The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-04-15

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Az express messenger On q Fort
Wsyhe train recently heard strange nolsaa
ffotn a large box blllrd 10 Philadelphia.
When bs pfled III tho top, Out stepped an
old man named Jerry heAuiey, who had
been shipped from Chicago IN lho moai
economical manner, The express matter re.
mains In The hands Of The officials NJ Del.
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TnE House Committed hayo agreed
to insert In the river and harbor blll m sp.
preparation Of A,T29,OoO Tor improvement Of
the Mississippi River from lle head of the
passes TO the mouth Of the Illinois Ofihl.
sum, N,l2l,OOOi Il to bo expended for I'm.
provemenis below Cairo, and tgOO,Ooo hc.
tween Cairo and the Illinois River. The
whole appropriation Is to be expended by
the Secretary Of War, In accordance with
the plans, specifications and estimates of
the Mississippi River Commission.
The graves Of Confederate dead were
decorated at New Orleans on the 9th. This
Grand Army Of tho Republic participated
In the ceremony.
ST. NAyIER's CATHOLIC CHURCH,
one OF the largest and finest In Cincinnati,
was totally destroyed by ilrc the other day.
Car Form, u brother OF tho slayer OF
Jesse James, has been arrested for compile.
lty In the murder OF Wood IIlte, who was
Killed At bis house.
A TORNADO in Southwestern Kansas,
a few days ago, carried death aud dcstruc-
tion over wide area and played some sim
gular pranks with numbcrloss objects In lts
path. Moving north from Raymond, Il
prostrated telegraph poles aud unroofcd
barns and dwelling. The buildings on the
farm OFF. NJ Profit were badly raoked and
asplcndid orchard ruined. The house Of
$. Wilson was demolished, and Mrs. Will
son, Just on the point Of confinement, was
killed, and a young lady, daughter Of c.
Parker, neighbor, was badly injured,
probably fatally. The building on the
farms Of d. Mcfarland and George
w. Lawmon were also destroyed. The
extensive buildings covering the sorghum
machinery Of J. N. Mayberry were lcyeled
TO the ground. A large barn on the farm OF
T. J. weis was blown away, but seven
head Of horses were left In their stalls unin-
iured. In the town Of Chase, twenty
buildings were demolished and ears were
blown from the track. Mr.. Road. hotel
keeper, was killed, his wife was fatally In
jured, and other lives were lost. Mrs. Henry
Muscott was seriously injured, and her babe
was snatchcd from her arms by the wind
and carried some distance away. A tin can
was blown into and almost through plank
IN the platform surrounding the depot, and
tub full Of eggs stood safe and sound on
the floor OF grocery store while all around
was ruin. A portion Of the same storm seems
TO have struck Clay County west Of Topeka,
where the wind swept from the southwest
TO northeast, accompanied by heavy rain
and hail, doing immense damage. The full
force Of the wind struck the large frame
dwelling OF John Rocks, In Hays Township.
and completely demolished II. Seven
persons were IN the building at the
time, and all were badly bruised. Mrs.
Mann, daughter .in-lsw Of the owner Of the
property, being instantly killed. Pieces Of
the house and furniture were scattered
across the prairie for more than mile.
Two Of Mr.. Rocks boys were In thc.stable
near by, and scarcely realized that violent
storm was coming before they saw their
home In midair and everything around II 10
ruins. They rushed TO the house In time TO
rescue their mother from psrIIous posi-
tIon, she being caught by falling roof, tho
corner Of which was held up by an organ,
thus preventing the tlmbers from crushing
her. The storm showed itself In Pratt
County aud several other points, but not
with so much violence.