The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-05-01
SOUTHERN GLEANiNGS. I


M. r. Wells, postal clerk on the line be-
tween New Orleans and Port Eads, dis
appeared recently taking with him the
contents of the registered letter pouch,
amounting, it is supposed, to several
thousand dollars. Wells was only six
teen years of age.
The Governor of Louisiana has issued a
proclamation of quarantine against the
leading ports of Mexico, Central and
South America and the West Indian
Islands, to take effect May 10th.
A negro laborer, who had left his en-
ployer in Lincoln, Ga, was caught few
days ago by Peter Dill and George Ken
nedy and put uE2s,Jr thssiash. They tied
him and beat him until he fell unconscious.
He died few hours later. The crime has
startled the community with horror.
Corsicana, Tex, us to have large roller
patent flour mill.
There are said to be large beds of chrome
ore in Troupe County, Georgia.
A cyclone at Prairie Grove, Tex, few
days ago caused serious loss of life and
property.
Texas will soon abound with cotton
mills, says San Antonio paper, which
also chronicles the erection of mill at
Riverdale at cost of $4,000.
Vicksburg, Miss, was, visited by con-
hagration recently that destroyed $780,
600 worth Of property fnd q number Of
human lives. The Herded was buraed out
| and had to suspend few days.
w. G. Britton, Tax Collector of Hale
| County, Ala, was convicted recently Of
| embezzling $4,000, and;was sentenced to
the Alabama State Prison.
Itis stated that recent losses by General
| Gordon, of Georgia, may prompt him to
| accept the Russian Mission on account of
the salary. f
| The Supreme Court ~ Tennessee in ses-
sion at jackson, has confirmed the sem
| tence of death on Joe Clark, colored, of
Hardeman County, for killing another
negro in 1884.
Perryville, Tennessee River town, was
annihilated few days since by an incen-
diary fire started by person seeking re-
venge on one of the inhabitants.
Citizens of Chattanooga, Tenn, will ten
der General Grant the freq use of pri-
vate hotel on Lookout Mountain, where
it it is thought he will be greatly bene'
fitted.
Mrs. Willet Babcock's hotel at Paris
Tex, burned few nights ago. Nearly al
the contents were destroyed. Loss, $15,-
coo; insurance, $1,000. The fire was Of in
cendiary origin.
Charles Mcconnell, brakeman, was
instantly killed while switching in the
yard at Guthrie, KY, few days ago
The deceased was resident of Earring
ton, Ky.
The loss of cattle in Southwest Florids
the pas5 winter is reported greater than il
any other previous year, one stock-raisel
estimating his loss at two thousand head
Pneumonia, a Georgia paper says, seem
to have been the disease that played sucl
havoc.
Bernard Battishwhiler, aged thirteen
employed to carry press dispatches from
the Nashville (Tenn.) american office t
the EUening Banner, fell from the ibanis
ters in the third story of the America
building few nights ago, and was in
, stantly killed.
The question of again opening the Ney
Orleans Exposition on November 1st /
being agtated. Notwithstanding the ex
peuse that would be entailed during th
five months intervening between the clos
ing and reopening Of the building, in tn
way of insurance, repairs and police, it
believed that the enterprise may be mad
to pay.
Charlie Brett, of jackson, Tenn,
brakeman, while coupling cars at Cayc,
KY, a few days ago, made misstep, fall
ing across the track. The wheels passe
over his left leg, crushing it between th
knee and thigh. He was in critical col
diticn.
It was recently announced by the Pres
don't of the company that John L. Stoval
book-keeper of the Georgia Chemic
! Works, at Augusta, is defaulter, prol
: ably as high as $4,000. The chemic
, works is wealthy corporation, the stot
of which is owned almost entirely by pa
ties in Baltimore and Norfolk, Va. Alfrt
Baker is President.
Recent Investigations in the Lillian Ma
ison murder case at Richmond, Va, sho
that she had watch-key resembling tht
found in the aperture in the reserve
fence. This in part destroys the mo
.. valuable evidence against Cluverius,
the prosecution relied upon the watch-ke
: to connect him with the tragedy.
: The police of Mobile, Ala, have ca
tured H. L. wilkins, of many aliases, a
cused of successful confidence games
: many other Southern cities, especial
| Atlanta and New Orleans. His game W
: to buy out retail grocers, handle the ca
o and skip. He answers the description
and was taken while trying to perpetra
: this swindle upon Mobile groceryman.
The seventeen-year-old daughter
y George Clarke, of Habersham, Ga, VIII
: putting out an incipient fire which h
broken out in the house, few days as
y became enveloped in flames. Her faith
in his excitement, threw water in
d wrong direction, and before the fan
l. were extinguished burned flesh h
d sloughed off and the girl died within
il few minutes.
On the plantation of Mrs. Mary Tayl
in Burke County, Ga, few days sim
l. William Nasworthy, her overseer, 81
and instantly killed Isaac Scott, color,
- The difficulty grew out of the forcil
o 3 seizure of lot of cotton-see in the pt
I, session of the latter. The hearing tc
place at the scene of the homicide, and I
Coroner's Jury found that the accus
committed the homicide in defense of I
70 property of his employer, and that I
10 shooting was justifable. The Court
charged the prisoner.
N Planters are busy everywhere now.
A negro woman on the plantation of J
b. Teasley, near Hartwell, Ga, left two
g. her children, aged six and four, in char
S. of the baby few days ago, while {
a went to funeral. On returning
fornd +ha 4xyo obiidra, bao ti,,,r a - =, /.