The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-28
GENERALITIES.
Louisville Prosperity.

In this city there are now in operation eight mills,
with daily capacity OF about fifteen hundred bar
rels equal to annual production OF 450 600 barrels,
and at Sc per BARREL gives sum total of 81, 7OO OOO
TO produce the quantity Of flour which these mills
have the capacity OF manufacturing, requires
about 1850, 900 bushels of wheat. AS cotton mar
ket Louisville has, during the past few years,
national notoriety. Having inaugurated daily cot
ton sales at auction, extensive warehouses have
been opened, buyers from a distance have been at
satisfactory. The whisky trade of Louisville was
C,70O barrels for the last twelve months or 246s0G0
gallons The Courier-.Jot,rnat estimates the entire
whisky and high wine trade at Sl1,0 ,0O0 900.
Southwestern Mob Law.
We copy the following from the Red River (Ark.l
NeTs:-
in Sabine parish, between a man named Chambiiss
and another named watkins, and in which Cham
bliss was killed. The decision OF the COronerS in
quest was that the killing done in self-deense.
Shortly after, by Chamblss friends, the Grand Jury
Of sabine parish found true m o aganst ST. me W Two
Chambliss and on the strength or TINS Dill the
Sheri OF Sabine on last Saturday arrested the three
parties accused OF the murder, and placed them in
iail at MANY On Sunday night about one hundred
persons visited the jail and took therefrom the three
prisoners, and hung one of the brothers watkins
and shot Dr. TompEins dead. The other Watkins
is supposed TO have escaped.
SOjOurner Truth.
SOjourner Truth, now over eighty years oI ae age
bed but she is once more on visit TO her Irenus
and in good health She proposes TO Visit fresiaen1
Grant at Washington. she was slave lot lorIy
wears In the State of New York, and since her ema-
cpation has devoted her life to the cause OF her SUI
fering race. During the war, under President LIN
coins administration, she spent her Tune among tlie
freedmen, instructng the women In domestlc duties
and did much to promote their comfort IN ana a1
around Washington. Since that period she mas
lived at Battle creek Michigan, where she mas IL, ,
tie home which is incumbered by mortgage Oi
about $780, and her mission now Is to gatler up Wiat
she can towards paying off this mortgage Sne
ought not to be long time engaged In doing ths'
Any contribution for this object may be sent 10 ROW
land johnson, No. 81 Beaver street, New lorA'
Sensible Act.
During recent concert in Pixies Hall, Clncnnati,
the great doors of the hall were thrown open, anu
moment later gentleman advanced to the platloTTln
and touched the leader, as he was graceluy Wleiu'
ing the baton. Next, this bOlG person lnteII9pteu
singer right in the midst OF her carongs anu maro
ngs and her voice died away IN Whisper. InSl, y
as the audience had begun already 10 leaVe Ine
hall, evidently suspectng That all was I no!
right, this person waved his hand anu anu
for alarm; not the slightest he re-
peated with good emphasis He proceeded 10 staIs
mat fire had broken out in the next Duuuug pul
that there need be neither hurry nor right lor t1ee
was abundant time for all TO leave the room Ihe
audience was quteted at once. The rusn tnat nau
| begun was checked; frightened women anu chhdren
became courageous; ladies sat resolutely III thelI
seats, waiting for the crowd TO pass the singers aud
the musicians coolly gathered up their books and