The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-06-09
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IN sis seconds This The speed was IN
creased faHy ave per cent, and lhe iaoi
demonstrated tappafeHilYi that steam
ship whirh efasses the Atlantic IN seven
days can with this uew a'tsshmont cross II
IN four fhe Inventor Is confident ~ Nv.
efeaaina the speed of steamships sisiy per
cent Il runs much faster with the side
than with the stern propellera, and runs
away with the stern wheel working In r..
verse,
The Washington Artillery. n batial
lon of historic fame In the Mexican aud
civil wars, held the twenty second anniver.
sary of ~ setting out for tho seat of war In
Virginia by pHblie parade and dinner In
New Orleans, La, a few DAYS ago. One Of
the feautures was the presenting of the
original battle flag Of the Virginia army 10
the battalion by Judge Alfred Roman IN
behalf Of uoneral lleaurogard.
Mrs, Lena Rnpp, M aged German
woman, Of Louisville, KY, was killed by
lightning the other night. Her husband, In
the same room, was unlnjured.
Tho boiler In saw mill In Water
ford, Spencer County, KY, exploded q few
days ago, fatally wounding several work
men and instantly killing John Purcell,
owner Of the mill.
The past week closed the strawberry
shipping season at Chattanooga, Tenn. II
has reached O0O,0OD pounds.
An old resident Of Hot Springs, Ark,
says the supply Of hot water has more than
doubled In thirteen years.
The old stone mansion situated In
Thoroughfarc Gap, Va, which had been In
the possession Of tho Chapman family for
over one hundred years, was destroyed rc.
comfy by fire occasioned by defect In a
flnr.
Al recent contest In Mobile, Ala,
for the twelve largest aud heaviest heads
Of cabbage the winner produced twelve
hends weighing 2l2 pounds.
AT Waco, Tex, recently, Fred Schc.
nick was trying 10 put on tho end Of small
pencil what seemed TO be common mus.
ket cap. II exploded and blow of one joint
Of thumb aud two joints Of his finger. On
examination Of the box from which II was
taken, the innocent.looking caps all proved
10 be dynamite cartridges. schenick was
clcrking In hardware house, and no one
was aware that the caps were filled with
dynamite.
A fund for the benefit Of the families
Of the Phoenix Park assassins executed re-.
Gently Is being collected by irishmcn at
Galveston, Ter.
Extensive frauds In the entry of pub.
lie lands In Louisiana have been alleged
against J. b. Watkins, Of Baton Rouge.
About four hundred thousand dol
lars Of the old indebtedness Of Memphis,
Tenn., had been hled to recent date 10 be
| funded.
At Wheeling, w. Va, the other af-
tcrnoon, Ia the house in which Guenther
Schncle murdered DR.. schuckhart, Mary
Bach, aged eighty.sevon, relative Of
Schnelle's wifc, committed suicide by hang.
ing.
Car-shops for the entire Gould sys-
tenn OF railways arc 10 be established al
Palestine. Ter.
Tho Secretary Of tho Intcrier has
granted a rehearing In the land-grant case Of
the Alabama & Chattanooga Railroad Com.
pany.
Tho following are the receipts at tho
Texas Htate Treasury for the month
Of May.from the proceeds of land salcai
Blind Asylum land. $4,000; LunatIc Asy.
nm, sl0D0o: University, $4,000; public
domain, $1,000. Total. $4,000.
In 1874 there were about thirty cabins
in the Hot Springs tArk.l Valley.
The Texas Department Of Education
has received the scholastic census Of Dial.
las. ". Worth. Houston. Brownsville, Bren.
ham, Denison, Flatonia, Galveston and
MerIa. The cities show total Of p,sii
white aud 3,T9p colored children within
scholastic ages. Among those mentioned
Galveston lead. With i.003; Houston next
with 30sT, and then Dallas, 1,75s.
Robert Smith, one of the brothers
WHO killed the two Cecil brothers at Helen.
wood, Tenn, was killed the other day
while resisting arrest.
The other night Glenroy Henson
tcoloredl, keeper Of ths city hay scales at
Petersburg. Va, was murdered by his step.
| son, Joseph Henson, iunatic, who killed
his victim by striking him on the head with
a fcnce.paling. Several nails psnsrstsd
the skull.
The body Of William Lenders. rich
Philadslphisn, was found IN Gulph Greek.
six miles below flot Springs. Ark, few
days ago. lie had evidently wandered
away temporarily dsranged and fallen IN.
70 tho creek.
A boiler exploded at the saw-mlll Of
Blackshear 4 Snyder, IN the northwestern
portion Of opelousas Parish. La. the other
day, killing two men and badly wounding
four.
An inspection Of the Postoiiicc At
savanah, Ca, by tho United States In
spcc,or The other day developed shortage
In the accounts OF l.. d. Toomer. colored,
superintendent Of the carriers delivery.
Toomer was q prominent RspublIcan poll
tician, heads the rolored Masonic order in
Ueorgia, Is Adjuisntl3ensrsi Of the First
georgis Battalion tcoloreil, and Warden
In the Episcopal oolored Church In bavan'
nah.
G. y Wing. the young lawyer Of
Prinoeson, KY. who killed City Marshall
congsr, vas indicted by The Grand Jury fos
murder few days ago. An attempt Al
his rescue was feared and the guards
around the iaIl we're doubled.
Georgisns are eating waiermelons.
W. NJ. Hodges. Of Hart County
sold sir bog-hssds q white hurley tobacc'
ON the market IN louisville. KY, a few
days since. al IN average price Of <7f.g
per hundred pounds. Ths best hoxshes'
realized sf5 per hundred The entire 10
brought . handsome sum. and The pric
was said 10 be the highest at which an,
Of that class Of tobacco had sold this yesE
The tenth annual meeting Of the Ma
tionsl Conference Of Charities and Coz
rectlons will be held a Louisville. KY, b
ginning on the evening Of Monday, Ser
,ember a. ia
The blackberry crop Of Kentuck
promises n yieid prpdlsioa-ly.
The dwelling house Of X. n psri
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