Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-11
SARDIS; MISS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or THE APPEAL.l
SARDIs, May l0.-Circuit Court is in
session at our sister town of Ratesvilie
this week, and all the inefi,bers of the
Sardis bar efe attending. No cases of any
IMPORTANCE have besn disposed of except
those OF the two negroes implicated in the
Walker murder, one of whom gets year
in the penitentiary and the other six
months. Two white men have already
served in the penitentiary resrectively
two and three years for This afro ;iotis
murder, and the case OF another is pend
ing on al, appeal to the Supreme Court.
From an agricultural standpoint, the
outlook is gloomy enough. Floods and
gnats have seriously interfered with farm
work, and crops are probably three weeks
late. Many have not finished planting
cotton. But, if no other disasters inter-
vene, farmers still say they will make as
large crops as usual.
Our second plague gnats-has
about subsided.
f;ardis has cash balance of $1,000 in
her treasury, and Pamela county about
$4,000. Warrants on both are at par.
Cur county of fanola is one of the first,
wealthiest, most fertile and most populous
in Mississippi. Compared with all. other
counties in the State, Pamela rat:ks first in
the valuation of personally, and third in
realty. Then, it is well known that we
produce cotton of world wide fame. our
county having won first premium at the
St. Louis, Memphis, Atlanta and Little
Rock fairs: and L predict Panola county
will win new honors at New Orleans, not
alone in cotton but in all her varied and
excellent products.
Pamela county Democrats will meet in
mass convention at Sardis on the lylh in
slant TO select delegates to the State Con
yention, which will choose delegates 10
Chicago. Judge Morgan's candidacy for
Congress has been most iavorably re-
ceived, and it is believed he has a good
showing for the Democratic nomination.
Then, too, it is generally conceded that
Morgan is the man to do up" our ex-
game cock, Chalmers. the renegade Demo
oTat and assistant Radical.
Occasionally We have an outbreak of
hoodlums. Their last demonstration was
on the night of the Sd instant, when they
made midnight raid on the office of the
Pamela Star and fired four pistol shots
through one of the windows. Mr.. Bon
ner, the editor, went forward to recon
noiter, but he only heard the retreating
footballs of the cowardly roughs in the rain
and darkness.
Two or three of our citizens are Off ot
Sheffield, Ala, with an eye 10 the main
chance.
The Hon. r. H. Taylor, and perhaps his
partner, Senator John G. Kyle, will be in
Jackson next week attending to cases be-
fore the Supreme Court, one of which in
wolves $4,000. This is quite an able law
-irm, and they have large practice, OF
which they may well be proud.
w. II. WALL cashier of the Bank of
Sardis, is in Chicago, delegate to the
lodge OF knights of Honor of the world
A. II. Minor and Miss Mollie Strickland
were married near here on the 30th
ultimo.
Mrs. D. G. Doak, venerable lady of
our town, died at Oxford on the Sth in.
stant, where she was visiting relatives
Her remains were buried here the next
day.
J. l.. Gillespie, the boss typo of North
Mississippi, who has been visiting Ponto-
toe, his old home, is expected to return in
day or two.
The schedule of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad has again changed.
Going south, the mail train leaves Mem
phis at 5 80 o'clock pm, arriving here at
O. ,lock pm. and taking supper. Instead
of stopping over at Sardis, as heretofore,
the accommodation goes through to Gre
NADIA.
Il. A. Bonner, editor of the Pamela Star,
expects to leave for Jackson next Tuesday
evening to attend the annual meeting of
Mississippi State Press Association.
J. d. Farley, who has long been in fail
ing health, is in a precarious condition,
and it is feared he cannot recover.
G. II. Hilton, late OF Memphis, is sue
ceeding most admirably and satisfactorily
in conducting the Sardis Hotel, which is