The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-07-16
SOUTHERN oIEANiNos.
Devoured by = Panther.

beNoured by Panthers
! Near Milan, Tenn, Miss Mccoy,
Mary Fly and Myra Johns went black
bcrrying. MISS Mccoy wandered off
from the others some hundred yards TO
place where the fruit grew in pro-
fusion. Suddenly a wild scream, blood
curdling in its keenness, rang out.
The girls were terrified beyond
measure, not knowing what kind
| OF wild animal was in
the vicinity. Again the terrifying
shrek sounded, and the two girls to-
Miss Mccoy started toward them at n
rapid walk, when a panther appeared
directly behind her. The frightened girl
screamed and started TO run, but she
could not escape. The beast seized
her, and she was torn to pieces.
In many places the flesh was
literally stripped from the bones.
The other girls, seeing the ami
NAL attacked their friend, ran scream
ing from the scene, never stopping un-
til they reached home, when a party of
men organized, and with shotguns hur-
riedly went to the scene of the attack.
| ht pdhbhtI W 10 Still db bhC potN anu
was shot by the hunters The beast
measured feet 7 inches from tip to
tip. 1t had escaped from a circus.
A Modest Tennesseean.
There is military talent loose in the
country yet. A young gentleman in
| Tennessee wrote last winter to the
superintendent at West Point for the
terms of admission. The usual circular
of information from the secretary of
war was returned to him. Some time
after he wrote as follows:
CATLES's MILLS, DE KALB COUNTY. TENN,
Jan. H. 1891:
Hest Point Military 4. c.: Mr. Secretary,
| Honorable Sir:
received your terms some time since.
was not IL years of age when / heard from
you. can't come under such terms. will
| give you the terms that will come under.
| want only to study military tactics. want
| to stay three years ! want $40 per month.
| At the end of the term want position over
| some army of the United states. want you
| TO send me n round ticket there and back. j
think ! am both physically and mentally
qualified to fill the position. l will not be
| out anything, but want the position. Please
answer this.
| Jesus Christ's Death Warrant"
Among the curiosities in possession of
| the West Virginia Historical and Anti
| quarian association is an ancient dOcu-
ment purporting to be the death war
rant of Jesus Christ. 1t was engraved
on plate of brass, and found by the
| French commissioners of art while ex-
cavating in the ancient city of Aquilla,
in the kingdom of Naples. 1t was writ
ten in Hebrew and translated by the
French commissioners of art of the
French armies. On the reverse side of
| the plate from that on which the death
sentence is written are the words:
Similar plate is sent to each tribe. :"
AS the Romans were careful to record
the official acts of the emperor and the
governors of the provinces it is possible
that this death sentence is genuine.
A Bank Suspends.
Moses Bros bank at Montgomery,
Ala. has suspended payments. They
say their assets will amount to more
than their liabilities The failure is
due to stringency of money. The liza
| bilities are said to be about $500, 000
| They did saving bank business and
| have many scores of depositors among
the poorer people. The firm stands
very high for integrity.
Quick Courtship.
A romantic wedding occurred at Deni-
son, Tex, a few days ago. Lee Ander
son, of Philadelphia, and Miss Sadie
Michael, of st. Louis, met on a train
and struck up an acquaintance. Being
mutually impressed, the gentleman pro
posed, was accepted and it was agreed
to get off the train at Denison, the first
place at which the license could be pro
cured.
The Smallest Still.
The smalles: "moonshine" distillery
ever captured by the revenue officers
was found recently in Atlanta, Ca, and
sent to Washington as curiosity. Its
capacity is about three gallons. 1t is
constructed SO as to be operated on an
ordinary cooking stove, and is complete
in every detail
Murdered lis Wife and hi other.
From the backwoods of Baldwin
county, Ala, comes the report of Il
tragedy in which Jesse Cartwright
killed his brother, John William Cart
wright, with buckshot. and afterwards
cut his own wife's throat. He was
jealous.
A Veteran.
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