The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-02
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fnr death N Captain Joseph fwaFef. w
oldest steamboat fnan on the Western nv
ors, occurred ai louisville, ky.,a iee day,
ago.
pErurY AunruR MAHn =. KAY, N Ala
media County, California, whu stole sistcen
thousand dollars, was fecsniiy sentenced
10 fourteen years In the Hlaia Prison.
Tnt Right Worthy Grand Lodge u Good
Tcmplars convened In twenty ninth annual
session At Chicago on the nj
IN American Valley, N. NJ, Gllmorp's
band " outlaws os shs 22d murdered two
men. lnsley aud Gfeathouse, and two
brothers named Ur0ssett A militia com.
pany had captured sis Of the murdercr..
WHiLE temporarily insane Mrs. H. y
McMillie, of Lindonville, o., threw her two
children into deep well iew days ago
and then fatally poisoned herself
THE schooner Wells Burt, VI Chicago
coalladen, was wrecked during the recent
gale on Lake Michigan, and Captain
Fountain and his son, and crew Of nine,
were supposed TO have been lost.
SEVERE frosts were reported In Illinois,
Indiana and Iowa on the night Of the 2lst
injurlng small fruit TO some extent and se.
riously damaging vegetables. Heavy rains
aud floods were creating great havoc In
sections Of New York and Ohio, while the
unusual cold In the South, II was feared
would affect tho cotton plant.
MAunaus ,.sa. "a, tl,.. oaI "A
for Governor by the Republicans Of Ken.
lucky, In State Convention at Lexington.
A platform was adopted rcaillrming the
National Republican platform Of 1880, be.
licving intelligent citizenship 10 be the
only sure foundation of republican gov.
ernment, and eulogizing the free school as
promoting the same; favoring tariff that
will only provide revenue sufficient Ia
dcfray Government expenses; demanding
Constitutional Convention; Just and
wholesome laws and their speedy and
impartial enforcement; condcmning the
Democratic State Administration as nuli'
flying all criminal and penal laws, and
eulogizing President Arthur and his Ad
ministration.
The town Of Guerneville, Cal, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire tho other
day.
A DISASTROUS cyclone swept over Jefrcr,
son County, Ark, few days ago. II fol
lowed Horschead Creek several miles. DO
stroyed twenty-five dwelllnrs, one church
and numerous b.. as, killed John James
and v....aed about twenty other persons.
rRoM different points In tho Northwest
crop reports received on the 23d showed
that tho recent cold snap did no material
injury beyond impeding the planting OF
corn.
The ninth annual session Of the General
Council Of the Reformed Episcopal Church
began at Baltimore ON the I'd, Bishop La.
tene being chosen President.
EARTHQUAKE shocks, two In number,
were felt at Catlettsburg, Ky, at II $50
O'Clock on the 23d, which shook the build.
ings In town.
~, in sections Of Of elrsinfisr, * fir alid tRe sSsr''-
was very cold. Crups had been severely
injured.
AT Turkey Greek, A. T., rich discovery
Of horn silver was reported on the I'D.
Two prospectors had taken out $1,000 In
Ave days. II was also reported that i'm.
mense gold discoveries had been made In
Lower California.
A YIoHr with knives and pistols took
place between DIR. Durch, Of Illinois, aud
Jeremiah witt, Of Mount Ida, Ark, In the
courthouse at the latter place fcw days
ago. Burch was shot dead.
HESRY THoaEs, native of Switzerland,
Of miserly habits, died at San Francisco a
few days ago, and slowed away In various
reccptacles In his room was found $4,000
In bonds and gold coin.
SMALLPOX is greatly exciting the people
Of jacksonville, Fla. There were eleven new
cases on the I'd.
A FEW evenings ago George cramer, re-
siding near Livingston, Kan, made prop.
ositlon Of marriage to Miss Lille wenzsll,
who refused him. lie then drew a revol-
yer and shot her twice, and then cut his
own throat. Both were fatally wounded.
Nos.uSIoS workInen In the colliery At
collinsville, ILL.,, were compelled 10 stop
work by four hundred riotous miners on
the Gath. and the proprieiors had asked ths
aid Of the militia.
By the explosion Of boiler in the Bis
marck Brick Works at Bismarck, OAK, q
few days ago, two men were killed and ter
others were fatally injured.
FirTYTwo Canadian Gree Indians under
Chief Tabor were captured near Mussel
she'll, on the Missouri River, the other day
by detachment Of United States troops
and were driven back over tho border.
THE International Exposition Of Railwa,
Appliances At the Exposition building, Ia
Chicago. opened on the 7ith.
Two POUCHES supposed 10 contain si5,oc
were stolen from q messenger for th'
United States Express Company at Cleve
land, o., on the 2ith.
A PAssEsaER train on the Denver a ri,
Grande Road went through a bridge ovel
the Gunnison River, near Delta, Col, |
few days ago. The mail and baggage car
aoated a mile befor. lodging. Engines
arownsd, drowned and .esssfaT bas.pERsgy- s.vgr
d
jured.
Bit For lured W. L. Howard into IN
woods near Nevada, No., few days age
put four bullet. into him, and robbed ih
corpse Of forty dollars. Fox confessed hi
crime.
A rrnnfvfc rain and wini.storm swep
over Howell County, No., few days age
doing great damage. In the town Of Mood
every house vas destroyed, several pei
sons were badly injured. and farmhouse
in the vieinity were wrecked. In haris
and Miller Counties numerous building
were also blown down.
cow-pors iynchsd an unknown hor~
thief q, overton, Neb.. few days sgo.
THE following executions took plsce
the south on the 9Th; feandsr Colemsi
st Baton Rouge, La. for the murder Of job
Cray; Jack Hinton, At Helena, Ark. jot
Taylor, 81 Clarendon, Aft., for The nurd
of Hugh ingram, and Jos<fh Young, g
orcd, al Texsrtans, Art.
} THr steamer Pilot exploded her boils
near Istsville, Cal, on The 1ssh. vreckii
! the vessel and causing the loss Of sighie
J lives.
THr jail 81 Mount Sterling. KY. vast
Tackled By SIXTY armed men The other MO
for The purpose Of lynehins murderer, b
. were rspulssd. The Sheriff and ssvsi
= others were wounded In The ARRAY.
Tn wheatcrup estimate made psh'ic
4 the xsth BY \. n. ssamsns. u hilwsuk
, Secretary Of the Nillers' National Assoc