The Magnolia gazette., 1884-08-14
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


age, for whose education she appropri.
ates 100000, Or six,y-seven cents per
capita.
| A tweniy.pound shell from Parrott
| gun was lately found imbedded in the
roof of the Vicksburg Opera-house.
Five thousand acres OF tobacco will DO
raised in Bourbon County, Ken ucky, this
year. Ten years ago not ten acres were
raised.
a farmer OF Clay County, Mississippi,
has 160 acres planted in peppermint.
jackson Brown, an aged colored man
of Harrisonburg, Va, while returning
from wood.cutting the other night Mt
tempted to crawl through board fence;
his head became fastened, and he strangled
to death.
j. f. Ray shot and killed an escaping
convict, Wash Mcintosh, colored, at Yazoo
City, Miss, a few days ago. Ray surren-
dered.
The steamer City,of Yazoo sunk at st.
Delphine near Baton Rouge, La, n few
| days ago. She was loaded with cotton
seed and oil.
Theodore Dempster, painter, fell from
Gne roof of three.story building at Louis
vile, KY, a few days ago, and was in
stantly killed.
Governor Ireland, Of Texas, respited for
sixty days Bill Bass, the rapst, who was
to have been executed August 1.
Attorney General Templeton of Tex as
rules that county funds cannot be used to
defray the expenses OF county exhibits TO
the New Orleans Exposition.
Governor McEnery, of Louisiana, has
fixed the 29th of August for the hanging
Of Berry Johnson (coloredl, who murdered
his wife a few months ago by choking her
to death.
A few nights ago, on Captain John
Willis plantation in Sharley County.
Miss, negro named Tom Sanders de.
liberately shot and killed another negro
because he dunned him tor a debt of ST.,
The murderer escaped.
Andrew X. Jackson, a respectable white
citizen of Marlboro County, S. c., wat
killed at his supper table a few evenings
since by negro named Eli Gale, who cut
his throat. Gale was in Jackson's employ,
and they had had slight difficulty. a
party went in pursuit of the murderer.
A fire at Lampasas, Tex, a few days age
destroyed the Post-oflice building and two
adjoining stores with contents Total loss
estimated, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
mail matter was saved.
Thomas Calhoun, of Beech Island, S. O.
was found dead in his bed few mornings
since, lying in pool Of blood, face down,
with pistol in his hand. Financial troubles
was the cause of the suicide,
Sing Wing, wealthy Chinaman, died
recently, the first Celestial who has given
up the ghost at Fort Worth, Tex. His
brethren gave all the attention possible to
the remains, embalming and placing them
in metallic casket. Lee Tai and Sam
Ling went to San Francisco with tho body,
from which point they go to China.
A few days ago brute named Antonio
Rivera, of Brownsville, Tex, whipped his
woman, Carmen Redellosa, terribly with a
mule whip. Next morning Carman pleaded
hard for the fellow with the Mayor, but
Antonio was set to work on the streets.
|. A novel appeal for pardon was recently
sent from Augusta, Ga, to Governor Nc
Daniel. One year ago George W. Han
cock ran lottery establishment in Au.
gusta. A raid was made upon him, and
an indictment found. Pending trial Han.
cock became seized with religion, and
Joined the st. James Episcopal Church.
On trial Hancock pleaded guilty, and was
fined $500 and sentenced to three months
in jail. Now the church appeals to Gov.
ernor Mcdaniel to pardon Hancock, inas.
much as he has become a subject of Grace.
The first Hawaiian cotton was recently
sold in New Orleans
Geo. Webber, agent Of tho Texas Trunk
line at Simons, Tex, was fatally injured a
few days ago.
Cotton reports compiled at New Orleans
show the crop in the various States to be
favorable, though somewhat late.
At San Saba, Tex, few days ago, fire
destroyed $4,000 worth of property, in
Guiding the Postoffice and fixtures.
One-third OF the counties in the State OF
Texas report an aggregate increase in tax.
able values in one year Of SlS,00O,010.
The Supreme Court of Alabama holds
that the reorganized corporation of Selma
is liable for the debts created under
the old city charter, repealed by the
Legislature.
Stephen Massie elopsd with and was
married to Tillie Wallace at Maysville,
KY, few days ago. John Calvin, who
co0nived at the scheme, got drunk and
shot Tohe Hawkins through the stomach.
John b. Carter, prominent citizen oil
Augusta, Ca, was accidentally burned to
death few nights ago in that city by the
breaking of a kerosene lamp in his bed
chamber. He had been forty years a
druggist.
A negro named Charles Ford was killed
near Corsicana, Tex, few days ago
while hunting, by the accidental discharge
of his gun, the ball entering at the right
breast, producing instant death.
DR.. Stoddard, an Austin, (Tex.) dentist
recently returned from a trip through the
West, reports having seen quantity Of
gold ore taken from newly-discovered
mine within three miles OF El Paso. Tn,
proprietor Of the principal hotel pur
chased the claim recently for $4,000, ant
had since sold a half interest. Dr.. Stnd
dard reported that an attempt was being
made to suppress the news Of the dis
covery.
Dock Peeler, a fourteen-year-old boy
/ chot NJ Nawhon EaIn ot C.oinsvrftIa (ta .