The Osceola times., 1878-03-23
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

The Mobile board of trade is consider.
ing the subject of a steamship liue from
Mobile to Aspinwall, the mouth OF Magda>
lena river, Barbados, Demarara and Trini.
dad.
A Putnam county, Tenn, moonshiner
told reporter Of the Nashville American
that there were two hundred illicit distiller.
les in that county alone, and that he had
made twenty-five dollars week at the bust.
nesA.
Sumter (Fla.) Advance: Never before
in the memory of the Oldest inhasitant has
there been so much rain during the winter
as IN the past one. The prairies and fat
woods are overfowed, and cattle are suffer.
ing terribly, being driven from the grazing
grounds We learn many are dying Of star.
walton,
The grand jury of Bracos county,
Texas, in its repOr, says: "While it may be
out OF place for our body to suggest any
change in the criminal laws of this state. we
would state for the smaller offenses that a
whipping-post be established in each county,
giving to each criminal quick and certain
punishment for his ofense."
An essay was read before the Georgia
agricultural society on tea culture in that
state. The Atlanta Constitution remarks
thereon The tea raised here and carefully
prepared is superior to any imported. There
were others present who confirmed all that
the doctor said in reference to the excellence
Of the tea raised here. The essay concluded
with the assertion that tea could be raised
proftably in this climate. The commissioner
OF agriculture has recently purchased from
Mrs. screven, Of Liberty county, 65, 900 young
tee plants for gratuitous distribution in the
United States.
Galveston News: Another consign-
ment OF bat manure from one of the caves in
Llano county reached this city this morning,
and was shipped per one of the Morgan
steamers. So far there has been received
about forty tons of this manure, which is
pronounced by those who have che micaly
examined Its properties to be the equal of
the best guano ever imported into this coun.
try. In appearance it looks somewhat like
coffee grounds, Intermingled with steel fl.
ings and parched rich beans. Ii comes to
this place in barrels, and is beginning TO
form feature in the commerce Of the port.
Dallas (Texas) Herald. Several large
and important colonies from the northern
and eastern states have recently fixed them.
selves in the northwestern counties OF TeIss.
They are from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
intelligent, thrifty people, with abundant
means IN hand to make good their foothold
in our young empire. They come banded
together to secure the advantages OF schools,
churches, stores, etc., and indeed possess the
germ of complete community in and Of
The great advantage is that
they fling themselves with impunity beyond
the. line of our uttermost settlements, and
wrest new territory from the clutch of nature
aud the savage.
A Texas camel. breeder, speaking of
the rearing of the ships of the DESERT"
says They are no more trouble TO raise than
horses or cattle. The cets for the first three
or four DAYS are rather tender and require
close attention, but after that take their
chances with the herd. They feed on cactus
and brush, eschewing all grasses that cattle
and horses eat II the favorite cactus can be
aad, The females, with proper care, give a
colt every year, and the price at which they
are sold, the ease with which they are raised,
their extreme docility. and the aasptability
OF our climate to their nature, would seem
TO indicate that camei.raising is a profitable
business in Texas. Mr.. Lanfear says there is
one camel in the herd that has travelled i50
miles between sun and sun, and that most
any wellbroke camel is good for more than
100 miles in day.
The Atlanta Constitution says of the
Cherokee indians IN Georgia: Our inform.
ant stated that both the Cherok.es and half.
breed relations worship in the Baptist
church that no other church is known to
them, but that the Cherokee people are not
very strict attendants upon church, conse-
quently the churches are ample for the de-
maud. The ceremonies OF marriage and the
form Of burial services are the same as used
by our people and are frequently celebrated
in most enjoyable style with large dinner
parties. They live in log cabins and houses
built by their sires, and their articles of fur
niture are manufactured by themselves. The
people are fond of the same roaming life led
by their fathers in days gone by, and very
seldom, il ever, 90 TO the town in the coun.
ties in which they reside. They don't care
anything about the silver bill or Ben Hill, as
they have no money nor do they ever expect
TO have any, making everything that they
have any use for, and thus purchasing very
little of anything. What trading is done is
carried on by wsv of bartering furs aud
hides tor necessary articles
Richmond (Vs) Dispatch: At the
request of the auditor, Joint meeting of the
house senate and finance committees was
called Yesterday morning to take into con.
treasury. Auditor Taylsr appeared before
the committee and stated: First-There is
only $l03 in the treasury. Second-The
banks refuse 10 make further loans. Third
The state owes banks $4,000. Fourth
The state owes asylums and colleges the sum
OF tl2l 900 on last years appropriations.
Fiith-That there is about 81 ,0o0, 900 of last
years revenue uncollected, delinquents in.
cuded. Sixth-1hat there is SS50000 Of
outstanding coupons. Seventh-This leaves
only sl50,000 Of uncollected revenue 10 ran
the government to the end OF this fiscal year,
and delinquent taxes are included in this.
Eighth-Thst it will require 100000 to run
the government to the end of the fiscal year,
and pay the banks and asylums' arrears.
Ninth-That the government could not run
longer than II N. yesterday. Tenth -Sug>
gests, as the only means of running the gov
ernment, TO make all license taxes payable
in money-that such an act would relieve
the government in May. II this cannot be
done he sees no hope for the government.
Nashville American: The commits.
soner of patents at Washington has signifed
his willingness to furnish to the various
states drawings and specifications of patent
inventions. In view of this fact, steps should
at once he taken by our mechanics to have
these designs sent here, that they may not
only be accessible to them in their every.
day labofs, but also be consulted by all
interested in new inventions. An arrange
ment could be made by which an apartment
at the capitol might be secured for the
proper keeping of the desigus, as well as to
be used as museum for the exhibition of
Tennessee patents. This might finally give
rise to schools of design which have done so
much for the eastern states. Before the war
il was believed that no one but regular
Yankee OF the New England States pos
sessed inventive genius. But the south had
no manufactures, and there was no seeming
necessity for any southener to bother his
head about anything less than a plantation
and craftsmanship. They were content,