The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-12-14

upon its sixth volume.
Hon j. X. Varlamau, of Lefore, is a
candidate for governor.
A half million brick will be shipped to
Meridian by Il Jackson firm.
The corn crop of Mississippi for 1891
amount to 36, OOO, 900 bushels.
The drought has been broken in man,
sections OF the State by good rains.
Residence of +. w. Johns destroyed by
fire at Madison Station. Loss $4,000.
Hon. Wiley N. Nash, of Starkville, il
Il candidate for Attorney General.
Mr.. S. p. Richardson has assumed eli-
torial charge Of the Yazoo Sentinel.
The business outlook in YazJO City is
very tlattering, so says the Sentinel.
The Sentinel says Il tramp or a pauper
would be II curiosity in Yazoo City.
Sweet potatoes are selling at40 ant
45 cents per bushcl on accounts in Raj
eish.
New Orleans dairyman has been in
! cry contracting for milk at fifteen cents
Il gallon.
Car loads of country corn are sold on
the streets of Jackson daily at fifty cents
per buslel.
Up to the first of December 3. 500 bales
of cotton had been shipped from Wood
vile.
Ripley has been visited by a good rain
which pnt an end to the forest fires in
that neighborhood.
Alex Harris, of Memphis, aud Miss Lii.
da l.. Miller, of Holly Springs, Miss,
were married Dec. 8.
Notwithstanding their similarity to
United States currency, the Mississippi
bonds will not pass for money.
The Meteor says that next years truck
crop will be the largest ever pitched III
the history of Crystal Springs.
The Catholics of Yazoo City have
raised $1,000 for a new church and will
begin work in the spring.
A party of Northwestern In mbermeu
are coming to Mississippi to investigate
the pine resources of the State.
Lake Doak, who shot and killed his
brother-in-law last July at Durant, was
acquitted OF the crime Dec. 7. II
The Southern Herald says: "We will
take corn, peas potatoes, mOlasses aud
money in payment of subscriptions"
Carroll county has had four shooting
ARRAYS within the past few weeks, two
of which have resulted fatally.
In Mississippi, ont of a total population
of 1889 500, there are only % 29 per
sons of foreign parentage, about 2 per
cent.
AT the great flower show in Mobile re-
Gently. the chrysanthemum prizes were
captured by the ladies of Bonneville, Mis-
sissippi.
The food of immigrants coming to Mis-
sissippi are Industrious and enterprising
people who will make IA living ont OF
the ground,
After Il very sensational trial at Halle.
hurst, Chancellor Conn refused to grant
a divorce to the wife OF State Senator r.
B, MaA es.s
The State personal assessm.n M roll of
last year, shows SI5, $40, 1863 and for this
year, only S43,6l9,O7S, says the West
Point Leader.
The Williamsburg Waterman says the
long talked of railroad is closing up on
Williamsburg and the plant for the de-
pot is located.
Simpson county has not enough teach
ers for her white schools, for the reason
that of scores of applicants. only IL years
of age were able to secure license.
A merchant in Smith county adver.
tises that he will sell Christmas tricks
and take eggs, coon skins, etc, in pay.
ment for same.
John Merchant, mail rider between
Ellisville and Williamsburg, was held up
and robbed of the mail pouch Dec. 8
Thief still at large.
SardiS merchants are sending their
cotton to Memphis, fifty miles by wa son,
claiming the freight charges are too high
on the railroad.
The physicians Of Holly Springs deny
that there is scarlet fever in the Moth
Mississippi Presbyterian College, as has
been reported.
The H%azlehurst Signal is e1titled to
the badge for the biggest potato yarn. 1t
says Hon. Geo. s, DOdds grew u sweet
potato four feet long and three inches in
| diameter.
. RaLkin county has u large surplus of
mOlasses, and the Brandon News says #
it was sold at 81 cents u gallon. the ef-
feet of 5.cent cotton would not be felt.
George Burgess, Lee Reed and Geoage
Young, the negroes charged with the
murder OF Mr.. NJ. j.. Merchant, of Vicks-
burg, have been taken to Natchez fol
safe keeping.
Mr.. Julius Danalett, the unfortunate
florist of the National Cemetery, who
fell from the scaffOlding OF false work OF
the Mint Springs bridge recently, died
from his injuries Dec. 6, at vicksburg.
The entire State is waking up over tho
question Of immigration. The live, GO
ahead papers are advocating 1t, and
through their efforts the peopl, are be-
ginniug to see its graat advantages to
the State.
The Holly Springs South says that hall
the cotton crop IN that section is still IN
tho fields. Notwithstanding the tavorabl 9
weather for gathering; aud that it Is LA.
BILE 10 remain there Ii the present prices
do not advance.
John and James Delay, two Young
men who live at Holly Springs, Miss,
were drowned at CAIRO, H., Dec. 4. They
were IN n skiff and were run down BY d
tug. There wore FIVE men in the skitf
and only the two brothers were drowned.
1t Is said there will DO about eighty
candidates for State officers OH the Dom
ocratic side next year. Times will be
lively In tho State. The Pops will also
have u sidc show running. but theirs
will be close corporation and u fcw mon
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