The Osceola times., 1877-05-19
NEWS SUMMARY.
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Florida Is not wheat country, but
is as good corn state as Illinois.
All the crops on Bolivar peninsular.
Texas, were cut down by the recent hail.
storm.
A house cat, which had been bitten BY
skunk, died of hydrophobia in Hamilton
county, Texas.
The new narrow-gauge road at Calves
ton has brought $4,000 cubic yards Of soil
into that city
Three men were found hanging to
tree near Sherman, Texas, the other morn.
ing, with large card on them bearing the
words: "Cattle thieves. Such is life."
The state of Florida owns much of its
vacant land, and is disposing OF it to actual
settlers, while millions of acres belong to
the general government. and can be bought
aud settled under the homestead act, like
western lands.
A Shackelford county Texas, CORE
spondent says; This is the headquarters for
the buffalo hunters. There have been 75 900
hides shipped from this place, and there are
about 10000 yet to be shipped.
A lady teacher out anfo.-, .he Creek
Indians writes: "Have a flourisbing ~ a-,l.
numb ering thirty-two pupils Am highly
pleased with my school and neghborhood
The people are ali kind aud hospitable.
They meet soon to organize a Sabbath.
school; met last Sunday, made a collection
for the purpose of purchasing books"
Raleigh On. c. observer The pro-
iect OF erecting large cotton factory, which
from time to time has agitstea the people of
Charlotte, has suddenly y received an impetus
which Is gratifying in the extreme to those
Who have advocated it so strenuously, and
to the many who now see the urgent need
for such an enterprise.
Texas juries have gone into the capital
punishment business, and their work is
being sustained by the court OF appeals. II
the frontier lawlessness doesn't cease, there
will be large amount Of neck.breaking in
Texas, and correspondinglv great amount
of convictions for life, for ninety-nine years,
fifty years, etc.
The punishment in Tennessee for
horse stealing, robbery or larceny from the
person, house or bridgeburning, house.
breaking to commit larceny or robbery, was
so severe that the act was repealed BY the
last legislature. But the act repeating did
not restore the old law, and, as no new one
was enacted, the state OF Tennessee is to.
day without law against or punishment for
those crimes.
New Orleans Democrat. We are in.
formed that the citizens Of Galspolis, Ohio,
have taken the subject OF the Barataria ship
canal into such serious consideration that
they have petitioned congress to rive
national character of the corporation. One
hundred and thirty-seven of the foremost
business men and largest capitalists of that
place have affixed their signatures to the
memorial.
. The Galveston News says of the lessees
OF the Texas convicts: The executive re.
quires them to observe the laws, feed and
cloth the prisoners well, and to pay to the
state at the rate of $4,000 per annum; and
they further guarantee that the state shall
not have to use one dollar OF the $50, ,0C0 ap
propriated by the Legislature for the purpose
Of resumption, and placed at the disposal
and discretion of the government
Edward Atkinson, prominent Bosto.
nian, says: The first need Of the south in
order to develop the cotton.producing re.
sources is additional money. To this 1t
claims to be fairly entitled. Give us our
fair pro rata of national currency and the
firststep in southern material reconstruction
will have been wisely taken. Our second
need so far As the cotton interest is con.
cerned is the removal of all duties from cot.
ton manufacturing machinery. This will
enable us to get spinning machinery as well
as other kinds from Europe Of the most i'm.
proved quality and at the cheapest price.
American cotton machinery is better than
the European articles. In that case Ameri.
can machinery can compete in the open
market honestly for the hama tr,Ja