The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-16
THE SOUTH.

Texas would make thirty-Iive States the
size Of nj Massachusetts,
Columbia. Tenn, will elect a mayor or al
dermen Saturday.
The cause Of education Is booming LII many
counties In Alabama
The wool clip Of Texas this year is esti-
mated at ~. 00n,Oon pounds.
A South Carolina man cut $4,000 shingles
from one cypress tree.
Young Mems Christian Association has
been organized at Nashville
The enrolment In the public schools Of
Chattanooga. Tenn, last month was 1GtA.
A band Of pickpoekets operated heavily at
all the leading Southern fairs this fall.
lohn Arnold, Of Mineral county, w. Va,
raised this year ten barrels OF corn from ono
ears planting.
The Groesheck Ne,r Ira says that one fourth
of the cotton gins in Texas are destroyed by
fire every year.
Ii Mckinney Tex Jail Saturday n man
named Scott bit off the nose Of one Crawford
and spat It on the floor.
James Rice confined In jail at Ashland
Ala, for giving his step daughter medicine to
produce abortion, hung himself in his cell
Friday morning.
A farmer named Welsh was run over by a
train near Atlanta, ia, and instantly killed..
His little son. who was in a wagon with him,
escaped unhurt.
Texas exports $50, 900, 900 worth of produce
annually, and tho Groesbeek Ne,r Era says If
1t were not for the imports the State would
soon wax rich
Groesbeck TEX NeT Era A wreck oc-
Cured near Workman last week and about
sixteen freight cars were ditGhed. Jack Har-
dy. the famous Texas racer, was killed In the
wreck.
State Senator John A. Speer. of South Caro-
lima one of the most prominent citizens OF
that State died on Monday at Clifton
Springs, N. X. where he had gone to recu-
perate his failing health.
The Raleigh N. c. Observer Is Of the
opinion that the reports OF the assessors for
the present year will show an increase of the
valuation of property In that State over last
years figures Vi 100000
The journal says immense beds Of salt
have been found In the Elm fork Of the Big
Wichita. seyenty-hve miles west Of Henriet-
Ia Tex Two wagons loaded with 5000 pounds
Of the salt sold In Henrietta last week at q
cents pound.
R,H. Neal, secretary OF the San Antonio
Texas. Building and Loan Association. has
been arrested OIL the charge OF appropriatfng
to his own use S12,71s Of the funds OF the as
ISOLATION or q sum greater than Its entire
profits for the past six years
The Georgia Legislature at its last session
enacted law prohibiting the sale OF Immoral
OF obscene literature, and now 1t Is rumoreG
that the next grand jury will indIct al u, ven
deTs of police gazettes and other similar illus
trated papers under this law.
| During the recent session OF Pasquotanl
court, in North Carolina. negro swore q liz
at Il ~. The Tarhoro Southesaaey says the
solicitor was instructed to draw bill for per
jury. the grand jury found it true, trial and
! conviction at once ensued, and by 5 p. 10. the
perjurer was sentenced to the penltentiary fol
| five years.
| Dublin GA Gazette; We learn that there il
not sufficient quantity Of labor In the county
| To house the cotton crop of the present year
and hermore that some farmers u various
fair means. and are actually going to the
fields and hiring the laborers from their en-
ployers.