The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-07-02
SOUTHERN NEWS.

MANY new furnaces and rolling mills
are going up in Alabama.
The bottom of the lake opposite Vicks-
burg is coming to the top.
The cattle drive from Texas this year
will realize about $3,O00,000
A BEAR weighing 200 pounds was killed
this week near Vicksburg.
BUInFRoe legs are being shipped
North from Reelfoot Lake.
The newspapers of Tennessee have an
aggregate circulation of oil $3.50.
The farmers are all hopefulin Georgia,
the only drawback being in the wheat.
THERE is one field of broom-corn in
Hill County, Texas, containing 900 acres.
THE sugar-cane beetle is a new pest Of
the Louisiana plantations about New
Iberia.
THE work on the new Sibley cotto
mills in Augusta, Ca, is progressing
rapidly.
THE Bath Paper Mills were sold at
Aiken, S, c., at public outcry June 8,
COR $56,500.
COMPETING ice factories in Augusta,
Ga, have reduced the price to half a
cent a pound.
A FENCE is to be placed around the
jackson Statue at Nashville to protect it
from vandalism.
The negroes in Louisiana have stopped
talking about the exodus business; some
thing better to do.
THEY have formed an anti-dueling as
sociation at Camden, S. c., with Judge
Kershaw as President.
DURING the last two weeks there have
been but two deaths in Natchez, Miss, a
city of 1900 inhabitants.
THIRTEEN teachers institutes for the
special benefit of colored teachers will be
neld in Tennessee this year.
THE total receipts from all sources Of
the late centennial exposition at Nash
Vile are said to be $28, 1886. 80.
ANDERSON County, S. O., has twenty
three Democratic clubs thoroughly organ
lied with membership of $500.
SnK-RA1srNa in the South is receivin 6
attention, and bids fair to be a leading
feature in commercial statistics.
BATS are swarming in New Orleans
Parish Prison, and Mr.. Pedalahore Of
fers to exterminate them for $500.
THE pastor of church at Austin, Tex,
has announced sermon on the subject,
"a Tight Squeeze, or the Round Dance. =
THE Board of Trade at Natchez recon-
mends that place as a good crossing fol
any through railroad that may be pro
jected.
In jackson, Miss, within the last few
months, large cotton-seed mill, an ice
factory and steam saw-mill have been
erected.
A NIECE of the late Hon. John G. Gal
houn, Mrs. L. T. De Graffenried, aget
seventy-fve years, died at Decatur, Ga
last week.
Texas has fund in ready cash Of 5000,
600 raised from the sale Of public lands
with which it proposes to build Stat
University at Austin.
, THE last report of the State Adiutan
General of Texas shows no less than 500
fugitives from justice, Of whom 1000 ar
, charged with murder.
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Orleans to establish iute factory, and
I considerable quantity Of iute seed vii
be planted in Louisiana this year.
9 THE float Of cypress this spring fror
the swamps between the Mississippi an
Atchafalaya Rivers exceeds that Of an
previous year. Thousands Of laborei
are working at it.
SEVERAL citizens of Marietta, Ga
!. have united in sending to New York fc
t twenty-five white servant girls. The III
; reliability of negro servants has rendere'
:. his step necessary.
:, THE Continental Guards, Of New Or
d leans, will participate in the anniversar,
1f the battle OF Bunker hlu. Inen UNI
: : form is brilliant with buff and gold, afte
t the old Continental style.
r THE people Of Memphis are compelle
s 10 go outside the taxing district limit
: 10 indulge in Sunday amusements. I
! get shaved or take a horn, they get o
): one Of the steamers and indulge.
!, BOYS under twenty years old in Men
, phis, who want to play cards or billiards
q or drink intoxicating liquors, must carr
y written permits from their parents {
i they will be refused by saloon-keepers.
Il TIE State Of Virginia hires out fl
y hundred and twenty-five Of her convic
q 10 work ON her railroads and other publ
improvements, for whom she receiy
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