The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-04
SOUTHERN NEWS.

80 ~ t- 49,
| The police of Vicksbnrg, Miss, hav'
been uniformed.
Deer carcases sell in Western Nilsson
ri for four or FIVE cents o pound. D
Large quantities of oranges are ship
ped from Tampa, Florida, by ever,
steamer.
More wheat has been planted in War
rem county, Tenn, this fall than fol-
many years past.
A number of elegant and refined
young gentlemen" in Missouri, it is said
advertise for situations as son-in-law
in wealthy families.
General James Longstreet arrived in
Lynchburg, Virginia, on Saturday last,
and will remain there during the win.
! ter.
Norfolk, Virginia, talks of substitu.
ting wooden for brick pavements In
that city, the latter having proved a
failure owing to their softsess.
1t is estimated that the exports from
Charleston, s. c., this year, will be
about ga, 100000, or forty per cent
more than the total exports of the city
of Baltimore.
The proprietor of the Charleston Mer-
cary announces that his paper, though
suspended, is not extinct, and viii be
revived on a substantial basis.
William Crantz, private in cem-
pany G, 9TH United States infantry, was
seriously injured by falling against a
circular saw in Tampa, Florida, few
days ago.
The colored Baptist Church of Fred
sricksburg, Virginia, has received four
hundred dollars from the freedmen's
bureau towards repairing that house of
worship.
Governor Brownlow nominates HOr-
ace Maynard, of Tennessee, as his candi-
date for Postmaster General in the next
Cabinet. Mr.. Maynard is also said to
be a candidate for Speaker of the
House.
The tobacco inspections in Lynch-
burg, Virginia, from January lst to De-
cember lst, 1868, were 67Ol h"gsheads,
averaging 700 pounds each, and S,457, =
100 pounds loose tobacco; total pounds,
l3, 14l, 800.
A serious row occurred in COvington,
Ga, last week, between John Robinson's
circus company and parties of that place.
One negro was killed and a Snowman
mortally wounded. The company struck
tents and left for Atlanta Immediately.
Two thousand stand of arms and a
large quantity of ammunition were de-
stroyed by unknown parties near Madi-
son, Florida, few nights ago. They
were State arms designed for the use of
the negroes. The local paper cites the
exploit of the Boston tea party as a
parallel case.
A leading apostle of temperance, of
Lynchburg, Virginia, has been abnor-
mally a~biiarated for moo than SIX
weeks on bitters. He says he has dys-
pepsia, which necessitates the use of q
tonic, and on this assurance contrives
to keep drunk about seven-eighths of
his time.
The annual beef crop Of Texas is
worth not less than thirty millions.
There is only wanting a mode of pack
ing nd preserving beef to make the
five million cattle of Texas a source OF
great wealth to the State. Many diff
ferent processes are practiced, but none
with perfect success. Give the South
peace and it will feed and clothe the
whole population of the con tinent
Mr.. Edward A. Pollard and J. Mar
shall Hanna, Esq, left Richmond last
Saturday afternoon By the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad, with the remains of
the late II. Rives Pollard. The inter-
ment was made OH Sunday, in the fam
lily burying ground at Alta Vista, Mel
son county.
1t is now stated that the day before
the shooting of II. Rives Pollard, in
Richmond, Grant went to the office and
asked Pollard if he was the author of
the obnoxious article. Pollard replied
that he was, but for some reason refused
to retract his statements. Grant then
offered to fight Pollard then and there,
but his offer was refused. Grant there
upon told Pollard to beware; that as
he had refused either to retract or give
honorable satisfaction he (GranD would
shoot him on sight, which threat he ex-
eCuted.
The New York Journal of Commerce
of Saturday last, says: 1t is little
out of season for this luscious fruit in
our latitude, but 'old Virginia never
tires From Mr.. George R. Wilson,
Norfolk, we have a sample of strawber-
ries gathered November Is, from the
farm of Mr.. j. w. Cawson, Burwell's
Bay, Isle of Wight, Virginia. This is on
the James river, about thirty-five miles
from Norfolk. Our informant states
that of this second crop there were
about 300 quarts green in the field, but
only about one quart was gathered ripe
as per sample. The specimens sent are
not quite as large as hens eggs, but
sbaw n fine sturdy growth