The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-05-19

A DESPERATE named Hal Holmes, on
trial few days ago at Orange, Tex. for
numbering his fourth man, ran from the
Deputy Sheriff, mounted horse aud gal.
loped on with yolls, while Holiness sister
covered the Deputy with n sixshooter, and
made him hold up bis hands.
CONGRESSMAN THoMrsoS's trial fof the
murder OF Walter Davis commenced ON the
sth at Hnrrodsburg, Ky.
TnE Illinois Department Of Agriculture
has received reports indicating that the
condition of winter wheat In tho State was
not very promising. The yield was esti.
mated at n. .31i,Ooi bushels, against 50,Dll,.
2i9 bushels In 1882.
A FEW days ago II was announced by
telegraph from San Antonio Tcx., that
Major j. X. Wasson, Paymaster of tho
Military Department nj that point, had
been robbed ON Southern Pacific train Of
s2i,oo0 OF Government funds which he wns
conveying TO Fort Davis. On the sth the
Major confessed that there was no rob.
berry, and he was placed under guard at
San Antonio, and would be- court.
martialed. He designated the spot where
some $4,000 was concealed, and officers
had gone TO hunt itup. Fast living led to
his downfall.
A HAIL-sToRn Of great severity prevailed
at Denver, Col, on the stb The hail.stones
were said 10 he an inch In diameter. and
fell to a depth Of six inches, destroying
fruit trees.
A ABAg8AeE.MAsrER named G. II. Cragan,
and william Herzog, brakeman, on the
run from Longview 10 Texarkana, ON the
International a. Great Northern Road, were
arrested ut Longview, Tex, on the stb,
charged with having robbed the baggage
OF passengers repeatedly during the past
year or two. The company had paid be-
tween 1900 and 5000 to passengers as IN.
demnity for losses sustained by piIfering
from trunks.
The Western Cooperative mine In West
Belleville, Mo-, was set ON fire on the sth
by striking miners, and men who attempt
ed to ertingnish the iire were driven away
by the strikers. Tho loss by the fire was
estimated at sl0o.0o0.
A MASKED mob lynched Wat Cox tcoi-
ored) at Madisonvilie, KY, few evenings
ago, for an attempted assault upon the
wife OF w. u. Haywood.
On the sth q company Of rangers were
sent 10 suppress smugglers on the Rio
Grande, Texas. A desperate gang OF cat
tie thieves had been arrested In that vicini.
ty, and valuable stock recovered.
CHARLES y. MONROE, who fatally poIson.
ed his mother and brother, was arrested at
Lynchburg, Va, on the 9th.
The State law Of Tennessee making gam.
bling felony went into effect on the 9th,
and all the gambling houses In Memphis
closed their doors.
THE Legislature of Georgia ON the 9th
opened the election returns for Governor
10 succeed the late Alexander II. Stephens,
and found that Henry d. Mcdaniel had 70.
ceived zs,ese votes, while all hts opponents
had only received 33i.
A sAw-nILL at vermontyIIls, Mich, was
destroyed by fire few nights ago. and
Park Grimes and cassiu- Ide were burned
10 death.
IT was stated on the 9th that the frequent
burning Of barns In Eastern Indiana was
attributed 10 farm hands, who were en-
tsayoring b drive farmers 10 abandon
the use Of self.binding harvestera and other
improved farm machinery.
SEVERAL Dakota Legislators were on the
pth Indicted for crooked work In connection
with thu Capital Removal bill. Four Leg.
islatorz swors before the Grand Jury that
they were offered money for their votss.
NorHIss had been heard from General
Crook up to the 9th since be crossed Into
Mexico Ton the sjI In pursuit Of the rene
gads Apaches. Al the War Department in
Washington the runsorz Of an engagement
between General Crooks forces and the
hostile Indians In Mexico, In which Crock
was defeated, were not credited.
A uRs destroyed the entire business ppr.
flon of Forney, Tex, . few days ago.
The stats Convention Of Minnesota Re-
puhlicans has been called 10 meet At ~
Panl. juno n.
A SEVERE storm passed over Northern
illinois and southern Wisconsin on the
10Th. A number of farm-hou=e- and nut
building. were blown down. aud in one
family a man was killed and four Others
sere badly injured.
Ma ADAMS, a paralytic, was suffocaied
by fire at Baltimore few days ago, .
coIofed cook was burned 10 death. and .
female servant was fatally injured by
jumping from third-<tory window.
THE baggage. express and mail ears of .
f.yui.vilie. New Albany & Chicago train
were burned the other day near Cedar
Lake. Ind. Ali tho hsgzagr was consumed.
whiIs the greater portion Of the mail and
express matter was saved.
THx inauguration Of Henry D. Mcdaniel.
as Governor Of Georgia occurred Oh the
fpsh.
| A MISTAKE In The compoundIng of pre-
/ srriptinn caused the death uf three inmates
Of The 81 Louis City Hospital few days
ago.
TWO MrxirAss killed themselves with
the same knife few days ago near seleda'
Tex. One stabbed the other IN The region
| of he hrarf. Ieavinx the Knife sticking II
the wound. The other fhen quickly drs~
Ne knife from HE own breast and st~btss
his antaeenist.
| Anoss he executions On fh~ 1ffk -sr'
H. following. AtJacksonpors. ARR. JeFr,
Blaloek. for Ne mnrdsr ef nhsmss Bran
d<nbsrx; - East Providenc>, Ia, Henri
Rivals, far Ne murder of Henry Hyams.
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