The Osceola times., 1877-10-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
TuH SOUTH.


The letter.carriers' petition, sent Ia
congress from New Orleans, was l75 feet long
and contained 10000 names.
The Mobile Register says the naval
stores trade of that port supports nearly
twenty thousand people.
The game law of Virginia does not
allow any partridge to be killed or sold in
the state before the list Of November.
Gov. Hubbard estimates the value OF
taxable property in the state of Texas this
year at $S5O,OOo,0 0, against 100000, 600
last year.
The female treNurer of Sunday
school in Jefferson, Texas, absconded last
week with three hundred dollars belonging
TO the school
The Methedists OF Virginia and Mary.
land are to be appealed 10 for contributions
TO build a monument TO the late Rev. Dr..
Duncan. The sum wanted is $4,000.
The German steamer Hanover arrived
at New Orleans last week, collided with a
ship bottom upwards, and passengers saw
two other ships bottom upwards.
The city of Brunswick, Georgia, is
exceptionally healthy this year. Only one
white Ia child has died in over month
past, and very few colored people have died.
Charlotte On. c. Observer: 'Possum
hunting is the rage just now, and when you
see two men engaged 10 angry debate you
may know that it is about who has the best
'possum dog. sff'
Guardian: Owing TO the strict quar-.
antine regulations Tampa is dry indeed, in
the provision line. We don't see the differ
ence from dying with yellow fever and being
starved to death.
A proclamation offering reward of
81 900 for the recovery Of the books stolen
and carted away from the auditors Office
was issued by acting Governor Wiltz, OF Lou.
isiana. Tuesday.
The Vicksburg cut-of, which occurred
some months ago, has finally begun TO tell on
the river in front Of that city, and the vicks.
burg wbarfboat will have TO be moved from
ITS present position.
A firm in Richmond, Va, has ready
a second steam fire.engine for the city of ST.
Petersburg, Russia. This same firm, Just be.
fore the war, built the frs, fire-eDgine used
IN the MuscOvite capital
The New Orleans Times says that
thousands OF unemployed men linger in that
city while urgent invitations are being sent
to the people Of the north TO come and settle
upon the fertile lanls Of Louisiana.
About two hundred and fifty Boston
! mechanics talk of locating in northern
Texas. Eighty-,wo OF them had agreed to
Join colony TO settle there and take two
hundred ncres of land each. They propose
to start thi fall.
OF the six negroes who burned the
town of Darlington, South Carolina, last
July, four have been sentenced to the peni.
70 far fn ths, bar s..
and twenty years respectively. The Jury
was composed Of whites and blacks.
Gov. Porter has issued his proclama.
ton offering a reward OF $3.50 for The appre.
hension and conviction Of each of the par.
ties engaged in the burning and shooting at
the Knoxville Iron Cowpany's works, at
Coal creek.
Alamance IN. CO. Cleaner: Mr.. Joseph
Wood and his wife, near the depot had an
interesting family Of six children. Diph.
theriG made its appearance among them.
Last week We recorded the death of two, aud
this week We have To record the death of
three others. leaving one of the .ix.
Augusta (Ga,) Chronicle The mother
superior of Ut. Maiys Convent, sisters of
mercy, st. Patrick's parish, Of this ely, has
offered the services cf MS many of the sisters
as may be needed TO attend the sick at Port
Royal. Sister Mary Xavier, Sister Mary Ann,
Sister Mary Joseph and Sister Patrick leave
this morning for Port Royal
A railroad man says there is scarcely
any limit TO the amount Of tobacco raised in
west Tennessee, and that the shipment of
the weed over the Northwestern road will be
greater than ever before known. As it will
bring not less than or Z cents, and proba.
bly, more, according TO the estimate of Colonel
Ia bal. 10.
good revenue from that product.
Natchez Democrat We hear many
planters saying that by the middle Of this
month, or the last OF it at most all the cotton
will be gathered, and they generally agree
that because of the worms and the storms
the crop Will be, bereabout, from thirty 10
thirty-hve per cent, less than full crop.
The Office of the Knoxville Iron Com
pany, at Coal creek, with all its contents, was
set on fire few nights ago by masked in.
cendiaries, and totally destroyed, The chute
from their mine was fired, and during the
next night the guards were fired upon by
number OF unteen parties from the noun
tain side.
Mr.. j. J. Blois, n volunteer nurse from
Savannah, has completed the census of Fer.
nandina, and the following is the result:
Present population, I.632; adults, 1912; chill.
dren, $780, classified as follows by sex Males,
SIS; females, SIS; by color, whites, SIS; col.
pred, 1889; by condition, sick, 293; WELL l..
80. OF those now well S53 have been sick.
Knoxville Tribune. The south has
al the Speakership OF the House of
representatives for forty-sx years, in the
rty-four Congresses that have been held.
incumbents have been Macop. Of South
rolina; c'ay, OF Kentucky; Cheeve; OF
tn Carolina; Barbour, of Virginia !;
'henson, of Virginia Bell, of Tennessee /;
I, of T,nnessee; Hunter, tf Virginia !;
&c, Of Kentucky; Jones, OF Virginia !;
OF Kentucky; Cobb, of Georgia; and