The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-28

which have been pending, will be sent |
10 the White House in short time.
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TIE new sea-going torpedo boat No. |
Is to be dubbed .The Cushing" in honor |
Of Commander Wsliam b. Cushing, U. |
s. n, who blew up the Confederate ram
Albemarle at Plymouth, N. c., in 1864. !
TuE Portuguese Government has in |
course of preparation for immediate is
suance a map showing the extent of
Portugal's claims in Africa, which il is
officially declared she will neither over
step nor abandon.
THE National 6ank Of Brazil has
cahled its Lo-idon branch that the re-
ceipts frosa customs and excise for the
first half of December are 9s7,0OO more
than Turing the same period of 1888, and
that all is going we'll.
THE Greek Government was advised,
on the 18th, that fighting between the
Cretans and the Turks had been re-
newed at Sphakia, where many of the
natives and few Of the Turkish sol
diery had been killed.
TIE London Times says that consid
ering the difficulty experienced in i'm
paneling jury, the Cronin verdict may
be regarded as satisfactory, as the trial
proves plainly that the murder was
caused by financial squabbles.
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On the 18th First Comptroller Mat
thews rendered an opinion allowing the
claim of United States Marshal Needles,
Of Oklahoma. The claim amounts to
SIS, and was contracted by him in the
opening of Oklahoma Territory.
A PLOT has been discovered to assas-
sinate the King of Corea, who, it is re-
ported, desires to abdicate in favor of
Prince Minyong Yik. Several high,
officials implicated in the conspiracy
have been exiled to Hong Kong.
THE British Government has decided
to strengthen the fortresses at the
mouth Of the Thames by placing therein
a number of heavy guns, and adding
several other improvements to bring the
works up to modern requirements.
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! THE official estimate of this years
cereal crops in England is as follows
Wheat, 73,267, O07 bushels; barley. 67,-
AIS, 100 bushels; oats, 113,51S,9 967 bushels,
the average yield per acre being 2991,
S1.S1 and 39.31 bushels, respectively.
A SPONTANEOUS gathering of the In
dian community at Zanzibar waited
upon Stanley, on the 18th, and pre-
sented him with an address, inclosed in
silver caslset, eulogizing his energy
in opening Central Africa to commerce.
THE Boulangists held a monster meet
ing in Paris, ON the 18th, to protest
against the action of the Chamber OF
Deputies in seating NJ. Zoffein, who ran
against General Boulanger in the Mont
marte district of Paris in the recent
election.
THE London post-ofice authorities
admit that the men who attacked the
postman in Hatton Garden, on the 18th,
took from him diamonds valued at
$4,000. This statement is corroborated
by the merchants to whom the dia-
monds we're consigned.
THE Democratic members of the Mon
tana Senate appeared in the Senate
chamber, on the 10th, and took the oath
of office. The Senate then adjourned
for the day. The Republicans were also
invited to go and join the Democrats in
the House of Representatives.
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THE British Cabinet at its meeting
on the 10th, devoted most Of the session
to the consideration of local govern
ment scheme for Ireland which, it Is as
serted, embodies many of the provisions
the Liberal leaders have repeatedly de-
clared themselves to be in favor of.
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GALEsBuRG, Ill, is excited over the
disappearance of John j.. Thompson.
He was last seen on the 18th about 4 p
m. Searching parties had failed, up to
the 18th, to find any clew to his where
abouts. Grave fears are entertained o.
foul play, as he had large sum O
money on his person at the time of hi'
disappearance.
FURTHER particulars of the overthrow
OF Bushiri state that the Germans killet
thirty OF his followers at the time tina
Bushiri was captured and escaped
When the Wasega afterward captured
Bushiri in the Jungle they surrendered
him to Captain Wissmann, and re
ceived reward of 10000 rupees. Blu
shiri was then hanged.
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ELIZABETH JACKSON, the widow o
Elijah jackson. who was soldier in tn
war of 1872, receives pension at tn
rate of S12 per month. She is one hun
dred and four years old and walks fiv
miles, to Huntington, w. Va, ever
quarter to receive her vouchers. She
an inveterate smoker and declares sh
will live to be one hundred and fourtee
years old
A FORCE of clerks in the Second Al
sistans Postmaster-General's Office, o
the 18th, began opening the bids whic
have been received at the departmer
for the quadrennial letting of mail-cai
rying contracts for star route and steam
boat service in the Western States an
Territories About 100, 600 bids for th
10000 routes in this section Of the coui
try had been received
a LARGE number Of exiles from Err.
ronm, Armenia, have arrived at Tifi
having been banished from their natl
homes by orders from constantinople
consequence of their having sent info
nation abroad of the atrocities commi
ted in Armenia BY Turkish troops al
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