The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1895-11-29
State News Boiled Down.

's S"h''h So'tou NdItHOuSt
will put in an ice factory.
1t is rumored IN Canton that that town
is to have cob pipe factory.
Jackson is afflicted with the town COW
nuisance. Nothing cud be worse.
Only e'ghty-seven votes were polled
for county officers in Isscquena county.
Greenville has organized u class to
study modern history compos sed of we'll
known women.
The editor Of the Pittsboro B inner is
awful proud over Il fine, bouncing boy
baby at his house.
A Smith county man killed u rattle.
snake weighing fourteen pounds. 1t was
seven feet long.
Hon. L. NJ Smthworth, of Carroll
county, announces himself Il candidate
for Congress.
The truck farmers around Crystal
Springs send Out lady drulnmers in the
interest OF their business.
Mrs. NJ. A. Lan,lauer. of v,cksbury,
died in that c'ty last Sunday very sud.
denl y from an ..poplectic ft.
Wtstville has got 1t and got it bad-thc
measles. 1t was necessary to suspend
the school uhtil the disease abated.
The next Legislature will be asked to
establish medical branch to the State
University. VickSburg wants il located
there.
John Russell. a car Inspector. was
struck by switch engine in the Mer-
ridian railroad yards ou the 18th and fa
tally injured.
The bar of Canton has pettioned Gov.
Stone to appoint Hon. Robert Powell IN
circuit judge to succeed Judge Chrisman,
whose term expires in January.
Ed Sticky, prosperous Simpson coun
ty farmer, was shot from ambush near
Harrisville Friday night and mortally
wounded. There is no clue to the assas
sin.
There is diplheria scare pervading
jackson. One or two pupils of the pub
lie school have died, and considerable
apprehension is felt about the spread of
the disease.
Miss MGllen. a Columbus young lady.
accidentally killed herself ON the l4rh.
She was rummaSng in u drawer where
pistol was kept and accidentally dis
charged the weapon.
Wesley Horn was passing james Hen.
drlcks' house in Laudcrdale county last
week and playfnlly tossed chip in the
window. Hendricks became enrnncd ut
the action and siczing his shotgun killed
Horn on the spot. Both negroes.
F. D. Hathorn, who, with the assist.
ance ofa negro named Wade murdered his
wife Il few months ago, was convicted at
| WV AAu6"otN tuiht vi tuc tllCltIU COuEI anu
sentenced to hang on January 5th I'll.
verdict gives universal satisfaction.
A petition is being circulated in and
around Jarkson, and getting numerous
sgners, asking the next Legislature Ia
form new county to be called Capital
county," OF those portions Of Kinds and
Rankin counties al joining Jackson.
Tho Mississippi Division, Urlted Con.
federate Veterans, will hold u reunion at
Meridian on December 10th, by order of
ex-Goy. Robert Lowry, Major General
commanding. All old veterans are in.
vited Each camp is entitled to one del
egate for every twenty members.
New Albany Gazette: Coal has been
found in large quantities within one
mile OF our State capitol. The only
trouble with it is, two or three thousand
years must be added to its ago before it
is fiji for use. Some capitalists might buy
up the options and await its reaching Il
majority.
A ktmprr county farmer named Swien-
egar, was "flimtlammed" out of I.5O by II
Meridian negro last week. The farmer was
a thirsty soul, contracted with the slick
seuegumbian for one-half gallon of the
juice Of the forbidden fruit. The jns WAS
promptly delivered, but Il generou.
''swis" proved it TO be very poor urti.
Gle Of gutter water.
Jack Yal alboronsh, negro, was supposed
to DO one Of several who murdered Josie
Davis in Copiah county several ycars
ago. was captured some weeks ago and
carried to Broohhaven for trial. Ho was
convicted aud sentenced to the peniten-
lary for life, and while being conveyed
to that institution he was forcibly taken
from the guard at Crystal Springs and
hung. The negro denied to the last that
be was Jack iarborough, or that he had
anything to do with the murder.
A despatch from Rip Van Winkle Sta
ton, on the Lite J. road, dated 25 inst.
tells of the terrible experience OF wo.
man with with mad horse there Oh last
Friday. Some time last week a mad dog
made its appearance In the neighbol hood.
aud bit ~ horse belonging to Mr.. John b
Harris. Friday the horse showed signs
OF hydrophobIa, and Friday aiternernoon
he was taken in the yard for examlna-
ton. There was u number of men pres
ent looking ut the horse. Mrs. Harris
was standing iu front Of the animal, some
distance away, when all Of a sudden The
horse was seized with u ft of madness
and made lunge directly at Mrs. Harris.
who, thoroughly frightened, turned to
run, but before she had gone far the infu