The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-12-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.

ters are doing finely.
Scarlet fever is making It red-hot for
the people of Natchez.
There are five candidates for the post
mastership of Nashville under Garfeld's
administration.
The sugar crop Of Southern Texas has
been damaged fully one-half by the re-
cent storms.
Late cotton has been damaged fearfully
at Cleburne, Longview, Mckinney and
other points in Texas.
The Nashville American now figures
up a Democratic majority Of six on joint
ballot in the Tennessee Legislature.
1t is said that seventy-eight Of the 100
members of Tennessee Legislature are in
favor Of paying the State debt.
There is a movement on foot by promi-
nent members Of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture to cut down the number of elections,
James Christopher, of Forest City,
Ark, recently went to the house Of
colored woman, and, in attempting to
force his way in, was killed by her. She
was discharged on the ground Of self
defense.
There are deficits in the budgets of
several departments Of the City Hall Of
New Orleans. The appropriation for pay
of the police is $4,000 short, and the
Improvements Department is short $780,
900.
John NJ. Hill, Little Rock printer,
was remarked Wednesday last TO the
wife from whom he was divorced. After
several months separation they began
corresponding, which ended in second
bliss.
A Under the new code Of Mississippi,
any citizen has the right toarrest or carry
before Magistrate or any proper officer
the tramp he may find begging about
his premises. It is made the duty Of
Magistrates to commit such tramps to
Jail, and from the Jail he is to be hired
out as other convicts are.
William Mattox, an inofensive old
man, was brutally murdered at his house
near Abbeville, S. G., Thursday night
last. Two men asked for lodging, and
being denied, entered the house and de-
manded his money, killed him and took
800. No clue to the murderers has been
discovered up to this time. The wife Of
the deceased was in an adjoining room.
Nashville American; Five school
houses-four in Wilson and one in Da-
wilson county, ell near the Lebanon
turnpike-were destroyed by fire, on
Wednesday night.last, by incendiaries.
Under what is known as the four mile
law, saloons or drinking-houses can not
be run within an incorporated institution
of learning, and. in order to prevent the
sale of liquor in their neighborhoods,
persons residing at different points along
the turnpike secured charters and built
all the school-houses destroyed last
Wednesday night.
A special from Harper's Ferry says a
romantic marriage has taken place on
the railroad bridge there. A gentleman
from Newmarket, VT, was taking his
daughter westward to prevent her mar.
riage with young farmer. While the
father was in depot writing 10 his wife
,, informing her Of his safe journey to that
point, the young lady's lover, who had
secured a marriage license and minis
ter, put in an appearance, and the twain
hurrying over the bridge, past the STATE
line, were married. They then returned
to the station and informed her father
who left at once for home, disgusted, tn,
young couple following him the mex
day.
Sunday evening, after his services il
the Orange Hill Free-will Baptist church
Richmond, Va, the pastor, Rev. S. B
CHM, came out with his wife. As the,
reached the street Marion Sutton,
young man standing on the outside, be
gan to use abusive language to tn
preacher. Mr.. CHM asked him what h
had done to him that he should abus
him in this way. Sutton continued
however, and the preacher shook his fin
ger in warning way in the young mar.'
face, telling him to stop, whereupon Sut
ton knocked him down. The preacher
who is a smaller man, got up and return
ed the blow. Sutton knocked hin
down again. The preacher came to tim
again and put in another lick. At thi
point the minister's wife came TO his rel