The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-07

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Shore freight haaae at ulaveIsad, o., was
feund in The lahs, be having committed
sHleias, u wss shown that he was de-.
fhulter IN Tho sum n sfmp.
THs Mississippi itisef overflow had on
thu nth rendered homeless alnut two thou
sand persons In tho vicinity uf Altaa, M.
and the loss was estimaied At s1,nU0o.
The bottom lands were submerged for atty
miles, and great suffering was reported
among some sf tho poorer farmers The
people of the vicinity had joIned In an ap.
peal for aid Al Aichison. Kansas city
and IT. Joseph the Missouri Rlyer was
rising slowly. and the situation was con.
sidered critical
A rrw evenings ago ths Planters Cotton.
heed OIL Works, IN AIgIers, La, the largest
eotton.sced oil mill In existence, was dc.
stroyed by fire. Loss, si,oo0.ooo.
ELBEnroS, 0a., was visited by tornado
a few evenings ago, demollshlng thirteen
buildings and three churches, and killing
colored man.
The Big Nemaha River, IN Nebraska, has
been overhowed 10 such degree that thou.
sands Of hogs and cattle have been drowned,
innIcting loss of 100000 The town Of
Tecumseh, with population OF two thou.
sand, was on tho 18th without groceries
and -four.
Asa result Of the examination Into tho
recent shooting Of Rcv. J. Lane Borden, at
Mansfield, La, by clergyman named
jenkins, the latter and his brother were
held for murder.
Two TRAINS on the Northern Pacific Road
collided at Heron siding, Montana, a few
nights ago, killing eighteen Cinnamon and
wounding twenty-five others.
IT was stated on tho 25th that tho labil
tiles Of McGcoch, Evcringham & Co., Of
Chicago, whose failure has been an
nounced, were se,ooO,oCo, with assets at
about $4,000.
A SHEaIrr's posse on tho e8th broke up
the band Of desperadocs who had been ter
rorizing the citizens at Little Missouri, d.
7. Ono man was killed and the leader Of
the outlaws was captured.
THE bottom lands on the Illinois side Of
the Mississippi River, from Alton TO Cairo
q distance Of some two hundred miles
were nearly all under water on tho Goth.
Several submerged villages had been aban
doned, and vast and increasing area Of
farming lands was covered with water
The loss was computed at millions Of dol
lars. and the food was still extending.
The failure Of Wright & Mccord, large
lumber dealers, OF Merrill, Wis, for 5000,
900, is announced.
THK Supreme Court Of Ohio has affirmed
the constitutionality Of the Scott Liquor
law, passed by the Legislature OF thai
State, for taxing the liquor traffic.
FoR nn assault upon a white woman .
negro was lynchcd in broad daylight nj
jefferson, Tex, on tho 10th, by crowd o.
five hundred persons.
A SITE has been selected by the Garfield
Monument Committee In Lake View Gene
tary, Cleveland, overlooking tho country
for miles. The fund In hand on the 29tl
was $4,000.
EXTENSIVE foods caused by heavy RAIN
were reported In the western part Of Mich
lgan on the 2Tth. All tho railroads wer,
suffering from wsshouts Of bridges and
culverts.
liz an ARRAY recently at colliusville
Ala. caused by dispute over boundary
line, four persons were shot dead.
The Iowa Republicans held their STATE
Convention at Dss Moines on the 27th and
renominated Buren, Il. Sherman for Gov
ernor, o. II. Manning for Lisutanant.Gov
ernor, and Prof. Akers for School Super
intcndent Judge Reed was nominated for
Supreme Judge. The platform adopted
refers with pride 10 the extinguishment ol
the State debt; demands q more prompt
punishmento OF criminals; calls for revenue
laws that will encourage and protect
American industries; approves the admin
istration Of President Arthur, and calls for
the enactment OF such laws by the nsxl
General Assembly as shall establish and
enforce the Prohibitory Amendment car
ried at the election June q. 1859.
GOVERNOR HuBsARD was rsnominated
al the Minnesota Republican State Conven
tion, held In St. Paul on IN. nth. G. X
Gilman was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor, Fred Won Banmbach for secre
tary Of State, Charles Kittleson for Treas
urer, W. II. Hahn for Attorney General and
j. n. Baker for Railroad Commissioner
The platform approves the River and Hsr
Dor bill, and Arrears Of Pensions act; dc
elares in favor Of maintaining internal rev
enns taxation: upholds the protective sys
TEN: indorsss President Arthur's admin
Issration, and favors the submission Of I
Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment "a
the people.
Tnx Prohibitionisss Of Missouri met Ia
State Convention at wsrrensbnrgh on ths
9th and adopted platform plsdging lndl
vidual and organised efforts 10 defeat ell
candidates for the Legislature who opposs
Prohibition or the Submission Of such On
amendment 10 the people. No ticket wa'
nominated.
NrAn jefferson. Tex, two negroes wers
lyuehed few days sgo for outrage. ons
wa. hanged and che other burned to death
gEonsK Fox and Thomas Ryan wsrs
shot dead ct Pullman, ILL.,. few days ego
by welprt Ray who claimed the shooting
was done In self-defeuse.
Mas. c. II. Ross, . unrphine-eafer, sho'
herself dead In bed the other night 81 Lam
pssas, Ter. Her husband heard the report
Of the revolver and instantly followed heI
example, dying bsside her oorpss.
TnE Mississippi River foods were sub
sidlnx on the 15th. and In the evsrao~ed
sections Of Houthern Illinois the water
were rscedinR.
IL Sustaining The seets Liquor Law, N.
Buprsms court Of Ohio holds that lerisls
tive power IL ample tomake laws absolute
~ prohibiting ell trsfic In intoxiesiing
liquor.
|. TWO NEE wsrs fatally injured fsv day'
am By ne explosion Of . diecst>r In fer
tilizing WORKS - Wilmington. Del.
At Lexinesou, KY > rreumbsnt nEur'
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