, 1866-04-30
sou F1l1tltN ITEMS.

The Southern Baptist mm3sfetA ntE TO meet IN
Russellv,l'c. KY, OIL the e2d Of May.
The Charleston SostA Ca7o!in,an chronicles 4 ucw
pheDou.nou IN that cly, namely, a demand on the
part Of the blacks Tor higher wapes.
4 Ml.s Adam, Of DauvIl1e, Va, matnre dam
&c! Of sixty eight is cutting her fourth set OF teeth.
4 tcttcr from Alabamh reports fearful mortality
among the negroes. They have scattered the emall
po. through ,own and country, and are dying
rapidly.
The late rebel Capt. Johnson, Of the ram Teuces-
see. II now connected with the Mobile 1F.1sme.
Memphis Is about to enios the luxury Of etrest
railway.
Judge Bukteed, OF the United States District
tourt at Mobile, has rendered tn important decl-
sion. young man, minor, while pafgeu:es on
bcsrd one Of The Mobile and New Orleans steamers,
engaged tn earus and lost, at charged to profess
Eionai gambler, considerable sam Of mon. ,, rally
the property Of bis mother It is also sts.ed that
suli Ind been instituted for the recore1y Of tho
money not against The gambler bnt The capt.1n Of
the boat. The case has been heard and decided In
tayor Q! thc plaintiff.
In Homer, Claiborne County, In step: aze being
tskcu to establish an extensive cotton and poolIeu
factory. The plsn !. to mise the sum Of $l30 In
thares Of E10,GV0 each, md f100t coo are already
subscribed.
The B,ook street Methodist Church in Louisville
lhN Utt0 Bull tU luC AQWAu L61n0HC9-
a iafe numE er OF the NewbeEu, y. C., Timer Eats
that Ill the fame Col. Samuel Colt, OF Hartford,
derived from his inventions and Improvements In
fre-asms IVES due to native Of KewoeEn, John
GLE. He tnscnted a revolver in 1sas. which would
IRE fourteen balie In quick succession. Col Colt
learned The principle hom Gill, IN conversation at
Washington, and patented 1t as his onn Invention.
Mr. Gill look 10 measures TO establts hhis owner.
ship Of the invention, and died poor nu.abe. ol
5en1> aso. The 7t1nes claims to have good aukhor-
aty lor tn<7 ~<t@e%rtlnalJ statements.
cho"an Sennt5, North Carolina, is said to be d
perfect Rhtle-lnnd for ulne.' From ono hundred
acres under grspe cultivation, o1se ~ ceot,enasn ,
makes 5000 PET year.
The following advertisement appears In
the Newman (Ga-) Herald:
"7o Hhonn u Nay Concnn:
King CLARK (coiosed having tn proper form 4,
piled TO nc for permanent letters Of administration
on ihe estate Ct BnFwtl Berry (coiored) lste Of said
..16i. is 10 dte al and singular creditors and
next ot Kin OF said deceased 10 be and Appear 1t nv
Office w1thne the Line alIos sed BY Law, and show
ton should moi be szan,ed 10 King Clark on the e..
tate OF eald deccated.
AM; Gissn L III SPe1 y h'9a e ed oes1 ssa.,1fe
This Is the first instance in which negro
u Georgia has applied for letters Of admins
t7atlon.
resident Of Memphis has sued tbs Ap4laache
Tor libel In saying that be had been a rtbef~ The
damages are lad II f58,0OO.
JndEe Iuca* r Thompsou, Of the Supreme Cour.
Q! Appeals Of VaEgtnta, Died at snunton, on tie
21tt itst.
4 co:oEcd physician from England, ioca,ed II
courobnf- M1st., last week. and caussd soma -ea-
cation. both among while and hlacks.
nsPro man was attacked and s<ten mp ny
wolves in Arkansas, ehort time stucc. nc had
defended himself With knife which he had used
IN aapehfeting hogs, and Lille" 3se oetofe ho EFas
ovcspo~esrd.
Ur, Nat. Py1es. distinguished phyefcisn Of
Louisville. Led ID that city On the s6sh mt,
e,-anoFe tree was cut down a few days ago On
rtry Point, Va. and IN mailing It m a lork of
ls nak discovered in the centre OF The tree about
four feet fcm tho ground. Tie hair appeared to BE-
cur! from female head, md 'lust hare been uut
IN It. position eome dy or si1ty years ago. 4 hole
hcd been eouged 10 the heart of the ,1ee. The bar
put IN and the hole plugged up. The plase bsd
afterwards grown over. and the cavity was found to
be In the heart OF the tree. The hair appeared to
oe NJ iIcth a. tflately cut from the human bead.
ire 1ru1t IN many sections Of Fissinla has bceu
Killed by recent fspste,
Mr. Vim. J. Nance. Of Itoup county Ga. recent1y
killed grey eagle which rueasut eeycn feet onc
nch from tip 10 tip Of the winst, and seven inches
s"n1 Up 70 Up Of the open beak. It weighed ten
3ounds.
Al Sararuah they are building saw mills yhosc
:aracity will be 100000 feet Of lumber per day, "
Col. L. c. ClaEton, Of Bunconbe county. esys the
safctrh n. c.) 6londayd committed suiudc 1t hts
'rn house, recently, while lis family were at
l,ulch.
Janes H. CoZlre. well lnoun citizen Of Nash.
sflc. committed tnicide on Monday by crttins his
afoht With Eazor. Mental arrangement, arising
Fom financial difficulties, is the supposed cau:e.
The kev- A. n. Ship, formerly Prote5eor Of Ills
oy and Bellies 1eitrts In the Unfversity of North
arossna. has become President Of Wo.io1d College,
o1h Carolina
3flss Augus'aJ. EyHnt, the authoress, has con.
n'ed to take the lead In the *ozk Of collecting the
tnds to repair and protect the graves OF Mobile
'ldiers who lost their lives during the wur.
Gen. cabell, Who Nas captured with Mazmaduke
ufinG The lete inya:fon Of Missouri, Il keeptnr a
bot and shoe xtore at Fort Smith. Afkansae,
The cx.piratc Eaphacl Semmes ia candidate tor
ldCe OF the Probate Court Of Mobile coruty