The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-12-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


cigar dealer of Galveston, Tex, has disap.
peared it is said undes something of a
financial cloud.
Three negroes, Abram Watkins, Tom
Lee and Albert Davis, were recently SEN
fenced to be hanged at Winston, n c.,
December %. The three murdered Ander-
son Mcconnell, ais negro,
AT Pine Hill. K few nights ago
J. <. Poli5sFsd quarrel with Martin
Owens, went home, got a shotgun and fred
at Owens in the street, killing him in
sstently.
w. G. Mullins, Of Pine Hill, KY. Shot
VIM. Black, few nights ago, mistaking
him for his brother, Tilford Black, man
with whom Mullins had feud.
3 John A. Talbert, of Chambersburgh,
KY, was shot and mortally wounded re-
Gently by Andy Weitluf, whose saloon Tai
bert was attempting to rob.
Turlmen representing ten clubs re-
Gently held convention in Louisville, KY,
to frame uniform set OF rules. The senti-
ment of the gathering is represented as
hostile to fraud on the track, and it was
proposed to forbid reinstatements.
A passenger named John Jones, en-
route from Mississippi to Verona, Tex,
with his family, over the Texas g. Pacific
Railroad. fell dead of heart disease while
overhauling the family baggage few
evenings since.
A cyclone near Ogden, Tex, few
nights ago blew down small dwelling be-
longing to James Burch, severely injuring
Mrs. Conway, who was within. Two chill
dren with her escaped almost unhurt. The
storm was over in a moment, leaving
track seventy five yards wide bare Of trees.
+. G. Brown, Treasurer of Haverly's
Silver King Theatrical Company, recently
playing in New Orleans, has been missing
since Tuesday night, the 10Th inst, and the
police have been notified and description
furnished. Mr.. Brown has not been seen
since he left the St. Charles Hotel at 10 80
o'clock ON the evening mentioned. He is
believed to have had on his person at the
time Of leaving about 5000 in money, be-
sides gold watch and other jewelry and
important papers. He is not suspected of
crookedness, but is supposed to have met
with foul play.
Hayward Brahan, Financial Agent OF
the Texas State Penitentiaries, makes his
monthly report, showing the amounts col
lected and owing to the prisons. On leases,
hire of convicts, ETC., $34,700, which, with
the surplus last month, makes SG3,7G2 on
hand, leaving clear profit to the State on
tvnvicts during October and September Of
34,3S5. This shows how convicts are made
more than self-sustaining in Texas, and
makes it decidedly to the interest of the
State to see that prisoners are convicted, in
order to make good showing for the Adj
minstration.
Governor Ireland, cf Texas, will not
recommend reduction of taxes, unless a
thorough examination shows that the reve-
nue. will be sufficient TO meet expenses af-
ter the reduction. Taxes are now thirty
cents on 500. Occupation taxes for last
year are now all paid in to the Comptroller,
and amounted to SG53,000. The Comptroller
has furnished the Attorney General with q
statement showing the assessment and liza
bility of the Pullman Palace Car Company,
in order to use it in suit by the State
against said company for taxes due the
State. The tax is $l.50 per mile run by
each car. The company refuses to pay.
Three mulattos were arrested at Rose
dale, Tex, recently supposed to be horse.
thieves. They had in their possession two
horses and mule, and told conflicting
stories.
The freight handlers went out on
strike in New Orleans because OF the en-
ployment of non-union men.
Henry Miller, the suspected murderer
Of the King family of Hickman, KY, has
been arrested.
Charles o. Keuhal and his clerk
We're murdered in their own store at
Feodor, Lee County, Tex, few nights ago
by robbers, who secured only fifteen dol
lars.
Last year the total assessed values Of
the State of Texas, were $357,OO0,0Oo. This
year the amount is $522, 100000. Last year
the value Of lands assessed averaged $l.S9
per acre. This year, with the upprece-
dented increase in the number of acres
rendered, the average price per acre is
1918. The total debt of the State, as shown
by the Comptrolier's report, is $4,1l0,G9s,
bearing about S2iS00O interest per annum.
The debt is met as fast as it natures.
A negro named Lewis Houston, ar
rested al Birmingham, Ala, on charge of
attempting to outrage widow lady, was
recently taken from Jail by mob of $50
men and hanged TO pine tree in the negro
settlement. He protested his innocence to
the last. Two mobs had formed without
knowledge Of each other. A rumor that the
military would be called out hurried mat
ters, and the two mobs united and acted
together. The keys were taken from tho
jailer after a struggle. The mob all wore
masks.
At Navasota, Tex, an incendiary fire
few nights ago destroyed H. A. Jacobs
general store and damaged the surround.
ings. Jacobs loss, $4,000; insurance, S28,.
900. Other losses, $4,000; insurance, ST.
600.
The wife of William Carter, at Paint
Rock Valley, Ala, while getting breakfast
a few NOR nings since had her clothing ie-
nited and was so badly burned that She
died the following day. Her mother was
terribly burned in attempting to pull the
clothes off her daughter, but it was thought