The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-23
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william MeaAveek, N rfAHkilH, Tssn.,
while hunt nE near that place few days
Since feII ard accidentally discharged hls
kun Ths eoatsnss entered bic body, esas.
Ing death In few moments
A syndicate, Of Witch ceIuhsl u. A.
Cooper IL at the head, has pnrehased o
controlling Interest IN The Nashville
tTennl Daag Amsrsan. The paper will
continue 20 he Democratic Journal.
Irvine flowefs,a . negro charged with
the murder of Mr.. Hays, Of Liberty mn,
Jackson Parish, La, wac arrested near
Vlcksburg, Miss, few nights ago, on a
requlstlon from the Governor of Louisiana,
and taken 10 jackson Parish for trial.
Flowers admitted having killed negro In
Arkansas after the killing for which he
was arrested
The dead body OF an unknown man, aged
about forty, was found lying on the ground
In the woods near Louisville, KY, q few
days since. His clothes we're burned of
him and his flesh was partially cooked.
At his side was the remains OF FIRE. Itls
supposed hl. clothing caught fire while he
was asleep. There was nothing 10 Identify
him by.
W. I. Blackwell, OF Arkadelphia, Ark,
mot during the summer Miss jamie Cham.
bers, Of Barnesville, ua., daughter Of q
wealthy family. Her parents objected to
tbs young mans attentions, and the mat.
ter was supposed to be at an ed. Mr..
Blackwell had arranged by mail, ho wever,
for an elopement, and the two met at Grif.
FIN, Ga, the other day and were married,
departing for their home In Arkansas.
Joshua Ward, aged fifty years, employed
as u carpenter at the Memphis tTenn)
City Hospital, and Fritz Smith, aged forty
years, who works in laundry, engaged
In quarrel few days ago, and
Smith hit Ward In the head
with stick Of wood. When they
met at dinner, the difficulty between them
was renewed, and In the fight which fol-
lowed Ward stabbed Smith In the lsft lung
with Barlow knife, innicting mortal
wound.
Rainey, the colored Congressman
from South Carolina, is running coal
yard In Washington.
Indictments have been returned at New
Orleans against the Presidents Of the
Trades Union, Typographical Union and
Pressmen's Union, charging them with
libel.
Two men were killed and several others
seriously injured few days ago by a
wreck on the Texas &c st. Louis Railway at
corsicana, Tex.
Sam Anderson, a vicksburg (Miss.j ne.
gro, has obtained judgment against ex.
Sheriff Beck for $4,000 for false imprison-
ment, the defendant having ignored the
suit.
A man giving his name as Tyler was ar
rested at Brownsville. Tenn, few days
ago, charged with forging w. q. Wilson's
name to check, which he passed upon .
merchant. Tyler is supposed to be the
man who passed forged check In Mem
phis.
c. T. Tessler, the del-maker In the en-.
gineering department OF Vanderbilt Uni
versity, at Nashville, Tenn, sued that In.
stitution for three months salary, at s75
per month, and lost the suit. He claimed
that he was professor, and entitled 10 q
vacation and continuation OF his salary,
as other professors connected with the
University. The case was decided against
him on the ground that his demands were
foreign 10 his contract lie loses both sal.
airy and situation.
The Kentucky Distillers' Association or.
ganized at Louisville recently by electing
the following officers. 7. ]. McGibben,
Cynthians, President; T. II. Sherley,
Louisville, Vice President; James Kim
brough, Lexington, Secretary; J. Bark
house, Louisville, Treasurer. The d.
rectors were instructed TO limit the pro.
ductlon Of whisky for the next year 10 49,
10000 gallons.
Nashville (Tenn.) detectives have ar.
rested Vim. Webb and Lee Copeland near
Nolensyille, Tenn, the former on the
charge Of burning the residence Of Me-
Dowell Crawford, a prominen. negro. and
TIM latter for the attempted assassination
OF Crawford. The trouble grew out Of
law suits. crawford's house was burned
two years ago, and one night last Novem-
Der he was fired upon, thirteen buckshot
taking effect. Webb gave bond and Cope
land was jailed.
The trial Of Rev. J. q. Armstrong, rector
Of 81. Phillips Episcopal Church at At
lanta, Ca, began few days ago. Rev.
wm. Il. Hunter was elected President of
the court. The trial was ordered 10 be
secret. Mr.. Armstrong Is accused Of im-
moral revelry during bis vacation last
summer, when he visited Cincinnati,
though he claims 70 have visited the houses
cited In search OF daughter OF dear
friend in Canada, and at bis request.
While 9 freight train was passing
through the tunnel on the East Tennsssee,
Virginia q Georgia Railway under Mis-
sionary Ridge, Tenn, few days since,
locomotive which was loaded on hat-car
scraped the arch top Of the tunnel and dis
placed several Of the arch.bsrs, causing .
cavern. About thirty feet Of arehins fsll
and the train was split 10 twain. The en-
Fins was dsrsiled and one car loaded sIth
merchandise entirely crushed.
The recent cold snap Is said 10 have besn
the longest and severest ever fel, In Flor
ida. The loss in oranges on the trees, &C.
cording 10 Captain Ives, manager Of the
Florida Fruit Exchange, is 81 10000. Ths
loss TO the vegetables Il immense, some
men having sixty TO one hundred acres
killed. Water .pouts, tanks, etc. were
frozen solid at Jackson lie. Skating was
INDUCED in upon the ponds, q scene never
before witnessed In Florida. All the grow.
ers say that the trees are In splendid con.
dtion 10 withstand the freeze. owing 10
the severe weather previous 10 this.
Burglars blsw open The safe VI L. cohsH
q Co, wholesale liquor dealers, At Atlanta,
Ca, few nights ago. and stole tz.ooo.
Jack Frost made sharp call.
rife 81 Aiken, 3. C., few days age de-
ssroyed the store sad stock of n. J..
Messley, D. W. Mossley. .. X. Hevists
and y. B. Henderson. Loss, 1000; In.
surance, sgooo. A ksz Of powder sr.
ploded during the IRE, seriously inIur-
Ing two negroes and white boy.
John Conner and Adam Nessb, II
Spring Place. gs., vers sultors for the
hand Of Mis-. Jennie Henry, . local belle.
Connor secured the pfizs and vas mar
risd On Christmas eve. A fs~ nights ago
some one knocked 81 his door. and opening
n be discovered bic rival, Who shot him
dead and hsd 70 parts unknown.
Ksstaeky has furnished elevea Bp>shers
81 NE Hosse of Representative.
Aee~sis negro hssissi.ieissss sems