The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

GERMANY offers her services as mediator
In the Afghan dispute.
The Chinese lost 1900 men In defending
Keo Lung against the French.
THE British Government has issued an
order that all unframed soldiers forth.
with be put through complete muskctry
course.
THE London Ne,cs asserts that the Gear
of Russia Is so chilling in his responses
that Il Is doubtful whether hostilitles can
be averted.
A GLOOMY feeling pervades tho stock
exchange at Berlin, Russian stocks suffer-
ing the most. Prices have also declined In
Vienna.
ALTHOUGH Congress at tho last session
made no appropriations for rivers and har-
bors, work will not stop, as there are So
000, coo still unexpended.
ENGLISH holders OF Wabash bond, have
decided to reject Mr.. joys plans of reor-
ganization and to seek the removal OF the
present management.
THE British Cabinet met at an carly
hour on the 18th, and, II Is said, decided to
inform Russia that England felt IL her
duty to guard the Afghan territory.
In New York commercial and financial
circles II is tho general opinion that the
Locomotive Brotherhood are backing the
strikers in the Southwest, and it Is feared
the trouble will spread.
The Governor Of Dakota vetoed the
woman suffrage bill.
The situation OF the strike on the Wa
bash, Missouri Pacific and the Texas Pa
cihc lines was generally unchanged on tho
12th. At Sedalls, No., two attempts were
made 10 run out trains, but tho engineers
refused to take them out on the ground OF
fear. The strikers held n meeting and
heard the reports Of the committee sent TO
the capital. Tho Governor issued a pro.
clamation calling upon persons to deslst
from stopping trains, There was no pros.
pect Of an early settlement.
THE United States ship Lackawanna ar
rived at San Francisco on the 18th from
Acapulco. IL was reported she had twelve
cases Of yellow fever. Owen Griffith, bar.
Der, aud VIM. Wilde, sailor, had died.
THE Treasury Department purchased
le5, 600 ounces Of silver on tho 18th for de :
livery at the Philadelphia and New Or.
leans mints.
THE Ohio Archaeological and Historical
Association was reorganlzsd at Columbus
on the 18th. Hon. Allen q. Thurman pre-
sided, and was elected trustee, with four
teen other prominent men.
THE attendance was very large at the
New Orleans Exposition on the 18th.
THE value Of the exports OF hrsaistufYs
for the eight months ended February 2sth.
1885, was 500, 20, ,l5o. against sl1O, 3s5, 7ei
for the same period Of 1884.
The engineers on one Of tho divisions of
the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia
Railroad struck on the 18Th.
THE police Of Louisville raided and
closed all the gambling houses In the city
on the 18th and created quite ferment.
The value Of exports Of domestic cattle
and hogs and beef, pork and dairy prod.
ucts for February, 1885, was s7,4ai, i,5ss:
same time 1884, %, ,esl,soo. For two months
ended February 18th. 1885. <1a,ss7,l ,l3s:
same period 1884,, sis,0is,957. Beef and
pork products for four months ended Feb.
rusry 18th, iss5, So, 1877 $50, agains. ss3,-
100, "a for same time Of 1884. Dairy prod
ucts for the ten months Of 1885. s1asis,4so;
compared with sii,sil, ,sle for like period Of
1884
Apvfcrs from nearly all the larger cities
10 Bradssrest's announce an improved feel
In. a. "a the ouffook for general trade.