The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-06-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

BUSINESS failures for tho past seven
days are as follows: United States,
1893; Canada, 10.
c. w. RICHARDSON, for killing his
brother-in-law, Theodore Ingram, at
Cincinnati has been found guilty oil
murder in tho first degree and sentenced
TO hang.
The house OF Theophilus Pickering,
at Dover, n. H., was struck by lightning
few nights ago, and Mrs. Pickering
was instantly killed
FoR several weeks past attempts havo
becn made to destroy tho town of Har-
rison, Ark, by fire. Several houses
have been ignited and partially destroy
| ed At citizens meeting committee
was appointed and three detectives en-
ployed. A reward OF $1,000 was also
offered for the capture Of the incendiary.
IThis action was rewarded by thearrest OF
William Shotwell, who was discovered
In the act Of firing store. Shotwell
has been resident OF Harrison for
years. The feeling against him is bitter
i and fears were entertained that he
would be lynchcd.
A PRIVATE letter recently received al
Little Rock indicates n distressing state
OF affairs existing in tho parish o.
;Northwest, Louisiana, located on Bushl
| and Tensas Bayous, resulting from tho
recent oycrHows. The letter says
1.-The terrible pictures Of distress exist
/, ing in this section arc pitiful in the ex
, treme and we are powerless to give relief
! Suffering Is not only among the blacks
. but white people. They are in stat
, bordering on starvation, but too prou
: to make their situation known. An In
: stance may be mentioned Of a family
cultured ladies whose constant occups
ton Is padding dugouts all day long
/. the hot sun, as they gather from tn
J. trees and bushes their verdure to fee
e the famishing cattle, themselves strul
$ cling out n miserable existence on crav
z fish and meal peck. The situation. a
,e though desperate enough among u
e whites, Is indeed appalling among u
10 colorcd laborers. The hill country
II the community Is ovcrrun with refugee
There is no work TO be obtained
points which can be reached by o
nj means Naked children are crawliI
he over the levecs grubbing for crawfis
u and in their ravenous hunger deyouril
IS them In their raw state. Advances
cd crop prospects are altogether out
tn the question. as upon tho retention
he work horses and mules depends
IN last chance Of crop Of any descriptlc
'es and nothing can be realized from cattle
a. TIL. Supreme Court at jacks
ZOE Tenn, has rendered decision aiirmi
the verdict Of the Criminal Court
Shelby County In the case of the st
,d- VS.. Garvin, In which the constitution
sw ity Of the act passed by the late Lei
ess lature making the keeping Of a gam
nee house n felony was being tested. q
The vim was sentenced to one year in
The Penitentiary.
all THE Rev. Henry Ward Beeehe
10 quoted rs saying that he would not Y
ted for Blaine for any Office In the coun
'na rs long rs he lived.
the Mus. MARY LoxG, a widow OF SC
'ry' property residing at Carroilion. {
committed suicide on tho 9th by tax
two vials Of lsudanum. She left
'm- money on a table beside her diyi
'ais into three parts for her three grande
SEQ drcn.
In CENTRAL ABE BuroRD. Of Kentus
ST. committed suicide at Danville. Ind,
mn the 9th. Depression over the los
'sa, a. his fortune Is the alleged cause.
om- Mn. d. ID. WILKINS Of Duck ]
300: Miss. has discovered on his planta
urts extensive iron ore fields. The ore,
CT claimed. contains fifty per cent. Of !
that MINISTER LowELL has informed
Ap- Associated Press Agent In Londo
nge. his intention TO resign.
II A DISPATCH from Columbus. Ca
~ s the 10Th says: ''In difficulty on
an Alabama side Of the river betv
% v George Powell and VIII Hill. the io'
''e was killed and the latter badly woun
'''.. ' The dificulty grew out Of . die
" about women. both men have fsmili
.a.5 wnn.r the ferryboat At Thomp'
I.di- | Falls. near Helena, Mont. was eros
,otx The river on the 10th the cable b.
3 a sending the boat over she falls Be
'sted Eleven passengers were drowned.
ouiJ TnE schooner Six Brothers vas 10
II . the coast Of newfoundland On The
Fourteen men rers dovnsd-
DUMko as'0rn rssr rsssrzsr-rs
~ few DAYS since Baptist Church
king hlnun down and vouan killed.
,ther w. A. Drxckr haa h>eo nemiI
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