The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-24
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Paris, Kentucky, is shipping turkeys
to Boston.
Knoxville barber has paid five dol
lars for shaving a man on Sunday.
Cotton is arriving in Marshall, Texas
at the rate of two hundred bales pei
day.
The crops in the vicinity of Baton
Reuge, La, have been large and remun'
erative.
DR.. Ainge, a Yirginian, just died, had
not shaved since Henry Clay's defeat, in
1874, according to a vow. .....-
Only one man with a white skin
voted the Radical ticket in Casweil Co.,
| N. c., ct the late election.
A short time ago immense focks OF
hawks passed over Tyler, Texas, flying
from northeast to southwest.
The making of sugar and molasses
from the Ribbon, or Louisiana cane is
largelyon the increase in eastern Texas
Claycounty, Me-, boasts of negro
woman ll5 years old. She is of sound
mind, can see quite plainly, and enjoys
good health.
Alfred Hason, a negro preacher, was
assassinated in Natchitoches parish, La,
few days ago.
The citizens of Canton, Mississippi,
are devising means to encourage immi-
grafton to that section of the State.
A freedman by the name of John
Thomas is to be hung in Columbus, Tex
as. on. the 18th day of December, for
violating the person of German lady.
Gov. Holden, of North Carolina, is re-
ceiving and storing arms in the arsenal
at Raleigh. They are to be used in
arming his militia. "Let US have
peace
The neighborhood of Tchula and
Honey Island, Mississippi, is infested
with gang of bold and daring horse
thieves, and number of fine animals
have been stolen recently.
The tax on a gold watch worth one
hundred dollars is one dollar; the tax
on one huxdred dollars worth of tea is
at least twenty-five dollars. Who pays
the taxesi
Geese and ducks have made their ap-
pearance, in large numbers, near In
dianoia, Texas. The citizens regard it
as a sign of approaching cold weather
The negroes of Danville, Va. are ex-
cited over the appearance of the devil
to one of their number. To the eyes of
the frightened darkey his satanic ma
jesty was dancing on large ball of fire,
which he continued for SOME minutes,
when the ball of fire burst into thOus-
and pieces.
A barn and ninety thousand pounds
of tobacco were totally destroyed by
fire last week in North Carolina. The
property belonged to Mr.. Thomas Barks-
dale. and was sitnatod - tho Vicinity
of Milton. The tobacco had but recent
ly been gathered, and stored for safe
keeping in the barn.
A dispatch from Nashville to the Gin
cinnati Commercial says: "In the Fourth
District, Tillman, the Republican can
didate for Congress, has received the
certificate. Sheafe, Democrat, had $50
majority on a square vote, but after the
election was over, there was just enough
votes thrown out to declare Tillman
elected.
At Norfolk, Virginia, on the 18th, Or
derly Sergeant Lawrence Dunno, Com
pany b. 21st United States Infantry,
committed deliberate suicide in the
following manner at the military camp
at the cemetery: He laid Hat upon his
bunk, placed the muzzle of his gun un
der his chin, and with a handkerchief
tied to the trigger and drove under the
guard, pulled the trigger.
Governor Brownlow has again posi-
lively refused to fill the vacancy in the
Supreme Court, by an appointment re-
commended by most of the leading Rad
icals in East Tennessee. The General
Assembly is preparing to compel him
to do so. The breach between him and
those who are anxious to control affairs
when he goes to the United States Sen
ate is daily growing wider.
In the Recorders Court at New Or
leans, the other day, merry-faced and
bright-eyod Milesian was arraigued for
disorderly conduct. The Judge inquir.
ed very angrily, care you not ashamed
TO be here 7" "Pon my soul am, yer
honor" "You are in very disreputable
company" 81 know it, yer honor" at
is shameful" TOO true," was the pen
itent rejoinder. "If permit you TO go
this time, will you ever be caught in
such company again. ~ "Not unless yer
honor sends for me-" was the Irishman's
reply.
The culture of rice in Louisiana is be-
ginning to attract the attention of
Northern capitalists, and well it may,
seeing that it has proved to be most
successful crop, and most remunera-
tive one. 1t is estimated that this year
Louisiana will raise in the aggregate
FIVE thousand more tierces of rice than
the Carelinss, and yet but few years
ago the planting of it was confined to a
few small planters down the coast, who
sent it to market half cleaned. Parties
have recently purchased land on the
Amite river for the purpose of going ex-
tensively into the culture of rice in st.
Helena.
DR.. Stard, the Registrar General of
Scotland, reports that the bachelor
hood is more destructive TO life than the
most unwholesome trades, or than resi-