The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-18

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Hsllse n Western New ST.. bnl dld bnsli
assa 10 Chlcaao, w. purchased . spanish
ffsai IN 1913 ani lali MT . plll.se. Il lss
nuurlshlhg pliec, wlih vide streets, shaded
by ofange tgeea, md hss high ehafsrlef
NJ residents. Nsinf Norris hss gfovs "
ii,g1 trees, from which NJ galhetri lo0,g1
oranges IN 1919. II VIII produce inilllon' N
time.
A now system ofgpld mining has been
introduced IN ueofei,, what I. cillcd
vacuum DREDGING boat hssins bcen suocc'a'
fully tried on Chrsiatsc Iivef. lllsdoslgnod
tnfalse The gravel from the beds u rivers,
washing The sand aud separating tho Gold
from II. hta recent iflal the boat raised
this sand NY The vacuum system NJ tho rate
of from two 10 four tons every I've minutes
The sand was rapidly washed automatically
IN slulce boxes, and the gold collected In
quicksilver. Asa result II three hours
work $40 worth Of gold was secured. The
expense was not moro than fl2. The sand
was found TO be very rich, aud II Is said
there Is enough In the rivers In Georgia 10
Keep my boat. busy for dfty years.
Three cranks are digging for hidden
treasure near Eufaula, Ala, con1dint that
they viii soon be rewarded for MI their
work. They have line drawn around tho
mouth Of the well, which they call the
charmed circle, within which they viii not
talk for fear the gold Of which they are In
search will sink deeper In the earth. Sew
eral thousand people h7yc visited them slnca
they began their foolish labo.,.
Some time ago a little son Of Mrs.
Cooper, Of Nashville, Tenn, fell from
train on which he was stealing a ride aud
broke his arm, which was aferward ampu-
tated. Rev. Mr.. LettwIcb, pastor Of
Methodist Episcopal Church, took occasion
10 hold mp young Cooper as model bad
boy, and assalled his character In most
merciloss manner. Mrs. Cooper and her
granddaughter were greatly lncen'cd and
expressed determination TO cowhidc the
minister.
The Galveston Neps says: Mr.. A.
Cert, who made the experiment Of shipping
beef and mutton TO the New York markets
In refrigerator cars, has returned from New
York. The experiment was success, the
meat arriving at destination In perfect con-
ditlon. Mr.. Cert is already purchasing
large lots Of cattle and sheep to make an
other experiment on larger scale. Should
the latter be as successful as the former, he
viii AZ once establish slaughter -houses In
this city and 60 into the business perma-
| nently.
The tallest peak on Buffalo Mountain,
In East Tennessee, known as White Rock
Peak, on account Of its peculiar formation,
being ledge Of white rock which lowered
several hundred feet, recently fell with ter
rife crash which was heard for several miles
around, and the whole surrounding country
was overwhelmed with terror. II Is said
that when the crash first occurred people
congregated and prayed TO be delivered
from the falling mountains. The heavy rain.
fall Of the past few weeks had undermined
Il.
Twelve years ago Brooks County
(Ga. farmer invested s3l-his entire capital
lin orange trees. With the surplus from
his little crop he bought more trees, and to-
day.as a result Of orange culture, he Is worth
$4,000.
Reports from all parts Of Alabama In.
dlcate that agriculture win be very succe.-
ful this year The wheat, vine and orchard
areas are wider than ever before.
In the next two years the railroad
companies are expected TO expend over
SIS, 900, 900 In Mississippi, In building new
roads and In relaying and improving those
now In operation.
The Attorney-G General Of Texas Is
seeking data upon which 10 bring forfeiture
suits against railroad companies that have
failed TO make their annual reports 10 tho
Comptroller.
Red snappers and Spanish mackercl
are being canned on the Gull coast. II VIII
be some time. however, before they win bc
plentiful In the markets.
Oranges can be raised all over Flori-
da, but pine.apples can only be raised In the
south section. Pine,apples win give fruit
from the seed In eighteen months, and VIII
be In full bearing In two years.
A child was born In South Georgia a
few days since with IL eniraIls, heart, liver
and lungs on the outside Of iis body, no
skull, hands and feet webbed. eyes "a
large as an ox's and ono ear as large a an
elephants.
The annual report Of the Attorney
General Of Texas says the indictments for
1881 numbered II, $40, 1924 Of which were
mi.demeanors. There were AIN felony
trials with $50 convictions; 8 death penal.
ties and II life c.imprIsouments, b,0s7 mis-.
demesnor trials with a4s7 convictions.
There were sl3 indictments for murder and
"a convictions. The Attorney General Il Of
the opinion that crime Is alarmingly on the
Increase.
The acreage Of wheat sown over East
Tennessee Is unusally large. aud the pros.
peet for an excellent crop was never more
encouraging.
The increase Of the taxable value Of
ali property in Alabama for the year 1881
was si6, 900 900 over that Of the preceding
year.
A negro In Upson, County, Georgia,
got rid Of bone felon By cutting Of bis On.
ger with hsiche,.
Seventeen thousand dollars worth oI
sponge Ia one pile was recently sold At Key
West, Fla.
A company with ample capital has
been organized at Austin. Texas. 70 work
the newly discovered coal mines on The In
ternational and Milan Junction. The vein
Of coal is said TO be Eve feet thick.
| In Florida 5000 pine apples can b
rased on an acre Of ground.
Alabama owes eo.lif.500.
| A curious exposure has been made ID
Alabama BY the publication Of partial IIsl
Of article. subject 70 Stale taxaiicu. The me
ehsnlcal tools foot up 81, so. and farming
implements only sT7.ioo, making total oI
500. go, while the guns. pistol and dirk
are valued Of $4,000 more than IL invested
IN farming implements and mechsnics
tools combined. The return Of tools and
farming implements Il, however, known :,
be incomplete.
There are nine colored mon In N.
Mississippi Legislature, eight IN the Hous'
and one In the Senate.
| Orange County, Florida, has 5000
people and only three psupers.
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