The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-05-08
SOUTHERN oLEANlNoS.

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In Virginia peanuts are now ground
into what proves o very fair -four for
making pie crust and other light pastries.
Andy Wepler, the Louisville (Ky.)
bsrkeeper who shot and killed Henry
Clay, was given two years in the Peni-
tentiary.
Ex-Governor w. ID. Bloxham of Flor
ida, has concluded to decline the Bolivian
mission,- and has SO notified Secretary
Bayard.
Edward Gwinn, Nashville (Tenn.)
printer, nineteen years old, shot himself
through the brain a few nights ago with
suicidal intent.
The next Mississippi Legislature will
choose two United States Senators, and
Messrs. Barksdale and Singleton are said
to have aspirations for the places now
| filed by Messrs. George and Walthall.
The people of Vicksburg, to the number
| OF two thousand, followed to the cemetery
the remains Of thirty-two victims of the
| recent fire.
There were two very distinct shocks OF
earthquake felt at Knoxville, Tenn, a few
days ago. The window panes ratified and
dishes tumbled to the floor in many houses,
while the houses themselves shook.
James Scott and Charles Lowry were
convicted of murder in the first degree at
Spencer, Tenn, for killing Crock En-
gland. No appeal was taken, the prose-
cution agreeing to ask the Governor to
commute the sentence to imprisonment for
life.
\ A white man named Mickey, sub-agent
OF Colonel Richardson's Hollywood PLAN
tation, near Greenville, Miss, got into
difficulty few days ago with one of the
farm hands about some plantation work
and shot the negro twice, killing him al
most instantly. Mickey has left for parts
unknown.
| The stand Of corn and cotton in the sec.
tion, contiguous to Austin, Tex, is not
good.
1 W. A. Oliphant, formerly prominent
merchant of Galveston, died at Hunts
vile, Tex, a few days ago.
Alabama physicians say that pneumonia
is now worse In that State than ever be-
fore within thirty or forty years.
1t was found recently when officers
won't to arrest John l. Stovall, at Au-
gusta, Ga, who defaulted for $50, 900 of
his uncle's money, shat he had skipped
the country.
\ - sS~NAoAe oAoOsAh8 dhdh OCCuIEou Ou
Captain Smiths place, near Oxford, Ala,
few days ago In which Mr.. J. G.. Hut
son inflicted probably fatal wound on
Charley Price, negro.
W. r. Smith, charged with stealing
$24,6o0 while clerk in the Auditors
office, as Richmond, Va, was found
guilty, and sentenced to two years in
the Fenitentiarv.
The gold mines in the vicinity Of WASH
iDgton, Ga, are beginning to show fruits
again. Fifteen hundred dollars worth OF
gold bullion has just been shipped from
the Sale mine to the mints, and much more
will shortly follow.
At Woodward's horse sale, In Lexing-
ton, KY, recently, 81, 900 was paid for @
chestnut saddle gelding, $500 for bay
gelding, and S44O for Magic mare.
A three days. trial of Fred White, g
printer, for the murder of Eugene Robin
son, a popular society man of Atlanta
Ga, ended in verdict of acquittal.
A man named Jamison at Anston, Ala
locked up his house with two children in.
side. On returning home he found tn,
house destroyed by fire and the children
burned to death.
1 Mrs. Morrison, who lives at Millsap
Tex, accidentally turned pot of boilin,
coffee on her seven-y year-old daughter ant
q baby aged five months few days ago
The girl was not dangerously hurt, but tn
baby received a fatal scalding.
. DR.. Yeager, of Mineral Wells, Tex, wa
fatally injured a few nights ago while re
turning from social gathering. Hi
horse became frightened, reared and fel
ho nh ard uhtvor hn A..
saddle into the DOCTORS stomach.
The two sons of B. F. Carder, Will
plowing ON their place near Jonesborc
, Ga, turned up quantity of root that re
sembled rarsnip, of which they ate. ]
proved to be red angelica, a deadly poi
son. Wfren they were discovered one wa
} dead and the other dying.
r A lar ke body of mineral, pronounced b
old mil Aers to be silver-bearing quartz
, was discovered recently one mile east c
Abilene, Tex, by parties digging a vel
The vein was struck at depth of forty
hve feet. Examination has revealed
largo body of ore. Specimens have bee
sent to New Orleans for assay.
Jim Bryan. colored, notorious di.
> turber of the peace, while in Arcola, Miss
! few days ago, fiourishing a pistol an
discharging the same, but fortunatel
y not doing any harm, was arrested by
9 Constable and carried toward the jail 4
the crossing of the railroad, while a ira
Q was passing by, Jim attempted to esca,
o by running across the track. The ira
d struck him and killed him instantly.
:, Tho Federal Court, in session at Jacl
son, Tenn, sentenced Frank McCaskill
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