The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-02-07


cotton factories which now run thlrty-three
thousand spindes, and will this season con-
sumo six thousand bales of cotton.
AMONG the victims Of the horse disease
in New ! ork were Commodore Vanderbit's
Mountain Boy, valued at 100000, and the
noted stallion Socrates, worth $4,000.
Il the portico Of one Of the fashionable
chapcls in Paris fine infant was left in q
basket. A note stated that the little stran-
ger was Bouapartist, but threw itself on
the republic.
Or tho 95G cotton manufactures in the
United States, 500 are in New England 81
in Georgia, 33 in North Carolina, 28 in
Tennessee, and a small number in the other
Southern States.
The organ manrlactory OF Messrs. Prince
& Co., in Buffalo, New York, employs over
two hundred hands, some Of them having
been in the establishment for twenty and
twenty five years.
Stokes jury consisted Of a printer
builder, an architect, brick-maker, car
penter, an insurance agent, broker, pro-
vision dealer. an IRON merchant, a flour
dealer, and retired merchant.
a CORRESPONDENT Of the London Daily
News, stationed on this side OF the water,
writes home in unfeignod astonishment
that on election day ladies promeuaded
the streets just as on any other day."
A BROOM factory is now turning out about
one hundred to one hundred and ten dozen
hrooms per month Of very superior quality,
which sell to San Antonio merchants at
from three to four and Eve dlolars per dozen
in coin.
DURING the year South RoyalstOu, Mass,
has turned out 10000 bushels Of shoe pegs,
GOOO musquito frames, 10000 trundle hoops,
$4,000 worth Of chairs, $4,000 worth Of
brush handles, and 100000 worth of other
goods.
The cotton mills in the Southern States
now have one hundred and fifty thousand
spindles in operation, and are paying from
ten to twenty-five per cent, dividends on
capitals ranging from 100000 to ST.
250,0O0.
a BRAMAH rooster, named Colossus"
died Of apoplexy in connecticut q few days
since. He weighed over sixteen pounds,
doubtless the largest chanticler in America,
and was valued at about one hundred dollars
by his owner.
Mrs. ELIZABETH PATTERSON, who was
married to Jerome Bonoparte, the youngest
brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, on the
oath day Of December, 1903, sixty-nine
years ago, is now lying at the point Of death
n Baltimore. She is now about eighty
eight years old.
TIE Tennessee code prohibits the sale Of
spirituous liquors on Sunday. In a test
case in the criminal court, at Nashville,
Judge Nicholson decided that there is a
difference between spirituous and fermented
lquora, and declared that the statute did
not prohibit the sale Of VINE and beer, they
being lermented liquors. This decision gives
great satisfaction to German citizens.
AN invention to melt snow on railroads
has been contrived by citizen Of Bedford
county, Va. The object is to melt the
snow and ice on railroad track as the train
runs. This is to be accomplished by a
flame Of sufficient intensity to produce the
result nstantaneously. a very good in
yention, if it will accomplish the purpose
and not set fire to Cross ties, bridges, etc.
"PATmcK, the widow Mallory tells me
that you stole one OF her finest pigs. Is it
correct ~
"Yis, yer honor"
"What did you do with ?"
"Klled it and ate it, yer honor"
t "Oh, Patrick Patrick when you are
3 brought face to face with the widow and
her pig on the judgment day, what account
: will you be able to give of yourself when
the widow accuses you Of stealing?"
Z "Did you say the pig would be there, yer
8 riyerence 2"
"Wel, then, yer riverence, I'll say HRS
Mallory, there's yer pig!
A LAWYER built him an Office in the form
Of hexagon or six-square. The novelty
of the structure attracted the attention o
some Irishmen who were passing by. The.
? made full stop and viewed tie building
very critically. The lawyer, somewhat dis
/ gusted at their curiosity, raised the window
8 put his head out, and addressed them:
e "What do you stand there for, like q
II pack Of blockheads, gazing at my Office
n DO you take it for church ?"
o "IFaix," answered one Of them, 81 wa