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

" Minneapolis, MIhu., eh lhe ald.
WIN iiufk, called "tliily lhs Kld,u w#
turned afef II sheHH Iiannks. N AihAnf,
NsYft llpeH HsffsHl Issuea In fespsasa 10
fsanlsltlsn ffam ihe tlntsfnaF N sew
York. iIls feuhssl abandoned the hisnded
hahea corpus pfeeeedlnHs and Sheriff
iiaueks takes biz prisoner Fast.
TVS Indian agent nj tho Cheyenne
and Afrapabos Aaehey, Indian Teffiiofy,
teieEfaphs that The reduction u fsllens Or.
defed would probably ean.e ~ outbreak.
Ihs indians refuse 10 enroll Tor heel fatIons
On The proposed basis. Commissioner Prizes
replied that The Instructions must he ol,eyed,
as Congress had failed 10 make the necessary
appropriations for ful railons.
A DISPATCH from Shreveport, La,
says the steamer Lessie n. with cargo of 2pl
bales cotton and other merchandise. burned
on Black Cypress bayou, March %. Insur.
snce, $4,000.
THERE was heavy snowfall In Wis
consln and Northern Michigan on the g2d.
In some places Il IL foot deep. Lumber.
men are actively at work taking advantage
Of this windfall.
HAvESs a Co.'S -four mill, Leaven-
worth Kans., was destroyed by are, March
"a. A gale was blowing at the time, and In
less than fifteen minutes the mill was mass
OF ruins and the large elevator partly con.
sumed. An Interruption In the flow Of whoat
| aauAa1 tba ataaa. A.
sparks, resulting In a terrible explosion.
John o'Day, the miller In charge, was
thrown TO the floor and seriously burned
about the head aud arms. Arthur Hayens,
son OF one Of the proprietors, was horribly
burned about the head and chest, aud Il not
expected to survive. Bloomer, an employee,
was also injured. The loss Is estimated at
O,0o0; insurance, $4,000. The elevator
contained %, 900 bushels Of wheat, and
large quantity Of -four ready for shipment.
AN attempt was made to wreck q
passenger train on the Wabash, st. Louis q
Pacific Railway. near Huntington, Ind,
the other night. The obstruction, which
was heavy log OF wood fastened to tho
track by stakes driven In the ground, was
seen In time by the engineer and the train
was brought TO a stand-still Just before
striking II. Two men were seen running
across an adjacent field and were fired upon,
but without effect. This is the second at.
tempt that has been made TO wreck that
train at that point within two weeks. Ono
OF the officials OF the Wabash Road has re-
celyed an anonymous communication stating
that a gang OF train .wreckers were deter
mined 10 throw train from the track for
the purpose OF plunder.
GEN. G. 4. LANE, Of Exeter, N. H.,
member Of Governor Bells staff, President
Of local savings bank, and for some time
Treasurer Of the Rockingham Company, Il
a defaulter 70 the amount Of $4,000. Gen.
Lane Is native Of Exeter, 10 years Of age.
UP TO the 23d, he had borne an unblemished
reputation, and always enjoyed In high
measure the confidence and esteem Of the
community. lie has been for long time
proprietor Of large book, stationery and
newspaper store. For many years he was
Treasurer Of tho Union Savings Bank Of
Exeter, a very prosperous institution. His
wife and children lived comfortably, but
were never known to be extravsgsnt In any
respect. He has been member OF the First
Congregational Church, always generous In
contributing TO religious objects and TO otbei
public causes. Upon application Of NorrI,
Dow, Of Exeter. TO whom Con. Lane wa
indebted, no drew check fol
5000 on Boston bank. The checA
was Immediately presented and di.honored
on the ground that be had no funds In Oh,
bank. Mr.. Dow returned TO Exeter by th,
next train and placed M attachment upor
Lanes store. The attachment so alarmed
Gen. Lane that he Immediately went TO Mr.
Dow and asked for private conference with
him. He then made full confession, cay
ing that be had embezzled from the deposi.
tors Of bis private bank to the amount o.
$4,000. lie also confessed that he was de-
faulter 10 tho County Of Rockingham IN th.
sum Of $1,000. lie admitted that his down
fall was caused by speculation In stocks,
Lane then voluntarily delivered himself M
TO the authorities and was taken to Ports.
mouth.
ONO furnished two costly conaagra
tions, March cath. IncendIarism In the larg'
grocery house Of W. =. Southworth. Cleve'
land, canied losses estimated At more thar
500, 900. A defective flue caused the de,
siruciIon Of the entire business portion o.
Macarthur, yinton County, valued at 500,
600.