The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-05-29
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

tween w. X. McLauren and s. f. Shell
ton. The latter was instantly killed.
In a faction fight in Florida few days
since between the Lahgford brothers and
the West brothers, each side assisted by
their friends, one man was killed and sew
eral seriously wounded.
William A. Spaulding, wanted in Ra-
cine, Wis, on the charge of embezzling
$32, 900, was arrested In New Orleans a
few days ago.
J. B. Russell, of Cuthbert, Ga, killed
his two sons a few days since and then
shot himself three times. The trouble was
caused by financial difficulties.
Vigilantes at Frar's Point, Miss, q few
days Since, threw Chinaman into the
river and shot him while he was strug-
Cling. He was accused Of assaulting a
white girl.
The vegetable shipments from Florida
north are quite large now. Among other
things, quantities of cucumbers and egg
plants are being shipped.
The police force of Charlotte, N G., has
been reduced from twelve to eight men,
and the Mayor has turned over $500 OF his
81, 200 salary to the graded school.
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Mexican band at New Orleans, was kill d
few days ago by John Golden, local
politician. The Mexican was charged with
the ruin of Golden's daughter.
Colonel e. B. c. Cash, the noted South
Carolina duelist, has taken a new step in
life by marrying the daughter Of DR.. Clay
ton, at Rock Hill. The couple will live
near Cash's Depot, on the Cheraw & Dar-
lngton Railway.
DIR. w. E. Rodgers died suddenly at
Memphis, Tenn.
Andrew johnson, the Kentucky desper-
ado and murderer, has surrendered to the
law officers.
A negro woman In Fort Pikens, S. c.,
aged 110 years, was baptized recently by
immersion.
Milton, twenty miles east of Pensacola,
Fla, was destroyed by an incendiary
fire few nights ago. The loss is about
$4,000.
Editor Shropshire, of the Coosa River
(Ga.) Ne,os, is thirty-fiv years old, and
grandfather. His wife is twenty eight
years old.
inches in circumference around the largest
part of the body, was killed recently near
East Point. Ga.
A paper down in Texas has discovered
that ''the reason why mon succeed who
mind their own business is because there
is so little competition.
The home for Confederate soldiers, es-
tablished near Richmond, Va, was formal
ly opened few days ago. General Fitz-
hugh Lee is Chairman of the Board of
Managers.
The Sheriff at Tascosa, Texas, stopped
| the progress of herd of cattle being
driven Northward a few days ago, and
! applied to the County Court for writ OF
trespass.
A street railway will be started in Key
West, Fla, MS soon as the Mexican mules
which have been imported from that coun-
try can be t'broken."
The Texas Travelling Mems Union held
its annual meeting at Dallas and Eelected
officers.
Judge Allen specially charged the Grand
Jury at Memphis, Tenn, recently upor
the gambling question, stating that own.
ers and agents of property who rented
houses for gambling purposes were liabl
to indictme mt. He gave instructions
the jury to indict every one found guilty
of violating this law, saying he was d
termined to break up gambling in Nash
vile.
A Mexican lion recently strayed int
the vicinity of Long View, Tex, and has
been causing some destruction to stock
several cows and calves having been killed
and partly eaten. Three valuable hounds
hunting it have been killed.
Reports recently circulated from Nash
vile, Tenn, about the destruction Of grow
ing crops by cut-worms, are much exag
gerated. The ravages are, in fact, not 81
! great as. frequently occur when no men
, ton is made of them. The worms hav
appeared in some sod lands but the in
jury is by no means general. The STAN
of corn is better than usual.
B. F. Herod, of Dixon's Springs, Tenn.
accidentally shot and killed himself in hi
corn crib few days ago, the hammer Q
, his gun striking log.
Allen Herbert, who stabbed Henry Ev
erett to death in Nashville, Tenn, tw
months ago, was sentenced to be hange
, June 25th Herbert has appealed to th
r Supreme Court.
Charges of misconduct have been brougt
n against Mrs. Long, Postmistress at Char
Y louisville, Virginia, an appointee of Mu
hone, who found no work in his intere!
too great. She gave 800 to the Blair
:, fund last fall.
= The Grayson County (Tex.) Jail, ,
!. Sherman, holds eleven prisoners charge
with murder and three charged with a
sault to murder, all awaiting trial at ii
September term of the District Court.
> G. A. Boyd, alias Brockford, a native
:, | Greenville, N. Y, but latterly of Steubel
= vile, O., who is dealer in organs al
! pianos, was arrested at Columbia S. c.,
: few days ago on descriptive circul
: from Pittsburgh, Pa, charged with TO
, gerry. He had served two years in Il
Clinton IN. W Prison for similar Grim
70 He has confessed. Boyd had been in G
&c lumbia six months or more and has play,
% big game as q church member al
wealthy New Yorker
a Elder John Morgan, of the Norm,
Church, is looking after a large number
rs new converts in Carter County, Tenn. {
le account of the hostility against them
1. will remove them at once to Utah. The
If was almost serious outbreak recent
"a among the mountaineers, and the Mo
q. mons were ordered to leave. Mormonis
r. receives new converts every day in t
mountainous section of the South.
Three Georgia weeklies havelady editor
y Jacob Schubert had difficulty ft
= days since with his brother, H. Schube
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