The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-04-28
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PihA efO wHs ifpflfd ~ he raging
IN tsftaia parts N AfhaHsaa recently. Hey
afal tslusiile bufsss haA died. aad great
apprehension was feii among aiorkmeH,
The Supreme runfi n Mississippi has
declAed that, lhs Secretary of state having
declared Mannina eleriei " t'onKfeaa ffum
The HstHnd District, the euufthas 30 jufls
dlptlun II The mli " chalmara fur writ n
Hiandamus, aid that The question: as ~
wheihrf Mannlna of Chalmers was legally
elected ma.i l# IeclIoi ty Congress,
\ NJ Robinson, lately = DEPUTY
united States Marshal, has beet found
guilty IN the United states Court q, A.
ianla, Ia, on hlneteen ea'inis " an lndiet
mcni for falsiiyine his accounts.
Owing Ia a deficiency In the appro.
rriaiion for The payment u expenses. all
witnesses and defendants In the South
Carolina election eases havr been die.
charged FROM further attendance Al this
term of the United tstatcs Court
The following charters have been
flled with the Secretary u state of Texas
rcccntly TA,teniral Elevator Company,
Of Dallas ~ stock, so,ono. Tho Cor.
pus Christ Eucces Valley Railroad, with
headquartsfV Vat Corpus Christi, capital
stock, Si,cN,ooo, divided In shares VI u ooo.
The line of this road and telegraph 90 be q.
follows Beginning at Corpus Christi, in
Nueces County, running In northcrly d.
rcrtlon 10 some convenient point at or near
uvaldc, IN Uyalde County, on the southern
Pacific sertion ~ the Galveston, Harris.
burg n San Antonio Railway, through the
Counties OF Nucces, San Patricio, bee or
Live Oak or both, McMillen, I.aSallc, Trio,
Seavilla and Uvalde In all the distances
not 10 exceed 40 miles,
An exodus Of cntllc began from South.
ern Texas 4 few days ago, seyenty.dye
thousand head would bc mkcn over tho
railways from Milhcrn TO Wichita Falls.
Two hundred and ilfteen trains would bc
required 10 move tho herd.
John r. Lynch, Chairman u the Mis-.
slssippi Republican State COMMITTEES ha.
called meeting of tho leaders of different
parts Of the State at jackson, June ~.
Chalmers has called meeting Of RepuhlI.
cans July 1.
Buffalo gnats are beginning TO disap
pear from lately Infected districts of Ar.
kansas under the influence Of the clear
weather and increasing warmth.
OF the six little negro children pol,-
oned at Derniott Station, ciRht.en miles
from Arkansas City. Ark, recently, by
using stychnine instead Of salt nj a play
| .ltnrar thax haI ...t.I fa... t... Lac.
died. The others were likely 10 recover.
While Mike MeCabe was digging
well at Louisville, KY. the other day and
when al a depth Of nfteen feet, the walls
caved In, hurying him beneath about nins
feet Of earth and sand. After the body had
been partly uncarthed, but before be could
be released, the poor fellow called for q
priest, and one being summoned was Inv.
cred into the pit aud confessed tho unfor.
tnnate man, who was thought 10 be In on.
trcmis. When removed prompt medical
aid was extended and II was believed the
man might recover.
AZ Fort Worth, Tex. the other after
noon two children, Willie White, aged hvs
years, aud Mlnnis Howard, aged seven, got
Into a large dry goods box on an empty lot,
playing what they called Jail. The boy
was supposed to have lighted q matrh,
which caught the dry hay In ths boz, when
hoth children weru burned 10 death In d
few minutes. A number OF persons stood
ON the street and saw the box burning, but
did not suspect the children were In II.
Judge Mcdonald. Mayor Of Athens.
Tex, died a few days ago. The recent
municipal election In Athens resulted In the
election Of q colorcd Mayor, City Attorney
and Marshal. All the Alderman were
white men, who refused 10 qualify aud
serve with tho colored portion of the city
Govcrnmcut. Tho colored officsrr-elect
never came forward 10 demand possession
Of the Offices 10 which they had been elected,
and II was understood that the old officers
would continue In Office another term. But
the death OF Mayor Mcdonald has compli.
Gated matters. The rightful Mayor Is a fall.
blooded African, who Il q waiter In the
Dean Hotel. He says ha will not have the
Office 20 long as there IL any objection 10
him, although he was elected by whits
votrs.
Recently n child died in the family of
man named westbrook, al 0raysviIle,
Ca. Soon thereafter other members of The
family were stricken with Q singular dis
Ease. A few days ago the mother and four
children died. and the next day two more
children, making seven members of the
same family, were lying dead Al the same
time. Only one member wa. left, the
father, who was crazed with mingled fear
and grief. II was not known Of what dis
ease they died.
Early the other morning. nj Mont
Fnmery, Ala, William Dorsey mistook bis
wife for burglar and shot her fatally.
The failure Of Dillingham; q wuerget.
general cotton and produce brokers, New
Orleans, La, has been announced.
Henry A. Lewis, Of Wichita Falls.
Tex, has been granted q patent On new
stock car.
Miss Alice sncdekcr. young lady
aged twenty-ons, dsughter Of q farmer
living near Limestone. Marshall County,
W. Va, took dose Of slough on Rsts'
| wv Vtu'f mfhihNt eha hf*A th.A HtHA&i
after seven hours of horrible agony. A Mr.
Crow vas 70 have married her. but failed
10 put In his appearance st tho time ap
pointed for the wedding, and has not beer
seen since. This was suppossdt 70 hsse beet
the canse of II.
The third floor of tho stove ware
fooms of The Iithgow Manufacturing Com
psny Al Louisville, KY, gave way The 9th
er evening. carrying down The second neol
and i.fs0 stoves 10 the ground hoor Tn
damage would probably be sl.em. No on
vas injured.
Florida green corn Il In tasel.
A company was formed At Louisville
, KY, the other day. with capital paid u
. Of <opoo. with The privileges Of inerss-inI
: Il 10 sIiogoo. for the purpe-s q experiinI
whisky 70 Bermuda. The incorporation
, represent heavy whisky interest.
The Mcintosh House q fndisl
Springs. Butts County. Ca, was destroys
By Gre sfev days sso. Tie houss vas val
a usd st tsoeoo and the furniture 81 slo9u
: n was the largest hesei - NJ HprisEs. en-
was owned by georke and WAN Collier
brusherr. nhs ire l. thought 70 havs beel
!. shs vsrk Of sn inssndiasy.
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