The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-04-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Eads for deepening the harbor would prove
successful, and intimates that he could do
the work himself for much less than the
sum asked.
The death took place in Louisville
KY, few days ago, Of i. l.. Warner, tho
oldest merchant Of prominence in the city.
He was a native of Massachusetts and sew
enty-six years Of age. The largest church
in the place was named in his honor, be
cause Of his upright life and many acts Of
charity.
A vigilant night watchman frightened
off gang q burglars a few nights ago just
as they We're about to secure $4,000 worth
Of diamonds from Louisville (Ky.l jew,
elry store, The thieves left their tools ana
booty behind them.
Civil Service Commissioner Thoman
win leave Washington about April 10, to
superintend the examinations to be held III
Texas and Arkansas. These will be the
first examinations held in that section Of
country. Examinations will be held at
Galveston, April -; Austin, April is; Dal
las, April -, and Little Rock, April %.
By mistake four children OF Is luire
g. D. Alsop, living near Louisville, KY,
we're given opium for powdered rhubarb a
few days ago by the mother. Two Of the
children have died, and the others were nos
expected to live.
The police arrested n man few days
ago at Danville, Va, who, while drunk on
Midland train, confessed that he had
killed two colorei men, named Sam ana
Henry Clark, and wounded United States
Bailif Lee Jones.
Maria johnson colored an inmate
Of the Eastern Kentucky Lunatic Asylum
at Louisville, committed suicide at the Asy.
lum Il few nights ago by hanging herself
to an iron window bar, with a rope made
Of her clothing, while standing on the bed.
She then stepped Off the bed and choked
herself to death. She was admitted to the
Asylum in 1888.
At a recent sale Of bloode stock AZ
Louisville, KY, the black mare Cathedral
sold for IA ,0l1 to John Cline g. Sons, OF
Rensselaer,, Mo-. bay colt Jim RATHER, for
| 1900, to S. b. Black, Lexington; oneer
Boy, three years, for II ,50), to N. b. Bowles,
Saline County, Mo. the yearling colt Brig
noli Wilkes, for 1900, to A. G. Remy, In
dianapolis; thoroughbred stallion Strath,
more, TO L. Duvall, Richmond, Mo.
Near Briensburg, Marshall County
KY, a few days ago, J. +. McWaters,
while telling tree, was struck by part Of
the tree and SO badly injured about the
head, the side Of his head and skull being
crushed, that he can hardly recover. The
injured man is forty-five years old, man
of family and an excellent and popular cit
izen.
A passenger train on the Missouri
Pacific from Tyler to Palestine, Tex, tel
escoped a few days agowith freight train
smashing badly the front part of the en-
gines and cars, Minnie Hauk and company
escaped with some bruises.
A severe wind and rain storm passed
over the city of New Orleans few even.
ings since. The roof Of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad depot was blown off
and considerable damage done to fences,
signs and trees throughout the city.
The funeral services in Louisville,
KY, Of the late Bishop Kavanaugh were
very largely attended
The Tennessee Handle Factory Of
Chattanooga burned few days ago.
Loss, $4,000, insurance, Ss,0OO
Meridian, Miss, has offered 100000 as
an inducement to have the capital OF the
State moved there.
Colorado County, Tex, has finished
planting corn.
John Stagcl, tried recently on a
charge of deserting the mails at GaIret
Station, Tex, was acquitted.
Hundreds of boxes OF orange blossoms
are now sent North from Jacksonville, Fla,
to do duty as wreaths on the heads Of hun.
dreds Of fair brides.
Handy Singleton shot and killed Ca
vim Young at Chattanooga, Tenn, lew
nights ago The shooting was the result of
jealousy over a woman named Mandy
Green Senters.
TIE Directors Of the Louisville Board
of Trade recently took action favoring the
bonded whisky bill, and appointed com
mittee to prepare suitable resolutions foI
transmission to Congress.
Strawb r.ies are tecoming plentiful
in the Jacksonville tFla.) market but prices
still remain firm and the demand good
Fifty cents quart is what is asked.
Warner Williams. better known as
''the baby giant" died at Anita, La, few
days ago. He was child six years of age
and weighed POO pounds
James Ha milton, the greatest short
horn stock dealer in the world, died re
Gently at Mount Sterling, KY
The railroad and cattle men of Texas ar,
endeavoring to organize Union Stocl
Yards Company at San Antonio.
n Twelve hundred cases containing
5000 cans Of oysters, were shipped in on,
order by Newbern, N. c., firm one DAY
recently.
Fifteen companies will compete in th'
military drill at Houston, Tex.
Prof. j. A. Smith, Superintendent o
Public Instruction in Mississippi, it is re
ported, is to be impeached upon charg,
Of intemperance.
A cyclone passed over the countr,
three miles northwest of Columbia, S. &.
recently. Considerable damage was dom
farm property. Eye witnesses say th
storm approached with terrible roarin,
sound, bursting upon the people almost a