The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1889-03-28
THE WEEKS HArPENlNos.
Picked Up And Put Into Pointed Par
aErapis ny Our T'atleut Pencil
Pushers.

Tenn.
A pedestrian at Houston, Tex, was
taken suddenly with smallpox on
THURSDAY last il a public street and
the eventcaused quite a panic.
The king Of Holland, so says Iaiest
news from the IIague, is not expected
to continue long on this side the river.
He IS suffering from acute blood poi
s0ning.
Tascott, the alleged murderer Of
Millionaire Smell, ofChicago, has been
arrested in ManatOba. The detectives
who accomplished the job win have a
fat reward.
Here is another good field for a
wonld-be defaulting cashier-if such
an one is on the lookout for a good
haul. A new bank has been started
at Birmingham, Ala, with authorised
capital of SlOO,OOO.
Associate Judge Stanley Mathews
Of the U. S. Supreme Court, died on
Saturday at Washington after long
and painful illness. Great sympathy
is expressed for the wife and family
Of the deceased judge all over the
country.
Capt. W.. II. Hardy, OF Gulf and
Ship Island railway fame, says work
win re-commenoe in a few days on
that line. He has great hopes Of
bringing the road to a successful issue.
We hope no more cOnvicts may be
killed on the works.
A building belonging to the State
Of Massachusetts, has been put to
good use lately by burglars, who, il is
seid, have been using the basement Of
the house as residence while form
ing and maturing their plans-right
IN the lions den. as it were.
The miner who was imprisoned for
"a hours in the BLACK Diamond Col
liery, Mount Carmel, Pa, and who was
liberated on, Saturday after his long
imprisonment, died on Thursday last
from nervous exhaustion brought on
through his incarceration.
Wheeling, w. Va, last week wit
messed fatal fight between two rival
swains They met at their loved ones
house, quarelled and adjourned to the
back yard to settle the question with
knives. One Of the boys was fatally
injured and the other is in jail.
What is thought TO be a foul muir
der was committed at Malone, Ark,
on Friday. A man named McNally
went to the house of c. F. Glasgow
and shot him dead at the gate. Nc
NaIlv alleges that Glasgow insulted
his wife some six months ago. IIc
surrendered himself to the Sheriff.
Enterprise, Miss, had a disastrous
'burn up on Friday, in which the
residence Of Mr.. c. W. Walker and
the commodious and handsome Pres
byterian Church were totally des-
troyed Enterprise is an old-cstab-
lished East Mississippi village and
this fire IS a serious blow to the Pres,
byterians, as the Church was wholly
uninsured.
Quite a number Of sight-seers were
in Aberdeen on Friday. OF course
they went on business; but whenthey
heard Che gentlemen billed to Civ,
performances in mid air while theil
necks were encircled by moose weI,
resnited they were supremely dis9p
pointed and they found they coult
leave the city without doing any othel
business.
Two chivalrous French dcputie
fought a bloodless duel on Thursday
/ They are very fond of settling dispute
on the field Of "honor" in France an(
Ia is a safe plan, TOO, for not one con
testaRt in dozen gets scratched am,
they have all the honor Of saying thel
fought a duel. Some Of our Texa
cowboys might give them a lesson il
the line
A young man named Hall, the soI
off wealthy citizen Of Jackson, Tenn.
was found dead in his room on Fri
daY. Hall, who was a heavy drinker
was supposed to have gone away 70
a.time, as he disappeared on Wcdnes
, day, but on his room being entered OF
Friday his body was found Ming Oh