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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

Herman wuIsian, lais . student nj firinkef
Institute. corner of broadway and Tfsmont
streets, va. accidentally shot and instantly
KILLED. about one oeloet this aftemopn w
W. ". Watson. also a student nj the ssme
Institution. u is the oft-tuid tale Of insdei
gun not believed 10 have been loaded. hoyish
freak, an explosion. q mortal wound. and
death s.hool had been dismissed as the usual
hour. and the students had scattered prosnis
cs,ousiy shout the premises. wuistsn ana
watson. srrpmpsnicd By two younger scholars
named Elals oliver and bert Thatcher. de.
scrndesi b tho pavement n the institute build
ing directly bcncssh Prof. Binker's cdscr,
occupied ss . rccitsfisn-ruom In sdditicu
b IT, uss for eduesfioasl purpo~ss. n seems
the room us- Appropriated IN part - siosr'
rom. Among the articles lcft here vs ~
stIn which vas subsequently used With "a
deadly effect. Upon reaching the apartment
wulsisn psrcbsd himssif upon ds<k and b.
saa the manual ~ arms win run imprsi~rsl
frum : -firk for the uees=ion. Wsf-pn seife<l
4 run sfnniinr handy and initiated The cran'
PIE of he feIlovstuienf. while tsft vcrv
thus eeeapied. aad aPta fhr ronHs-d te take
aim. Watson frsrrnIed. and. pulling TIE tii9
rrr ,iuarr belief that the ssepon uns no>
E,sir-i. ths same vs- discharged. ne charge
r1r,r< H. victim IN the furphpHi and rioue.|
~ usr szre<< M <kuII nsnFiiua ts= tpn<s
from lhe bf1W h Tie etelfIItl Ia 4 hsffitll
manner. end ~rsffrr.nx h<uui sud hrains N
every direction. -DxHr<< fCsfj SCR q = eAt
rsyo TaNa<
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10
A Cats Fatal Bite.

Philip fpcycr, alsiy-four years Of axe. ~ No
$40 East Eighth street. died "a Friday frvin thu
blto ~ cat Ablut throa weeks Hgo pct II.
male cni, which had been with the Hpcyer fam
lly for years. Rnyc birth 10 kittens and carried
her young b. a cln.ct IN the collar of the house.
Tho cat then abandoned tho little ones and
could not be- induced 10 return 10 them. Mr..
spoyer endanyorci 10 force her 10 do 40. and
with this purpose carried the rat IN where tho
kittens lay. Twice the cat Rot away, hut was
ca6sht, and In trying again 10 compel her b
stay with the kittens Mr. spcycr was bitten on
the thumb lie paid m attention 10 the bite.
however, but whom be- went np 10 his room hs
WIS surprised 10 500 that his clothes woro
bloody. Tho marks mnie by the teeth Of thu
cat were very small. but tn blood irnely
spurtej frum them. daughter ~ Mr.. Hpcy.
or tied his thumb In a raE. thus stopping the
flow ~ blood, but the pain increased and soon
became untaamble. Mr.. spcyor ihen went 10
noiEhborlng drug store. where BE- obtained
lotion thar temporarily relieved the pain. Dur
Ing the night, however. he wss restless aud
could not sleep. and almost before daybrcak
started 10 work. fancying that In the bustle "
business be- would IND some relief Al noon
be- wns compelled 10 ~ home and take to his
bed.
Toward night his thumb and arm began n
swell. ha grew fcycrsh and cscltable, and ~
qussisd his daughter 10 send for the family
physician. Tho doctor found hls patient suf'
fcrinK from lympbanaItIs- an inflammation Of
tho lymphaiir scssels -that turned Into cry
slpclss. crypt up his arm and made n snppu.
ration II the tissue. nemcdies wcru applied
and the arm was lsneed IN several places. hot
the agony Of tho patient siill continued. and hIl
arm began to svtll tp immense proportions.
IN spite Of ail efforts 10 savu him be finally
died on Friday afternoon. after many days oi
most erer,ieiatlng agony.
FOR tho nr~t week after being bitten Mr.
epcyer was n times dcllrlous. AMI often II 70
qnIrri several persons 10 hid him IN bed. Dr
Lilenthai sald that death vas due IN eshaus
ton. AMI that the poison which produced th'
cryslpclas may have cone from the CATS ineti
or have heen absorbed from the aimnspher
Into the hitc.-N y. Iisruid.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

