The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


THE United States steamer Dolphin
sailed from New York for Hayti on the
10th.
OLIVER JOHNSON, the old-time Aboli-
ZIONIST, died at Brooklyn on the 10th.
He had been ailing for some time, and
was over eighty years old.
The New Jersey State Grange met at
Trenton on the 10th.
The funeral of the late Bishop Tuigg
took place at Altoona, Pa, on the 11th,
with impressive ceremonies. The ser
mon was preached by Bishop Mullen of
Erie, Pa.
RICHARD d. KYLE late vice-president
Of the Anderson-IIarris Carriage Com
pany, of Cincinnati, has been arrested
on charge of embezzling $4,000.
IN the Federation of Labor conven-
tion at Boston, on tho 10th, Secretary
Sayward Of the Master Builders AS
sociation delivered an address approving
the principle of organization both by
employers and employees.
EsIN PAsHA is pronounced by his
physicians to be much better and in
excellent spirits. lie requires constant
attention from his nurses.
The great Sisseton reservation in
South Dakota, containing nearly 1000,
900 acres of land, is soon to be thrown
open to settlement.
JAMES SNAvELY's large four-story
stone mill at Lexington, Pa, was de-
molished, on the 10th, from the weight
of grain on the upper floors, completely
wrecking the structure. The mill hands
miraculously escaped, no one being in
jured.
OWING to the prevailing strikes in the
colliery districts of Austria the price of
coal has risen enormously throughout
the empire.
THE confirmation Of the nomination
of Green b. Raum, to be Pension Com
missioner, was, on the 18th, ordered
made public.
THE Sultan OF Zanzibar, on the 18th,
received the zanzibars who were with
Stanley. He thanked them for their
splendid service and distributed pres
ents among them.
IN the secret session of the Senate, on
the t2th, a number of nominations were
reported favorably from the committee
on foreign relations, and a number oi
army and navy nominations heretofore
referred. to committees were reported
favorably.
The employees of the clerks Office Of
the House of Representatives on the
18th, presented to General Clark, 'ht
late clerk, gold watch and chain as q
token of esteem.
TIE printers of Berne, Switzerland
have struck for better pay. Seveta
papers were unable to issue their edi
tions on the 18th.
TIE President on the 18th, sent 4
the Senate the nomination of Cyrut j
Frye, Of South Dakota, to be marshal o
the District of South Dakota.
THE funeral Of Mrs. Scott-Lord tool
place from the Church of the Incarn /
tion in Washington on the 18th. DIR
Townsend, the pastor preached tt'
funeral sermon. The remains we're in
tered in Rock Creek Cemetery.
OVER four hundred of the solid busi
ness men of New England met in th'
Hotel Vendome. in Boston, on the nigh
of the 12th, on the occasion of the an
nual banquet of the Boston Merchants
Association. Messrs. Grady, of the At
lanta Constitution, Carnegie and ex
President Cleveland made speeches ans
were applauded TO the echo.
A cAvE-IN occurred at Rundy's Goa
bank. mile south of Butler, Pa, on tn
18th, killing one man and fatally injuI
ing another.
The work of taking down thu electri
light wires in New York City was re
sumed, on the 14th, the injunction hay
ing been removed.
A FuLLY-ATTESDED meeting of tn
Western cut nail manufacturers wa
held at Wheeling. W. Va, on the 1871
at (which the selling card was raise
from s2-25 to s.. 35 for 12-pennies, tw
per cent c9 on carload lots
LIZ CARoS, the spy and informer,
shortly to publish a book relating hi
personal adventures and experiences.
GOVERNOR BEAVER Of Pennsylvanii
on the 18th, granted respite till JAM
ary PC tor James w. Jacobs, Of Lanca
ter County, and George Clark, Of Gree
County, both Of whom were TO have bee
hanged on the 1oth
The German Reichstag adjourned. q
the 18th, until January :.