Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
Items of General Interest.

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THUS far Milwaukee has given 81, 500,-
900 to railroads.
SOUTHERN Illinois expects big crop of
peaches this year.
DURING the winter of 1S70-71, Kansas
packed 10000 hogs. In 1912, 43,004.
The tobacco plants in Virginia are lat
er and fewer this year than ever known
before.
A RECENT contested election in Eng
land cost one of the candidates S53 ,629,
and the other $40, 1853.
THERE is female patientin the Stock
ton california; asylum, whose insanity
was caused by tight laciEg.
A DARING attempt was made by gang
of burglars to blow up the safe of the
New York and Erie freight house at Buf-
falo.
Four buildings on Broughton street,
Savannah, with their contents, were de
stroyed by fire. The loss isabout $780,
900.
In Dallas County, Ala, meningitis is
prevailing among the negroes to very
strous extent, and the mortality is
great.
DURING 1871 Northumberland county,
Pa, mined and shipped 1918, ,O93 tons
of coal, being an increase over 1870 OF
187, ,591 tons.
GENToN, the Communist, who was con-
victed of participating in the murder OF
hostages, and sentenced to death, has
been executed.
A LAW of Pennsylvania makes the tax.
ing of money at the door of theatre Oh
Sunday illegal, wherefore it is invariably
taken at the window.
The richest sugar planter in Cuba is
said to be Senior Barros, who has six fac
tories, and whose income is reported to
be 100000 per annum.
A FARMER in North Carolina has had
Japan clover growing on his land for 49
years, and advises his friends to shun 1t
as they would partridge pea.
THERE are said to be very valuable oil
lands in Tennessee, which for develop
ment await the opening Of railroads,
some of which are now building.
A MAN in Howard county, Ind, is the
proprietor of q we'll which flows both
water and gas, irrigating and illuminat-
ing his premises at Que and the same
time.
THE house of John Williams, q colored
man living near Fort Norfolk, Va, was
burned. Two children who were left i'll
charge of the house were burned to
death.
SEVERAL attempts have been made re
Gently to burn the village Of PawliDg,
Duchess County. The Catholic church
was fred, and was entirely consumed
recently.
EMERY n BEAIsE, of the late dry-goods
firm of Bearse & Bridges, OF Boston, WIS
arrested at Cleveland, Ohio, and brought
to that city, charged with setting fire to
his store and swindling the insurance
company.
SUPPLIES of grass seed are pouring into
the fire devastated regions of the North
west. Besides that which has been sup.
piled from Green Bay, one tho@sand
bushels have been sent from Milwaukee
to City Barks, and ninety-four tons
from Racine to Ahnapee.
Two valuable diamonds have been dis
covered in gravel claim in the vicinity
of Placelville, Cal, and it is thought that
"many a gem of purest rays serene hes
buried within the mineral wealth of Cal
ifornia. The largest stone weighed two
md seven-eights carats, and is estimated
worth from 5000 to $500.
Tee government troops at Matamoros
have been reinforced by a Getatcilment
of 800 mel from Tampico, bringing with
them 100000 FOR the treasury. The
United States Consul has demonstrated
with the authorities against the appear
ance OF the black flag, which still floats
from the Notifications in and around the
city.
The news from the Rio Grande, il will
be seen, is of very important charact' +.
! The crisis at Matamoras cannot now be
far off, and before the end of the week its
fate will doubtless be decided. The rev.
olutionists appear to be confident enough
of success-but as the other side seem
to have the most men and most guns
land possesSion), it remains to be seen
whether that confidence is or is not mis-
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