The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-12


will start with Jefferson September &.
Atlanta Is talking about establishing col
Elege.
Refreshing rainsall over Virginia and East
Tennessee.
The cotton crop OF Florida Is reported the
best for years.
A Fayette, KY, farmer has twelve acres in
watermelons.
Raleigh huasta of q chicken With eight toes.
Simply double foot.
In three DAVIS of this week Mr.. Detzen, of
Chattanooga, has sold $500 watermelons
Valley Head, Ala has bed-ridden negro
hoy who is convinced that he Is bew1tehed by
girl.
tOpossums are SO plentiful about Peters
burg, Va, that 1t Is common to pick them up
In the streets.
Georgetown College, Kentucky, offers free
tuition to three young men from each county
In the State.
Mr.. Joseph Burton, of Richmond, Va. was
bit on the leg by spider 1t will probably
Prove serious.
Cheering reports OF the condition Of the
crops in South Carolina come from all por-
lions Of the State.
George Hunt, of Cedartown, Ga, has sold
slaf worth OF watermelons from one acre, and
has plenty to spare.
A widow from Coffee county, Ala, has been
preaching to a large congregation at Mt. Her
mon church, near GrOvella, Ala
The Kentucky agricultural commissioner
says that the wheat crop has been extraor-
binary In both qality and quantity.
white girl IS years old eloped day or
two since from Sandy Run, South Carolina,
with negro, and married him In Columbia.
The Macon Gal Telegraph says that the
damage resulting to the crops In the swamp
lands below the city is estimated at from q
quarter to third OF q crop.
The Columbia Is. ca Register says: Prof
Bibikoo leaves the city to-day on a prospect
ing trip In search of coal. He will visit
Georgia and several points in this State.
Charles Richheimer, the proprietor OF the
Nashville Shirt Factory, and well known
among business men In Middle Tennessee,
has been declared insane and sent to the
asylum.
Memphis Appeal We are eooped up, cab
ined, eribbed, confined by quarantine laws
board OF health pronunciamiento down to a
shotgun. All rght-M en-
phis still lives.
A schooner left Pensacola for Key West the |
other day, chartered to bring back a load Of |
sea shells from the latter place to Pensacola, |
whence they will be shipped to interior cities. |
These shells will all be of the pretty and fam
ciful kind, and designed for ornamental work, |
etc.
1t Is reported that fatal epidemic is rag
ing In the neighborhoOd OF Hoboken, Ga. |
The disease Is said to be very much like diph-
liberia, and seems to have completely baf1led |
the skill of the physicians. Several deaths |
have already occurred, and the disease Is still |
spreading.
The Charlotte Observer reports that seven
ty-eight COWS were killed on the right OF way
Of the Atlanta ana Charlotte Airline Rail-
road during the month of July, notwithstand- |
ing that many miles OF barbed wire have been |
put up on either side OF the track to keep |
cattle off.
Hartwell (Ga.l Sun: At Mrs Margery skel-
ions sale last week, a cow, with q good bell |
and q leather collar on that was worth 81 rs, |
I'll together brought only ST. large OK sold |
or 81, and good young OK that plowed well |
and worked well In shafts, brought the insig-
aficent sum of 50. All on long credit.
The Americns tGa Republican says that
young Mr.. Walsh was bitten by snake
Medical aid was called, but we are Informed
could not relieve his sufferings, and In about
three hours he expired. His swollen features
presented a horrible sight, and peculiar Of
,ensive and stckening efluvia made his imme-
late burial necessary.
GAINESVILLE fTenn.) Tobacco Leaf: We have
often heard 1t stated that the grub worm nro-
iueed the persmmon sprout. and now have
.he assurance verified by a curiosity in that
Orm-a genuine grub worm with well-deveI-
9ped sprout growing out near its head, for
which we are indebted to Mr.. E, P. Martin, of
Dig asoGh, oteWdIb COUNTY, WHO states JlaG 1t |
was found by Mr.. Fl. N. Cherry, of that place.
Hampton (Va) Monitor: In King William
county there are two Indian settlements the
'Mattaponi' and the "Pamunkey," but we
believe the former tribe has become almost
,xtinct. Pamunkey Indian town lies imme-
lately opposite the White House, on the Pa
nunkey river, and embraces some very rich
md productive land as good as any to be
ound In Eastern Virginia The residents
show their Indian blood very plainly. They
ire a quiet. orderly set of people, and It is
o appear before the county court for any
purpose.