m fIig n iltHinn rahHmaa ~ avs
ffHfe N sHI. ~ Hallons n eaief daily
ffam Ne tUebItHsie mi sH'llmfy fssef.
wits
In NM i'heala dlsifift, AHh Ilrfnaf.
dIha tminig. talifrnla. lhe aah iAniHes
mihe v iald n BE- producing ffem sa,tfri
~ si0OOn worth ~ gold gef month.
During The seaf 1881 i.iisl lN0inD.
lIsea wefr made N ihe United Htiies IT
eleven establishments. the greatest
number a ANY one place l"inR b5i
bfffpH iSd
There have been sold n Apple
iun Cyrlnprda' N M seta ~ I, ~,
800 volumes, ~, adding thr Annual
riolopwdla,' i.i22, fbs sulumea tbi.
eaqg J0nrHdi
Tho chinese " san Francisco paY
about tGn,On annually In Licences,
while II costs The city siOO,0OO year 10
maintain The law In the Chinese quarter.
-schicago Times.
Tor lighting The nov residence NJ
Mr. W II, Vanderbilt, u Ia stated that
there arr 1900 gas.bnnefa, supplied by
about 1900 feel, or nearly THREE miles,
u pipe " y Sun.
The total length n fencing In tho
United States Is upward VI 100000
miles, aud the cost over two ihousnnd
million dollars. Cost ~ fencing during
the last census year was nearly s1v.-
10000
Tho North 0crmdn Gasctc COM
plains of the guzzlery VI Us country
men. II fixes the amount paid Tor beer
aud brandy In Germany In the last eight
years AT 81. 400. 600, 900, of which sl.-
600, 900, 900 went for beer.
A caltlc-deaicr informs tho Salt
Lake Tribune that he has shipped 2.l0D
head of beef cattle from Utah 10 East
ern markets during the past year lle
says Utah furnishes 10000 head Of beef
cattle 10 Eastern markets every year.
and cattlc.raiscrs have realized about
sl5 pcr head.
Land In tho more common street
of New York II worth $3.50, 900 to $500.
600 per acre; In the best part VI Brom
way II IL $1,000 900 per acre. aud thu
corner Of Wall and Broad streets. the
most valuable corner on the Continent
was recently sold at the rate Of sli. 600.
900 per acre. Y. Times
According 10 the observations o
the New York City examiners In lunncy
insanity Is on the increase In that city
The fact IL said TO be noticeable anon
persons Of foreign birth. and more par
iicularly among those Of German nati'
ity. In January Ill patients were con
mitted; In February. 81; In March. ~
|, and In April, 81; making q total Of ~
for four months. Of this number II
/ were females. - Chicago Journal.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10
WIT AND WISDOM.


When is a lady's arm not lady's
armp When It's little bare (bcar.)
The trouble and worry and wear
and tear that comes from hating people
makes hating profitable.
The best way to discipline ones
heart against scandal Is to believe all
stories false which ought not TO be true.
1t Is really very little use te achinga n
future great man pcnmanship. When
he gets 10 mans estate he Is sure To
write as II he were drawing design for
a cobweb factory. y Commercial.
An old yellow dog IN Cologne,
ilsn away with an old wonian's boRne;
Hut the wrathfuI old croRnc
iiit him twice with stogne,
And II was dreadful 70 hear the dog rrpTne.
Huntington Lasehsys.
AT The extinguishmcnt of one In the
night out broken fire comes fireman
remarkably too late. The Command
ant stands him about II 10 q speech.
fircman--''l could not before come, NJ
| NO far from the fire location distant
liyc." Commandant = Then must
you next time nearer moyer'-FiegeHde
Bi0ffcr.
AN English turfman visiting Mount
Vernon engaged In conversation with q
native, and. alter few preliminary rs-
marks, observed: II dare py Mr..
Washington didn't care much for
'orscs. You cawn't tell me, suppose.
II he was ever q 'orse-breakerr The
virginian eyed him few seconds
doubtfully, and then answered; II
amt much on history, but TO the best OF
my recollection tlis General was q Ion
laner."--Ddnbnry News.
A country clergyman had been
raised 10 tho dignity Of rural dean.
When before the bishop he complained
Of not receiving any exira title plain
reverend did not seem sufficient for his
new dignity. The Bishop" he said.
twas called right reverend; dean
very reverend. Why bal not the rural
dean also some prciixP" well" re-
turned his lordsbIp. Il don't know
what Il can be unlefs Il DO rather rev
erend. '"--Defrosf Iosf.
"A nIce-looking young man. who
seated himself In . well-fllcd North
Side car. held In between bis ieweied
fingers the stump of cigar, giving out
its dying fumes. They arc not pleas
ant odor. even 70 old smokers, and Ia
this case were specially vicious One
bright little miss, dozen years old.
sarcily remarked. 20 ~ to be heard;
"If he will throw n away, ! will pick
him up longer stump - soon a. se
get up 10 the park" II wN no< long
before that young man went " The 'front.'
platform 10 SEQ mss. Chicago Inter.
Ocean
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10
SuifocatIon By Coal Gas.

