The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-11-28
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The United states govefnmehi gBt Jads.
meHt at Jackson, Niles, against Dennis
Scarborough taf e0G1 for cutting timber
on govefnmen, lAai
Major Jefferson Peak deceased, " bal.
las, Tex, devised half block u ground 10
the First Christian Church Of Dallas, on
condition that no church built on II Of out
Of its proceed. should sver have Instru.
mental music In ~
The eighleen.yea old daughter Of War.
ren Ivory, an industrious eplored farmer,
who lives four miles north of vicksburg,
Miss, left home alone few nights ago for
the purpose Of attending festival. In al.
tempting TO cross Chlckasaw bayou, by
some msstep she fell In the bog and quick.
sand, where she was found at midnight
dead, having suifocated In the mud.
A recent public baptizing at Dorrstown.
Tenn, was the immediate cause Of 100
people coming together at that place. Rev.
John Gillim and family were on route 10
the baptism, and were In bsrouche, when
DR.. A. G. Bryant drove up from behind.
Bryants horse ran into Gillim's barouche.
Both vehicles were upset, throwing the
women, men and children out upon the
road, and all of them, seven in number,
were more or less seriously injured.
Edward Presley, a farmer, over eighty
years OF age, and his two sons, Charles,
aged twenty five, and Edward, aged thir-
ty-hve, were deliberately murdered while
at work on their farm near Edgefeld, N.
O., few days since by r. 7. Jones, dou-
-barreled shotgun and knife being the
weapons used. The tragedy was the re-
suit of dispute over some rents. Jones
surrendered.
The Federal Grand Jury at Waco, Tex,
recently returned three indictments against
]. A. Hamilton, ex-Postmaster at Nc
Gregor, charging him with embezzlement
and forgery of money -order.
Mr.. Laney, residing near Pulaski, Tenn,
shot and seriously wounded negro few
days since whom he found trespassing on
his farm, and who refused to leave after
being twice warned.
Stephen +. Jones, assignee Of the Louis
vile (Ky.) Savings Bank, has handled his
trust so judiciously hat he has paid divi-
dends amounting to eighty y-six and half
per cent. Of the liabilities and still holds
cash and notes amounting to SI6,lss.
The Trustees Of the University of Ala
bama, at recent meeting at Tuscaloosa,
decided not to elect President until next
June. Meanwhile Prof. W. A. Wiman viii
act as temporary President.
| Mrs. Liz Mcdonald, widow of Engineer
Mcdonald, who was killed In the big rail.
way accident near Marietta, Ca, has been
awarded 5000 by jury In suit against
the Western q Atlantic Railroad Com.
pany.
Two assemblies Of Knights of Labor,
white and colored, have been organized at
Shreveport, La, by NJ. J. Nolan, of Fort
Worth, TeS. The membership Is large.
Several cases Of fraud OH the Relief Com
mlttee at Galveston have been detected,
and the perpetrators will be punished.
Lille Clark, a courtesan nineteen years
Of age, took the morphine route at Mem.
phis, Tenn, a few days ago and ended her
| life Of shame.
One hundred Mormon converts left Chat
tanooga, Tenn, few days ago for Utah.
They were from Virginia, North and South
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
bama. Ninety elders are now operating In
the South.
Henry A. Wiley, naval cadet from Nc
Kinney, Tex, who was recently suspended
for hazing, has been reinstated, he having
proved that the hazing complained Of con-
sisted Of knocking down the chief Of q
party who had heaped insults upon him
until forbearanee ceased 10 be virtue.
A panic was created In the City Hospital
at Louisville, KY, . few days ago, by q
stove exploding and setting fire TO the
building. The patients were all safely re.
moved and the fire extinguished without
having done much damage.
Captain Eads has under consideration a
plan for building n ship railway across the
Florida peninsula, beginning at the mouth
OF Mctiirt's Greek, twelve miles southeast
Of Jacksonville and hitting the Gulf Of
Mexico at Deadman's Bay, a total distance
OF 100 miles.
The personal property valuation Of Nash
vile, Tenn, has increased during the past
ten years $4,000.
Prof. r. II. Kinney, late principal OF the
Texas State Deaf and Dumb Institute died
suddenly few days Ance Of heart disease
For years he was connected with the Deaf
and Dumb Institute OF Ohio, then that OF
Iowa, from which State be went to Texas.
He leaves a wife and three children.
John Harrison was recently convicted at
Sherman, Tex, Of the murder OF Jack
Goodwin and sentenced 10 the PenIten.
tiary for life. His defense was that he
killed Goodwin to shield aud protect Che
honor Of his wife, on whom he claimed
Goodwin was making Hendish assault,
but the prosecution proved this feature 10
be conspiracy 10 secure pretext 10 kill
Goodwin and then furnish plea for ae-
quittal.
The cotton receipts at Corsicana, Tex,
this season, up 20 the 10Th inst, were 1900
bales, against II 600 bales up 10 same time
last year.
Charles vogel, a German, was killed
near owensboro, KY, few days ago by
the earth Of a well he was engaged in dig.
ging cayinE In upon him and breaking hIs
neck.
The subscriptions TO the relief fund for
the Galveston sufferers amounts TO over
siO0,cO. Thomas NJ Joseph. r.. L. shsr.
rard and ]. G. Levy are the members Of
the Odd Fellows COMMITTEES TO receive con-
tributions from sister lodges.
The Chattanooga furnace l. In full blast.
In an alteration with stranger named
Roy. ., Louisville. KY, few days ago.
N. A. Storm vas fatally injured by beins
struck with q gun In the hands Of Roy
The gun was also accidentally discharged
and Thomas Nuthsm Storms, his father.in'
Law, was seriously hurt.
Morris Roset,e, young fsrseiiss, went
aboard the steamer James Lee q, Memphis
Tenn, few days ago. and with The re.
mark, 'fIers CO." jumped overheard On
the deep side. He was rescued afisi
swimming down the river about two hun
dred yafsis. u was bis second attempt 10
commit suicide.
The shipment Of cattle from Texas has
been cut short on account of bad weather
John II. Bradley, who was awarded