The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-06-27
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uopfRa nullafd. N Columbia Tom, Al,
ifmied sn.rIds q fsv days agn by cni.
tni himself In number II places aiom
ne holy and head Tho caus wu
whisky Bullafi IA dan erluslv hurt
cplorod man ln Anderson County
South Carolina npmd nfrry Armstrong,
has almost completely changed color IN
the past year, H. ~ slty.ine years q
ace and was formerly slava w. says
that In June last whi spots commenced
coming first on his loss and then 90 NJ
body, neck and 'arc. until now no i.,
except a low spo,s around bis nos+
mouth, eyes and th, rims of his ears ~
white ns most white men His eye, have
also changed and correspond with hi,
color His hair and board SIN hayo tho
appearance Of tho negro, but are getlIni
very gray.
The Savannah (Ga.) authorities prohibit
blll'boards aud wall Advertising, aud the
newspapers warmly supper. their action
on tho ground that bll.boards mar the
beauty Of the landscape.
Corn worms are destroying til. plant In
Texas.
William Martin, Now York drummer,
was drowned in tho Tennessee Il ycr at
Florence. Ala, a few days ago
Miss Mary Leonard cowhdel James
Myers at Nashville, Tenn, lev days
since for circulating damaging reports
about her
The total State school fund OF Georgia
In 1891 was SjOs,ijl
While swimming arlver 10 escape from
officers OF the law, George Edwards, col.
ored notorious Georgia burglar, was
fatally shot by his pursuers
Max 7. WeIsor, c,rrk in the San An.
tonic Post-oIlice, has boon arrested Tor
stealing re is.erod .ct,ors.
Henry aud Elijah r.ckard, residing nonr
Chestnut Mound Tenn, were shot ard
dangerously wounded by Flank Eyrna
The affair was the rosult of au old fcul.
Elijah was shot In the loft side and Horny
In the neck
The boiler In the saw-mil OF J. n. Doal,
near Wakefield Station, Tenn exploded
few days ago, killing John Tucker and in
jurng threo other mon, ono Of whom can
not recover.
A difficulty occurred fow evenings
since in New Orleans between john II.
Charlton and Robert Keoghoy. room.
mates, during which the former shot the
latter In tho right side and neck lie then
shot himself In the head, from the effects
of which he died In a short time. Keoghey
will recover.
Judge Il. A. Hill, nt Oxford, Miss, re.
Gently decided the case Of tho Memphis,
Salem a. Brunswick Railroad Company
VS.. Green, Hamilton & Co. In favor OF tho
latter. Tho road owes the firm SlOi, 100,
which constitutes tho greater part OF the
assets of Green's bank at jackson, which
failed last yaar
Rittenhouse Moore, the extensive hars
bor-work contractor OF Mobile, Ala, II
arranging to dredgo aud cut the proposed
Atlantic Coast Tunnel, which work will
give a continuous water route along the
eastern coast OF Florida by way OF Indian
River
Mike Presley, worthless, impecun-
Gus lrlshmap, living In Yazoo City, Miss,
who, eighteen months ago, inherited,
through tho death Of an uncle In Minnoso-
10, a fortune OF 1870 900, Is now missing.
Il Is stated that Prcssloy has sid his
claim for SlOl. The theory now Is that
the purchaser fearing that the contract
would not hold good on account Of Mixes
intoxicated condition, planned his taking
off.
a wa,erspout burst In tho vicinity Of
Dyersburg, Tenn, Il few days ago, doing
great damage. Fences and bridges were
washed away, lands tadly washed, and
crops much injured A portion Of the
Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Rail-
road track, at Ilenning Station, was
washed away.
Two first cotton blooms were received ht
Memphis. Tenn, few days ago one
from J. II. Bisco's farm at Bolivar Land.
ing, Miss, aud the other from Daniel
Mum Of Tunica County, Mississippi
/ These blooms were thirteen days In adj.
vance Of the appearance last year, but
abr ut an average OF date as 10 their gem
srnl appearance.
william Freeman aged eighteen, n few
lays since, on Chncoteaquo Island, Va,
shot Timothy Hills, his vile and daugh.
ter, aud then kllel himself. He had
courted tho daughter Of Hills, aud sho
IL Is supposed, at the instance Of her
mother, declined his suit. I, was feared
that all three would die Mr. Hills Ia one
Of the most prominent citizen, Of the
island.
Richard stillwell, tho grandfather ,ot
the largest family In the vicinity Of Jack.
son, Ca, was found hanging a few days
ago. He was eighty seven years Of age.
| His bed stood In tho middle Of the room,
aud rope, with moose, hung from a
rafter above TO aid him In rising While
the family we're at prayer meeting the old
man put his head In the moose and ended
his life
Frank W. Gregory, q reporter on the
L juisville (Ky.1 Commercial, was arrested
few days ago on charge Of embozzle-
m ent committed at Terre Haute Ind, bis
former residence. Gregory has been em-
4 DfNNtu bH var ntNaHHHNA1 n
npols. T-rrs Haute, Lafayette and craw.
fordsvllle, Ind. lie Is about twenty -eight
years old, aud respectfully connected Ia
Indiana.
In Galloway County. Kentucky, recently
man named Harris slapped bis wiie's
face. Her father, James Hart. and
brother. Tom Hart, demonstrated, and in
the flshl that ensned Harris drew knifs
aud after fatally woundinz young Hart
stabbed and killed his fathar-ln.law.
Harris surrendered himself All the par
ties we're well.to.do farmers, and there IL
much excitement over The affair.
The June foods are coming.
Kenneth Marlborough was killed few
days ago BY W. d. Brooks, Justice Of ths
Peace, at New Boston, Ter.
The trial OF Tidweil at Scostsboro, Ala.
for tho murder Of Whitfield, resulted in
the accused being given two years i'm
pri.oument Whitfield, landlord. whils .
intoxicated insulte1 Mrs. Tidweil, a ten.
ant. Her husband, who was standing
near by, ssizsi an AZ. rushed Into The
ro.,m, and cent the blade through Whit.
feid's skull Whitfield fell dead. end
falling into the fireplace his body vs'
horribly burned. Tidweil nsi, bu, vas
soon cap p'ured. .
l. g Garrison, Postmaster At Dallas
Tex, bs. hssn removed
TT Wood, wanted In Texas for murdel
and horse stealing. was arrested In Ho'