The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-07-31
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.

| few days ago and was drowned.
Texas shows an increase of 100, 100000 in
the value of her assessable property this
year over last.
Joseph Williams of Raleigh, N. O., has
been found guilty of murder for killing
Willie Watkins, whom he mistook for a
man engaged to his cousin.
Ex-Governor Hubbard, of Texas, de-
clinos to be candidate Tor Governor of
that State in the coming campaign,
The mail between Round Mountain and
Fredericksburg, Tex, was robbed few
days since by two men supposed to be
Mexicans.
A few evening since, in quarrel at Con
zales, Tex, Bud zeigler cut Peter Marsch
in the abdomen, causing the intestines to
| drop out. Zeigler was arrested.
Police Lieutenant Arnold, of Athens, Ca,
shot Sam. Taylor, colored, fatally a few
days ago, for resisting arrest. A large
| crowd gathered and trouble was feared.
The jury rendered verdict of justifiable
homicide.
A formal presentation Of the flag sent to
| Ascalon Division, Knights of Pythias, by
the Fort Dearbon Division, Chicago, was
celebrated in New Orleans by full dress
parade and ball in the Spanish Fort
An incendiary fire at Lexington, KY,
| few days ago destroyed the Blue Grass
cooper shop and the dwelling houses of j.
d. billiard, Mrs. ]. II. Campbell and Phil.
B. Thompson, Jr. Total loss, $31 ,OO); in.
surance, $4,000
AT Cooperstown, KY, few days ago,
William Faulkner was fatally shot by
Ben. Miller. The shooting resulted from a
revival of an old difficulty.
Colonel Ed Richardson, of Vicksburg
Miss, having visited many plantations on
the Mississippi River south of Memphis
gives a discouraging account of the crop
prospects.
A few evenings since, at a point ten
miles east of Kosse, Tex, Lee Wright and
young man named Hamit on, out hunting,
became engaged in a dispute, resulting in
a shooting affray in which both were
killed. Wright leaves family. Hamil-
ton, boy of sixteen, was shot down twice
before giving Wright fatal shot.
Richardson, one of the contestants in.the
Fourth of July walking match in Angus
ia, Ga, died few days ago. He had
walked about three hours when he sudden
ly fell down on the track and had to be
carried away. He had not been out of
bed since, and died from loss of blood. He
had ruptured some internal organ in his
efforts to get the first place.
The Georgia Board of State House Com
missioncrs recently opened the bids for
the erection of a new State House in
Atlanta, in accordance with plans made,
by Edbrook & Barnham, Chicago. Only
two bids were received for the building
entire. The Hallowell Granite Company,
Chicago, bid $l,163,62i, and Chas Pierce
81 Co., indianapolis, Sl,19S, 202. Thirty
eight other bids were received for parts of
the work. OF these fourteen were from
Chicago contractors, and both bids for tho
whole were below the aggregate lowest
proposals for separate branches OF the
work.
Albert Miles, colored, was hanged in the
Jail enclosure at Natchez, Miss, a few
days ago The execution was private.
Miles stabbed his wife to death at the
church door in September, 1881, ON ac.
count of jealousy. The gallows was put
up some time ago. Miles recently at
tempted to escape by tunneling under the
Jail. He was caught while climbing the
gallows to get over the wall.
Cherokee County, Texas, has giant
gum tree forty-nne feet in circumference
HhA oNNNhVcNh lGbu III hlhiltbtts
AT Newbern, N. G., is manufacturer of
plates and dishes OF gumwood, consuming
each week 45O sweetgum logs forty.eight
inches long.
OF the native population Of Texas, nine.
ty-three per cent. is Of Southern and seven
per cent. is of Northern extraction.
A negro thief near Macon, Ca, who had
stolen $1,000 from his employer recen tly,
N.-n T.. :.
The new Mayor of Monroe, La, refuses
to accept his salary, and has covered it
back into the treasury. The City Attor-
ney has followed his example, and is serv-
ing the corporation without price.
Preston Sexton, sexagenarian was shot
by unknown parties and killed few days
ago near Junction City, KY.
Robert, alias Sonney Mosley, William
Mosley and James Gilliland, Texas horse
thieves, have been arrested.
Sam Williams, colored man, was ex.
ecuted few days ago at Waynesboro,
Ga, for the murder of Clem Bush.
Francis Lowries, Penitentiary convict,
while at work with a gang on the Texas
Pacific Railway, near Sherman, Tex, a
few days ago, in attempting to escape, was
shot and killed by guard.
| MIS- Eiiza y. hensoht WIG Oh JOhn y.
Henson, living eight miles southwest OF
Cleveland, in White County, Ca, was
shot few days ago by Newt Daniel with
a double-barreled shotgun. About TWEEN
ty small shot hit Mrs. Henson. Daniel
was lodged in jail.
Thomas johnson, at Iron Gate. Va,
stripped his son to whip him a few days
since The boy ran and jumped in the
river, the father after him. Both were
drowned.
The Southern Exposition Association OF
Louisville, KY, who hold their exposition
from August 16 to October 25, this year,
have issued circulars to the National
Guard Militia throughout the country an.
nouucing a competitive infantry drill to
take place August 20, 27 and 2s, with prizes
of 5000, $1,000 and $500 for first. second
| and third respectively. Companies are IN