The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-03
State News Boiled Down.

The Israelites will erect a Jewish Ten.
pie ct Brookhaven.
Governor MuLaurin continues to send
in new Judges.
The young ladies in Brookhaveu have
organized a military company.
DR.. W. G. Kiger was elected president
of the board of health.
Eight hundred persons have been vac
cinated in Lumberton, aud still the work
goes on.
The fruit and strawberry crop was
ruined ut Madison station by the late
freeze.
Hon. C. NJ. Williamson is a candidate
for the Congressional nomination in tue
seventh district.
Speaker McCool was presented with II
gold-headcd cane by the pages of the
House last week.
The Clarion suggests that Jackson
needs u society for the prevention OF cru
city to animals.
Cohoan'a county claims to be rid of
small pox, no cases having been devol-
opcd there since the trst ult.
Fannie Singleton, the wifi. ofa Warren
comfy white man, elopel with an timer
ant razor sharpener last week.
The sum Of $4,000 has been a%ppropri-
ated for Confederate pension, by the Mis-
sissIppi Legislature.
The cOunth Herald says it is reported
that John Allen has sworn off from crack
ms any more jokes and drplores the fact.
The Prentiss Plainlcaler says il is
rnmorea that there is to BE- II lily white
Republican party oranized in this State.
The sheriff refused TO allow Mormon
elder to preach in the courthouse Of
Kinds county \ few days since. Let them
move OH
An act appropriating money for the
support Of Alcorn Agricultural and Me-
chunical College in Sums as follows: For
the year 1896, Sl6,3l7. so; for the year
1897, Sl6,8l45O..
A joint resolution for the disinterment
and removal of the remains Of eX-GOv-
earnor Pettns, from Arkansas to Jackson,
and appropriating $3.50 to pag tor same
was adopted.
G. bonus, who murdered Joseph Konr,
in Vicksburg about two weeks ago, has
been convicted and sentenced to tho peu-
itentiary for life.
As u debt raiser Bishop Galloway il par
excellence. lie preached at Memphis m
Sunday last and raised S3,776 with which
to pay Offthc debt of the fernando Street
Church.
1t is sad that Governor McLanrin will
allow several bills that were passed by
both branches Of the Legislature to sleep
for two years.
r. II. Thompson is being strongly so
licited to become a candidate for the
position o held by Judge Cooper on
the Supreme Court bench.
The ladies new reading and hospital
club, of Meridian, have gotten together
funds sufficient and will begin ut once
the erection OF a suitable building for u
charity hospital.
A couple of Mormon elders have been
working quietly IN Jackson for several
months, trying to prosclyto the Geutiles
but got mary" pros.
A Jackson exchange says the capitol
building wears u deserted appearance
since the adjournment of the Legislature.
That's about all the old rookery could
wear without endangering its stability.
The Mississippi Prohibitiouist is the
latest candidate tor public favor. Rev.
II. W. Fcatherstone is editor-in-chicf. 1t
is a four column qnartO, and extremely
neat in Typographical appearance.
Frank Mckee, of H,nds county, was
arrested last Sunday while trying to
break in Jail. He said that be wanted to
kill Il prisoner who was confined there
charged with the murder Of McRce's
brother.
The Legislature has authorized the
boards of supervisors of the different
counties to appropriate the sum of : $1,000
or less 10 defl;ny the expenses of an ex-
libit from their counties to the Chicago
aud Southern States Exposition.
Eighteen Thousand dollars was found
in a well near Fort Valley recently by II
well digger. Suit for it has been brought
by Mrs. Adicock, who claim. her hus-
band, a Confederate soldier, buried tho
money during the war, and, afterwarl
being killed, did not reveal the Hiding
pl lace to the family.