The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-08
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tsw dayssfo, AMI ih.n blow ou, hls own
hfaina
The Htulbern mlil.HwnarF convention
Al Augusta. ia, vas failure ia p5ln' n
aiiendanee
Thehns vhlob haa bosn widely pfova.
lent IN Western AIatama, Il nlW very
severe w ch1etne cruHiy RslIahls ~.
ports are ~ Tho eroct that In tha south.
efn part N the county fow n lha people
attacked recovor Many families la the
Injected district have abandoned their
homes, and cons dsfall, distroas exist,
IN consequence
l'ov. Dr. W. H. DnvIt. colored, pastor Of
no Zion baptist Church. Of Louisville,
kyp has resigned by request of his con.
gregatipn who complained that hc I'D
not preach loud enough aud dld not raise
them 10 that pitch Il fervor which makes
them 10 happy Or Davis IA graduate
OF Harvard and was NJ ono time frcs,.
dent Of the colorci Kentucky State Uni.
verslty.
Tho endowment Of Waite Forest IN. C)
College now amounts TO sol2, 900.
| F''a ~ 'Hllhh WIS fnUNl lFiNl " wv
murder OF his wIfc nt Soarcy, Ark
Atwcnty 'yoar-old lad Is among those
seeking u divorce In Toccon, Ga lie has
boon married two yoars.
A Justice n the poace of Bowdon, Ga,
has served thirty years aud never had q
judgment reversed or sent back for u new
trial has been married threo tlmes, and
has raised twenty two children.
j. a. Camp, Of Atlanta, Ga, snys no has
cabbagcs growing In his garden that are
eight feet In circumference, and that n
cabbage weighing sixteen pounds Ia n
common thing among his Vegetables,
Thomas X. Brantly Of Balnbridge, Ca,
recently arrested for Indecent brutality
toward his wife, was taken from jail at
that place a few nights ago by mob,
hanged to tree and his body rlddled with
bullets.
A tomato vino at Plant City, Fla, GOV.
cred spot seventy-two foot in clrcum.
ference, and bore all last winter without
injury by cold.
Rev. John q, Young, the widely known
Presbyterian minister was found dying,
with bottle Of laudanum by his side, at
High Bridge, KY, fow nights ago II is
not known whether tho case is ono OF
suicide or not A fcw years ugo he was
pastor Of Louisville church.
Work will soon commence on tho Goor.
gia Pacific Railway and the gap between
Birmingham and Columbus will DO fln-
ished.
At Sweet Water, Ga, there Is school
taught by W. A. Rogers, tho Tax Coll
lector The oldest pupil Of tho seventy
fve In attendance Is not yet fifteen. They
are oil related 10 one another and to the
teacher, the furthest removed being the
second cousin.
A difficulty occurred at Aberdeen, Miss,
few days ago between Mr.. W. Il
Walker and Samuel A. Dalton, Of Mobile,
Ala, which led to the attempt at n duel
and the arrest OF the parties at Starkvlllo,
on their way to q point out Of tho State.
The matter was finally settled by rofor-
ence Of the dispute to six cltIzsns, thro,
selected by each Of the,prlncipals.
An old man named Jim Hall, living IA
Dooly County, Ga, while going 10 visit
his daughter few days ago, In climbing
feneo got one Of his foot caught In th,
upper rails and hanged tbcro, h cad down
When hc was scovercd, three days later.
he was dying from his proractcd torture,
James Searcy wen. to Taylor County,
Ca, three years ago aud married Mlsi
Fola Curtis. Lately he has boen quite
fond OF his thirteen -year-old sister In.
law. This was regarded as a brothcrly
feeling until a few days since, when hnv-
Ing sold out hk possessions, ho diiap
peared with his fresh young victim. Il
has since been developed that Searcy bni
two wives In Alabama, whom hc had dc.
serted before hls arrival here. Ho Is only
twenty-five years OF age.
Archibald Stnrnes, seventy years o
age, OF Dausonville, Ca, few days sinct
took his gun, heavily loaded, screwed 4
into blacksmith's wise, attached string
TO tho trigger, placed the side Of his head
TO the murzlo and literally blow his braIni
out Some years ago no married wif'
much younger than himself, aud sine
then the family composed u the wife and
several grown-up children, have boon Ia
constant rows, causing tho old man 10 ent
his domestic troubles In this manner.
Horncs Mullen. In Anderson County
Kentucky, a few days since shot and
killed III and Bob Hawkins and wounded
Porter Hawkins Mullen escaped.
Several months ago a body Of maskcC
! "A tha hnuaa NJ Def y 4 Eta
cum, a school teacher near Horse Cave
XIV. slocum fred into tho crowd ant
killed thrco Of tbom. Blooum has nov
iieed a suit for $4,000 against nineteen o.
the best citizens Of Hart County. Hsalst
charges them with conspiracy 70 driv'
him out Of tho eounty
A meeting OF cx- -Confederhtes and ex
Federals was held at Austin, Tex. fev
days ago 10 take steps for paying respec
10 the memory Of General Grant. A com
mlttes Of thirteen was appointed 10 draf
suitable resolutions, aud arrangement
were made for participating ia the funer
ai ceremonies.
Prom the assessment rolls received a
the Comp,roler's Office. at Austin, Ter.
10 is learned that cattle have becn rcn
derel for taxation this year at from :
10 8 per bead less than last year Thi
will cause falling OF IN the valuation o
cattle in the State Of from $500, ,OO d
sq0.00c0.
Mlss Martha Brown, beautiful younl
lady, was instantly killed at q ball a
Rogersville. Tenn, few nights ago
While the bail was In progress, a revolve
fell from the pocket Of young man an
was discharged. The ball struck Mis-
Brown In the breast, and passed througl
her heart. The young man who droppe'
the pistol was almost lcrassd with gris
and hsd
Arkansas crop prospects are fattering
BY an accident on the Georgia Pscih
Railroad, near Muscadine, Ga, "a fe'
days since, two passengers were fatal,
lnjursi and several others ssriousr,
hurt Two passengers who were missin
we're sapposed to be under the debri'
TIE wreck was causei by the fall Of
trestle
A malsdy known as "ehsrbonp has car
risd on hundreds Of horses, mules en-
cattle in Loaisians. The disease IL sal
10 have attacked several persons, In on
Instances with fs,alresalta The carcass
Of the animals are being burned, In ords
10 check the spread of the infection.
Jane. Simpson vas fatally shot By Be
simpson and his son nesr PinnsviIls, Ky