The Osceola times., 1878-05-18
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.


The wheat is suffering from rust and
fly in many parts of Tennessee.
The army horses at San Antonio are
grazed at sl.t0 per head during the season
Virginia claims the finest wheat prospect
ever seen in the state at this stage of the crop
The total value of the foreign exports
from the port Of Charleston, for the yeal
1877, was sl6,0ls.092.
The Confederate Survivors association
has been organized in Augusta, with Gen. c,
A. Evans president.
The Augusta Chronicle says. One
thousand tea-plants have been distributed
pmong Wsrren-county farmers, and Madison
raepares "to put the kettle on"
Hoods Texas brigade will hoid its an.
nual reunion in the city of Houston on the
tenth day of July next. Gen. Wade Hamp.
ton and Hon. Dan. Voorhees, are expected
TO be present.
The Catholics have bought 1000 acres
of land in Mecklenburgh county, Va, on
which they are going to establish an indus.
trial farm for educating freedmen. This is
better than shipping them to Liberia TO starve,
The young man triel in London
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crowd who visited him the night OF his mar.
rirge as cala'humpian band, thereby
killing one of the party, was sent to the
penitentiary for eighteen years.
Atlanta Constitution: The tobacco
trade OF New Orleans, which in ante. .bellum
times was only secondary to the cotton bust.
ness, promises again 20 take new start, sd.
vices from the west indicating a general de-
sire to ship an increased portion of the crop
this way.
For the wear the Alabama peniteptiary
received 81 convicts making s3l total con.
hnements of these, "a were discharged, As
died, "a escaped, IL were pardoned and 6
were delivered TO sherifs to answer other
charges, leaving in the penitentiary, October
|, 1877, 655 convicts. The net cash earnings
for the year were $27,74s96.
The Moffett whisky register law, which
was passed at the late session of the Louis.
lana Legislature, has gone into operation.
The bill places quarter of a cent tax on
every drink, and it is thought will yield
revenue of 100000 annually. The liquol
dealers are violently opposed to the law,
and have already formed an association to
test its constitutionality.
The Swiss-German colony at Helvetia,
Randolph county, W. Va, does not appear
to be augmenting but rather diminishin ng.
According to letter from its principal
pioneer, {. E. Lutz, in the last Buckingham
Banner, the movement to settle such
colony there started in 1870, and by April,
1875, there were SEQ people. Now there are
only about 300, and some Of them are pre-
pairing to leave. No particular reasons for
his decline of the coleny are given beyond
4 feud between some OF the leaders.
Austin (Tex) Statesman Two years
in the penitentiary appears to be remark
ably light sentence for the Griffin brothers,
pf ten thousand d5ilsfsS6a"sanY = taa,Rssis
money. The wages OF five thousand dollars
, year for serving in the peniteptiary would
be accepted by thousands of the ordinary
breed Of erring humanity.
Florida State Journal: Among the
many interesting exhibits at the Gainesville
fair was a sample OF ozer willows, grown
near Starke by Mr.. Hopkins. IL is said that
New York imports annually ten millions OF
dollars worth of willow from Europe, which
might Just as well be produced in Florida
The ozier grows finely in the Hat lands
around Starke, and We look to it as an I'm.
portant element in the development oil that
section.
Corpus Christi Free Press: Gloom
ana sorrow mas ptrNhucu 'his coihinuh'.' s"'
week. Mourners have wept for loved ones
who have fallen victims to relentless, hend.
ish foe. The young and the old have not
been spared murdered, mutilatedl Inc
recent raid stands withouta parallel in the
southwest in magnitude and atrocity. Worse
than ALL il is an allied force who struck the
blow. White men, Mexicans and Indians
mingled in devilish fraternity.
Atlanta Chronicle For several days
past the Atlanta presbytery has been in ses-
sion in Gainesville, trying the notorious
Block case Block was a member OF the
church, and permitted dancing at his hodse.
For this offense he was communicated by
the pastor, Rev. Dr. Leftwich, and thereupon
took an appeal to the presbytery. The inves-
tiyation brought out great deal OF bite. ness
and bad feeling, and resulted in sustaining
the minis er by a vote OF eighteen to eight.
The dancing member still declines to believe
that he has either sinned or violated the
rules of his church, and will appeal to the sy-
nod which meets in Atlanta next November.
Florida Patriot: The fruit crop, be-
yond all peradventure, is safe, and will be
most bountiful one throughout the state
The garden crops are now matured, ana the
greatest profusion aud variety are presented
on ell sides. The corn crop, of which q much
larger acreage than usual has been planted,
is growing finely, and may soon be con
sidered safe The oat and rye crops promise
an abundant yield, while the cotton is the
only crop that may be considered rs IN
doubt, and that doubt rests altogether on
the character OF the season.