The Osceola times., 1879-04-26
OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL

oats were pretty well killed out by the hard
freezes last winter.
The negro emigration movement from
Louisiana and Mississippi began March S,
when $50 negroes boarded the steamer Belle
OF Memphis, bound for st. Louis. Since
that time 200 emigrants have left these two
states for Kansas. OF these only 400 paid
their own way, the other 1860 being helped
along by colored citizens OF st. Louis and
various charitable associations.
An Alabama paper gets off this one
John Hanna, who died here on March 20,
1879, was born Februs-y 10, l743. He
served under Gen. Washington, during the
French war az a captain. He was acquaint-
ed with Patrick Henry when small boy.
He was hardly ever known 10 have any
sickness until a few years ago. His eye
sight was perfectly good until the time of
his death.
When the federal troops entered
South Carolina at the close Of the war, they
took possession of q memorial shaft which
the state proposed to erecs 10 the memory
OF Gen. Stonewsll jackson, and it is now in
possession of the war department. In re-
sponse to letter from Representative Evins,
OF that state, the secretary OF war writes
that be will make no objection to its return
to Gov. Simpson.
The Troy (Ala) Enquirer tells of an
insane woman, Miss Carrie Boatrite, aged
IS years, in the Andrews settlement, Pike
county, who left her brother and Was lost
in the woods for twentyo one days, without
other food than the buds Of trees. She was
found by friends and forced to return home.
A brother, during her absence, was charged
with having murdered her, and mob had
been formed to lynch him.
Richmond letter: There is much dis
satisfaction among the liquor dealers on
account OF the amended Mohett law. What
seems to be the most obnoxious feature is
making the principal responsible for the
acts of his agent, although that has always
been the case under the common law. The
new law will go into effect May i, believe.
When the new licenses are issued TO the
dealers under the amended law, no rebate is
allowed, and dealers have to pay for their
own registers
Savannah News: Mr., William Hughes,
ST., a gentleman living near Johnson's sta
ton, Liberty county, sent us few days
since a sample OF tea grown and prepared
on his farm Il was drawn in the usual
way, and the result was a most delicious
beverage. Those who want the unadulter.
ated tea should try the Georgia article, and
they will never sfferward drink the indigo
colored medicated leaf, as prepared in China
especially for the European and American
markets.
Nashville American: Twenty colored
adults and ten children, from Robertson
county, left here ye-terday for Kansas.
here teems to be disposition among the
more intelligent of the race TO discourage
emigration to Kansas, for the reason that
the dissatisfied element can not better thei.
condition " leaving Tennessee. The
average wages paid to field hands in this
state, with board, is $40, end without board
SIS 1t is thought by those who ought to
know that the Kansas fever will not spread
in Tennessee.
Jonesboro (Ga) News One of the
oldest printing presses in America was
brought here from Fayetteville to be ship
ped west, aud sold under attachment by the
bailiff in Jonesboro, Ga, last Friday, and
bought by c, P Vaughn. Tradition says it
is the press that Benz amin Franklin worked
in his day. Our old citizens first became
acquainted with il some sixty years ago.
Rev II. F. Buchanan says when he was a
child a Mr. Minor was working il at Deca-
tur, Ga. Mr.. r. +. Morrow, during his
youthful days, had jtckass printed with
this press at the moderate price OF about
SIS. This press is mainly wooden struct'
ure made of ash, hickory and mahogany,
heavily irone1, with a marble slab for bed,
and is worked by horizontal lever. The
paten is made of mahogany, with metal
lie block inserted in the center en- which
the power acts The pre- s served siege al
and also at Fayetteville, and
is said to have been the first to hoist the
name Of Gen. Jackson for president of the
United States.