The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-09-24

canada Is to have a new prison OK.
cluslvely for women coByicts
Three English tourists have fallen
over Swiss precipiccs during the past
summer.
The Colorado potato bug has made
ts appearance on the western border of
Canada.
"A butcher in Russia gots a Govern.
ment whipping if he cheats his ousto.
mcrs.
A drinking fountain Is tobe erectedto
the memory Of Mark Lemon, at Crawley,
England, his former residence.
Six hundred and fifty soldiers in Der.
lin Were married on the 3lstof July, pre-.
vious to their departure to the front.
In Brittany recently, 70 900 volun.
toors partook of communion in one day,
on the eve Of enrolling Themselves in the
army.
Mos all Of the owners of coal mines
In Germany sQreed TO keen on paving
The wages Of those Of their miners that
take part in the war.
The el00 prize offered by Mr.. James
Mason for the best managed farm in Ok.
iurdshire, England, has been awarded by
the judges to Mrs, Mary E. Millington.
In Prussia, while the men are at war.
the women perform field and farm labor,
and are gathering the crops, guarding the
fiocks and doing field work.
-Apeassnt from Nassau sent a splendid
bay horse to the King of Prussia as a
present, with the request to ride on the
same at his triumphsl entrance into
Paris.
Coffee leaves are now extensively sold
In London for tea leaves, and are said tc
afford a not unpleasant and innoeuous
beverage, very grateful to the palates o.
the poor.
Artificial india.rubber is made in
Paris by q mixture of gtlstine, glycerine
etc. II Is claimed TO have all the proper
ties of the genuine gum. and costs only
twenty-five cents a pound.
"A very sad occurrence Is reported a,
Rio de Janeiro, namely, the burning or
the 2lst of July of an emigrant ship, The
Bsrravina, and the consequent loss O.
over one hundred passengers IN board.
There are several women surgeons IN
the French army, who are so anxious t
gain experience 10 their profession, that
they expose themselves to the greatest
danger in rushing to the assistance of The
freshly fallen.
The first shot fred upon Saarbruch
was fired by the Prince Imperial. TIL,
PIussian soldiers have therefore christ
ened the hill where the contest ragged
Lulu berg" Lulu being the sobriqgst h,
is known by"
1t Is related that at the battle 0
Woerth an officer Of cuirsssieFs had hi
head carried off by ball. Notwilstand
ing, the body remained upright fora shor'
time, and for 100 metres the ~decanitate,
horseman appeared as II he were chasing
the enemy.
"A woman In Rsdebere, ssxony, il
The last stages Of consumption, who's
husband died lately, has confessed thu
sne poisoned him, because she knew he
death was imminent, and that he woult
tnen marry q second wife, who wopl
! mailreat her children.
. An infantry company hsving bee
called a few days ago in Berlin, the Car
TAIN found there were eleven over tn
: number, He requested those who ha,
J the largest families to withdraw, and afte
g pause n mar stepped forward An,
\ stated he had nine children, the younees
, newly born, and no one 10 attend 10 All
business for him. He wAs al nnre M,
. missed, hut on Tie following mornine !,
appeared, aud told his officer Thai g. Il
wife was better, and understood MI trs,i,
0 he was resolved 10 march with his REQ
ment,