The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24
West and South.

A FIRE at Leadvillc, COL, destroyed
seventeen buildings a few mornings ago.
A NEGRO named Hardy Grady was
lynchod In Bingham County, Ca, the
other night for criminal assault upon
vii to woman.
The Republicans OF the Twelfth Ohio
District have nominated Judge A. c.
Thompson for Congressman.
OK tho 18th the extra session Of the Cal
ifornia Legislature adjourned sine die.
ALDERMAN MICHAEL GAYSoR, from the
Ninth Ward OF Chicago, was probably fa.
tally shot In the head by James Dacey dur.
ing an ARRAY In a saloon on Halsted street
en- the evening Of the 18th.
Tom HENRY (colored) was almost cut TO
pieces at Uniontown, KY, by drunken
negroes early tho other morning, who
afterward ended his sufferings by killing
him with bullet.
ton, Ark, were driving to the funeral Of
Mrs. Forsythe's brother, Hon. Alexander
Russell, a few days ago. whom q large
tree fell on them, instantly killing Mrs.
Forsythe and fatally lnjuring her hus.
band, who died a few hours after the nc.
cident.
The eleventh annual session Of the
Supreme Lodge Knights Of Honor Of the
United States began In Chicago on the
i3sh. The order has q membership OF
i3),00o In tho country, and has paid out
nearly $0,0O0,OO0 In death benefits during
the past two years.
TIE death OF Cyrus II. Mccormick, the
inventor OF the rcaping-machine and one
Of the most notable men OF this generation,
occurred ut his residence In Chicago on tho
morning Of tho 18th, In his seventy ninth
year. He was born in Virginia In 1909,
and emigrated to the West In 1877. His
estate was estimated at $4,000. 900. which
descends TO his wife and Ave children.
TwxsTy-osE States were represented at
the National Autobiography Convention
In Chicago on tho itth b. y. Butler was
nominated for President, and q platform
was adopted declaring that labor and
capital should be allies, not onemies; that
corporations should be controlled by law
thst there should be the greatest rcduc-
tion practicable In public expenses; that
Bureaus Of Labor Statistics. State and Ma
tional, should be established: that tho Na.
tional Eight-hour law should be enforced
that tho importation OF foreign labor un.
dor contract be made illegal, and that the
present tariff should be reformed, because
u is oppressive and In tho interest Of mo-
nopolies. and not Of labor.
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Richmond's Medical Company at 81.
Joseph, No., for <1f0,ooo. with no assets.
Tho money was mostly owing to ncws-
papers for advertising.
AT Duluth, Mimi, q ferry.boat and q
sail-toat collidsd few days ago, and -four
i persons were drowned.
A FEW nights ago a hurricane, accom-
panied by torrents Of rain, prevailed In
Jackson County, West Virginia. The rusb'
ing streams swept away fences, euthouses
and In some instances dwellings. Al
Frankland Mrs. Collins and her two chill
dren were drowned.
The Democrats OF Virginia met In Stat
Convention at Richmond on the iiih and
elected delegates to the National Convsn
ton favorable to Tildsn Tor President
The platform adopted favors . tariff fol
revenue only and the Immediate abolition
Of the internai.revsnus system.
| The suspension Of . savings bank at St
Joseph, No., with deposits Of <l,eoo,ooo
was announced on tho 18th.
MICHIGAN Prohibitionists held their Stat
Convention al Battle Greek on the 18th ant
elected delegates 10 the National Conven
tion. Resolutions were adopted reafirm
ing confidence IN the power Of the State y
suppress the liquor traffic. In The Uniof
Prohibition party Of Michigan and sh'
National Prohibition Home Prossctiv'
party q The only compsssns poIitics
agency 20 that end. and favoring woms'
suffrage
on NE ilsh the Democrats Of Dahosa Ter
ritory met Il PIsfre and for The nrst tim
elected delegates 70 the National conven
tion. A platform was adopted declaring
for rsvsnus reform: that the Injuries o
life should pay ths expenses Of The Gov
ernmeut, for eivilzsrvics reform ans
hard money and against all sumptuar,
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tickpts % Ne coavsntion would b rad
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lo~ine Csngrsssional noulisatisns; liil
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