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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18
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i'hllod siHira Nv thelf Iniefmnffilga,
they afo constantly Increasing N u
SgH.
ahoe isHl ihs Increase ~ deposits
ln tho Stale and savings hanks " iha
c0untfy has been nearly fjuU,wtOH
ChN151 J0HfHH,
N costs ~. iu1 Ia paY iho salaries
VI Tia agent and assistants tu distribute
postage STAMPS ~ the various post.
offices In the United States llashfH1.
ton star.
Massachusetts, statistics show that
The chance ~ being Killed hy The cars
are ono m 2O.OO0.Olu now. while In 1868
they were ono In b,uUO.OOO. boion
Transcript
The statisllcinns " tho United
States Mint estimate that the total pro.
ducilon u gold In the world during the
iOu years ending 1882 was ~, gDi tons,
c1ual In value 10 sL2lL7g7 500. Dur
Ing the same period tho production oi
silver was l07,13l tons. of the value of
ss,s17, ,3ls,p75 e. Hiddcipha Press
What Ia claimed to be the largest
grain elevator In the world lns been
erected ut Newport News, Va, by tho
Chesapeake a. Ohio Railroad Company,
II Is ~ feet wide, 1856 feet long and
nbou. lGi feet high, with engine
aud boiler rooms i0xl00 and
40 feet high. The storage capacity
Of the hose iS l,G0O,OO6 bushels,
with n receiving capacity OF 10000 and
n shipping capacity OF 10000 bushels
| per hour. 81 LOqiS F0R
The first attempts TO introduce gas
rs an illuminator in the United States
were made In Baltimore between 1916
and 1920. Thcy failed, but il was sue.
co'slully introduced in Boston in 1922.
Tho next year the first gas.light com.
pany was formed IN Now York, the
New York Gas-Light Company,
They began operations with n cap tai
Of sl,0OO,000. But the people were so
slow 10 adopt the new lluminator that
the company was not in full operation
until 1927, when tho population was
about 1866, 00o. -- baltimore Sun.
According TO the Massachusctt,
Bureau Of Labor Statistics among the
women laborcrs Of that State are l0a
BARRIERS and hair,lrcsscrs, & barkcepcrs,
3 billpostcrs. commercial travellers,
bank officials. 2 pawnhrokcrs, team
slcrs, 2 2sallors, gun and lock NTH, n
bakers, js shocmakors, q carpenters.
door, sash and blind makers. II
masons, | paper hanger, | plumber and
gaslitler, 2 carriage makers, l6 watch
and clock rcpaircrs, 20 cabinet makers
10 harness makers, Z machinists.
blacksmiths, 23j printers. 2 stone cut
t RS. coopers, 2Jj laborers, and 8 en-
gineers.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18
WIT AND WlSDcN.

