The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-07-17

SON killed Boil Simms, shooting
Shines with Winchester rifle. The
hg was a cold-blooded affair. Hutch
insou escaped.
Rev. Noah Willis, colored preacher of
Stewart County, Georgia, is in series of
domestic troubles. He whipped his wife's
mother and pointed shotgun at his wife's
brother When brought into court the
reverend gentleman appeared with his
| wife, the latter carrying her broken arm
| in a sling, which she received at his
| hands. He has been held to answer here
4 after.
The Texas State Land Board has leased
| forty-nine sections of land in the Pan-han-
| die, nine Of which were watered, at the
minimum rate of eight cents for dry and
| twenty cents per acre for watered sections.
Nine sections in Grayson County We're
sold to actual settlers. The lands leased
up to June will bring in an annual revenue
to the State Of $4,000.
Bernard Speh was arrested at Memphis,
Tenn, few days ago on telegram from
Chicago, where he is wanted for obtaining
1900 under false pretenses. He had not
been in Memphis long, and when taken
into custody was employed in bakery.
He waived the usual requisition papers.
Charles Goodwin, who was for long
time Receiving Clerk!in the Central Rail-
road office at Dallas, Tex, but who had
| domestic troubles and removed to Fort
Worth, is supposed to have suicided by
throwing himself into the river at that
place and hoated down to Dallns, where his
remains were found. His wife produced a
coat that corresponded to his pants and
vest and claimed him as her husband.
The Louisiana Legislature ordered to lie
over the memorial of j. Madison Wells,
fled asking for the impeachment of Dis
trict Judge William f. Blackburn, Rapides
Parish, charging him with burglary, bal
lot.box stuiting and packing the Grand
Jury in favor of his brother, who was
charged with rape, the lynching of young
Cage and other crimes.
The continued rains in portions OF
Georgia have seriously damaged truck,
and without speedy cessation the melon
crop will be cut very short. No fruit has
been put on for several days, and many of
the vines are dead or dying. The present
outlook promises not over one-fourth of a
crop. The pear crop has also been greatly
damaged by hard winds. The present
promises to be the most unfavorable sea-
son for fruit and vegetable growers they
have experienced since this industry was
started Cotton is also being injured
Lewis Anderson, Treasurer of Antioch
Baptist Missionary Church (coloredl, at
Houston, Tex, was recently found to be
short in his accounts S405. He alleged that
the missing money had been paid to church
elders, but had no warrants or receipts to
prove the fact. the elders Indignantly de-
MED his accusation, and as a consequences
Anderson was expelled from the church,
and it is probable he will be prosecuted
criminally.
Louisville, KY, has abandoned standard
time, and all the city clocks have been set
forward eighteen minutes.
Howard g. Stewart, merchants of Day
ton, Tenn, were robbed few nights ago
of $4,000 by burglars.
Dick Henderson (colored), who tried to
; murder lad named Adams at Pinchem,
KY, last August, was taken from jail at
Russellville, a few nights ago, by moi
and hanged.
The Tennessee Bar Association, which
met recently at Chattanooga, elected Xer
Wheeler President
u S. Grant, relative of the ex-Presi
dent, was arrested and jailed at Fort
Worth, Tex, few days ago, on charge
Of robbery.
A woman and two children were killed
: during great storm at Columbus, KY, {
few days ago. A church and several othei
! buildings were demolished.
A train went through burning bridge
: few days since, ON the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, near Checola, Tex. Ten cars
were wrecked and burned and brakeman
! named Moore killed.
Hill, Fontaine, & Co.'s cotton report fo
June, for the Memphis District shows that
: the condition of the growing crop is not s.
promising as it was.
Two proha bly, fatal cases Of sunstrok
> ccuired few days ago in Dallas, Tex.
where the mercury registered 102 degree
in the shade, and the water supply was st
low as TO cause great alarm.
. At Calera, Ala, few nights ago Ga
briel Scoles attempted to cross the rairoa'
4 in front of the East Tennessee train, whei
he stumbled and fell, the train passing
i over him, causing instant death.
' Miss Jane Ooten, aged twenty years
o while in an epileptic fit. at Chattanooga
/. Tenn, a few days ago, fell into the fire
K Her clothing ignited and she was burne,
: to death before being discovered.
The steam Touring mill of Hamilton
, Son at Paris, Tex, was destroyed by fire
d few days since, together with severa
N dwellings and large quantity of lumber
IL Loss. $4,000; insurance, s. 800.
The Confederate Veterans Be levolei
ic Association was organized at Shrevepor
ID La, few nights ago with the folowin
a officers: President, Captain Jas. f. Ut
Vice Presidents, DR.. J. C. Egan, Judt
Il John w. Jones, L. X. Simmons, Arthl
u, Newman, VIM. Kinny; Secretary, Jas.
r. Nolan; Financial Secretary, Thomas
Case: Treasurer, w. G. Perrin; Execute
at Committee, Colonel J. B. Gilmore, judi
II, John G. Monchre, H. g. w. Kendall, Dr..
D e. Gray and v. Grosjean. The organic
tion starts of with hatteripg prospects.