The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24
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g. = Gushing, the Nestor Of Texas Journal
Five men with frosted feet were admitted
to the Dallas, Texas. hospital In one iay.
Frank Dtiseoll ii Mount Meies. Ala. cured
n fit OF Jealousy by blowing bis brains ont.
GeUrgia's new fur per cent bonds are sell.
ing rapidly ut par In New York.
Episootio or influenza Is reported as epj-
deinie In many paris Of the South
y. =. Maxwell, Of Anderson. r. g.. has grown
ripe bananas Ia bis garden this season.
paper box manufaetofy In Richmond
employs 800 hands and makes 10000 boxes
per day.
Sehleiober died very poor even the ex-
peDse 0f his last canvass having been borne
by his friends.
Hev. Vim. Mack. H. H.. an old Presbyterian
divine. died In Columbia. 3. O.. a few days ago,
aged ssventyAtwo
Col virginins IT, Robes, son of Gen David
and brother Of Gen. II. II. Hodes. died at Wi
mona, Miss. last week
Texas Is getting excited over the proposed
visit Of all the Judges u the United States
Supreme Court next month.
Capt. MoMullsp, u Old Tampa, near bay
View, Fla, has grown this season an orange
weighing 1917 ounces.
The North Carolina conferences Of the Meth
pdist Episcopal Church will epnvsns In
Greensboro on the thirtisth inst. Bishop
Peck, ID, LII. D., presiding
year for its municipal government Including
gas and water. This does not include public
improvements
The Azor is advertised to leave Charleston
for Liberia. February 20. with t75 stngfauts
end Al assorted freight, The cost Of passage
Is *g7 80.
Down In Texas Mr.. swindell has been
1T. I.It n
Mr.. Twaddle has run of with lot of money
belonging TO telegraph company.
A Joint resolution, looking to the repuda-
ton Of all the States debts from 1861 to the
opening III the Brooks Baxter war, In 1s7a, has
been introduced IN the Arkansas Senate.
The Galveston wharf company earned. dur
Ing The year ending November 80, 1873, ft6t,-
lag 90. lis expenses were sos. 24G ~. 1t de-
clated dividend Of si5,9e5 80. and has
1884 ~ cash on hand.
On Tuesday last In New York, Miss Susan
II. Preston. q daughter of Gen. John Il. Pres.
ton, u South Carolina, and q nir6s of Wads
Hampton, was married to Henry Frost. a son
of Judge Frost. the eminent Carolina jurlst
Tho rice lands Of the estate III the late s.
y. Doar. once valued at SIZE, 900. and located
In Charleston and Geefgetown counties.
South Carolina, were sold on Thursday for
$4,000.
II is positively stated that In 1890 Virginia
advanced ths United States government
$3.50. 900. and Maryland S70. 600 to aid In build
ing the Federal Capitol, and that both these
Sums. with interest. are still due ths States
named.
Abingdon tva) Stapdaydt Our esteemed
towhsmaD, Geo. v. Litehfield. Esq. mani
Tested bis friendly feelings toward tie efnan-
olpatsd slaves u the Litcbiield estate by in
Wiling them tn dine at his paintiHl residences
New Year day. OF the ninst cen now living,
filtsru put In M, aff)paraurr at The afff,utfI
hour.
gan. Hill writes from Richmond TO the
Seottsville VA Couyier as follows The cleo
ton of United States Senator by the next
Legislature is, unfortunately. q facttr In the
settlement OF the debt que zion by ths pres
now are Withsrs. Tucfs n, Malone. Dapisi,
Goode, Barbour. Allen, Eehols, Bocoek. The
skirmishing for position has commenced.
Tire Senate ef Virginia refused, by u very
decided majority. to repeal the whipping
post law. A Richmond correspondent says;
The infiietion Of corporeal punishment sres
the adoption Of the law has saved very
commonwealth. " has proved to be- n good
law in this city. Formerly the docket 81 our
police court WIS crowded with petit larceny
cases. under the now order Of things these
cases have been very greatly diminished.
Petty thieves are afraid Of the lash.
The Dallas tTexas) Herah says poor
tramp. taken in and fed by Mr.. Halstead. Of
Parker county, attempted famillaritiss with
Mrs. Halstead and u young lady niscs Of Mrs.
Halstead. visiting there from Kentucky. Mrs.
II and her niece left ths house. forcing their
way To ths door. md went In the direction
Mr.. II. went. to n neighbours some five miles
off. whersupon the tramp mounted good
horse that was In the lot and left for parts
unknown. Parties were in pursuit ut last ae-
counts. HEMP will be his portion II caught.