The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1894-01-13
STATE NEWS.
Cleaned with Care From Our Many Ex~
changes.


Only four members were absent
on the assembling of our legislature.
Governor Stone pardoned seven
convicts White Caps on Christmas
eve.
DR.. j. M. Keys has been appoint
ed Mayor Of Carrollton, by Governor
Stone.
Mr.. S. e. Foster, the slayer Of
Judge j. b. Morgan, has been adj
mitted to balm The sum Of $40, 900.
The Blind Asylum will be lnvestl-
gated again. 4 resolution to that ef-
feet having already been passed by
the House.
Tbe sash and blind factory, Of
Meridian, recently presented the
foreman of each department with a
neat work jacket and cap.
Miss Bennie Vinsen retires from
the editorial management, Of tho
Kemper Herald and IS succeeded by
by Miss Brinkley Vinson.
The present winter bears striking
resemblance TO tina. of 1890. when
there was scarcely a frost worth.
speaking of until "a March
The Oxford Globe says: Here's
the University Of Mississippi yell:
Razzle, Dazzle, Gobble, Gobble, Sis
-Boom--Bah! Mississippi, Missis-
sippi, 'Rah--' Rah--'Rah
The case of will puryis, who was
convicted Of murder for killing u,
witness in White Cap case in Mari
on county las been affirmed by the
supreme court. He will hang.
Ten or q dozen italian families,.
forming a colony, are planting near
Friars Point and have made good5
crops, pad fOt their Supplies, ETC.,
and are very desirable tenants. They
are OH ths Sessions pI3ce.
Geu.J' 3. Gorden, Of Georgia, has
been lecturing on the "East Days Of
the Confederacy," throaghoat the
State the past week, under the aus
pices Of the Confederate Veteran.
Association.
Itseem that the tide Of foreign i'm
migration is at last beginning to turn
toward the South. It's reported that
a French syndicatea few, days ago
closed trade for one huHdred thou
sand acres of land in Mississippi, ON
which it proposes to settle large
colony of French agiioultnrlsts.
We we're pleased to hear a man
who knows renal kthe other day that
an unusually fine class Of students
are in attendance ut the University
this year. lie sayS that there are
fewer disorderly or noisy fellows, and
thai the average Of both morality and
intelligence is unusually good, So be
it.. We look to see the State benefit
ed and honored by them few years
he tnce.--Oxford Globe.
A young grey wolf, which was
brought here last Friday attracted
much attention. She was caught on
Tippo about three weeks ago in ..
steel trap, placed where she and an
other one had killed a calf. She
seemed as gentle as scared dog,
more afraid of;being hurt than injur-
ing her spectators. She was
bought and carried home by the I
Kentucky hunter.---Grenada Senti-
mel.
The Wesson Mirror says the Mis-
sissippi mills are beginning work on
some marked Improvements. They
are going to erect building, and
put in machinery for the mannfac-
ture Of shoddy goods. They are
also bailding O.. large stable in the
rear Of the mills, 40 by so, for the
accommodation Of their tesmsr They
are buying considerable cotton now,
and the prospect is good for a lively
future.
On farm Of about ten acres, not
many miles from Aberdeen, west
ern man this year raised and sold
$500 wor h of Irish potatoes on less
than three acres 800 worth in GU
cumbers on half acre, over 500
worth. of tomatoes on one acre, be.
sides smaller sun, of.other vegeta-
bles, cabbage, tnrnips, etc. He had
also thirty head Of cattle and two
good horses and sold enough milk
and butter to pa7 the ireexpenses
Of the farm and his family. Anoth-
or wertern man near. him raised
Sl200 worth Of Irish potatoes on
seven acres and had the money n