The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-29
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lus bass hail eiat died fs~ dsys ago
oi typhoid fever
Capfsla p n Back. faeeniiy appointed
Postmaster ai New or'eaas has resigned
The Director 'Gsnefalsiilp N tho nsw ~.
position, ba, VIII fsmaln Director .tian
srai N tho old Exposition Company, In
liquidation
fhoa Crewdsoh, freight conducsor,
was knocked from the train by fridge
near liorklnsv lle, Ry, few days ago,
and failing under the cars was frlshtfuly
mangled When found he was dead.
On the plantation of Burwsil Green,
near Washington ua.. q few days ago,
Joe Daniel And Nelson winglled we're
packing oat straw with n hay press when
Nelson's finger was accidentally crushed.
blaming bis companion for the accident,
he took up hammer aud sunk II 10 the
socket In Daniels brain.
Granny Ann Hogan mn old colored
woman, died recently on tho Alex. Cook
plantation, near Bovlna, Miss, at tho al.
ynnoed age, II ia said, Of 100 ycara Her
hair was OF remarkable length, said 10 be
three feet long, gray aud black mlxcd, n
portion OF which was sent TO the New Or.
leans Exposition last spring.
Ono hundred and oIgbt convlcts ON.
ployod on the Spnrtanburg Il Nash vile
Railroad, near Arden, N. c., escaped
few days ago.
Lafayette whlscrant committed suicide
at Greenvlllo, Tex, few days ago by
hanging himself with trace chain.
All the prisoners In tho County Jail at
Fort Smith, Ark, escaped few nights
ago Two Indians selzsd the jaller when
he went to put them In their cell for the
night, knocked him down and turned
out the other prisoners All went to the
Indian Territory aud were hotly pursued
by tho Deputy Marshals and othor
officers.
Forty buildings In tho business part OF
Texarkana, Ark, were destroyed by flrea
few days ago, involving a loss Of fully
100000.
The whole business portion OF Shugu.
ajax, Miss, was destroyed by fire few
days since. Only two stores remain, and
tho goods In them are badly damaged.
The loss Ia about S25, O0l
The 1903 South Carolina convlcts who es.
capped a short time ago were, at last ac-
counts, still at large. the rewards for their
capture being too Insignificant to war.
rant persons not interested taking the
risk.
The first Prohibition Convention ever
held in Louisiana assembled at Shreve-
port few days since, and preparations
were made for earnest work
The police OF Louisville, KY, continue
to raid the gamblers, land are determined
to stamp out the Vice In tho city.
Texarkana, Ark, proposes to have
water works
Mrs. Frank Eddleman stranglod her.
self to.death with a sheet at Atlanta, Ca, a
few days ago.
The grain warehouse Of o. 7. Wells and
several residences were burned at Sher
man, Tex, a few days sine.
John Steele, a railway employe, was
crushed TO death by falling rock at
colesberry, KY, few days ago.
General Field, OF Georgia, aud Samuel
Donelson, Of TENNESSEE, will be cnndl-
dates for doorkeeper OF tho next Hou,e
against Appointment Clerk Higgins, of
the Treasury Department.
An old man named willis Ronch, who
was attacked by four robbers near Frank
fort, KY, few nights ago, was rescued
by his young son, who shot and killed
two OF the desperadoes and fatally wound.
ed a third.
Two negroes, named william jackson
and Joseph Webster, were arrested at
Mobile, Ala, few days ago, charged
with setting FIRE to and destroying Jor-
dan & Meader's saw-mIl on May 25th.
Jackson has confessed tho crime
In Webster County, Ky, y -yle Btker
recently shot and seriously wounded J. b.
Curtee Baker was pursued by friends Of
Curtee and exchanged shots with ther.
On emptying his revolver he jumped into
the river and was drowned Baker aud
Curtee quarreled about trivial matter.
Jossie Cook, the colorei preacher. who
murdered his wife at Butler, Ca, two
months ago, by choppIng her to pieces
with nn axe, was arrested few days ago
at Union Springs, Ala. He had lived N
the woods ever since the crime was COM
mltted
Gid. Herndon, Of Darlen, Ga, borrowed
a horse and gun few days ago and
went to q caulp-meeting ten miles out oil
town. Asking bystsnder 10 see that the
horse and gun were returned 10 their wn.
ar hu Utaaad n akNltah aNAAr1 "a. 4. -.
placed the muzzle 10 his mouth. aud pull.
Ing the switch blew his brains out
State Senator John p. Rogers, OF Union
County, Tenn, was arrested recently on
q charge Of violating the United States
revenue law and given bearing deior,
United States Commissioner Green ai
Knoxville Mr.. Rogers 10 a prominent
member Of the Maynardville (Tenn.) or.
He was appointed United State, Commls-
sIoner by Judge Bsxter. In 1889 he was
elected to the State Legislature and In 1884
was returned to tho State Senate.
The working classes Of Athens, Ca, ara
terribly excited Manager Bloomfield
has given the boss Of the check fn ctory
three months notice TO hunt some other
Job unless he quits the workiugmen',
party. The factory hands say II is an
attempt at bulldosIng, and they won't
submit.
The body Of beautiful young lady was
found floating IN the Ohio X YER at Sir.
mile Island, near Louisville, k. by @
fisherman few day. ago The body wa.
richly dressed and adorned with expen. i.
sive jswelry. but there was nothing by
which i,s identity could bs established.
A towel was drawn tightly around the
head with the ends drawn through thu
teeth, indicating foul play, though nc
marks Of other violence were visible about
the body.
The tobacco crop promises fairly.
Dennis Boyd, colored, who waylaid
and killed David Haas. white. In Bos.
sisr Parish. La, Christmas day, wa.
found guilty Of murder In the irss do.
gree
MIRA Coresss Benning. wife o, Sam
Benning, OF Brownsville. Ca. qusrrelsd
with her husband few days ago, rnshsd
out 10 . well, which was ffty feet deep
Jumped In. and was drawn out dead.
Parson = ,. Lilly. tho hero Of the Lilly.
Barringtoa scandal, was arrested near
Burlington. Ter, Q few days ago He wss
with Mrs. Darlington when arrested, and
said be was going 20 give himself up
The street car drivers are on q strike st
Memphis, Tenn.
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