The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-24
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lev days ago, redfo sanshali, Mexlean,
attempted W como uui ~ a well ha had
been digging Whom thirty fesi from tho
bottom The fope broke and he IN. crush.
Ing one leg so ipily that II was lmmedl.
a'ely ampuiaied, aud sustaining other aud
fatal lnimich
Confirmation n senator jackson, Of
Tennessee, as a Federal Judge, has caused
much speculation In Tennessee o. 10 the
appointment by Hovernor Hate N hi. sue.
cessur In the senate. senator Jackson
was leader Of iho State Credit Demu.
cracy, who Insist ou the payment, dollar
Tor dollar, Of the State debt.
Pretty Alice Watkins, who was recently
sentenced az Galveston, Tex, 20 one days.
imprisonment In the penltenilary for
bigamy, has returned 90 Galveston, aud
though she was welcomed by her sympa.
thlsing friends the lgnomny OF her con.
yiction so prcyed upon her mind that she
concluded life was not worth living Her
first husband, who deserted her and left
neither maid, wife nor widow, had turned
her accuser while the second husband, for
whom her liberty and reputation had been
imperiled, was dead Sick At heart and
weary OF the struggle against fate, shc
sought the hay and "ln she plunged bold
| ly, no matter how coldiy the dark waters
ran" Fortunately she was seen aud
rescued despite her struggles, aud now il
endeavoring to reconcile herself 20 exist.
ence. Mrs Watkins sentence was the
shortest incarceration In the ponitentary
ever inflicted In the State, and according
70 the law when she was released from her
prison walls she was given twenty five
dollars and "A suit of clothes.
Daniel Arnold, Of Macon, Ca, hid his
savings (y7O0) IN hole near his house
but the recent flood inundated the hole
and cai,iyi away Dan's wealth,
Tho cars Of the Capital City street rail.
road at Montgomery, Ala, are now com
menccd running by electricity. The trips
are regularly made and everything works
perfectly
In fight near Eastlnnd, Tex, few
days ago, Tom Ellison was killed and W..
@. Hardin and John Ellison seriously
wounded.
During the terrible ramstorm which
passed over vckshurg, Miss, few nights
ago, lasting about two hours, the large
dry goods house OF Swiizer, Ncwwittcr 4
Co. was flooded and stock damaged about
$4,000 by water.
The body Of John Harris was found a
few days ago two miles from Blrming.
ham, Ala, In Ash pound with bullet
hole through his head. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict TO the effect that he was
shot by someone unknown.
Near Webster. on tho Western North
Carolina road, a few days ago, John Mes.
sier, Amos Sutton and John Mcmahon
were drinking. Messier had married Sut.
toms cousin and left her. He made re.
mark derogatory 20 her character. when
Sutton struck him In the mouth. Messier
thereupon drew his pistol and shot Sutton
dead He then escaped TO the mountains
and pack OF dogs were put on his trail.
News comes from Bethel, Ca, Of th,
murder Of Mrs. Polly Millor by Alex Hug
gins. Higgins had married the woman''
daughter and during the day lnaugurated
his superior authority by giving her q
ihfashing. The young wife escaped tc
her mothers. Higgins armed himself
with giin and went over and called hh
wife. The old woman had been praying
loud In the yard and ans wered. She asked
him II she had come TO whip her dnughtel
again under her own eyes. He replied
"Yes, aud win whip you too" and rails
Ing the gun shot his mother.in.law down
killing her instantly, and then escaped.
A shaft Of lightning set fire to the BecI
building at vieksburg, Miss. a few night
hkVs AHN uDIfi b"Ntt'
the fire department could check It. Tn
building adjoins the Commercial Herdl,
Office, which for some time was threatened
The damage to tho Beck building II abou
5000. The Beck building is tho same tina
stopped the connagration and saved th'
Commercial Herald In the great flre las
April.
Three thousand dollars worth Of dla
monds were stolen from the Southern Tx
press Company some time about the 9th o
the present month. They were shippos
from Athens, Ca, over the Richmond
Danville railroad to Charlotte, n. C., m,
were never received at that place. Tn
manager Of the company and the detect
ives working the case all refuse 10 tall
about the matter. Tho loss Is supposed 4
have taken place at Lula, while tho pack
age was on It's way 10 Charlotte. The ar
tlcles lost are as follows: One pair Of golf
bracelets, each set with 1--WE diamonds ant
valued at $50 apiece; six pairs Of solitairI
earrings, valued at ss2j; one diamond
scarf pin, valued Of sos; two diamond
scarf pins. valued q, so apiece, and on
diamond scarf pin, valued at SGi.
Hon. l.. Q. c. Lamar. Secretary Of tb'
Interior In President Clcyeland's Cabinet
has been visiting recently In Georgia, ans
among other places stopped at Macon
whore he was royalty entertained. Secre
tary Lamar says his visit South Is entirely
Of a social nature. A umor Is IN clfcuIa