What sound Is 10 the car, aud what
light Is 10 the eye, that the soul Is to
the brain. N q. RcdVuHe.
--lIc that rightly understands the
reasonablencss and excellence Of char
ity, will know that Il can never bo OK.
cusable TO waste any Of our money In
pride and folly ", Ian
Tho best recipe for going through
life in commendabe way Is 10 feel
that everybody. no matter how rich or
how poor, needs all tho Kindness they
can get from others in the world.
Boston R1sdqei.
Yes. my son. There Is gold In tho
mountains Of Idaho and Montana.
Lots Of H. And 50 there is heaps OF II
In the United States Treasury. too.
And II Is just about as easy a. get II
from one place rs the other. Good deal
easier, in fact. -Burdetit.
A young man blackened his mus.
tachc W III lead comb and then took
his girl ont for moonlight stroll
When the fair one appeared In ths
bright light Of the family circle \ couple
OF hours later ner face looked like n
railroad map. Hap.
Reckless dude (to burglar. whom
he has discovered In closet): 20. you
nasty, saucy thing, 10 hide In my bed.
rooml Thcrel Ill break your um.
brclla. 80 you cant 20 out without get
ting soaked. for us raining like any.
thing outside" Burglar falnts. CHI.
cdgo Tribune.
"A policeman who was pairolllng
Montcalm street east tho other day
heard q whistle blow for all II was
worth, and ran block and hall. "a
find woman with her heal out 0f a
chamber window. who blew that
whistler II did," do you want
me'" mo. sir. Ny gal and her beau
are spoonin' around on tho side stoop.
aud blew the whistle TO let him know
that Il wal time " skip or look olt foi
clubs. "--IJciron Free Press
--"rm afraid was cheated on those
lightning rods" "What's the matter
with thema' II hadn't had 'em ur
NOR n month when fearful stroke ol
lightning knocked 'cm all ways for
Sunday. burned my barn. snd every.
thing In IT," "But didn't the agent
give you guarAnteo'" "Oh, yes:
wrots TO him. and he wrote back yery
consolingly." "What did he sayph
That lightning never strikes twice In
tho same place. "--Boehssier I'ost.Bt-
prcss.
els there anybody about this cstab-
lshman who loves poetry" be said
as he opened tho door and glared
around tho editorial room with doubt
ful look. Certainly there H." said th'
editor; shave you got some therer
"fcs. four poems. all Of 'em on spring.
Good That's just what we want
John sprinkle n little mint sauce OF
these and take 'cm down.stairs.' >
"what forPr demanded the poet. "Fol
the goat. lie Is the only one about The
establishment who loves poetry. Bu
hs won't eat spring poetry withou
mint sauce. ~ T. Sun.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18

sagart sad nav sad iliru ihsY wouh
Nfla ~ fuma ieaniilui ss9fy ihef
would lrHf ibemtHlynt. generally nhVut
iha mranii adgHfiiaefs. mi 4 ihs NV
manaYng editor rejected a. they would
mari n paid local and rim u IN any'
how ihHas were, however. 10 nor
fIhla condition IN the editorial rvpih
Whenever ans u tho stat would wfll.a
anything they particularly admlmd.
tlioy would mark n W ~ u avery other
DAY ipf y month, just a. they used 10 dp
with Advertisements ~ O0ura9 tho
public would become fatlgued with
ihcao little efforts repeated twenty or
thirty times aud stop The paper.
"they had unr " tho solicitors oh
police court work, and ho had q halht
" calling the prisoners aside and say
Ing. This vii be- u great thing for
Won In the way Of advertising your
business Shalt I write you W .
double half display ON u for ton dol
lnrsP In this way we acquired tho
reputation " being professional black
mailora. Their local articles were dis
figured with business illusions that
robbed them of all point and interest
For example, they would wrltei
~ noon to-day one of the fOe. byrses
from smith a Higgins feed, safe ana livery
team, No. aia weal sixth aireeli terms res'
aonablc, telephone, lloardlng horses spes
cially attached ioa oll plano boz buggy
elliptic eprings, price sl0' seneral lcpo' 70,
Rontlomanly and efficient local agent y 70
bc found N business hours, ran away WIN
Mrs. Clara kondfck, wife Of william " h.n
lrlcs, propr eior OF the Monarch blllatn nn'
]. NJ brunswick a linlko tables are supplied
with tho choicest brands uf Liquors an1 best
OF Imported and domestic cigars 'hinora
not allowed TO play billiarda'
Everybody who casually read tho
article supposed, Of course, that Mrs.
kendrlck had run away with Mr.. An.
dcrson. aud all parties concerned sued
us for libel The first salary day was
tided over. but on the second Bill Mills
mortgagcd everything in the Office, and
was still $50 short However, he took the
roll, and said ho would just step around
tho corner to faro bank and win tho
! other lifty Mono Of us heard Of him for
four days whom we learned that ho was
in tho hospital n raying maniac. with
delrIum tremens BY that time the
few papers that were circulated people
bought simply ont Of morbid curiosity.
and when tho Sheriff soon after closed
Us out on two libel judgments and 500.
600 unpaid bills, and threw US penni.
! less aud homeless. and with blasted
4 regulations, out into tho street. fell
absolutely relieved. Hodges. ] am glad
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18
DYNAMlTERS' WORK.


