The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-10-23
MAGNOLIA, MISS. FRIDAY OCTOBER 23

A PRAIRIE fire started In the west por-
tion Of the town of Steele, Oak, on the
10Th, caused by sparx from locomotive,
and burned the Minnesota Chief Thresher
Works, belonging to Barker Bros, with a
house and barn belonging to Deputy
Sheriff Riggs. and stack of wheat be-
longing to f. j. Woodmances.
A PETITION has been numerously signel
at Stockton, CAL, in which the signers
pledge themselves TO drive out the Chinese
by all lawful means within their power.
MrssRs. Hill and Jones, Democratic
nominees for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor of New York, have sent in their
letters of acceptance.
THE ST. Louis Browns defeated the Chi
cago League club at st. Louis on the 10th.
Score, 7 to 4.
THOMAS ATKINSON, of Chicago, has fall.
en- heir to large fortune in England.
RIGHT HON. HUGH HENRY ROLF, Field
Maj shal of England is dead.
IvoR WILLIAMS, boy, fell down mine
shaft 800 fee. deep a. Wilkes barre, Pa, on
the 18th, and was mashed to jelly.
Two men stealing ride in a wheat car
near Aitsen, Mimi, ON the 10Th, were suf-
focated.
ohIO1hDt ~ 10 5bhucis huS 30 A5u bWO
French stations on the Gulf of Guinea.
THE attempt to boycott the Cosk Steam
ship Company by cattle dealers at Cork
has proved failu q.
A DISPATCH from Cons.an,inople says
battle between Turks and Servians is
imminent.
CHARLES RICHARDS got twenty-one
years at Rockport, Ind, for killing Reuben
johnson.
THE steamer Foscolia, from Antwerp for
| Quebec, is missing, and fears are felt for
her safety.
THREE workmen were badly injured at
Louisville, KY, on the 10th by the falling
of brick wall.
THE gendarmes' barracks at Leghorn,
Italy, were wrecked on the 10th by the
| explosion of an Internal machine.
A sALooN-KeEPER named Osborn, of De-
troit, Mich, was shot and killed ON the
10th by an unknown person.
| In all the departments at Washington
the heads of bureaus are busy preparing
data for the annual reports to be incor-
| porated in the message of the President
| to Congress.
! ARcHDEAcoN FARRAR, the distinguished
English divine, is sojourning in Washing.
ton, and lectured ON "Dante" in she Con
gregational Church on the evening of the
10th.
| SUPERINTENDENT SMITH, of the Cleve
land tO.) Police Department, has ordered
all the gamblers in the city 10 close theil
rooms. The order has been obeyed, and
the gamesters are leaving for other cities
| in swarms.
WIN. McGAUGHEY, colored. was hanged
on the 10th in Monroe, Walton County
Ga, for the murder of his wife.
Two old bachelors of Seibertsville, Pa.
were killed on the night OF the 18th BY
tramps for refusing to give up thei
money.
A GASOLINE street lamp exploded at 81
Paul, Mimi, the night of the 10th, burnin,
up a horse and wagon and severely injur
ing boy.
The ambassadors of the powers VIII
have been considering the Balkan troubl,
at Constantinople have asked for NOR
time.
OFFICERS made raid on thieves re
sort at Detroit, Mich, on the night of th
10th, captured number of crooks and 10
of stolen property and killed burglar nam
ell Charles Strong.
man named Hing.n killed his brother'
wife and child, set the house and barn O.
fire and committed suicide.
COVER NOR EATON of Colorado has is
sued proclamation raising the quaran
tine against cattle from Missouri, Indian
and Ohio.