The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-06-04

Ine IAmllles OF the Two negroes VINO u1eu
from foul air in cleaning out one of the
fire wells in that city.
THE sculptor Clark Mills claims to be
something Of a horseman, and 70 be pre-.
pared to defend his bronze horse against
al adverse criticisms by judges OF
horses in Tennessee.
A BRICK the size Of an ordinary cigar
box, made Of the counterfeit nickels c"l-
lected in the street-car cash-boxes, is me
Of the curiosities which adcrns the new
street.car Office in Memphis.
THE Sunday liquor law is being
rigidly enforced in Columbia, s. @. One
nan was fined $40 for delivering on
Sunday morning a bottle of liquol that
he had sold the evening before.
NEW ORLEANS has cork manutac-
tory employing fifteen men and turning
out $500 dozen corks per day, which
does not even supply the local demand,
The establishment Is soon to be en-
larged.
Two South Carolinians, who have
been at law four years for the possession
of bull, are still at 1t. The costs
exceed $1,000, exclusive Of counsel fees,
and the bull is dead. 1t has been
stuffed, and is to be produced in court
MRS. ROGERS and one Of her daugh.
ters, of Buncombe, N. G., made by their
own labor, during last season, from two
and half acres of land, 1884 worth i
tobacco. This amount was realized
after paying rent of one-third of the
crop.
The man at Luray, Va, who has
kissed nobody during his entire man
hood has conscientious scruples in The
matter. He became convinced in hi
youth that kissing was wicked because
Christ was betrayed by kiss.
AT business meeting held last SUN
day in the First African Baptist Church
of Richmond, Va, attended by $500
people, the confusion being so great
that the Mayor sent a large detachment
of police into the building to preserve
order.
CLARK MILLS, the sculptor, is seventy
years old, Until his fortieth year he
was plasterer, and never had any idea
of becoming SCULPTOR. At the time he
undertook his first equestrian statue Of
Jackson, he had never seen the General
nor an equestrian statue.
IT is stated that a Mr.. Willis, now
living in Bradford County, Ga, is LOG
| years old. He is able to walk to town,
some six miles, and also able to support
himself by his own labor. He has 1856
descendants in Georgia and thirty-two
in Florida.
| In Middle Tennessee drunkard hed
to the woods while wild with delirium
tlemens, dug a grave and was found n
il dead. His wife was rendered frantic
by the sight, and prayed that she might
die, too, when she was struck by light
ming and killed.
RICHMOND has a University Club,
composed of graduates of that institu
tion, who are trying to aid in the raising
offunds to make available the fine tele-
scope, said tc be the best in America,
presented to their alma Mater by Mr..
Mccormick, of Chicago.
THE last grand jury OF Telfair County,
Ga, recommended that their next Rep
resentative and Senator use their influ-
ence securing the passage Of q bill by
the Legislature fixing the liquor license
in that county at $4,000 year. .4a
The Young Mems Library Associa
tion Of Atlanta, Ga, received from ali
sources during the year ended, $685.
n. The increase in the number oi
volumes during the year was !, ,0S5. Mis-
Emma Abbott is a paid-up life member
Of the association. -
FANNIE HUNTER and Macha Thomp
Bon, colored, who were convicted o.
burglary and sentenced 10 the peniten
tiary for life at Anderson, 8. O., in thu
fall of 1878, have been pardoned by th,
Governor upon the recommendation o.
the Judge and numerously-signed pc
tition.
Miss SARAH MARTIN, a Cheroke
girl, wrote a letter to ths Evangelist,
L. Moody The Letter wss shown TO
wealthy friend Of Mr.. Moody, who wa
so well pleased with it that ne plscs'
81, 900 at the disposal of Mr.. Moody 70
the continuation of Miss Martins edu
cation. 81
THE Jolly murder Is still the absorb
ing topic Of interest at Decatur, ia
4 The general opinion in that section ]
that Weaver was also CON erned in tn
murder Of Victoria Norris, sad 1t
probable that he will be indicted b
the NEXT grand iurv.