nsmite-Two Men Injured Hut No Loss III
Life-The Shock f.it Throughout tho
CITY.
QugnEc, CAN, October II.
Early yesterday afternoon an explosion
occurred at the Parliament building, de.
stroying Q considerable portion Of the
masonry and windows OF the new build.
Ing, which is just being rooted In. Ths
explosion at first was supposed to have
been the boiler Of the engine used fol
holsting material, but this was found not
TO be the case. Neither can IL be attributed
to gas. The general impression appears
TO be that the explosion was caused by
dynamite, but as none OF this ingredient
is used on the works, the mystery Is hJw
II came there. The workmen all being
away at dlnner, nobody but one man wa,
Injured and he escaped with slight cut
from piece Of stone. Tue shock wa,
severe all over the city.
The explosion did considerable damage
TO the windows in the vicinity OF the
Parliamenthouse. Almost all the win.
dows In the house Itself In the section
where the explosion occurred are shat
tered. Mertel, q workman, and Charlie.
bols, contractor, were the only persons
Injured, aud those but slightly. The
damage by the first explosion was q con.
siderable hoe OF about twelve feet
by i've wide, b own out OF the wall on
the third story, and directly over tn
right hand entrance 10 the assembly
chamber, and near the place where the
speakers chair Is situated. The second
explosion occurred In the northeast cor.
ner. Toe stone forming he support OF the
building Is badly bulged, aud Il {. doubt.
ful II II can be repaired without letting
down the whole wall. whiteyrr reason
there may be for wishing the destruction
OF the bulldlag, there Is no room
10 doubt that dynamite was used. A
searching Investigation Into the cause VI
the explosion 10 now In progress.
Everything is quiet In the nelghb0rhood,
and section oi the battery ID patrolIlng
the grounds about the building The
Government was waiting this completion
OF the building 10 call the house together
for the dispatch OF bu,iness The
building had been 80 fat advanced thu,
only part Of the roof remained unnn.
ished.
Regarding the cause of the explosion
the French employees state that the
work was done by irish drnamitsfs.
While some Irish citizens think, aud
the opinion Is shared by great many,
that the French wofkmen dli the deed
with view Of IniutinE the contractor,
but Tor wha, reason i not apparent,
As u is said the contractor and the
men are on the best terms. Serious
trouble II feared between the French
aud Irish should the accusations Be ca :.
ried much further.
The cablnet has decided 10 issue
proclamation Offering a reward Of O., 900
for information rsgirtiing the authors Of
the outrage. Gu have been placed on
oil powder magazines connected with the
citadel, military stores aud cartridge fac.
tory.
THE TALk or rHE Iows.
OTTAWA, Cax. October i5.-The sub
ject Of conversation tonight Is tho blow
ing 1p Of the Parliament building. Al
Quebec. All precautions were taken here
In the way Of extra policemen Of the Par.
lament buildings.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18
cRIMEs ANp oAsuALrrKs.

laurel Hill. N. C., Charles McNairy
killed on the III by his wife. who va.
4 Of supporting him. lie was an In.
id.
icHA1n cLsnK, an employo OF Fore.
gus Circus, whose home IL In canada,
lie opening the rentslaior In csge at
tsrbu-y. Conn. on the Sch, had his
ssizh by tiger. While trying TO
psse binssIf he wss s.issd by two
IN and dragged inside the cage. The
ms'' wsrs finally beaten on with iron
:, aissr C'ark's arms and legs hai been
riblf vrunchei ard msnglsd.
tii night Of the 1th the safes Of
lies q srn, and Tomlinson &..son.. Al
rr, y. r.. we're hlown open by burg.
sni rcl,lrsd Of sai.olo OF Arksnsss
70 bonds. besides . lsfgs amount Of
p securities aui money.
i1x destroyed the gans sn.l book m Ian
CRY Of Peter q. Thcmpso. q, ciucin.
Lu. The right cf tie ssh. Adjoining
'sss wee -onssvhss damaged. Total
Noi.pF. issnrsies unknown A
W <ind fsHssi ttv Names.
= etpiosisn u IRE damp In q min. IN
ravis. On ttt rib, ssussd the death Of
pity psrsvns
~ its Oh ne IEnill'on Powder Mil.
Picie3 Il Camc,is siIIe. Ont Fear
~srs klllsL
n I. ..4I a. st...s. s.z.-s-. A.. -.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18

