The Panola weekly star., 1882-01-21
SOUTHERN GIEANINGs.

THE fe#nlis ~ NE thll1H IMPOSITION, Aa
~ - Ailthla 4 eiaf fhei. eta aai be iofes
shaiewed, tFli v Il fAf " stptel lhal ths
eliy vii SAN 1nHs 4 humIlap N business
euhesfuA lfffeldf tleHsfsi KmlalI Hltss
Y = We tplnian ihal lhsfo WIN he NM hew
fnshuiaeluflaa emsrpfises established n
Atlantis during Ne hesi ttaf. Il Il hst w.
iaih lei That ihe tsposillsn viii give Atlanta
hef lilfl s1llan fseiafy. w. KimbsIi stFr
lhti \ will feqnfu . capital ~ $1,000. coo ~
hll The m4ln building wllh maehInrfp, and
he Hoes not go where ihe monfy IA 10 come
FROM io push Iht miilpr IN 10 sHtaers THE
truth 4 lhe building cost oniy fiF1,0ne, aud
everyone must hnev that IN aa expenditure
of more than Il .np00 the maiief n iew
wooden buildings ean moi be- considered, Al.
though these bull1Inns nav be well ron.
t'fueied' Mr. klmbsll thinks the main
building VIII be- sold TO complny, which
VIII pni power IN the eeuief aud lease The
wings and ahaflng and furnish power 10
small Industries. This may BE- done, and
probably will be The fate Of the exposition
buildings. The Exposition may do much
10 develop the South, but Il viii only be an
assistant, and not the real cause Of the De.
solopmcnt which Il TO mark The next slx or
eight years. Tho resources Of the South
were already being looked into by men of
capital and brains, and, u the Exposition
had never been held, tho South would not
have slept on. II has been source Of much
good In bringing together the people Of all
sections, and causing q general hand-shak.
Ing aud experience meeting"
A committee Of young gentlemen re.
Gently waited on jefferson Davis TO tender
to him, on behalf OF the young men Of Mem.
phis, banquet at such time as ho might
designate. The banquet was rendered, as
expressed by the committee, to Mr.. Davis
to assert the esteem, vcneration aud affec.
tion OF the Southern young men for him,
which they declared TO be sincere and earn
est. Mr.. Davis sent 10 the committee the
following; III gratefully acknowledge the
invitation OF the young men OF Memphis you
represent, TO meet them al banquet at such
time as may designate. My present visit
VIII be 80 brief as not to permit me TO avail
OF your kind courtesy before my departure,
but hone 10 hr here again early In the
spring, aud II will then give me great pleas
ure to accept the invitation offered IIav-
ing closed long career OF public service,
nothing could be more gratifying TO me than
the manifestation Of such consideration M
Is expressed by those to whom the destinIes
Of our country are TO be intrustcd. To
yourselves and your associate. present my
cordial thanks and assurance OF nifec-
tionate rcgard.n
An old-time dueling party recently
left New Orleans for the purpose Of settling
grievance according to the code. The
principals were Mr.. Edmond Brou and Mr..
X. de Bauthe. The weapons selected were
short swords, and after arriving at the spot
selected, near Kehneryille, the party pre-
pared for the combat. The permission OF
the owner OF the plantation was obtained,
and the combatants, drzzling rain falling
at the time, assembled beneath the sugar.
shed attached to the sugar. house. Here the
usual ceremonies were had and the princl-
pals. weaponIn hand. were placed In position.
In the shortest space OF time there was an
attack aud defense on either side, both well
executed. but not sufficiently well to prevent
the weapons from doing harm. At the first
pass Mr.. Brou was slightly wounded In tho
abdomen, and Mr.. de Banthe In the neck. !.
The wounds were not serious, but were con
sldered satisfactory.
A singular inquest Of lunacy has boon
tried In the jefferson County (Ky.) Chan
cery Court. Several years ago the wife Of
Edwin Iieilleld, wcllto-do mechanic, was
taken seriously III, her disease being pro-
nounced acnte insanity. Hcilleld quit work
TO attend at her bedside. One morning she
was found dead In bed, with her husband
asleep beside her. An examination OF her
body developed the fact that she was Scared
from head to fot with knife wounds. A
small knife lying near the bed told how shc
had been Killed. Her husband was placed
under arrest and found 10 be rayIng ma.
MAC. He confessed he had Killed his wife,
and declared he had done 20 10 cast out the
devils that were IN her. lie was adIudged
lunaiic aud sent TO the State Asylum. Re.
fore his wife became insane IIenlcld had
never exhibited IN. least evidence Of an nn-
sound mind.
Leslie Warner, Of Nashville, Tenn,
has purchased 10000 acres Of pine timbered
lands lying along the proposed New Orleans
4 Northeastern Railroad, In Mississippi.
The tract contains pine trees from 100 10 l5G
feet In height, aud will become marketable
onthe completion of the railroad named.
Mr.. Warner oontemplates making II a sheep
rancho, aud win stock II with about 4 900
head.
The murder Of Melvin Murphy by
Charles Golden, In catoosa County, Ga, was
q cold-blooded aud deliberate affair. MUIR
| phy had sold Golden some wheat and had
received part payment aud was merely ask
Ing for the remainder when Golden pounced
on him and stabbed him IN the breast seven
times. Golden was a powerful man, and
Murphy was half dead with consumption.
The murdered man was wealthy and con-
nected with The best families In the county.
Judge John Mcclure has instituted
suit In tho Chanecry Court Of jefferson
County. Ark, 10 quash the payment Of Ger.
tain bonds issued during reconstruction
days, on the ground Of Illegally. These
bonds are known as the Lsyce bonds, and
amount TO over 100000. They were bought
UP BY Eastern capitalists al . ridiculously
low figure. In view Of the fact that no benc-
nt has accrued 10 the taxpayers and that
the bonds were of doubtful origin, tho tax.