The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-05-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINss.

NNAuublo bulluAube.
A colored man, named Tony Henry, was
cut to pieces and killed at Uniontown, KY,
few days ago by drunken negroes.
verdict of murder in the first degree
has been returned in the Spence case at
Nashville. Tenn.
Albert Mills, who was sentenced to be
hanged, at Natchez, Miss, for wife MUIR
der, has been respited until July l6
The stores of Clebaugh, Wilson s. Burns
and G. G. Savery at Talladega, Ala, were
burned few nights ago. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
A terrible accident occurred a few days
ago seven miles from Tazswell, Tenn.
William Phillips was sprouting when tree
fell ON him, breaking his neck
DR.. William Kendrick, prominent citi-
zen living near Nixbufgh, Ala, was killed
a few nights ago by Walter Parker. 1t is
regarded as a cold-blooded murder.
A Democratic joint caucus at Baton
Rouge, La, nominated ]. B. Eustis for
United States Senator to succeed Senator
Jonas. Eustis was nominated ON the first
ballot, receiving IS votes; Jonas, So; Man
ming, A..
The news of the killing of John Ketchum
by man named Bowles, in Rock Castle
/ Couutlt AAfss ud0 btth lNt1tNtns AApbShAAA
| stopped at Bowles' house on his way home
from court, and the men quaireled, when
Bowles shot and instantly killed Ketchum.
The latter was a bad character, and one Of
the principal actors in the Breathitt Coun.
ty troubles.
A few days ago Candeana Garcia, an
old woman of seventy years, assisted by
her son-in-law, became involved in a din
/ xsrft MI nj Euolp
Pass, Tex. A lengthy row ensued and the
old woman was beaen to death.
The dead body of a colored man named
Tom Green was found ON raft below the
railroad bridge at Shreveport, La, few
days ago, by another colored man, who
was catching driftwood. Foul play is sus-
pected, and the case is undergoing investi-
cation. The deceased started, with coli
ored man named Sam Thomas, to help
strengthen the levee above, on Shady
Grove place, and was found dead as stated.
A. ]. Alexander's sale of thoroughbred
yearling's at Woodburn, KY, was moder-
ately attended, and prices ruled low.
Thirty-eight head sold for Sl4,345, an ave-
rage of 1917.
William Plues, the Hutchins (Tex)
youth, who stole his fathers horse and
liltu 10 IOD R1NuutlutI'o olOtc u low oSA1 2
ago with shotgun leveled on the sales.
man, has been arrested and Jailed al
Waxahachie on a charge OF horse-theft.
Governor MeEnery of Louisiana was in.
augurated on the 10Th inst.
Mississippi proposes to erect monu'
ment to S. s. Prentiss.
The average cost Of producing merchant
able cotton in South Carolina is eight cents
q pound.
The Kentucky Legislature refused tC
enact the anti-bicycle bill
The new school law passed by the Ken
lucky Legislature is generally commended
by the press of that State.
Bill Bass, who outraged an insane wo
man in Lamar County, Tex, has been sen
fenced to be hanged on Friday, August /
There is talk of establishing race-tracl
and inaugurating a regular system Of tur
, contests at Somerville, Tenn.
G. B. Robinson, merchant Of IndinI
, Greek, Miss, was found dead in bed II
} Memphis a few days ago.
, The Southern General Assembly Of tn,
, Presbyterian Church will meet next yea
at Houston, Tex.
I Dr. Pitts, OF Tangier Island, Va, called
) DR.. Walter, a rival physician, into hi
Office few days ago and killed him.
a Al reunion of the Ninth Ohio Veterans a
Louisville, KY, recently, was attended b.
: fourteen carloads Of ex-soldiers OF botl
armies. Mayor Jacob delivered an address
1 of welcome.
Eighteen boys of Harrodsburg, KY.
: were poisoned a few days ago by eatini
r hemlock, which they mistook for will
parsnips. Two died and five others wer
9 not expected to live.
n AT Hampstead, Tex, where the whit
people and negroes have been havinl
9 trouble for some time past, three ba'
r darkes were killed few days ago.
; A man named Bailey, workman at on
J. OF the furnaces at South Pittsburgh, Tenn
:, mot with very painful accident FEY
= days ago. He was standing near kettl
of molten iron when it overturned an
IS Baily was covered with liquid. All hi
d clothing was burned from his body and hi
legs were painfully burned.
:, A remarkably heavy hail storm recent
destroyed wheat, corn. cotton and oats !
l. the neghborhood OF Mckinney and Boz
ham, Tex.
t. While Mormon elder was waiting Q
l. the depot at Water Valley, Miss, fe'
1. days ago for several other elders he wa
d assaulted by unknown persons VIII
Ie emptied buckets OF tar ON his head. H
made his escape II is reported from Cal
% houn and other counties that the Mormon
in are making great headway among the Low
10 er classes aud these elders were on thel
way to great revival meeting.
al @. B. Robinson. a merchant doing bus
Or ness at Polk's La nding, near Commerc'
2. Miss, committed suicide at Memphii
x Tenn, a few days ago, by taking mo
ID phine. He had been on a protracted spre
IL for a week, and when found In his room Z
the Freddy House was dead, with gobl'
ut containing quantity Of morphine on tI
ne table near his bed.
>. A few days ago W. II. Moore, Jr., col
IN nected with the Georgia Central Railroa,
Il went to Chattanooga, Tenn, and regi
to tered at tho Hamilton House. He ha