Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-01-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.

nola county, Mississippi, which was SIX
feet long.
The extra session of the Tennessee
Legislature, which lasted for eight days,
cost $l2,l74,31.
A handsome passenger depot is to he
erected in Fernandiana Fla, the building
| to be of corrugated iron.
The Treasurer of Anderson county.
:. c., issued $50 tax executions for the
collection of less than 5000.
From July to December 13, Rich
mond, Va, shipped to foreign ports,
1861 barrels of flour, valued at $5l9, ,333.
Old John Robinson will sell out his
surplus rolling stock at Baton Rouge in
a few days. His show will travel by
water in the future.
Rev. c. 5. Long, of Campbell county,
Tennessee , is going in the spring as a
missionary to Japan, under the care of
the NJ. f. Church, South.
Little Rock (Ark J Democrat: From
fifty to sixty families per day have been
settling at Arkadclphia, Curtis and Cur
don. Clark county, during the past week.
Mr.. J. n. English, of Macon county,
Ga, has picked and sold from one acre
on his farm this year two bales of cotton,
one weighing 474 and the other 47J
pounds.
Mexico (MO.) Herald: In Marion
county a gentleman captured a pure
white blackbird from flock of black
birds that came to his barn to feed a
few days since.
Memphis Avalanche: With munich
pal debt OF over $5,00O,OOO and a total
tax valu"lion IF less than SIC, 900, Men,
phis l.; Mt in condition to try costly
experiments in sewerage.
The Gainesville (Ga. Gazette suggests
that sugar refinery in Savannah would
pay. At present the cane-growers are
content to turn their crops into syrup,
having no machinery or means at hand
to make merchantable the dark sugar,
which only classes as "milado" in the
markets.
The law makes it the duty of the Lou
isiana legislature Just elected to proceed
to choose a senator at the session about
to be held, for the term expiring on the
4th of March. 1888, to succeed Mr.. kel-
logg, or the gentleman who shall then be
the colleague of Mr.. Jonas.
Knoxville Chronicle: Mr.. f. V.
Smalley, the well known staff corrc-
spondent of the New York Tribune,
is now in Cumberland county, on the line
of the Cincinnati Southern railway, as
we learn, with the view to the location
of a colony from New York.
Meridian Mercury: NH. Mum lives
in Newton county, and is a wide-awake
and industrious farmer of no small pre-
tensions, if he is a wee small man him.
self. He weighs eighty-hihe pounds and
is four and One-half feet high. His wife,
who Is Leak county lady, is only four
feet high and weighs fifty-seven pounds.
Reidville (va.) Times: Mr.. Wormby,
a very wealthy man, who lived in Ches.
terfeld, Va, had two sons, Tom and
Jack, both fond of playing poker, but
Jack was very sharp at the game and Tom
| very fiat. When the old man died he
left Tom $4,000 and Jack only $1,000
but he explained at the foot of his will
that 81 900 was stake enough for Jack
to win everything that Tom had, and II
was a wise provision, for it so turned out
Wheeling 1ntelligencer 1t is said the
counsel fees and expenses in the suit
brought by the bond holders of the White
Sulphur Springs Company to secure g
sale of the springs property under the
deed of trust supposed TO secure theil
bonds, already aggregate some S35, 900
and the end is not yet. At this rate the
parable of the wise counselor who ate the
oyster and handed the she'll to the liti-
gants is about to be still further illus
| trated.
Richmond letter in Petersburg Index
Appeal: The debt payers intend to Oppose
the repeal of or any radical modification
: . in the present laws. Many of the lead
ing Read-adjusters in both houses are in
favor of repeal of the Moffett system Of
raising revenues. A warm fight may be
expected to ensue when this matter
comes up. The representatives of mos
of the cities. whether they are debt
payers or not, will be apt to favor the
change.
Macon Telegraph and Messenger: Or
| i'sSt CuIiudy, al tuc IcslucuCc VI MI. u
c. c. Burnett, Mr.. Benjamin S. Good
year was married to Miss Burnett, 4,
daughter of Mr. J. c. Burnett. On thu
10th inst, Mr.. J. G. c. Burnett wa.
married to Mrs. f. r. Goodyear, mother
of the young man mentioned above. II
this manner the children of the last cou
pie were first married, followed by tht
nuptials of their parents. The occur
renee is rare and interesting. They ar,
good and esteemed citizens of Macon.
| Petersburg Index-Appeal: Yesterday
morning about one hundred cOlOred EN-
igrants of all sizes and both sexes arrived
here on the northern bound mail trair
from GOldsboro, en- route for Washing
ton, from which place they 60 to Indiana
This makes between six and seven hun
dred emigrants of the cOlOred persuasion
who have passed through Petersbur,
from GOldsbOro, N. c., on their way t.
Indiana. during the past few weeks
These emigrants appear in good spirits
and are apparently highly elated at tn,
idea of travelling to country Of whicl
they have heard so much and know 5,
little. As before stated, a noticeable
feature Of these emigrants is the numbe
| nf wnmep with infant, in THAR orms