The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-19
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.


Vigilantes in Virginia are becoming nu.
merous and decidedly aggressive.
The Texas Capitol board are still unset-
tied as to the adoption of Indiana stone,
IL is stated that If this stone is chosen the
Chicago syndicate will abandon the con.
tract.
The shortage of Captain George K
speed, of the private banking firm OF A.
ID. Hunt & Co., at Louisville, KY, is now
placed at 100000, and it is intimated that
the money was lost principally in specu-
lations.
Fire broke out at Suffolk, Va, few
nights ago and swept both sides of Wash
ington Square, the main business street Of
the town. leaving only three houses stand
ing. 1t also extended for some distance
on both sides of Kilby street and down
the west side of Main street. The indi-
yldual losses are small, but the total will
be over 100000.
There were three distinct efforts made
to wreck the passenger train of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe Railway, recently.
AS it emerged from the corporate confines
of Cleburne, broken rails and other OBJ
"oio Piaeeu uPon 0no 'iaeA' IL
"on Instance one opsorucoiohs were us
covered in time for their removal before
mlshap occurred. Officers are in quest
OF the attempted wreckers.
Cotton worms are doing considerable
damage in North Texas.
General s. B. Buckner lis mentioned as
a candidate for Governor of Kentucky.
Fire caused the loss of S., QUO at Nos. 161
daus dau 100 @ Canai street, New Orleans rev
Tba le, . :,
c;I,no, Co.. 'ey rC 10 i,u'Vlaoe. ~ =
bano h., 49, i.an, ~no oiains "
split. i"i' 'na0 Aoranani i1'hooi'
Mrs. Hurlav ot w;,so, IT, ;,,od
into n we'll with sr;o;d.I i',ta,t S,t ,,,as
nullad ont h,, ,,a;ohho,,, - iii a.,
Toe Gray . noaro ,,rudan - u.ma,.
burg. XIV has been ran,orad +o Louie
to prevent his be;no Ivnohad
The negroas in No., n. .,..
excited ;n conseoranoa - ~. ,,,s,,,o -,
cases of insonitY occnrrinm onona than-
within the mast month Siv crozv naoroa.
are now confined in the County .foil.
George Wilson. Charles n wis and Ma.
chin Jones. all colorad of p,auuan,ino
EArISh. In 1t,r Of AZ
murder of Henrietta Cole. Ssntanoa was
deferred.
Pone Colo q r,;,ar 81 tho T,, Ta,do,
mina. naar n.Ito, % Will 1,oi,,inn ~
tbe ton of tbe n, onntoi,, feru dans 80
slipped on a rock and fall tnmbIino
down over 1hO faat ard ,yos o,,rshad - =
jelly.
Mrs Burns, wife of Blake Burns. a biob
ly respected farmer who resides near Bol.
ivar, Tenn, hanged herself at home a few
days ago. No cause is known for the act
Mississippi towns are still electing Post
masters by popular vote, but the Wash,
ington authorities continue to issue til,
certificates according to their own can
vass of the returns. --@=....-
A fire, supposed to be incendiary, de
stroyed square of brick buildings at Boil
war, Tenn, few nights ago. Tate
Opera-house, the Bolivar Bulletin printing
onlce and the Post-ohice were burned
Loss over $2o,ooo.
j. M. Marshall, the Government building
contractor at jackson, Tenn, who wa
injured recently by falling derrick die
from the effects. Marshall was an exten
sive contractor, and had buildings il
course of erection at jackson, at Osage
La, oxford, Miss, and in South Caroline
New orleans Is satlshed with the result
OF the Exposition. The retail stores hay
done more active business than in wha
is known as spienoid years; the hotels an
poaroin -nouses nave peen crowded; Tn
rauroad lines nave mad every car EN-
pioyed; tne rents nave been higher, an
many lam lies nave paid their ren
Vnrough casual poarders.
JOHN A. CHEATHAM, a merchant Q
Raleigh, N. G., was murdered in his stor
a few nights ago, by William Gooch,
street laborer, and Mr.. Cheatham'
brother was stabbed, perhaps fatally, q
the same time by James Smith, also
street laborer. Gooch escaped. Smit
was captured.
ADDIE WALKER, girl of thirteen, wa
walking along the street in Talbolton, Ga
| a few days since with companion of he
| own age. They were talking about
crazy woman supposed to be in towr
| Dollie Trice, colored girl, saw thei
coming, and, overhearing their conversu
tion, threw her clothes over her head an
rushed wildly at them, behaving Q
though she was crazy. Addie tainted an
fell headlong to the sidewalk, dying frol
fright an hour later.
Rufus Gardner was found dead in tn
Fowlkes House, Clarksville, Tenn, fe
days ago, having committed suicide b
swallo wing forty grains of morphine.
lettsr pinned on the bosom of his shil
l stated he took his life on account of III
trouble he had experienced since the deaf