The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-12-10

Five Winnebago Indians, recently tried
for murder at Tekama, Neb., were found
guilty and sentenced to Imprisonment for
life.
In the Vanderpool case, At Kalamazoo
ON the 2lst, the prisoners counsel with.
drew their motion to admit him to bail.
A horrible murder Of o whole family.
numbering five persons, was committed
near Potosi, Mo, on the 10Th. A Mr.. and
Mrs Lapine, a sister Of Mrs, Lapine and
two children, were brutally killed by a
couple Of miners, named John Armstrong
and Charles Jolly.
Mrs I. NJ Avery, wife Of a prominent
citizen-a lumber merchandise Chicago.
mysteriously disappeared a few days age,
aud her whereabouts was unknown for
three or fouE days, when news was re.
oeived that a woman had put up at a hotel
at Niagara Falls, and addressed a note 10
T. NJ. Avery, Chicago, after which she
proceeded to the river and deliberately
jumped into the rapids and was carriedoy
the falls. No doubt Is entertained hutthis
was the missing Mrs, Avery, who had been
subject to insanity for several years.
Bernard Mcisncr has been tried al Ike.
nosha, Wis, for the murder Of Frederick
FithoH. The jury rendered a verdict of
granddaughter In the fourth degree, and
the Court imposed a fine of $500 and
costs.
AL Evansville, Ind, on the 2ist three
steamer-the Norman, Pine Bluff and
City Of Eyansville-were destroyed by fire.
A MIS-. Ward, a passenger on the Norman,
from Newburg to Riley's Landing, 10 ioin
her husband, became bcwildered, and fail.
ing to follow the chambemaid, who sought
to save her, she was burned TO death. Her
remains Were recovered,
The first annual meeting Of the Ameri
can Woman's Suffrage Association was
opened at Cleveland, Ohio, on the ed.
fiity-one delegates, representing twelve
States, were present.
For Congressman at Large in Illinois
John A. Logan, Republican, received 1875.
eg6 votes VIM. b. Anderson. Democrat.
l44,1W. For State Treasurer +. n. Bates.
Republican, received 167,6O7; Charles
Ridgely, Democrat, 144,45s.
The boiler of a Touring mill at Terre
Hautc, Ind, exploded on the esd, killing
an old gentleman named David Derry. and
injuring his grandson so that be died soon
after, The engineer was seriously In.
jured.
Metropolitan Hotel, Chicago, was dam.
aged by fire on the night Of the e2d. 10
the extent of about 10000, including loss
on furniture. In trying to escape from
the building several Of the inmates were
quite severely injured, and the nor,er of
the hotel, Moses Hansen, lost his life by
suffocation.
The executive committee Of the Red
Stocking Base Ball Club, of Cincinnati
have issued a circular to the members, an.
nouncing their determination not to EN-.
ploy . professional nine for 1871.
A special dispatch received in New York
on the 10Th says the next Legislature of
Nevada will consist, according TO latest
advices, Of twelve Republicans and eleven
in the Senate, with twenty Re.
publlcans and t~wcnty-six Democrats in
The Assembly. Official returns may posi-.
bly, give the Democrats two OF three less
IN the Assembly.
The Illinois Legislature, on official
count, will stand. In the Senate, 80 Re.
and Is Democrats. The House
10 Republicans, 70 Democrats, and Q indie.
,cndcnts,