The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-04-01
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGs.

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Few parsons, we Imagine, had any
ldaa " ihf etsl humliaf N dsef silli leh N
The sHafnra N iHuisltHa, until hsfis wefa
driven firm iher businesses hy the hlHh
~Hlef N tHe present sessaHs IH The Immedl'
ste fltInliF ~ Matches there have been huns
dreds, and We msy probably hs speaking
within iioinAa when wa say thousands, N
these beautiful anlnsls, which have efossed
The liver within The space ot few nile.
ahoye and below this cIly. Worn AMI ~.
hausied A. they have been. after iheir long
swim aefos. the swolIen rlver they would
have failrn m easY prey 10 The pot hunters
who only hunt far profit, had Il moi been fuf
The extraordinary eSerlIons " the true
sporlsmen NJ the couniy, aud humane poo
pie who despise whnion cruelty. TN sHn.
day last, several gentlemen found a number
of deer that had fallen into fasine. from
which they found II impossible 70 get out
with true hnmsDly they went 10 work aud
dug a pathway by which the little animals
could find their way out Of the raylne.
helped them 10 mount TO tho top pf the
bank, and sent them on their way rejoicing
TO the green woods OF the country. In.
siance' of the same Kind Of humane feeling
have been, we are glad TO say. the rule with
the people Of this vicinity, while tho dlspo.
sltion to capture and kill the deer has been
the exception. .-NdtcheE Democrat.
AT Burkeville, Newton County, Tex,
there Is on tho premises Of Judge NJ. d.
Hines q we'll Of ordinary width and depth,
TO obtain water from which two buckets are
used These are connected by a rope, which
passes over wheel suspended from frame
above the curblng. The conlriyancc Is
simple one, the arrangements being such
that as one bucket Is drawn up the other
descends. The strange feature about the
well is that At irregular periods, and with
out any visible or known cause, the buckets
will change places, the empty one descend-
Ing 10 the bottom and the filed one rising
to the top OF the well.
Mrs. Coker, with her three children,
IN an ox-cart. was recently returning home
from Perry, Ga. The road they Travelled
passed through very rank wirc-grass, which
had been set on fire. In trying to get out Of
The way the cart aud oxen became fastened
among pine logs, and the fire overlook them
The cart, with the two children inside, was
consumed aud the oxen were burned 10
death. The woman attempted to escape
with her infant, but her clothing caught fire
and she and the other child were so badly
burned that they have since died.
A novel suit has been entered by q
citizen Of Atlanta, Ga. lie has been unable,
after two years OF trial, TO get place In the
public schools. lie now proposes TO resist
the payment Of the school-tax by law. and
has employed an attorney 10 take the matter
In hand. lie says: II do not see why
should be taxed to support the schools when
can not get any representation In them.
have the same right Of any other citizen to
send my boy, and yet there are hundreds Of
others who get schooling and have none.
do not think they can collect school-tax
when they refuse TO let mo send my son 10
the school.p
The owner Of the cave deposits Of bat
guano In Uyalde County, Texas, says tho
supply can not be exhausted In century.
An analysis shows over II per cent. OF am
monia. The caves have recently been reached
by railroad tracks, and the first shipment
has been made. The product Is expected Il
bring $50 per ton.
For several months says the Conyerl
(Ga.l Weekly, one OF our citizens has beet
noticing that his butcher invariably lat bi
hand rest on the meat slightly when h'
weighed II, and he reweighed Il at hom'
and found II from half to.a pound short.
He kept an account of these deficiencies, ,ant
when theg aggregated one hundred pound,
be took out an attachment for the butcher
hand, claiming that II rightly belonged Il
him. he having more than paid for Il.
The region south Of Memphis 4
swarming with buffaio-gnsts which ar,
killing what little stock was saved frou
drowning.
The New Orleans Gas-Light Company
has been declared by Judge Pardce 10 hay,
no legal existence.
Out Of q total vote Of 6i0, Bryan
Tex, gave a majority OF 3I7 for liquor pro.
hIbltion.
A convicted horse-thief named BondJ
! jumped from a train near San Antonio,
Tex. last week, aud was shot dead by th,
guards.
Two negroes, who were resisting
arrest for forgery, were shot by 4 constable
ai Morrow's Station, Ca, n few days ago
Both escaped, but one. named Bloom, wa
ai,erward found dead In the woods. Th'
negroes had first shot nj the constable.
One hundred families have moved
into Birmingham, Ala, since tho ist Of De
cember.
Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia, has de
termlned not 10 call an extra session Of Oh,
Legislature for the purpose Of redistrictinl
the State.
Eighty-iive thousand tons Of fertilizer
were sold In North Carolina for the yeal
1881.
SILK culture In Louisiana has of lat,
become . thriving industry, and PROMISE
an abundant production.
liz 1865 Florence, s. c., contained
only ten houses. II now has population D
over 1900, and last year over 100 houses wer'
built.
A Justice Of the Peace In Atascosl
County, Texas, say. that he has assesss,
but two fines for misdemeanors during eigh
years.
waiermelons are up and doing wei
IN Georgia. Three hundred acres arc planie.
in Brooks County.
Representative Black, Of Georgia, !
seriously IN. lie Il not expected TO 70
cover.
Macon, Ca, had q $4,000 fire th'
other day, and Mr.. r. b. Watson, eosto
broker. perished In the flames.
fIoriada Il full Of tourists.
During the past week, says the Green
Vile IN. C.1 Nsscs, about 40 colorsd peopl
have lsft this section for points west an
south. II has been developed upon invesii
Cation that labor bureau. .are In active ope
ration In Texas and Louisiana. which hss
been organized for the purpose Of meetin
the large demand made BY sugar and cotto
planisrs In those States for laboreu.
Isidore Levy, Of New Orleans, VII
wss arrested for arson 1t the Instance Of n
insursnes companies ssd vs. acquitted, hs
brought suit against the underrFitsrz "a