The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-12
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The Natchez Democrat says $50, ,000 O the s70OOO necessary has been subscribed towards establishlns cotton factory in tha city. and the subject is assuming 8 tangible shape.
 Numbers of orange groves, ranging from two hundred trees down to per cen tum of that number, have been planted al various points on the shores of Pensacola waters within the last three years.
 President Hayes has instructed the secretary of war to cause the necessary or ders to be issued removing the troops from the State. house at Columbia, S. c. This practically settles the question of governor ship in favor of Hampton.
 Clay county, Texas, is fifty miles long thirty six miles wide, and contains 133 ,0OC acres of land. There is no worthless land in the county, but plenty of it vacant and for ale at from one dollar and wenty cents to two dollars and fifty cents per acre, on long time.
 Knox Lee, lawyer of Plano, Texas left home three weeks ago, says the Dallas Herald to attend United States court al Tyler. He has not since been heard of, ex- cept that he was seen in Galveston, one day, and seemed to be partly deranged.
 A boiler exploded in Bosque county, Texas, with a noise that was heard for a mum. Der of miles, The boiler was thrown more than a hundred yards against an elm tree, tearing it down. One man was instantly killed, and others wounded. The mill-house was blown into atoms.
 Savannah (Ga.) News says that a French colony of immigrants arc ne> gotiating with one of the largest land holders for tract of land in Decatur county, with view to settling there at an early day. The immigrants are Alsatian French and prefer the climate and country to Prussian domina- ton at home.
 A few nights ago several men and a couple of women went to the house of John Townsend, who lives in the fourth district of Benton county, and broke open door by means of fence rails. Some of the party entered the house, dragged Townsend from his bed to the outside. Here they whipped him severely. They then seized his wife and tore her clothing of, and exposing her person to their ridicule. The offending par. ties did their work silently, never speaking a word. and then departed. James Moore, Stephen Townsend, Etheridse Moore and Henry Cable were arrested and tried before Esq. J. H. Farmer, found guilty, and in de- fault of bond were committed to jail.
 Mobile (Ala.) Register: There are now eight large vessels in our bay loading with timber for Europe. Four others have finished loading and have cleared for their destination this season, and seve ral are now due here to load. This is an encouraging showing for business that is now only in it's infancy. Each of these vessels leaves in our midst large amounts of money which would not come here otherwise say, on an average for each vessel, of from $7,OOO to Sl0.000, which is distributed among the tim Der men in the country, the timber dealers in our city, the shipchandlers, shlpbrokers, stevedores, tugboats, lighters, and laborers. Should the breakwater be built in our lower bay, so as to afford shelter for vessels and timber while loading, this trade would at once develop into one of the most import ant branches of the business of our city, and instead of loading from twelve to fifteen vessels each season, there would be more than one hundred vessels loaded, and the gross revenue from this industry be aug. mented from $1O0,000.