The Osceola times., 1879-04-26

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$3l 800; insurance, S17,200.
The state of Texas had offered $4,000
Tor Guerry's picture Of Lee, DESTROYED by
the late hre in Greenville, Ga.
The Democrat says the money must be
raised by some means before New Orleans
c'n do anything for sanitization.
Columbus, Ga, gets ice at one cent A
pound, and expects to get it cheaper when
the new factory gets into operation.
Major Boykin, register of the Vir
glnia land Office, died the other day, and
there are twenty candidates for the Office
The superintendent OF education re.
ports that not less than 1000 children of
pupil age died in Memphis of yellow fever.
One.tifth OF the population of Rich
mond, Va, are Baptists. There are in the
city nine churches of white Baptists and
ten OF colored ones
| The Fruit-grlwers' association met
IN Nashville Saturday, and reports ones
third OF the strawberries killed and other
fruits badly damaged.
| Nearly all the Louisiana parish police
iurles have adopted the SUNDAY law, and an
effort will be made to have it incorporated
in the new constitution.
The settlers along the Texas frontier
are well pleased that the legislature has
made 1t penal offense for cattle kings to
inclose the public lands.
There are two hundred and fifty citi,
zeus for trial at the United States court in
Charleston, charged with violation of the
United States election laws.
Between twenty and forty Swiss emf,
, n 70 laff H.. 1ae n
for the Swiss colony in East Tennessee, and
are expected to arrive in Il few days.
The Sewsnee (Tenn.) Coal company
have mule thirty.fve years old that has
been in constant service since 1852, greater
portion OF the time working under ground.
The South Carolina memorial shat to
Stonewali jackson, taken by the federal
army and now TO be returned, was presented
to the state by West India islanders. 1t is
made of shells, and Is exceedingly chaste
and beautiful.
The Dallas Commercial has inter-
viewed a number OF old settlers, who agree
that the present drouth is unpreceL ented in
Texas. The oat crop is past redemption,
wheat is cut short, and cotton and corn
prospects are poor.
Nicksburg Herald: The action of
Louisiana in establishing rigid quarantine
at the passes, TO take effect on the first OF
May, meets with universal commendation.
II has restored confidence more than any
thing that has yet been done.
Can't. Edward l. Young died in Nor
folk, Va Thursday, aged ninety seven. He
commanded privateer in the war Of 1872
was the Oldest citizen of Norfolk, and prob
ably the oldes, Mason in the United States,
having belonged TO that order sixtyssix
years.
Galveston News: Governor Nichols,
OF Louisiana, has issued his proclamation,
establishing a quarantine against West In.
dian, South American aud Mexican ports,
which goes into operation after May l.
When will Governor Roberts follow the
exampley
The rice fields on the Cape Fear river,
near Wilmington, which have lain idle and
grown up with weeds since the war, have
been reclaimed and planted this season by
several energetic parties, who expect to
raise at least 100000 bushels of rice in the
next i've years.
A colored nurse in Z,nesville, Ohio,
writes her sister in Atlanta IL you can
make a living in the south, you had better
remain where you are. This has always
Deen free state, but colored people can get
along with southern folks great deal better
than with the Yankees.
The Columbia &. C.) Register says
that here are at present sixteen incorpo-
rated companies digging and mining phoss
pilates in the streams and waters OF that
state, some having exclusive and others
general rights, and representing an aggre'
gate capital OF about 81 100000.
The Hawkinsvile (Ga J Dispatch says
while the negroes we're lounging around,
discussing emgrs ton TO Liberia and Kan
sas Milo Sutton was at work with his +" forty
acres and mule" and the result was six.
teen, bales of cotton, two hundred bushels
of corn and two barrels of syrup.
Lock hardt (Texss) News. item Large
droves Of cattle have been passing through
town nearly every day for the last two
weeks. About $4,000 head have already
passed through, en- route for the northern
markets. The drive will se much larger
this spring than was anticipated.
Lynchburg (Vs) News: Two car.
loads OF sandstone IRON Indiana, to be used
in the construction OF the Lee mausoleum
at Lexington, arrived in the city by the
Midland railroad Saturday, consigned to
Captain G. A. Kinnear, and was transferred
TO a canal boat for transportation TO Lexing'
ton.
Texas telegram Frank Weaver,
noted desperate and highwayman, was AZ"
rested at Wills Point recently. He was with
the Good brothers when they killed three
men at horse-race in Bosque county. He
is the leader of a band Of horse'thieves
operating in this section for six years, and
the son OF minister.
Pryor Coleman has lain in the Knox.
vile Jail four years and seven months,
awaiting trial on several charges OF murder,
bu. the supreme court OF the United states
has decided that the state has not jurisdic,
ton over an escaped convict and squad OF
soldiers is waiting TO arrest Coleman rs
soon as he is released.
The Atlanta Constitution has reports
from nearly all parts OF Georgia, and the
inference therefrom is that the fruit crop
has not been materially damaged. This In
ference may be specially applied to peaches.
Undoubtedly in some portions Of the state
this fruit has been injured, but not to that
extent that was at first supposed.
Vicksburg Herald: Judge Young
Yesterday warned his court that he would
| today cause all in attendance TO be searched
| for concealed weapons. He says he is de-
termined TO abate the evil in the courthouse
If he can not DO so outside. This is good
idea, Some Tom Buford OF fellow might
plug him wber he decides case.
Houston (Tex) Telegram /; The cry
all over the state continues 10 be want OF
rain, and il is certain that, unless copious
showers fall within the next ten days or two
weeks, crops must badly suffer. In some
localities they are doing so already AT
present there are appearances OF one OF
those dry years that periodically visit this
| climate,