Richland beacon., 1880-03-13
SOUTHERN NEWS.

taxed in Coleman County, Texas.
The "Young Daughters of Enoch" is
The name of a secret colored benevolent
society chartered in Virginia.
TWENTY SIX fish ponds have been
stocked by artificial means in Thomas
County, Ga.
THE !Etna furnace at Rome, Ga, il
turning out an average of twelve tons
of good pig-iron per day.
THE popular vote in Nashville and
Edgefield, Tenn, on the question OF an
nexiny the latter to tho former, re-
suited in favor Of the Affirmative.
DIR. SEARS has allowed $500 on the
Peabody fund this year in the schools Of
Denison, Texas, and proffers to the
high schools of Texas fifty Peabody
prize medals.
REV. JACOB YOUNG, OF irwin County,
Ga, killed catamount that was known
to have killed over one hundred sheep,
and was terror TO all the sheep-owners
in the county.
ATLANTA has four public colored
schools and three schools for the superior
education of colored people. The latter
schools have an aggregate attendance OF
800 students.
COLUMBIA, 9. c., has seven printing
offices. giving employment to fourty'two
journeymen printers, besides the usual
number of apprentices. There is also a
book-bindery in the city.
A HoPsE belonging to the New Or
leans fire department died last week at
the age of thirty-seven years. The fire
company paid 1915 for him, and he did
active work as an engine-horse for four
teen years.
EDGEFIELD, the beautiful suburban
village recently annexed to Nashville.
will probably be known as East Nash
Vile in future. Edgefeld has a sepa-
rate existence of thirty-seven years, and
now includes property worth $4,000. 900.
The Chairman Of the Military Com
,nittee of the Directors of the Nashville
Centennial offers 81 600 for the best
drilled military companies taking part
in the celebration. A number of COM
panies will be present from other States.
A BILL is before the Virginia Legis-
lature to amend the criminal law 20 as to
include razors in the act in which con-
cealed weapons are defined, and to make
it misdemeanor to carry q razor ha-
bitually, the penalty of which shall be
a fine of $50.
THERE have been presented to the city
of Chattanooga two pieces of property
on the river bank, including 1000 feet
of river frontage, to be used for wharf,
with the express understanding that no
tariffs are to be charged on freight landed
there.
Mr.. ELLIS, q widow in Ellis County,
Ca, armed herself with an Ak, attacked
huge wildcat and came out victorious.
The Arlington Aduance says that this
was q very bold act, as even old hunters
would not dare to approach one of these
ferocious varmits in that way.
RICHMOND (Va.) Commonwealth: A
man named Weakley died few days
since in Culpeper County, aged Jos
years. 1t is supposed his death was
hastened by the use of tobacco, to which
he was addicted for a period commenc.
ing shortly after the conclusion of the
Revolutionary war.
AFFIDAvrrs have been sworn out
charging the daily papers of Wheeling,
w. Va, with Sabbath desecration by
employing workmen on Sunday, in vic.
lstion of the State laws. The law and
order party say they will fight to the
bitter end, and have employed detect.
ives.
A GENTLEMAN at Atlanta has pur
chased Confederate currency amounting
to over $1,000, 900. which he will uss
Is circulars, printing his advertisement
N the back of each bill. he is of the
, opinion that many millions of this cur
ency are still in existence, and that
here are many parties who are boarding
t carefully, expecting some day to sec
! worth 100 cents on the dollar. e.
THE fine animal, "Boeuf Gras,"
I which headed the procession on Mardl
3ras at New Orleans, is pure white,
E sight feet eight inches long from the
,orns to root of tail, eight feet eight
!, inches round the withers, nine feet three
inches around the protine, fifteen and
> three quarter hands high, and weigh
: something less than three thousan'
pounds; is in prime health and as gen
. tie as lamb.
In Blount County, Ala, . dance va
given at the residence of . well-to-d
!. farmer at some distance from the count,
i town. Several yonng men from tow
a came out in full dress, anticipating lof
s Of fun, but were met at the door By tn
= old gentleman, who said that the dane
vas for his neighbors' boys and girls
and he wanted nobody to fool aroun
q who could not wear jeans and dance a