The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Virginia State Fair at Richmond
was Inaugurated by an imposing procession
Of military, civic. and trade societies.
AsHELL filled with powder and scraps
OF iron and glass was thrown into the tailor
shop OF August Gockel, In Philadelphia,
Pa, the other evening, and exploded As TIN
proprietor sat at work, but without injur
TO him. Ills wife's step-father Is under ar
rest for the crime. a
The cable between Callao and Mai
lendo having been repaired. communication
by telegraph Is 1uow open direct belwces
Valparaiso aud points In the United state,
and all intermediate stations on the wesi
coast Of South America. making a saving "
some fifteen hours In time between valps-
raiso and the United States aud Europe .
compared with the old route via Pcrnambuco
and Lisbon.
JUDGE GRESHAM, ofthe United States
UIrcuit court At indianapolis, has given
judgment against a railroad company for
70. 900 In the suit Of brakeman whose arm
was crushed In consequences Of the coupling
apparatus Of cars being out Of repair.
AN association has been incorporated
at Boston, Mass. for the purpose Of colo.
mixing Palestine with Christians who VIII re.
store the Holy Land to lis former grand.
eur.
THE foreign mails sent out Of the
United States during the fiscal year lust
ended exceed those Of the previous year by
452, 900 pounds. The United States stands
at the head Of oil countries In the number Of
It's post.ofiices.
Two prominent lawyers grew warm
In the ChanceFy Court at Memphis, Tenn.
the othey morning. Col. George CAN'T said
counsel on the other side were irving IA
hoodwink the court. David II. Posion gave
him the lie, whereupon the Colonel hurled Q
tumbler and the two got together. They
were separated and fined. Poston's faes
was badly gashcd by the glass, which wa,
shiyered on his cheek.bone.
The gale which has been sweeping
the southern coast Of spain has done much
damage to shipping At Csdiz and Alicante.
Twenty-four fishermen are said 10 have
been drowned 10 their boats. Several boJIe.
have been washed ashore. Many famikes
are left destitute.
DICK WEsTEsRA has been arrested
At Winnipeg. Manitoba, for obtaining mon
ey under false preienses. representing him
self s an English noblemsn. During the
fall Of 1873 this Individual figured In 0tisws
A. Hon. Richard westenra, was received 10
10 the best society, was . constant visitor
At the government house, and vIciimIxed "a
a considerable extent several Of his new.
formed aoquaintances. In time 10 save ar
rest he took flight 10 the United States,
where he figured conspIcuously 90 Lord
Courtney. under which name he was ar
rested In New York In 1880 on charge Of
being On impostor. After his liberation II
Travelled under several aliases, and IL re-
ported 10 have added innumsrabls victims
~ his list
WV. II. EEDRrE has brought suit In
the Superior Court al Detroit against the
Michigan Central Railroad Company for
$40, 900 damages for alleged breach Of con
tract In building and grading the extension
from UayIord 70 old haskiasw.
TmRrrkr cars loaded with -four and
grain broke through bridge near Port Jsr-
sis, N. T., Oct. q, and vent Isso the
canal.
FLoops have caused great damage 10
property IN the vieinIsy of Mentose, south.
ern Fnnes. II 10 estimated the loss Win
axrreeaie s.ono. 900 francs. The coast road
from the Gulf Of Iouen 70 Antilles has been
completely destroyed.
CnAHIEs KRAnER, formerly Of Win
chester, Va, died IN The poorbouse at San
Antoalo. Texas, he other night, leaving .
valuable estate 10 bis daughter. fslempsr-
sncs killed him.
Tns debt reduction for October Il -
timstsd ct SIS. 10 900.
While . party Of mourners were sit-
ting up with he esrpss Of Edward Murphy,
. paupeF, seaF Hot sprin<s, Ask., the 9th
er niski, lamp uas upset and sxpIoded,
asd befsrs ~ nnm&s wsrs sxsinguisked shs
bsdy ~ burned y erisp.
COMMISSIONER Lnrfxo, of the Agri-
cultural Buresu, eRsred ~. 90 IN prizes Tor
sasays upoa various brnnches of kusbsndry,
designing 70 psy ~ primes ffsm ths sppfs.
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