The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-03-22

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NEAR his house at Morris Bridge. Neb.,
Henry Richardson, lending member Of
the Vigilance Committee OF Brown County,
was hung on the 18th by unknown persons.
Iie had participated in the lynching Of
fourteen horse-theves.
THE California Democrats will meet In
State Convention nj Stockton June 10.
FIVE men in Union County, ore., were
killed by landslide few days ago.
AT the Insane Hospital in indianapolis,
Ind, which had over ono thousand in.
mates. patient was on the llth found TO
be suffering from smallpox, and was
transferred to the pest.house.
MICHAEL RoRicK, wealthy former re.
siding near Lafayette, Ind, was killed by
lightning on the 18th.
The recent cyclone which wrecked
Starkvillc, Miss, killed two women. rhc
total loss In the county was about Sl0o,0W.
THE Arkansas Democrats will meet in
State Convention at Little Rock June %
to nominate State officers and select dele
gates to the National Convention.
AT st. Joseph, No., W. w. Scott, indict.
cd for stealing 100000 worth OF tho city
bonds, was acquitted the other day.
A FIRE at Detroit few days ago, origi.
mating In S.radou's woolen.mills, destroyed
six manufacturing establishments, valued
at 10000.
The relief steamer Josh v. Throop, un.
der control OF the Red Cross Society, ar.
rived at Paducah, Ky.. ON the lsth, after
distributing clothing, bedding, coal and
cash all the way from Evansville down.
A CYCLONE swept over Saline County,
No., on the 18th, doing much damage 10
farm-houscs and stock. No one was killed,
but several sustained serious injury.
The other evening Bon Thompson, q
well-known despera 10, got into trouble
with the equa' ly notorious D,puty.shcrif
King Fisher. in the Vaudeville Theater at
San Antonio, Tex, and both were shot
dead.
FRon various points In Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Iowa and Kansas adviccs Of the I2th
indicated that the winter wheat crop was
In good average condition.
EXTENSIVE prairie fires were raging in
the vicinity Of Garnet, Anderson County.
Kan, on the l2sh, aud several farm.houscs
and large amount Of grain had been dc.
stroycd.
wIsooxsIs Democrats will hold their
State Convention at Madison May 20 TO
elect delegates 10 the National Convention.
on the i2th nearly all the business places
In Allegan, Mich, including the Journal
and Tribune and the Gazette aad Democrat
Offices, were destroyed by fire, the losses
aggregating $4,000. II was supposed the
fire originated from defective fae. A fro
on the same day at Grand Rapids did dam
age to the extent Of $4,000.
THfTowa Democratic State Convention
will be held at Burlington April a TO So
lect delegates to the National Convention.
On the Chicago & Atlsnticexpress three
passengers were dcspoiled Of their money
and watches by two men who entered the
coach early on tho morning Of the l3.h at
Ada, O, and who held the conductor at
bay with revolvers.
| THE inventors Of the country will NEE,
In mass convention at Cincinnati March
% TO take action "to prevent pernicious
legislation by Congress-"
| on the 18th Prcntiss Tiller. who robbed
the Pacific Express at H. Louis, was ar.
rested at Milwaukee aud 1000 Of the
money recovered. McFadden, his accom-.
| plicc. was captured at Sherman, Tex, by
means Of an intercepted telegram from
Tiller
In the Flat-top mine ct Pocahontas, Va,
an explosion early on tho morning Of thu
isih killed one hundred and fiffy men and
destroyed all the structures on the surface,
houses Two hundred feet from the mines
being overturned, snd tie farmhouse and
fan entirely wrecked. Fire had broscu oul
Al the entrance 70 tho mine, and u wal
feared the victims would b. consumed.
A CYCLONE passed near eunisrsville
| Ala, on The 18Th. h. 9. Hess and Mrs
John Tidmore wire killed. John Tidmor
and Mrs. Frank Farmer were seriously In
jured. and about thirty houses were blo~i
| 70 atoms. Tho storm lcft The earth aftsl
devastating SIX miles.
THx packers Of Chicago reported on IN
fs,h having slaughtered during the pas
year s.ss4sss hogs and i.pso,ep bead .
cattle.
TuH statement vas made on the i3ih thu
Western manufacturers Of brsss has
formed syndicate 10 control the msrtet
and hat thrpe largo establishments hs'
airrady b>en absorbed.
Az Nsw Orleans On The Isth The Mis<is
sippl River was within one inch Of the hizl
water Of 1e7t, and . rise Of 6ns foot wouI'
casss general inundsfion.
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tvo ma u1fs burned 10 death IN ths r.
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