The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-03

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Both Ffabissl tha fslas. wheu ths pistol
witch Mursum siiIl bell, wa aEsln de-
ehsfKsd and Maddls eas fatally shot.
Tbs Knights n il1n0f Muiual Aii A..
sgelstlou n Louisville. Ky has decided "
dissolve, Ia members having dwlndiei W
lees than one Thousand,
The gln.house aud griii mill n Nf ilaf.
ton Burt, IN Russell County, Ala, harmed
few nights aRo together With largo lot
of cotton belonging 10 tenants and cus'
toners of tho sin. Ths accident happened
through the stupidity N q negro, who went
lnto the gln.house with lighted candle 10
push the cotton back that had piled up.
Immediately tho whole house was lu
blaze, and u was totally destroyed in few
minutes. Loss, $1,000
A most fabulous find has boon made In
an abandoned gold mine In North Georgia.
The tract was bought some months ago by
capitalists IN Chattanooga, Tenn. rhoy had
specimens taken from vein sixty Ave
feet from the surface Of the ground, aud
sent them 10 some Of the leading chemists
OF the United States Ono assay shows
the ore TO be worth 800 per ton, aud an.
other places II nt $500. Tho veins nre said
10 be exhaustless aud on experienced min.
Ing chemist says the mine viii be- equal In
value to tho bonanza minos Of Colorado.
The strike at the Soddy coal mines near
Chattanooga, Tenn, is ended,
Pensacola, Fla, will ship cargo Of pig
iron soon. This is now departure.
Charleston, S. G., has i've thousand more
children than can bc accommodated In the
city schools.
New Orleans has an ordinance making ID
compulsory upon restnurant-keepors to
have written or printed bills Of fare.
Several, mercantile establishments were
destroyed by fire at Mount Calm, Tex, a
fcw days ago.
A train was wrecked on the Queen and
Crescent route near Powers, Miss. Two
men were killed and a number Of passen.
gers injured.
VIM. Porterheld was killed at Queen
City, Tex, n few days ago in street diff
hculty. William Foster Is supposed to
have given the fatal stab. Foster is still at
large.
The Memphis tTenn.) police mado an
important arrest OF Miles Oglc, counter
foitsr, on the night Of tho 2)th, capturing
5000 counterfeit money on his person.
jacob Torlan, farmer near Longview,
KY, was assassinatcd few days ago by
an unknown party, and Peter Adcock, who
was sitting near him, was dangerously
wounded.
Owen Taylor, a laborcr, at Louisville,
KY, was shot In tho throat and killed In q
drunken row few nights ago. II IL not
known who fired the shot.
A fow evenings since m mronaut named
MacNeal, Of Mobile, made a balloon ascen-
sion at West Point, Ala. Tho balloon fell
into tho Chattahoochce River and Mac
Neal was drowned.
A freight train on the Knoxville & Ohio
Railroad was wrecked by broken rail n
few days ago. Engineer Tom Connor aud
the fireman were severely bruised and
each had legs broken.
Five thousand cattle were sold In one
transaction at Henrietta, Tex, recently for
$4,000 - considered remarkably good
price.
A gang Of drunken roughs took posses.
sion Of Southern Pacific train noar Pccos,
Tex, fcw days since nnd tsrrorizod tho
passengers by shooting out tho window
panes, but injured no one.
Benjamin Green from Bowling Grccn,
KY, was found dead In bed few days
ago at San Antonio (Tox.l hotel.
Captain Handy Of the United States
Navy died few days since at Tarborro.
n. q.
A white man and n negro, names un
known, crossed tho Mississippi River 10
Memphis, Tenn, TO purchase Christmas
articles, aud attempted 10 cross back In a
skir lata at night. The sfrfnco Of this
river was covered with Ice, and when
about half way across, the skill was cap
sized and both were drowned.
~, Mary's Catholic Church, nt Memphis,
Tenn, wns damaged by fire 10 the oxten,
Of 5000 Christmas morning. Tho fire was
caused by a defective Hue II was confined
10 the rear portion OF the roof, but tho or.
gan aud portions of tho altar wero dam
aged by water.
A difficulty occurred ut jacksonville,
Tenn, few days ago, between y. J.
Smith and II. Young, resulting In tho lat
ter stabblng the former bouoath the right
eye, lnhIcting dangerous wound. Smith
then shot and wounded Young.
Distractions on tho track of the New Or
leans q Northwestern Railroad near Pur.
Wis, Miss, few nights ago, threw tho on
tiru north-hound express train from ths
track. Tho eng inccr, Robert Turner, and
the fireman were killed; others were In.
| jured.
For somo time past an organized baud Of
colorcd burglars have been working Nash
vile, Tens, and fcw nights ago Thomar
Mcknight aud several other members Of
the gang wcrs arrgsteL Mcknight con.
fessed ~ one or two buFElaries.
The death Of Mrs. OsWalt, which too.
place q, Rome. o., few days ago
ended an unparalleled life Of aBffcring.
FOR thirty years she had been confined
20 her bel with acIts rheumatism, ncvei
once having ~ foot on ground during thai
| time.
Harlan TsyloF, Tows Marshal at Nor.
garfield, KY, was shot through the head
and instantly killed by Sam Holman
whom he was attempting 10 arrest a fev
days since. Holman was drunk, and o.
horseback and made hisescaps.
The trial Of Henry leo, the bank checi
forgsr, has besh act for January 9Th. al
Memphis, Tenn. AZ the urgent Request
/ - a.. t.,ta=. AZ that gita IL N 4
Warren, Assistant Cashier of tho Bank d
Buffalo. ". V, has CONSENTED to appeal
and testify to the forgery of his sigma
ture 10 the checks passed IN Memphis
The Exposition keeps open Sundays.
charie. MeCrsry was walking In th'
street at Tullsh1ma, Tenn, a few day.
ago, when be noticed tha, be was foIlowas
by Charles Hp1ghlstts, whn hal a club
Turning. be fired two shots into ff0uEh
lstta. who fell dead. The two men had |
quarrel Of long standing. AMI Houghlett.
had several times threatened Mccrary.
The Georgia Legislature has adjournes
10 the second Wednesday in July, isei
Tue general lscsl option bill was rozt
poned 10 the summer session. One hundres
AMI eighty thousani dollars a year va
appropsiatei for the new Capitol, an
work will psoeeed steadily.
Ripe tomatoes ara hanging On the vine
81 Tsilahasss@, Fis.
The cigar manufacturers II Key West
Fls-. representing q capital of shou, a.,
ea1pno, will ssnd = COMMITTEES 10 Washing
t.u ts ffssant - ronfre4s The otfr~fiaa