The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-10-30
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS.

ago, destroyed ths hook and laddef house,
the City Hall, Germania Hall and Pfeif-
fer's store.
Tom VarnelI, who committed murder
near Hubbard City, Tex, two years ago,
was arrested recently in New Mexico and
saken back TO Texas.
The meanest man iii Louisville, KY,
gets up early and cuts the dry goods ,ad.
vertiscments out Of the morning papers,
leaving nothing bus the ordinary reading
matter for his devoted wife.
THere was slight earthquake shock at
Macon, Ga, a few evening since, lasting
about ten secon Is.
Three more ARE sts OF Edgefield lynchers
have been made, and the Sheriff had six
mora warrants. Great excitement prevails
among the friends of the lynchers.
The United States District Court is in
session at Nashville, Tenn, Judge Key,
the former Postmas ter. General presiding.
large number of cases against moon
sinners have bsen disposed of, some being
fined 500 and sentenced to six months
Imprisonment.
While playing the orgaa at the close of
ceremonies in Banks Presby terian chapel,
Bos.i Parish, Ls., few days ago, Mrs.
NJ M. Adger was struck with apoplexy
and suddenly expired. Shs was forty six
years OF age, and the widow OF the late
w. %. Adger, a wellknown PAINTER.
During fight in Rabun County, Louisi.
ana, few days ago, between Henry Dart
aud Lewis Mullfgan, Dart caewed off Mul.
ligan's nose and both ears, and Mulligan
gouged out one of DARTS eyes. The fight
grew out-of quarrel over the possession
of flask of whisky.
Georgia tramps now wear straw hats
and linen busters.
Officers of the New Orleans Exposition
anticipate that the attendance Will be
larger than last year.
The Georgia Legislature has teen hav.
ing quite wrestle with educat onal top.
les. 1t has passed law establishing
school of techno ogy.
NJ: Cohn has entered suit at Jackson,
Tenn, against Sol Tuchfeld for $4,000
for sland sring him and injuring his bust.
ness. Both are Jewish merchants of tha
city.
Mr.. Asa Emerson, Kentucky's pioneer,
celebrated his 1924 birthday recently.
He has been in good health until the last
few months.
Twenty-nine United States prisoners
convicted of crimes committed in the In.
dian Territory, were sent to The Dstroit
tMicb.) House of Correction recently for
various terms.
A hook and ladder truck going to fire
a. Vicksburg, Miss, few nights ago, ran
over and killed George. Perry, thirteen
years cid.
One hundred thousand colored children
in Nor'h Carolina attended school in 1000
school-houses last year. The average
cost of buildings was less than 500 each.
George Price and John Hudson have
been arrested in CrittenIen County, KY,
charged with robbing Y Young g. Doyle, of
Sparta, Tenn, of $500 worth of jewelry.
Governor Bale OF Tennessee has issuel q
requisiiion for the pri ioners. Price is in
dicted for rape on a six>year-old colored
girl, and will be tried for that crime.
negro named Ward was hanged by a
mob few days ago, thirteen miles south
OF Eufaula, Ala. for attempting the mur-
der of citizen and the supposed murder
| of another.
At Darling on, S. c., few nights since,
fire caused a loss of $4,000, distributed
among the following name business men
| J. A. Peace, ]. c. VIII to, A. Nochman, S.
Marco and M. Hinley. Their loss /, on
stock. Hayward Sc Josey and Houston &
| Woodham lost buildings and stocks.
valiant Georgia editor writes: 81 will
| put our dog Ira Ter against the world for
| freeing opossums. A few nights ago our
boy Jim Rirples caught fifteen with him,
| and it was not good night for the bust.
| ness, as the moon Stone too brightly"
| There is woman living in Davidson
| County, North Carolina, who is the
| mother of seventeen children, eleven of
| whom are living. She has eighty-seven
| grandchildren, and thirty.two great
| children. She is now seventy.two years
| old.
| The new Capitol in process of erection
at Atlanta, Ga, is of the same style of
| architecture as: that of the Capitol at
Washington. The building is to be 347
| feet long and 272 feet at the greatest
depth. From the center dome is to rise
| to a height of 200 feet.
Charles Stokes, son of Colonel W. B.
| Stokes, one of the Oldest and most promi.
nent attorneys in Tennessee, suicidsd at
Alexandria, Tenn, few days ago on &C,
count of unreqrited love. After writing a
letter he retired to his room and blew out
his GRAINS. He was removed recently
\ from the position of Revenue Gauger.
He was twenty-five years old.
VIM. Boyd, cl arged with numbering
Birdie Patterson, his mistress, at Nash.
vile, Tenn, July 9th, 1888, was founl
| guilty and sentenced to tsn sars' impr.s.
onment Boyd, who is highly connected
was convicted prime pally on circumstan-
tial evidence, he being found, in an intox-
icated condition, in the room with the
woman, when the people who heard the
pistol shot rushed into the apartment.
Areunion of exConfederate and ex.
Federal soldiers was held last week al
Owensburg, KY. Three hundred and fifty
ex-soldiers from all parts of the country
went into camp, and commissary depart
ment was established. Captain w. T.
Ellis of the First Kentucky Cavalry de.
lived the welcoming address, a:ter which
there was grand parade.
A negro girl working in gin OH Major
Waddill's Compromise plantation, in
Madison Parish, Louisiana, stepped
through an opening in the floor of the lint
room a few days since, striking band
wheel which was running at a high rate of
speed. She was whirled into eternity in
the twinkling of an eye.
Georgia taxes base ball players.
w. P. Williams, of the Eighth District
of Sumner County. Tenn, resisted arres ST
by Deputy Allen Harris, for assau tins