The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-17
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.


Amerio0n says that an enormous amount of
property has changed hands in that city during
the last year reference to the books at the
Exchange Salesrooms for 1866 will show that of
real and leasehold property four hundred and
seVenty-eight pieces were offered OF which three
hundred and eighteen we're sold, at prices ranging
from three hundred dollars up to seventy-sx
thousand dollars. In the sales are comprised
number OF valuable farms and country seats,
and the aggregate sales will reach beyond q
million of dollars. One hundred and sixty
pieces of property were offered and withdrawn,
because the bids were not satisfactory to the
owners or persons Offering for sale. During the
year there were forty-nine groundrents Sold
but they we're generally small. Three steam
boats and one sailing vessel we're sold. Among
the real and leasehold property we're forty.6ve
houses sold by the City Collector for arrears of
taXee.n
The Heroes Of New Orleans AT the recent
celebration in New Orleans of General Jackson
eOttOn-bag skirmish, it was ascertalned that
seven of Toledano's Rifle company are still
living, two of the Foot Dragons, and five of the
ChRsseurs being fourteen out of the original
i've hundred and seventy-six who com )osed
Planches battalion on the morning of III 9Th
OF January, 1916; OF Captain Ogden's cavalry
company, then forty strong, two only are re
manning; OF Beale's rfemen, sXty.four strong
l. one alone now survives, his last comrade, Mr.
A. Gordon, of Mobile having died within the
month. The last of the Louisiana Blues, Gene
raj Fl. W. Palmer, went down in the Evening
Star.
Movement of the Negro Race to the West -
One of the most frequent sights to be seen in
the neighborhood of the Pontch artrain Rail
road depot. says the New Orleans Crescent is
the number OF negro immigrants every morning
Just arrived from Alabama, Georgia, and other
Eastern States, and on their way to Texas.
Almost every steamer seems TO bring over two
or three hundred, not to speak of the arrivals
from other directions. Tue Atlanta papers
allude to the number that are continually
passing through that railroad city, and it is
obvious that the revolution of ideas in the negro
mind is calling for some CORES ponding change
in his habitaton and previous manner OF
living.
Snow in louisiana correspondent of the
New Orleans Na.) Pjcayune says:-
'SiDce the beginning OF the present century
snow has fallen over this region as tollows:-
1890. In December snow tell for the first time
during twenty years.
'lSl7. Snow again fell.
1892. January l, snow fell to a considerable
depth.
1881. February 8, there was slight fall of
1852. January l2 and l3, there was heavy
. fall of snow in Lower louisiana"
A Pennsylvania Colony in Tennessee The
McMinnville (Tenn.) Ira says:-"Cotfee county
is fast becoming Pennsylvania colony. Some
fifteen families from that State have purchased
lands around Concord and Oak Hill, and are
settling. They nave already laid out $85, 900
for lands, and the cry is still they come They
are excellent farmers and good citizens and
we have ample room for all such. One of them
has purchased the extensive Catron property in
TulIahoma"
Celestial salt.-The New Orleans (La.) Times
of the Attn says:-''We learn from a gentleman
who arrived yesterday from Red River, that on
the 2d of the month a shower OF fiue salt oc-
CURED in Red River, about sixty miles from the
mouth. There had been little snow the day
before, ana on the next day, it being observed
that the supposed snow had not melted it was
examined and found to be veritable salt. Our
informant gathered bushel OF it, and il was
found to be equal to the best Tur6s Island.n
One Less Relic On the 29th of last month the
church and residence OF st. Thomas Manor
Charles county, Maryland were destroyed by
fire. The church was built more than one hun
dred and fifty years ago. The manor-house was
not quite 80 old-a little over a century. The
brick for its construction was imported from
England.
A Cana at savannah.-The Savannese propose
to build a canal eight miles along the coast, by
means of which four hundred miles Of inland
navigation, from Savannah 70 Jupiter Inlet
Fla, will be opened to steamers of four feet
draft.
Freedmens Wages-The Shreveport (Louisi-
anal papers speak encouragingly OF the hiring
Of freedmen IN that region. The prices given
run as high as twenty dollars per month, with
food. Some will not hire except by the month.
Populations Of Southern Cities According to
the late census, Yicksburg had total popula
ton on the lst of May last, of sO67-of whom
1874 were whites aud 3793 blacks. Natche2
had total population OF s4Sl and Jackson 34s6
An Innovation "A steam plough has just
reached New Orleans, the fret ever received in
that city. 1t was consigned to Longsueet
Owen q Co., and was from the mandatory o
Fowler & Co Leeds, England.
Conflict of Opinions Judge Meredith, OF Rich
" do, al, a. U,v.rr rf,,to oeka /,
unconstitutional Judge Baker, OF the NOrtoll
Circuit, decides that it is constitutional
Monumental-The ladies Of Memphis, Tenn.
have formed Southern Monumental Church
Association" and appeal to the ladies OF tn
Southern States.