AZ Ojessa. fsgsia, man aamsi
DFusebe hss basn sentenced b iblfsssn
Pears penal ssfFiiads IN sitsfls fof thfow.
Ing sulphufie acid over N. aufeaovleb, q
nublsman,
os The pth en- unsuccessful attsmpt was
made al Toronto, Oai., 10 wreck = Metho.
diet excursion train with nva hundred psol
pie on board. Great sscltsmsht prevailed.
NONE we're Injured
~ The pth the wife N Joseph Shirley,
residing near iotafi, W. va, vas instant
" killed by lightning. Hhs was sitting In
her room with ona o. her littls girls when
The bolt descended br ths sIds Of the chin
ney. u being an inside one. aud came into
the room with TIE above result Tho little
girl was badly stunned, but will recover
0s tho oh Henry Simmons, an old aud
respected pioneer Of Oregon. committed
suicide near Balsm, blowing out bis brains.
lie became insans over heavy financial
losses. Simmons was prominently identi-
1ed with the early history Of Oregon.
Fire destroyed the Third Presbyterian
Cbur ch Of Chicago tDr. Kittridge's) on
the 10 b.
BANDS OF masked robters are reported
as relieving farmers In Pennsylvania Of
their ready cash almost daily.
ON the 10Th L'o Bugal, n thlrtocn.year.
old boy OF Pittsburgh, Pa, mallciously
destroyed tho sight OF both eyes Of BERTHE
Black, aged Ave years.
On the 10th the headless body OF Mrs.
Stilwell Ilendershot was found In well
near Troy, Ind. Her husband and son
werc the murderers. AT q late hour the
same night mob hanged the son and
started back for the old man.
IT Is now estimated that the number Of
persons injured by tho cyclone In Cata'
MIA will exceed SOD.
BANDS OF robbers continue to hArass
and rob farmers In Pennsylvania.
OK the 18th q disastrous dynamite ex.
plosion occurred at the new Parliament
bull ting, Quebec. The walls were badly
damaged and the windows broken. Two
persons were injured.
LATEST accounts OF the recent cyclone
in Sici y state that 5000 dwellings were
destroyed in addition to vineyards and
olive gardens
TnE syndicate mines in the Hooking
Valley were nearly all on fire on the y b.
A number OF hoppers were burned.
Ar Pueblo, COL, on the 18th, Anthony
White, about twenty years Of age, was
dangerously woun led under peculiar cir
cumstancss. While at the house Of a Mr.
Shane the six.year.old son Of the latter
entered the room, and noticing a small
self.cocking revolver on tho table
the child picked It up, playfully
poin cd 1t at Mr.. White and pulled IN,
trigger The ball entered Mr.. White,
head, just over the left eye, and peno
tratcd the brain.
A COLLISION occurred on the Pennsyl.
vania Railway at Hanker's Station on the
18th. John y. Layton, brakeman, was
killed, and three other tr2inmen injured
Several cars loaded with coko were
burned.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18

Ferry. Ia course Of . c nversatioa with
friends In bis e~a cIfcis, ssid b.
sxpected the coming session Oft Chan.
beFs 70 Be bhsk one. spd that thss
would Be much defensive uork fef MIs.
<tefs vho were fs<eisisz sewers psfiy
ilscIrlise. Ne deni.d that France uss
On bad terms with Eax ssd, bss said
ifsncs was prepare 10 m,ks arrows II
sverv - al vsod N ne "a Es~ s.s
unie<s she gave fFanee sstssf.ctlsn N
Eurt Ils declared - hsd no sxt ~
d<fptaadinG uiih BIsnsrrk, but hat u
b<eosid tafs % sa<uy Inlo - sily, evsa y
ooogiC1o = eneev y ~ - vsoN - -
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18

