The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-05-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Methodlst Episcopal Church convened IN |
st. Louis, Mo-, on the 14th, Bishop Bow
man presiding. All the Bishops were
present except Bishops Hurst and Fowler.
BAYLIss w. HANNA has asked for the |
mission to the Argentine Republic instead
of the Persian mission.
AN evicted Irish farmer made bailiR
drunk and then held him over fire until
he was fatally burned
BURGLARS started q fire in Darlingt on,
Ind, on the 18th, that destroyed almost
the entire business portion of the city.
EUGENE WALTON, collection clerk of the
First National Bank of New York, is in
custody for crookedness.
MINISTER MORTON took leave of Presi-
dent Grevy at Paris on the 14th, and his
successor, McLane, presented his creden-
tials.
DANIEL g. STANTON, charged with kill
ing Frederick Nash at Germantown juno
tiou, Pa, last October, surrendered HIM
to the authorities at Philadelphia on the
14th.
SIX unnecessary clerks and messenger
have been dispensed with in the Super
vising Architects office at Washington.
PROMOTERS of the American exhibition
mined on site for the buildings
IRON manufacturers and the sAmalga-
mated Association have given up trying
considered inevitable. ~
II THE Presidentshas appoin ted Geo. g.
Tanner, of South Carolina, United States
Consul at Chemnitz. 81
IT is now said if England does not
avenge the defeat of the. Afghans at
Penjdeh she will have to indemnify the
Ameer.
A NEW York firm who furnished butter
for the Greedy relief expedition say they
paid George t. Goff, of Washington, for
securing them the contract, eight cents on
every pound of butter furnished.
T.. THE gossips have 1t that General Rose
Grams is to be made Collector of the port
of San Francisco The President has, it
is said, assured the Generals friends that
he will be cared for by the Administra-
tion. u ~ ~
The Traverse (Dakota) County seat war
has broken out afresh.
THERE were 1874 business failures in the
United States during the seven days end
ed the 10TH 'a-- 7s'tla''''
THE Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the First National Bank at
Athens, Tenn, to begin business with a
capital of $4,000.
BRITISH troops are leaving Suakim,
homeward bound, every day.
| ABOUT 800 people were made sick by eat
ing ice-cream at picnic at Tallula, Ca,
on the 14th. They are all out of danger
REPORTS from the Northwest are re-
markably contradictory. just when ne WIS
comes that the backbone of the Riel re-
bellion is broken fresh attacks and bloody
work by the Indians are reported.
| MINISTER PHELPS arrived in England or
/ the 10Th and received a most cordial well
come at Southampton. Ex- Minister Low
ell dned with the Queen at Windsor
castle the same evening.
POLICE SERGEANT CROWLEY was con.
victed of outrageousIy assaulting Maggie
Norris in New York.
| Copies of the Revised Old Testament
were given to the Londen papers on the
18TH 1t will be ready for the general pub
lie in few days.
FIVE children Of Henry Lewiston were
cremated in burning house at Owatonna
Mimi, ON the 10Th.
.
nsse rule in Kashgar is gaining strength
SAM DYER, the slayer Of Sheriff Rags
dale of Fannin County, Texas, was caugh
and jailed at Bonham on the 18th.
RUSSIA is disple ased with the plan of
Chinese army in Corea with European
officers
ANDREW ]. JOHNSON and dozen o
Kentucky mountain des peradoes have in
augur ated and maintained reign of ter
ror at Pineville, KY. Governor Knott ha
been asked to send the militia to tn
scene.
THE Attorney General has decided tha
the naval court -martial has jurisdictio
in the Wales case.
The President being invited to Wis
Boston, replied that public business woul
not permit him at present to fix day.
THE appropriation for the payment {
bounty to volunteers, thNir widows an
legal heirs, and for the pay of two an
three year volunteers has been exhausted
ZAoHARIAu MONTGOMERY, of California
is to be made Assistant A ttorney -Gener
of the United States for the Interior d.
) partment.
! JUROR MUNsELL, of the Short case, WI
pleaded guilty to contempt of court, WI
sent to Jail for thirty days, and fine
i $3.50 was imposed on him.
( WILLIAM Hut, noted anarchist
Switzerland, hanged himself in prison
5 Geneva on the 18th.
POPULAR opposition to the beer ar
spirit tax in England will, it is though
force revision of the bud get.
KENTUCKY distillers are considering Z
advisability of shutting down until t
surplus whisky is consumed.
GERMANY and Austria will not take a
; tion on the Egyptian financial conventi'
(; until autumn.
/, BRADsTREET's business review indicat
: O movement of merchandise below the a
erage, and far below expectations, wi
y no special activity in any line.
TIE convention of Young Mems Chri
tian Associations closed its sessions
Atlanta, Ga, on the 10th.
RUssIA's reply to the British propos,
!, has not yet reached England, and tn,
W seems to be a serious hitch somewhere.
70 SECRETARY ENpIcoTT inspected the RI
y Island Arsenal on the 10Th. From th'
10 he went to visit the Leavenworth pris
= A DELEGATION of prominent Bos'
!, people arrived in Washington on the Il
:, to tell the President what to do in
~ matter of Federal offices In Massacl
setts.
in HENRY ALBERs, rich retired butte
ok Of New Y ork, paid $4,000 for what