The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-19
SOUTHERN NEWS.

The policemen of Houston are to |
be un formed at ihc.r own expense.
William u. Miller, present State
Auditor, il spoken Of ~ Y candidate
for Governor Of Arkansas.
All the Arkansas papers are clam
0rOns for the reelection OF SmIthec, |
the present efficient Public Land Com
missioner,
With the item announcing forty |
live widows in Hawesville, Kentucky, |
the Plaindealer also takes occasion to
remark that there are fourteen other |
women in that town that would be |
better of if they were in the same fix,
An Edgerlleld, S. c., letter in the
Charleston News says: This county il |
one vast field OF small grain, in superb
condition, and If no urtoward weather
comes upon ii, our people twill live Mt
home'' this year.
The New Orleans Price Current
makes out the last sugar crop of Louis
lana to be 100000 hogsheads, an in
crease on tho Drop OF lS7l of $4,000
h0gsheads, the m0lasses crop amounted
TO 235, 600 barrels, and the rice crop to
Isl ,259 barrels. &.
There are, says the Midway Sun,
Kentocky, eleven persons In and
around Versailles who are over eighty
three years of age, the majority heing
ladies-mothers in lsrael-highly hon
ored and revered for their Christian
exceIlencies and position In society.
Superintendent Killibrew, OF the
Tennessee bureau of Agriculture Ste
| tistics and Mines, has received letter
from Mr.. Samuelson, member Of par
| lament, the representative OF u capital
Of twenty-five million dollars invested
In iron manufacture In England, also
from wealthy Pittsburg capitalists,
signifying their intention to purchase
largely of that States mineral lands
with view to settlement.
--'lhe San Antonio Herald Is in
debted to Mr.. George Bennocke Tor in
2 formation in reference to u bad state
r of affairs in Gonzales county. His
letter reads: 'Last night somebody
broke into the Justices Court and took
away all the papers relating to crimi-
; nal cases. suppose they have ar
, rested one OF the Taylor gang, and put
him in jail, and had him before the
court yesterday. Forty armed men
started to-day from town after the
thieves" The letter Is dated March 10.
The bonded debt and outstanding
indebtedness of this State will exceed
fifteen millions of dollars. The prin,
cipal and interest of this will never be
paid, for two reasons. First, large
portion of 1t Is fraudulent and illegal,
and should not be paid; and, second,
the taX-pay ers of our State can not pay
II. The last reason is more evident
and conclusive than the first.
We must blot ont the debt which we
can not pay, ana Lei the world know
our reasons for doing ii. = Little Rock
Herald.
Memphis Appeal Pursuant to pre-
vious announcement, General Pillows
residence and law library were sold at
bankrupt sale yesterday. There were
not more than two dozen persons pres
ent, most Of them being friends of the
General. The bidding was not spirited,
indeed il was a melancholy affair,
viewed in any light. AT least 80 the
gentlemen present thought, for only
two of them could he found to make an
ofier--One Tor the house at twenty six
dollars, and the other for the library at
eleven dollars. At these prices, given
by friends of the General, the property
was purchased and turned over to his
wife. The rest of the property will be
sold tomorrow, the sixteenth.
The Alexandria Sentinel publishes
the following letter from General
Joseph L. johnson to an old colored
servant: SAVANNAH, February 10,
1879. Dear Jim: | cannot tell you
how glad Mrs. Johnson was when
told her you had come to see me In
Richmond. And We agreed then to
send you Christmas gift. But when
Christmas came people were 80 slow in
bringing me my money that | could
not raise descent sum for you, At last,
however, / am paid, aud | send You
! fifty dollars In check on the National
City Bank of New York, with our best
wishes for you, Mary and the children.
Remember, Jim, that you can never
find truer friends than Mrs. johnson
I and |. J. L. JOHNSON.
The Raleigh News says Of the re-
ception of North Cardinals Republic
can Governor by Georgia's Democratic
Legislature. Governor BrOgen re-
mem beers with the kindliest feelings
r his reception by the Georgia Legisla-
D ture. His aide. Mr.. Jenkins, unadvis-
a eddy announced to the Senate door
keeper, "Governor Brogen, of North
. Carolina" and still they kept closed
q doors until committee was sent and
n escorted the Governor in and placed
:. him on the high seat beside Speaker
Hardiman. The members all stood
q up straight like men when the Gov
n ernor entered, aud there looked to be
not single man who was drunk in
the legs'flike the poker-playing dele
l. gate o. Virginia. The Speaker then
q sunoupced, .The Governor Of North
"A Carolina" and the members all cheer
: ed, and the gallery, full of ladies, who
= knew the Creefnor was fat and forty,
ID and still ~ I'D, all clapped their
,e hs heir handkerchief,