The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-01-02
oUEBF N PARAGRAPHS.
authorls News.
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me eHd fptts tree fl0urishes ae WIZ
minsioH
die nslbhption Of The Whipping most
ysH1sa liked oI in, North Carolina.
ya@hs y O., IL tIamed after Berne
IN Switzerland, and is properly written
New Berne.
One and a half million oranges are ex-
pected To be shipped from Sumter county,
FIa., The present year
Amos Rogers, of Mcintosh, is the only
eolored representative in the next Geor-
ria house of representatives.
Aunt Phoebe Sanders, of Macon, Ca,
who had shaken hands with Washington,
died IN that city Thursday, aged Iii
years,
Griffin (Gal News: General Long
street will himself run the Piedmont
hotel, al GAINESVILLE, when it is given up
bv Colonel Trammell.
Rabt. T. Price, Of st. Louis, recovered
$4,000 damages on the 18th against the
Vicksburg and Meridian, Miss, railroad
tor injuries sustained on that road a year
aga.
When William Moore was convicted OF
The murder of j. T. Webb, Of BERTHE. N.
G., che other day, he went back to Jail
shouting and singing and exhibiting She
greatest glee.
The recent decision of the Georgia su-
preme court that murderer, in order
q TO be too drunk to form the intent to
Kill must he too drunk to form the intent
10 shoot," knocks the pins from under
mauy homicide and leaves him dang
ling wdthoNt a support.
Iron ore has been discovered in Arkan-
las az ehu western termination of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
that is supposed to contain fifty per
cent Of merchaRtptg iron and deposit of
looking-glass iron ore three o. four miles
long, suitable for Americo>Russian steel
and car wheels.
Charleston News and Coarier: The
last rail was laid On tAe Ashley River
rslroad, thus completing d continuous
rail line between New York and Jaekson-
vile. Tourists and visitors to Florida
viii be agre5ably surprised 10 zee I
graceful failFoad bridge spanning the
Ashley and replacing the old time annoy
ance ot ferrying over that stream.
Charleston News and Courier The fl.
asneial condition of South Carolina is far
better than was supposed. There are
poverty and distress. Business is dull,
and the political and industrial horizon ID
notcloudless. Yet the FIRST year of the
Hampton administration leaves the state
absolutely free from debt, upon the op-
erations OF the year, and with handsoAss
balance ID the treasury.
y, Q. Picayune, 18th: In the case 81
the state, a. rel. Jacob Strauss vs.. j. G.
Brown, standardization of pubic accounts,
We supreme court yesterday decided that
the city of New Orleans could not be
mNndsmused. The relater ought to com.
pei the administrator Of public accounts
oil said city to issue and deliver to him a
warrant for the amount due on certain |
pay rolls at which he claims to be trans
ieree sud owner. The administrator ex-
cepted that by actin 8, OF the extra sess
sion, approved 18th OF March, 1S70, he is
not amenable to tho process invoked.
Judge Rightor, of the sixth district court,
decided the case In favor of the admins
traitor, and the supreme court, as above
stated, affirmed yesterday his decision.
The Galveston correspondent Of the
Chicago Times writes; Diaz hates
Americans and will not ininre Cortina,
and only keeps him under parole to please |
che authorities at Washington, so as to
forward the recognitionofhis government. /
He would engage In a war with the
United States, but fears that its COM
mencement would be the signal for his
deposition and that all the glory Of the
would fall TO Lerdo and Esco-
bedo. His policy, to gain recognition,
hascaused many leading Mexicans to give
to Lerdo's movement, which
showed i bold front in the state Of Ia
mautipas recently. No matter which
faction gets control of Mexico, it will be
ali The same 10 Americans, as the blood
shed and robbery will continue without
cessation until Americans guard the
passes Of the Sierra Madra."