The Osceola times., 1878-08-24
OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, AUGUST "a

Palmer the eminent Presbyterian divine OF
New Orleans, has given q rare illustration Of
self-sacrifce. While away on his summer
vacation he learned that the yellow fever
had broken out, and he at once returned to
the city to give his personal efforts toward
mitigating the horrors Of the sc0urge.
San Antonio had terrible tragedy In
a variety theatre Monday night. John Ian.
BAN, desperate youth, jealous Of the atten.
tion shown George Drake. an actress, by
Milton Squiies, a soldier of the Eighth cav
tried TO shoot himself, but missed, where
upon he mounted horse and fed.
Columbus (Ga.) Times: There are
thirty-one dogs TO every hundred sheep in
the state, or nearly three TO one. As these
dogs destroy 2S,625 sheep annually, worth
S73 S52, this Is 3 per cent. OF the value OF all
the sheep in the state. Yet the annual prof
its are So per cent. Remove the cause OF
the loss, and the profits will be 70 per cent.
on the capital invested. This amount would
in very few years be quadrupled, when
the clear profits on the average amount as
invested In 1874, would be 1882 6s7 per
annum.
A number of leading southern papers,
notably those Of South Carolina, are pro.
nouncing positively against the code duello
its enactments. The Augusta Chronicle,
speaking on this subject, says: People are
actually demanding that duelsts shall be
punished like ordinsry criminals. Govern.
ors and solicitors and courts and juries may
suddenly unite in bringing some duelist
man slayer and his seconds to the cafold,
and in having him done to death bya vulgar
rope. When this is done all the chivalry
and romance Of the code will exhale. and
murder will no longer be considered one Of
the fine ars.
The Oldest man in Georgia is said to
be freedman known a. John Williams, who
resides near Albany. A correspondent OF
the Macon Telegraph writing Of him says:
He was engaged in hauling lumber and
other building material for the erection of a
fort in Virginia during the war of the revo-
luton, at period two years prior to the
surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS, which event
occurred, as you will remember, on tine 10th
Of October, 1881. As the father OF FIVE chill
dren, he reasonably claims that ne was at
the surrender of CORVALLIS twenty.seven
ye'rs old. Add this to the difference be-
tween 1881 and 1873, and it will show the
amazing longevity of one hundred and
twenty'four years.
Richmond Dispatch: 1t will be re
membered that some years since the state of
ANe" AohA Vhcfcu n Chudl utchutr
that could be naviQated without washing
the banks Of the Erie canal. Such craft
exists in our midst, and has been in the EN-.
ploy Of Messrs. Pitcher 4 Forloine for sev.
eral weeks. The boat is named the Palermo,
and is used in bringing to the city coal from
the pits some seventeen miles distant. On
the 1st Of August the Palermo left the pits
for Lynchburg, and made the return trip in
one week. The boat does not wash the
banks as much as the boats drawn by mules
or horses. This was the first that ever went
up to Lynchburg. and its passage excited
much interest and surprise along the route
and in Lynchburg.
Dublin (ua.) Post Mr.. J. G. BARGE.
we'll tells us OF wonderful fight he had
with ten.foot long snake Of the coachwhip
style. He endeavored to kill it with stick,
but as the snake was swiftly making for
gopher hole, and he trying to head it of,
fell just in its path when the snake enyel
oped him in its coil, and fastened his left
arm and hand so he could not use it, Being
badly frightened, and in the rscufile hurting
his other hand, and, supposing he was bitten
by the snake, he ran for his house, the head
of the snake dangling at his feet. He ran
three hundred yards before freeing himself
from it, which was done by running. He
then found he was not bitten, but had hurt
his hand against a stump, as pieces OF char
coal were near his wound.