The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-05-15
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The widow ~ General D. E n. Rtusri
N the Virginia cavalry, Il now keeping =
prosperous girls school n stanton. Va.
The poeilcal name " Galveston IL tbe
"oleahdsf city," but the trees which gave
v Vie name were nearly all destroyed iy
last winters fros,s.
Judge billings, at New Orleans, In deal.
INK With John II Aufdemorte, late re-.
demptlon clerk In the sub.treasury, and
smother faleral conspratar, Imposed upon
each fine Of $4,000 aud imprisonment
for two years.
A difficulty which arose In the Office "
the county clerk at WIlllamstown, Ky., a
few days ago, resulted In the death of W.
W, Walnscott and thu. wounding OF Turner
Holbrook aud Clay Wilson.
The police jury building committee OF
Madison Parish, Louisiana, has awarded
the contract for the building Of a brick
hre-pl oof jail At Tallulnh, the parish site,
70 the Pauly Building Company Of ~.
Louis, the lowest bidders, their bid being
S,mnij. the building 10 be completed by
October 1. At their last meeting tho po-
lice jury appropriated S2i, 900 for the pur.
pose OF bnlldlng n new court house, which
VIII be let as soon as the various plans
submitted are examined and acted upon.
Six thousand kegs Of beer are tied up In
Dal las CTex.l brewery by litigation.
A negro aged nineteen was lynched neal
Camden, \. c., n few nights ago, for an
assault upon an aged lady.
An Egerly (La.) merchant ships 2,5W
brd-skns monthly to Newark, N. j.,
where they are used for hat adornments.
There Is movement In Louisiana 10
adopt a constitutional amendment abol-
isbing the State Senate.
Senator Malone has written letter ad-
vocatlng more judIcIous license system
for Virginia.
The new statue OF Ben Hill, Of Georgia,
represents him In Prince Albert and
spring overcoat
Virginia had a greater number Of elec-
'oral votes than any other State til 1906.
Now there are eleven States ahead Of her,
and two others holding nn equal represcn-
tation.
Ex-Governor Hubbard, OF Texas, now
minister to Japan, has written letter TO
Dallas paper In which he denies the In :
jurions stories that have been circulated
concerning his conduct at the court OF
Mikndo.
Parsons, the Chicago Anarchist, was
postmaster at Waco, Tex, In 1874, and left
there in company with the mulatto woman n
who has since figured as his wife.
The tobacco bug has made It's appear
ance In portions Of North Carolina, and
In great numbers. In some places they
have almost totally destroyed the young
plants. The planters are greatly alarmed
At Middleton, Ga, n yearllng bull was
struck few days ago by a.traln moving
fell between the ties, but caught by Its
horns and one leg, remaining suspended
In mid air three hours. 10 was finally
pulled out and found TO DO unhurt except
for a few bruises.
Atlanta, Ca, has recently been consid.
erably exercised over the attempt OF q
cigarette manufacturer TO advertise bis
wares by procession through the streets
OF men carrying pictures OF the -0reek
Slave" The procession was stopped by
the police, and all the judges In the city
have been called upon 10 express their
opinion Of high art. .
The famous ''reservoir tragedyn at Rich.
mond reached almost II last chapter when
the Supreme Court Of Virginia recently
sustained the judgment Of the Hastings
Court, which found "Consln Tommy" Gu.
verius guilty OF Fanny Lillian Madison.
death. The shadow OF tho gallows under
which the defendant now stands can only
be lifted by the executive clemency Of Gov
ernor Fiiz Hugh Lee. Hr.
The first steel rails ever made IN ths
South from Southern made steel were cut
a few .lays since by the South TredegaI
Stesl-works o. Chattanooga, Tenn. This
company has Just completed the erection
Of the first Bessemer steel plant ever bull
South aud are now manufacturing stes
entirely from Southern ores They havv
bsgun manufacturing nails from this steel
with splendid success, and win turn oul
5,0p kegs per week.
A fire broke out few days ago In ths
Cooper cotton press at New orleans, ons
OF the largest In the city. No cause coult
be assigned for Il. The Ere originated II
tho upper portion OF the press and, de.
spite the presence Of nearly the entire FRI
department, IL was impossible 10 extln
guish the burning cotton. II spread TO th'
compress and shipping room. destroying |
fine Moore press and other valuable ma
chinery, and thence 10 the shed in whici
there were four hundred bales Of cotton
all Of which were consumed
Frankfort, KY, has been enjoying |
sensation In prospective duel whicl
grows out Of q controversy between Majo
Louis Z. Haffiie. a wealthy and prominen
citizsn, and Edmund II. Taylor, IN.
well.known whisky man and mayor Of III
city.
A negro man named Jim Latham. iivlnI
IN the edge Of Birmingham, Ala. wa
found by his nsigbbors few days ago 4
have received terrible eun-shot voun,
In one side Of his faee. He was shot b,
one Henry Hyson. and appears TO hav
been the victim Of jealousy.
Amos, horrible murder was committed
few days ago near Fulton, Ky. The psrlie
concerned were Mrs. wilkerson and h.
stop -dan ghter. The daughter made {
threat several monahs ago shst II b.
father married the lady she would III
her. Her father paid no attention toth
threat, and ne girl made good he'
promise. Mr.. wflksrson was away frou
home. ani he girl taxing sds.n,sge Q
bis absence ssols up bshInd hsr ssspmoshe
while she ~a- bending Over the vashful
and buried an szs In the unfqf>snal'
womsnss braip.
The worst q the aood lsove.
CharIe< Roash, . grocef and saloou
kespsr. killed drunhsn neero. Aisxssds
Brown. at vieksbsrE. MIsa.. few nigh
ago. He ordered the negro out Of hI
house, when be fred a. Routh with = pis
tol. and Routh shot him with . shotgun
putting losd Of backshot In and srcun
the negro. heart.
Colonel q. 1. Fremont. Government I'd
perinsendent Of Construction % Msmphii
Tsnn., was found dad 10 bic room . fs'
evenings since. when he vas last Sc
alive be vas leaving the eu,,nfn.hous'
From eli appearances hs dropped dss
from heart disease ss be was dressing.
| Aldermen st springdsie, Nt., reesiv
three dollars . year for their services.
| Rohexs anean "a found dad n hsd I