The Osceola times., 1877-06-09

William Henry Brown, co,ored,
of the coffee. pot notoriety, was arrested
and put in Jail on Monday evening, by
Deputy Sheriff W. }. Bowen, on the
charge Of carrying concealed weapons.
Brown is always getting into trouble.
The last charge agairs, him was the
"cavng in" OF another Ethiopian's
crsnium with brickbat.
Last MONDAY evening at dark,
while promenading the streets in search
of an item, we were suddenly startled
by the report of a pistol, which We
mistook for the distant echo OF artll-
lery in the Turco-Russian war, On
arriving at the Planters House, we
were informed that q negro boy on the
place had shot-a cat. o, horror :
Imasin. the modification and rage al
being cheated out OF such an opportu'
nty to chronicle q frst-cla butchery.
It's enough to dishearten the most en-
terprising reporter that ever drove a
gray goose quill!
The childrcn's picnic last Satur-
u,dsv. near Mr. John y. Drivers, was
a very pleasant affair, indeed. Severa
young ladies and gentlemen were there
also. as we'll as some OF the old folks.
An elegant dinner Was prepared about
twelve o'clock, and owing TO the rain
which began to fall about that time,
every one had to eat without "ssy'ne
grace" or much of ANYTHING else. A
general rush vas made for Mr.. Dri-
ver's trent porch (tor the protection OF
which, that gentleman viii please ac-
cept our thanks), where all remained
until after the shower, which 'as,ed
only a few minutes, whe" eve 'jdy
went home, highly satisfied with the
DAVIS recreation. The ,ittle folks met
At the residence Of Capt. McVeigh, in
the evening. and INDUCED in the maze'
of the merry dance.
V-Has the appropriation for lighting
tie street lamps given OUT Or are
the lamps made to look a; in day time Z
On moonlight nights. a month Or 50
a7o, when there was almost enough
ligh, to read a newspaper by, the lamps
were allowed to burn all night, but
lately, when the nights have been in
tense,y dark, the lamps have NOT even
been lit. We wish the town council
void look into this matter, and also
into several other thirgs that are being
,,.ended to very loosely.
The hog choless, or a disease that
resembles il in some essential partlcu-
lar (and in one, especially, that it is
apparently incurable), has broken GU,
on the farms in the neighborhood OF
town. Among 'hc heaviest sufferers,
we are sorry to say, are our friends W.
?. and F. b. Hale, and the very first
to succumb OF their really splendid
stock Of swine, were the two enormous
pigs that were in town on exhibition
during court week. Every attention
that could be thought of has been rem
dercd to the animals seized with the
disease, but thus far, we are informed,
not a single one that has been attacked
has recovered. Our friends who have
hogs would do well to see that they
are kept isolated, Is far as possible,
from diseased herds, and that they are
given plenty of fresh clear water and
kept we'll supplied with sa!, "a pre-
caution too often neglected by oui
farmers. A most interesting and val
liable article on the subject Of hog
cholen is published in the report oi
the Commissioner Of Agriculture for
1875. page 4a6 to 433, inclusive. A
large number Of these reports were
sent to persons in this vicinity, who
never read them, and we earnestly so
wise all those who have them, aud who
own live stock, to carefully peruse the
article referred to. AT this time, when
cotton is SO low: and articles OF foo'
so high, il behoovcs people to bring
to bear all OF the intelligence we pos
scss to increase our food-producing re-
sources and in no way can we 30
about doing this better or more eco
nomieally than by FIRST earning the
experiences Of other communities who
have suffered from the same evils tha,
now beset US.
Personal.