The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-07
THE SOUTH.

| Georgia papers are still discussing the Hill
Colquftt quarrel.
| In Florida Daytona has ripe strawberries
and Key West watermelons.
| Natchez has floating debt OF $20,000 and
not a dollar In the treasury.
| Houston, Texas, has thirteen free schools,
| thirty-four teachers and 1707 pupils.
It is estimated that fully one-fourth OF the
sheep In Western Texas have died during the
last cold spell.
Even Menu phis' relief fund for the benefit
of the sick and poor, Is tied by the garnish-
| mentS Of her creditors.
There were 238 students at the Alabama A.
| and M. College the past session. The State
endowment amounts to $253,500.
/ Atlanta police captured seven tramps who
were having a stag-dance In a freight car,
| and put them to work on the streets.
| The Atlanta Constellation estimates that
during the past two seasons the farmers OF
Georgia have paid out SO, 000,0 900 for mules.
Florida has produced 100000 bbls. more
oranges this season, by natural Increase and
not by superior yield, than she did last season.
North Carolina officer reports that In
| complete returns show the existence of Iii 039
dogs in that State-about one dog for every
| three sheep.
State Treasurer Gwynn, Of Florida, took
four premiums on sheep and hogs at the Tai
lahassee fair. He has not forgotten his Ken
lucky raising.
Georgia negroes walked ten miles to get o
| look at Sherman. They thought he had
brought with him the long promised forty
acres and mule"
| There Is talk In Dallas, Tex, of doing away
with the charter and abOlishing the munich
pal government, as has been done In the case
OF Memphis, Tenn.
| IT IL stated that many of the farmers of
Alabama are buying largely Of blooded stock
and giving more attention to the raising OF
stock than ever before.
Texas is facing deficit of 100000 In her
current expenses for the year, and the Gov
ernor recommends that 1t be made good by
| the sale OF school lands.
Georgia postmaster, when subscriber
called for his paper, told him that there was
nothing In the Advertiser, and he had used 1t
for wrapping paper"
| The Louisville Courier Journal alleges that
| Gov. A. s. Marks, of Tennessee, and Treas
| urer Marsh T. Polk have but one leg. That is
not enough to go around.
| A petition has been presented In the Ala
! bama Legislature, signed by hundreds of
Presbyterians, praying for law prohibiting
the running Of railroadtrains on Sunday.
An Alabama childs total weight is fifty
| eight pounds, and the weight OF It's head
alone Is fifty pounds. She has a remarkably
retentive memory, and very bright mind.
The Little Rock Gazette, leading Demo-
cratic journal in Arkansas, calls for rigid
Investigation into the alleged attempt at br1b-
cry III IIe eibCblOU Dl " DIbtu otLhtoi.
The taxpayers association Of San Antonio
have requested the city council to reduce ex-
penses, and will forward memorial to Austin
that no city or town be allowed to contract
debt Of more than $4,000 year.
President Davis the Richmond (Va.) State
says, "has been q man OF many sorrows: and
has been sorely tried by adversely; but has
borne himself with heroic patience to the end,
and kept the faith"
The recorder Of Florida town, the local
! newspaper says, "has entirely recovered
from his recent indispoSition. This morning
he fined one Of our most respectable citizens
S25 for being drunk and disorderly."
| 1t is stated that Gov. Hampton has aban-
doned his proposed trip to Florida. He has
not been doing quite SO well during the past
| few days and 1t Is not thought advisable for
MIN 10 oyertax his new found strength.
] A number OF counties In Kentucky h8ge in
structed delegates to the State Democratic
| convention, and, so far as the results are
Known, the vote for Governor stands: Black
burn, l54; Underwood, 1903: Jones, A.
The Raleigh .NeaCs says that North Caro-
lima has to import horses and hogs. but ships
men lt instances Andrew Johnson, Jacob
Thomp pson, Joseph r. Hawley, Thomas II.
Benton, William 4. King, James K. Polk and
Andrew Jackson.
jefferson Davis has declined the invitation
to deliver the annual address at the next
commencement OF the Mississippi University
because Of the pfecarious condition of his
health, and Senator Gordon has been selected
as the orator In his stead
Ex-Minister Washburne was at San An |
tonic, Texas, january 20, en- route for Mexico