The Osceola times., 1878-01-26
NEWS SUMMARY.
SOUTH.

ristol.toter to the workhouse for one hun
dred days.
1t is feared that the extremely cold
weather injured the orange crop. Heavy
frost is reported.
The first greenback printed ia kept
undera glass case at Nashville, Tenn. It ID
dated March 10 1868.
A sale of good farming land was made
in Stafford county, Va, few days ago at
less than one dollar an acre.
The Star says S145, 900 has been taken
in a few months from White Hall gold mines,
in Spottsylvania county, Va.
The legislature of Mississippi is asked
10 abolish the corporation of Vicksburg to
relieve that town of a big debt.
Atlanta has in circulation over five
thousand Mexican dollars, and one.third OF
Them are tholght to lie counterfeit,
The southern papers say the negroes
IN tho south are dying almost at the rate of
four to one as compared to the whites.
A memorial church, in memory of the
hal, China, by the southern Methodists.
A Florida paper remarks, with an air
OF astonishment, that frost was visible in
every part OF the state during the week.
The mayor of Nashville has ordered
the police to break up all "braee" and
bunko" games of the gamblers in that city.
Savannah News: Who wouldn't have
home in Georgia? A two.hundred-acre
farm was sold by the sheriff, in Early county,
for sixty dollars,
Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, attrib-
utes the destruction of the pure agricultural
fair system to horse racing, three-card IN monte
and prize candy.
Charlotte On. c. Observer: A few
shad from savannah have appeared in our
market within the last few DAYS. They are
nice, but cost two dollars pair.
The suit of Caroline George for dover
N the estate of W.O. George, who, she al.
leges, married her while she was his slave, is
set for trial in Richmond on the 2sth. 1t
has already resulted in two hung jures.
Ae HOPE, in Lavaca county, Texas, on
Sturdy night, James Sumerlin and L. Leslie
quarreled over a game OF cards. Leslie
stabbed Sumerlin and Sumerln shot Leslie.
Roth died from their wounds on Friday
morning.
Louisiana and Mississippi papers are
urging the abolition OF the obnoxious and
expensive registration system, and the i'm.
position in its stead of poll tax and a re.
ccipt for its payment as a certificate of the
right to vote.
Our southern exchanges are all telling
about the big hogs slaughtered in their re.
spective localities, and while they are not
all AS big as they might be, it shows that the
south is becoming more and more inclined
ab "save her own bacon"
Nashville American: Controller Gaines
has gone to New York with a view to the
settlement of the debt of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad to the state, amounting
tn little over $500 600. This is the only
railroad that is now in debt to the state.
Mr.. NJ. II. Arnold, of Oglethorpe
county, Ca, has lost all his fattened hogs
this winter by the cholera, and, for the first
time in his experience as farmer, has to
buy meat. The swine around Lexington, in
that county, are also dying from this disease
Harley, who fell in the Fishburne-
Harley duel, near Savannah, wrote in his
memorandum book list before the fatal
shot; "My Darling Wife-I am about to
meet Fishburne. will not widow Claudia,
Tor do not inter d to shoot at him. w. s. II"
Governor stone, of Mississippi, says in
LIS messa@,e; On the first day OF December
last the &C were in the state penitentiary ,0l2
conv cts, Of whom ll2 were white and 900
co.ored. There have been ten deaths inside
1he walls, and among those working outside
forty, of whom five were killed and three
drowned.
The Conger's La.) Examiner says ::
William McKenney, returning home at night
with his wife and five little children, drove
into little stream that had become sudden
ly swollen by the rains when the bed was
lifted from the wagon and dashed against a
fallen IA ee, drowning the mother and her five
children.
There is a negro in Glasscock county,
Ga, about Fifty years Of age, whose face,
hands and feet, and most Of his body, have
turned completely white. He was once
black all over, said TO have been very black.
When boy a white spot appeared on his
body, and since then he has been gradually
turning from Ethiopian TO Caucasian color.
There is a similar case in one of the counties
of central Kentucky.
Washington IN. C.) Press: A bald.
headed eagle, measuring six and half feet
from tip TO tip, was killed by woman near
Leachville with a stick. The eagle, seeing a
goose, and thinking to have u good meal,
pounced down upon him, but after fastening
his tai0ns (which were two inches and half
lo.lg) into the goose, found it most too heavy
a load, and could not loose himself. and was
killed by a woman--the owner OF the goose
with stick.
Miss Tabitha Ann Holt0n has been
admitted ny the supreme court Of North
Carolina to practice at the bar Of that state.
The Raleigh News says Of her: Miss Holton,
who has now the distinction of being the
first lady lawyer ever admitted to the bar in
this state, was born in Guilford county, and
is the daughter Of a minister of jamestown.
Her age Is about twenty-five years, she is
petite in figure, has dark hair and eyes, and
very pleasing, winsome expression. In
manner she Is modest and unassuming TO
the extreme, and appeared 10 feel the seem.
ing delicscy OF her position as an applicant.
Governor Nichols, in his message to
the Legislature OF Louisi ina, says the funded
debt is Sll ,279,7s0 &C, while the outstanding
fundable obligations may Increase the sum
10 S1l,7s5,293 81. Unpaid interest, due
January, 1874, and other unfundable debts
10 a comparatively small amount, are out
standing, and are provided for under the
laws. The Democrat says: This sho VS. a yery
healthy financial condi ion and one hot ca
culated TO oppress the taxpay ers. The senti.
ment throughout the state is that the debt
rs il stands, is a valid obligation and should
be paid. We have watched the sentiment OF
the people Of every section OF Louisiana, and
we have not heard from a single parish q
voice raised in opposition to the recognition
Of the debt as il stands.