The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-04-10
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


cyclones which swept over the Southwest
recently seems to have been that in the
Bluegrass region OF Kentucky, which de.
stroyed the villages Colmansvile, Conroy,
Antioch, and Mount Nebo. -Four persons
were killed and five mortally injured near
Ptman.
Atsalom Watkins. OF Chattanooga,
Tenn, died few days since. He had Tor
many years been connected with Cincin.
natl, Louisville and Chattanooga newspa
pers.
Alfred Davis, wealthy farmer OF
Sequache County, Tenn, was beaten to
death by tramp whom he sheltered few
nights since. The tramp is in jail.
Moore u Swensord's saw-mill at
Orange, Tex, caught fire few nights ago
from furnace while the watchman was
asleep. The building was consumed. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, 5000.
A Miss Let'tia Smith, living several
miles east Of Lexington, Ga, killed her
newly born infant child few nights ago,
and the Coroner's Jury returned verdict
of infantcide.
John johnson, German laborer in
the capital quarries at Austin, Tex, was
killed few mornings since by falling
derrick.
The business men of Dallas, Tex, re.
Gently telegraphed the Texas delegation in
Congress requesting them to vote for the
extension of the bonded whisky BILL as
they thought the defeat of the bill would
produce panic. The panic can now mate.
vialize.
Savannah, Ga, has the oldest opera.
house in the United States.
The people in the vicinity of Athens,
Ga, have been afflicted for some time past
with a female tramp. She passes under
the name of Mrs. Glanter, the name of her
third husband, now living in Elberton.
She has. raised great excitement among
the negroes and ignorant whites by her
curious tales and revelations, and crowds
Of whites and negroes flock TO the house
where she is stopping to have their for
tunes told. A negro preacher left his pui.
pit to see that woman what tells peoples
iortunes.o She is taking it cowboy fashion,
and is armed with two pistols, which she
drew on a negro, whose opinion was not
tlattering to her ladyship.
A citizen o. the County OF Greenville,
s. G., has written to the Commissioner Of
Agriculture in Charleston rendering speci-
mems of iron ore for exhibition at the New
Orleans Exposition. The writer offers to
furnish ore of the same kind which
Korruth smelted aud forged into musket
barrels for the United States Government
for use in the war Of 1872, the works still
existing at or near paper mill in Green.
vile County. The ore having been used
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iron of superior quality. The writer says
he could furnish sufficient quantity for
Exposition purposes Of the ore dug by
korruth himself, if preferred. The offer
has been accepted by the Commissioner,
and the ore will form an attractive part OF
the South Carolina exhibits
Springfield, Robertson County,
Tenn, is to have a Ell show April II.
A quail with white wings was killed
near Sparta, Tenn. a few days ago.
There are fifty Illicit distilleries ana
only three licensed ones in one district in
North Carolina.
At recent fire in Stalkville, Miss.
the young ladies OF that place formed a
bucket-and-tub brigade.
An Augusta (ia.) editor says tha,
five men in the Southern States now reaa
the newspapers where one man read them
ten years ago.
Michael Burns, o ht tel el-waiter NJ Dal
las, Tex, was shot dead few days ago by
st. Louis drummer named Willis Adams.
There was woman in the case, as usual
There were threats Of lynching Adams, but
wiser counsels prevailed.
Pearce & Brothers hub and spoke
factory at Chattanooga, Tenn, burned
few days ago. Loss $4,000; insurance.
$4,000. Fifty hands are thrown out OF EN-,
p1oyment.
In Fayetteville, n. c., few DAYS
ago, great excitement was caused bv th.
attempted assassination of General Brady,
who was in the city on a visit. The affaiI
is mysterious, the would.be slayer being
woman. General Brady was leaving a
house in the center of the CITY when hs
heard pistol shots fired in rapid succession,
and one after another the balls whizzed bv
his head, but did not touch him. He called
for the police and when they came up and
made search they found woman con.
cealed under the porch of the house. She
held in her hand revolver, the barrel of
which had been just discharged. She re.
fused to make any explanation.
A commercial traveller who arrived
in Knoxville, Tenn, few days ago and
registered in the Atkins House as "Tunis
Way, Philadelphia" was found dead on
the floor of his room. Although a man of
apparently strong physique, he had been
complaining Of sickness since his arrival.
but was walking about the premises at a
late hour the previous evening. Mr. viii.
son, Of the Atkins House, at eleven O'Clock
called to give him medicine, and found
Way laying dead on the floor. Coroner
Hardinburg stated that Way had died of
congestion Of the lungs, and that there was
no indication of poisoning.
A man half dead was picked up under
the bridge over Trinity River at Dallas.
Tex, few days ago. He was taken to the
jail and medical attendance given him.
He returned to consciousness sufficiently
Ia state that his 1nar,aa ..,ag Ta,s.o. tust