The Panola weekly star., 1885-11-14

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Henry liune's raiton.gIn ~ leon
Springs, Tes, WAs destroyed w Hfs fsw
fays since, together wlit considerable col.
ton.
There ar 500 splfiiraliii ~ Atlanta,
Ca and they contemplate huIiilng ten.
pie
Bishop o'RullIvan vas installed NJ No.
bile IN the ~ Inst, with appropriate cefe.
monies NJ The Cathedral
The moonshiners IN the Tnnrlsea noun.
talna are being hotly pressed by the rev.
enue officers,
AZ Roberts plantation, eight miles from
Texarhana, Afk., q few days ago, two no.
groes engaged IN cutting array, result.
Ing In the disembowclng, aud later the
death, of ono of them Tho other tried 10
escape, but was captured and lodged In
jail
Wiley Dease, while on biz way TO En
faula, Ala, few days ago, 70 buy goods
for merchant AZ lleadlnnd, campod -four
miles from Abbcylllo and slept ON cotton In
his wagon, covering himself up with quilts
During the night some one attempted 10
cut his throat but mistnking his feet for
his head cut hln ankles severely, which
aroused Dease, aud the would.b he murderer
and robber ran on before he could be
identified
A Mr.. Simpson, Of Pearson Ga. claims
10 have made 81 this scnson by swapping
knives.
An alligator and rat were placed In
box together recently In Apalachicola,
Fla. They fought, aud the rodent killed
the saurian by cutting It's throat with Its
little teeth
Fire at Fayetteville, n. c., fow days
since destroyed the Fayetteville hotel,
a three story brick building. The loss was
100000 insurance, Sll 900.
The working people OF Columbus, Ga,
reckon events from the settling-days of
the factories thus baby Is described as
1.-TWO settings old the coming settling"
Settling-day comes once fortnight.
A boiler on the Texas Plantation In Pla.
quemine Parih, La, exploded few days
ago, and DR.. A. II. Courier was killed.
A colored lad at Button, Ca. was tried
recently by u lynch court for stealing a
pair OF boots. Having been convicted he
was given one hundred lashes, his step.
father swinging the whip,
A Jealous lover came near killing his
rival while the latter was escorting the
young lady from church in Charleston, 3.
c., few nights ago.
Silver coin Of the value Of $4,000 has
been unearihed on the plantation OF John
Chenault, In Wilkes County, Georgia,
where a confederate treasury train IL said
TO have been robbed.
Dr. Robert Keith, wealthy cattle dealer
of Dalton, Gn., has disappeared very mys.
tcri0usly In Chattanooga, Tenn, and it IL
feared he has met with foul play When
last seen he drew large sum OF money
from bank and left the bank to dispose Of a
drove Of cattle. IIe has not since been
seen and no trace OF him can be found.
The finding Of a hat upon the river bank
at Columbus, Ga, few days ago led 10
the discovery OF the body OF Mr.. Ed Holley,
foreman OF the Eagle and Phoenix Mills.
a terrible cash was In his head. Whether
his drowning was accidental or suicidal IL
not known.
As j. d. Jackson, who carries the mail
from the depot to tho post-o at sher-
man, Tex, was going TO get the mail for
the train few nights ago he was set upon
by two robbers and Si7.6 taken from his
pockets. One Of the parties held gun on
him while the other rihed his pockets.
George Thomas (colored) and Harry
Poindexter were arrested In Louisville,
KY, few days ago charged with COM
mitting numerous burglhrles In the city
Several thousand dollars worth Of dia-
monds were captured with tho thieves on
the train as they were leaving for Cincis.
natl, from whence they hailed.
General Joseph j. Finnegan, distin.
guished Confederate, who fought the
successful battle Of Olustee, February 20,
1861, against the Federal forces under Cen
eral Seymour, died al his orange grove In
Orange County, Fla, few nights ago. He
was born at Cloonis, Ireland, November II,
1914.
Through the misunderstanding OF orders
by the conductors, q terrible accident took
place a few days since near Childersburg,
on the East Tennessee, Virginia q Georgia
Road. Thirteen cars were wrecked. Fire.
man Swain tcolorodl was killed and con.
ductor Hall was expected to die. -Four
train hands were fatally wounded, one Of
whom has since dead.
DR.. 10 l.. McGec, prominent citizen and
deacon In the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, Superintendent Of the Sunday.
school, and dentist, Of Humboldt, Tenn,
committed suicide q few nights ago by
shooting himself In the left breast with a
pistol. He had been In bad health long
time, and Il is supposed ho was suffering
from temporary insanity. The weapon
which be used was the same that bis father
attempted 10 commit suicide with several
years ago.
A vigilance committee. composed Of a
number of determined citizens, has been
organized at sherman, Tex, to assist the
police In ferreting ou' the perpetrators Of
a series Of highway robbcries. II il the
general belief that the crimes are being
committed by parties living In the city.
A number Of suspicious characters are un-
der the surveillance of a committee un.
known to The general public.
John n. Allen, manager Of the Southern
Telegraph Company, Of Augusta, Ca, was
drowned few days ago while bathing.
Mr.. James Van Diver, who was, during
the civil war, resident Of Mississippi aud
and soldier under General Sterling Price,
G. 4. A., died recently al his home near
Hsrrodsburg, KY. Mr.. Van Diver killed
the distinguished Federal General Nathan
Lyon In hand.to. hand encounter In the
battle Of Springfield, No, and captured
Colonel Buell., also of the Federal army,
and who presented his spurs 10 him.
Thanksgiving Day November 18th.
The skeleton Of a woman was found a
few days ago on a farm near Nashville,
Tenn. Near the bones lay the hoops and
slaves Of bucket. Indicating that the won.
an was at the linis of her death engaged in
picking berries. She is supposed TO have
been murdered.
Thomas James, Q eolored man, residing
near GAINESVILLE, Fla, has family of ffiy.
four children, thirty .thres Of them being
now At home with their father. he has
had three wives and the three were all liv.
Ing At one time. Only one Of them l. now
living. and she claims ninessen of the
children.
An alligator attacked colt near Lake
JessuP, Fla. recently. ani nearly killed u.
Henry Henry. while boarding train At
Lake City, Fla., few nights ago. Vas