The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1889-03-14

Another py has been brought for
ward in the Pafnell Commission trial
The fate OF Piggolt, the infoaurr
whom the British Government thren
overheard when he wac forced to a.
vulgc their nefarious conspilacy.ought
toaet as o warning to their other tools
A freight train was dcrailcd ON fle
Valley road near Yicksburg on Fri
day aud one Of the cars, loaded with
lime, was dumped into a pond. The
wa.er acting on the lime set ire tothe
ear, which communicated the flames
10 the entire train, resulting in fhe los
Of eight cars.
Alabama residents are early awatr
as to the dearability of a system Of
quarantining against all places which
habilually breed Y. +. They believe
in locking the stable door before the
horse escapes and they are right. Il
is 100 late to start quarantining when
the fever is prevalent in a town.
Edgerly Stearns, the principal and
confidential clerk Of the Evergreen
Post-ofiice, Ala, has disappointed his
admirers as the horse-race man
would say. He has gone and thai Is
all that is known Of the gentleman
An inspection of his accounts shows
a balance on the wrong side Of 81, 600
Al Reeves, the maniacal murderer
Of the Rev. Father f. A. Ashheld, az
Memphis, recently, attempted 10 con-
nit suicide on Thursday night Dur
ing the dark Of the moon his reason
was restored to him and he expressed
great sorrow for his deed, but lately
he has been as mad as ever. He IL
now closely watched.
A Chicago baggage-master has
worked new dodge on railroad com
panies. lie has procured for some
months past old used tickets and har-
ing punched out the conductors punci
hole with his larger baggage punch
placed the tickets on sale through seal
pegs We is supposed 10 have netted
$1,000 wiSa bis new wrinkle.
1t A. w. Busby, prominent citizen %
Gate City, Ala, met with terrible
death on Friday. He was sitting al
his window about ten O'Clock at nighr
when a bullet came crashing through
itand he fell dead. Mr. Busby during
the day haO had dispute with mau
named Grant about a business tran.
saction and the Sheriff would like ia
0 visit Grant, who has disappeared
e The excitement over the Samoan
{ question is kept at a high pitch. Re
/ port now runs that an engagement
has been fought between a German
and an American maR-of-war, in
which Uncle Sans representative
was bested. We do not believe thi,
story but no official contradiction cm
be had until March 10th. In ths
meantime the papers can make bic
thing out of the report.
# Bloody" Birmingham. Late o.
o Saturday night another murder wa
/ added TO this blood-stained city's re.
cord. \ minor named Sam Brow
was killed by his wifc's paramour
another miner named Prince Bryant
Brown went home. late ON Saturda,
y nigh and found his wife aud Bryan
y in bed together. He opened fire oy
T! Bryant who though wounded. re
1t turned itand shot Brown through thr
heart Bryant may die Of his wound
N At Augusta, Ga, on Sunday, thl
,r little son OF JEdge sneed, aged ID
10 was playing prisoners with two col
s. orcd boys. Young Sneed was th
policeman and when the prisoner
broke away from him he ran into th
house and took his fathers gun, whicl
" he did not know was loaded and fire.
il at the runaways. The charge kille,
, one Of the negro boys aud seriousl
injured the other. Tho little police
man, when he saw what he had dom
ran to his father and told him to Xii
t. him.
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