The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-09-25
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


of M. G. Perry, a cousin Of the famous
Commodore.
A colored woman named Johnson, 112
years old, arrived at Louisville KY, a
few days since, from New Orleans, to see
a daug CHER from whom she had been sepa.
rated fifty years.
The carriage in which jefferson Davis,
Alex. H. Stephens, Howell Cobb, Presi-
dent of the Confederate States Senate,
and Governor Moore rode to the Capitol
whom Mr.. Davis took the oath as President
of the Confederacy, was made in Con-
necticut and is still preserved in Mont
gomery, Ala.
A number of mis- cegenationlsts in Fair
field County, South Carolina, have been
visited at their homes recently by band
of masked ''regulators," who whipped
them severely and ordered them to leave
at ouce for other parts.
Mrs. Martha Lane, a wealthy lady, was
assaulted at her home in Lebanon, Tenn,
a few days ago, by an unknown person,
who struck her with a heavy stone, the
blow fracturing her skull. Her recovery
is extremely doubtful.
Robert Bean, well-known Atlanta
(Ga printer, while in bar-room, few
nights ago, swallowed enough chloroform
to kill several men and it was thought he
could not recover. He was Secretary of
the Atlanta Typographical Union.
Robert N. Groves, lately Ordinary of
Habersham County, Georgia, has been
convicted and sentenced for completely in
the burglary Of the county safe, which
was done to destroy evidence of irregu-
larities.
In Rome, Co., there Is not a man on the
police force who uses Intoxicating liquors,
and all except one are churca-members.
There is a society in Memphis, Tenn,
The obj c. of which is to furnish coflins
to its members at greatly reduced prices.
The health of the people of Charleston,
s. G., has been much improved since the
introduction Of public supply of arte-
sian well water
A boiler in Reutlinger & Eisfelden's
brewery at Henderson, Ky., exploded a
few days ago, and six men who were in
the engine-room asleep had a miracu-
lous escape.
A fire at Nashville, Tenn, a few days
ago destroyed the extensive works Of
the Southern Pump Company and about
six million feet of lumber, causing loss
of $259,0O0 and depriving two hundred
men of employment.
| While John Hagewood was cutting
trees, near Ashland City, Tenn, few
4 days ago, limb struck him and dashed
out his brains. His son was also struch
and fatally injured.
N,ar Cool Creek, Tenn., recently, the
body of Samuel Ogle, a wealthy farmer
was foun1 in ravine horribly mutilat
ed, the head being almost entirely sever
cd from the body. Two white women are
under arrest for the murder.
| Isidore s. Leclerc, a native of the
sFrench settlement of Ste. Genevieve Mo-,
died at Galveston, Tex, few days ago
aged seventy years. Mr.. Leclerc wa.
we'll known through Texas, having set
lied in Galveston in 1888, and for nearly
thirty years was Secretary of the Whar
Company.
Duncan Urquehart an employe Of tn
Singer Sowing Machine Company, wal
arrested at San Antonio Tex, a few day
ago, charged with the embezzlement o
1880. He gave bond. Urquehart says b
is only $500 short in his accounts. TIL
company's local Superintendent says tina
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travelling expenses, and lthat somethin,
less than $1,000 is missing.
man by the name OF Bragg was kille
by lightning during a storm few day
ago, at Petty's Crossing on Cobb Creel
near Waco, Tex. He and a man who's
name could not be learned were pickin
cotton when the storm came up. Thinkin
it would soon blow over, they remained Il
the field. Bragg was very poor, an
leaves a largo and helpless family.
great deal of damage was done to th
open cotton by the heavy rain aud h'g
wind.
A south-bound freight train on the R.
N. Road went through a bridge owe
Coodle Creek, fifteen miles from Char
lotte, N. G., few days ago. TWEEN ty
three box cars, with their contents, wer
totally wrecked, and two unknown mel
supposed to be tramps, were killed. Fire
man James Davenport and Will Owen
went down with the wreck and wei
severely but not fatally injured. A fore
of construction han Is were repairing til
} bridge and sent out flag to warn the az
: preaching trains. The dist lnce, howeve
was too short, the train being heavil
i loaded. In attempting to stop the stea
, chest on ons side of the engine was blow
out.
? A special from Gala tin, Tenn, cle1
t up the mystery surrounding the murd'
of Deputy United States Marshal Mile
! Allen Brown confessed to the officers
' Gallatin that he, John Moore and =
q Fleming were in a field mar the roa
y when they heard shots. They ran to IL
road and saw Bradley standing over t
dead body of Miller Bradley forced q
!, three men, at the peril of their lives,
: help him carry the body to the woods al
= there bury it that night by the light of
lantern. Brown and his companions ha
u kept their part in the affair secret I
e fear of Bradley, but now that he is in j
70 the story is out. Witnesses are bel
n found who know the circumstances
three other murders committed by Bra
l. ley.
d Deputy United States Marshal Spurri
made rail on Br zendine's Illicit dist
=. lery in Sumner County, Tennessee, fl
II days ag,, near the scene Of the murder
Z Deputy Marshal Miller, and destroy
| forty gallons of crooked whisky. Brizs
dine was captured and placed in Jail. I
officers have information regarding otl
- Illicit stills in the same neigh borhood, d
y will watch their opportunity to capt'
- more liquors.
~ Cotton picking progresses finely.
The fund raised by Confederate W
nc Grams for the nine children of Gene
le John B. Hood now amounts to nea
e-o nm The Children have been 40 r,