The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-27
SOUTHERN NEWS.


A boy in Algiers, Louisiana, shot an
other boy on account Of provocation
involving the sum of five cents.
1t is stated that Butler forked over
good sum to help establish new Radi'
cal paper in New Orleans.
The dog tax Of Mississippi produced
twenty ty-fve thousand dollars for the
, State treasury last year.
During the flood in Arkansas n young
, lady floated three days on the top of hel
house before she was rescued.
A gentleman in South Carolina re-
Gently sold a tract of land for 500
which he refused $4,000 for before the
war. ...-.
Half the men In Mississippi town
have been indicted for gambling, their
offence consisting in playing euchre fol
the treats.
), VIM. NJ. whitmore, one of the pro-
prletors of the Memphis Ledger, died a
few days since, of the result of an acci-
dent.
1t is stated, from Georgia, that Alex
ander H. Stephens opposes the views
and opinions of Governor Brown on re-
construction.
The wheat crop around Bonham,
Texas, is looking unusually well. Old
farmers pSedict the greatest harvest
ever gathered.
General Frank Blair, Of st. Louis,
says he will appeal his suit concerning
the right to impose test oaths to the Su-
preme Conrt of the United States.
General Sheridan, commander Of the
Louisiana military district, announces
in an order that the present machinery
of administration will be disturbed as
little as possible. r.ss
A company is now being formed in
New York city to introduce the cultiva-
tion of coffee on large scale in South
Florida, the only portion of the United
States which is said to be adapted to
the purpose.
We hear that one of our colered
preachers on Sunday, after hearing
that General Schofeld had postponed
our municipal election, told his audi
ence that they ought to thank God that
He had delivered them from the trial
and responsibility Of voting.-Freder-
icksbmy Ne,cs.
A man named Moody Was killed by
wolves in White county, Texas, a few
days since. He had been out bear
hunting, and killing bear got some of
the animals blood upon bis clothes,
which the wolves scented. or the pack
which attacked him he killed three and
then was OvcrpOwered.
A Mexican correspondent of the New
Orleans Crescent says: The great idea III
the Mexican mind is to get rid of for
eigners, noleas rolens, and whether it is
the French this year. or the people Of
the United States next, it makes hut
little difference TO them.
Information has been received that
the cable intended for the submarine
telegraph from Cuba to Florida, is now
in satisfactory process of construction
in London, under the supervision OF
Mr.. William +. Everett. 1t is expected
to be laid in the early part of June next.
The managers of colored Union
Leagues" will not succeed as they ex'
pect. The well.bred colored people
here know who are gentlemen, and they
can see plainly the baseness and selfish
ness and vulgarity of the white knaves
who attempt to become their political
masters by swearing them into Union
Leagues Fredericksburg Ners.
ONE OF JACKsoN's VETERANS CONE
A New Orleans paper announces the
death of the venerable John Mitchell.
He was born in Maine, but had lived
nearly fifty years in New Orleans. He
was member of Beale's famous rifle
company, so highly distinguished for
their bravery Us soldiers and their skill
as marksmen, during Jackson's cam
paign at Chalmette, and afterwards be-
came captain. .
We have been informed that a most
cruel and revolving case of infanticide
was perpetrated in the vicinity of Port
Republic recently. A young woman
named Sallie Grim gave birth to ille-
gitimate twins. To conceal the shame
and disgrace of the affair, her brother
buried the children alive. A warrant
was issued for the arrest of the parties.
-Rockinghdm Register. ..-
THE SPORTS OF THE PTT.-The chick
en- fighting was continued yesterday
according to programme. Six moro
matches were foupht. si----.'. s''o iiiorh-
ing and. three in the afternoon, of which
the North Carolinians won three and
virginians three. Amateurs Of this
sport were enthusiastic in their praises
of the performances, and anticipate an
equally good time to-day. So far there
have been thirteen matches fought, and
the score stands eight for the Virginia
and five for the North Carolina party.
As there were only twenty matches
made, there remain only moro to be
fought. The betting is three to one in
favor of the Virginia birds. There was
one hack fight yesterday, which was
won by the North Carolina cock.-Ps-
tersburg Inder.
EDUCATION OF CoLoRED CHILDREN
We learn from the Norfolk Journal that
Rev. Thomas Hume, Sr., is interesting
himself in behalf Of the education Of
the colored children - Portsmouth.
For years Mr.. Hume has been connect
ed with the management Of the free
schools of Norfolk county, and is fully
conversant with everything pertaining
to them. He is thoroughly imbued
with the necessity of education for the
advancement of the material as we'll as
the moral interest of the young, and
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