The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-09-18
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Tex will prevent water famine.
The wholesale drug establishment OF w
8 Wilkersoh a. Co., Memphis, Tenn. WA,
destroyed by fire few days ago.
Marshall, Tex, is agit0ttng Che Question
Of better fire department. and proper
water supply.
The Trustees OF the Mississippi Femsae
Industrial College have decided to lo,,ste
the college at Columbus. Columbus eives
$4,000 in city bonds and S4 ,OG0 WORTH Of
city property
Abe Minton, a colored miner, was killed
/ by an ore bank falling on him, at Half
M9on Island, Roane County, Tenn, a few
days ago.
1 woman named Mrs. Mary Ellison was
shot and killed by Colonel VIM. M, Walls.
~ Livingston, KY, few nights ago, fol
\ harboring his drunken wife. Mrs. Eli
\ sons husband was slightly wounded.
n negro boy was stabbed by a school.
4 mate at McDonough, ga, few DAYS ago.
4 Ihe wound took effect between the frst
\ anu second ribs, penetrating the lungs. ri
1 was considered by the attending physi-
cians as fatal The boys ages were re.
H spectiYely twelve and fourteen wears,
Il bolfh dunt and Jim Clark, two negro
II miners at Kensee, KY, fought a few days
ago and Hunt killed Clark with club
and escaped.
several attempts have recently been
made to wreck the East Tennessee train
near McDonough, Ga, a few days ago a
4 colored boy named Ed. jenkins, aged
twelve years, was discovered placing OBJ
4 structions on the track and confessed his
guilt. lie is ia jail.
i y. Nestcett, a sawyer at Gadslen, Ala.
became entangled in the main belt of his
saw q few days ago, and was carried
Under tae wheel. There he was pounded
and turned until his flesh flew in small
bits all over the premises, and ali that re.
manned OF his body was a pool Of blood
and mangled bits Of bone and flesh.
a dead man was found at the bottom Of
the cliffs at High Bridge, KY, a few days
ago, supposed TO have fallen from the top
Of the cliffs several days previous The
body was decayed so that it was imnos.
slble to.giye any description of his fea-
lures.
pr. M. RI Trumbauer, United States Vet
erinary Inspector, was recently ordered to
Cynthiana, KY, to make an examination
Of the Jersey herd Of Frisbie 81 Lale,s. b,.
cause Of the report that twenty five dis.
eased cattle had been bought by them two
months ago from NJ. j. Clark, Of Geneva.
III. After thorough examination lie re.
ported the cattle in a sound and healthy
condition, with no sign of pleuro. pneu.
monia.
Price Connaly was fatally ini ured \
few days ago at Dalton, Ca, while shift.
ing the band from the loose to tl,a station-
ary wheel in the spoke factory Of MI.
Frank Hardwick. He was CAUGHT bv bntb
Of his hands in the machinery. and was SO
entangled as t. break both arms and frac.
lure ms s-cull as he was hurled over
against another part Of the machinery.
lie 'Nas reported in a sinking and hopeless
condition.
few nights ago W. L. Bingham, doing
grocery business IN East Denison, Tex,
while on his way home to West Dsnison,
was robbed by three footpads when within
few yards of his own house. The thieves
secured 40 and made their escape TIE
following night Sidney Lindsey, a youth,
was robbed Of S3 while going from the de-
pot to his home.
A crowd Of colored boys, ranging in age
from ten to sixteen years, went across the |
river at Memphis, Tenn, few days ago |
to the sand bar 10 bathe During the time |
they were in the water they indulged in |
considerable reckless skylarlxing. One
named James, aged fourteen, ventured
beyond his depth and cried for help, when
Eddie Williams, aged thirteen, went to his
assistance, bus was caught by the strug-
Cling boy, and both were drowned to
gether. Their bodies were not recovered.
A young man named J. NJ. Tarleton, an
employe in the yards ofthe Missouri Pa.
cillc al Dsnison, Tex, was caught under
a ear which left the track, and from which
he fell q lew days ago, and was killed.
He leaves a wife.
Warren White as fatally hurt at War.
rem, Ca, a few nights ago, by negro
named Ed johnson, who went into stora
to buy pair OF shoes. The negro made
his purchase and then called for five cents
worth of candy, and when Mr.. White went
to get the candy the negro hit him twice
on the head with a large stick, knocking
him senseless. The negro then attempted to
rob the money drawer, but failed to get it
OPEN Mr.. White recovered sufficiently to
cry out, and the negro made his escape.
Mr.. White was fatally injured.
few nights ago six miles east of Mt
Sterlingr in Bath County, KY, Steve
Mackabel shot and killed his brother
Henry, in the presence of an a red father
and mother, whose hearts are broken be.
cause of the action of their wayward boy.
The family and neighbors are Indignant,
and say that the law, if enforced, will GER
tanly hang him.
In Texas the cowboys utilize steers for
steeds. One man recently rode 40 miles h
astride one of these animals.- =.
W. J. Kidd, Memphis machinist, killed
Louis konnecher, painter, a few days Z
ago, by cutting his throat.
The Lincoln Savings Bank at Fayette.
vile, Tenn, has closed its doors.
A ten year-old son of ]. N. Hughes, Of
Ca. poured powder from flask
into the fire few days ago, when the
flask exploded. Maggie, the dsughter Of
Mr.. Hughes, and the boy were both SO bad.
y burned that their lives were despaired j