The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-03
SOUTHERN oLeANlHos.

hr Mcneil. wife u Rsv. g. n MsNsli
=. ihfowa from basky, ~ white rlssi
Tsnn., . fsv days aga
Ths vlfEinls Democrats have formed
inoaatsa esmpalsh eiat~ q. escorts for
FIis ifagh f.ss.
W, u Reid. premlnsnt lawyer of Pa
duesh, ny, was found dssd In Nj. room
., The Avenue Hotel, iIot Springs, Arb
. lev evenings sinoa
Henry Ballard and III. step.son, Tyler
Nally, we're drunk and qusrrsllsd Al
hatdssowH, Ky, a few days ago, and
Ballard was stabbed and instantly tiilei
by Nally.
Dave white, a man ssventy.nve years
,li, was found guilty At Mineral Wells
Ter., Of tho murder n McCornas, and
given i've years 10 tho Penitcntiary, which
Will NOR, than likely end tho old man,
days.
WIN. Kasiey. residing near McRsnsle,
Tenn, was seized with oonvuisions a few
lays ago aud died within ten minutes,
poisoning being suspected. An investlga.
lion was In progress
John Russo, a Crook fruit denlor at Sa-
sannah, Ga, was stabbed through N,
heart fcw nights ago by negro boy
named Albert Woyman, In a quarro
about au apple Tho murderer escaped
William Ball, a prominent dlstlllsr. wa
shot aud killed by his son, George, neal
Stanford KY, few days'sInce Tho tive
had boon drinking and quarreled. YoupS
Ball has been arrested.
Miss Sall.o Mcdonald, OF Boyle County,
Kentucky, claims TO have been cured OF Al
obstinate spinal complaint through th'
prayers and laying on OF hands OF a Gin.
clnnati parson
During heavy rhln.storm which pre-
gailed at Dublin, In Coahoma County.
Miss, few days ago, lightning struck
cotton house In which were sheltered
Charles Smith, his wife aud son, Henry
lsnncs and Tom Nicely. Nicely, Smith,
wife aud son were killed; also, three
mules Smith and lsaacs were knocked
icnscless hut soon recovered. None OF
the bodies were scared, aud the building
was only slightly damaged.
A hot discussion Is going on Ia Tenues.
SEQ over the subject OF Federal aid TO the
States for educational purposes.
The rice crop In Louisiana, Is estimated
at from 7OO,O 900 to lOO)O 900 sacks, which Is
q wonderful Increase over last y car, whor
tho yield was 10000 sacks.
At Johnston, 3. C., an alleged murderer
was taken from the Sheriff bv mob, sho
several times, and loft for dead. Ho sub.
sSquently revived made a statement i'm.
pli'ating several OF the lynchers, ane
died
Ton prisoners who escaped from con.
vict camp In Texas visited hotel In their
hght and exchanged their striped sults
for tho garments Of company OF actors
Several OF the outlaws have boen recap.
tured.
Deputy United States Marshal Steaklsy
arrested Korsey Bryant at Doyle, White
County, Tcun., few days ago for max.
Ing aud passing counterfslt money. Bry.
ant, who Is supposed to belong TO gang
who have been operating extensively In
the State, was Jailed.
In accordance with tho decision OF the
convention hold In Louisville last sum.
mer the colored people OF vicksburg,
Miss, celebrated tho 22d as Eman cipatlop
Day. II was resolved 10 erect q monu.
mont to cost not ovor $4,000 to porpetu
lily commemorate the oyent
Mr. Hayes, proprietor OF saw mill noai
TIptonville, Tenn, quareled with Edward
Fogg a few days ago about wages due tho
latter. Fogg attacked Hayes with q
knife and inflicted terrible cash in the
forehead. Hayes struck Fogg with o
,lub. killing him. Hayes surrendered.
Plcuro- pneumonia having beon declared
Is affecting tho cattle Of Dav Brnnnoek
aear Falmouth. KY, and no eirectua
means tak,n TO destroy tho disease, sew.
eral nelghbors collected, slaughtered d ib,
diseased cattle and burned their carcassss
Fourteen cattle were disposed OF In this
way.
The largsst uowl OF people ever as.
sembled IN Rockville, Tenn, was pres.
ent the other day 10 witness the trades
dlspl ay. Tho procession was over two
miles In lcngth. Over 100 floats, repre-
,entIng the ma nufaclurIng, mining and
mer ercantilo interests were In line There
was also a fine agricultural display,
aud tho stock exhibit was very creiItable Q.
The value policy bill, now before the
Legislature, causes considerable an xlst y
among Insurance companies In Georgia.
The Chamber OF Commerce opposes the
bill. The bill provides for an assess-
ment Of insured houses before, instead
OF after fire, and full payment accord.
Ing 10 tho valuation. Every insurano,
company has notified agents 10 withdrew
from tho State II the bill becoms a law.
Alexander Stackhouss, q well-to.dc
negro, who lived at Newton, Miss, wal
run over and killed by a train on Oh,
Louiavills New Orleans & Texas Rail.
-oad few nights ago while walking
sver n treBtls, thirty mllss north ol
vicksburg. lie was struck by the engine
and the entire train passed over bis body.
TO was ia pursuit OF negro muic-thisf
Oscar Smith, colored, a member OF th,
baud OF robbers VINO have been opera.lns
and around Union City, Tenn, wa,
,hot and killed at Oicsoia, Ark, n few
lays ago. while resisting arrest smIti
rad been wanted for som, time at UnIor
City. but disappeared after the Iyn ehing
II fivs membsrs Of bis gang, last spring
tits las, exploit was tho shooting OF Mr.
Jones, Of Hickman, KY, whom he tried
10 rob.
A man named Charles P. Crary, thirty.
four years old, fell int1 an lrriga,in Z
fitch within tho city limits OF III Pase
Tex, few days ago. aud sithoux ther,
was hut little water In u hl was dro vned
lie had been drinking heavily. aud II 4
supposed that he was suffering from de-.
irium tremens when the accident hap.
pened. lie was native Of Cincinnati
Texas cotton 10 almost ruined.
Jos Hughes met young man namet
Dugan on the Cypre Mort pralris ~
Msry's Parish. Ll. . few days ago, ans
wsntoniy and without provocstioa .hol
,lm dead, afterwsrd firing two shots a
Daxsn's younger brOthsr Hughes Is un'
Ter arrest
Consulsr Commissions Hill Of the Mes
Orleans Exposition ielsgraphs from
wsshinrtons duncan advise. fron
Para, Brasil. that the President Of thl
Trade Erehsnre promises that product
u Provincs of Para viii be sent 70 th'
American Exposltion, Ncw Orleans, I'm
msdistsly."
The coiorsi people OF Mis.iss,ppi holt
State Fair Al Jackson. October . b.
On the iash Of August 1873, D. Stewart
vas killed by D,paty uaitei ssss@s Mar
shsis Bruce Mckee snd Joan RIc-. ~hil'