The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-05-08
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

wilcox County, Ca, WHO had thilty-six
nephews in the late war, all of whom, ex-
ceptth were killed in battle. Fifteen
of them belonged TO the same company.
Fire few days ago destroyed the upper
stories of Baker, Sloo & Co.'s wholesale
saddlery and harness establishment in New
Orleans. The loss is estimated at $50, 1000;
insured.
Returns SO far from the various sections
of the State indicate majority Of $1,000
for the Democratic State ticket and the
adoption of all the constitutional amend-
ments. Returns for the city OF New Or.
leans indicate a majority for the regular
Democratic ticket approximating $1,000.
A few evenings since a dispute arose be,
tween Jack Shelly and Jack Shecgog in
Nashville, Tenn, each aged about thirteen
years, over a game Of marbles. Shelly
obtained "A small target rifle and fired at
Sheegog. The ball passed through Shee.
| gos's lungs, causing mortal wound.
Shelly was arrested and committed to jail
without bail.
A few days ago Jesse Gum killed his
| father at Monroe, Ga. The father was a
widower, and he and the son courted the
same lady. The son married her two weeks
ago. The father sent him word to be on his
| guard as he was coming to kill him, This
morning child saw the father enter his
sons house, and told the son, who fired on
his father as the latter was taking aim.
The Grand Jury at Memphis, Tenn, has
| indicted Walker and Charles Winston for
assault and battery with intent to commit
murder in the first degree upon the person
| Of Henry Weaver, who was SO terribly
beaten in that city recently. Judge Greer
admitted them to bail in the sum of 5000
each. Weaver was con fined to his bed from
the injuries he received.
! The west-bound freight on the Texas g.
! Pacific Railroad was wrecked a few even
ings since three miles west of Fort Vo th.
Three lumber cars were thrown from a
| bridge and broken to pieces. Seven OF
eight cars We're more or less damaged.
The cause of the accident was broken
axle. No one was injured.
Stockmen in the vicinity of Corpus
Christi, Tex, report large numbers of cat
tie dying on acc cunt Of the scarcity of
water and grass in pastures. II the drouth
continues it will entail heavy loss upon cat
tie men in some sections. The appearance
of the army worm is reported, which is de.
stroying young buds, leaves and shoots of
mesquite trees.
The United States Court at Brownsville,
Tex, has adjourned. Five petty smug-
glers were fined and one man for running
an Illicit cigarette factory. The accounts
of the Receiver of the Rio Grande Rail
road were disposed of, and he was or
dered to pay over balance of S27,00),
which was deposited in New Orleans
house, and which temporarily suspended.
The heaviest suit ever filed in the courts
at Dallas, Tex, was entered upon the
docket of the United States Circuit Court
recently in the cause of w. NJ. Wyeth ct
al, of St. Joe, Mo-, aud Philadelphia,
against j. G. Halsell & Bro, of Wise
County, for the sum of IS go damages
alleged to have been sustained by failure
of the defendants to comply with con
tract for cattle and horses, which the
plaintiffs allege to have purchased Of
them.
In Russell County, va, few days ago,
Geo. Gibson, his cousin, VIM. Gibson,
James Powers and Wayne Powers bought
a bucket of brandy in the mountains and
got into dispute about who had paid the
most for it, Knives and pistols were
drawn. VIM. Gibson was shot and killed.
The other three built a fire over the body,
burning it TO a crisp. The three murderers
were jailed, and with great difficulty lynch
ing was prevented. The people were terri
bly, aroused, and the murderers may yet be
taken from Jail and hanged.
The Commissioner of the General Land
office is in receipt Of information to the eff
feet that land brokers in New York and
Chicago, in order to sell Texas land certifi.
Gates issued to disabled Confederate sol
diers and railroads at a high figure, are
representing that the same can be located
in Green County, Tex, This, he says, is a
fraud, as the land laws expressly provide
against such locations. Only certificates
issued TO Texas veterans can be located in
Green County.
Two benefit performances given at
Louisville theater, recently, in aid of the
Richmond Home for Confederate Soldiers,
realized only 5000.
Henry Curry, colored, was executed a
few days ago at Monroe, Ga, for the muir
der OF a negro who had aroused his jeal-
ousy.
Thomas Wolf a notorious horse.thiet
who has been operating in Texas and the
Indian Territory the last five years, has
been caught.
Parties in New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago and St. Louis hold bonds of
Madison County, Ga, issued ten years
ago, to aid railroad from Canton 10
Vicksburg. The road was never built,
and the bonds never legally issued. The
present Board Of Supervisors has en-
gagged counsel to resist payment.
The Texas Comptroller has ruled that the
drummer tax is personal tax, not trans
terable, and must be paid in advance.
Two colored politicians were arrested at
Garysburg, N. c., few days ago when
about to fight duel.
Colonel VIII Lam bert, Secretary of the
Texas Live Stock Association, says there
will be one hundred Texas COW men az the
Convention in st. Louis next November.
kilograms state that Mullican and Clark,