The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-11-20
SOUTHERN eLEANlNes.

| known, who made his escape. His assailant
| grasped Garcia and stabbed him repeated
~ until he died on his feet
a company of sixty men, said to be the
! pick Of the Mexican army, arrived in Abi-
line, Tex, few days ago, en- route to New
Orleans. The men We're accompanied by
native mechanics, and will remain with
the Mexican exhibits during the Expost-
tion.
! A few days ago while the streets of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, were crowded with people
learning the election returns, some one
threw dynamite cartridge at the building
at the corner Of Ninth and Market streets.
Striking the curb it exploded tearing mp
the street and shattering the windows in
the building and those Of the Alabama &
Great Southern Railroad Auditors Office.
Fortunately no one was injured.
In an altercation in Fort Worth, Tex, a
few days ago about an old feud, Po-
licenan w. T.. Neely was fatally shot by
Thomas Evans, son Of a prominent and
wealthy citizen. Neely was a defeated
candidate for Constable, while young Ev-
ans was warm supporter of Neely's op-
4 ponent, They met at voting place,
where the shooting occurred. Evans was
arrested.
Henry Smith, residing in the northern
suburbs Of Memphis, Tenn, shot and killed
B. N. Kaiser few days ago. The weapon
used was large sized horse pistol. Kaiser
went there from Texas about four months
ago with some stock which he was pastur-
ing at Smiths fathers farm. The cause Of
the difficulty was Smiths wife, with whom
Kaiser is said to have been intimate. Smith
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horse and made his escape Kaiser has
wife aud several children.
In a row about woman at San An
tonic, Tex. "a few nights ago, a Mexican
named Roman Castro was perhaps fatally
stabbed by Luciano Pin2on near the In
ternational a. Great Northern Depot
The latter fed and has not been heard Of.
The wounded man was expected to die at
any moment
4 An exciting scene occurred in the Con.
ference of Methodists for Southwest
| Texas d few days ago, when DIR. Kelly
arose and charged criminal neglect on the
part Of the district officers in failing to
collect moneys for the Missionary Fund.-
and saying that the officers should be
impeached and removed. Rev. Joyce
1 sprang up and exctedly moved that the
reverend gentleman be allowed to pro-
ceed no further with his remarks, which
were false to the core and slander on the
officers. Rev Graves, of San Marcos,
replied to Nj. Kelly, stating that Texas
hal been two years afflicted with drouth,
and the people had no money to buy bread
and meat. One Of the ministers remarked
that Brother Kelly should be hung, and
that were a rope round his neck he would
gladly help to pull it. The Bishop had
much difficulty in preserving order.
Religonists are moving in New Or.
| leans to close the Exposition on Sun
days.
A Georgia paper says that society has
been organized in Water Valley, that
State, for the purpose of forming colony
for settling in Nicaragua.
At the North Carolina State exhibition
one man showed an entire female ward
robe constructed with his own fingers, and
another bed-quilt Of six thousand pieces.
Charles H. Young, hardware merchant
of Marshall, Tex, dropped dead few
nights ago in the Capitol Hotel in that
city.
The Governor Of Louisiana has signed
the death warrant of Joe Foster, con-
victed or rape in the Parish Of Natchi-
| toches. Execution December ith.
Squire Thomas (colored) convicted of
! burglary at Charlotte, N. c., September
| 10th and sentenced to be hanged Novem-
Der l4th, has been reprieved to Febru-
airy 27th, 1855.
The Jury at Petersburg, Va, disagreed
and We're discharged in the case Of w. w.
White, late Teller of the Planters and
Mechanics Bank, indicted for making
fraudulent entries. White was released
on $500 bail.
Suit has been brought by the Memphis
! tTenn.) Package and Grain Elevator Com
pany against the Memphis q Charleston
Railroad for violation Of contract, the rail
road having guaranteed the elevator COM
pany yearly dividend Of eight per cent.
on Si50,Q00, the cost Of building the ele-
| Fator.
For the week ending Saturday, Noyem-
ber 10th, seventeen giu-house fires took
place in Georgia, in which 800 bales OF cot
ton, valued at $4,000, were destroyed.
This an average weeks casualties, and
shows the steady drain made upon the cot
ton farmers by fire.
The delivery freight depot Of the Louis
vile g. Nashville Road at Louisville, KY,
| burned few days ago. SeNenty-iiye car
loads of general freight were destroyed.
Loss fully 100000. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
From jefferson County, Florida, comes
the news of shocking parricide, the true
story of which is wrapped in mystery.
The first version was that George Dawkins
was engaged in a fight with negro. The
senior Mr.. Dawkins endeavored to part
them, when he was shot dead by his son.
The negro has fed. The old man is dead,
and there remains at present no one to tell
the story but the parricide himself
The final report of the National Cotton
Exchange, at New Orleans estimates that
the cotton crop of the United States for the
current year is 5,726,000 bales, or a trifle
larger than last year. Should the pros-
poets Of top crop in certain sections be
realized, some 5000 bales may be added.
I In Taxns fhqra was a laroa deer0asn md