The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-07-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


tor, received fatal injuries recently by
falling from a window.
William Cox, of Danville, KY, in shoot
ing at two burglars who were breaking
into his house few nights ago, killed his
mother.
The wife of prominent citizen of Dal.
las, Tex, was assaulted few nights ago
in her led chamber A negro was arrested
but proved to be the wrong man.
Near Caledonia, Miss, a few days ago,
Aleck Leach, colored, was hanged by
body of lynchers, and his body riddled
with bullets Leach had made disparag-
ing remarks about several respe ctable
white ladies.
Blair's bucket-shop at Dallas, Tex, was
financially "busted" a few days ago and
forced to close. A Hebrew merchant and
dealer in futures tapped the concern for
over $4,000 profit
Mollie Franklin, Dallas (Tex.) girl,
took morphine with suicidal intent few
days ago. The doctor saved her, when she
went down town and got another dose,
which killed her.
William Tanner, a young man of Vicks.
burg, Miss, while in somnambulistic
state a few nights ago, walked out of his
bedroom window, and fell distance OF
nearly thirty feet, striking on the top of a
picket fence. He was badly injured.
Miss Fannie Perry, of Atlanta, Ca,
driven desperate by the desertion Of her
lover, resorted to morphine. But little
hopes are entertained of her recovery. She
| declares that she. will repeat the attempt
il not successful this time.
Fire destroyed three frame buildings on
the plaza at Cleburne, Tex, few days
ago, and five stores were burned out. The
stocks were badly damaged. The total loss
is estimated at $4,000; insurance, $4,000,
mostly in Eastern companies.
The Judiciary committee of the Louisi.
ana House of Representatives has sub
mitted elaborate impeachment arti cles
against Judge Theodore Fortelcu of the
Twenty first Judicial District, composed
of the parishes of st. Martin and Iberia,
charging him with incompetency, NAL.
feasance, etc.
An iron manufacturing company has
been organized at Rome, Ca, with a
capital of $4,000. A gold mining com.
pany, to operate in Towns County, capi.
tai 100000 has also been organized
Probably the last of the annual reunions
of the Kentucky soldiers of the war of 1912
was held at Paris, KY, on the 1Sth inst.
Only four attended. These were S. NJ.
Berry, aged eighty-eight; DR.. j. g. Chinn,
aged eighty-seven; Gilead Evans, aged
ninety; K. M. Campbell, aged ninety
The names of eight who had died since
last years meeting at ages ranging from
eighty seven to ninetY-seven, were report.
ed. DIR. G. G. Graham, ninety-nine years
and eight months old, wrote that he
was too feeble to attend this year,
but hoped to be able to meet any one who
might still be living next year. When
these reunions were first begun, some
twelve or fifteen years ago, they were at
tended by quite body of white-haired
but hale and stalwart old soldiers, able to
make the tour OF their old battle grounds.
But SO few were left this year that the idea
of meeting again was abandoned and the
four veterans answered their last roll-call
on earth.
A Houston County (Georgia) man made
$3.50 clear profit off seventeen acres of pea
nuts last year, besides fattening drove of
three hundred hogs.
A painter named Robt L. Gardner fell
from a house at Austin, Tex, few days
ago distance of thirty-five feet, landing
on the top of his head. His injuries were
serious, but not necessarily fatal.
In difficulty few days ago over his
false arrest at Wharton, Tex, H. Gibbs
shot Sheriff W. C. Brooks, of Wharton
County, and his brother, e. N. Brooks.
Gibbs escaped. The Sheriff was fatally
and his brother severely wounded.
Quarantine has been established against
the smallpox section of Harris County,
Georgia. DIR. Degraffenreid, physician in
charge of smallpox patients, insisted on
visiting the city, which brought about this
action.
Frank Mays, while operating a thresh.
ing machine on the Lensing farm, six
miles from Austin, Tex, few days since,
had one of his legs so badly mashed that
lmputation was necessary. His injuries
were thought to be fatal.
Two Texas men report narrow escape
recently by poisoning from centipede.
Each had drank coffee at breakfast and
soon became violently i'll, recovering for a
short time, only to be subjected to a return
of their complaint They finally recovered
from the effects, and upon examination OF
The contents Of the coffee pot found that O
,entipede had crept into it and had been
distilled with the coffee.
The Grand Jury presented FIVE indict.
nents against G., M. Klein, late President
If the defunct Mississippi Valley Bank, Of
vicksburg, Miss, charging him with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. The
grounds upon which the indictments were
based was his receiving deposits on the
lay before the bank closed its doors.
Fire broke out in st. Joseph's Catholi,
Orphan ASYLUM, Situated about stx mile,
south of Newport, KY, a few days ago
The building was total wreck. 1t wa,
presided over by Sister Marguerite, as
sisted by seven sisters of Notre Dame
There were fifty-four boys in the asylum
rhev all had time to save most Of theii
wearing apparel, which they carried will
hem ON foot to Newport. They have tenn
, porary quarters in Weingartner's planning
mill. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Captain John A. Stevenson, Republican