The Magnolia gazette., 1884-09-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINgS.


driver and four passengers Of the stage be.
tween Weatherford and Graham, Texas,
few days since and was hotly pursued
BY bloodthirsty posse.
Several flremen were injured by falling
walls in a recent conflagration at New
II eria, Ln
Fifty feet Of shelving in Guiteau " Wal,
dron's drug store, at D4nison, Tex, loaded
with ilrs and packages Of drugs, fell with
crash few days ago, striking Mr.. Wal
dron on the head, filling his eyes with r-
ritating liquids and intiicting financial
damage to the amount of $1,000.
The first new bale of cotton raised with
in the Memphis district was received a
few days since. 1t was raised in Jefferson
| Go nty, Ark. II classed as mddling, and
was sold at auction, realizing twenty cents
per pound.
On the Alabama line, near Fort Gaines,
Ga, negro, while cleaning out a well, re-
Gently had all the skin Of his forehead
| knocked down over his face by plank
which broke loose from the curbing and
struck him a glancing lick. II was a mi-
raculous thing the negro was not killed in
| stan ".
Sam Small, Of Atlanta, Ca, has eighty
odd scrapbooks, running back forty
4 years, and which he adds to daily. He has
the record Of every public man who has
ever figured in Georgia politics, correctly
1 indexed. One Of his books shows that
Senator Colquitt's father voted for and
approved two bills that his son voted
against in the United States Senate.
a fire al Buckridge colliery near Mount
C1rmel, Tenn, was located few days ago
and three pumps set to work forcing wnter
into it. The management say it will take
at least eight months to fully extingnish
the fire. over 900 men and boys are idle.
The damage will be over SS0,0l0.
The health officer Of Nashville, TeDn.,
says that diphtheria is confined to one or
two localities IN the eastern portion Of the
city. 1t is rapidly dying out, and he does
not expect any trouble in entirely sup
pressing it. No alarm whatever is felt.
"A fearful fight took place at Marysyille,
Tenn, few nights ago, among members
of the Quaker Church about the possession
Of the college buildings. Three men were
badly beaten and bruised up, and more
trouble was expected.
"A few nights ago posse OF mon caught
the man who a short time ago robbed Joe
Davis at Glen Mary, Tenn, OF Sl,0O0 shot
him and placed his body on the railroad,
where it was horribly mangled. 1t was
discovered by accident how the man met
his fate
The Farmer Mill, at Sherman, Tex, was
destroyed by fire few days ago. The
building is a total loss,
a fire at Midlothian, Tex, few days
ago destroyed the store and stock of mer.
chandise OF A. w. Moore. Loss, $2,20O;
insurance, 500. A building owned by j.
S. Wilmer also burned; loss, $1,000; in
surance, 800. The fire was Of iucendiary
origin, and two suspicious strangers were
arrested charged with the crime.
Bill Burwell, a colored porter at the
Bost House, Newton, S. c., died Of poison
a few days ago. His wife Ida is charged
with the crime and has BEEN imprisoned,
together with Thomas Boykn and his two
! sisters, Ellen Boykin and Francis Yount,
/ who are charged with being accessories.
Daniel s. Reid fatally shot VIM. He'd
rick on the Courthouse steps at Charlotte
N. c., few days ago.
! Mrs. Stages and Mrs. Pully, of Paducah
KY, quarreled about their children. Mrs
Stages settled the sdispute by stabbinf
Mrs. Pully, killing her instantly.
All the prisoners in the Denton (Texas'
fail, elev9n in number, escaped a few
nights ago by overpowering the jailer.
The car wheel and foundry works a
] Marshall, Tex, burned a few days since
the loss aggregating 100000.
1t is the intention Of the ladies of Louis.
lana to collect all the relics possible
which are in any way connected with th
! history Of Louisiana from the days of he
! earliest infancy TO the present time.
I For the year ended August 80 Memphis
received $50 or bales Of cotton. The tota
value Of the years receipts was $4,000,
900 Home consumption for the year, 2, 90
bales M
A stonemason named Richard Mason at
tempted suicide at Cisco, Tex, few day
ago by taking morphine. He said he wa
! tired Of life.
A telegram from Murphysville, Presidi
County, Tex, announces the death 0
John Anderson from stroke of lightning
Anderson was formerly member of Gil
: lespie's company in the Ranger service.
!, A warrant has been issued for the ARE;
I Of Marcus McClain, charged with being
! one of the party of men who, few night
ago, attacked the village of Maddoxtown
i. Ky. fred number Of shots aud mortalll
! wounded Henry Nichols, colored, who we
! standing IN his doorway.
Bishop G. +. Pierce, senior Bishop Of tn
!. M. E. Church South, who has been lyin
n i'll at his home, "Sunshine," three mile
i from Sparta, Ga, for several days past, a
last accounts was not expected to live, b
+. physician having no hopes Of his recovery
!, The Bishop has been a sufferer from a
;. acute disease Of the throat for the past fou
years. II has gradually grown worse, an
now he is unable to swallow enough
n keep him alive.
The dead body Of a negro was found o
!. the railroad track near San Marcos, Tex
a a few days ago, with an arm and leg G,
d off and head terribly cut. 1t is suppose
r thathe was murdered and placed on Il
track, as no blood was found near ii
r body.
!, The Texas oat crop is about all threshe
out Tho via1d yyill averapa about fift