The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-08
SOUTHERN NEWS.

haInt, Is III New 1OTh.
A new paper in Texas has for its title
"The Laughing Hyena."
There is better sleighing at Norfolk
Va, than has been for several years.
A splendid ovation was given TO Gen
eral Joe Johnston at Holly Springs
Miss, hast week.
The State debt of North Carolina, in
Guiding interest to Oct. lst, 1866 is Sl3,
033,O0O. ...
There were 400 barrels of -four in
spected in Lynchburg, Va, during the
quarter ending December 3lst.
The burial corps at work about Fred
ericksburg, Va, received wages to the
amount OF S1l 900 last Saturday.
Sterling Price and family have arriy
ed in New Orleans from Mexico. Gen
Bragg is also i'll New Orleans.
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has
decided that promissory note, given
for Confederate money, was without
consideration.
Cotton and mules arc stolen by whole.
sale i'll the country around Vicksburg
NJ iSs., and 10 clue to the thieves can be
obtained.
Returns from twenty-three conferen'
ces of the Southern Methodist Church
show that the proposition to change the
name IL defeated.
Tho Rio mills, on the Rivanna river
six miles from Charlottesville, Va, have
been sold for $1,000. The Touring mill
was burned by Gen. Custar during the
war.
The negroes near Goldsboro', n. c.,
refuse in many cases to work, and band
together to waylay, rob and beat all the
likely looking white travellers. Teams
of horses are their weakness, and more
than forty fine ones have been recently
stolen.
The wealthy men of Taylor and other
counties i'll Georgia are taking measures
to erect cotton mills so as to give EN-,
ploymcnt to those whom they will have
to support otherwise in idlcness during
the coming winter and part of the
spring.
Speaking of the growth of Atlanta
the Nep Era says: "The unprecedented
growth of Atlanta is the wonder of al
who visit it. Our advancement is a.
most incredible. The people have quit
politics and are giving their whole ut.
tention to more substantial and honora,
bic matters, to wit: the building up OF
n great and ilOurishing city. Merchants,
mechanics, physicians, lawyers, young
men, and old, are all working uuitcdly
and faithfully for this important and
desirable, end. We have resolved to
build up first-class city i'll every par
ticular, and no power short of the Great
Ruler of events can prevent it. In five
years, at the furthcst, Atlanta will he
to the South what st. Louis is to the
mighty West"
A great deal of excitement was pro-
duced at Stephensport, BreckinridgC
county, KY, on Christmas night, by the
discovery that fifteen young ladies and
gentlemen. members of the principal
families OF he place, who had been in
vited to a. ID sitting party, wore
poisoned by eating what is known as
marble cake. This cake is made by dis
solving or sleeping a spoonful ortwo
of cochineal in hot water, and mixing
it with portion of the batter, and then
arranging that through the rest, SO as
to give a varigated or marbleizcd ap-
pearance. All who ate of this cake
were poisoned, and for hours they suf-
fored the most eXcrutiating pains, while
their lives were despaired of. But on
Saturday evening, when our informant
left, all were thought to be out of dan
ger.
The Bastrop (Texas) Adrertiser re-
ports the proceedings Of the first colorcd
convention ever held in that State. 1t
says - "The convention Of colorcd
people at Bastrop has just terminated,
and as it is the first of the kind
ever held in Texas, we will furnish the
readers Of the .fdrcrtiscr with such de-
scription rs will be of general interest.
The procession formed at 10 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. Fullylove, and
marched, the ladies in front and the
gentlemen in the rear, on horseback, i'll
double line, extending about three
quarters ofa mile in length, headed by
music. Six martials, mounted, with
scarfs, rosettes, and swords, guided the
movement. The procession repaired TO
the spring at the head Of Main street,
where sumptuous repast was smoking
over the coals-bread, pies, turkeys,
chickens, cakes of all varieties, and po-
tatoes in abundance, were spread over
the table, the citizens contributing 10
the entertainment, and many being
present The marshals commanded
silence, the multitude gathered around
the platform, and DIR. Richard g. Par
ker, an intelligent colored man, who
has travelled extensively in Europe and
the United States, addressed the audi
ence in a plain, practical speech, full
of wit, aud reaching at times lofty
style Of eloQuence, assuring his friends
tia: wsses were higher in Texas than
i'll the North, and that their best friends
were the Southern people. He advised
them to let politics alone, and TO till
the soil.
"The Lieutent Governor of the State
of Texas, the Hon. G.. w. Jones, made
some very intelligent remarks, inst
such speech as the occasion required.
His example in encouraging aud coun-
selling the negroes is worthy Of imita-
tion by every intelligent patriot who
has the sagacity to perceive that if the
education of the young and Pupilage of
the old, and religious control Of both
sexes and all ages, is neglected by our
own people, prejudices will never cease,
and wild confusion rule supreme. Pre-
lacy and priestcraft will be substituted
for the worship OF tie true God,
and the Gospel TO the negro will be as
onerous as the tax OF cotton. No intOx-