The Russellville Democrat., 1877-06-28
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 very common in the Yamicraugh neighbor- hood.
 l A. U. Cookery, of North Carolina, has been appointed United States consul at Leeds.
 Advices from Little Rock say 1t IS generally conceded that two-thirds of the crop along the Arkansas river is destroyed.
 North Carolina has just sentenced a man to four years imprisonment for crime committed in 1854.
 D. H. Hill, of North Carolina, has been elected president of the industrial university, located at Fayetteville, Arkansas :.
 An eagle killed near Swaynesborough, Ga. messured from tip to tip of the wings seven feet eight inches.
 Last years peanut crop in Virginia, ! Tennessee and North Carolina is valued at $t JOS. .559. These states produced 17,l70,. GOO bushels.
 In all probability the pension agency for the district of West Virginia, North Car olina and Tennessee will not be removed from Knt txville.
 A mad dog bit two hundred and two dog who were not mad at Sardis, Kentucky, the other day, and the citizens don't feel much like being out nights.
 The business men of Nashville have organized a Merchants Exchange, and elected John c. Mcclure president. The board of directors are: H. c. Hensley, Geo. NJ. Jackson, John N. Sperry, Frank Moulton, J. H. Wilkes, and J. w. M'Gavock:
 The president has signed the commis- sion of Alfred V. Dockery, of North Caro- lima, as consul at Leeds. This appointment fills the last vacancy among the salaried consulates.
 D. T. Boynton, former pension agent at Knoxville, Tenn., has been designated agent for the consolidated district composed of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
 R. A. Thompson, one of the editors and proprietors of the Avalanche, has been commissioned postmaster of Memphis by President Hayes. The office is worth from l g., ,000 to $5000p per annum. Josiah Deloach, removed, was appointed by President Grant eight years ago.
 The city council of Macon, Ga, has passed an ordinance levying tax of two dollars on every dog in the city. Any dogs l found on the streets after the 1st of July will be impounded for two days, and then shot if not redeemed by the owner. The city park gates will be closed against all dogs hereafter.
 Nearly all the track on the state road Georgia, between Atlanta and Cartersville, has been laid with street rail, which is very fine and causes scarcely jar to the trains which pass over it. As fast as the old iron wears out it is replaced with steel of fine quality. The entire road from Atlanta to Chattanooga is in fine condition.
 The laborers of New Orleans who are opposed to the con tract system of cleaning and repairing the streets, building of bridges keeping of shell roads in order, etc., con tend that $47,O00 would be saved the city annually by the present mode of employ ment by the city. The Times disapproves the mob and disagrees with the above con. cluson.
 The Charleston (S. O. Journal of Commerce says, during the past few days a Charleston schooner has been anchored in front of Beaufort, engaged in picking up | phosphate rock. The men use common oyster tongs, and work at low tide only, and have, so far, secured almost a load. In Parrot creek there are large number of these boats at work and they are said to make money in carrying the rock to Charles ton for sale.
 Prohibition carried in Ashville, Greens 5oro, Shoe Hill and Moore, North Carolina, q correspondent from. the last place writing: "Our success is due to the noble efforts of our ladies, who assembled at the church and marched to the courthouse, fifty st ong. They remained all day, and by their sweet smiles, encouraging and convincing remarks, succeeded in winning many votes to our cause. To them--G God bless them .-belongs the victory"
 Rafc Pelton, negro, was hanged at Marion, Arkansas, on June 5, for the mur. der of white man named Lester, about year ago. He made speech from the gal lows, in a boisterous, naughty and defiant manner, in the midst of which the sheriff cut the rope, fearing rescue by the excited negroes present, and Pelton's soul was jerked to Jesus. Owing to the rope being too long, the feet of the culprt touched the ground, but his boby was lifted by the dep. uties and the rope shortened. After hang. ing fifteen minutes life was pronounced extinct
 The proposed drill for the champion ship of Tennessee, by the Porter Rifles, of Nashville, and the Chickasaw Guards, of Memphis, at Huntsville, Ala, was brought Co dead lock by the refusal of the Rifles to proceed with the exhibition unless they were allowed Co include the bayonet exer. else and skirmish drill. The friends of each claim that their respective company is right, but as the match was intended to decide tie existing by reason of previous trails, at which the bayonet exercise and skirmish drill were not allowed, the Memphis com. psay claim the championship. The ex. pected match caused great enthusiasm in the state, and this sudden unlock ed.for break. up causes much outspoken disgust.