The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-11

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idle eannly, fehh. juiHe sheHy tfeln
mond ielvefinH ihe hpIhlan. TIE pfaiMin
recsyaf4i Gjudgmenl aEsinst M eehnsy lot
$50 en bond. lssued IN sld n fHs ted
MnmthIs A radHeah Il.llfaad, whlAl sas
saifmedby ilie supfenatlauft ofthe ilalled
States. A pofsmpssfy uaHismns was issued
requiring The toiinty Coufl u levy las N
pay itaud the iastIces All futigncd 10 esadc
obeyanoe 10 writ. Tbey vera avAlgned for
conlcinp' % The ground THAT uhfyvIthstand.
Ing thu feslgnsilon, they usfe tiIli In uflce
and bound 70 bbeY. bcoause the tWsshution
ofTennessec provLlss thai evefy oilieerthall
hold his once Until hIs sueeassor is elected
or appointed aud qualified. The statute,
require sheriff, when 4 jiltlco Of ihs
Peace feslgua, tohold au election 10 Nh
vacancy within tan days, hui The Sheriff has
never held elections, because the people Of
che county determined not ~ pay The
subscription, claiming that the. bonds .are
void and thu railroad did not build thc
road judge Hammond decide. that uu.
der The CONSTITUTION no ohleefih Tenhesshc
raffabsudon Ms eficss unlil hh stIccessoris
piaIidrd. lie may rcsisn sub mode. 10
authorize the appolntlpg power Of elee,orio
supply a successor, hut until his successor
Y qualified the rcslgnmg officer must con-
llnpn IN tho discharge Of his duties. This
was rule OF common law, and has been h..
stored by tho Constitution ofis70 10 prevent
paralysis OF governmental agepcles. Tho
CTlrt wilhholds sentence Of iino TO thefull
amcilntcf Judgment, distributed according
lothc ability 10 pay among the twenty -thrco
rcsignng Justices, and orders an alias man.
damhs tolevy q tax In Aprii next. the reg.
ular annual levy. This sentence will be
passed II there Is any further dlsobedienco
ofwritby justices or their succewors. Thh
Is test case, and thercare other judgments
10 large amount against Lauderdale aud
other counties. The effect of the decision 4
TO destroy all power TO cgade process "a
court by resignation, and to furnish q com.
plete remedy TO enforce judgment Of court,
against defaultIng counties In Tennessee.
There is no appeal from the decision, as II IL
q criminal case, and the Justices will havs
TO obey the writ or 20 TO jail until Il Is done,
and pay fines and costs into the United
States Treasury. ? HF II
Ina private letter to friend in New
York City Judah T.. benjamin, on tho sub.
lect Of Confederate bonds, says.
"At the close Of the war the United State,
Government, claiming tho right to receive tho
n tl..t f.A. t..sA
instituted suits against Fraser, Trenholm 4
90. and against MaeIlca. After determined
and protracted litigation, Fraser. Trenholm
20. were driven into bankruptcy, as their
whole business was destroyed and their credit
broken ny the apprehenslons errated In the
mercantile world OF the resnlt of the cnor.
nous claims hanging over them, when they
really owed little or nothing, and think tho
United states ultimately recovered few
thousand dollars n. n conprcmlsc: Macllea
Ifoved IN lns case that he bad rendered full
and faithful account 10 the Confederate Goy.
ernment OF the entire proceeds Of the loan IN
payment oi supplies and munitions OF war "a
me various cOnniissarat and qunrtsrmns.
lers' officer. IN this coupiry, and Of the con'
mons on the bonds. but he was ready II rcn.
der bis accounts over again " tho United
fafes would agree to reinnbnrse him any bal
,nce found due in his favor"
Circuit Judge Pardee, Of the United
States Court, in the case Of Mercer Colon,
against the Commissioner oi the Genera
land ofliso Of Texas, decided 70 perpetual,
the injunction granted plRienielite by Jus
tice Wood, restraining the Commissioned
tom issuing land certificates OF patents !,
my one except the complainants for land
within the bounds Of Mercer Colony. Tn,
Judge refused all other relief sought, IN,
,luding mandamus requiring, an issue oI
and script TO complainants Within aud
without the colony limits. The signIheane,
u the decision Is that the Supreme Court d
the State bus decided ihntthe. Land Com.
missioner and other heads OF department,
d the State Government are not subject q
wrfts 10 the courts commanding them 4
perform official acts, or restraining. or en'
oinlng them from the performances Of an,
act. II Is spmised that the ,lecrcei Il Of NJ
value TO complalnants, as there is no vacant
land In the colony limits, and the decree
seems to contemplatc no intefiereuce viii
holders Of land ii the colony whose, ullt,
were complete from the State. when The
temporary Injunction wa. Instituted. To,
state viii carry the matter TO tho Uni,el
5th1es Supreme Court.
In tho recent report Of The Preddenl
of the st. Louis Merchants Exchange II !.
aa'ed that the shipments By riveriast yeal
sdsiaied ss4, ,o25 tons, or IA. 800 tous iessthsr
the previous year, or only 500 tons NOR,
than were moved In 1871. "Thc loss IN riysl
sblpments seems strangely at variance will
thnimprovcmeut of barges and other ap
plisnces 10 transportation which hava sslnel
sush popularity for tho Mississippi Th,
Io4s can he fairly ascribed 10 tho reshll D
eseula,Ion and deficient harvs.is.whIeh %
dueed high prices and .smbarsoed ali 81
porf. Of pruduee.s ~. -
The steamer Drouillard encountered I
Terrific storm on the Ohio Ia recent irv
from Cairo 70 Nashville. waves running D.
fcsf high frequently sweeping the tfsct-
me steamer was beat about and often blesr
towards the woods. with no -plass-sto fapt
within Eve miles. Had she not been na'.
boat ,he would have been torn 10 pieces },
the gala and sunk. The ofllcers saId ihsy
bad pcyprseeu such foods In all their ex
psn1enes. 1'hey could ouly mats four tspd
mrs bsswesu ths moufh of he river ant
CiAskssills, and then under tho buffs.
Dionyoio Garcia, q postal messenger
st Laredo, Texas, and Fsfnaado Garcia
employed IN newspaper o1Icc. bsye beer
arrested for stealing eight hupdred letters
Fletcher Emmett, . adasperats moon
sinner Ia The mountains of Tennessee, Ia
been sentenced TO the penIsentiary Tor twen
~ years. = 'sss.sss
John Richmond, aged 20, residing Il
TrimbIc County. Ksn,oeky. hss been 81
rested charged silh Inhuman cruelty 10 hl
hther. mother and sister.
Russian Je~s are noeking to hissizsippl
The remains Of Mrs. Belle Oldham
agcd =, living IN the southszssesH pan O
Louisville, KY., wen fopnd IA bed 1t "
residence sous days ago. she had 70
ceatly acquired |. life Interest In . vsluabl
property. She had ssit for divorce fron
her husband. James Oldham, who has bsel
out Of the city for some time, pending I
eoart- Foul play Va, suspected. 4
A prominent druggist Of Louisville
Ky., Il about 70 establish . vaccine viru
farm near that city. lie has constructs
the necessary building and has one hnndrs
healthy hsitsu ready for use.
The pecan crop q Texss this year
valued ss sa,ooopoo
A vouuo man nloxxod nm ~ sno I,