The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-14

The Advocate advises the digging OF
canal from the Comite river to Baton Roug
BAYOU, and movement is on foot to carr
ont this work. IL is claimed that this woul
protect about 10000 acres Of land subject T.
overflow from rapid rises of the Comite rive
and Whites bayou.
Recently negro, Of polygamist Tendencies
was poisoned by one his squaws, who CAV
him Il poisoned cake intended for her rival
which h" ate while in state of ihtoxication
General Jastremsk Of the Baton Roug
CuptoliAn, having published severe article
on Lanier, of the North Louisiana Republi
can, the latter replied in the same strain
whereupon the editor of the CapitoliaT
handles him without gloves, reviewing hi
record as tax collector under Republican
rule.
ARKANSAS.
The injury is estimated at % per cent.
The Nallie Rifles have organized at Little
Rock.
A road is wanted from Little Rock to Sill
yer City.
The cotton crop has been injured to a con-
siderable extent by the recent rains.
Miss Minnie Nettie Bowman daughter OF
S. A. Bowman, died recently at Hot Springs
B. G. Clark, proprietor of the Bastrop,
Texas, Advertiser, is seeking health in the
Valley.
The Little Rock Gazette greets its many
subscribers and friends with an entire new
dress. The paper now takes associated press
dispatches and as usual is very ably con-
Quoted.
The Hot Springs Telegraph says that Mr..
John b. Roe has transferred to Mr.. j. p.
Sweetman, the paralyzed man, the deed of a
house and lot on Pine street, for home for
himself and family, with his own time to pay
for it,
FLORIDA.
Pensacola saloons have introduced free
lunches.
Columbia county has 1868 white and 1851
colored children of school age.
The Key West Key says that Mr.. G. B.
Pendleton, of Fort Myers, proposes start
ing Democratic paper there at an early
day. ..
Hor, II. A. Corley, commissioner of lands,
has been at Fort Myers recently selling state
lands lately patented to the state in that sec
ton by the United States government.
The Pensacola railroad is making progress.
Some thirteen hundred feet of trCstle-work
is vet to be built across the marsh, says the
Ocals Banner, but with the facilities for
piling that have been put into operation the
past week it is expected that this, the greatest
trouble, will be completed BY the middle of
October As fast AS the trestlei is built it will
be ironed, SO that IS soon as completed trans
portation will be ready.
The census enumeration in this county,
saws the O1ala Banner, is being taken. 1t is
believed that the present enumeration will
reach from three to FIVE thousand more than
the first enumeration. This including the
slice that was taken from Marion and given to
Levywhich contains population of LOCO or
more, will show as healthy IN increase for
Marion as any county in the state, with the
exception of Orange, which has more than
doubled its population.
Arnold Brimer, colored farmer residing
about one and o half miles west of the town,
saws the Starke Telegraph, exhibited some
sugar cane on last Saturday with forty well
mstured Joints. This cane was produced
near Crosby lake, and we don't believe it can
he heat anywhere in the state. Brmer is con-
sidered a good far ner, and has owned his
present farm since 1868 He has plenty Of
farm stock and makes from three to four
bales of long cotton ye r, besides abundant
nroyision crops, all the result Of honest labor.
MISSISSIPPI.
The population Of Vieksburg is 10000,
The recent heavy rains have had . very
serious effect in Washington county.
Uuman's factory or the Mississippi sea
i co st is now turning out magnificent shawls
Dr.. Thomas Williams, of Meridian, was
run over by the NJ & 0. railroad train about
4 2 O'clock Monday evening, and so seriously
Injured that he died in about two hours
A letter dated Home Park, Miss. Septem
Der 5th, to Messrs. Payne, Huntington " Co,
gsays; 81 am sorry we cannot make as
Favorable report Of our section. Think our
crops are cut of one-half. Have had terrible
\ rains and plenty of worms. Have not been
able to do anything for over u week. Our
Hast rain lasted over thirty six hours, and to-
day it has set in again with as hard shower
as | ever saw. We count on about half
Crop"
The inces:ant rains have done incslculable
damage TO the cotton crop. They have ex-
tended all over the cotton belt and we do
Hot eAdgH6Thle III saying tudt tuo lSSs II ~ |
be counted by the tens of thousands of bales. |
The weather is still unsettled and there is no
estimating the extent of destruction. A
great calamity has overtaken the planting |
scommunity, which involves every other in
dustral avocaticn and every business pur.
suit.
KENTUCKY.
Butler county has hsd colored teache $
Institute.
\ Tobacco is advancing in price in ives. IN
Kentucky.
The Republicans will have candidate for
congress in the first district.
Scot. country is represented in the Cincin-
matt exposition by a single squash.
Bowling Green complains because the
mails are not distributed there on Sunday.
The local milling demand has advanced
the price of wheat to 81 per 5ushel at Dan
Mile.
A man in Logan county has nam d his
little son Winfield Scott Hancock Tom Har-
Prison Price.
The tobacco growers of Henry county
will hold tobacco fair at Eminence early in
the winter
Mrs. Eaglin, of Carroll county, though |