The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-11-06
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

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from Northern States arrived at jackson,
q few days since. They were looking for
land.
William Besringer, drummer from
New York, died at the Southern Hotel in
Austin, Tex, few days ago, from the
effects Of an overdose Of morphine, be-
lieved to have been taken with suicidal in
tent.
doe Orficie, business man Of Terrell,
Tex. was shot and killed few days ago
by painter named William Boren, in
difficulty over job Of work done by the
latter. The slayer was arrested and
jailed.
An old man named John Orlicks was
found murdered in his store near Houston,
Tex, few days ago, with rope round
his neck, head and body badly disiigured
There was no clue to the murderers or
cause assigned for the murder.
"A difficulty occurred few nights since
at Cottonwood, Tex, between four cattle-
men, In which julius Heger was killed
and Washington Boren believed to be NOR
tally wounded by Joseph Price and Viii
liam Ross, who male their escape.
G. B. Gerold, County Judge Of Waco,
Tex, adjourned his court for five minutes
one day recently, for fist fight with an
attorney named I. A. Blair After
friends had stopped the contest the court
calmly resumed its session.
Willie Smith, aged seventeen, was
found in the last agonies Of death, in
cornfiald near his stepfather's house, at
Cynthlana, KY, few days ago. He had
takon his shotgun out for hunt, and it is
supposed that he shot himself accidental
ly, as his gun and rabbit were found on
one side of q fence and his body on the
other.
James Duncan, living twelve miles from
Dallas, Tex, went to the city a few even
ings since, and fell dead from bis seat in
saloon. He evidently committed sui
eide, as a note was found on his person,
saying: q am fifty years old TO- day, and
this is my last day ON earth, l am tired
of the world"
In the Hastings (Va.l Court few days
ago the Grand Jury found true bill
against Thos. Whyue, late Cashier Of the
Planters a. Merchants Bank, charging
him with being accessory to WV. Whyte,
late Teller Of said bank, in making Ger
tain fraudulent entries on the Teller's
book, whereby Taomas Whyte was credit
ed with 80, 100 as deposited January 10th,
lsS3, and S5, 100 as deposited January 2lst,
1855.
Miss Fannie Robertson, a beautiful four
teen.yearold girl, the adopted daughter
Of Mr. James 9. Robertson, of Broken Ar
row, Ca, disappeared from her home a
couple OF weeks ago. 1t has since been de-
veloped that her foster father has told
contradictory stories abou her disappear
ance. These circumstances aud the abso-
| Lutte absence Of any clew as to her move.
ments have aroused the suspicion that
she has been put out of the way. Creeks
have been dragged for her body, but With
out avail.
The Supreme Court Of Louisiana recent
ly affirmed the decision Of the De Soto
Parish Court in The case Of Benjamin F..
Jenkins, sentenced TO the Pententiary for
life, for the murder of Rev. j. Lane Bjr-
den. Jenkins was tried and sentenced at
Mansfield last February, and has been ly.
ing in jail there since
Barton & Frawey's steam corton-gin at
Mason, Tenn, forty miles northeast Of
Memphis, an the Louisville 81 Nashville
Railroad, burned few nights ago. Total
loss 5000; insurance, 81, 100. The fire
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oil lamp.
The Texas Presbyterians, North and
South, at their recent convention at Aus.
tin, agreed to work together in future.
The Houston trex,) Chronicle, a new
Democratic daily paper, has made its ap
pearance, with J. w. Mitchell as editor.
w. D. Ward, a Texas newspaper man
was sentenced for ninety mine years a
Castroyille, for the murder Of Bob Fly.
A. G. Sorrels, wealthy farmer Of Bor
tow County, Ga, was killed few days ag'
by being drawn into cotton gin.
Jack Bryan, a colored man, who burned
down two school houses at McDonough
Ga, was convicted Of arson and sentence,
to three years in the Penitentiary.
AS Captain H. II. Picket, a well know
attorney Of Dawson, Ga, was walking
down the street a fsw evenings since h
was assaulted by G. w. Cheeves, editor o
the Dawson Journal. In the melee the lat
ter shotPickett dead. Cheeves was lodge
in jail.
At Mckinney, Tex, the Houston
Texas Central Railroad won a $1,000 dam
age suit against the Baltimore & Obi
Telegraph Company for trespass
The Georgia papers report that sharper
are going over the track of Sherman
march to the sea, gulling farmers into til
belief that the Government is going to pa.
for the damage done at that time, and col
lectng fees in advance for services to b
rendered in putting through claims.
rumor was current recently at Clinton
La, of the murder Of three persons, father
son and nephew, in st. Tammany Parish
and that a posse of men pursued, captured
and hanged four negro murderers, an
were on the track of others.
Tallapoosa, on the Georgia Pacific Road
was burned by a supposed incendiary fir
few nights ago, with a loss Of Ss0,O ,OO(
The fire started in the store of Pope & Dar
nell, and destroyed the business houses 9
Tumlin g. Matthews, Stebbins & Dough
erty, I. L. Dougherty and S. II. New.
On October 2lst, at charco, countr
/ Post -office twenty miles from Goliad, Tex
two Mexicans robbed the store of X, j. Hor
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