The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-24


shs mldaIa " April
The elves N hlsA cfosch ani dame.
Hailisan N raaaeah, w., aasffsied aud
Cfoueh shot and fatally wounded sul.
ilvah
The coffee Imports Into Ina port u 0al.
weston, fsx., from Jaly I, is7g, 10 MAY !,
isei, wers i.gia,Asl pounds, valued NJ ssis..
w.
A renilsntiafy guard was killed In Ken.
iueky few days ago ny ono oi gang ~
conviota whom he was taking 10 prison.
Already In the season there are known
10 be 5000 hsad " cattle that will he
driven north IN the course VI ths year
from Texas.
The German citizens NJ Dallas. Tex,
held q grand MAY festival, beginning on
the lgih with grand parade aud picnic
Plans have been agreed upon for tho
erection u now hotel at Austin, Tex. by
a Chicago syndca.c This building Is 10
cost $1,000.
The pioneers Of Dallas County. Tex, In.
cludIng all who came TO the county prior
10 1850, aro making arrangements for re
union July H.
Crescenclo Bales, Mexican barber at
Eagle Pass, Tex, committed suicide fcw
days ago by blowing out his brains with a
reovlver. Tho act was caused by TEN.
porary insanity, owing TO the cares OF
large family, depression In business and
too much mescal.
An aged Frcnchman named Peter Car.
burett, who has been In tho country only
three months, committed suicide few
evenings since at Nashville, Tenn, by cut.
ting his throat. The reason given was that
he had no one TO talk with, not speaking
English.
Miss Sallio Peoples, young lady twen
ty.eight years OF age, residing with her
widowed mother at Sommerville, Tenn,
suicided few days ago by shooting her
self in the forehead with Colts revolver.
III health Is said TO have been the cause Of
her rash act. She belonged 10 a highly
respected family, and was general favor
ite Of large circle - friends.
A few nights ago at Cotulla, Tex, @. u.
Mckinney, Sheriff and A. l.. Shirley and
George Edmunds surprised two Mexican
dcsperadoes In the act Of driving of some
horses belonging TO James Cotulla. The
Mexlcans were ordered TO halt and throw
up their hands, but drew their weapons
and opened fire. The officers promptly 70.
sponded, killing one OF the thieves and
badly wounding the other, who Is now In
jail. The horses were returned to their
owner.
The Louisiana Democratic State Con.
vention Is called for June II at Baton
Rouge.
Thirteen thousand head OF cattle were
sold at Dallas, Tex, recently, In one bunch
for $4,000.
y. Baumatone, Of Dallas, Tex, charged
with cotton swipding, whose trial was set
for this week, has fed to Mexico.
Four Illicit distileries were destroyed In
Pittsylvania County, Va, n few days ago.
Three men were captured.
One OF the most distinguished criminal
lawyers Of Texas, ex-Judge Hickerson
Barksdale, Is dead, after long illness.
Buffalo gnats have during the season
killed six hundred mules withina radius OF
ten miles from Grenada, Miss.
Flattering reports come In from the cat.
tie regions OF Northwest Texas.
A colorcd man, named Tony Henry, wa,
cut 10 pieces and killed at Uniontown, KY,
a few days ago by drunken negroes.
A verdict OF murder In the first degre.
has been returned In the Spence case al
Nashville. Tenn.
Albert Mills, who was sentenced 10 b.
hanged. at Natchez, Miss, for wife mur
der. has been respted until July 10.
The stores Of Clebaugh, Wilson & Burns
and @. G. Savery at Talladega, Ala, were
burned few nights ago. Loss, s2j 900;
! insurance, 5000.
A terrible accident occurred few day,
, ago seven miles from Taxewell, Tenn
William Phillips was sprouting when tree
fell on him, breaking his neck.
Dr. william Kendrick, prominent cI,i
, zen living near Nixburgh, Ala. was killed
few nights ago by Walter Parker. II I,
regarded as q cold.bloodcd murder.
| A Democratic Joint caucus at Baton
! Rluge, La, nominated J. D. Eustis fol
United States Senator 10 succeed Senator
Jonas. Eustis was nominated on the flrsi
ballot, receiving - votes; Jonas, 50; Man
ming, 4.
The news OF the killing Of John Kstchum
by man named Bowles, In Rock Castle
County, KY. has been received. Ketchum
stopped at Bowles' house on his way homs
from court, and the men quarreled, when
; rowlss shot and instantly killed Kstchum.
The latter was bad character, aud one oi
the principal actors In tho Brcathitt Coun
: ty troubles.
A few days ago Candelana Garcia, an
old woman Of seventy years, assisted by
her san.in.law, became involved In q din
Guilty with two other Mcxicans at Eagle
Pass, Tex. A lengthy row ensusd and The
. old woman was bea'en 10 death.
The dead body Of q colored man named
Tom Green was found on raft below the
railroad bridge at Shreveport, La, few
days ago, by another colorsd man. whs
was catching driftwood. Foul play is sus.
pectsd, aud the cass is undergoing investi
cation. The deceased started, with . col
ored man named Sam Thomas. 10 hell
> strengthen the lsvse above, on SHADY
Grove place, and was found dead a. stated
A. J. Aiexander's sal. of thorourhbres
ycarling's ct woodburn. KY, was modsr
' aseiy attended, and prices ruled low
Thirty eight head sold for sii.sts. an ave
rsge Of ssIf.
William Piues. Tho Huschins (Tsr.
youth, who stole bis father. horse sns
tried 10 rob schnsIder's store few day
. ago with . shotgun leveisd on the sales
man, has been arrested and jailed q