The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-01-20
MIsCELLANEuus.

THE Keyntonc Iron Works at Read
lng, Pa, recently announced ton per cent.
reduction In puddlers' wages
MRs. MELVILLE, wife Of Engineer
Melville, Of the Jeanette expedition, was
In court al Media, Pa, the other day, with
her children, 10 answer a writ OF habeas
corpus TO determine whether she or Mel.
yilla was entitled TO the custody Of the chill
dren.
A VERDICT for s25.000 was rendered
against The New York a Long Branch Road
the other day In suit for damages for the
death OF G. W. Woodruff, killed in the Ae =.
cident near Long Branch last summer.
1T was announced at London, Eng.
the other day that the whole Of the E5, 600
Lady Florence Dixie had recslyed for the
relief Of small farmers and eolIiers in the
West Of Ireland was expended, and she de-.
clIned to raise another fund on the ground
that II was the business Of the Government
10 relieve distress.
The town Of Raab, Hungary, was
abandoned on account Of The foods. BY the
breaklng Of the dyke. around the town,
many lives were lost on tho 10th.
IT was reported at Washington, ID.
c., on tho 10th that the commercial treaty
with Mexico had been agreed upon by the
American aud Mexican Commissioner. and
would soon be submitted 10 the United
States Senate.
The arrival Of Arab Pashs and his
fellow exiles at Ceylon was announced on
the 10th.
The railroad contractors Of the United
States formed q National Associationi 10 New
York few days ago.
The mills along the river si Camden,
Maine, were the other day running on half
time for lack Of wa,er-somethin never be-.
fore known.
II was reported tho other day that the
Cxar Of Russia had signed decree dissolve
Ing ali the secret societies In hi. dominisn..
The National Tobacco Association
IN session st Washington, d. e., few day.
ago. passed resolutions fayoring tar Of
eight cents per pound on tobacco and - per
thousand on eigsrs, with rebate equal 10
the reduction, % take effect May 4.
A PETITION with SIX thousand sigma
iures vas recently presented In the German
Parliament, asking the passage Of law to
close ali commercial aud Industrial es,ab.
llshmenis on Sunday.
JoHs Copr, Of Manistee, Mich, sixty
years of age, expired the other day after :
isst Of 100 days, enforced By alesrsiIea Of
The stomsoh.
TuE Bricklayers' National Union,
lately In session st Providence. X L.. rec.
ommended unions 10 vots for eight hous 9
day, regardless Of wages. A reeommtnda.
iion was adopted that hfs-preof brickwork
be REGARDED ss briokwork 10 be done BY
regular brieklayer.
0s learning Of the demise Of General
Chzasy. General Devsldaa. rhe took a
leading part IN the ssiss Of Paris, Francs,
died frem spoplexy.
Is fhe German Reichstag recently,
General Won Kanuks, Minister Of War, re.
plying 10 question, said The Government
had no cause either 10 increase or improve
Iss artillery.
ALAReE number Of applications from
cattle men bad been rsseissd Il wsshlaE
Ton the ether dzs, sskinK for leases 10 trsst
Of land IN The Indian Territory. Ths In
dIsas seemed 10 favor leasing The lands.
They claimed that xrass vas being salsa,
and lheT we're rsesIsinx 10 compensation
Through the lease they believed thsy would
receive lsrxs rentals.
IHK Iowa stAls Agricultural socist,
- n s>usisn Il Dss Msines, Laws. fs'
dsys -. Thsr selected De- nsisss - ID
plses q ksl1lae tks next fsir sd sieesel
s4ren ~ ~ ensuing yssr.
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