The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-04-18
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The psople a aeath rateiiHa sfs dfis'
lag Away Arkansas emigration agents .
who seak e. havs the neEfBss tfesH tbHlf 4
planting contracts
Evan y, Howell, u ihe Atlanta roHsH.
fatiaa, has declined She appalaimsnt a .
csHsul 20 Manchester, England
II IL alleged that two negroes have i~eu I
killed. ~ Lawrence County, Mississippi, 20
prevent thsm from iaalifylng against hr.
ilafton, who a charged viii The murder u
his brother.
Physicians from Austin aod galveston
have been in san Antonio, Ky, recently
10 consult with Dr. llerf regarding Cap
tain Richard King, tho cattle king. who ia
suffering from cancer Of The stomach,
The Nashville tfenn.) D1ay World has
suspended publication II was Democratic
In politics aud was established three years
ago.
Mrs. Coz, colored woman on W. y.
Hunts plantation At Grecuylllc, Mas,
gave birth few days ago 70 three boys
aud one girl. The happy family are all
| doing we'll
Marcellus Dougherty, a notorious dos.
perado, was shot and killed by negro
barber at Laredo, Tex, few nights ago.
Dougherty had threatened the negro's
! life.
General Thomas pincknoy Smith died
recently at PInckney, Ca, aged seventy
lreo. He was noted as tho best informed
nan In the State on its early history.
William and Perry Melton, who were TO
have been hanged In Union Parish, La, on
April 10th, have been resplted.
Geo. Young, the Palmer (rex) wife
murderer, was captured, but soon died of
the wounds received while officers wore
after him.
A man named Fowler made four at
tempts to wreck the Missouri Pacific pas
senger train between Bolton and Echo,
Tex, recently. He was arrested and Is
now In jail.
Reports from the whent-raIslng counties
Of Tennessee are TO the effect that not
moro than half crop will be raised.
Mrs. Malone, while alone at midnight at
her home In Thomson, Ga, was foloniously
assaulted by strange negro, who escaped
before help could come. A lynching party
was In pursuit of him.
In row at Nashville, Tenn, few
nights ago, over the Senatorial muddlc
James i. Turner, one OF the Senate guards
was stabbed by Pink McCaryer, who wa'
shot in the shoulder by Turner.
John O'Brien attempted TO sell stoloi
horses on the Dallas Tex, market n fow
days ago, and was arrested o'Brion I
an alias. The prisoner Is regarded as on
Of tho notorious Rod River operators II
Texas and tho Indian Territory.
The Western Road of Alabama recently
paid to Harrison Schell, Of Atlanta, Ga
a, 900 for personal injuries received 1hi
is the largest damage bill ever paid In tb
, South 10 a colored man.
A posse of Deputy Marshals arrived Il
Fort Smith, Ark, a few days since Wit
thirteen United States prisoners from th
Indian Territory, among whom wer
Amanda aud Robert Jackson, for murder
ously assaultng Susan Cherry on tn
/, streets OF Muskogee. They had some con
troversy with Susan Cherry over churc
matters, aud attacked her with knives, cut
ting her breast and arms aud shoulders
i q merciless manner lefore assistance coul
bo rendered her.
: A sensation has been created by tho nr
nouncemcnt that General Henry X. Jaeh
son, the newly appointed Minister
Mexico, is under precisely tho snme dis
a ability as General Lawton, whose al
pointnent as Minister 10 Russia was IA
confirmed on account OF disabilities ha'
ing never been removed General Jacks,
states that he does not wish 10 complicn
matters, although he has been couilrme
and will not assume the duties until b
;. disabilities have been passed upon.
l.. X. Eldridge patient In the Mas
Al vile Insane Asylum, from Oyerton Cou
ID ty, suddenly seized floor mop few da
ago, and struck Everett u. Buchanan, {
n attendant Of the ward In which Eldrid
,s roomed, crushing his skull anI fatally
turing him. The infurintcd lunutin ne
!, attacked Thomas G. Layton, feeble 81
~ leptic patient, aged twenty .eight yea
crushing his skull. The lunatic attack
81 another patient, when M attendant ir'
Il, an adjoining ward rushed In aud secur
4, him. Both Buchanan and Layton died
a few hours. Eldridge is only twcn
years Of age.
Mrs. Barbara n. Deublor was run o'
" band.ear on the Texas & iPae
pit t.llroad at Dallas, Tex, few days a
or nd instantly killed.
81. terrific rain and wind storm sw'
III yor Central Mississippi recently.
lo' ams from northwesterly direction q
ii .sted several hours, blowing down tre
lht noes and outhous-s, and In some pln
reI ,ashed up corn and other seeds that
cen recently planted. The next morni
,he / Canton and vicinity, number
NJ tranae birds were found lying, OF slit
u, n the ground, some Of them dead
n, hers crippled from being hurled .ngal
40, rees, houses and other obstacles. AgI
Tiers we're found apparently unintui
:, Though they seemed unable or indispo
ay any considerable distance.
'ne ard Of hundred Of these birds b
>, cen picked up, and, as they are en-
=" tranRers to the locality, the suppos
4. that they were caugh, mp ON tho
the cast by the wind and waitei that y
ms Private letters from a. chief Of
sed seminole Indians say Thomas Cloud,
sw command OF a squad Of Seminole III
ON morse. crossed the Canadian River
ny. week to arrest some Indian iugiti
the rhey arrested two. bu. were resisted
ma Rector Rogers, Creek negro desper
but Rogers fought like tiger, and killed
the tain Tom Cloud and mortally wouf
ent Sam Cudjo before he fell Rogers
Ike shot all 10 pieces, and died fighting
perately.
The Tourists are returning northsard.
nj. Hon. A. Fisk member Of The Tsnns
me I,egislature from White County,
~ twice Knocked down few evenings !
by Isaac johnson, . saloon-keeper,
bscams offended at remarks made BY
OH about sporting men. Fisk drew a revo
me but did no, use II. Both were arrested
ns' John McFussin, q colored man,
'fn found several days ago crushed 10 Z
81 on the track Of the Savannah q III
Ter Road. near wlllacoochee After a
ough investigation the Coronsr's Juri
u decided that he was first murdered
IN his body then placed upon tho ira'
hir cover up the crime.
Fam White, foreman Of the hen
ats Gdzsfts as Lexington, committed -
gs In a sheep -shearing camp nine