The Osceola times., 1878-05-11

Hart, Durham and Fluker. tried for forcibly
electing negro from the ladies' car at
Union Point, the other day, were bound over
in bonds of $500 each to appear for trial at
the United States court in September.
Austin Tex Statesman. The Sl5,-
0C0,Oc0 recently paid 10 Texas for cattle has
been mainly invested in wire fences, and
then there is a Zeal Of it idle, waiting to see
what congress will do, and then the holders
nave it in silver, slowed away in banks and
in old stockings.
Kinds county Miss Gazette: Col.
Hillyard, on his farm near Hazelhurst, has
over 5000 tomato plants set out and in
forward condition also twenty acres in Irish
potatoes also several acres in strawberries.
His purposes is to ship northwsrd- to Louis.
vile. st. Louis and Chicsgo.
Every licensed liquor seller in Alabama
has taken this oath al do soemnly swear
that will not knowingly sell or give away
any vinous or spirituous liquor TO any minor
or person OF unsound mind without the per
misso of his or her parent or guardian"
and violation OF this oath is by express
statute declared to be perjury.
Columbus, (Ga) Sun: A Chinaman
was testifying in Richmond county. Judge
Snead asked "John" il he "believsd in
God?" Yes" said the Celestial, "me bvlieb
eberyting." "Do you believe in a bereaf
ter?" "Yes, me belieb in Jesu Christie
here, me belle in Confucie (Confuciusl in
China,allee samee." His testimony was taken.
Miners in the mineral regions of Ala
bama protest to Gov. Houston against the
employment OF convcts in the mines. Quite
a number request their removal from the
Eureka coal mines. The Mobile Register says
the general assembly to be elected this sum-
mer should see to it that convict labor is put
upon works profitable to the state, and is not
thrown in competition with honest labor.
The Greenville (Tenn Democrat says
OF the Andrew johnson monument: The
gentleman who was here during the fall
experimenting the erection OF the johnson
monument is again in town. In one OF the
violent storms Of the winter, the covering OF
the monument was torn of and carried with
it. it is supposed, the beak Of the eagle sur
mounting the obelisk. The gentleman re.
ferred to will place new eagle in the stead
OF the broken one.
Corpus Christi Free Press Gloom
and'sorrow has pervaded this community this
week. Mourners have wept for loved ones
whohave fallen victims to relentless, hend-
ish foe. The young and the old have not
been spared murdered, mutilated! The
recent raid stands without parallel In the
southwest In magnitude and atrocity. Worse
than all. IL is an allied force who struck the
blow. White men, Aexicsns and Indians
mingled in devilish fraternity.
Chairman Hodgssn, at the Mobile
Commercial convention: Leaving Brazil,
Cuba and Mexico out Of the question, we
find that Of the $4,000. 90 OF imports from
the gulf countries this great valley consumes
&ls, 10000, and that the six millions Of
people who inhsbit Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia consume
nearly $4,00o,000. Why should not the
sugars, tobacco, fruits. woods, drugs and
coffee which go to make up this $4, 900, coo OF
inbound freight be brought directly for dis
tribution to Mobile, New Orleans or Penss
cola?
The Atlanta cotton exchange has
been compelled to protest against the poor
quality OF bagging used by planters. The
Constitution says: A set OF resolutions in
troduced and unanimously passed declared
that hereafter one dollar per bale would be
deducted from the cash price OF cotton IN
this inferior bsgging; that circular be sent
to ell the planters in this section asking that
they refrain from using it, and also a circu
lar to merchants who handle cotton asking
that they do not receive this begging on the
same terms ~ that of first quality. The
circulars will be sent out at once.