The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-05-16
sovrHean oleAninas.

Tsxas charged wIth lba mafiHf II ness
l~Vn lalie
cuHlsY johnson. a salafsd maa, wa4
Shot faw hi ghta ago by nah whg rallied
~ Bile bvuss, near waesfif, fsaa
A HHorsf terrific ball storm dld great
AafHaRs 10 cotton, c8fu snd vegetables ID
sections n Virginia api North eafBlina
IN some sections " surrey C5uaiy, vlf'
glnia, hail foil - The depth u eighteen
Inches
III Whaien, section bass an ihe SUNSET
Road, fifteen miles weat u Somerset, Tas,
was run over by Au engtns few day ago
and Instantly killed The mangled r..
mains were scattered along tho road fnf
many yards Whalon bal been In tha
city and started home drunk, from which
fact u is supposed be was Tying on The
track when be met bis death. Whalen
was about Gfy.hys years old aud un.
married.
Jack Ballard went to o field In Bath
County, few days ago, whore Potter
spencer was playing and shot and killed
him In cold blood The two had had a
difficulty previously. Billiard escaped,
but ind gnnnt citizens were securing tho
country for him,
The jury In the cas-, Of Il, /. Jones, latD
Postmaster at Lake Providence, Lt.,
charged with conspiracy to rob and rob
bIng the United States mail at Lake Provl.
dence on the night Of January 10, 1896, re-.
turned verdict OF guilty. The penalty Is
Imprisonment for life.
A whlto man by tho nams Of G. NJ
Mllican, Of Stoel's Station, Ala, who was
in Vickburg, Miss, Tuesday, April 2lst
the day OF the disastrous fire, and shipped
a lot of goods on the vIcksburs Il Mem
phis Railroad for his home that day, hns
been missing ever since. His friends fear
that he was among the unrecognizod vic.
tins Of the FIRE, and have written 10 pcr-
sons In Vicksburg making inq uIries about
him.
snapper-Ashing of the Florida Coast Is
fully under way.
The strawberry crop In eastern Florida
Is larger than ever known
Eliza Wilson, colored servant In the
employ of DR.. b. johnson, at Austin, Tex,
was brutally murdered few days ago in
her own room.
Miss Emily Davis Of North Carolina,
was refused admittancc to the bar Of that
State and tried TO drown her disappont.
ment In suicide.
The negroes arounl Washington, n. c.,
are paying twenty five cents each for
strands OF the rope that recently hanged
man there. The rope is to be used rs u
| cure for fits.
The Governor Of Georgia recently sold tc
New York syndicate s3,ij5000 in STATE
bonds, running thirty years at 4 l-2 PEI
cent. getting premium OF 5-iG.
Tho catch OF herring on tho lower Rap.
pahannock River in Virginia, has been Sc
large this spring that the owners OF wor'
have been throwing them back into The
river, II not paying to ship them to mar
ket
Joseph Whltemun, ono Of the most prom
lnent citizens OF Tatnall County, Ga, was
recently found dead on tho banks of Beard
Creek, having been shot dead by unknown
parties
Twenty years has not been sufficient %
destroy the explosive qualities Of she'll
which were used in the late war Foros
fires have recently laid bare the old battle
fields of the Wilderness, Virginia, an'
many old shells have exploded.
W. II. Carter, n well-to-do farmer fron
Blue Ridge, Tex, committed suicide a
Austin few days ago A young wlfo an'
bad br other are said 10 have furnishe,
the proyocation.
Fred Adams, colorel, was shot near hi
homo In Temple, Tex, few nights ago b.
some unknown person, the shots, Of whicl
there were two, taking effect one in hi
face, breaking his Jaw bone, aud one In hl
right breast which Is regarded fatal.
Twenty masked msn went u the hous
Of Mr.. william Thompson, n young ma
who lives In Leo County, Ala, a fe'
nights ago and warned him that II he di
not leave the county by the 9th inst. b
would be killed. Great excitement eIiste
In the nelghb0rhold.
Several United States Marshals wer
fred into by moOushlnera few days ag
In jackson County, N. G., near the Gsor
gia line. Two OF the Marshals were serI
ously wounded. The moonshiners ar
supposed TO be the same parties who par
ticlpatod the recent highland difficulties.
Tho Southern Bapliss met In conven
tion at Augusta, Ca, last week. Th
Treasurer's report showed n balance o
hand for the foreign missions Of sl,li
aud for the home missions Of 81 ,Gia Rel
J. l. NcCurry, Of Virginia, delivered III
annual address
A drunken row occurred In Vance
County, N. c., n few days ago, In whIc
Gilbert Eensley was fatally stabbed B
John u. Roekina Hensley was lteral
cut TO plces, there being no less than sI
wounds, each Of which would prove fata
Both were drinking.
The cattlemen Of Western Texas ha'
commenced 10 make heavy shipments l
rail. One lot OF twenty. seven thousan
head was purchased OF Abilene recent
for transfer to grass In Wyoming. Son
buyers will make an attempt to Gro
Kansas, In violation Of the quaran,ii
laws.
Ono year ago Miss Fanny May witt,
. literary lady OF Atlanta, Ca, passir
| through Monroe, La, called At the Office
tho BHlistia. After her departure @.
Trousiale,, the editor, folt himself 10
desperately In love. A proposal Of ma
rage was accepted By the lady, whs
came hla wife few days ago the seeor
time she ever saw him.
Msshac Boar, Of Gordon, Ga, met wi
a singular death few days ago. On r
turning from trip over bis field, be n
, tlcsd some bees swarmiag He underto
, 10 hive them, when they turned upon BIZ
/. settling upon his face, hands, aud nee
and stuug him to death.
Veterans Day at New Orleans May
A meeting Of 800 merchants was held
:, New Orleans few nights ago 10 deci
whether the Exposition should b. cont
ued next winter. The sentiment Of
meeting was unanimously Ia favor Of t
coutinuan ce. A committee reported th
!, $4,000 would be necessary 10 carry
over 10 next November. Liberal off
: we're made Of subscriptions, and fenou
l pledged to assure The desired sum. CO
. tinzsnt upon the United States Cover
ment agreeing 70 leave Ita exhibit the
!. A committee OF three was appointed
, visit Washington and ask the Preside
: 10 issss an executive order 10 thai sifs
r. r. Wilson was arrested at !
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