The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-02-14
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

On the 3d two citizens OF Portsmouth,
Va, fought street duel, In which nino
shots wero fired, and only one man was
hit, receiving serious wound. Ono OF
the parties gave tho word Sire"
BoSAFIcIo TnoaAsso has been convict
ed in New York OF padronism In tho
United States Circuit Court. He was
charged with inveigling Ave little girls
from their homes in Italy and compelling
them to play the organ, sing and beg
money In tho streets. Their collections
Thomasso appropriated and in return gave
them squalid lodgings and the poorest OF
food.
On the 4th Colorado Central train was
thrown from tho track during a severe
storm. or the twenty passengers, eight
cen were more or less injured.
On tho night Of the 81 the three murder
ers OF Hiram Jefferson were taken from
jail by mob at Audubon, Ia, and two
were shot aud one was hanged. Tho
greatest excitement prev allied In the COM
munity.
On the morning of the 9Th the body OF an
unknown man was found hanging to the
limb Of shade tree In tho eastern part of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
MATILDA LEE, colorcd, Of Cincinnati,
was burned to death In her cabin on the
jth.
The village Of Battle Lake, Mimi, popu-
laton 800, twenty miles east OF Fergus
Falls, was destroyed by fire tho morning
OF the 9TH. Most of the buildings were de-
stroyed.
ALEXANDER JONES, mail carrier from
Grants Pass to wilderville, Ore, Mrs.
George Gibson and two children and n
young man named McClung were drowned
on the 9TH while attempting TO ford APP
plegate Creek, which was swollen by re-
cent rains.
WIZ. MoRRIsoS, alias George Miller, tho
supposed murderer OF the wife aud son OF
Rev. Mr.. Smell, near Inkster, OAK, wa
arrested at Anoka on the 9th by Sheriff
McLaren, Of Brainard.
AT Mt Sterling, KY, on the evening OF
the 9th, the opera.house and several bust
uess houses were burned.
A GBRALrER dispatch OF tho 9th stated
that the Vicar General Of that diocese had
been murdered by an insane butcher.
Or the 9Th the Governor Of Pennsylva-
MIA Issued warrant for tho execution Of
Edward Brotheros ut Wilkesbarre, on the
7th OF April. Brotheros murdered,
through jealousy, man paying attentions
TO his niece.
on the night OF the 5th VIM. Thorpe,
Chairman OF the Town Board Of the vii.
lage OF Thorpe, Wis, was shot and KILLED
by his son, for abusing the family. The
son was held for trial
THE residence OF Mike Burns, q few
miles from st. Charles, Mimi, was
burned on the night Of the 9Th. Mrs.
Burns saved two children, but two girls,
seven and eleven years Of age, pcrishcd.
The Wyoming Stage Company's stage
from Deadwood to Sidney, Ncb., was held
up a few days since by three masked rob.
bers and tho treasure -box broken open
and rihed.
On the sth the most disastrous fire In the
history OF tho place visited Stafford, Conn
on the sth a Chicago, Burlington &
| Quincy train went through brihRe NJ
creston, Ia, and three persons were killed
and number wounded.
on the sth Annie Miller, seventeen years
old, was instantly killed by passing train
at Mapleton, Pa, and her sister Ella was
seriously injured.
wn. Hickey went to Wabash, Ind, on
the 7th to do up" Editor Linn. Of the
Courier, and was fatally wounded by the
latter. Hickey was known as desperate
character, and Linn viii probably be justi.
fed.
os the sth during a Chinese riot al
Eureka, Cal, stray bullet killed David
Kendall, member Of tho City Council. A
committee was appointed by tho citizens
to tell the Chinese that they must all leave
the city.