The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-31
THE SOUTH.

Caterpillars have made their appearance In
Jefferson county, Fla.
A terrible drouth Is prevailing In the Brazos
river lands In Texas.
Peter Jones was elected mayor OF Jackson
vile, Fla last week on the Republican ticket
A judicial opinion has been given In Florida
that young orange trees are liable to taxation.
"A ROB deposit OF bltuminous coal has been
discovered in half q mile Of Greenwood sta
tion, four miles southeast OF Ringgold, Ga.
The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Times says: The new
cotton factory will be In active operation
about the first OF October.
Woodley Taylor, a five-year-old boy, living
In kinston, N. O., obtained bottle Of whisky
and drank SO much OF 1t that he was thrown
Into commissions and died.
Some one In the Jacksonville Union nomi-
mates Senator Whitfield Walker, OF Sumter
county, for Governor, and admits that there
are two parties in Florida, and that the Re-
publieans will make O. mastery fight to re-
gain the control Of the State government.
We regret to learn that the cotton In Ivey
township Is seriously injured by what Is sup
learn, never before made Its appearance In
the cotton fields Of this country.-lO Ozark
(Ark.) Democrat.
Jacksonville (Fla.) S,t,, and Press Lieut..
Brown, who accompanied Capt. Pratt on the
visit to the Seminoles, says that they number
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coored woman, and is the slave OF the wife Of
another brave. These Indians wish to be let
alone
Florida correspondence Savannah Mems.
A novel feature OF the cattle trade ls the CO.
operation Of the mosquito In their manage
ment on the range. One OF the largest
owners said that Without the aid of the mos
quito three times as many men would be re-
quired to herd and gather. Out Of the mos
quito season the cattle get as wild as deer,
but under the influence OF these pests they
congregate, become docile and easy to
manage.
Apopka (Fla.) Citizen: 1--WE have been In
formed that q most dabolical crime has just
been committed near Sanford. A little white
girl, about eight or nine years old, living near
that place, was raped with the consent and
assistance Of It's mother, 9 cyprian, by one OF
both now under arrest for the horrible crime
fhe child was terribly lacefated, and died q
~ hours after the preparation OF the fiendsh
9 nrla,, The woman and men are now In jail in
ot 1.l, awaiting their trial"
yro Mah1 ~ .ale San Some time ago q negro
about digxlnaao told most marvellous a.ln tale
NJ A. said that ,w,iit was about In this WISE
dnndn ~ ahnnt thWas dug in or near Are
faat when y stream 'epth uf sixty or eighty
able size flowing alons struck OF consider
the rock Upon breakingrongn e this yoa -
and examining the bed aa,,s I'm ION
corked bottles were found, wffs a 800 i. W.
against the rock. The bottles Tei empt yea
McDufie, ia, Journal: We are So, +aiaarn
that the storm Of Thursday eveLny last
proved quite destructive to some E our
farmers. Gotham, about eight miles ,rnm
town, was visited Try wind aud hail, and- ".
/ learn that the old gin-house OF Mr.. Z. L. Burr.
side, and several Of his out-houses togeth+
with his fences, were blown down. and hi
cotton crop destroyed. The cotton was fairl.
beaten to pieces by the hail. The cotton crul
of Mr.. L. g. Dunaway, near by, was also de