The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-12-04
NEWS AND NOTES.
A summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND roLITICAL.

Knox Circuit Court for $1,000 damages for
Injuries sustained in the conl mines last
summer in which his health was impaired.
The jury were out several hours, and
brought In verdict on the oath assessing
damages for the plaintiff at S275 and costs.
THE Iowa State Board of Canvassers
completed the canvass of the returns for
Presidential Electors on the oath with the
following results Blaine, 197,0S9; Fusion,
177,2S6; Republican plurality, 19,S03. 1t is
= impossible to fix the vote for the st. John
Electors exactly, as there was no unifor-
nifty among the ballots throughout the
State. st. Johns vote, however, was very
close to 1000. Tho canvass of the Con-
gressional and State returns will begin
December 4th.
THE Emperor Francis Joseph sent an
autograph letter to Count Bylandt
Reydt, on the occasion OF the comple-
tion OF fifty years OF continuous service
in the army. The Emperor, Archduzes
and others Of the royal family visited
the Count on the 9th. Emperor Will
liam of Germany and Minister OF War
sent congratulations to the aged General.
In Nebraska Blaine's plurality is % ,523
On the 25th Bismarck and Stanley had a
long conference on the Congo question.
The plurality for Cleveland in Kentucky
IS 1908; majority over all, 29,322.
FROM 1900 to 10000 OF El Mahdi's men
are IN camp around Khartoum, but Cor
don still holds them at bay.
Hon JAMES L. PuGH was elected United
States Senator from Alabama on the 25th.
In New Jersey the official count gives
Cleveland 1852 plurality. ST. John re-
ceiyed 8, loo votes in tho State,
On the 2jth the House Committee on
Appropriations met in Washington TO
map out work for the December session.
A LARGE number Of the leading ladies' of
Quebec have joined in petition.ng for the
commutation Of the death so.ntence of Mrs,
Boutel.
The arrangements f.or the inauguration
ceremonies and fest 4vities will be under the
direction Of the democratic National Com
lnlttee' aided. ny committee Of citizens OF
Washing on.
llF- President is as yet uncertain wheth-
er 1t will be practicable for him to partici-
pate in the opening ceremonies OF the New
Orleans Exposition. He WILL in any event
visit the Exposition some time in Decem-
ber or January.
Hon, JoHN S. SAVAGE, formerly mem
Der of Congress for the Wilmington (O.l
District, died suddenly at Wilmington on
the 2jth
THE Legislature Of Vermont defeated
he local option bill on the 10Th by vot,
of l23to Y.
AUSTIN II. KfNGsBUnY, Of Ponca, Neb.
has been debarred from practice before tn,
Interior Department
The King Of the Belgians sent an auto
graph letter to the Emperor of German,
thanking the latter for his recognition o
the Congo Association.
On the 25th Solomon j. Grimley, a Phil
pdelphia lawyer, was sentenced to pay
tine OF $3.50 and costs for exacting create
compensation than the law allows in pro
curing pension.
NEXT spring Queen Victoria and th
Duchess Of Albany intend making pill
grimage to Cannes, the scene of the Duk
Of Albany's death.
THE Canadian Premier, Sir John A. Nc
Donald, was entertained at a State ban
quet ON the evening of the 25th at Windso
Castle, and was honorcd by the presence q
inc Queen. Sir John expects to return {
Canada in Short time.
Oh the 2jth it was reported at Lincolr
H., that o. A. Carpenter, who was charge
with and acquitted of the murder of Eur
Burns, had been shot by brother in-la'
OF the murdered woman at Pierre, Oak.
MRS. JOHN MILLIKIN, of Boston, Mass
pad an election bet ON the 2jth by ped
ding 80 worth of peanuts from q boot
near the Park street gate. The lad
cleared about 500 over the amount of ht
wager, which she distributed among IL
poor for Thanksgiving Day.
IhE Cabinet meetings have been FRI
quent and of more than ordinary lengt
the principal subject being the message
Congress, which the President desired
make document that shall fttingly clio
the twenty four years of Republican a.
ministration.
IhE Secretary of the Interior has restor'
Edwin II. Taylor, of Vassar, Mich, to pra
uee as pension attorney before the d
partment.
HE Japanese Minister of War, Cou
uyama Twas, is daily expected to arrive
IN Official visit to the United States
SPEAKER CARLISLE has granted
ihomas Green, of Covington, KY, Il
privilege of running the cigar stand at 81
entrance Of the House of Representativ,
made vacant by the death of Frank SEQ
VINO held II since the advent of Speak
Aerr' 1t is worth $1,000 year net.
HE official canvass of the vote in Mass
cnusetts gives Blaine 14G,72l; Clevelan
n-'so2; Butler, 24,3s2; ST. John, 9,9.
blaine's plurality, 24,372.
SUPERINTENDENT KIMBALL of the Ii
saving Service, in his report, shows til
aurins the past year there have been,
.ue scope Of the SERVICE 439 disasters, "A
nves saved and 20 lives lost. The value
property involved was $10,609, $40; value
property saved, $9,1Gl, 1854.
ahE revised and corrected figures Of I
9niclal vote Of Indiana give Cleveland a.
hendricks plurality OF 6,512.
IT IS said therelations between Secreta
u war Lincoln and General Hazen 1
becoming strained.
slEs' JOHN JACOB AsToR gave Thanl
StNng dinner to the inmates of the N
iork Newshoys, lodging house