The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-10
SOUTHERN alfAaiaos.

Arrangements afo tslaF maia ~ = NJ
cycle tNrnameni, " oeeuf in New orleans
during NE Wofid's FaIf.
i,oeleiy NJ Ourd0asylls, Va IL aIl agus
over The announcement ~ ths sngags.
msnt n Iuvsnlls pair. Ths local 30
psfs announce ihs fact that cafis Afe
out Tor The marriage ~ Master Wills
heoii, " that place, hssd four years,
and Miss Jennie rerfy, II Charleston,
w Va, aged dt years Tho young
lady IL falf.hnlrei llttls sprlts II un.
usual brightness Iif father IL woll.
t0.do business man n Charleston. n this
union ever takes place u uill attract q
deal of interest on ncc ciunt Of the tender
ages Of tho two parties.
A few days since hr. 4. w. Mills, ro.
siding near Rome, Ga., wa, building a
corn crib with logs ilo and his eldest
son were putting The logs up aa they were
notchod. His younger son, q boy Of thir.
teen, was standing by the side ot the
crib Thoy had finished the wall except
tho top log, and had II up on top and
attempted 10 roll II over, 50 rs 10 mako
u III In the notch cut In tho log below ,
In turning II over they lost control OF
II, and instead Of stopping at tho right
place II rolled entirely OH aud foil square.
ly on the head aud shoulders Of tho boy
standing below Ic lived only half an
hour.
Fence cutters are again on ,ho war-path
In Kinney County, Texas, Joseph Jones
and c. &. Clamp recently lost half mile
of fence. 1t is thought TO be the same
gang who destroyed the Dignowity pas.
ture fence.
Seven stores aud n hotel were de.
stroyed by fire at Hcpkinsvllc, KY, n few
days ago.
An explosion In the gas-works at Au-
gusta, Ca, n few days since, demolished
a brick building, and severely wounded
three workmen.
Russell Hancock, planter and merchant
OF Clarksville, Miss, died a few days ago,
Deceased was son Of General W. y. Han
cock His remains were taken TO $ /. Louis,
No, for intcrment.
Mrs. l.. q. c. Lamar, wife Of United state,
Senator Lamar, died at Oxford, Miss, q
few nights ago,
Paris, Tex, loses an honorcd and high.
ly respected citizen In tho death OF A.
ii. Boyd, who was editor aud proprietor
OF tho Terds Tribune, and known In North
ern Texas as an able journalist
Isaac Black, colored, near Dover, N. G.,
shot and killed the wife OF Mark Me-
clease few days ago. Tho cause OF thu
crime Is unknown. The murderer escaped
The lessees Of the Mississippi Pcniten.
tiary have made the settlement required by
tho act OF the Legislature, and after de-
ductlng all sums for improvements, paid
into the Treasury In cash 900.
Tho manager Of the Western Union Tclc-
graph Company at Savannah, Ca, has
created sensation by discharging tho en-.
tire force Of white messenger boys and
substituting negroes. lie says they are
more reliable and viii obey instructions,
while white boys are triiling.
At Birmingham, Ala, fcw nights ago,
James Martin, Of Chicago, woke up from q
drunken stupor and found that he had
been robbed Of 5000. J. II. Cooper, bis
roommate, was suspected, and upon being
arrested the .ontlre sum was found In his
possession. He was n stranger In the city,
as well a. to Martin.
A well-dresscd stranger was found dead
with bis throat cut In Wilmington, N. q
a few days ago. A knife covered with
blood was lying by his side, aud on his
person was a gold watch, 50 and n check
book on the South Bend tlnd.) National
Bank showing deposits Of $3.50 by =. W.
whitlow. lie had cork leg.
Tho colorcd residents Of Raleigh, N. G.,
celebrated Emancipation Day on the Is,
inst, despite the bad weather. There was
a parade Of troops and hremcn. and a
large gathering at the City hall, where ap.
propriate exercises wers conducted aud a
number Of speeches made.
A feud which Tor several years has cx.
listed between the Stewart and Wharton
families, residing In the vicinity Of
Blountsyille, Ala, was renewed few days
ngo by william Wharton slappins Lem
Stewart In the face The latter then drew
his knife, and, plungIng II Into tho acart Of
Wharton, left him dead on the Sidewalk.
The murderer was lodged In jail.
At a ball as DouglassviIle, O.. on New
Years night, the dress Of on. II the dan.
oors, Miss Enm'7a Prince, caught frs and
great excitemt,. snsued on account Of tho
flaming figure In the dance. The lady was
severely burned, aud was 10 a prccarious
condition. Tho occurrence broke up the
bail.
A plot was discovered In vicksburg.
Miss, few days ago, 10 burn the County
Jail. Several prisoners confined in one Of
cells had things pretty well arranged for
the deed, but had not got the eSac. tins
for Its consummation, when dispute arose
between them and I, became necessary "a
remove them 70 separate cells. When this
was done ono Of the parties became alarm.
ed and divulgcd the whole matter, thereby
frustrating the scheme.
The headiszs trunk Of an unknown whits
man was found In an old house near the
limits Of Houston, Ter., q few days ago.
The body was In q state Of decomposition,
aud well dressed. The Coroner held an In
quest, but nothing in regard 70 iisn,inca.
tion was developed. A bottle, marked
iaudanum, was found Ia his room, but II is
believed that Il was placed there designed
70 deceive any person lnqulrIng into the
cause Of his death.
Francis Aldue, Canadian, while trying
20 burglarire the residencs Of Mr.. Albert
Jones, In Memphis, Tenn, q few days ago,
was fred upon by Mr.. Jones. who shot him
on the right kncc.cap. disabling him 10
such degree that amputa,i0n Of the leg
may be necessary.
There are o0 Masonic lodges In Texas.
Ex.Congrcssman Walls lcoloredl, Of
Florida. has had enough Of public aud 20.
lItical life, and devOtes himssif 20 prohta.
bic kitchen gardening On the st. Johns
River, having already accumulated M 90.
tate Of 5000 by raising early vegetables
for the Northern market.
Daniel Parker, eoiored, confessed. that he
and hIs father, Jordan, wrecked the train
on the Northeastern Read near Purvsrt
Station, Miss, on The 71i ins,., and ,hs,
Jordan instisatsd the crime out Of feel.
ing Of revenge. Jordan vas taken from
The officers tied up 10 tree and riddled
with bullets. Daniel was released.
There is fighting chicken At Atlanta,
Ca, valued at sfo.
A bill is pending before the Aisbsma