PrrTssrH9H. Pa. October ~
A Tmss' specisi rom Greensburg. Pa.
says freight train eolIidsd with coke
train st Duoker's station, fifteen mile,
south Of here, on the southwest brsn h
Of the Peantrlvsnls RilIroid. Engineer
John Jsyt'p - ID. frvizh, train was ln.
stsntiy killed. Conductor Goodwin,
Fireman Chas. Springer and Engineer
Thompson Of the coks train were fatally
Injured. The coke train took hfe and
the entire trsin was consumed. The sc-
cident was the rssus Of Engineer Lay.
ton's failinr tostop his train Al Duaker's.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18

fLAnKsFiffE. Ho.. pc'otfr ~
George kelghtiry, Superintendent Of
The Ci.rksville Cider and Vinegar worss.
met With . serious aecidsnt yesterday
sf<faoen. 10 endssvJfins 10 pass nadss
. drivisz shaft on The Hfiudlnz fssF oi
the fsrfory IT caught his soit aud Hound
hin areund several tines tearing sssfy
particle oi eiothinz from hls body sxesps
hIs euffs zad shoes Ills rrht leg vas
trvsr- s-s~v~r ,As s-ss- sd s-s~; ~
rirht snki<ho VS. slss brpk~n. IL
fscsIred Z deep and ssEsFs cut sxsf taz
lIrbt sksnld<r. ani he lrit sfm rss eoa
sldsfsbly mosbsi. His Injufiss aFs REF
ecusl11Go1 1onGDTeua.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18

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KtrTtsxfsg. pa. Octol

ktTTtsSfsg. PA. October H.
A jail delivery vas effected saturday
aight about eight o'clock, which has
steamed the eouniJ prison Of Its board.
us. Benjamin BJwser, the turnkey,
,psnsd the outer hail dosrs 10 pass ln .
ian Of oil TO prisoner, VIII n be was
,sixsd By Major Broua, = stilwsrs negro
Drisorer, an choked aud ovefpoWsred.
A. the prisoners had not been locked up
Tor ths night, gFnsral stampeds VAS
made. add eli, feyeu 10 aumbsr. male
heir escape. An alarm was given aud
oalcers started In pursuit
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18
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The whole crowd cessianaIly kicked
about the new editorial forcs. Ther
sad IhsT ssrpa'I spiey ed ssssauoual
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-18
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OTTAWA, Csx. October is.-Ths sub
ject Of conversation to.uIsh, Is tho blow
ing 1p Of the Parliament buildings Al
Quebec. All precautions were taken here
In the way Of extra policemen Of the Par.
lament buildings.
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The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-20
SUPREME COURT OF TEN.
&C.,. NESSEE.
TWO IMPORTANT DECISIONS.


NASHVILLE, February 9.-Mr.
Justice Cooper, of the Supreme
Court, in the case of Cooke Conat-
zer VS.. the State, held as follows: A
juror upon a trial for murder stated
that he had formed an opinion from
rumor, and to the direct question
by the Court added that he could
divest himself of the opinion, and
from the evidence do equal and i'm
partial justice between the State and
the prisoner. He further said to
counsel for the defendant that he
had heard persons say the prisoner
had killed the deceased with a hoe
on the road at woodworking, that
he did not know whether those per-
sons were witnesses or not; whether
they had heard the evidence or not;
that he had the same opinion still,
and it wasla fixed opinion from ru-
NOR; and that it would take evi-
dence favorable to the prisoner to
remove it, but again said that he
could disregard this opinion and re-
ly upon the evidence for his verdict
Held that there being in fact nc
doubt that the prisoner did kill the
deceased in the manner stated, that
there was no error in the holding
of the juror as competent. This de-
cision is said to ovsrrule former de.
cisions on this point, and will revo-
lutionize the jury system and in
crease the ability of the State to gel
intelligent juries. ei''Eaios =
By Justice Freeman: State VS.
Faust, indictment for carrying 6
pistol; plea, that the party had beer
arrested and punished by a justice
of the peace under the ''small Of
fense law" and held by circuit
Judge that the justice had no juris
diction, as imprisonment was i'm
perative under the. act Of 1879
Held by this Court that the justic'
did have jurisdiction to try the case
and that the infiiction of imprison
ment under the act of 1879 was dis
cretionary with the circuit or crimi
nal judge trying the case, and at
firming Golfer VS.. the State, ant
Tarrent VS.. the State, under tn,
small offense law, that if the offens'
merits Imprisonment it is the duty
of the justice to bind the party owe
to the court.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-20
FRED. DOUGLASS Elk
HOUSEKEEPER.

