The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-31
West and South.


The Prohibition Home-Protection party
OF Missouri met In State Convention at 81.
Louis on the Goth, elected thirty.two dele
gates 10 the National Convention at Pitts
burgh, and nominated an electoral ticket,
but postponed the nomination OF State
ticket until August 10. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing the platform Of the
party passed In Chicago In 1882. declaring
In favor OF equal suffrage and wages for
women with men, and denouncing the
liquor.license laws as co-partncrship with
crime.
To SUPPLY a deficiency OF 42,TO0 an as.
sessmcnt was on the 10th levied by the
Cincinnati Dramatic Festival Association,
tho total receipts from tho recent enter-
tainments reaching only si0.700..
A FIRE swept away Woodwnrd's plan.
ing.mill at Chattanooga, Tenn, = few days
ago, valued at $4,000.
The Democrats OF Ohio will hold their
State Convention at Columbus June "A
and %.
The other night tho village Of Caro-,
Mich, was almost destroyed by FIRE.
DuRrus WEAVER, maniac In the City
Hospital at Kansas City. after attacking
two patients and Steward wInfrey with a
knife and attempting TO burn the structure
few evenings ago, was shot dead by the
steward.
WILLIAM wAtsSEy was lynchod by a
mob near Cheyenne, Wy. T., few days
ago for tho murder Of George Metcalf dur.
Ing quarrel.
A rKw nights ago tho Security ware.
house a. New Orleans, with It's contents,
was destroyed by fire, causing loss OF
$1,000.
JOSEPH FRAZER, a murderer In jail At
Anderson, Ind, for murder, hanged him
self with his pockethandkerchief q few
nights ago.
rainfall occurred on the 2ist, making the
fourth since May !. Immense tracts Of
country wure flooded, and great damage
10 crops had resulted. In some sections
crops had been planted twice. and would
have 10 be planted again. At Hampstead
a house was blown over and child was
killed.
THE National Industrial Congress, repro
senting the sugar. wool, rice aud other In.
dustrial interests In Oh, country, mot In
Chicago ON tho 2ist la mass convention.
A platform was adopted claiming protec
tion a. the truc policy Of tho United States
until other nations shall pay equally high
wages 10 workmen NJ we do.
A SUSPENSION bridge across tho sciots
River at Portsmouth. O., was crushed BY
. drove Of cattle tho other day, and two
children Of tho name OF Fullweiler wer,
drowned.
CONGRESSIONAL denominations wer'
made on the aist a. follows, Kansas
First District, E. N. Morrill,, Republican
Fifth District, John A. Anderson, Rspub
lIcan, Indiana, Fifth District, 9. Q. Wat
son, Democrat
| the execution Of Lloyd r Majors. on
Of the trio VINO murdered Archibald Nc
Intyrs and W. p. Renowden IN santa Clarl
County, Cal, took place on The 2lst.
TIM Nebraska Republicans will hold thei
Htats Convention for the nomination 0
Hlats oflicsrs at Omaha August n.
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4 - n1n11 ns11y uavu. = 1,svls
| CounIy, ~, ~ 80 ~ nnns ~ ~
. idsnes fsw days ago with three pistol
shots In his body. Hays was . despsrat
man, and had engaged IN several shoosiaI
| ARRAYS
Aovlcus Of NJ I'd state that there wsr
fully twsnty thousand people bstwse
Matches and vicksburk VINO were dsst
. tute, and he'd no prospects that they coul
. | rsIss decent crop until next year.
II NnBnAsKA Democrats m-t In STATE Coz
| | vsntion at Lincoln on The IA and elscte
. | delegates 70 The National Convention. o
| voring 1ildsn for President Tbs pie
form declares that The administrative r
forus needed BY shs country ere impo<>
J be % long q ths Government h In q
handu Of ths Republicans; advocates sur
, rsvisiou Of the tariff - will prevent I
/ far q possible unequal burdens, and q
I h>avisst taxs- 70 b. placed o. Iuxuris<
On he N . morssaesca 0sasrsI Grant
; fsrm. soush of ~ Louis, u secure ths vs'
! derblls lean Of 80. .ooo, was recorded q 3
) Louia
. sAnuuL AcxrnnAS's house. nssr Port
1 moush, O.. vss dsstroysd by nrs e
nleh>s go. as6 Ns. Acksrmas, his vi
1 and aaoxteer aesd sixsesa ysan -
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: hron uoro savsf.