The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-07-03
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


When lightning uck the livery stable
Of ]. L. Griggs, of Macon, Ca, few days
ago. it killed but one horse, but selected
the most valuab BILE animal of the collec-
tion.
A boy by the name of Wallace Laget,
while bathing at Louisville, KY, few
days ago, was drowned.
A family named Quelloward, consisting
OF six persons, were poisoned at New Or
leans few days ago by female servant.
A doctor was called in at once, and the
victims lives were saved. The servant
was arrested.
Henry Heiss, journalist Of Nashville,
Tenn, sdied a few days ago after a pro.
tracted illness. He was the only son OF
the late John P. Heiss, who founded the
Washington ID. C.) Union
A fatal shooting affray occurred at
Smiths grocery, in West Jefferson, Tex,
few inights ago, in which James Zach
ary shot and instantly killed Allen Fig
ures. Both areNwhite boys, about eight
cen years old and of good families.
severe storm passed over Webster
Parish, La, few days ago, doing great
damage to corn crops. 1t lasted about
twenty minutes, leaving track a mile
wide.
The Cove rnor of South Carolina has or
dered aniinvestigation of reported inhu-
man practices in the convict camp at
Abbeville. Nine convicts out of 1876 have
died within few weeks, the alleged vic
Tins of ov erwork and cruel punishments
Emil St'ger, aged sixty, Hungarian
by birth, formerly a companion of Kos
suth, ex-Captain of the Second Illinois
Artillery, and lat ely an engineer on the
United States Mississippi River Commits
sion, committed suicide at Memphis,
Tenn, few nights ago by taking about
thirty grains of cyanide of potash. De-
spondency, caused from lack of employ.
ment is the only attributable cause.
Mrs. Hannah Mansoon, of Henderson
KY, recovered from a lightning stroke,
hut the resuscitation was excruciating.
The sensations, she said, were as if she
was being jabbed by ten Thousand nee-
dies, while a knife-blade was twisted in
her brain.
A violent type of measles, followed by
hux, which often results fatally, is preva-
lent in Egbert and Madison counties,
Georgia.
Governor Scales of North Carolina has
respted Eaton Mills, the negro who was
to have been hanged at Halifax on the
Goth for murder.
The Touring mill of Irwin &c Callahan,
In Washington, Ga, was destroyed by
fire few days ago. Loss, $4,000; in.
surance, So 900.
Wash Kelly, a deputy Sheriff of Texas,
has been arrested and carried to Arkan-
sas on cha rye of murder committed in
1878.
Mrs. Oliver, wife of travelling dentist,
committed suicide at Dallas, Tex, by
taking stry chnine. The cause is sup
posed to be domestic troubles.
DR.. w. g. Bullock, born in 1881, a
graduate of Yale College and of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, is dead. He was
for several terms President OF the Georgia
Medical Associate and was corresponds
ent member of many eminent medical
bodies.
While two negroes employed in the saw
mill of d. W. Rogers & Co, OF Talladega,
Ala, were wrestling few days ago, one
fell Immediately across what is known as
the slab-saw, cutting his heart in two in
stantly.
The Grand Jury at New Orleans found
true bill against Charles Bridges, OF
Crystal Springs, Miss, charged with the
murder of Charles Anderson, notorious
burglar and desperate of Cincinnati. The
killing occurred in New Orleans March
4th, last.
A waterspout burst over the town oil
ongview, Tex, few days ago, doing
about $1,000 worth of damage. The main
| force of the waters pout was. spent on the
fields adjoining the town. In some parts
of the town streams of water six feet
high ran down the streets. After the
storm had passed innumerable fish were
found in the fields and streets. None oil
| the fish were less than four inches long
and hundreds of them were eight inches.
| The Grand Jury at Nashville. Tenn, in
| dicted Alexander Bolton, of the police
force, for murder in the second degree fol-
the killing of r. G. Schreber, of Mil
\ waukee, who was shot while re sisting ar
rest, few days ago, for supposed bur-
glary. Officers O'Connell and Consadine
were acquitted.
| Some time ago Will am Henry Parks, q
negro, was shot dead at Atlanta Ga,
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summoned jury gave an unsatisfactory
verdict. The tumult of the colored people
over the slouching ever of the case forced
attention to it, and the result is the in
| dictment by the Grand Jury of w. o.
Jones, livery stable man of the city,
and Policemen Chr istopher and West fol
murder.
The union revival meetings at Hot
Springs, Ark, under the aus pices of the
Protestant churches, continue. Harry
May, converted Israelite, has been max.
Ing pulpit exhortations. Many conver.
sions have been effected An urgent invi.
tation has been extended to Rev. San
Jones, the famous Georgia revivalist, tt
visit the city. The Methodist District Con
ference, with one hundred delegates, is il
session this week.
Mr.. r. B. Higgins, a planter south O.
Helena, Ark, captured the negro muir
derer who escaped from the Lee County
Jail some days since, and took him t,
Helena, placing him. in the County Jai
for safe keeping until the Lee County of.
fcials could secure him. There was con
siderable interest taken in the negro
escape, for his disappearance was so sud
den and mysterious that many supposed
Judge Lynch had taken his case in hand
Peters, upon being questioned about hi
escape, said that he walked out of the iai
door, which had been left open by tn
jailer, carry ing with him the chain an,
ball that was attached to his leg.
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