The Magnolia gazette., 1885-03-19
MAGNOLIA MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY. MARCH IS. 1885.

wanted in New Orleans for forgery, was
arrested on the Canadian line on the 11th
and $1,000 recovered.
A STRONG pressure is being brought to
secure the appointment of Jos. s. Miller,
of West Virginia, as Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue.
THE situation among the strikers along
the Missouri Pacific and Wabash lines re-
mained practically the same on the 11th.
No violence had been used, and there bad
been no real necessity for the pres ence of
militia at the scene of troubles anywhere.
THos. SIMPSON was convicted of polyg-
amy at Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 18th.
PRESIDENT SEELYE of Amherst (Mass.)
College is seriously i'll.
GENERAL GRAHAM arrived at Suakim on
the 10Th.
A COLD wave passed over portions of
Canada on the 18th, the temperature de-
clining to twenty degrees below zero.
The Ladner Bros, bankers, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, were. found.guilty of lar
ceny.
The National Temperance Association
met on the 18th in the Music Hall at New
Orleans.
THE diary left by General Gordon COM
prises six volumes.
THE National Union League will meet
at Philadelphia, Pa, on the 2Sth instant.
GERMANY offers her services as media
tor in the Afghan dispute.
THE Chinese lost 1900 men in defending
Kee Lung against the French.
GENERAL WALTHALL qualified on the
| 18th as the successor of Mr.. Lamar in the
United States Senate.
| IT is reported that the Fenians Davies
| and Morrisey have been arrested at Paris.
The Senatorial deadlock at Springfield,
| ILL.,, remains ,unbroken. Several fruitless
ballots were taken on the 18th.
A DISPATCH received at London on the
10Th stated that Kassala has fallen into
the hands of Ell Mahd.
| The British Government has issued an
order that all unframed soldiers forth
with be put through a complete musketry
| course.
"FRITz" EMMETT played a star engage
ment before an Albany Police Court on the
18th, the result of spree and a row with
his son. He promised to mend his man
ners.
THE London Ne,os asserts that the zar
of Russia is so chilling in his responses
that is is doubtful whether hostilities cen
be averted.
A GLOOMY feeling pervades the stock
exchange at Berlin, Russian g s'ocks suffer-
ing the most. Prices have also declined in
Vienna.
ENGLISH holders of Wabash bonds have
decided to reject Mr.. joys plans of reor-
ganization and to seek the removal of the
present management.
The British Cabinet met at an early
hour on the 18th, and, it is said, decided tt
inform Russia that England felt it her
duty to guard the Afghan territory.
The situation of the strike on the Wa
bash, Missouri Pacific and the Texas Pa.
cific lines was generally unchanged on tn,
18th. At Sedalia, Mo-, two attempts wer,
made to run out trains but the engineers
refused to take them out on the ground o
fear. The strikers held a meeting anc
heard the reports of the committee sen
to the capital. The Governor issued
proclamation calling upon persons to de
sist from sto piping trains. There was M
prospect of an early settlement.
The United States ship Lackawanna ar
rived at San Francisco on the 10Th from
Acapulco. 1t was reported she had twelv
cases of yellow fever. Owen Griffith
barber, and William Wilde, sailor ha
died.
PROMINENT German residents in Wash
ington gave a banquet the night of tn
18th to Representatives Deuster and Guen
ther, of Wisconsin.