The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-04-04
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The ufand csntrtl li1tsl ~ foft Smith,
Afh burned q fov days aFol loss shout
fHnu
tuE town ~ lloniarln. y e., was 10.
GENTLY vIsIigi NJ frp which destroyed
$1,000 wutti N property
G. J. Whe, wealthy cption buyer Of
jefferson, Tos was thrown from his
snlky n few nishts ago, an bic horie tak.
Ing fright, dragged him n distance, inluf.
Ing him severely.
Mr.. MarSarit briggs, while standing
at The dinner table az Columbus ia, a
few days ago suddenly fell 20 tho noof,
and before assistance could reach her shs
was dead II was case of heart disease,
a very sad drowning occurred In Walker
County, Ga, near Chattanooga, Tenn, @
few days ago. A fnrmer named Jane,
Boid and bis son attempted ford creek
which was considerably swollen. The
swift current swept them from their horses
and they were drowned.
Quito sensation was created few
ishts ago at the First Presbyterian
Church ut Chattanooga, Tcnn., one of the
most popular In the city, by the pastor,
R1v. J. W. Bachman, condemuing progres.
slve euchro ~ n m1ilf,d form Of gam
bling.
Frank Bcklo, u switchman employed In
the yard OF the Texas Il Pacific at Bair d.,
Tox., got fastened In tho track while
coupling cars few days ago and had m
arm AMI leg badly mashed.
The Tennessee Senate adopted rcsolu.
tlon tendorlng ths United States the use
OF the Hermitage, President Andrcw Jack.
sons old residence, as a home for veter.
ans Of the Mexican war and the war II 1914.
The funeral Of the late y. d. Clarke, ap-
pointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
took place at Holly Springs, Miss, with
impressive ceremonies.
Jordan Taylor, colorod, pleaded guilty
at lIorklnsyIlIe, Ky, to having murdered
SOlle Sanders, and was sentenced 10
death.
Ed. Dlgmhn, dcckhand on the steamer
John A. Wood, fell into an empty barge nt
Lawrenceburg, KY, n few days ago, and
was killed. He lived IN Pittsburgh, Pa.
C. Armstrong & Co.'s furnitare houao al
Memphis, Tcnn., burned few nights ago.
The building was owned by j. d. Lake
and was valued at $1,000; insured 70,
$4,000.
The Texas Legislator, passed bill t,
compel railroad companies to keep their
principal offices in tho state, under pen
atty Of 81 ,OOJ fine for each month OF neg
loct.
On the ground that the gospel Is free
the Superior Court Of Georgia threw out a
suit brought by Rev. j. A. Smith agains
the Marietta Railway for preaching TO th,
convict gang in It's employ.
John Pearcc, residing near Chattanooga
Tenn, procured license to marry Mis-
Alice Perry. She objected to having thu
ceremony performed on Sunday, and he n
once shot himsclf through the heart.
Trainmaster Virgins, Of Jackson, Tcnn.
after successful trail has captured thre'
Of gang Of thieves which has been rob
blng freight trains on the Illinois Centrn
Road hile taking water near Abbeyiile
Miss, AMI has given the road much an
noyance lately. II Is thought that the ar
rests will break up the gang.
A tragedy occurred few nights ago II
the northwest part Of johnson County
Tex, In which wealthy cnttleman name
Hall, late n druggist at Fort Worth, wa
killed by leading citizen named Vinecn
Wicher.
Burglars rlhed the safe Of Griffith
Conoyer, lumber. dealers, OF Dallas, Tex.
few nights ago, securing cash aud secu
rites to ihs amount Of about 1850 TIL
notion store Of H. B. Burr was also bur
glarized Of nearly ;5lJ worth Of goods, AM
all the samples Of d. l.. Malone, a drum
mer for a ncinnaii house. No clue to th
burglars.
Section No. 2 Of a freight train on tn
Illinois Central Railroad ran into the rea
end Of section No near Grand Junction
Tenn, few days ago. Brakeman Turner
OF Mcconnell, Tenn, was killed aud Con
ductor Turner, brother, probably fatal!
hurt. The cabooso Of one train and the en-
gine Of the other were wrecked.
Not 10 be- outdone by other cities, an or
ganized movsm, MT Is being made at Shreve
port, La, 10 suppress gambling, whie
merchants Of the city claim has been open
/ ly carried on, detrimental to commerc q
interests. Money has been subscribed /
employ the best attorneys OF the city /
enforce the laws against gambling, fl or
der 10 have them fully carried out Tn
city authoritie, will olsJ he invoked
carry out tho ordinances.
Charles Cooke, a defaulter from Jack
sonville, Fla, was captured In wester
Texas a few daye since. Young Cook
was employed In the office OF the Florid
Railway 4 Navigation Company. !
February he stole a package Of none
amounting to s7,lDJ and hsh. Tbs dec,ee
tlves followed him 300 miles before b
was captured Young Cooke belongs I
one Of the best families In Florida.
On the Western & Atlantic Railroad
near Tllton, Tenn, a few days ago, as III
north .bolnd express train thunders
around a curve near the station, Engines
McNabb saw a two.year-Old girl toddlin
up the track. Ic dill all in human pow'
10 stop the train. When the l1comotiy
whistle sounded the little girl turned, an
seeing the train threw her hands 10 b.
face and knelt down on the track, whsI
where she met horrible death. The chi
was daughter Of Engineer Walker.
One night recently. Chloe Rand llph,
eolored woman, Of Orsngeburg, 8. C., wei
from her house and left for children In he
During her absence the houss caught III
and burned down. One OF the childrs
was literally roasted to death, and q
other three we're 20 badly burned thI
they are probably dead now.
To win or, gladly, au urevoir.
In the Texas House Of Reprsssntativ'
few days since joint resolution submit
ting a prohibitory amendnen, 10 the Cor
ssitntiou 10 a vote OF the people pesses
Ayes, u; noes, 10.
The Governor Of Texas recently sent
message 10 the Legislature calling after
tlon 20 the fact that there are large cati
interests In certain sections Of the S,s
usinR the school lands free, AMI frJ
which no taxation IL derived He sugges
that some means be adopted by the Lsl
stature by which they shall 10 compeil'
70 pay tsxes and 10 pay for the use Of Il
lands.
Two large mills were burned few dsy
ago ss Petersburg. We.
sIx Texas convicss A Il from o ranch
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