The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-27
SOUTHERN NEWS.

The Old Dominion says Norfolk is
crowded with cotton bales.
Texas has raised greater amount OF
cotton than she can gather.
Hon. John V. Frierson is named for
U. S. Senator from South Carolina.
Hon. Cave johnson, of Tennessee, is
lying so i'll that his physicians despair
of his recovery.
The Sunday liquor law in st. Louis
has been announced by the Supreme
Court of Missouri. IS.
Senator Doolittle has returned to New
Orleans from the Rio Grande.
Pork packing began at Louisville on
the 22d, and seven hundred hogs were
killed that day.
The postal service in the eleven
Southern States, which before the war
never paid expenses, has netted over
$1,000 profit during the past year.
A prospectus has been issued by Mr..
Ii. Rives Pollard for the publication OF
weekly paper entitled "The Souther"
Opinion" ..---
Ex-Governor Winston, of Alabama,
has been elected to the position OF
United States Senator from that State
for the long term, commencing next
March.
Miss Catherine Sullivan, q daughter of
Mathew Sullivan, a lock keeper on the
North River canal, about five miles be-
low Lexington, was accidentally
drowned on Monday last
The Roanoke, Va, Times says a much
larger area of land was seeded in wheat
in that county, this year, than was ever
known before, and it is looking remark
ably well.
The survey of the Va. Valley railroad
has been completed, aud the entire dis
tance between Salem and HarrisOnburg
is asccrtained to be 1913 miles. The cost
of the road is estimated at 10000 pei
mile.
The Cotton planters Convention met
on the 18th instant at Milledgeville,
Georgia. The Financial Committee re-
ported that, by the issue of the war, the
funds of the Association-about five
thousand dollars had become worthless
According to the South Carolina and
Georgia newspapers, the crop of the
Sea Island cotton is estimated for this
year at from $1,000 to 10000 bales. The
largest crop ever raised was about 80
coo bales.
San Antonio, Texas, has still an occa'
sional case of cholera, but the Herald
says there is no longer felt any appre'
hension of its further ravages. Most OF
| the absentees have returned. The
whole number of deaths from cholera
there was 30.
The Columbus (Ga.) San reports the
case of negro boy about fifteen years
of age, who starved to death OH Tuesday
night. Some young gentleman found
him lying sick on Sunday, anC
reported the case to the Freedmen's
Bureau officers, asking forhis admission
into the hospital, which was refused.
The Newbern, n. c., Commercial say:
that "large quantities of cotton, corr
and naval stores continue to flow into
Newbern. One shipment of 400 bale:
will reach here by the freight train OIL
the Atlantic road to-day, besides numer
Gus smaller shipments not announced in
advance" The lumber business is alsC
very brisk "The quantity shipped,
says the Commercial, sis regulated mere.
ly by the ability of shippers to get YES
sels."
1t is probable that General Stoneman
the cavalry raider, not unknown to gen
tlemen in the rural districts hereabouts
will soon take command in this city,
He has been promoted to cOlonelcy in
the regular army and portion of his
regiment is here. Stoncman has the
reputation Of being gentleman and a
man of sense.-Petcrsburg Inder.
Judge Alexander Walker, of New Or,
leans, has gained verdict against Mrs
Acklin, for S25, 900, for services perform.
ed in saving her a million dollars worth
of cotton during the war. General Polk
ordered the cotton burned. Judge
Walker, acting for Mrs. Acklin, per
suaded General Polk to revoke the
order, which he did, and the widow sold
two thousand eight hundred bales at the
highest figures. She offered only 500
for the service.
In some parts of Kentucky which are
infested by lawless bands, the citizens
are organizing Independent military
companies for the protection of their
endangered lives and property, and to
assist the officers of the law in bringing
the maraduers to justice. The Glasgow
Times commends the example of Dan
vile, in this respect, to other towns.
The example is good one. If the
people take the matter in their own
hands-not to hang without trial, but
to encourage and sustain the officers OF
the law-the outrages which disgrace
our State will soon cease, and property
will be safe.
LYNCH LAw.-The Lebanon Ken
tuckian gives the details Of an attempt
which was made to take the prisoners
out of the Marion county Jail, a few
days ago. The jailor got away from the
party of some ten or a dozen mounted
men, who demanded the keys, and Civ
ing the alar m to Lieut.. King, of the I'd
l.. S. Infantry, the latter turned out
with his men, and the party decamped
without effecting their purpose. 1t is
not known whether it was their inten.
tod to release the prisoners from the
clutches of the law, or to infict upon
them the sentence of Judge Lynch. The
latter would seem to have been their
object, from the following note they
handed to the jailer:
Mr.. FogIe-We wish you to deliver TO
those gentlemen the prisoners we call
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