The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-05-06
NEWS GLEANINGS.

Col. Fred Grant is 10 reside Ill Hous-
ton, Tex, it is said.
In Lafourche, parish, la, there are
31S citizens named Williams.
The frontier battalion Of Texas now
consists of five companies numbering
l20 officers and men
The Louisiana sugar Bowl does not
hope for large crop this year, for il i
at least a month late.
The Austin (Tex.) Statesman says
that the increase Of the sheep Hocks
about Uvalde this year averages ninety
per cent, the largest known for long
time.
The Charlotte Observer reports the
purchase of land near that city FOR The
purpose of smelling works. Ores will be
purchased from the owner Of mines and
smelted and refined at the works
Chattanooga FINES A terrible ais
ease prevails among the cattle in the
Seventeenth district of Barlow county,
Ga 1t proves fatal il nine out Of ten
cases. Not less than twenty mich cows
have died within mile Of Euharee IN
the past ten days.
Mobile Gala Register: The rcsigna-
ton Of DR., Stuart Robinson retires from
actiyeseryice il the Presbyterian church,
one Of the ablest divines in the country,
Many Of our readers will remember hear
ing Dr. Robinson preach when the Gen
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian church
South met here d few years after the
war.
Austin (Tex Statesman Galveston
having deprived herself Of her natural
barrier against the encroachments Of the
gulf waves by removing the sand hills
that had formed along the beach, is re-
placing them, or aiding nature TO do 50
J by planting hedges Of salt cedars, against
! which the sands drift and form natural
levees or break-waters.
The South Florida Journal states that
Dr. IA. q. Caldwell, Of Sanford, has an
, orange tree that is curiosity worth go
ing to see. II il large, fine tree, stand
ing Just at his front gate. II has good
ly number Of ripe oranges on it, and
about 900 green ones half grown, the
tree having blossomed after the storm Of
! last August. and il now full of blooms
for another crop.
The Pulaski (Tenn,) Citizen says that
!! DR.. Leftwich assisted by the Christians
Of Pulaski, held a prayer meeting IN the
}. courthouse in that town before very
large audience Of country people, and
q Tie editor states that it was one of the
I most serious and effective meetings he
ever witnessed. Two neighbors, come
to town to law each other, stepped int
? the room where the meeting was being
held, and they soon had each other b!
Il the hand and differences were forgotten
in embraces.
j The Macon (Ga) Telegraph rays tha
y on Friday last Mr., w. II. Turner, .
= brother-in-law Of Mr. Nelms, went dow
!, to Butler to get Squire Bryant, Negro
L, under sentence of ten years in the pen
~ tentiary Squire saw that he was in fc
Il. decade of labor, and, rather than el
4 dure It, he took pocket-knife and Gu
ep out both his eyes. He afterward elaine
that the deed was done by his hayin
!. run against some splinters in wall, bl
on marks Of bleod upon his knife and oth'
circumstances disprove this, and PROV
~ the first statement. Mr.. Turner returnt
T., without his man.
au New Orleans States Telephone col
4ad munication has already been establish'
:" between yicksburg and Jackson, Mis-
re. and verbal messages are sent over u
one wire daily. Yesterday the exchange
e! this city placed the telephone attsc
,ea- ments to Western Union wire a
ac- yelled lHelIoa" at Vicksburg. The i
ltly ter answered back, "What do y
Ias Sas want p Just az natural as you plea
ned This interchange Of salutations pla'
ong the two cities on speaking terms, al
sen sen were, and business began at once. Eve
M ,ns. body who had anything to say said
a and those who had nothing to say $
fel- it Just to be sociable, Mr.. G, W. Ir
~. ~ Of Vicksburg. sent an order to Jus
ont ont Langles for several boxes of ginger-sn
able and crackers. The experimental G
tat uection was decided success.
loot IT costs but little to make a child glt
nged it costs but little to secure the gratt
irous remembrance Of child; but if it col
;,,aI. bundrad- fold moro than il does il Wo