The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-05-12
The East.

LIE DfOokiyn brinke trustees nave been
formally requested by the New York Alder.
men TO open the structure on Decoration
Day, and not on the cath, Queen viotoria's
birthday, The action Of the board was
accompanied by the adoption Of a resolu.
ton introduced by an Irish member de-
nouncing the British Government.
THERE were numerous strikes on the ist
In different parts OF the United States, the
most noteworthy being that Of six thousand
coal.miners In the Pittsburgh (Pa.) district.
At many places the cigar.makcrs ceased
work, and at Lynn, Mass, there was gen.
eral strike Of shoemakerS.
A rwELvE.rEAR-oLD girl named Hattie
Thornton was arrested In Boston on tho
ist for making thirteen attempt. I'm thirty.
six hours 10 burn the Hotel Glendon. Her
excuse was that she "liked TO sec the
blaze.r
Os the ist three hundred panper immi-
grants arrived in Philadelphia from South.
western ireland.
Os the ist Charles y. Freeman, who, IN a
religious frenzy, killed his child at Barn.
stable, Mass, four years ago, pleaded no,
suiity 10 an Indictment for murder. He
claimed 20 have been insane when he com
mitted the deed, aud thought he was acting
under Gods direction. He was declared by
the Court not insane, and was held for
trial.
The Governor Of New York has signed
the bill which provides that the Boards oI
Supervisors Of counties In that State shal
provide for the burial Of deceased soldiers
sailors or marines, and shall also provide
appropriate headstones.
sgw YoRx and Chicago had direct tslc
phonic communication on tho d over tn
wires Of the Postal Telegraph Company
Sentences containing several words wer'
transmitted. and ths voice Of the speakeI
at one end Of the line was distinctly recos
nir~d by the receiver =, the other.
THE President Of the Irish Estiona
League Of America, Alexander Sullivan
stated on the ID that the plan Of III
lesgue was 10 organize the Irish PEG
pie of this country on the platform
adopted by the recent Phllsdelphia Con
ventlon. lie also said that tho Bri,isl
Government would be shown that In u
treatment Of Ireland 10 had 70 deal witt
Ireland al home and Ireland sbrosd.
ALsw prohibiting the performance Of an,
play representing Biblical characters hs
passed the Pennsylvania Legislature.
ssrAK THIEVES recently stole pay on
velope. containing st.eo from the safe Q
the Providence tR. - Gas Company.
A cstf. has been issued for the Pennsyl
yania Greenbaek state Convention, 70 NEE
at willism-port, August %.
II is announced that the spruce trees
the Arooztook distrrf Of Maine are dyin
from some unknown cause. and owners {
forests Of sprucs are much troubled In cot
sequence.
A rxw days ago sodswstsr foanssi
exploded 81 syracuse. N. u, fatally inju
Ing one and seriously injuring t~o osh'
persons.
THs Iron and sse<I WORKS Company
st AIbsH., ", has failed, With heavy u
bilIfies.
TEE defaulsins CITY Treasurer Of b
lsio. N. r., Joseph Bort. uas recent
sentenced 70 Eve yssr~ imprisonment
shs Auburn renis>ntisry. he amount
his smb-zslsmens vss A7@p.
THE snnoune<menf IL made that oeor,
william Curtis hes b<sn elected Preside
q IL Ne- Yerk Civil g>rvi~ Reform A
so<szsloa.
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