The Osceola times., 1876-11-04
CONVERSATIONS OF NEWS
THE MOUTH.

'he convention of general ticSe,
N(agehts OF the northwestern and southern mil
, roads met at the talt house, St. Iouis No.,
week Tor the consideration of busineys a :,
rIorida, and the winter resorts Of the south
Inc same system of round trip ticke, in ef
lect last year was adopted for the comma
ssaSon also the system of tourist tickets
taking in the principal points south at re.
du,ed rates.
a New Orleans dispat, n SAYS: Our
last yellow fever patient is np and on, and
the lever is now wholly at an end. There
nave been seventy.four CT ses rpported this
year 81 these about TN turned out no, TO
De really yellow fever. The deaths have
been something over twenty.
The falling OH in values has been
greater IN Sou.n Carolina than in anv other
Sou'ner'i state. In 1850 the property valus.
,loh "as si90,00o,foO. This year it is about
HSS,cW,oO The tax levy was S5OO.OO0 in
$50 In 1873 it was s2,7OO,OOO The ex.
penSes Of the legislature were $4,000 in
1900. In 1878 they were sol 100000.
In the competitive drill at Memphis
on friday between the Porter Rifles of Nash
VILE and ChickaSaw Guards, of Memphis,
the latter company were the winners of the
prize, sword and belt, after very close CON
te,t
An important decision by which the
validity Of the Frankfort lottery franchise
oi j. smith is established, has been decided
by the dismissal Of the suit brought by the
encouragement Of Kentucky, to declare it
exhausted
Registration of voters in 1t. Louis,
was hniShed on Saturday. The total num-
her registered is not yet ascertained, but il
WIZ be between 5000 and 5000, some L..
go to 5000 more than at any previous reg
sstratlons. The number of polling places
also have been largely increased, which will
greatly facilitate the voting, and the count.
ing Of votes
The amateur spertsmen of Tennessee
and their visitors from Canada, 81. Louis,
Chicago, Kentucky, Michigan, Arkansas,
Mississippi and many other localities, will
hold grand competitive field trial of ma.
tive and imported pointers and settlers, on
the large estates bordering the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, ten miles east of Mem.
phis, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
November 18th, l4th and 18th. The planta-
tions have been fully stocked with quail,
and carefully preserved, and the finest sport
is assured. Several settlers will run that cost
several hundred dollars eacn, and one that
cost one thousand dollors-Rob Roy, the
property of Mr.. Arnold Burgess. Following
this will he three days trap-shootng at wild
pigeons, already secured and the worlds
champion wing shot. Captain A. II. Bogar.
dts, will participate. Reduced raiiroad and
hotel rates have been secured, and there
will be no railroad charges on dogs. Al
Who are fond OF the gun and the field
should attend The premiums in the various
events amount to four thousand dollars,
with several very elegant gold and silver
sets added. The shooting will occur at Her.
nsndo trotting park.
Three clergymeu travelling on horse
back in Pope county, Ark, recently were
shot az by parties lying in ambush. One of
the ministers was killed outright and the
other two badly wounded.
The state grange fair closed at Mont
gomery, Ala, on the 3sth 1t was perfect
success and represented by exhibitors from
twenty different states.
Cadet midshipman Homer c. Pound
stone, of Virginia, convicted Of hazing, has
been dismissed from tic Naval academy, at
Annapolis Nd. Cadet mdshipmen +. A.
Woodwork, Of California, and X. W.
Barclay, OF Wisconsin, are under arrest for
ha ing and await trial by courtmartial.