The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-28
SOUTHERN NEWS.


| 4 writer II TIE Marion Star strOu els
recommends Colonel Henry Mclvet lol
ichief justice,
Cotton planting has commenced il
/ yarion in earnest this week, the good
", ,ather OF the past few days being ia
70. able To the same
NJ rs. Leonora McLary. a lady sev
enty-. Our years old, dropped dead in the
road in Williamson county few days
ago.
Repre- sentative Scott, of Williams,
burg. an pounces his intention of sup.
porting & 'ogernor Hampton. so long as
he sticks TO his pledges
Mrs. Ann NJ Cunningham, relict OF
| the late A lee -ander Cunningham and
mother Of Drs. j. S. and Il. S Cunning.
ham, died week before last very sud
| denly at the residence of the latter in
Williamsburg county,
Esi.sissippi.
Columbus is shipping fine beef to y wv
Orleans
The ex-soldierS of Pike county are To
| hold a re union there in short time.
A colony from Jackson, Michigan,
propose to locate in Hiuds county Miss
issippi.
4 meeting of the merchants of Vieks-
burg Is called 1T the cotton exchange
TO discuss the license tax on drums
mers.
The heavy rains of last week did i'm
lnense damages 10 the bridges through
out the state. In Holmes county the
damage will reach $1,000 TO 10000
The Wilkinson county grand Jury
last week, indicted several members nf
the supervisors, the Sheriff, VIM. II.
Noble, and some other officers for
alleged malieasance in Office.
IoursIsua
The Natchitoches telegraph has work
ell only three days in sixteen.
Alexandria celebrated the release of
Louisiana from carpetbag rule with
fifty guns,
The water pouring through Bonnet
Care cFevasse is now several feet deem
and within a few miles of Kennerville.
above the city.
The residence Of z NJ. Wells, on the
st Philip plantation, near Alexandria.
and other buildings were consumed by
fire few days ago No insurance.
4 public reception was given Colonel
William NJ Levy. ex-member of CON
gress from the Red River district by
the citizens of Natchitoehes at Lacotes
hall, in that parish on Sunday.
Georgia.
Cotton seed is very scarce IN south
west Georgia
A.ianta's memorial day viii be next
Thursday.
The prize drill in Columbus resulted
an victory for private Joseph TiIiman
Lumpkin glories in six months old
unweaned calf which gives a gallon of
milk day.
Atlanta is already preparing for the
state fair. which will be heidi in that city
in September
The Baptist convention at Gainesville
was very largely attended Dr. Nell
acted as moderator.
Charles Thomas, the negro who muir
dered Mrs. James Conway, of Sumter
county, Friday week, has been sen.
fenced TO be hung.
The state convention of the Young
Mems Christian association is being held
at Newman. The session is a very in,
teresting one,
Hawkinsvilie Dispatch On Sunday
afternoon there were three consecutive
showers of hail in Hawkinsyille and
surrounding country.
Arrangements are being made to
make the annual firemens parade in
Atlanta, on the first Monday in May,
grand affair.
Isaac Fickel of Lebanon, Virginia,
was in Atlanta on wednesday, in hot
pursuit of man named Ayers, who had
seduced his daughter.
George Williams, colored, was hung
IN Eihngham county on the 9th uiti-
mo, for the murder of his own child,
committed two years ago.
Ex-Mayor John McIlheny left Co
lumbus for his new home in Philadel-
phia. He was escorted to the pepot by
twelve hundred friends and citizens
The triumphs of great intellect are
seen every day 1t is said that at one
time the headline writer of the Atlanta
Constitution was poor and unknown.
Two well known citizens of Atlanta,
each other terribly in that city on S,tur.
day night. One of the parties may die.
An Atlanta bailiff seized upon the
| arms of coiored militia company TO
satisfy warrant for rent due. The
| guns, however, being state property, he
| was compelled to restore them.
The coroner's jury have brought in
verdict declaring that Mr. VIM Clark,
who died suddenly and mysteriously in
Atlanta last week, was not poisoned as
| was suspected
| The trial of Criscoe for the killing of
eagle, of Stanley county, was concluded
at Monroe on Thursday, and resulted
in clearing the defendent of the charge
| of murder.
Mr. A. Henry Ulman, of New York,
who owns gold mine neal the Catawba
river, known as the Wells mine, has
made arrangements to begin operations
in it Immediately
! Atlanta is excited over the fact that
n certified check for : 900 was received
/ by Mr.. b. w Briscoe. and was present
ed by him and cashed for So. 900. Mr..
Briscoe is in the city, and declares his
ability to make restitution and salts
factory explanations.
/ DIR. J. b. Roberts reached Atlanta on
Thursday, from Missouri, with the negro
Amos Lawrence. Of Washington county,
who shot a gentleman of that county
and burned his house. shortly after
Sherman passed through Georgia in
1864