The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-16
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Hsndsboro, Miss, has population of 600.
The crops in Franklin county, Miss, are
booking we'll.
Mr.. Daniel A. Hodges died recently in ST.
Clair county, Ala.
Prospects for fine crops.".are excellent in
Pike county, Miss.
Mrs. Georgia Readus died recently in La
mar county Alabama.
Wool is quoted at 25 to 80 cents pound
on the Mississippi sea coast.
The Knights of Pythias are erecting hall
at Browns Station, Dallas county, Ala,
w. G. Carleton and Miss Lula Talbot were
married recently in Chambers county, Ala
bama.
Bay St. Louis, Miss, wants doctor.
Meridian, Miss, is to have cotton COM
press.
There is to be stage line started between
Holly Spring, Mississippi, and Memphis in u
few days.
The Little Rock, ARK Gazette says that
II the present rains continue an overflow is
imminent.
In the vicinity of Mayersville, Miss, the
cotton has commenced to die with the ad.
vent of the rain.
Mr.. John II. Thorn died ut his residence,
Southland, near Kingston, Miss, in the
eighty-second year Of his age.
Died, in Eufaula, Alabama, about q. NJ,
after lingering Illness of consumption, Miss
Mary Nj. Jones, aged 36years.
There is great deal of blight in the cotton
in Yazoo county, Miss. In some localities
hundreds OF acres are affected by it.
The cotton worm has made its appearance
on almost every plantation on the Missis-
sippi river, between New Orean, and
Natchez.
At the last meeting of the board Of direc.
tors of the University OF Mississippi,at Oxford
the Rev. Mr.. Rowedbush WAS vest d with
the title ID. ID.
Prof. Fred Fetter, of Oxford, North Caro-
lima, will remove to Edenton and take charge
of the Edenton academy. A faithful teacher
and deserving gentleman.
VIM. Ray stabbed Neil Mellon several
times at Charlotte, North Carolina, on Fri.
day night. They had just come out Of q
saloon. Both white and young.
A meeting was held at Trenton, North
Carolina, last week in the interests of the
proposed railroad from that point to the A.
IN. Q. railroad al Core creek station.
Mrs. Fannie Taylor, wife of Mr.. A. d.
Taylor, died at the residence of her father in
Eutaula, Alabama, Thursday evening, the
2ith inst. She, was about twenty years OF
age.
The Vicksburg, Miss Hearald says tina,
Meridian has custom that Vicksburg might
follow to advantage. At six every evening
agun is fired as signal for closing its day.
business.
Charles Smith, an old, wel-known and in.
offensive barkeeper, of Natchez, Miss, was
recently accidentally shot and killed by
William 5. Conner whilst the latter was
shooting at a target.
Colonel John G. Wheeler, editor and pro.
prietor of the. Fort Smith ARK Wheeler's
Independent, is dead. His death was very
sudden, of congestion, and he leaves wife
and several children.
"A fight occurred recently at Grenada
Misc, between Press Stewart and L. o.
Phillips, both of that neighborhood. Stewart
was stabbed by Phillips three times. Cause
ato free use of the Zip
Colonel George G. Lyon, of Demopols,
Alabama, says the News Journal, had about
10000 pounds of clover cut at one time from
about thirty acres of land, and that Off the
land regarded as 'nearly worn out"
The Greensboro (Ala.) Beacon SAYS: A
rabid dog was chased through town Friday
evening of last week by Tailor Anderson
Graves, and after biting several dogs, was
finally killed in the vicinity of the depot,
Oxford IN. o. Lance: The wheat crop
Of the comfy is reported an utter failure
The feeling aroused in the county by
the speech of Hargrove is on the increase
ana bids fair to destroy the party and the
man who leads it.
The Uniontown (Ala.) Press says: Crop:
IN this section, and especially along the Ala.
bama Central railroad, are in fearful condi-
ton: In our judgment there will not be q
matt crop made. Cotton is very small indeed
and needing rain badly.
On the 4th ofJuly Young man bv the
name Of Joseph L. Hutchinp,on committed
suicide at the Heilman place, about Give
miles from Argents, ON the Fort Smith
ARK railroad. He accomplished the dec,
by taking an overdose of morphine.
The Cleburne county, Ala, Democratic
convention recently nominated the following
gentlemen for the offices named. For renre.
sentative, Benjamin f. Floyd; for probate
Judge. Thomas j. Burton; for sheriff, Josenb
L. Roberts; for circuit clerk, Thomas i
Lawler; for tax-collector, Samuel w. Har.
'aLi Tor tax assessor, Louis Coifey.
Iae Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Clarion says: We
understand that Rev. Thomas Armstrong. al
me Louisiana conference, an educator O,
Io'g ana successful experience, will be asso
c.ssea WIN Professor Yancey In the manage
sh' oi'ne Alabama Central female college