" Fred. Douglass, who is in Boston,
says. the, story thai Miss. Sprague,
sister of his sop-in-law, whe had
been his heusekeeper for several
years, has brought q. suit against
him n to recover for SCI vices for
twelve syears, is surprise to
them. He is reported rs saying:
" Louisa has lived with me for
eleven years as q member of my
family. ] have treated her like =
daughter, have kept her elegantly
clothed and given her what spend
ing money she needed, She took
umbrage at my marriage and Lett
me. On Monday, an hour before
i left Washington, my son. in-law,
Sprague, her brother, came TO me
aud said that no thought Louisa
ought to be paid $50 . month for
her services. / had no time to do
anything about it then, but / told
him to have her make out d bill
for what ashe thought was due her,
and if was reasonable i would
pay it. | have always treated her
as would daughter, and there
was no agreement or contract rs to
what she could receive, and / kept
no account of whateI gave her. /
do not, think she. would take this
action herself, and tho anounce-
ment Of d suits . complete surprise.
I IshalIretnrn to Washington at once
and meet any charges that may be
breught"-Bah ad1 aaA asa iud .yt-
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cell to question prisoners and woe
to the victim who refuses to sci
himself to the Government. Torture
in some form is sure to await a re.
calcitrant witness, but the tempta-
ton to obtain some relaxation ei
prison discipline, though so great,
rarely succeeds in producing revela-
tons The exercise is taken in a
yard protected by five walls, the
prisoners walking in Indian file,
with gaolers in front and gen
d'armes behind. Ifa prisoner chance
to look in any particular direction,
gen d'arme will at once search
to see if he can find anything. The
cells are also minutely examined,
and the dust and dirt turned over,
not to be carried away, but for fear
something might be concealed un-
derneath. To cough very loud or
to strike the walls of the cell is to
be denied the pleasure of exercise.
THE SUFFERING OF WOMEN.
Towards the end of this very
lengthy letter, Of which the above
is only summary, the writer makes
a special appeal to the civilized
world on behalfof the women, whose
situation is far worse than, that OF
the men. The gaolers are depicted
as showing no scruples. Under the
pretext of searching the women,
they often cause them to be depriv-
ed of clothes in the presence of a
bevy of gen d'armes, and this has
been done even at seasons when
such exposure was especially pain
ful to them. Though the gaolers are
forbidden to enter any cell unaccom-
panied by gen d'armes, cases of
violation are not rare. Hysteria is,
ef course, a common occurrence
among the women, and becomes a
pretext for much violence and i'll
treatment Anything to reduce
pain, sometime even glass of wa
ter, is refused to those who are iii,
and the only way the prisoners can
resent such treatment is by refusing
the food. This is sometimes done
individually, by groups, and even
by all the prisoners simultaneously.
But the only result is that of hasten
ing the death of the weaker prison
ers, who, however, generally prefer
death to madness. For five years
these rovolts have occurred at differ
ent intervals, but the rigor of the
prison rules has not been relaxed.
Though condemned to hard
labor, the prisoners have absolutely
nothing to do, and are driven mad
by their solitude. Even the Bible
is denied them"