The Osceola times., 1877-08-04

They grind 5000 bushels of wheat per day
A very extensive mine of black lead
has been discovered in Floyd county, Ga.
The mine will soon be opened. Mr.. Fromm
is making arrangements to open some ex.
tensive mica mines.
A huge ground spider was caught in
! the act Of dragging live young chicken
into his hole on the farm of Mr.. Seaborn
Thornton, near Brooks mills, in Merriwetber
county, Georgia. The insect, in size and
, ferocity, rivslcd the dreaded Texas tar
sntula.
IL it reported that cotton worms have
ent points in the valleys of BraEos, Colorado,
Guadaloupe, Nueees and Trinity rivers.
Planters are supplying themselves with
poison.
The Hot Springs lark. Telegraph of
the nth has the following: "SeYeral even.
ings since Major Nelson, who is connected
with the big iron bath house, discovered that
the water from the large spring running from
bath-house, was running cold water. The
running Of cold water lasted only few mo
ments, when its resumed II usual heat lie
informed Mr., Elliott CT The fact, but the
latter could hardly believe such thing, as
the water from the spring was again as hot
as ever, Last Saturday night it was dscov.
cred that the water was cold again, and Mai.
Nelson Immediately called the attention of
Mr. Elliott to the fact. Mr.. Elliott placed a
thermometer In the stream aud found that
the water was only ll00, when it is usually
| 1872. This RAINING OF cold water lasted
only few moments, yet will II not lead to
something serious, is the question:"
The government commission of engi.
neers met in Vicksburg last week. They
took soundings OF all the points in the river
OFF Vicksburg. These sounlings show that
since June Ia the river has filled fourteen
feet opposite Ryan's mill, eight feet of the
railroad depot, seven feet off the elevator.
ten feet of Crawford street, and ten leet Oft
Clay street. They favor plan for protect
ing the oavug bank on the Louisiana shore
by oarpeting them with willow mattresses
from Grants canal down to Delta point,
which would keep the channel where it now
is; but of course this alone would not pre-
serve the harbor. They will determine
whether dredgeboat will be effective for
that purpose, and il not will make survey
of the threatened cutoff at pawPaw island,
and examine old river and Chickasaw bayou,
with the view of bringing the Mississippi or
Yazoo river into the lake and thus establish
n current in front of Vicksburg
The colored churches are numerically
very strong in Atlanta. The Methodists and
Raptists head the list, with about $500 mem.
! bers eafh
The New Orleans Democrat says that
several Of the planters on the east side Of
the river, and who are sufferers from the
Bonnet Care crevasse, say that it is not
advisable TO have the crevasse repaired. 1t
is said that The lands in this parish, annually
covered by the waters OF the Bonnet Carre
crevassc, can not he reclaimed or utilized
for planting purposes for many years to
come. Thsexponse of preparing these lanas
for cultivation would be about five times an
much as they would produce in as many
years.
DIR, Taylor has analysed the water of
a number of wells and springs OF Richmond,
Va and says, Most OF these waters are
well known, and all are extensively used.
Under the influence of well-organized hal
lucinstion affecting the citizens of Richmond
in common with the rest of humanity, which
impel. one to believe that the water he is
accustomed to drink is surprisingly excel
lent, the proprietors of some OF the worst OF
these waters were loud in their praise, and
they will doubtless be greatly shocked to
hear that they are drinking" something that
scientific phraseology can't describe in
| pleasant terms.