The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-28
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by lightning and M eldesl daughter va |
hliled.
Una narrow gauge ruad IN Dodge |
County, ua., a fow lays ago. -four cnfa went
through . burning mldge, Nv which three
men Lost their lives aud Ten others we're
wounded
Information has been received NJ tho
Treasury Department ~ Washington that
"Ailed" twenty dollar gold pieces have at,.
rcarcd In Tennessee and other parts NJ tho
South.
A Georgia negro few days ago,
coughod upa cncklehur that has been
lodged 10 his throat fnf moro than three
| years, giving him much pain.
After married HE Of siNty.scven
years, Amelia Sanford, of Mlllcdeevilr
Ga., died recently at tho ago Of eghiy.clgtt
years. Her husband IL nlncty.two.
II il proposed among the cotton fac.
tors Of New Orleans TO set aside two cents on
the bale on their cotton receipts to tho stock
" the Exposition. Such subscription would
amount 20 $4,000, II this IL done, other
cotton associations and the sugar aud rice
interests viii assume n similar tax, all Of
which, II Is estimated, would raise about
100000 more.
Near Paducah, Ky, the other day Il
negro herb doctor named Fletcher stabbed
and killed his wifo and mothcrin-law with
butcher knife aud then made his escape.
His children gave the alarm.
A most remarkable case Of deter
mined suicide was recently reported FROM
Hampton, Ga. A negro climbed ton feet
mp tree and launched himself the third
timo from limb, after adjusting a rnpe
about his neck, before successfully hanging
himself. Al the first two attempts he touch.
ed the ground.
The bark Menroyia sailed from New
York tho other morning for Liberia with
ftccu negro colonlsts. The negroes were
all from the South.
A handsome college building that
will accommodates six hundred students is
going mp at Decatur, Tex.
A citizen of Gnllatln County. Ky.,
has a watermelon patch containing 900
hills. A few years ago he sold 800 worth
Of melons-the product Of ono acre.
by boiler explosion In Clarendon.
$. C., the other day, mule which was
hitched 10 wntcr.cart standing few fect
from the engine was blown out Of tho shafts
distance Of twenty yards or more, and
allghted on bis feet none tho worse for his
rapid transit except few scalds on his
legs.
There Is n family In Rusk County,
near Henderson, Tex, consisting Of two
brothers and two sisters, who's. ages are as
follows Mrs. Lloyd, %, Mrs. Melton. 81,
Taylor Brown. ~, Frank Brown, sO-the
average age being 81 years.
Attorney-General Moore. Of Arkan.
saS, holds that meat corn and other pro.
visions owned by farmers. merchants aud
others, arc subject TO taxation, there being
nothing In tho revenue laws or Constitu.
ton cxemptIng the same.
While cleaning public well IN
Brownwood, Tex, recently, the remains Of
a prisoner who had mysteriously disap.
pearnd six years ago were found. Shortly
after he disappeared the wnter Of the well
began 10 taste badly, and some hair and
fesh was found In II, but the cause was
credited 10 pet goat which was missing at
the time.
by pouring oil on the Moor. and set
ting u on fire, then gouging out the charrcd
portions by means Of uharpened spike
and piece of scissors, and then repeating
the operation, three prisoners IN the Corpus
Christi tTex.l Jail very nearly succeeded
In escaping few days ago.
A recent dispatch from Selma, Ala,
says the cotton caterpillar has made gen.
eral appearance In that section. Examina.
tion Of the crop near that city shows the
top leaves badly riddled, with plenty Of
worms In sight and webbed up. The crop Il
three WEEKS late, and worms In such mum.
bers are two weeks early.
People of Graysville, Ga. are turning
out en- inassc TO siay mad dogs, which are
becoming very numerous. A goat bitten by
ono rrceuily went mad and bnttod its brains
out.
A young woman on Cumberland
Mountain, Tennessee, lately killed rattle
snake eight feet long.
Both the ball aud cotton worm have
made their appearance In the Braxos Bot
tom, Tex, two months earlier than usual
and fears are entertained that they will
greatly damage the cotton crop.
A gentleman In Washington County.
Texas. raised twelve pounds Of cocoons
this year and shipped them 10 a silk fac.
tory.
The army worm d making trouble In
some portions Of Texas.
Thirteen thousand pounds Of red
pepper was received nj Laredo, Tex, few
days ago from MEXICO.
Charles Francillo. the oldest citiznn
In Warren County. Miss. and ons Of tho
oldest IN the State. passed away al his resi-.
dsncc IN vieksburg few days ago.
There Is a sycamore tree In Campbell
County. Georgia. which measures little
over four feet in diameter.
The other evening while William
Webb. young man living II Shell Mound,
near Chattanooga, Tenn, was squirrel
bunting. he accidentally dropped bossls
Of shot, and In attempting 70 pick n up his
gun was discharged. the shot taking effect
in bis side. The whole region Of tho side
~as torn M, laying open the cavity. break
ing several ribs and exposing the lungs,
from which he died next morning.
Selma, Ala, has sixty artcsIan wells.
Bids for the hire Of Texas convicts
we're opened 81 Austin few days ago.
Hswisy and Allen bid for al convicts and
two psnitentisries for sir years. Al eighty
thcusand dollars per snnum. There are
s31 eouvicss. -Four other bids vers for .
limited number Of convirts and shop room
Il sixty cents per day for hrst-cisss con-
sict.. and forty cents for .econdclsss. The
awarding Of contracts was postponed for
several days
A new post-oflice In Georgia has been
ehristened "Iist O6s bersu.e Tiers Il one
citation" post tofIics In The Stats already.
Conway. Ark. has cancelled over
sIs.ope Of her scrip since January.
The Attorney General q Arkansas
holds hat the ssase muut psy ~ A.sssssrs
for H. csIlecfioa u crop s1s1ls1S>-, bue he
adds. nlio~ q fFom vkat fsn1 of ~ genas
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