The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-28

The Jones county conrt-h mse yard is
TO be ornamentcd with 80 shade trees ut
Il cost of ga.
Hon. T. c. Catchings will be a candi.
date for re-clection to Congress from the
river district.
Hons. r. 7. FAINT, Thomas Spight and
W. A. Roane are candidates for Congress,
in the second district.
The MethOdists Of Iuka ore going to
auction off u lot Of old bachelors soon for
the benefit Of the church.
Congressman Spencer ha, introduced u
bill for the Improvement Of Pearl river
from Carthage to Jack son.
The estimated loss to Claiborne comfy
by the destruction Of some of it's fac
bridges is put down at 500 900.
There is every reason to believe that
the present Legislature will provide for
building u suitable State capitol.
A military company was organized ut
Utica last week with a,r:y,wo members.
1t has not been chistcncd as yet.
Aferidian's electric st rect railway will
soon be in operation. Satisfactory pro-
gress is being made with the new cotton
mills.
The conduct of Warden Jenkins. of the
State penitenti Try, is undergoing inves-
tigation at the hands of til. board OF
cOntrOl.
There 10 a man in the POntOc jail
charged with stealing a plantation. He
wanted the earth but could not get away
with it.
A Mississippi Methodist look and Pub
fishing Co., HIS been organized ut jack
son with a capital Of S25O,0O0. 1t will be
chartered. b
The board of Supervisors of Wayne
county has reduced the salary of the
comfy Superintendent from $!75 to $l75
per annnm.
The State press is very unanimous in
its indgsement of The Law passed against
pistol carrying aud thiuk il will result in
much good.
Capt. L. W. Stafford disposed of his
famous mineral spring and hotel property
to the Stafford Mineral Spring Company
for $50, 900.
Ten thousand acres Of land was sold
near Jackson last week to a colony of
northern people who will move upon tho
tract at once.
J.. l.. Anderson's saw mill. at Ellisville,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Loss
about $4,000, with about 500 insurance
on planning mill.
The First State Bank, of Columbus,
was tho only mississippi institution
whose bid for bonds was accepted. 1t
got $50, 900 worth.
o. L. Mckay, Of Aberdeen, has been
appointed by Grand Master Harrison,
custodian Of ancient work in Symbolical
Masonry in Mississ 'ppi.
Lebe Espy, one Of three men who MUIR
dcred John r. Fly, at Marina. Fla, De-
cember9, 1891. WIS arrested at Pnrvis last
week by Sheriff McLelland.
The insurance laws ny u matter ofles is
lation need much attention AID we hope
will be duly considered. Insurance il
much too high 10 this State.
Hon. VIM. McAllister, a member Of the
Missippi Legislature, has instituted suit
against the Memphis Commercial Appeal
for libel, claiming U.s. 900 damages. =
The drouth is broken in Jefferson
county, the town council Of Harriytoa
having granted a license to retail, the
first in the county since the local option
election.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Railroad has
been assessed ut tl9. 900 per mile, by the
railroad commission. This road has
claimed exemption, but tue commission
says otherwise.
G~reenville sold waterworks bonds to
the amount Of VT, 900 Monday. Foreign
capitalists bougEt them ut q handsome
price. Work on the plant will be COM
menced vt once.
The Republicans Of Mississippi, are nc-
tive aud nearly every county is stirred mp
over the electionof Delegates to the State
convection. Mex iuley seems to have cap
iured most Of the delegates.
Nrs. Ida Moore, bstter known 40 "Bctsy
Hamilton" hos been IN Holly SPRING.
entertaining the people with the rendi-
tion Of her character istic speeches OF the
Georgia cracker and the negro Of the
KOuth.
The State hes began Ito annual dlstri-
button Of pensions - Confederate vetsr.
ans. Twenty dollars 10 paid to each Of
3,34b pensioners annually, . mers. pit
tauce, but The aggregate II 4oe,ooo, qaIss
an item to the State.