.
"Col." IIopgood was carried from
the Meridian Jail to Purvls last week
and tried before Chancellor Houston
under a writ Of habcas corpus for
bail. Judge Houston has not yet
rendered his decision.
1t is announced that Wallace Nc
Laurin has accepted a Lucrative
place. at Washington. They are all
provided for now.
The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
thinks that as Governor Mr.. Varda-
man would prove Il most efficient Off
Ger and IA very graceful figure. Hav-
ing been something of Il newspaper
man in his day, his qualifications are
naturally of a superior sort.
District Attorney Neville says that
he has received Il letter from James
Buckley denying that he has even said
lie might be mistaken as to Will Pur-
Wis being present when his brother
was killed. He re-asserts that Purvis
was the man who did the shooting.
The last issue of the Okolona Sun
was edited by the members of the
Ladies Cooking Club. They wrote on
a variety of subjects-from "tariff"
to Couture" and "home"-and cover
cd the ground pretty well, with a few.
ness of itallcised words that was real.
ly astonishing.
A terrible tragedy was committed
at KOsciusko last Saturday. Hon. s.
A. Jackson was killed by Rev. w. p.
Ratlif. A bystander named Sam
Russell, was also a victim of the bull
lets and viii Sander received shots it
is feared will proved fatal. The meet.
ing Of Jackson and Ratliff was an ac-
cidental one at the court house door I;
the tragedy was the outcome Of a
newspaper wal Of personal political
bearing. Jackson was the Democrat
ic Representative from that county.
Ratlif Is a leader Of the Populites,
editor of the Vindicator and Is also q
member of the Legislature.