The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-03-26
MAGNOLIA MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, MARCH rs. 1885.

A TANK In the otI-wOrks or Zone q
Fleming, Newton Creek, N. Y, exploded
the evening of the 18th, and $1,000 barrels
of oil were destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
WHEN the paraffine factory at Elizabeth
port, N. j., was fired on the 18th, the still
burst and the factory was totally de-
stroyed. The loss is $1,000 no insur-
ance. The place employed fifty hands,
and was owned by Theophilus M. Marc.
Jessie Hall, very bright colored girl of
sixteen, died at Akron, o., on the 18th,
after having abstained from food for
seventy-five days, positively taking no
sustenance but small bits or oranges and
water, and these very seldom. Part of
the time the girl was in comatoss state.
The physicians were completely baffied by
the case, and claim it to be one of the
most peculiar on record.
x-CoNGREssMAN JEFFoRDs, of Mssls :
sippi, died on the 10th.
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS of Baltimore
called on President Cleveland on the 18th.
THE Figaro says that President Cleve-
land has requested Minister Morton to re-
main in Paris.
A BANQUET was given ex- Speaker Keifer
at Springfield, o., on the 10th.
Mr.. GEORGE GRAY was sworn in as
| United States Senator to succeed Mr..
Bayard on the 10Th.
| FIRE in the glass-works of Francis
Storms, Brooklyn, on the 10th, caused a
loss of 1000.
ROBBERS entered Donaldson e. Co.'s
bank at Columbus, o., on the 10Th, and
stole 1880.
/
The Duke of Richmond, the largest own
er of rented property in London, has re-
duced all his rents ten per cent.
STATE AUDITOR Brown of Iowa again
refused to vacate his office on the 10th, and
once more was arrested. Hs
A FREIGHT train was wrecked at Alle-
gripus, Pa, on the 10th. One man killed
and several seriously injured.
IT is said that Russian officers, at the
council of war to be held soon, will urge
an advance upon Herat.
THE entire night force of the Bankers &
Merchants Telegraph Company at Bos-
ton, Mass, are on a strike.
A RUNAWAY love-couple from uffa,o
N. Y, en- route to st. Louis, were arrested
at Cleveland on the 10th and placed in the
lock-up.
LATEST advices from the Soudan report
a short engagement between the British
and the rebels, with small losses by eact
side.
THE Democratic State Convention O
Rhode Island met at Pro 7idence on th,
10th, nominated ticket and indorsed tn
inaugural address of the President.
l THE chief event at the New Orleans Ex
position on the 10Th was a balloon ascen
sion by Prof. Van Tassel, of California.
THE residence of Lieutenant Thomas w
Fitch, General Sherman's son-in-law,
at Cote Brilliante, suburb of st. Louis
Mo-, was destroyed by fire on the 10th
Loss, $4,000; insured.
Jos. SKELTAN and Geo. K. Osborn ar
under arrest at Chicago, charged witt
manufacturing and passing counterfei
silver coin.
COMMISSIONER MILLER qualified on tn
10Th, and entered upon his duties as hea
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
CARROLL d. WRIGHT, Commiss ioner G
Labor, has submitted the outline of pro
posed investigation of the labor probler
to the Secretary of the Interior, whic
meets the latter's hearty approval.
1T was stated in the British House {
COMMONS on the 10Th that the regula
army numbers 1S4, ,250 men and the volun
teer forcs 20S,60O. The newspapers al
pleased with the statement.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has Is
sued warrant 333,30S, in favor of tn
Governor of Kansas, for the expenses In
Cured by that State in repelling the In
dian invasion.