The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-25
SOUTHERN NEWS.

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A negro boy In llAwewlle, ~ Inns sIH
angere on ona hand and soyen on tho other,
and has seven toes on each foot
Elzabethtown, Ky, has a society for tho
encouragement Of young mon desiring "
marry. II ID composed OF ladle'
This year stanford, ny, will be tho D lace
of meeting Of u Methodist conference, Pre-
bytorian Drosbytory and Baptist assoolH'
ton,
The nlcst prominent citlzsns Of Versa Hes,
Ky, are enduayorlng 10 arrange for Tho cree
don 81 n school house for Tie use OF thrlr
race,
Colonel j. Stoddard Johnston. President Of
the Kentucky Press association, Ia expected
10 visit Ashland soon 10 arrange for the next
annual nesting
In Madison county, KY Colonel W, NJ,
irvine lost n short.horn COW worth $1,000,
Three other animals In his herd have died
of tho same disOase, for which he has no
name. ,-,
burg's aud the States holiday tho 2Olh OF
MAY, IA approaching and rs yot nothing hh
been suid or done towards its legitimate
boom. l
The only hall that can be had for theatre
cal entertainments In Midway, KY Il a cot
ored Methodist church, and that Is available
only when no revival Is in progress among
the dusky brethren.
A man named Cyrus Soyoregn,a merchant
formerly Of Cincinnati, was severely dubbed
by,n dcsporado namrd BIZ Blackburn II Is
t6oucht lis inlurhs will result fatally, rs the
party Is In dangerous condition.
Bullitt, Boil, jackson and Anderson coln'
a. Ky., Republicans have instructed for
Grant. Pike counIy gave frat instruction
for Grant and second for Blaine. Levi,
Spencer and Boone gave no instructions
Tho Owingsville, Ky, Outlook says thu.
the three negroes who were Killed by the raw,
inc of u shanty near TINT place were dumped
into shallow hole without their bodies nav
ipr been encascd IN the commonest WOODEN
lsxes.
Forty Mnpis rates in Davidson county,
Tennessee, have failed to comply WIN we
law recurring them TO give bond oil sooo
M II their election and 10 renew II every Two
years. They are now subject TO indictment
by tho Grand jury. j..
The Globe Democrat hears from Loul'i'
Ky,, James Mcguire threw a stone ~ Noou'
White and struck Frank Dem on the head
causing death in twelve hours. Mcguire sur
rcldered himself to the sheriff. Ihcsnr"y
occurred near Northrnp's mill
South Florida journal; While throwing
un the crodo for tho South Florida ralIroed,
npnr Lake Monroe, the worKmen cut through
,vhnt seams TO be bed Of pure shell mari
Although It has not been Analysed, IT has tho
appesrance Of being Mfne fertilizer
The report uf the Superintendent OF the
Gos works Mt Richmond, Virginia, shows
thot last wear. mt So so per thousand feet n
net profit Of S50OO0 was made on ash le OF
GOOO0O00 feet The price has been reduced
to 50, which will still leave margin ior
profit
The extra session of the North Carolina
Iprislature has been convened to cons der
pr6nosition made by w. j. Best, j, n Tap
nm w. r. Grace and j. ID. Fish, OF thecly
Of New York, for the purchase OF the
States interest in the Western North Caro-
lima railroad. and for its completion, ana 10
consider any other proposition having the
same end in view.
Americas (Ga.) Republican: We had a
house pointed out to us on our late "Trip 10
Onoly near the margin of the Thronnteeska,
whero il WAS stated Tint John q. BrecRch-
RIDGE silent when he was making his escapeto
oar, after the war; This house is or the
west side of the river, and about thlrty-hVe
miles from the place where jeff. DAVIS was
csptured, noar Irwinville on Alapaha'
Mrs Mary Steck, An insane woman at
Vicksburs, Mississippi died oil starvation
Friday last, having refused to cat anything
lndur tho halucination that she was com,
mapded by God to abstain from food uhNl
next Christmas. She began her course oil
starvation last january but was kept awe
by feeding her with stomach-pump, until
her throat became so inilamed 1t could not
be used.
The GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf reports the
wheat crop in Middle Tennessee is remarEa-
blv forward, rcQuirlnga great deal OF pas
turing to keep il back until the danger from
frost Is past. The crop has suffered great
deol from the excessive rains. All hat lands
anG basins were covered with water for weeks
and the wheat drowned out. Tho past winter
in that section-was very mild one Blue
grass and other grasses have continued 10
grow all winter.
Wytheville, (virginia), Enterprise; John
Yonce, employed on the farm Of Newton d.
Repass, in crossing fence felt something
dangling from the rear of his trousers, and
on looking to see what it was-supposlng ITO
be A stick or brisr--he discovered aviper
of moderate size with its fsngs fastened in his
breeches. He presumed it was living on the
ground at spring close BY at which he had
knelt to drink, aud that 1t aimed its blow ana
became fastened US above stated.
A few days ago the mail-carrier overlook a
tramp on the road in Mcdonald county, Mo.
The tramp asked to ride and the driver took
him in. The stranger said that he was SELL
ing perfumery, and asked the driver to smell
one of his bottles. The driver did as request
ed and Immediately became unconscious.
When the stage arrived at Tribulation the
driver was lying on the bottom Of it in nm in
sensible condition. He was taken care OF by
Mr.. Fox, the postmaster, and it was several
hours before he could give satisfactory nc
count of himself A small amount OF money
was stolen from him, but the mail was not
disturbed.
A Virginia paper asserts that there is now
in existence on farm near Enfield, in TINS
State, the stalk of what was once an enor-
nous growth of the cabbage species, which,
when in full vigor, stood twenty-one rect
high, with circumference of stem oil SIX
teen inches, which supported no less thsn
a 4 alNh