The Osceola times., 1878-03-02
OSCEOLA ARKANSAS SATURDAY, MARCH q 1878.

Central railroad, which is now bankrupt
This road held two hundred shares In the
Southern Express which was sold as a part
OF its effects to satisfy claims Of the express
company against the road. The 6rst few
shares were bid off at five dollars per share
OF one hundred dollars, but before the sale
closed one share was bought for 81 ,2O9.
Galveston News: Duiing the spring
races at the Oleander park course, nearly
one year ago, the turf reporter of the News
predicted that Gen. Phillips would prove the
best four-year-old in America. He has won
every race, save one, in which he has been
entered stree, at Austin, New Orleans, Saw
annah and Charleston. At the latter place
the agent of VIM. b. Astor, of New York
bought him for the sum of ten thousand
dollars, and he will in future run the colors
of the eastern millionaire. The Lorillards
had better keep sharp lockout or he will
get away with Parole and Tom Ochiltree.
In Pickens county, Ga, Jail, in the
same cell, are Mr. Robert Southern, his wife
and babe few months old. Mrs. Southern
last year, at ball at her fathers house
| stabbed fatally three times Miss Narcissa
Cowart, who was dancing with her husband.
lie had been asked and begged by his wife
not to do so. Some words ensued between
The crowd endeavored to arrest Mrs. s., but
her husband with drawn pistol led her out
and they disappeared. A reward OF two
hundred dollars was offered for their appre.
hension. They were found in North Carolina
and brought back to jail.
The cotton seed oil factory at Dallas
is nearly ready for business. This business
is growing rapidly in the south. There are
seven large mills in New Orleans, and others
at Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Natchez, Vicks.
burg, in Arkansas, Memphis, Nashville, and
even st. Louis and Chicago. The seed is
becoming an item in the value Of the cotton
crop, though as yet the planter receives the
least OF the benefit. The oil mills utilize the
short staple which adheres TO the seed con.
verting II into batting, blankets and other
articles. The oil is chief in value, but the
cake or meal which remains after the oil has
been expressed is valuable as feed for do.
mestic animals and for fertlizing land, and
is worth $40 ton. A ton OF seed produces
20 gallons OF oil, worth So or $3.50.
Charlotte IN. o. Observer Stephen
McCorkle addressed the colored people at
the courthouse yesterday afternoon, in adyo.
caoy Of the restoration of the whipping-post.
Quite number of colored people gathered
about the door before the hour appointed,
Dut tntTe WAS sOue ItlCcdHCt On tue part Vi
many of them about going in. The speaker
came out on the steps ard urged them to
enter and hear what he had to say. When
other arguments had failed, he proclaimed
from his elevated position that honest men
were not afraid of the whipping>post. Some
Of the doubling laughed at this little impu.
tation at first, but finally it, or some other of
the appeals, brought them In, and the speak.
er addressed a pretty fair house.
Petersburg Index Richmond letter !:
The statistics of the operations of the Moffett
register in Richmond, for four and a half
months. have Just been published. From
the middle Of September to the first of Feb.
ruary the people of Richmond took 7s3, ,66s
alcoholic and 706,676 malt drinks. That was
what was reported by registers. / think that
we may safely rely upon the current belief
that one third more are taken by persons
who bought in large quantities for home use,
and only sold by dealers who neglected or
forgot to turn the crauk, According to the
official figures we take four million drinks
per apnum. According to my theory $685..
900. believe we have ten thousand voters.
The allowance per annum is 40S drinks per
voter, or, il the population is seventy thou.
sand, rs drinks per annum for every man,
woman and child.