The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-28
SOUTHERN NEWS.

SOUTHERN NEWS.
The New Orleans Tribune nominates
Butler for President.
The Charleston and Savannah railroad
sold for $4,000.
Large contributions are being made
up throughout Kentucky in aid Of the
sufferers in the South.
One of our Georgia exchanges speaks
of sweet potatoes being 80 abundant as
to bring but fifty cents bushel by the
wagon load.
Hon. Hershel V. johnson has resigned
the Office of United States Senator, to
which the Georgia Legislature elected
him.
During the past year one cotton facto-
ry in Augusta, Ga, has turned QUIT no.
600 yards of cloth.
The result Of the late elections have
thrown an immense quantity of South
ern real estate on the market to be sold
at auction.
A Mr.. Bates, of Kentucky, 20 years OF
age, is seven feet eleven high and still
growing. He is the "baby" of eleven
children.
One freedman recently shot another
in the right arm, near Liberty, Texas.
Six days afterward the wounded negro
amputated the arm with razor held In
his left hand.
General Dudrey, now in command at
vicksburg, Miss, attended dinner re-
Gently given by the merchants of that
city, and gave as sentiment: "The
conservative element of the country
the fighting men of both armies"
A Kentucky paper says that "the
heaviest and best tobacco crop grown
in Kentucky for the past seven years is
the crop the present season, now just
beginning to move to market"
Consumers of the "weed" will be graf
flied to learn that "old Virginia never
tire" has done her duty in the way of
producing tobacco this year, and that
the crop will be at least two-thirds rs
great as that of 1860.
Col. Nelson, of Macon, Georgia,
great nurseryman of Middle Georgia,
died very suddenly at the National Ho-
tel in Atlanta, on Sunday last.
Gen. Tilson, now at Savannah, Geor-
gia, has been authorized to adjust all
claims to the abandoned coast lands OF
Georgia and South Carolina.
Colonel NJ. D. McAllister, chief en-
gineer of the military division of the
Gulf, has just concluded contract for
opening the Southwest Pass of the
mouth of the Mississippi river with some
enterprising citizens of New Orleans.
The blockade ground the South pretty
badly, but the result has been great
sharpening of wits in that section. The
latest instance is "ArnalPs cookie, garlic
and smut separator"
Apropos of rumor that Confederate
notes are again coming into circulation
in the South, the Mobile Times says that
the Mobile wood dealers will take them
even-eord for cord-and adds: "Ifthis
be treason, make the most Of it."
George Meyer, Assistant United States
Internal Revenue Collector, was shot
and killed at Blackville, South Caroli'
ma, a day or two since, by two men.
named Saunders, who surrendered
themselves to the Sheriff.
The San Antonia (Texas) Ledger OF
the 5th says: "There is an abundance OF
fat game this fall in this section of the
country. A Aplanter living some TWEEN
ty-five miles from our city says that he
never pretends to shoot a turkey on
trees, for they are so fat tho fall bursts
them open.
The Nathez Courirr says the new cot
ton is coming in by trains of wagons in
procession, each wagon having huge
coops and baskets on top of the cotton
bales, full of gobbling turkeys, cackling
geese, and other fowls.
The freedmen of Macon county, Ala
bama, one of the best cotton districts in
the South, recently held a meeting, and
passed resolutions discountenancing
idlers and loafers, and condemning all
violations Of contracts between white
men and themselves.
The advertiser and Register Of Mobile
says: eve are indebted to Colonel
w. D. Mann, Assessor of Internal Rev
enue for this district, for the following
statement of incomes reported for the
year 1865: $1,000 or less, 315; over
81 900 and under s., 900, III; over IS 900,
sighty-five; over 10000, eighteen; over
81, 900, three; over 10000, one."
Our citizens were somewhat diverted
on Saturday, says the Richmond Times,
by the appearance on the streets of a
most novel and primitive carriage, in
which was seated q genuine descendant
of Ham. 1t was small truck in shape,
constructed of straw and oak stats,
about two feet wide. four feet long, and
two feet from the ground, running on
solid wooden wheels about one foot in
diameter. Attached to the "merchine"
was a very large horse, fastened by
thongs Of white oak. The affair looked
coy, and toddled along about the gait
of q country constable.
A Singular Custom In Spain.
The singular formality with which