Richland beacon., 1880-02-14

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The state Immigration society Of Ar
kansas has decided to publish, for dis
trbution abroad. 100, 600 copies OF ii
pamphlet of POO pages descriptive Of tn"
resources OF the state. -..-
Charlotte (N. c. Observer: A lmoN
every farmer who comes to the city re-
ports that his wheat cr"r is hci:,g ';adiv
injured by the fly. Cold weather and
snow are being very badly needed.
Nashville American: An immense
amount of freight ie NOW passing "Yer
The railroads ccntering here. Both the
Chattanooga dcpots are crammcd with
all sorts of merchandise and produce.
Charlotte On. Cl Oh-errer' Train
loads OF guano are passing through the
city daily To southern points. 1t is be-
lieved that the shipments will he higher
this year than they have ever been be
fore.
| The FIRST locomotive crossed the new
and magnificent iron bridge of the Louis
| lana Western railroad, over the Sabine
river, near Orange, Tex, Tuesday. The
bridge is 400 feet long, with draw "f
20C feet,
EAtlanta Constitution There Is Il
movement on foot to organize two good
base ball mines the coming summer. 1t Is
the intention of those interested to take
these mines and 60 campaigning through
| the South,
The State Superintendent of Educa-
ton, of South Carolina, is endcavoring
to put in operation a plan by which the
public $ hOOls can be kept open for a
longer period each year than they hare
been heretofore. 4,
The city council of Richmond, Va.
has deposed William l.. Smith, kecpcr of
Oakwood cemetery, rs it is believed that
without his knowledge and permission
the recent work of the body snatchers
there would have been impossible.
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun: Sex
ton Odom exhumed the body of young
white woman yesterday that had been
buried twenty-seven years. She was
buried in Il metallic case. The body was
we'll preserved and looked quite natural.
Selma Ala.) Times: We are afraid
that the planting community is going
wild on cotton There is danger that
food crops may he neglected and every
thing devoted to cotton. Ii, in such an
event, the cotton crops should fail, our
people would be in deplorabie condi
ton. 1922
Memphis Avalanche: 1t is settled
fact that the East Tennessee and Nir-
ginia road has secured the control OF the
Memphis and Little Rock road. 1t is
stated that the new bosses intend to ex-
tend the line from Fort Smith to Texar-
kama, and then connect with the South
ern Pacific.
Shreveport Lay Times: One # the
| notaries yesterday Informed lis that he
passed sales of five hill farms, ranging
| from 100 to 200 acres each, at an average
Of about 50 so per acre. These same
lands could have been bought six months
60. at fully twenty per cent. below the
figures paid yesterday. 49,. '-... -
Memphis Appeal: According to Sholes'
directory census, the population of the
city is now 40, ,927, as against i3, 497 last
year, loss of 5000. But against this
we are able to put the fact of greatly
increased trade, our receipts of cotton
being 5000 bales more than last year
and 6, 900 more than in 1873.
Columbia IS. C.) Register: The very
first thing the plantation niger did
after "freedom come in, was to get an
old army musket and trv to kill off every
little bird about he plsce, and he has
kept up the practice. Is it, then, SUI
prising that our insectivOrous birds
should have so deplorably decreased?
| Charleston 6. CO.: Hon. A. p. But
Ter, Commissioner of A riculture, gives
notice that he is ready To receive the
privilege tax of twenty-five cents or
every ton of fertilizer sold or offered fol
sale in this state, and warns those con
cerned that failure to comply with thi
law will subject them to immediate pen
alties.-
| Nashville american: The blue suit
for all the employees in the passenger de
: partment of the Louisville, Nashvill,
and Great Southern railroad arrived
hers and will be dOnned on the I'd o
February. The next thing will be TIN
.uniforming of men in the same depart
ment on the Nashville, Chattanooga ant
st. Louis.
Atlanta Constitution: Plans are nov
being drawn for a new courthouse, to b
erected at the corner of East Hunte
and Pryor streets. The work of build
. ing will, we hear, be commenced tn
, coming summer. The new cOurt-hous
, will be arranged in the most complet
style, and will be one of the handsomes
; vLittle Rock is to be a distributin
: depot for coal oil. In other words, a
enterprising firm has arranged to hay
coal oil shipped to that point in specli
: iron tank cars and emptied into ma
sive tank with a capacity of $4,000 ga
: Ions. Here it will he barreled and dl
ltributed, the saving effected being in tn
transportation of the oil.
Gainesville (Ga.). Express: Midi
: Tennessee rapidly regaining her oil
time prestige as a mule market. Maur