Cases Of poisoning by illuminating gas
are sufficiently frequent to make one
suppose that greater care should be
taken TO prevent their recurrence. Not
long since n man In this city attempted
suicide by means Of gas which he In.
hailed through the mouth. but the time.
" interference Of ncighbors prevented
lis having the intended effect A few
DAYS later Fall Rivsr steamer came 10
her pier with Two Of her passengers In
sensible from the SAME cause. Coal gas
contains from five 10 nine per cent of
carbonic oxide, 10 which rs effects are
chiefly due. NJ. Tour,ies says that pure
coal gas Is instantly fatal, but the case
of attempted suicide. M well as tho rare
occurrence Of fatal poisoning In gas
works, where workmcn are sometimes
exposed 10 gusts Of undiluicd gas. makes
this seem nj least doubtful. The same
authority says that one-cighth Of gas
will kill rabbit In five minutes. and
one-fficcnth In ten 10 fifteen minutes.
In one case that proved fatal DIR. Tay.
lor estimated the quantity nj three per
cent. Even small quantities. which are
only perceptible by their odor, cause
unpleasant symptoms. headache and
nausea. II inhaled for q long time. Time
seems 10 be mn important factor In gas
poisoning. for In most cases where per.
sons are opposed 10 its influence for q
few hours they can be resuscitated. but
" left longer time this II not possible.
Carbonic oxide. as already stated. II
credited with being tho principal fscto,
In gas poisoning. question that could
be- quickly settled by The speciroscopie
examination of the victims blood.
Two Of the large gas works In this cit,
supply us with gas still richer In car
bonlc oxide, sometimes reaching twen
tr-fye or thirty per cent. IL was ex
pecied that this would prove particular
" fatal TO iis users. but accidents hay'
thus far been fortunately few. whicl
may perhaps have been due In part 4
its vile odor, which serves as q warn
ing.
One Of the most convenient safeguard
against possible poisoning by gas is :
sleep with m open window where frcs|
air can always enter 10 dilute u In cas-
of any escape. A person has bee
known 10 sleep In safety the cntir
night in n room where the deadly q
water gas was escaping from an ope
cock al full head. the secret Of his 4
cape being the open window. A
tennis have been mad. 10 construct n
tomato alarms that should report e
Gaping gas. but none Of them arc
efficient as might be- desired. are lab
" get out Of order. and are not likely
awake the person who Is destined to |
the victim. Scientific Lmsriea'l
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

The House Of Representatives re-
sumed consideration Of the Alabama con.
tested election case on the 81. Mr.. Wheeler
being accorded the floor. A resolution de-
claring the contestant entitled to the seat
was adopted-iio TO Q. Hardenberg, Phelps
and Rice Of Ohio, and Lowe took the oath of
Office.
J. W. JOHNSTON, ex-Shorin Of Han
cock County. Mississippi, was arrested In
New Orleans, June 3, charged with embez-
element IN ofilee.
WV. Moon was hanged at Carrollton,
Ga, June .. IIc had been respited from
the day before on account Of an attempt at
suicide.
The thirteenth annual session OF the
international Typographical Union VI"
called 10 order BY President 0eorgs Clark At
81. Louis. June s.
The Attorney.General has decided
that further legislation Is necessary 10 en-
force the eIght.hour law.
BRENNAN, Secretary Of the Land
League, after bic release. June ?, addressed
. large ss.emblags Ia Kilkenny. lie aald hls
rial IaiIcrs we're Gladstone, Bright, Cham
berlin and The whole crowd Of pseudo hu.
manitarians and renegade republicans who
composed the British Cabinet. lie hoped II
the 500 suspects were called upon for real
sacrifice. they will be ready. n necessary.
10 die for their country. They hsd seen the
government Acknowledge MIehssl DssI,t -
eouqueror. Much remained 10 be done.
They mus, tear W the very roots Of land
lordism.
GsoRar ELLIS, the catlestsburg, Ky,
murderer. who turned states evidence and
va. then sentenced fer life. was hanged by
mob on the morning. Of the ID. Caleb
Campbell lcoloredl. who attempted . Grim
lIa.l assault on Mrs.. Rains, st Winnsboro,
:. c., va. punished In the same war.
HENRI Hornxs and an unknown
man were killed and Fred 0sis was fatally
Injured BY . boiler explosion st seFris,
wis, June .. -Four Others were seriously
hurt.
xrrosKrx oil can exploded 1t the
r..,denes ef Alexander Adams 81 Tires
xo,eh. Ala. the other nizht. and three ehil-
arsp were burned 10 death. The accident
v~ caused By attempting 70 hll lamp
while burning.
THr mansled remains Of John Hun
s<,. Of F.lrsiew rsva. vefs found sa ihs
,.,,r,,a. 1us< .. A. he ksd been driakIns
-. a. = A-..-E. - l-fI I~2r
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10
whss Ne wsuIA D..

