The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
CONVERSATIONS OF NEWS,
THE SOUTH.

suucuon. The most of their dwellings are
gone with all they had their fields covered
win saltwater, their vessels-Gem of the
Sea, Mary Eliza, Ann, Augusta and Marion
-hlsh and dry on the rocks in the woods,
and most of them will be totally lost.
They have captured fish in Florida.
near Cedar Keys, which the inhabitants
nave given the name of the carpet.bagger.
II has the head of catfish, the body of an
eel and the legs of a lizard. It is allied to
The screw6sh, well known in FLORIDA, and
whose habits nave been made the study of
Paatka. In the. summer time,
'he II. Johns yielGs its beautiful
rs, 1t swim'up and unscrews its head,
th, by the aid of four well-dcfned legs,
les out on the 5anks and es,s the sweet
trasses. WheE winter comes 1t goes back,
screws the tail on, and makes the waters of
4 the lovely st. Johns its home. Naturasts
have designated It a> belonging to the family
cf NpiratW Arthiaadcip.
Sheep culture is pursued under disad-
vantages in some portions of Florida. The
st. Augustine Press: "Out of one hundred
and sixteen sheep which were crossed over
TO the South Beach, by Mr.. Bernard Masters,
. short time ago. there can now only be
found twenty-nine remaining, the balance
having been devoured by bears which infest
that locality"
Miss Luta Bewley, not yet in her
teens, won the cooking match at the Ander-
con, S, c., fair.
A party of Fort Bend, Texas, resisted
Hrcst by sheriff and posse, and three men
N4re killed and two wounded.
lexas has a state fire association. It.
is composed of fremen of various cities,
and the first meeting was held in Austin last
weeL
j L u greedy grasshoppers are eating
III up "the Texas turnip patches.
81 ANngli.h company has proposed to
& Gov iith of Georgia to put on u first
M class !, of steamships between Savannah
~ or brusick and Liverpool at once, and
keep uS running steadily provided the
state "live them a bonus OF $4,000 a
4 IN year ior.ee years They guarantee be-
IN sides 'h"'ey will land 5000 immigrants
IN per mohu Georgia soil.
/. IN The Ava and Richmond airline
l railroao' Ven Charlotte and Atlanta, will
Z be SOLD on til of December.
&A Inc io"Aon of one Of the piers of
ne raiiroa' &c over the Mississippi river
" LOUISIANA, has been damaged by the
acuoh "i therent, rendering the bridge
o'"'"! 'Sble. One pier and two
vi tne shoite>ns will have to be rebuilt
AT" cost oi soto $4,000 The work Of
eeoul'ulng "ilinence Immediately. Ar
&-ments han. r,ode IN oyoid iptsr.
i"f.'O| % 'he y of the road by crossing
U" " "''ue at hibal, Mo.
YVES are ped from Richmond
Nor"ay asweden.
~" hey dc Gulf Most, if not
a" "eiilhgs Plantstion Key, are de-
D' the lahurricane. The small
s'ea lately ash, on the reef. has gone
ana her "a is supposed to have
Mr. Phi,s, of Fort Taylor, re-
"'hage ap,OOO. The sea carried
Wv quantity earth, from the outer
,sldes oth,njurics.
oa"'y ArertlSer: some ten
. Ndy Of It's county, in spir:
tattehief, cied upon so-caled
rhe have ,peep into the future.
,o ed to herthat she would soon
,,oui Within year after marriage
"a lier husband with sor that
AeA.-.s second birth, she would
nresent him with twins, and at third birth
with triplets--and further, that her first
born would die. Singular to relate, the pre-
dictions Of the seer have been verified to the
letter.
Memphis Appeal; The cause of the
accident on the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad. Saturday night is unknown to the
officers Of the road, They inform us that
the train was not behind time, and was run
ming at slow rate when the accident occur
rsd Only one man-Mr. Francis Moore, OF
ArLapsas-was killed The child of Mr.
Erple.ton. Of Columbus, Miss, will die from
The effects of Injuries received. Mrs
Gwathney, from tn mouth of White river
will recover. No other persons were Sc
riou.ly injured
Norfolk received during September
and October llS,9B bales Of cotton, an in
oreose over the corresponding months of ls7;
of ls,90j.
~ytS is killir vast numbers of fat
hogs in Alabama
There are now about l5,OO0 German
8U Methodists in Texas
Dallas. Texas, mas system of plank
sewers and has iusteceived hint that they
are dangerous to til stability Of the town
Rsfors tbey are pu down the planks ar,
soalsd in TAR. to nike them durable, anC
the thought that tn preparation might iee'
subterranean Gres lever entered into th'
be,ds of the builde until the town hat
,rch q FIRE to fight, Ihich happened a shor
time aro. A partylt campers built 6r'
directly over one oihe sewers, and the GOV
orinc being thin, he sewer caught fire
which soon ran aloe its whole length, ant
sent fort dangeroush hnes at various places
piles of cotton and lher property had to b
moved with dispati and the FIRE depart
ment was puzzled tdnow where the IRE wa
=, how 10 get at itIt was finally stoppe
bv damming the SCR aud hllng 1t VII
,ra,er and happlyltle damage was done
- .r.rt the destrufn OF the sewer itsel