The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-07-17
SOUTHERN GLEANINcS.


Charles A. Seals, of Nashville, Tenn,
having quarreled with his sweetheart a
few days ago, attempted to commit sui
eide by swallowing laudanum and eating
sulphur.
The Jail birds at Sweetwater, Tex,
broke out of their cage few nights ago,
nrst tying the Sheriff, who went in to give
them supper. The most important escape
was the murderer of Detective Warren.
A difficulty occurred between Edward
Box and Edward McManus, brothers in
law, at Vicksburg, Miss, few nights
ago, during which the latter was shot in
the groin The wound is considered very
serious and dangerous, il not NOR tai.
A man named Lane was shot at Eustis,
Fla, a few nights ago, by Mcknight, a
detective for the Florida Southern Rail-
road, in quarrel growing out of the ar
rest OF one Peoples, for safe-robbing.
According to a Tennessee law a man
who is to be hung can invite three friend DIS
to the execution. This liberal spirit on
the part of Tennessee has benefited large
portion of the community.
Miss Shores, beautiful young lady liv-
ing near Cairo, Ca, was prescribed quiz
nino to break up the chills. At Dr. Rod
denbury's drug store morphine was put up
! by mistake, resul ting in the death of the
young lady.
AT Baxley, Ga, few nights since, a
white man named w. w. Rye, who was
Intoxicated, became involved in an alter
cation with Stephen Grant, negro Rye
whipped out his pistol and fred twice, the
second bullet killing Grant. Rye is now
In jail. The negroes, who greatly pre-
dominate, are highly incensed and fears
OF lynching were entertained.
Free joe" Edwards, well-known me-
/ gro at Milledgeville, Ga, went into the
country few days ago to see his sweet
heart, Martha Green. His dead body was
found subsequently in the woods. 1t had
a knife thrust, which went clear through
the heart The knife, which was lying by
him, was identified as the property of Bill
Todd, rival lover. The woman is in jail
as an accessory to the murder, and the
officers were in pursuit of Todd.
two-year-old Jersey COW in Tennes.
see produced recently in seven days thir-
| ty pounds fifteen ounces of butter.
Jacob Lumler's body was found floating
N Trinity River at Dallas, Tex, few
days ago. He had evidently been mur-
! dered
William Matthews, of Comanche, Tex,
eloped recently with Mrs. zecrist. He re.
turned for the woman's wearing apparel,
and was killed by Mr.. Zscrst.
Judge Hunt, of the Texas Court Of A D.
peals, has decided the law against buck
et-shops invalid.
The first consignment of East Tennessee
new wheat reached Chattanooga last
week. 1t was of very fine quality and
/, sold at $l.07 1-2 per bushel.
A reign of terror exists in the counties
of Alexander and Caldwell, in North Car
olina, owing TO the depredations Of gang
OF outlaws, who are intrenched in the
Bushy Mountains, and who have long sue
cessfully defied the law.
Goyernor Lowrey of Mississippi com.
muted the death sentence Of Thomas
Hughes, alias Thomas Peck, to mprison-
ment for life. He was sentenced for mur-
der, and was to have been hanged in Mon
roe County on the Goth instant.
The mob which recently lynched tba
two negroes at Grenada, Miss, completed
Its work by subsequently taking Bartley
James from his home and hanging him to
a tree and shooting John Campbell for
whom similar fate had been reserved,
but who was on his guard and refused to
be taken alive.
Near the Walton County (Ga.) line
Henry Crawford shot and killed Colonel
Gordon, few days ago. The men were
substantial farmers. They had fallen out
about fence line, which Gordon at
tempted to run, and Crawford stopped Ii
with his shotgun. The murderer es-
capped.
A Charleston Is. C.) inventor has de-.
vised knob, which may be made highly
ornamental, to be;affixed to lady's belt,
so that her partner in dancing can sswne
partners" without that offensive familiar
lty which has thrown a gloom over the
festive dance. With another knob on the
shoulder, dancing might be as proper as
swinging a scythe -snath.
John Daily, white farmer, shot and
killed Ike Williams, one Of his colored la
quested payment of his wages and becom-
ing enraged because Daily could not pa v
him made an attack, when Daily shot him
in self-defense.
The Louisiana State Press Convention
presided over by Leon Jastremsk, of the
Baton Rouge Capitoltan Adoocate, met al
Shreveport last week. A banquet was
rendered by the citizens
About 1900 negroes along the line of the
Cape Fear g. Yardkin Valley Railroad, IL
South Carolina, recently went on an ex.
cursion to Fayetteville, N, G. While re-
turning Reuben Jones, colored, was sho
by negro at Hastie, a small station jus
across the line in North Carolina, and in
stantly killed. Mean whisky was plenti
full, many of the negroes were drunk
and shooting and stabbing ARRAYS wer
numerous, but no other homicides are re
ported.
grand formal recep tion was given b,
the citizens of Vicksburg, Miss, to th
Volunteer Southrons, in honor of their sig
nal victory achieved at the State militar,
drill. The Vicksburgh Rifles and Warrel
Light Artillery are putting themselves il
readiness for the drill next fall.
Jacob Rigdon, fisherman and hunter
who has wife and four children, one
grown daughter, eloped from Shreveport
La, few days ago, with a seventeen
year-old girl. She is the daughter of
well-known Red River pilot who dice
with smallpox in 1875, while employed OF
the steamer Belle Rowland. The mothe
of the girl thinks they took skiff an,
went up Red River, but Rigdon was hear
to inquire the fare to Houston, Tex, th
day before the elopement.