The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-05-09

Miscellaneous Items.
A new Post.ofllce has boon established
at Brown, Clay Cousty, with W. v. Brown
rs Postmaster.
White River, Desha County, has been re.
established NJ Post office, with Mr.. II. Il.
Jones as Postmaster.
The attendance at the Little Rock public
schools for tho last two months has been
reduced greatly by measles, which have
prevailed In all parts OF the city. Tho dis
ease which at first was observed more
largely In tho white schools, is now Affect
ing the attendance at the colored schools
more than at first
One Of the largest transactions known
In the history OF Little Rock took place
few days ago, being the sale OF the
franchise, track, rolling.stock. etc, OF the
Citizens Street Railway Company TO the
Little Rock Street Railway Company.
Tho company making the purchase is COM
pnratively new one, but Is composed Of
mon like Charles i. PENCE, J. II. Mo-
Carthy, Thomas J. Donagh aud W. L.
Thoma, all wealthy capitalists
There are 2ji patients in the State Lunatic
Asylum, four more than the estimated ca
pacity OF tho building.
Nearly all the visitors 10 tho New Or.
leans Exposition bring back pretty minia.
turo cotton bales that serve as pleasant
souvenirs OF their visit
Up to May lat Little Rock had received
| over 1900 bales more cotton this year than
last, aud shipped over 5000 moro than last
year.
Physicians says that tho epidemic OF
measles which has been prevailing In
| Little Rock for two months past, Is de-
creasing, aud that aside from the measles
there Is very little sickness now within
the city limits.
The proceedings for new trial In the
Supreme Court by the counsel for John
Roland, who was convicted recently a.
Perryville, for tho murder OF DR.. Fersu'
son, were suddenly checked by the escape
Of that individual from jail. lie has
been captured, and Is again In jail A'
Perryville.
At tho annual election Of tho Little
Rock & Fl. Smith Railway Company, Tho
former officers, with J. IL Converse, o.
Boston, President, were rc-elcctcd.
Tho eating away Of the bank OF thu
Arkansas River at Argcnta has bee mo s'
alarming that SOM steps will nave to b
taken for permanent stopping OF It's en-
croachments. The bank has erumblet
away to the distance Of 900 yards Ia th
last fifteen years. Every year IL tnko
several feet Of ground and many house
along the bank
In the State Land Onice recently fort,
acres were donstei to W. q. Southall, Il
. Jackson County; eighty acres were sold
the Memphis Il Little Rock Rsilroad Com
pany, as reorganiz,d, In Lonoke County
for 81; eighty acres sold to John Bergs
| from, In Lawrence County, for 81 an
forty acres sold to ]. J. Wilson, in Salin
County, for S2i.
A noator was found in the river at Llttl
Rock a few days ago, white man, h'
feet ten inches In height, heavily bull
I weight 100 pounds; dressed in slate-colore
, clothes, nnvy-blue flannel shirt, rod har
/ mol drawers, box toe shoes; In pocket ha
: key number y aud so bill There vel
no marks Of violence.
Amonf tho acts passed by the last L9s
lslaturc Is one 10 build additional wings
the Slate Lunatic Asylum. Tho title
, this bill as originally drawn, and as prin
/ ed In the published acts, Is; IAN act
erect, furnish and equip additional bull'
tngs or ellis TO the Arkansas Lunatic AS
(, ium.p The board Of trustees win probab
J, be call ed on TO decide whether the "elli
shall be English "clls" or Flemish "ells
The planning mill Of the Traswood LIN
ber Company at Trnswood, managed
u John r. Gurrin, OF Atchison, Kansas, "
burned TO the ground few nights az
4 The planer and engine were destroy
), also about 1000 feet OF dressed noorin
n The loss Is estimated at about 5000;
q Insurance.
q In Lincoln County two months ago
y old man named Bowen was murdered
I, hl. premises. Busp cion pointed to W
\. kins, hi. son-in -law, but no direct evidsn
appeared. Wednesday night WIKI
, went 20 Bowen's house and abused
"a daughter, who had him arrested o. a pes
warrant. While under guard In his o.
house Thursday night party Of men ro
" up and shot him dead.
!, Sebastian County recently sent the .
I" lowing contingent 20 the state Prise
s' Charles Oliver, grand larceny, hfts
years, Pompey King, grand larceny, {
= year; George Matthews, grand larcei
I'd one year; Andrew Holder, assault 70 X
six years; David Hildebran,, grand i
"A oeuy, one and half years; Richard HI
n ter. robbery, one and half years; Rob
Of Foster, mansiaughter, two years
n. The food sufferers need asslstance.
n. The Board Of Railroad Commission
have issued q call 10 all railroads In
State TO render an account Of their brid
sr and other taxable property by the 1911
MAY, so that the Board can assess
sama
The Ieyees were reported breaking
ba along the lower Arkansas line, and mi
valuable farms have been Inundated,
ed rush Of water caused an overflow IN nj
other places, and resulted In great los
In. property. The current rushed thro
u. some places With sufficient force 10 upl
large trees, and fears Of . cut on were
=, tertained.
~ A fns slate mine has been dscove
"a near Little Rock
". J. Gray and Geo. Cray, Of 81
counsy, charged with cutting timber
~ Government land, we're taken 20 Il
M Reek . few days ago by Deputy Mar
~ ~, Fsslkisbary, and sheir examination ,
ponsd for ten days.
william Cooper, . negro, made > b
~ for lIb>rty from the convict stoeksds
~ Msffiil,ca fss nights 80. Ne -'sr
ms OF hls shaekis-. and. securing c
dashed through the guards. knocking
IN Of them dowu He wss kotly pursusd
ed frsi upsa. 80 shots tshins sG>rt. b.
on reached the river ssd pinnz<i IN
: ssr-.n. oss II Ne ssud1 10 hin .