The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02
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having i0st BIZ mhis, hitehss himself n me
pluv, anil with his vita " pash N M han.
dies, enitlfated sagash Rfound n raise
four bales n ee,ton and garden ifuct
snouEh ~ live on
Judge y. \ Goods, N me NIhsssonsh ~.
dielal District n Louisiana. committed
suicide few days ago n bic home % The
Hdgeland Plantation, NJ lfouna, Ls., by
shooting hImself with shot gun
Mr. W. 7. Finch. who eight years ago
purchased an interest In ihe Atlania t0a.I
Consultation, paying therefor tnn00 70.
Gently sold the same 10 Ham inman and
James swain, Of New York, for the snug
sum u hD,GD
The jail at Rockingham, 4. G.. was forcl..
bly, entered Wy afy masked men a few
days sgo, who secured white man named
John Lee, took him out oi town aud hanged
him 10 limb Of a tree. Lee murdered Sol.
omon Welsh three weeks previously for bis
money
Mrs, Mary splan met horrible death In
Knoxville, Tenn, few days ago. She
was standing near an open crate when her
clothing caught nre, and before the flames
could be extlnguished she was fatally
burned. The flesh peeled FROM her limbs
In great flakes. She died In few hours
Buck Bobo, Of Houston, Tex, attempted
suicide few days ago by taking NOR.
phine.
Thomas Clements, wanted for the MUIR
der Of Joe Boyd In Alexandria, La, was
arrested few days since at Atlanta, Ga.
Not more than ono.hlth Of tho jaIls In
Georgia are supplied with fires, even u
the coldest weather.
The steamboat Salle Carney with 200
bales Of cotton was burned recently on the
Tallahatchie River.
J. NJ. Waddell's Clubhouse and mill at
Society Hill, \. c., were burned few days
ago. John Malloy (colored) perished in
the press box, and two colored boys were
badly burned.
James GuDter, OF Madison County,
North Carolina, shot his father tad with
a shotgun fow days ago while in q
drunken alteration.
Tn case against the colored kuklux, AL
len Yancey and Abe Blocker, at Leary,
Ca, has resulted In the conviction OF both
for murder, and their sentence TO lifelong
Imprisonment.
Tho Exposition Compress at Jackson,
Miss, performed feat few days ago Of
which II justly feels proud. IL pressed 100
bales OF cotton to such dimensions that
they were easily packed into an ordinary
thirty -four-foot box.car for shipment.
The Taylor and Scarborough families. Of
Clay County, Tenn, had a fight with pis.
tolls at short range few days ago, In
which three OF the Taylors and one Scar
borough were Geriously wounded. The
latter will die. A deadly feud exists be.
tween the two families.
Chlnk McLenden Of Greenville, Ca,
shot and killed his father.in.law, Judge
Rufus Johnson, few days ago, who, In
turn, mortally wounded his on.inlaw.
The trouble was caused by the Judge try
ing 10 collect rent account.
Two masked men entered the reside nee
OF Mrs. Kirby, at Gibbs' Cross roads,
Tenn, few nights ago and demanded
her money, but were forced to leave by
her son. Hess witt and James Kirby
were arrested on suspicion. witt was
bound over for trial and Kirby was dis.
charged.
A fro occurred In the East Tennessee, A.,
Virginia & Georgia Railway shops at
Salem, Ala, a few days ago, In which the
round-house and coppersmith- shops were
burned. A large number Of engines were
IN the house, but all were saved.
North Carolina Prohibitionists have de.
clared that they will support no candl-
dates oi tbs old parties unless they favor
prohibition.
The residence of Mrs. Kopp at Wards.
vile, Tenn, burned during her absencs
from home few days ago, and her TIVE
children, one aged four years, the Other
eighteen months, were burned to death.
The case against Edward McGhec. Of
Concordla, Miss, who shot and killed Mia
Jessie Clark at Mckenzie, Tenn, recently
has been dismissed, aud McGhee has return.
ed home. The bondsmen OF the young nan
appeared before the court ready for pre-
llminary investigation, and Mr. Clarl
asked that the case be dismissed, believing
the killing was accidental.
The suit Of Mayor Kerchival Of Nash
vile, Tenn, against the city TO compel th'
Comptroller 10 pay him a salary Of =, 40
per year was recently decided In favor o
the Mayor. The city appealed 10 the gu
premo Court. The Council recently passed
bill abolishlng the salary, but the Mayo
| =. h.t al. a. ~ t. ~ M aHaat
The town Of Hogansvllle, Ca, on the At
lanta & West Point Railway, was badly
damaged by FIRE q few nights ago. Th'
FIRE originated In z. q. whlttaker's store
aud spread rapidly, burning the houses o
J. c. Adams. Mrs. worthen, p. D. whltta'
ker, Neifs a Prather and the Masonic
Lodge. The stables Of Lane, Whitaker a
Swanson were also destroyed. The loss Il
heavy, aud there Ia not much insurance on
any Of the burned property.
George Olson hung himself q, Franklin
KY, few days ago. His father-in.iaw
Michael Groves, had died the day prsvi
ously, and Olson fsncied his neighbour
would reject him for neglscsing the old
man. Preferring death 10 censure, he wen
TO his barn. procured bridle rein, fastenes
one end 10 rafter and tied a moose In th'
other, which he loosely fastened aroun,
his neck aud swung OF ladder.
A. 4. Powell, q widower, OF Robertso,
County, Tennessee, has entered suit In th'
Circuit Court at RBssellville, KY, agains
Maggie Flowers, an orphan girl, for slo,'
600 damages for alleged breach Of promise
Of marriage. Powell alleges that he en-
gagged himself 10 marry Miss Flowers. bu
that after the guests had been invited ant
. wedding feas, prepared she declined 4
carry out the contract
Swearing OF time Il near at hand.
Near Teloga. Ca, few days ago. whit
engaged In killing hogs, q young farmel
! named Jas. starlin attempted 20 throw {
dead porksr into barrel Of boiling watsl
! used for scsldlng. He missed his footlns
and sell head foremost into the sssthins
water. When discovered. only his legs ans
feet were prosrudIng firm the barrel. snt
th. unfortunate man had been boiles
alive. His body presented . sIcksninl
spectacle.
Er.Msyor Fiippin. Of Memphis, Tenn.
! while returning from bic mines In hsxIc'
recently, was assaulted and robbed Of al
his vsiusbles.
Green's cotton circular estimates IN
crop Of The current yesr 81 s.ppe.po bales
Mr. we<ms, Superintendent Of Eduea'