The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-04-24
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

deneral Bethune, OF Columbus, Ga., mas
been appointed guardian Of Blind Tom,
the musical prodigy, now an idiot.
Under the local option law 104 Of the 1877
counties of Georgia have adopted prohi-
bition on trial, and the feeling in favor of |
the local option system is said to be grow |
ing.
Malvin Tucker, white boy about sew
snteen years Of age, surrendered himself
to the United States Marshal at Fort
Smith for killing Nord Jones, Choctaw
Indian, few days ago. The deed was
done in defending his father.
Judge Pardee, in the United States Court
at Atlanta, Ga, recently sentenced the
richest man in Polk County to three
months imprisonment for contempt of
court
There is 100000 acres of swamps in
North Carolina.
The number of arms-bearing men in
Alabama is estimated at 10000.
There are said to be large beds of chrome
ore in Troup County, Georgia.
Citron raising is receiving attention in
Florida. The fruit, picked in brine, is
worth $3.50 per ton in the London market.
A pig with two mouths and two noses,
well formed, no eyes, and feet like
| hawks claws, has been found in Con-
| yers, Ga.
| Fifty-three citizens of Barnesville, Ca,
have brought suits against the Central
Railroad for the destruction of property
caused by sparks from a passinglocomo-
| tive.
The people of Union City. Tenn, took
from the Sheriff few days ago and
hanged negro named Pierson and a
1 white man named Ward, members of q
well-known band of robbers.
At Gainesboro, Tenn, a few days ago,
Benjamin Young, the thirteen ear old
son of Sheriff of A. H. Young, accident-
ally shot and killed himself with double
barrel shotgun.
In recent shooting match at Nashville,
Tenn, Captain Andy Meaders, of Nash =
vile, defeated Captain ]. H. Bogardus by
score of 1874 to 175. The match was 200
single clay pigeons each at eighteen yards
for 5000 side. Meaders beat all previous
records.
The Knoxville, Sevierville & Pigeon
River Railroad Company has been organ
lied for the construction and operation of
road from Knoxville to Sevierville and
thence to the State line between Tennessee
and North Carolina, where it crosses the
Big Pigeon River.
An old lady, Miss Muller, committed
suicide by strychnine at San Antonio, Tex.
a few days since. Before death she called
the neighbors in and bade them farewell
Deceased was an inmate for years of the
house of Gustav Freishben, ex-City En-
gineer, who died suddenly of heart disease
a short time ago. 1t is supposed she COM
mitted suicide on account of his death,
Governor Bate of Tennessee recently
received petition, signed by many citi
gems of Montgomery County, asking fol
the Communication of Morrow's sentenc'
from death to Imprisonment for life. Nor
row was to have been hanged on the 17tl
at Clarksville, for killing Dick Overton
but was granted respite of sixty days.
A gang of railroad section hands, Will
passing around the pass of Lookout Noun
, tain, near Chattanooga, Tenn, few eve
nings since, discovered the Inutlated bod
of a white infant floating in the creek. o
examination it was found that the bod
had been weighted down with horse shoe
!, and then sewed in flour sack and throw
: into the creek. The remains were great
: decomposed, and had been in the waite
fully ten days. 1t was expected that in
vestigation would develop a big scandal.
: Mr.. j. L. Smith, of Pike County, Ga
! while visiting Macon four years ago, wer
. through the Orphans Home. There b
= saw two bright little children, whose way
SO impressed him that he begged the AT
thorities to let him have them, as he WI
childless. 1t has just developed that I'll
- orphans, who have grown thoroughly a
II tached to their foster father, have falle
heirs to $25, 900 apiece through the deaf
:. of distant relative.
At large social gathering at house
East Macon, Ga, a few nights ag
20 Charles Dees, seized young lady al
ID kissed her. She became angered al
N some of her male friends told Dees that
IL had been guilty of an ungentlemanly at
IN Dees resented their interference, when
fight arose, and Dees was struck with
IS. brick. The police arrested the parties, Al
s: theIRecorder charged Dees five dollars +
or the kiss
ic Edmund McCurtin, principal! chief
e. the Choctaws, has issued proclamati
iy calling upon all freedmen residing in t
be Choctaw Nation and entitled to citize
ship according to the treaty of 1866, to 6
nd semble at the different precincts June l
er~ to be identified and registered as Choct,
in citizens, otherwise they will be expell
or from the Nation as intruders.
lss In the 'keys" south of Dayton, Fl
a there are trees called machineels, VIII
are said to be poisonous to any one star
I'll, ing beneath them when the dew is fallil
4tt The following notice appears in
es, Haralson County (Ga.) Banner: "Bit
-as o Snake-I wish to inform the people ii
of will close out my bar by the last Of Ap
, is and now is the time to have your il
;he filed for snake-bites. Come at once.
good lot ofsRhisky on hand"
ba. A heavy frost prevailed through
m. Georgia a few nights ago. The spr
he opened two months later than usual. I
"A was favorable, however, for grain
re fruit crops, but the frost has proved dis
trous, especially on budding peach TIRE
r. Reports from the truck farms in the
i.e 10 cinity of Augusta and Savannah are t
~ early vegetables are seriously damaged
iH While fishing in Chattahoochee Ri
with friend, we set some hooks out
uoo catch some cats. There was caught
'1e, catfish that weighed five pounds, and
no cleaning this fish we found twenty-t
reo lar gold piece, dated 1916. The fgr
sis- were plain enough to pass as currency
the owner proves property he can get
ore money.--Atlanta Constitution.
9th Garden-tru men are harvesting.
for At Dallas, Tex, a few nights ago, as
N. Cole was making his way home he
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