The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-23
THE SOUTH.
News Condensed from our Exchanges.

News Condensed from our Exchanges.
General Robert Toombs, Of Georgia, is con-
yalescng.
An ear of corn raised in Sumpter county, Ala
bama contained 1900 grains
The price of lands in some portions Of Alabama
has advanced 100 per cent in two years.
on the 2Ith ultmo, thin skin OF ice was visible
in White county, Arkansas.
About fifty German famies:from Chemnitz in
SaXony, are preparing to emigrate to Holt county,
Missouri.
1t is intlmated that there is a large treasure of
gold and silver buried safely in the suburbs OF the
town of Minden, Louisiana.
Ex-Governor Ham, of louisiana has again as
sumed the editorial management OF the New Orleans
Republican,
crossed the Missouri river at BoonYille every day
during the month of September "Westward the
Star OF Empire, etc.
Mrs Sandy Tolme, residing in West Nashville,
on Wednesday stepped upon peach-peel and fell,
her neck being pierced by the sharp point Of chair
post. 1t is doubtful If she can recover.
Thomas N Baird living near Crescent Hill,
Bates county, Mo, while digging Well on his farm
few days since,a depth of tWenty-siX 1eeJ, struck
q threefeet vein Of fine coal.
Wheat is selling at l5 cents bushel in Webster
county, Missouri, indicating that the danger OF
famine is very remote in that locality.
The total value OF taxable property of the city
of Huntsville, Alabama, for the present year is oNer
S2,OOO,O0O, being an increase Of 100000 during the
"a New orleans paper says that whatever could
be done in the way of racing, raCQuette, dancing
and amateur theatrcas at the Fair Grounds in thlC
city, was accomplished on Sunday last for the bene
The New Orleans Times says the proposition
mooted in that city to return TO gold basis In al
cotton sales and transactions meets with general
favor and elcits deep interest among bankers, cot
ton factors, and planters.
The banks in Texas hold upwards OF four hun
dred thousand dollars in cOn w4ule those Of all the
other Southern States together but two hundred and
seventy thousand. In Western texas and CaAior-
MIA the currency has teen always metallic,
The LEGISLATURE OF Arkansas has voted TO issue
g. 900 in bonds to pay bonds for gOJlOJJ lssuet
thirty years ago 10 establish bank, bat Wmcn, on
the faure of the bank were repu jlatei. The S450O
0C0 is required to pay the original $1,000 oo0 and ae-
At the recent term Of the Circuit Court OF Mac)n
county, Missouri, Mrs. Means obtained 2 verdi
for $4,000 damages against m&i hshleH NhlLe i"f
defamation of character pom me lendltlon OF tuo
verdict Mrs Means remitted $3.50 oil the Judgment
averring that she had sued 10 deenl ner repuJa'OA
''o Tie T1H Milan Mo- Hcrad says Mr.. " c, Miller
minister of the Gospel was FOUND guilJ, au'Ing W.
Session of the Circuit court this week. Of joining IN
marriage minor son of George stanton ana Miss
Lemar, and sentenced to imprisonment IL the County
Jail for one month. He was mteI WARDS feIease'
from confinement by order OF tue court ,.,.
The Board Of Public Works OF Ne" orleans ha,
abandoned the idea OF relyng upon pGn,Gls IUt J,
tributIons TO bald ana repair eyees Wnch cohtDu-
tions were expected, under pledge D{ luo poat'
that they would he reimbursed by the Legislature
and they have resolved to advertise lof proposals Io
the construction of the works most needed.
The Franklin la) Ba"ne, says spI1iai ia uGS1 Gars
tion Tegns IN 81. Mary. Appoint the ilme loI Use
race, says the Bae iree tgt OF circus @ % eiiIe t
tanment, ana ST. JOHN the Baptist couIH hoE na az @ Ou'
such crowd nor call forth hall SO hul @ IN
There is an abundance OF unueVelopeu Hen IA
Franklin and ST. Mary, but ii cant be reached py
church bel or the voice OF a relOfmeI - ,,.,,
Bloody dcings are reported from JACKSON cuuli.{,
Fla Columbus Sullivan was shot IN gong from nis
dwelling to his gn-house, and on Ihe ~ soranna nTSO
Colonel Mcclellan, a prominent lawyer Oh Maiia1un,
was badly wounded and his daughter Killed. GAVIN
Rogers and other negroes circumstances pos 4ue 6a
as the perpetrators. oscar Cranberry, one Oh Ine
negroes suspected was Killed on last Saturday
mOlnng, .zo, ,o,,,,+,,
Mr. Margraye, a citizen OF JEFFERSON couIiifYy, diYy,
Tennessee, can be frequently seen in knO&Vlle
walking at a brisk pace He is in his nnety-sevenIn
year. and has not tasted animal food IOr MY years,
"a he hpl has
pound in his life. lie is temperate III ms hiapits,
using no spirits or any kind, and uses tooaeSO
moderately. lie is a bachelor, and whist ne cals
his home jefferson county, hnds one anywhere III
East Tennessee,