The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-11-13
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.

MS success at st. Joe, MO-, Is trying to |
carry Georgia for prohibition.
Henry Hufe's cotton-gin at Leon
Springs, Tex, was destroyed by fire few
days since, together with considerable cot
ton.
There are 500 Spiritualists at Atlanta,
Ga, and they contemplate building tenn
pie.
Bishop O'Sullivan was installed at Mo-
bile on the 1st inst, with appropriate cere-
monies at the Cathedral.
The moonshiners in the Tennessee noun.
tains are being hotly pressed by the rev.
enue officers.
At Roberts plantation, eight miles from
Texarkana, Ark, a few days ago, two me-
groes engaged in a cutting affray, result
ing in the disemboweling, and later the
death, of one of them. The other tried to
escape, but was captured and lodged in
jail.
Wiley Dease, while on his way to En-
faula, Ala, few days ago, to buy goods
for merchant at Headland, camped four
miles from Abbeville and slept on cotton in
his wagon, covering himself up with quilts.
During the night some one attempted to
cut his throat, but mistaking his feet for
his head cut his ankles severely, which
aroused Dease, and the would-be murderer
and robber ran off before he could be
identified.
A Mr.. Simpson, of Pearson, Ga. claims
to have made $11 this season by swapping
knives.
An alligator and a rat were placed In a
box together recently in Apalachicola,
Fla. They fought, and the rodent killed
the saurian by cutting its throat with its
little teeth.
Fire at Fayetteville, N. c., few days
since destroyed the Fayetteville hotel,
three story brick building. The loss was
100000 insurance, $1,000.
The working people of Columbus, Ga,
reckon events from the settling-days of
the factories thus baby is described as
1.-TWO settings old the coming settling"
Settling-day comes once fortnight.
A boiler on the Texas Plantation in Pla-
quemine Parish, La, exploded a few days
ago, and DR.. A. r. Courier was killed.
A colored lad at Button, Ga, was tried
recently by lynch court for stealing
pair of boots. Having been convicted he
was given one hundred lashes, his step
father swinging the whip.
rival while the latter was escorting the
young lady from church in Charleston, s..
c., a few nights ago.
Silver coin of the value of $4,000 has
been unearthed on the plantation of John
Chenault, in Wilkes County, Georgia,
where confederate treasury train is said
to have been robbed.
DR.. Robert Keith, wealthy cattle dealer
of Dalton, Ga, has disappeared very mys-
teriously in Chattanooga, Tenn, and it is
feared he has met with foul play. When
last seen he drew a largs sum of money
from bank and left the bank to dispose of q
drove of cattle. He has not SINCE been
seen and no trace Of him can be found.
The finding of hat upon the river bank
at Columbus, Ga, few days ago led to
the discovery of the body of Mr.. Ed Holley
| foreman of the Eagle and Phoenix Mills
| A terrible cash was in his head. Whether
| his drowning was accidental or suicidal l.
| not known.
As j. d. Jackson, who carries the mail
from the depot to the Post-office at Sher-
man, Tex, was going to get the mail fol
the train few nights ago he was set upon
by two robbers and $17.35 taken from his
| pockets. One of the parties held gun on
him while the other rified his pockets.
| George. Thomas (colored) and Harry
Poindexter were arrested in Louisville
KY, a few days ago charged with com.
mitting numerous burglaries in the city
Several thousand dollars worth of dia
monds were captured with the thieves OF
the train as they were leaving for Cincin
natl, from whence they hailed.
General Joseph ]. Finnegan, distin
guished ex-Confederate, who fought tn
successful battle of Olustee, February 20
1854, against the Federal forces under Gen
eral Seymour, died at his orange grove il
Orange County, Fla, few nights ago. H
was born at Cloonis, Ireland, November II
1914.
Through the misunderstanding of order
by the conductors, a terrible accident too
place few days since near Childersburg
on the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgi
Road. Thirteen cars were wrecked. Fire
man Swain (colored) was killed and con
-ductor Hall was expected to die. Fou
train hands were fatally wounded, one @
whom has since dead.
DR.. 10 L. McGee, prominent citizen an
deacon in the Cumberland Presbyteria
Church, Superintendent of the Sunday
school, and dentist, of Humboldt, Tenn
committed suicide few nights ago b
shooting himself in the left breast with
pistol. He had been in bad health a Ion
time, and it is supposed he was sufferin
from temporary insanity. The weapo
which he used was the same that his faith,
attempted to commit suicide with sever,
years ago.
A vigilance committee, composed of
number of determined citizens, has bee
organized ut Sherman, Tex, to assist IL
police in ferreting out the perpetrators
series of highway robberies. It is II
general belief that the crimes are beir
, committed by parties living in the cit
A number of suspicious characters are III
, der the surveillance of committee vi
known to the general public.
John H. Allen, manager of the Southel
Telegraph Company, of Augusta, Ca, w
drowned few days ago while bathing.
Mr.. James Van Diver, who WAS, duril
the civil war, resident of Mississippi an
and a soldier under General Sterling Prit
i C.S. A, died recently at his home ne
r Harrodsburg, KY. Mr.. Van Diver kill
the distinguished Federal General Nath
r Lyon in hand to hand encounter in &
= battle of Springfield, No., and captur
Colonel Buell., also of the Federal arm
!. and who presented his spurs to him.
n thanksgiving Day November 26th.
The skeleton of woman was found
faw davs aoo on n farm near Nash vii