The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-11-21
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a, Louisville, ~, IL ssId 20 hsys killed
fourteen men.
Linz Johnson, nine years Old, and Char.
lie Morris, twelve, we're playlnT with .
pistol neaf Plano, res,, few days since
Lima Ia dead
Blll Moss, murderer, was tracked by
bIoodhounds In Marion County Miss.
isalppl, few days ago and captured, Ife
killed one Of the dogs.
The retail liquor license In Fulton Coun.
~, Georgia, excepting Atlanta, has been
increased 10 s2,too, 1--WE times the original
tax, and presumably prohibitve,
A prominent physician cf Athens, ua.,
who has had many cases Of sore throat
lately, made an investl cation and found
nearly every one OF them was caused by
clgarette.smokIng.
Thirteen bodies were found along the
track OF the recent cyclone In Alabama,
several others are missing. and forty or
fifty are dangerously wounded.
The body Of a Mrs J. W. Taylor, who
died at Louisville, KY, six years ago, was
removed TO new cemetery recently and
was found TO be completely petrihed.
Every feature was well preserved and life.
like.
An exchange noticing that geese are
now flying southwark In great numbers,
satirically remarks that the northern
goose resorts must DO closed.
James Gibson, former st. Louis street.
car driver, was killed q few days ago by
Jola Strong, watchman In the Illinois
Central shops at Jackson, Tenn.
Anna Davenport tcolored) was recently
convicted at Nashville, Tenn, Of murder In
the first degree, with mitigating circum.
stances, the crime with which she was
charged being the administration OF con-
centrated lye TO colored child.
The heaviest hail-storm ever known In
Corinth, Miss, and vicinity, fell there a
few nights ago. Some Of the hail.stones
were as large as hens eggs.
william Easley, who was shot recently
at Graham Station, Tenn, by Buck Brown,
died OF his wounds.
Riley Pyle, who murdered United States
Commissioner Mcdonald In Pickett Coun
ty, Tennessee, and who has evaded arrest
for the past sixteen months, was captured
a few days since after desperate fight
between his friends and Marshal's posse.
Ben Now was recently sentenced at AL
exandrla, La, 10 Imprisonment for life for
the murder OF Alfred Boone, whom he beat
to death with club and mutilated In a
shocking manner.
Ohio capitalists have discovered on the
farm Of j. Graves, In Franklin County,
Tennessee, gold quartz which yields 500 to
the ton. They have also found a very
valuable vein Of coal, and are arranging Ia
bore for oil.
The seventh annual State Fair OF the
North Carolina Industrial Association
tcolored) was held at Raleigh last week
Governor Scales being present at the open
ing and delivering an address.
The Tri.State Medical Association Of
Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee held
Its annual session In Nashville, Tenn, las,
week. Owing to illness, President T. X
Powell, Of Danceyville, Tenn, was absent
Many valuable papers were read.
AT Edgeaeld, y. c., In the Culbreath
lynching case, an indie tment with seven
counts, charging murder and the abetting
Of murder against thirty three prisoners,
was submitted to the jury.
Ford and Murphy, who were sentenced
to be hanged at New Orleans on the 18th
have been granted respite for thirty
days by the Governor.
Citizens Of III Paso, Texas, have agreed
to give $4,000 to an English syndicate
toward tho erection Of a smelter worth
$4,000. Vast quantities OF ore are con,
stantly passing through the city from
Mexico.
At Fannin, Texas, q few days ago lad
Of thirteen years, named Valentine San
ford, killed his mother with rife. III
confesses having intended TO murder BIZ
father, sell the plantation, and organize 0
band OF stage-robbers.
Beverly Kelly, Coroner Of Christian
County, Kentucky, the only colored mar
ever elected TO Office In the State, died .
few days ago.
Judge Thomas II. Ford, Of New Orleans
has confessed that u was he who shot A
II. Murphy In December last, and not biz
brother, Pat II. Ford, who Is now undel
sentence Of death for the crime.
An attempt was made few nights age
to assassinate J. T. Henry, prom.
inent merchant near Springfield, Tenn.
some unknown person firing at him from
behind fence.
Theodore Hines, Harry Forbes and Al
bert chiekering aged respectively fourteen
sixteen and twelve years, were arrested a
Louisville, KY, few days ago charges
with arson and horse-steaiing. The,
intended TO start West and establish road
agency business.
Sam Robinson, negro, who has beer
living honestly and industriously neal
Dawson, Tex, for the past eight years
and managed to buy q small farm. 20 mar
ry and raise a small family, was arreste,
q few days ago, and proves TO be a convic
named Jane, Music, who escaped from
the State Penitentlary eight years ago
having served nearly year and half o
q term Of twelve years, 10 which he va
sentenced In 1916 for manslaughter.
A dlstlllery aud hfty-four barrels o
brandy, belonging 10 N. A. Warren, n
Giles County, Tenn, were seized by Unite'
States officers q few days ago for violation
Of the revenue laws.
The editor Of the Louisville (Ky.) Eeea
ing Times proposes that, inssmuch as tn
Northern efforts 10 erect q monument d
General Grant promise 10 prove abortive
the "Johnny Rebs," whom be only con
quered 10 befriend and protect, put theI
hands In their pockets and erect a pile b
the old hero's memory themselves.
The Exposition at New Orleans Is open
Three negro urchins charged with burg
larry In Atlanta, Ca, were 90 small tina
when brough, Into court the Sheriff wa
asked II he caught them In rat-trsp.
While Mr.. Henry Armstrong, foremaI
Of Louisville a Nashville gravel train
was sitting In the caboose Of his train
which was standing on a sids.track a
birmingham, Ala. a few days ago, b
leaned out Of the door, In doing which b
inclined his chair 300 far forward and |
slipped. throwing him head arst 10 III
ground. Bystsnders ran to him st once
but found him dead. the fall having dislo
Gated his neck.
Church people In Mobile are uniting h
secure better observance Of the Sabbath.
The case Of John Bradley. indicted .
Nashville. Tenn, for murdsring Depus,
United States Marshal Miller. has beel
continued until the merit term.