The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-08-28
SOUTHERN oLEANINGs.

FRANK Nash, pltcner 1or the OoiumDuS
tGa.) base ball club, died a few days ago |
of typhoid fever.
Captain 8. Il. Buck, recently appointed
Postmaster at New Orleans has resigned
the Director Generalship of the new Ex-
position, but will remain Director Gen
eral of tho old Exposition Company, in
liquidation.
Thos. Crewdson, freight conductor,
was knocked from the train by bridge
near Hopkinsv lie, KY. few days ago,
and falling under the cars was frightfully
mangled. When found he was dead
On the plantation of Burwell Green,
near Washington, Ga, a few days ago,
Joe Daniel and Nelson Wingfield were
packing oat straw with a HAY -press, when
Nelson's finger was accidentally crushed.
Blaming his companion for the accident,
he took up hammer and sunk 1t to the
socket in Daniels brain.
Granny Ann Hogan, an old colored
woman, died recently on the Alex. Cook
plantation, near Bovina, Miss, at the ad-
vanced age, 1t is said, of 100 years. Her
hair was of rem arkable length, said to be
three feet long, gray and black mixed,
portion of which was sent to the New Or
leans Exposition last spring. -sfaU,gi
One hundred and eight convicts em-
ployed on the Spartanburg G. Nash Vile
Railroad near Arden, N. c., escaped q
few days ago. ,
Lafayette Whiserant committed suicide
at Greenville, Tex, few days ago, by
hanging himself W th trace chain.
All the prisoners in the County Jail at
For5 Smith, Ark, escaped few nights
ago. Two Indians seized the jailer when
he went to put them in their cell for the
night, knocked him down and turned
out the other prisoners. All went to the
Indian Territory and were hotly pursued
by the Deputy Marshals and other
officers. .#.a eN
Forty buildings in the business part of
Texarkana, Ark, were destroyed by fire a
4 few days ago, involving a loss of fully
$20O,0OO. .a HaH Al5 1
The whole business portion Of Shugu-
ajax, Miss, was destroyed by fire few
days since. Only two stores remain, and
the goods in them are badly damaged.
The loss is about $25.001. III f
The 1903 South Carolina convicts who es-
capped short time ago were, at last ac-
counts, still at large, the rewards for their
capture being too Insignificant to war;
rant persons not interested taking the
D risk. 5 aHs
The first Prohibition Convention ever
a held in Louisiana assembled at Shreve-
port few days since, and preparations
s were made for earnest work. fat
The police of Louisville, KY, continue
!, to raid the gamblers, land are determined
: to stamp out the vice in the city.
n Texarkana, Ark, proposes to have
water works.
d Mrs. Frank EddIeman strangled her.
1 xl1 80 Il cta ID a. q
It few days ago.
The grain warehouse of o. 7. Wells ant
;. several residences were burned at Sher
n man, Tex, few days since.
i. John Steele, railway employe, wa
crushed to death by falling rock a
a Colesberry, KY, few days ago.
: General Field, of Georgia, aud Samue
!. Donelson, of Tennessee, will be candi
n dates for doorkeeper of the next Hous
against Appointment Clerk Higgins, o
: the Treasury Department.
An old man named Willis Roach, VIII
,s was attacked by four robbers near Frank
). fort, KY, few nights ago, was rescue
:, by his young son, who shot and kille
q two of the desperadoes and fatally wound
y ed third.
"a Two negroes, named William Jackso
and Joseph Webster, were arrested q
Mobile, Ala, few days ago, charge
with setting fire to and destroying Jor
dan g. Meader's saw-mill on May 25tf
a Jackson has confessed the crime.
d In Webster County, KY, B yle Bake
IL recently shot and seriously wounded J. ]
0 Curtee. Baker was pursued by friends {
Curtee and exchanged shots with the1
j, On emptying his revolver he jumped in
. the river and was drowned. Baker an
s. Curtee quarreled about trivial matte
:, jessie Cook, the colored preacher, wh
murdered his wife at Butt r. Ga, tw
months ago, by choppirg her to piect
' with an axe, was arrested few days ae
> at Union Springs, Ala. He had lived
~ the woods ever since the crime was con
en mitted.
~ Gid. Herndon, of Darien, Ca, borrowe
T. horse and a gun few days ago ar
IN went to camp-meeting ten miles out
d town. Asking bystander to see that Il
u horse and gun were returned to their owl
he ers, he placed a switch around the loc
q placed the muzzle In his mouth, and pul
ing the switch bew his brains out.
I'M State Senator John P. Rogers, of Unit
County, Tenn, was arrested recently
IN a charge of violating the United Stat
;ar revenue law and given hearing defo
United States Commissioner Green
Knoxville. Mr.. Rogers is a promine
'm member of the Maynardv,lie (Tenn {
ISL He was appointed United States Commi
~ y, sioner by Judge axter. In 1882 he W
S' elected to the State Legislature and in II
snt was returned to the State Senate.
ion The working classes of Athens, Ga, @
The terribly excited. Manager Bloomie
ng has given the boss of the check facto
three months notice to hunt some 9th
4th job unless he quits the workingmel
m party. The factory hands say it is
the attempt at bulldozing, and they wo
ry- submit.
ere The body of beautiful young lady "
ess found floating in the Ohio RIVER at 81
en- mile Island, near Louisville, K'., by
fisherman few days ago. The body W
richly dressed and adorned with expe
~ sive jswelry, but there was nothing
~. which its identity could be establish,
- A towel was drawn tightly around
- head with the ends drawn through
teeth, indicating foul play, though
marks of other violence were vistble abb
the body.
'rai The tobacco crop promises fairly.
10 Dennis Boyd, colored, who wayl
and killed David Haas, white, In b