The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
NEWS SUMMARY,
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The Natchez Democrat says so, ,0O0 of
the $4,000 necessary has been subscribed
towards estabishin, cotton factory in that
city and the subject is assuming tangible
shape.
Numbers of orange groves, ranging
from two hundred trees down TO a per cen.
tum Of that number, have been planted at
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, 5. G. 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 1888, 900
acres of land. There is no worthless land in
the county, but plenty of it vacant and for
-ale at from one dollar and twenty 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 at
Tyler lie 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 mum.
Der of miles. The boiler was thrown more
than hundred yards agains. an elm tree,
tearing it down. One Ian was instantly
killed, and others wounded. The millhouse
was blown into atoms.
Savannah (Ga.) News says that a
Frencn colony of immigrants are ne>
gotiating with one of the largest land holders
for a tract Of land in Decatur county, with
view to settling there at an early day. The
immigrants are Alsatan French and prefer
the climate and country to Prussian domina.
tion at home.
A few nights ags 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 rdicule. The offending par
ties did their work silently, never speaking
word. and then departed. James Moore,
Stephen Townsend, Etheridsc Moore and
Henry Cable were arrested aud tried before
Esq j. II. 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 seye raj are now
due here to load. This is an encouraging
showing for business that is now only in
its 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 5000 to
$4,000, which is distributed among the tim.
ber men in the country, the timber dealers
in our city, the shipchandlers, shipbrokers,
steycdores, tugboats, lighters, and laborers
Should the breakwater he built in our lower
bay, so ms to afford a 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 100000.