The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-09-18
SOUTHERN eLEANINGS.

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"A woman In Logan County, KEN,
lucky, takes her .rest in patches OF
three days and nights sleep at time,
and then keeps awake for q like period.
She is eighty years old.
Ida Katzer committed suicide near Leon
Springs, Tex, a few days ago because her
parents wanted her to marry man
named Prellar. t
The elections In Anderson and Montague
Counties, Texas, were Waterloo for the
Pfohibitionists.
During fire at W axahachie, Tex,
few nights ago trunk, thrown from
window, struck and it is thought fatally
injured Mr.. Simp w Wllson.
Charles Williams negro, shot and |
killed Polk Mitchell, street-car driver,
at Chattanooga, Tenn, few days since.
The murderer was lynched.
Cotton has been damaged fully twenty
per cent. in portions of Mississipp by the
drouth, and many estimate the damage
much greater.
Mrs. II. G. Hulse, wife of prominent
contractor, was assaulted on the street in
Chattanooga, Tenn, a few nights ago by
rufian, who knocked her down and rob.
bed her of her portmonnais. She was
capped
John Hoffman fatally stabbed negro
by the name of Harrison G1addish at Hop
kinsville, KY, a few ni4hts ago. The un-
fortunate man was almost disemboweled.
| The slayer is in Jail to await the action OF
the Grand Jury.
| Allsn Thompson, negro living near
Linden Tex, beat his step-dau ghter TO
death with club few days ago. He
had frequently beaten her, and fearing
arrest therefor he concluded to kill her.
| Lynching was threatened.
The colored debating society in a Geor-
gia town has been discussing the question,
"Which Are the Most Useful to Society,
Lawyers or BuzzardsW
North Carolina is building up an exten-
sive trade in cherry lumber. The wild
cherry grows abundantly In the noun
taius.
Thomas Manuel went into San Antonio,
Tex, from hunting trip with fatal
wound in the neck. He said he had been
accidentally shot by his companion, name
unknown.
The city Of Fort Worth, Tex, and Pre-
cinct Number ons of Tarrent County voted
on Prohibition few days ago The pro-
position to stop the sale of liquor was de-
feated by nearly l, 100 majority.
The Swatara, which was ordered to New
Orleans to transfer silver coin from the
sub-Treasury to Washington, took on
board $12, 600, 090 and sailed on the 18th.
A curious case of lunacy has developed
at Conyers, Ga. Newton Hammock, a
prominent citizen, joined the Baptist
Church by immersion. The ceremony
drove him crazy, and he has been com.
/ mitted to an asylum.
News comes from Bris tol, Tenn, of the
cremation, a few days ago, atChillhowee
settlement in Sullivan County, OF jaime!
Sharett. He was standing over fire il
his shop, took fit and fell suddenly intc
tha fire. He was burned to crisp before
assistance arrived.
Abraham Pope, owned house at Rock
Run, Ala, that he rented to a white maj
named Hart. A few days ago, while at
, tempting to collect his rent, he and Har
, became involved in a quarrel, and Har
seized rock with which he crushei
Pope's skull Hart escaped, but off Ger
were in pursuit.
A horrihls murder was committed few
nights ago at colored church ten mile
east of Canton, Miss. Leon Cockrell,
negro school-tea cher, shot Aaron MARI
colored deacon, while the latter wa
kneeling with the congregation in prayer
James Smith was fatally stabbed @
Louisville, KY, a few nights ago by hi
t step-father, Harvey Clark. Smith an
his mother had sold calf, and Clark de
manded the money. On being refused, b
Q tried to shoot his wife. The son seized th
: gun, and in the struggle which ensusd b
was stabbed three times by Clark.
n Several weeks ago Mrs. e. R. Tenan
g of Marietta, Ga, was rendered and az
cepted the place of Superintendent
a Women's Work at the New Orleans Ea
position, the place formerly held by JUL
t Ward Howe. She publishes card rt
Q signing the position, assigning as res
{. son: "My husband is opposed to it, an
IS give it up in Difference to his Wishes"
=, Fifty years ago Ellen johnson, colore
l. woman, was separated from her moth
at Louisville, KY, the latter being so
10 and sent to New Orleans. The mother a
Is rived in Louisville few DAYS ago ha
a. and hearty. She is 112 years old and &
is daughter sixty years old. Living in Il
house with Mrs. Ellen Johnson are h
,e great-grand children. This makes the
ID great reat-grandchildren of Mrs. Joh
in sons mother. Strange as it may see
in the great-great- grandmother, and t
great grandmother, the grandmoth
s. mother and children all assembled in t
,p same room a few days since.
IL A double tragedy resulting in the me
r. tai wounding of two persons occurred
ng Atlanta, Ga, few nights ago. Miss
n, Maxwell eloped with John Shelton a
married him at his mothers, whittier
lie was followed by the giri's father a
le. brother armed. The elder Maxwell W
al. about to shoot at Shelton when the lat
I'm Drained young Maxwell with. hatch
ce. He then fired at the old man and he 1
-, mortally wounded.a
- A suit was decided at Charlotte, N
a few days ago. in the Superior Court
yolying points of interest to the gene
inc public. In January, 1882, james
1at Holmes, late of Charleston, and now
by Baltimore, was elected from the o.
tho first class passenger car of train on
Carolina Central Railway, and forced
9TH ride for some hours in car filled with
de- bacco smoke. He claimed damages in
lel- sum of $1,000 and a jury awarded
lol' Sab.
New Orleans has building boom.
oed The railway tank at the Longv
on fTex.) Junction not working properl
few days since, Charles Hunter, an
ent Move of the round house, was sent vi
the mt IL in proper order. Slip ing in,