The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-10-09
SOUTHERN GLEANINGs.


been the severest experienced in many
years.
Virginia's exhibition at New Orleans
does not promise to be very extensive,
owing to a scarcity Of funds and lack Of
public interest.
An oppressive rise of rents in New Or
leans has already set in.
Mrs. Jennie Van Horn, daughter OF re-
spectacle parents at Memphis, Tenn, has
mysteriously disappeared.
George Hill, who chopped a rival to
pieces at a colored dance, has been sen
fenced at Canton, Ga, to hang October
3lst
Tire steam clubhouse on j. n. and G. J.
Fosters sewell place, Bossier Parish, La,
and thirty bales Of cotton, burned few
days age. No insurance.
Homer Perry, a colored boy Of fifteen,
has been convicted at Covingt on, Ga, Of
an outrage ON seven-year-old child, and
sentenced to be hanged on November 1th,
Aaron and Charles Baswell brothers, Of
ralladsga, Ala, quarreled few days ago
about the affections Of a young lady.
Aaron shot Charles through the heart
killing him instantly.
a freight train backed into the packing
es ablishmcnt ot Patterson, Henry " 20,
at Louisville, KY, a few days ago, knocked
the wall down and fatally injured George
Russ, an employe in the building.
The Franklin County (Nliss.) Jail re-
Gently became too full Of hard criminals
70 suit mob Of forty persons, 50 they
took the law in their own hands and exe-
cuted four men and left word they would
clcnr the jail unless the court did 50 at the
next term.
Bud Jackson and John Barlow, two Off
GERS, while attempting 10 arrest party
named Allison III the Indian Territory, q
| few days ago, were shot and instantly
killed,
Warren Price, who killed his son-in-law,
Romanus +. Perry, in Johnson County,
| Ga, has been sentenced TO be hanged No
| vember 10Th.
Bliliff Louis Nelson arrested Green
franklin, a negro gambler, at Macon, Ga.,
a few days ago. AT the Jail gate the ne
gro stabbed the hailff twice, inticting Sc
rious wounds, and then ran. The bailiff
fred four shots. Other shots were also
fired. Tue negro received one ball in the
back and was mortally wounded.
Considerable excitement prevails in the
neighborhood Of Buffalo Valley, Putnam
County, Tenn, over the murder Of an un.
known ped1ler, whose goods and some
blood stained clothing had been discov
cred. AS the goods were not touched tn
motive for the murder is a mystery.
Thomas Jacks IN, colored, while plowini
near Hargrove, Ky a few days ago, be
came en- angled in the lines and bis hors
ran away, dragging Jackson nearly
mile. He was kicked to death by th
horse and horribly mangled by the plow
point.
Wv. r.. Cleveland, of Grayson County
Tex, tell out Of the cars on the Sunse
Road a few nights ago, and was Instant
killed. Deceased acted strangely befor
boarding the cars, and it was supposed b
attempted 70 jump of while the cars wer
in motion.
Miss McWilliams, a young lady
beauty and accomplishments, was browne
few days ago in the river, four mile
above Galesburg, Tex. She was froi
Louisiana, and was visiting relatives
the city.
Al few nights ago Thomas Marto
charged with robbing the United Stat
mail, and put in jail in Vicksbur
Miss, last June, and George Randolp
charged with grand larceny, made the
, escape by cutting throu gh the walls. III
prisoners had been allowed by the &C
ored guards al the jail to receive throul
the mail ana by express letters and pac
ages, some Of them without being exaI
) ined. A splendid outfit Of tools, used
making their escape, were found in 7
, cell, which were no doubt received
Q some OF the packages mentioned.
The Governor OF Kentucky has declin
t 10 call an extra session of the Legisatu
!. 10 consider the pleuro-pneumonia pre-
lem.
i Samuel Lee, who shetland killed Willie
Warford, near Nashville, Tenn, recentl
was arrested at Kingston, twenty mil
a distant, am lodged in Jail. He b
;, walked to Kingston, with the intention
. boarding train there and leaving {
State. He admitted that he had kill
. Warford.
The authorities OF G lay, Putnam, Ja
son and Smith Counties, are in search q
IS desperate band Of robbers swho have be
= operating in the Upper Cumberland $
!. tion for some time past. These men ha
z, secret hiding places in the mountains, a
It send stolen property to Kentucky to
n disposed of. The last robbery reported
that Of Fowler, Plumlee & Co.'s safe
n Buffers LANDING, Clay County, 81,
&c being taken. large portion OF
a money belonged to iarmdrs, who place'
W on deposit for safekeeping.
ut John Vineyard, young man who v
arrested recently charged with hav
D, attempted to murder his brother
al law in the Indian Territory, had an &
~ entirely severed at Brpdy's gin, Gail
vile, Tex, few days ago. Vineyard '
er feeding the gin, when it became chok
ke and reaching in the feeder to draw the
er ton out his hand was caught, the saw
orally saving the hand to pieces.
= Mrs. Barbara Becht, widow aged ;
~ enty.seven years, was fatally burned
" her residence in Louisville, KY,
!. nights ago. Her night clothes we're ig
-. ed from a candle, AMI in an instant she
~, enveloped in flames, and before assista