The Magnolia gazette., 1882-02-24
NEWS GLEANIEGS.

and only two chimneys.
The first. national bank in Mississippi |
will be started soon at Columbus.
In Florida there are 1888 white peo4
pie owe; ten years Of age who cannot
write their own names.
More small grain hasand will be sown
in Southwestern Georgia the present
season than at any former period.
Tennessee stock traders are bringing
their mules back from Atlanta rather
than sacriice them at the low prices
prevailing.
There are,ffteen prisoners in the yir-
ginia penitcntiary for life, one for fifty
four years, one for thirty-eight, and two
for thirty-six.
The Carthage IN. C.) Gazette says
that twenty pounds Of solid pure gold
have been taken from the Cuglc mines
in the past two weeks.
Citizens Of Alabama pay taxes on
sS05,00 worth of farming tools and me
chanical implements, and on guns, pis.
tolls and dirks, valued at 1864, ,0e0.
Tie Silver Valley mine in Davidson
county, N. c., employs about so hands,
and produces about five tons Of concen-
trated ore daily, which is valued 1T $500
per ton.
The Southern fourth of Alabama is
covered with forests Of long leayed pine,
mixed in the northern part with much
hard wood A comparative narrow belt
of pine run, nearly across the State be.
tweep latitude 80 deg. and SO deg.
Chattanooga Times; The Roane Iron
Company is now securing an order of
steel blooms from England. They are
arriving in carload lots every day.
This order will amount to about $53 900.
the duty on which will be $4,000.
During the year Just passed 322,9S4
tons of coal were mined in the State of
Alabama. a few years ego the output
could have been expressed in ciphers.
This industry has progressed more rap,
ldly than any other within the borders
Of the State
A Rome, Ga. man is pre- pairing
UNIQUE directory. It will contain the
name style, whether brunette or blonde,
address and approximate age Of every
young lady in Georgia who has in her
own name, or as heir expcctant, prop
eF'y to the amount ofS5,0OO or upward
Elijah chaddock aged 1O2 years and
'hree months, and his wife, aged 1O2
Years and seven months, Of Walker
county, Ga passed through Chattanooga
Monday en- route to Arkansas, where
tney will reside in the future with their
son They are hale and hearty, and bid
lalr to live several years longer. They
20 West, it is supposed, to grow upwitb
the country.
iiuiy last, about ten miles from
Aipahy' Ca, tattered emaciated, hall
starved woman was discovered wander
ing IN the woods. She was taken charg,
= Dy KIND persons, and it was soon founC
H'at she was poorsFrench woman, whc
had been abandoned by her husband or
Ine way from Pensacola to Eufaula
rue woman could not speak word o
i1ug'ish, and ever since Christmas hat
Oeen wandering in the woods, living ol
mushrooms and toadstools.
Atlanta (Ga) Constitution Mr.. All
eHander Il. Stephens keeps microscop
lcally informed Of the details at Libert
nan He knows from day to day hor
many chickens, ducks. pigs, ETC., he ha
= ms yard, and takes as lively an inte
est IN these home matters as he does
national or state affairs. He recentl
iOst mule that had attained the gre,
age OF thirty-seven years, and he is no
MUG, muca concerned about another, name
oIu DECK" that had become moribun,
J. travelling in Florida i, expensiv
me hotels range in price from $3.50
v per day, but are iirst-class in evel
sapec'' Board may be had in priva
houses from 50 to SO day. Steambo
iares are about Sc for a day and nigh
aavel' including fare and berths. IT
soa's are very much crowded now, al
tp'S 1. are used nightly in the cabins +
.us comfort Of passengers. It is not
soOa idea TO buy return tickets on t
steamers, as the discount is small Al
tain boats
When sarornl