The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-16
SOUTHERN NEWS.

The Savannah Ca street cars new
run on Sundays
General Forrest assumes charge Of thf
Selma road and retires from public life
The Texas Convention costs the State
$1,000 per dem. ii
The Governor has pardoned DR.. Nc
Bride, sentenced 10 the Lexington work
house for dealing faro.
Hon. Robert Toombs Is in Atlanta, en-
tirely recovered from his recent severe
indisposition-
-Four thousand seven hundred and
three bales Of cotton were taken from
New Orleans 20 Europe in one ship last
week.
The ladies of OkalOus, Mississippi
went TO church last Sunday with fra
grant bouquets Of spring flowers.
1t is reported that rich gold mine
has been discovered in Owen county
Ky, aud the people are greatly excited
over it.
4 man recently travelled from Maine
90 Virginia to shoot the sedueer of his
wife, but being a poor shot, the de-
strOyer Of his peace still lives.
Tue Board Of Governors Of the Ma.
EonaI Association Of cotton planters
and manufacturers met in Baltimore on
Wednesday.
4 IRE at Franklin, Tennessee, destroy
ed 100000 worth of property. The fire
was the work of negro inceudiary,
who vas shot when leaving the FIRE.
An old man named Smith, Of DeKalb
county, Ala, killed two mes named
Aubrister and Howard, with disguises
on, who broke into his house one night
sst week. Another man Was wounded
at the same time by Smith.
Highway robbery IS popular but not
always profitable sport IN Texas. Five
or six men lately wsylaid Mexican
near San Antonio, and after hard
struggle, ritied his pockets, which cen
tanned not cent Of money.
The Arkansas Legislature has passed
q bill sppropriating IS, 900 additional
20 pay the militia, and also i bill au-
thorizing the Governor TO appoint col
.ecsor Of revenue II each county, if be
so desires, who shall hold Office four
years.
Bro~ulOw has 50 manipulated tle re-
turns Of the Fourth and Eighth Con-
gressionsI Districts in Tennessee as TO
give the certificates Of election TO the
Radical candidates, Notwithstanding
they were defeated by decisive majori-
ties. IL must have been with a sort Of
grim pleasure thai the sli Knoxville
EIcresceuce saw the people in those dis
GTIcts dsl1dIng themselves with al cleo
Eioa, when he had already decided tke
matter.
D=Kalb county, Maryland. census re-
turn. give he following exhibit: White
males, 3JC-. wh.,a fem aIes, 34l4: color
Ell males, -: co.0red females, 53, Total
743Q. Al increase II the population
since the year 1860 Of 2406. Total
amount OF grain raised. Corn, 44l2, +T5
bushels: wheat, l4T32 bushels; oats.
7y.4LJ bushels. The amount Of Woo. i
: % ~ Douuds. There have been q 20
gallons OF m0lassez made.
\ Southern paper, disgGs5ed With
Washington AFFAIR.". says brutal 7qi-
z4-.;y 1cd r1Ig.4= trIckery stand arm
u arm upon The apex Of the pyramid o.
disgrace and ruin which replaces the
noble structure u the Fedora. Congress
a. il existed il - former E.ories.' The
New YORK lines thinks they have bat a
uarro Z footing TO stand EpOu, and hopes
they will sOOl tumble on.
General Scoaeuaa has issued al order
directing all civil officers, corporations,
companies and associations II VIgisis,
required By .Aw TO make reports aud re-
turns TO the Legislature, az It's annual
session, TO make the same "a his head
41arrers T.iGOG: delay. L addition 20
a11Qa. or other reports, Supplemental.
reports a-e 20 Dc made, 20 include jan
IAry.