The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS.


II D. said that Portugal proposes TO |
ma.A...n acr territorial rights at the !
mouth OF the Congo River, but will accept |
the principle OF FREQ trade on the whole
river.
TaE formal opening of the German
Rcichstag took place on the 10th and the
Imperial speech was read.
ON the 10Th another sharp frost at Paris
had favorable effect In checking rnyages
OF the cholera.
DuLLNEss OF trade has compelled the
Nova H.,ota signr refinery at Halifax 10
suspend operations.
TnR Department Of Agriculture hns In
formation that within year iyO),0O trees
have been planted In Nebraska.
OS the 10Th the National Base Ball
League at It's session In New York, made
changes In the playing rules. MY. Young
was elected President.
TuE Harvard College students want the
rules changed so that those over twenty
one years Of age need not attend chapel
services II they do no:.lesire to do 80.
OS the 21th ths Treasury Department
purchased a5,70j ounces of silver FOR the
New Orleans and Philadelphia mints.
THg Government Of Siam has signlhcd
It's desire 10 have that country admitted as
n member OF the Universal Postal Union at
the congress next February.
OK the 20th sailor was found dying In
the last stages Of yellow fever In New
York boarding.housc.
Ar the University at Madrid the students
made tumnltuous demonstration Ia the
streets on the 2)th because OF the action
OF Que OF the Bishops. Police had 10 In.
terfere.
A MESSAGE was sen. by tho Mayor Of
Philadelphia, Pa, to the Select aud Com
mon Councils OH the 10th, recommending
that the old Liberty Bell, now In Inde-
psndcnce Hall, be sent 10 the New Orleans
Exposition.
A FORCE Of 5000 Chinese troops are on
their way down Red River In Tonquin, and
General Bricrs DE LIsle. the French Com
mandcr, telegraphs that he expects 'pic-
nicn very soon.
A NUMBER Of Canadian villages are 80
badly affected with smallpox that lhay
have been isolated aud business almost cn.
tirely suspended.
ISChicago fresh troubles have broken out
concerning the quotations Of the Board OF
Trade, the "bucket shops" being the main
source from which they spring.
In the annual report Of the Commission
er Of Agriculture the waste In gathering
timber and the reckless manner In which
our forests are being cut down, is the sub
ject for sensible comment.
FREscH farmers are elamorous for the
imposition Of "a duty on foreign corn and
-four.
ALARsrso reports Of deaths among peo-
pie in the extreme western counties of Vir-
rinia continue 10 bs received. They are
diving Ia large numbers. The disease ro-
sembles Asiaiic cholera and is reported
. contagious.
!. Ox the 2ist another interesting session Of
: the Cattlsmen's Convention at st. Louis
was neld. Tho constitution was revised
. and then adopted. Il was decided to bold
Z regular annual conventions on the third
. Monday in November; and Il was decided
TO hold the next one In st. Louis. ResoIu.
: tons were pFeseiAet fttNNh8 heihhs
matters, and much other business Of i'm.
/. portance was transacted. An incident Of
The day was the taking m OF q collection
: for the drought sufferers In Virginia, wes
Virginia and Kentucky, and nearly si,ss
!. was realized.
!. The business fasiares reported during th'
|, seven days ended the 7izt, numbered 2is Ia
the United States and twenty-nine in Can
!. ada. against total Of 73B the week pre-
!. vious
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|. ranks Of n ashdl'z trosps af the rate o
; about 100 daily.
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