Il was In tho smoking car on the New
York Central. There WAS one chap who
was clustering great deal and telling
Of how many dueIs he hnd fought. and
behind him sai . small man reading .
.?sIrl' said the big man, ~ he wheeled
around, "what would you do u ehal-
lcngcdy'
.Refuse.r . was the quiet reply.
"Ahi I thoaght - much. kefurs
and b. br.ndsd . coward What 4 :
gentleman offered you the choice q ,
duel or : public hovsewhipping- then
whatr'
"rd take ths whipping"
.Ah-l thought o-lkoueht - frun
the looks q yca- suppck' ~, yoa
bad foully slandered mef'
"Inevsr SANDER"
"Then. s|r, suppose had coolly an4
dslibensslY insslisd JONI whas vssld
ara rIss up III ~. pus dsvn ~
book this way, and ruock 0ver HE Nh
and take him By NJ nose = ! l1ns IN.
and give . ; thrss-qunFser tvrs-1ul
when .hs HE ~ ~ = = - -
mans nose. ~ - VII - u1ll[ -
% bee.n . eruneh deNn - - -
frum 6u1lo1e ~ 49, ~ - 11111lZ|.
7ke ble - euu61 fD1->&cn -
IL. Issh11 - ~ =. ~ =
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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

=. !. Roosns, venerable ex-Prcsi-
1asAs Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech.
% dropped dead on the Goth, while
! s'nE The graduating class.
~'IIIse Of Importance was brought
h the investigation OF alleged Ir-
s.n''ss Of the Offices Of Quartermastcr.
- commis'ay- General and Third
's.aL''apapcs print n story tha, both
-'aas and Harrcurt have been warned
sa'sesnt Irish meeting In London the
- expressed that Gladstone would
.'.'nased next. and shI. expression
"s''sa with loud and significant ap-
police at Cairo, Egypt, are
{sns people 10 sign a petition TO the
'he deposition Of the khedIvc, ,,hs
-. ms eousuls general. and the with.
- shs uliimaium.
w's In the Senate Military Com.
he question Of fssorably report.
us bill for tho relief Of FIis John
= followst Ycas-Mes.rs. Sew
Msxey. Grover and Hampton.
'a and Cameron Of Penusylvania.
I'd IIa~ler vsrs Absent.
kEiTH, Commander Of Post
- senior vIss. Commander os the
& Of The Republic Of The De.
,sw fefk State. neglected q
1srdest veser.n zouase- 10 mar.
pseoniIos Day exercises Il Troy
-. e.a'a \ Jehn rwamIey published /
- ksish wAs Jealous Of ths
W The cce>aion Of ths msmori.
~, " evening Keith declared thai
- : majority Of hls men wsr.
q" - bounty jumper whom b
= .amed % recoxnIzs - CON.
"a rmsrk eaused mush feeling
@ ssple sf eosverratioa among
~. TvAnisy vs. terribly e..
{~ = heaFd what ksd heen s>ld
- v,y sk1lIunrs1 keIlk 70 msssa
3. R,cuAsuu. po.sur q q.
- cs-r-< = - Tsfas. w'ts.,
- ssls nonInus \. Bsbsssk
na1ol, sIaInlne ~. ~ dsm'
- nn<e . s>alsu<n1 \ ssssuiI
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

Cannot you get 70 the siore earlier
mornings. Henryr asked HE employer
ss the young man came In m hour late
"Yes. sir replied Henry. II suppo>s
I could II I should dispense with m]
morning nap and 70 without my break
fast.'' and Henry sat down In th'
most comfortable chair IN The count
ine-rpcm. lighted HE cigar. and W
soon buried IN the morning pepsr ~
employer meanwhile was hard 81 vvFk
OF course. Henry was not allowed E
remain IN that stors many weeks III
impotence and Assurance wefo -
massive. He i now : EoIalltttis
Traveller, with N income q 90. % -
sunum. = Bostor Trsseerfpf.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

