The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Gen. Stretnifoff, of Russia, has been
assassirated by Nihilists.

1HS nuselan Obtn IL Balu 10 nave
originated with Peter the Great.
Parnell, the Irish patriot, has been re-
leased by the English government.
The Federal Government will doubt
less take charge of the levees of the Mis-
sissippi.
Rev. DR.. Max Lilienthal, sdistinguish
ed Jewish clergyman of Cincinnati, died
on the 9Th inst.
An Iowa youth who recently applied
for a marriage license forgot his sweet
hearts name.
Sarah Bernhardt was married in Lon
don few days ago, and her husband is
NJ. Damols, a Greek.
1t has been proposed by NJ. Menusier
a Frenchmau, to establish telegraph sta
tions IN the Ocean.
The Democrats at their recent munich
pal election in Cincinnati elected twelve
out Of sixteen Aldermen.
We learn from the Cincinnati Times
Star that the fruit crops in that section
has been completely ruined hy heavy
frost.
Mrs, Francis NJ. Scoville wants to be
appointed conservator of the estate and
person Of her brother. Guiteau, the as
sassin.
The ground was frozen solid in and
around Springfield, ILL.,, on the eleventh
INST, and considerable apprehension is
felt for the fruit crop.
It is now reported that King Charles
|. of Wurtemburg, has been converted
to the Roman Catholic faith, and has
been baptized by the Pope.
1t is estimated that the area now un-
der water in the Mississippi Valley
makes annually three quarters OF mill
ion bales of cotton annually.
The indications are that the NiEiists
are preparing to resume revolutionary
1t is now believed that the olemarga-
rine factories put hair in their goods,
thus rendering it more difficult of de-
lection than ever.
General Albert Pike, poet orator and
commander of one of the twenty-three
Masonic Supreme Lodges Of the world,
is summing himself in Florida.
Mrs. Nicholas Smith (Ida Greeley,
eldest daughter of the late Horace Gree
ley, died on the 11th inst, OF diptheria.
at Chappaqua. She leaves three child
ren, the youngest an infant four weeks
old.
Seven months ago, a Poughkepsie la
dy broke off needle in the palm OF her
right hand and was unable to extract it.
the wound healed in few days, and on
last Saturday the needle came out of her
left heel.
Governor Foster has issued procla-
nation establishing April 9th as Arlor
Day, aud requesting the citizens of the
State on that day to plant trees and
groves on whatever plot of ground they
may own.
The Mobile (Ala.J Register takes oc-
casion to say that its design was to assert
that 1t costs the Government $1,000 to
bury Congressman, when the perverse
types made it say that was the cost of
buying one.
We learn from the Scientific Ameri-
can that surveys have been made for an
aqueduct 225 miles long to convey to
New York city and the towns along the
Hudson a supply Of fresh water from
Lake George
A police sergeant in New Orleans,
with two assistants, last week searched
lady arrested on charge of larceny,
removing all her clothing in the process.
Much indignation was created in the
city at the outrage.
Proctor, the astronomer, has brought
forward new subject Of worry. BE
says that by careful calculation he finds
that 100. 200, 900 years flom now the days
will be 1,400 hours long. How disco ura-
ging for working people.
A Washington special to the Vicks.
burg Commercial says in the criminal
court to day Judge Wyte decided the
Star route indictments good and sufiici,
ent. A motion to quash was over-ruled
and the indictments stand.
According TO Prof. Young, the total
quantity Of light emitted by the sun il
equal to $500. 900. 600. .0Oo. 900, ,oOO. .0OO.'
900, 900 candles. Such an array of figures
however. seems meaningless. so faint Il
human conception Of the number.