The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-12-11
SOUTHERN oLeANINes.

0OO TERM GLERNtN1Ss
Miss Sara A. Hughes, "a bright mulatto
girl, was recently ordaiued in deacon's or
iers by the African Methodist Episcopal
Conference at Company Shops, N, G. She
Is well educated and is said to be good
preacher.
A terrible murder was committed at
South Pittsburg, Tenn, few days ago.
A laborer named M. Kelly had a quarrel
with William Quinn over trivial matter.
Kelly jerked out knife and plunged 1t
into Quinn's back, causing instant death.
The murderer was arrested. The deceased
leaves eight small children in destitute cir
CASTOR Dismukes, collector for Nash
vile (Tenn.) hat store, presented bill "a
Judge Matt Allen, while the latter was on
the bench in the Criminal Court few days
ago. The Judge motionsd him aside, and
upon Dismukes making some offensive re-
mark, the Judge reached over and slapped
his face. Dismukes threatens an action
for assault and battery.
The mutilated remains of man, sup
posed to be G. W. Hewitt, Of Navasota
County, were found few days since near
Myra, on the Navasota River, Texas. The
head was severed from the body, and there
was a pistol-shot wound in the head.
Bishop McTyeire, on taking the chair at
the Middle Texas Conference of the NJ. e.
Church South, few days since, said that
If the Conference of the Southern States
would raise $4,000 for the Payne Institute
for colored folks, he (the Bishop would
make it a $4,000 endowment.
There are five of Jefferson Davis four.
teen cabinet officers still living. Reagan
and Toombs were members of the original
Cabinet.
Miss Tillie Malone, daughter of the Vir-
giria Senator, will make her debut in
Washington society this winter. She is
said to be pretty and bright.
A recent measurement of Mount Mitch
ell, sometimes called Clingman's Peak, In
North Carolina, shows it beyond question
to be the highest point east of the Rocky
Mountains.
An exchange declares that free grass in
Texas means State troops to prevent
wholesale cattle stealing. Cattle stealing
means mobs, vigilance committees, Win
chesters, six-shooters and sheol generally.
At Newport, Ky.,a couple from jack
sonville were married the other night
on roller skates in brilliantly lighted
rink. There was wedding grand march
ON wheels, and the door receipts were
enormous.
Nine hundred sections Of Texas school
lands were leased recently for a term Of
six years.
Five persons were poisoned at Knoxville,
Tenn, few days since by drinking coffee
in which colored cook had placed half q
pound of arsenic.
Charlotte Wickliffe, colored, died at
Louisville, KY, a few days since aged
III. She has fifteen living children, the
oldest nearly hundred years old, and
sixty grandchildren. She claimed to have
handed Washington cup of water at the
battle of Yorktown. Her second husband
was 112 years old. She was hale and
hearty until recently.
The jury in the case Of William and
Humphrey Best, charged with the murde,
of William Bailey, colored, returned q
verdict of not guilty at Lancaster, Ky
The father of the Best boys killed sever
men and always managed to escape pun
ishment.
Mr.. j. G. Higgins, of Jacksonville, Fla.
is six feet four inches high, weighs All
pounds and has head or hat expressl,
made for him at Camden, N. j., whicl
measures thirty two and one-half inche
in circumference.
The Supreme Court of Georgia has de
cided in the case of Samuel Jamison VS.
the Southwestern Railway, that dog i
not such property as railroad could b
made to pay damages for.
The Knights of Labor are beginning t
make themselves felt in Georgia, and hav
already perfected an organization in all
| the principal cities of the State. Some Q
the leading manufacturers are takin
alarm and are quietly discharging all EN-
| ployes known to belong to the organiza
tion, which is expected to lead to troubl
ere long.
Buglars have been particularly busy |
Clarksville, Tex. recently. One of then
who was seen for a moment, is describe
as q well dressed man, but his identity We
not established.
/
preacher, who was on trial at Sherman
Tex, recently, for the murder of Juni'
Foster in 1888, was acquitted amid grei
rejoicing, the real murderer having con
forward and confessed the crime.
The sentence of George Strickland, wi
was to have been hanged at Louisvill
KY, on the 7th inst, has been commute
| ~ ;rnpri non N, ar for life
A freight train on the Alabama Gre
Soathern Railroad broke in two near Pa
lervile, Ala, few days ago, and the tv
sections collided, causing frightful wre
and the instant death of Ia brakem'
named Coleman. Conductor McAllist
was badly injured.
The large woolen mills belonging
Watson, Ivey g. Co., at Adairsville, X.
burned few days ago. Loss, $4,000;
insurance.
The South Carolina Legislature, now
session, is occupied with measures to refOl
the judicial system and take care Of
convicts.
Gilmore Thompson, a. twelve-year-t
negro boy, committed suicide few da
| ago at ALantai Ud.f ny haootinE hins
through the brain because his mother \
whipped him for carelessly handling a p
F., tol.
The Knights Of Labor Of Austin, Te
, have issued circular requesting the p
. Pile to withdraw their patronage from
Chinese in the city except one, W.
/ Hang, naturalized citizen.
9 Green Rickerson was found guilty Of
murder of Harrison at Atlanta, Ga, In ]