The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-19

West and South
PROPERTY valued at 10000 was recently
destroyed by an incendiary fire At Athens,
Tex.
The death Of Robert johnson, the we'll.
known horsc.trainer, occurred recently at
Louisville, KY, rs the result Of blow OF
a stone thrown at him by . negro boy,
whom he had not paid for holding his
horse.s
In . speech on the sth at Danv.lle, Va,
Senator Vance, Of North Carolina, prom.
Issd that there would never be another In.
veseirntlon Of Southern outrages, as, he
~. t1sre would be no occasion.
gu7v extra policemen were guarding
~ ~ nt Cincinnati on the sth, and had
dang Of the Calling gun. The manager
u ~ trainhtic festival said many persons
Wore actually afraid 10 visit the city for
eeoF of being shot.
RAVEN negroes from McDowell's plan
1s1fon started few days ago 10 cross the
river at vicksburR, Miss, after stock be.
longing 10 their employer. When about
halfway across the skin upset and six Of
the men were drowned. The remainder
were rescued.
7. n. JENKINS a Soxs, ,nprovision NOR
chants OF Baltimore, Nd, made an assign
ment on tho sth, for over 100000, and
Lee, Potts & Co, Of Richmond, Va, failed
for $2OO, 900.
PROMINENT white Republicans Of Geor.
gia met at Atlanta on the sth and laid the
foundation for what they propose TO call
the Wing party Of 1884.
TnE doors Of tho Versailles (O.) Ex.
change Bank were closed on the 9Th. The
losses. about se0,oo), would fall upon the
stockholders.
As the result OF an old feud between the
Brecn and O'Connor families, living near
Junction City, Kan. Tim O'Connor and
ono cf the Bresns was fatally ishot few
days ago.
OK the sth Robert II. Hunter, railroad
ticket agent atlMingo, o., absconded, ieav-
ing adcfcit Of 1900, which was wholly
chargeable TO speculation.
The Republicans OF Arkansas held their
Ssate Convention at Little Rock on the sth
and elected delegates to the National Con.
vention favorable to President Arthur.
a. @. CuAxpLxR has been nominated for
Congressman by the Republicans Of the
First District OF Mississippi.
A FIRE few nights ago destroyed thirty
buiIdIuex At Hampton. Va. causing a los.
NJ 800 tlp.
Oxr az thu best.tnown Presbvteriau
Ministers In America. Rev. John G, Backus
for fortv.eirbt wears pastor Of the First
prcsbvterisu Church at Baltimore, Nd,
died in that city a few days ago, aged
,evsntv.three wears.
A. four o,cloek tho other morning two
tbIeve, drove boldly up an alley IN wheel
inr. w, Va, placed a ladder at a second
story window Of a dry.goods store, ant
carried Of 900 worth Of vslvess and silk,
whi,e 4 cIerk Law axleep beneath them.
Tar Artsusas Republican state Conven
,,ou Al Little Rock ON the 9th selected four
teen delegates 10 the National Convention
Tbcv vsre no. instructed. The delegation
4. headed by sx.s ,nator Powell CLAYTON.
Os she OK entrance was obtained 10 tb,
pocahontss coal.mine in virginia. and III
hodie. al several victims Of the recent dis
..s~r var. ..eu. Thlrty.sIx collins ha,
b,en urovided. and the corpses would 500,
n. r,moved.
Ac.t1. hs. beeu issued by the white Re
publicaus otI3eorsis for a State conven
,,or n ths kbie. .RepublIoon party Of tha
stste. 10 meet Al Atlanta, May 1, for th