The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-03-27
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vile, Tenn, In the sls,y ninth year II bls
sKe.
Daniel smith, whose home was Nash.
willie, Tenn. and who ~ there rsceuiiy
With a car N mules for fiakota, IL said to
have been Killed In H. Paul, Nlnn.
Rugby Colony, The colony planted w
rom Hughes on Cumberland Plateau, IN
Upper Fast Tennessee, Ia experiencing q
revival
Mrs. James filia, residing slstscn miles
northeast ~ Iiainbridge, '0a.. was found
dead few days ago in an old broom .sage
Geld belonging 70 her husband. she took
her own life with strychnine.
The Virginia Legislature has passed a
local option lnw for tho whole State. A
strongly supported amendment exempt.
Ing cities OF i've thousand inhabitants was
defeated.
An old English coin Of date iT90 was
picked up few days ago on tho beach.
nenr tho Spanish lighthouse, at ~. Angus.
tine. Fla.
Joseph Hcngel, German baker, com
mItted suicide at Birmingham, Ala, few
days ago, having become dlsgustcd with
himself for having sold out his bakery and
getting swindlod.
John Davis, son OF the superintendent Of
the Trlon cotton mills, the most extensive
In North Georgia, was recently convicted
at summcrville, Ga, OF the murder Of
boy named Forrest, aud has boon sen.
fenced to hard labor for life. lie is only
fourteen years Of age.
A thirteen. .year.old boy living near Can.
ton, Tex, blew his brains out few days
ago because he had been detected In the
larceny Of thirty-hve cents from n neigh.
Dor by his father, who had punished him.
Pearl, Diamond, Ruby and Garnet are
the names Of four daughters OF a Georgia
postmaster.
Miss Norman, who killed Arnold her
recrenpt lover, at Memphis, Tenn, was
fined fifty do liars and bound over In 5000
bail for the grand jury.
John Gillespie, the negro who murdered
Mrs. Thomas Gray near London, Tenn,
was promptly lynched.
The sentence OF Henry Scott, who was
to have been hanged at Wilmington, N.
G., was commuted 10 imprisonment for
life.
"Old Sorrel," the aged wnr-horse Of
Stonewall Jackson, died at the Virginia
Military Institute few days ago. His
skeleton will be prepared for the Southern
Soldiers Home at Richmond.
The available coal Of Alabama, collected
into one lump, would be forty-lye miles
by twenty-five miles wide by ten feet
thick. A breaking or Of 5000 tons daily
from the lump would leave large part OF
It untouched at the expiration OF G,0oo
years.
While Pat Hickey. m Atlanta tGa.)
merchant was examining an old pistol
few days ago, he snapped II at his friend,
win Plnlon. The hall went through Pin
ions heart, killing him Instantly.
The grand jury at Vcksburg, Miss,
found true bill against Alderman wes.
Icy Crayton, colored, for shooting with
intent 10 kill Hannah q. Carter, colored,
some time since. He was arrested and
gave bond In the sum OF 500. The last
grand jury ignored this case.
The Kentucky Board Of Health recently
ordered tho slaughter Of eleSen head of In.
fected Jersey cattle owned by Mr.. Handy.
Of Cynthana. Arrangements were being
made for the purchase and killing Of tho
remaining eighty head and the quarantine
Ing OF the premises for year.
W. W. knight, Of shclbyvIlle, KY, was
taken little sick few nights ago. lie
purchased bottle Of patent medicine, Of
which he took too much. which caused his
sudden death within few hours. He was
about twenty-seyen years Of age.
The Red river and coast line steamer
Yazoo Valley sank few days ago six
miles from Grand Ecorc on the Red river
In nine feet OF water. The cargo consisted
Of 80 bales Of cotton and quantity Of
cottonsecd oil and cake. No liyos were
lost. II Is believed the boat will be raised,
d. o. Slaughter, proprietor Of the
Dripping Springs at Crab Orchard, KY,
shot and killed John W. Baker. colorcJ, a
few days ago. Baker was beating horse
when Slaughter demonstrated and Baker
drew pistol while only six feet away aud
began firing. The first shot missed and the
second demolished Slaughtsr's watch.
Slaughter by this time had drawn his
weapon and shot Baker through the body
killing him almost Instantly.
Police Sergeant Brooks, Of Richmond
Va, was shot few days ago while at.
tempting 10 arrest a burglar who was try.
ing TO board n train. The burglar hnn
been discovered attempting 10 blow open
the safe Of Herman Schmidt, grocer, and
was traced 10 the depot. lie escaped, after
shooting Brooks and exchanging several
shots with another officer.
W. s. Miller, @. A. Tilley, Chas. Couch,
wm. Reeding and Henry Winters, Of
Adams Station, Tenn, were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner Baxter
At Memphis a few days ago. on the charge
Of hanging Amanda Burns, colored, until
she was ncarly dead, 10 keep her from ap.
pearInK az q witness against Miller, who
was charged with selling whisky without
license. All excep, Winters were bound
over for trial.
There IA now IN Atlanta. ua., a neEress
named Sarah white, who was horn near
Charlottesville. Va. in i7s7, baing thus
one hundred and eighteen years of age
Che carries a scar on her head. the result
Of fogging she received ons hundred and
two year. ago.
John Wagner. prisone' In the Louis.
vile tKy.l work.housA was shot and
mortally wounied few days ago BY
George Davis, guard. while making
break for liberty. lie had only tao more
weeks 10 serve a sentence Of sir months.
He ristsd too murh for too little.
They have Strawberries In New Orleans
Fire al gallatin. Tenn. few days ago.
DESTROYED the Sumner House, Nahons's
livery stable. Martins csrisge factory,
fIazer's blacksmith shop, Hoasion's re-
pair shop, DR.. Walkers residences, Dus-
tons saloon. Gaines grocery and Bryant's
sho. house aud residence. The loss is -
timaied 81 ssoqoo. with very little insur.
sncs.
ftis said the United State. authorities
have concluded 10 make Lockout Moau.
tain, Tenn, The SIMMER garrison for the
entire south Atlantic division. and that
stoat l.ooo soifi.rs will spsnd the summer
months on the moantsln.
A number o. ladies' of Athens, Ca. are
about 70 START On trip 70 Europe.
Mr. J. Bmtoa Smith toot kis grown 80
70 ospsrtsnsbars. >. G., . few days ago %
hsv. him committed 10 the lanstir ssyism.
In last s~pfenk<r an ssrriz entered kls
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