The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-06
THE SOU TIL.

They are trying to enforce thelr SUNDAY |
laws in Memphis, but without avail.
The Kentucky penitentiary has 1910 con-
yicts -forty-iive life prisoners. o
The exports from Norfolk, Va, for March.
aggregated 81 .211 1877, against $3.50, 100 In 1878,
an Increase of 1919, 1877.
A son of ex Congressman Morgan Rawles
was killed in Effingham county, Ga, Sunday,
by the falling Of tree
Ex-President Tyler's grave at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va, is without mon
ument Of any kind.
Ex- Congressman Waddell failing to get an
Office, has gone into journalism in North Car
DINA.
w. G. Bigger, assistant clerk OF the Vir-
pinia House Of Delegates, Is critically Ill from
q complication of diseases
A bill has passed the Virginia House Of
Delegates to prevent public executions In thai
State,
The General Assembly Of Tennessee ad-
iourned sine die at 4 p. m. Tuesday, after
passing EGO bills.
The Southern papers are advancing all
along the line against the cowardly practice
Or carrying pistol.
Judge John Kerr. Of the Eighth judicial
North Carolina District, Is lying dangerously
| Iii at Charlotte. N. Q. He Is native OF Viz
ginia.
| Webb county, Southwest Texas, has
seyenty-six sheep raisers, whose Hooks
average from 1000 to 5000 but one man has
nearly $1,000 head.
An Alamo Monument Association has been
formed In San Antonio, Texas, TO erect mon
ument to the heroes who fell On that memoir
able spot.
The people Of Kentucky will witness tri-
angular race for State offices the present
| year Democrats, Greenbackers and Radicals
will contend for victory at the August cleo
ton.
colored boy named Wells, under sen
tence Or death In Chesterfield county, Va, FOL
the murder of his grandmother, confesses
that he committed the crime because she re-
fused to bake him some cakes.
The business men of Richmond, Va. have
arranged for excursions to that city, at az
early date, Of Virginia, West Virginia enc
| North Carolina merchants. handsome re-
centions will be rendered the excursionistS.
i Judge Beverly r. Wexford, of Richmond
Va. has been invited to deliver the annua
address OF this year before the two societies
Of Princeton University.
4 In the Circuit Court of Augusta county
Va, last week, Miss Julia shultz obtained
verdict for S640 against [. 3. w. Gisener, 10
breach Of promise Of marriage. she sued 10
$500.
SIX members OF the United States Senat
we're born in Virginia Messrs. johnston
Withers, Hereford, Davis, Cook ana Ihur
man. The two latter represent Texas an
Ohio.
il few DAYS ago Prof. E. III. Bradley, form
arly Of East Tennessee UHiversity, an
Assistant Geologist of Georgia, was crushed
to death by the caving of gold mine nea
Nacooche. Ga.
William Bollinger native Of Winchester
va, died last week ~ Monroe county. W Sc
Va in the one hundred and fifth year OF NJ
age. having been born on January l6, w:
He was a soldier of the war Of 1872.
Gainesville Argus: We started to write
article upon the perniciOus practice OF carry
ing concealed weapons. but we stop. q ma
who habitually carries pistol upon ms ~ al !
will kill anybody. We might as well talk I
, bloodhound.
The people of North Carolina are very muc
I Interested lust now In q case which has bee
: submitted to the Judgment OF the oupren
y Court, and which involvs the questlo
whether the presiding officers OF the GeEert
d Assembly can certify and sign an act aiIe
a the adjournment OF that body.
s Troy (Ala) Enquirer. Real estate OF ever
\ kind Ia the corporate limits OF the city o.
i advanced since last fall, and lands ID tt
= county command better prices than for seN
eral years. People are generally more Sc
J tied and better contented in this section tina
1t at any time within the past decade.
= Decatur tAla.) Ners: Quite number
u MOrmonS from Sand Mountain en- route II
: the dominion Vi the late Brigham iounl
- came down on the steamer Anderson las
saturday. Ihey renamed IN town uni
! Monday morning, when they were joined b
Q a still larger party, and all left fog the land
a polygamy
d The Russellville Democrat can produce
a man who can beat any of the great pede,
: trians, Tom Nordin, who, after the surre1
2 der, started from Dallas, Tex, to his home i
Q this county. He walked the entire trip witt
II out riding single mile, and made it throug
q In eleven and half days. as fresh and min
: Bile as deer in walk, the distance being abor
: 1910 miles. How is that for pedestrianism?
a Houston telegram: Every day murderer
\ are turned loose or condemned to nomins
IMPRISONMENT in the already overcrowde
It penitentiaries. and on all hands are hear