The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-07-22

which they fred the house and escaped.
Nf. Fsfkas recovered from the effects Of The
drug In time 10 escspc.
TBREE labofcrs were killed and a
number Of others seriously injured by an
explosion Of blasting powder near Milton,
N. r., on the 18th.
MIsCEIIsASEOUs.
TnE number OF farms In the United
States In 1870 was zoos, ,sg7. on these
2,aSi,a1J were occupied by the owners, 322,.
B57 were rented at fixed money rental; f09,.
2ii were rented for shares Of the products; /;
4,352 farms were less than acres, l3i, ,sso
above 0 acres and less than 10; 25i,Tso be-.
tween 10 and 20 acres; 7sl,47i between %
and 90; i,032,0iO between 10 and 100; i,GaJ,-
9sg betwccn 100 and 800; 1904 between 400
and 1000, and 2s,b7s were 1000 acres In OK
tent aud upward.
The people Of Philadelphia, Pa, are
much excited over danger threatening the
purity OF their principal water supply, the
schuylkIll River. Tho water has blush.
green color. similar TO waste water In which
indigo has been used. tk playing havoc
with the fish. Thousands OF all kinds are
lying along the bank. and floating with the
tide, from the smallest mlnnow 10 the larg-
,st bass. Various reports arc In circulation
as to the cause. Tho most probable Il that
sulpur water from abandoned collierIcs In
the schuylkIll region has becn pumped Into
the stream.
A NEW star-route indictment Is TO be
found against Brady, the Dsr,eys. and John
A. Walsh, based on transactions In the
Salisbury contracts for Louisiana and
Texas.
THERE was serious rioting at the
docks OF tho Nav York, Lake Erie n West.
ern Railroad, Jersey City, N. j., July IL.
During the march OF the freight. handlers Ia
receive their pay some young men assailed
the Italian laborers, who In turn fired In
discriminatory, killing q striker named
Hayes. In the attack upon the Italians thai
followed one was drowned and several on
both sides were injured.
G. w. BENNETT, janitor Of the Ma
tIonal Bank, Of Elizabeth, N. j., has been
arrested on charge Of robbery. lie admit.
ted his guilt. I'll, depredatlons have GOV.
cred two years. During that time two pay
Ing teilers have resigned because they could
not mako good their accounts. His method
Of robbery was unique. lie used TO fish for
the money In the teller's drawer. using 4
slnker with wax bait, dropping II noIseless.
ly on bill and then hauling In his line.
A DISPATCH from Eagle Pass, Texas
says SIX American citizens have Just been
released from jail at PcIdras Ncgras, having
been In confinement twelve days without be.
log charged with any offense. They state that
some weeks ago they were arrested near sar
Antonio with herd Of 70 horses for ship.
ncnt TO Kansas; that the horses were stoler
from them. and that they followed the trai
TO the Rio Grande, near PresIdlo. Having
been Informed that they could lawfully
cross the river 10 recover their stock. they
crossed, and were advised by the Mexican
authorities TO send TO Pledras Negras for
pass. One Of them went TO PIedras Negras
but was arrested, and force was sent ou
10 arrest tho others, who were kept In |
filthy cell. deprived Of their bedding. ant
without examination OF charges against
thcm. While in fail they say they wers
half.staryed. and twice whipped by the
jaIler, not for any offen.e, but they suppose
on general principles.
IT is now claimed that Guiteau's rc
mains have never been removed, and ara
siIIl buried under the laundry IN the jail.
Those In position 10 know say. however,
that his bones arc bleaching on the top o
the Army Museum.
A WHALE caught fire on q railway
dock In Boston, Mass. the other day, and
the fire department was called out TO save
the skeleton. lie had been mounted for ex'
hibiion, and the loss Is stated at $500.
TWENTY persons were killed and for
" injured by an explosion Of gas during :
fire In Paris, France, on the 18th. Twelve
houses were destroyed and many families
rendered homeless.
IIoLuEs' mill and lumber yard a
ogrma. wis.,, burned on the i2th. Loss,
siso, 900; Insurance. 1900. Sparks from !
passing train caused the fire. Ross cotton
yarn mill, near Providence, n. T., wss dam
aged 10 the extent OF $4,000 on the iath
Insured.
The Orange and the Green blendef
at picnic In Boston, Mass. on the l2,h, ih'
.r., time on record.
DURING q storm at, Texarkana, Ark.
on the 18th, large thrce-story brick build
Ing. nearly completed, was slrnek by light
ming and fell IN mass on top Of franz
structure known as the Paragon saloon
burying number Of persons In the ruins
FLAMES soon Ieapcd up from the debris,
aud though every wafer bucket In the plae'
was brought into nss two frame building
adjoining were destroyed. The storm ]
described m vertical tornado. sseampa
MED by torrents Of rain. Lightning hln'
minated the scene with unearthIy snlen
dor, snd psals of thunder shook building
alms-t from their Foundations. The nes
building was Knocked 10 pieces ss complete
n s- though dynamite mine had explede'
under n. NIneieen bodies were rseosere'
on the f3sh, and excited men. women an
| children were ssill looking for missing reln
tivrs o. friends.
TBx British feet opened fire upo
Alexandria on the morning Of July II. Tn
batteries q cuce respend>d. but thsir shot
q frrt fell skoFt q The ships. Ate
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