"A constitutionally nervous young
man In San Francisco dreamed that he
stood by while some men entered his
room. put his dead body in a coffin. and
prepared Il for burial lie looked into
The face. and saw thai Il was not only
no older than himself. but scratch
made that day had not healed. lie
swoks and realized that the dream.
though wonderfully vivid. bad been sug.
gested By q recent pcrusal Of Bulwef :
"strange Story but he could not rid
himself Of the idea that he would die
soon. The dream came to him nightly,
and at length with the date of his death
fixed. This was more than his wesl
head could stand. and he died Of brain
fever. NJ Y. Sun.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

"A citizen Of Santa Ana. Cal. felt
something gently making IL way down
HI. Ier. and ~hen u had reached hi=
shinbone he Rsseii . good pinch through
the clothing. pulled up BIZ pants. and
found he had killed aiarantula about
oae-shird Rrvsn.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

Madame Materna. the great Ger.
man vocalist. j. the daughter Of . poor
sehooI teacher In ssisrmsrk.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-10

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-01
MORAL OF 4 THEATRE FIRE.

The destruction of the Park Theatre is a
most untOward event in The dramatic world.
The English actress whose first appearance be.
fore the American public was exciting the live
Hest feelings of curiosity, and in certain cIrc es
even intense interest, has met with a start
ling disappointment She will have the sym
patty of the public and of the dramatic profess
sion, and it will be matter of general regret
that her career on the American stage should
have opened so inauspiciOusly. In that feeling
of sympathy and regret Mr.. Abbey will not be
forgotten. He is an energetic and popular the
atrcal manager, who has done much to render
the local stage interesting, if not to elevate it in
tone, and his heavy pecuniaJy losses at time
when he is making exceptional efforts to en-
terrain the public will be regretted on every
side
But will the burning of this theatre be any
thing more than an unt0ward eventP Will it
also serve as a warning to theatre builders,
dramatic managers and the public. Here was
a playhouse which in less than Il quarter of an
hour became an unmanageable bonfire 1t was
we'll supplied with fire extInguishing appli
ances there were w0rllmen in readiness to use
them there we're automatic fire-alarm boxes
on the stage and there was no lack of prompt
ness and efficiency on the part of the fremen
Yet the building was doomed from the moment
the first tongue of flame was seen by the star
tied wOrkmen. In an incredibly short time the
flames ran up the proscenium arch. mounted to
the flies, burst through the roof and revelled in
stage and auditorium. galleries and lobbies,
cockloft and cellar. There was dry finder
everywhere and everything seemed made to
burn. 1t was scarcely more than single lurid
fash. There was combustible material above
and below and the ventilator was the open flue
OF a roaring furnace. Lung before an audience
could have escaped in safety, the roof and gal
leries were tumblng and the flames were ut
terly beyond control. Is there no warning in
this speedy conquest Assuredly there is,
and IN ominOus one at that. win that warn
ing be hcededi We fear not. The burning of
the theatre will make little talk fol- a few
days, especially as so many people of wealth
and fashion will have momentary leisure to
face the conjecture whether they could have
reached the street, if the flames had appeared
on the scene after o'clock Possibly the the
aires will have few empty rows for month
to come. 1t may be that all the playhouses in
the town will be inspected for the twentieth
time. But sooner or later the talk will come to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-01
M4TDLIN SCIENCE.

1t would seem as if the ghost of Guiteau
never would be laid, if we are to judge by the
numerous scientific and quasi-scentitic pro-
auctions that have appeared in the various med
cal journals since the death of this disgusting
criminal. Popular little books have been even
written, one individual of a facetious turn of
mind having treated the subject from half
humorous point of view. The last and most
refreshing incident is the attack upon the At
torney-G General by the man who was prominent
in efforts to have the assassin respited The
outside public and the temperate members of
the medical profession mus be amused by this
display of maudlin sentiment and buffOOneIy.
None of the predictions of those who would
have Guiteau insane and irresponsible have
been fulfilled, and even the famous "rhombo-
cephalic" head was not found by the crowd
of medical men who met after the hanging In
the little dark chapel over the Jail.
The micrOscopical examination has been
practically negative, and nothing has been found
that might not result from violence and the mode
of death, or that has not been met with before
in other conditions where insanity was not even
suspected. The last theory-that Guiteau suffered
from disease known as general paralysis OF
the insane-is exploded when it is shown
that the indications of this disorder found in
his brain, if they really existed, were of recent
origin, while Guiteau's so-called grand delu-
sons had been manifested for years. The eff
forts of this school of medical sentimen talists
recall the lines of Cowper.
The fond attempt to give deathless lot
To names ignoble, born to be forgot.
1t is time TO consign the name of Guiteau to
oblivion, for his case has ceased even to inter-
est the doctors themselves.