The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-06
SO W siERN NEWS,

Two ladies were appointed postmssters IN
Virginia towns last week.
Columbus claims to ethe home of more
fine horses than any other city in Georgia.
A new Touring mill at Alma, Arkansas,
was dedicated by u grand ball given IT.
School teachers in Natebez, Mississippi,
are selling tn ir claims AT ninety cents on the
dollar.
The farmers of many counties in Georgia
Have planted cotton more largely TINS year
than ever before
The Pratt Coal and Coke company, of
jefferson county, Alabama, are now getting
out 300 tons of coal daily
New Orleans papers state that from the
present outlook magnificent crop OF sugar
will be harvested this season.
Twenty.three new post routes are estaO'
lished in Mississippi by al act OF Congress
approved on the 30 instant
Farmers are harvesting wheat near On r
lot,e North Carolina, and find the yield
much better than they anticipated
l. II. Hunt. of Spartanburg, South Caro-
lima, has Just received pMr OF oouth"o"h
lambs, imported directly FROM EngSnd
The ice machine in Columbus, Georgia
broke down last week, aud for three Gays
the city was compelled To do without ice
MANY stores in Richmond Virginia, were
closed on Thursday to allow the clerks and
employees 10 vote in the local election
The Steuway Piano company, Of New
4 York. is going to use West Virginia walnut
& n the outside cases of tneir instruments.
The proposed ship canal across the north
ern end of the peninsula OF floriua Is
\ lust now attracting great deal OF altehuoh'
At Cokesburg, South Carolina, Miss Lille
Glass died from the effects Of the explosion
of a coal-ol lamp setting upon cooking
stove.
A lady in Richmond, Virginia, had a tu-
4 NOR weing fifty pounds removed from her
stomach by the surgeons knife, and dled the
next day. a-@
Gold is found in lifJy-six counties IN Geor-
& cia. copper in thirteen, and silver IN three,
iron in tifty-three and diamonds IN twenty
4 six. .....
The Masonic Mutual Benefit association OF
. Maysvile, XIV. has paid during its exist nce,a
few wears, death claims which am'uAt 10
4 SIT, 04l96.
Wheeling, West Virginia, has a natural
historical society. AZ "A recent exhlpitioh Oh
the society over five thousand plants were
exhibited.
The Lawrence county, ky- regulators,
who surrendered in Louisa to the number OF
two hundred we're dra wn up in line On the
street and treated to whisky and crackers.
The Greenup (Ky,)In ependent character
izes AS 'lhunderng web of prevaricatlons'
the reports Of a state of lswlessness and gen.
eral excitement in Carter county
A large number OF citizens of Ballard
county. XIV, have signed petition to the
courts to decide the result OF recent vote
upon the question o! removing the county
seat.
The Hon. John B. Gordon has announced
that he will make Immediate appointments
to meet tue people of georgia aud DISCUSS
face tn face with them the Issues that have
grown out Of his resignation.
In Pulaski county, Ky, Tons Nunnelly,
while arranging to elope VITA his swee'hear''
stole n saddle without eAerclslhSo cau"oll;
Thr elopement has been postponed until
Tom has served term IN the pehltehh"ty'
The Chairman OF the Republican State
Central committee Of Georgia announces
thai the Delegation from that State, as IT Will
90 TO Chicago, stands rs follows; sherman
has eleven votes: Blaine seven ana urah'
four.
Joshua Kelley, farmer in Greenup
county, KY, has one hUudred acres o. grow
ing wheat, seventy ave acres IN oaIS IorlS
ncres in rye ard enc uuudred And My acres
in r,rr. and ms eiruly mead OF cattle on pas