The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-17
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district Grand iaf9s. M I. sfths lada
pendent order n iS'aal iifI,h, held ~ an.
naai session IN Ne~ Oflsahs recently.
Large delegations ffem Aialama. Afkan,
aaa, Mississippi, Tessa, Tuhnasses and
Louisiana wsre present. After the reading
si the message Of the President. Hslgmund
Haas, n Mobile, The election Of officers
took place, resulting as toiiowsi Lea n.
Levy, Galveston. President, dos, lIrsch.
vicksbufg, FIRST Vice Presidenti .. a.
Levy, Victoria, Second Vice President; N.
Ulman, Memphis. tecretaryl II. Eiren.
berg, Little Rock, freasurerl y. Wolf.
Nashville, Hergoant.at.Arma
A few days ago fire starting In the Var.
mum House at Gainesville, Fla, spread
thence across the entire square west of the
Courthouse, Destroying every building IN
lts way. II then swept across Liberty
street, burning the Arlington House, Az
elegant winter hotel, with the building In
the rear. Estimated value of tho buildings
consumed, mostly wood, 10000, value OF
stocks and contents not learned. There
was a rumor that child burned to death
In one Of the buildings. The fire is sup.
posed 10 have been caused by tramp put
out OF the Varnum House the night be.
fore.
A few nights ago twenty masked men
went and demanded the key OF the jaIler
In Burlington, the county seat Of Boone
County, Ky. The jailer refused to surrcn.
der them. They then went and broke open
tho Jail, took out Charles Dickerson, the
negro who was arrested last March for
burglary, and escaped, but was again ar.
rested week ago in the act OF committing
another burglary. The mob took him two
miles from Burlington and lynched him by
hanging. Dckorson pleaded that hc was
young In this business, and had been led
into It by drunkenness.
York Grisham, colored, who died a few
days ago at Wilps Wood, In Cherokee
County, Ca, was In his il5th year, and
the oldest person IN Georgia.
The Georgetown (Ky.) National Bank
loses heavily by forgeries committed by
J. II. Wolf, Of that place, who has been ar
rested.
The Kentucky Democrats In state Con
veniion at Frankfort selected delegates tc
the National Convention and recommend.
ed Hon. John q. Carlisle for nomination
for President.
The Jury in the case Of Ike Loeb, at Dali
las, Tex, charged with the murder OF
Emanuel McClnrty, colored, brought IN q
verdict Of not guilty. Loeb was warmly
congratulated.
| Charles Greer was shot and killed few
days since by Lawrence Smith on the plan.
tntion Of Mr.. o. b. Stevens, near Dawson
Ga.
In q difficulty between Mr.. VIM. Court,
and Mr.. Tbaddeus Bum, at Cochran, Ca,
tho latter was shot three times in the body,
from VIII ch he died. The murderer has
not been captured.
| Henry Sevafn, who murdered Mrs. Har
rison Reed at Winston, N. c., was taker
from jail few nights ago by several hun
dred citizens and lynched.
A Texas youth of sixteen recently turned
highway stole two Of his fathers
horses, and, armed with shotgun, wen
on the road. At the first store he attempt
ed to rob the proprietor fired Ave shots a
him aud the boy hasn't been seen since.
Two houses were blown into tho rive
during storm at 81. Joseph, La, a few
nights ago.
Tho cotton crop report for the Memphi
district shows decreased acrcag
planted.
A Louisville attorney named Lewis c
Garrigus has sued A. Frazier OF that citl
for 5000 damages for shooting him n
Russellville, KY, last year.
The heirs OF Thomas A. Scott sued tn
city OF Shreveport, La. for 1900 with nc
crued interest since 1878, bu, Judge Board
man rendered decision against them.
James Murray shot and killed d. Hardin
ex.Sherin OF Crlttenden County, Tenn,
few days ago In quarrel growing out of
lawsuit. Murray was shot in return an
died soon afterwsrd.
An attempt was made few days ago b.
sherif's posse of forty men to captur
w. b. Cash, the Chesterfield 3. C.) out
law. The Cash mansion. Cash's depot. wa
surrounded and thorough search OF th
premises made, but the murderer could no
be found.
J.R Wolf, Of Georgetown. KY, was NJ
rested at Lexington few nights ago oil
tho charge Of forgery. He had forged tn
name Of T. J. Burgess, Cashier Of Oh
Georgetown National Bank, TO checks {
the amount Of several thousand dollars
Tho bank will lose heavily by Il.
Austin Bull, rnitsman from Pennsyl
vania, was found murdered under pile o
straw In the eastern part Of tho city o
Louisville, Ky, few days ago. He ha'
heen struck In the head, then choked !
death with towel and bis body bid unde
tho straw. There was no clcw TO the mul
derer or cause Of the crime.
John Ashley, a farmer. while at work o
his farm, half mile east Of Denison. Tex
was sho, In the face by some unknown
party, The ball lodging near the ear, but
i.thought no, 10 be serious. Itissuppose
to have been a stray shot from sons on
out hunting.
The trial OF School Superintendent
Carter N. Lruthan. OF Richmond, Va. "a
engaging In politics In violation Of las
resulted In a verdict Of guilty. He va
fined fifty dollars in addition TO forfeitur
Of his once. Lauthan will appeal.
One Of the II, tie girls Of Mr.. oe'
Reeves, Of wsynesboro, o., went ou
into the yard. few days ago, oarryin
one Of The smaller children in her arm
There were two large pots Of boilin
clothes In the yard. As sic neared th
! pots, holding the little ono In her arm
pseplnx over the edge, she released he
: grasp and dropped the little fellow INF
the ho. water. Il was scalded 10 dealt
Rice IN Georgia promises we'll.
, Mrs.. Rivers, Of Galveston. Ter. h
! brought suit for tp.ooo damages again
the Dallas Herald for stating that she VI
/. the neither Of . child found recently in
basket on DR.. Morton's doorsteps. Mr.
Rivers shows up her own child In proof
! the faisiiy Of the charges Of the Herald.
: The foundation Of the Methodist color'
church Il Mckinney. Tex. gave way du
: ing . largely attended meeting . fe
3 nights ago. Two lamps exploded and o.
1 woman vas burned 70 death and anoth
J. had her clothing ail burned of BY the bur
) ing oil which vas scattered over The 90
Rr-gation.
The liver Of chicken rec>ntiy Killed
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