The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-21
so uTHERN NEWS.


county.
Mr.. Daniel Kemp died recently in Walker
county.
Mr.. Charles Dunkin died recently in Per
~ county.
The Livingston Journal says Cotton worms
are plentiful near Warsaw, and it is feared
that they will inaict serious injury.
The Talladega Home says: Twenty
dwelling houses could be rented in this place
without effort, if that many were vacant.
The Talladsga Home says: Captain n.
S. McAfee. of this place. has been appoint.
ed presidential eector for this district on the
Garfield and Arthur ticket.
The Marion Standard says A frst.class
printer, with a good knowledge Of job work,
can find permanent employment by writing
10 this Office. Recommendations required.
The Houston Times says: The crop pros
meet in this county at the present time may
thus be summed up; Corn is looking well,
though beginning to need rain. Cotton, the
best ever known in this mountain country.
Sorghum needic G rain. Tobacco, very in
different.
The La Fayette Clipper says Mr.. G. c..
Brooks, who lives few miles above town,
brought us quite curious egg one day last
week. The hen had evidently intended to
Law soft-shell egg, but changed her mind
and made it hsrd-shell one. 1t is almost
as thin as paper and is covered with wrinkles.
. The Birmingham Iron age says: 1t affords
us pleasure to announce that the Birming-
ham rolling mill is full of orders, and will
commence in few days to run their mill
night and day. They are shipping large
Quantities of iron to Louisville, Nashville,
New Orleaes and other points.
The Marion Standard says: Mr.. NJ. T.
Rstlitf. of Pinetucky, while out hunting last
Saturday evening, came in contact with a
tribe of serpents in small pond, and after
firing five volleys and killing FIVE serpents
the remaining forty or fifty charged him and
he had to retreat. This lisa fact as given US
personally.
A correspondent of the Livington Journal,
at Curtis Station, says: While Mr.. j. @.
Adams was cutting oil the fright of way"
on the A. G. railroad, one and half miles
east of York, last Saturday morning, he
killed III snakes, between the hours of 9 and
y o'clock. Beat it if you can.
The Union Springs Journal says: Mr..
W. G. Jordan, Tuesday night, while coming
into Enon, the night being very dark and
rainy his horse became frightened, and in
plunging, threw him between the wheels of
The buggy upon his head. His feet caught
in the " heel and he was dragged some dis
lance. Fortunately Mr.. Jordan's injuries
we're slight
The Camden Pacifcator says: We regret
to learn that Mac Stephenson was on last
Tuesday evening dangerously hurt with a
knife in the hands of MIR. j. w. Allison. AS
the matter is undergoing legal investigation,
We refrain from giving any of the particulars.
We are glad to hear, however, that strong
hopes are entertained by the physicians of
Mr.. Stephenson's recovery.
A correspondent of the Livingston Jour
nal writing from Thornville, says: Day be-
fore yesterday the family of Elder w. f.
Pond were poisoned by coffee heated in
vessel in which the leaves of the jamestown
weed had been scalded. The poison affected
their eyes'ght and produced temporary aber-
ration. All have recovered. | have seen no
cotton worms as yet, but plenty OF rust, and
plants are shedding badly.
The Greenville Advocate says: We rogre,
to announce the death Of Miss Mary Watkinst
daughter of DR.. Ben Watkins, of Lowndes
county, which sad event occ urred on Mon
day, the 9Th inst, al the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. A. Rutledge, in this city, after an
illness of several weeks. She was most
amiable young lady, just budding into
womanhood. Sweet, bright, gentle,
amiable Mary, none knew her but
to love her, none named her butte praise.
TIE funeral took place last Tuesday at the
new cemetery.
The Union Springs Herald says; Mr.. Nc
Queen, merchant of Highlog shot a thief
several weeks ago under the following cir
cumstances He awoke at night to fnd an
intruder in the back loom of his store, taking
his clothing from the nails near the bed. As
the thief moved towards the door, he fired
on him, which brought him to the floor; ris-
ing from his bed he fred the second time.
a pool of blood was found on the floor where
he fell, but no further trace of him has since
been discovered.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Six deaths OF Raleigh last week.
Four Charlotteaps went to New York
specially TO see DR.. Tanner.
Richmond (Va) State: The Seigel opera
company played ut Winston, North Caro-.
lima, last night, and Notwithstanding it rained
pitch and iurpentine, the tsr-heels turned
out splendidly and gave good house.
The population in the fret, third and
fourth supervisors districts foots up 1885,
70l-an increase Of 24S,974. There is one
more district to hear from. The increase
thus far is about ~ per cent. The district
TO hear from had 2S5,O00 population in 1870.
Ifit shows corresponding increase the pop
ulation of he state will be about 100000.
Oxford Free Lance: Mr.. Benz. d. Frost,
at one time employed as engineer upon the
0. & H. r. R., died in st. Louis on the 18th
of last month.-A severe hail-storm passed
over portion OF Dutchville township on
Wednesday of last week, and destroyed the
tobacco crops of Messrs. r. P. Aiken, Moses
Cash, Samuel Coley and X. Rycroft. Sew
eral crops we're seriously injured.
New Berne M! Shell: We learn from a
latter received in this city that during Sc
we're thunder storm at Smyrna, lightning en-
tered the house of Mr. J. T. Willis, seriously
lnluring one of the occupants and tearing
things to pieces generally. A portion of the
mantle-piece, which was torn away in the
lower room, struck Mira. Willis on the head,
inaicting serious injuries, while the lightning
paraly zed one side of the lady.
Raleigh Observer: Died, at the residence
of Miss Sophia Partridge, Friday evening,