The Panola weekly star., 1882-03-11

fahefN W Htf1sfHi llfuaheff, IN Nes ufi
ifahs Numerous sneleiiss vafr dfiieislly
represented " The procession, whlrh wu
haHoftd IN sffHus ways ~ M fune ffBm
lhe ehufrh 81 THE riaye, sven The hfatea
quitting The stack exchange N stand nneuvs
efei on the Sidewalk /. Il passed b, Hfs
iianshefy Wis N humble afifin, unedaHai.
ed. anil had llossied VI never wearing 4 sllk
dress ~ . Md Rloyel bui she va, iamru'
and beloved ~ friend " the p,of children
of foul'laha Many year. ago she hufsed .
dying man, Iir had lllile property. which
he lef 10 htf for charity She bought with
the money cheap eailnR.house and bakery
on The river trout, and sold wholesome iool
10 steamboat lahorera vi little more than
cost 'sho gave them q roll aud cup Of
roffeo for . cents, 10 keep them from spend.
Ing quarter for whisky" /" SAYS the account,
"and they took the roll aud coffee. and then
spent % cents for whisky III the same. "
The business pfospefcd, aud shc might have
accumulated wealth, hut she established
and partly maintained three orphan asyluma
with the profits, and died rich only In fepu.
tatlon.
There are six breaches" In the Mis-.
slssIppl between Cairo and New Orleans
where navigation I. dlnlcull, and the River
Comm 'ssion has begun work on two OF
themi Plum Point reach, which hcglns iij
below Cairo, and Is lhIriy.elght miles long
with seven shadows, aud Lake Providence
reach, ~ miles further south, and twenty.
five miles long with six shadows. The wa.
ter Is shallow because the stream Is wide,
OF course, and the plan Of the Commission
Is simply 10 deepen Il by narrowing the
channel. 70 do this structures are placed
nj the sides to partly stop the current 50 that
sediment will be deposited and finally new
banks formed. Their work Is still largely
experimental.
In Palatka, Fla, within the last three
months vacant lots have advanced 80 per
cent. aud improved property at least 30 per
cent. on the last years rates.
The cotton factories at Columbus,
Ca, have u capital Of 81, ,96s 900, give EN-
ployment 10 1850 hands, and consume H.
$40 bales Of cotton annually.
Some since the Chattanooga ('renn. J
City Council passed an ordinance appointing
two men In each ward to kill out the English
sparrows. II has developed that the ordi.
nance Is Illegal.
In Birmingham, Ala, one night rc.
Gently, the police captured aud placed In
the calaboose married woman In male ut.
tire. She was out In disguise. 30 she said ia
the Mayors Court the following morning, Il
zee II she could discover her husband and
Sarn where he spent bis time.
An effort TO purchase the United
states Arsenal In Augusta, Ga, as site fol
hotel has failed, as the Federal authorities
were unwilling TO sell, the arsenal being th'
only one left In the entire South east Of th,
Mississippi.
Bishop Lynch, Of South Carolina, &
dead.
The Exposition cotton factory at At
lanta, Ga, will start with 10000 splndles
TO he increased to 5000. and with loom
sufficient 10 weave tho yarn for all spindle
employed.
The Alice iron furnaces, at Birming
ham, Ala. cleared $4,000 In January.
BY q new fast mail service all point
ln Florida will bs reached twenty. four t
thirty-slx hours sooner.
II Is reliably stated that tho Porto
Rifles, Of Nashville, Tenn, will during th
spring or summer issue challenge To dri
against any military company In the Unite
States for any amount They anticipat
some tough work, both at Nashville aud q
Louisville, II prize drill l. inaugurated q
the latter place this spring, after which the
propose 10 20 on To New York and chslleng
the Seventh Regiment, or any other com
pany In the State.
The Hessian fly Is playing havoc wit
many Georgia oat fields.
Gainesville, Fla, has more visitor
this season than usual.
Dalton, Ca. will soon be the Location
for an Immense car factory. Northern eapI
tai Is At the back Of this new enterprise.
The widow Of President Polk, say
the american. Of Nashville, has not th
means TO keep up the home left 10 her b
her husband in trust for the State Of Ten
nessce.
Florida shell mounds are mines O
wealth. They contain the richest Kind O
calcsreous mari.
After three attempts, Mechanicsyill
has voted 10 be anne Ted 10 Knoxville. Tenn
which viii swell that eity's population 800
and give II 1870 inhabitants.
A few months ago piece Of minera
land IN Murphres's Valley. Ala, was bough
for u, 900. on the 18th ult., . half lntere.
was sold In Il for $4,000.
There seems 10 be q fearful state Q
lmpoyerishment IN Texas. The State hs
q, ,0oo, 900 In her treasury, and Is not abl
10 have a safe placs Of deposit for III
money.
There are i,iO0 blacks and ll5 white
In the Georgia Penltentiary.
Sturgeon fishing In the waters aroun
Georgetown. 8. C., ha. become large an
profitable industry. About one hundre
men are employed In the business, and iars
quantities Of sturgeon meat are shipped
Charleston in kegs every week.
A Brandon (aiiss.) woman Is cuttin
her third set Of teeth.
The fall In cotton caught Savanna
speeulators for <aY1.nOo.
From present indications there wi
be good supply Of peaches about Chats
nooza, Tenn, while the apple crop viii ;
exceptionally large.
A big peach grower near Griffin, Ga
says he planted D,coo peach trees son
time ago and has not Iost one Of them.
Florida has thirsy-eight newspaper
Charles IIasler, over 60 years Of az
rss on trial Il Clayton, Ala. for peti, la
eeny. and the ease was far advanced whs
the old man was observed 10 be In great al
tres. The ease was suspended and aiie,
ton given hin. but he expired In few M
mens., ssd before Physieisn could
called from the street
The largest sale Of real estate ev'
held In Mscoa. GA, took plscs Last weel
Several ans stores and building lots we
soid, one bringing t'o.po any Two ethe
s5t.eoo. The prices realized showed IN VI
ward tendency IN real ssssis.
New Orleans pays ei.2s pound q
certain brand q Massachusetts, butter.