Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-01-24

Charlotte, (N. c. Observer: The
people along the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta railroad keep on rebelling
against the freight charges. Charlotte
has suffered much in this way at differ
ent times and is sympathizer.
Nashville American: The city gov
ernment, and the people of Nashville
especially, are TO be congratulated upon
the fact that the new issue of city bonds
have at last reached par and are likely
to be at premium at no distant day
All these bonds have been issued since
1870.
| Street letter-bOxes are something new
in Macon, Ga, and the people have a
great deal Of trouble in keeping them in
their places. A countryman came in the
city the other day and wanted to feed
his horse. Not seeing box convenient,
he tore off the top of one of the post
office boxes and fed his horse in it.
Columbus (Ga) Times c. Lopez, a
cigar manufacturer of this city, is
seventy-nine years of age A day or
two since he received a letter from his
father. who is one hundred and twelve
years of age, and is hale and hearty. He
served for twelve years in the army of
Spain, and is now retired officer, re-
ceiving as bounty Sl25 per month.
The Savannah theater was built in
1903, and Is the oldest in America. 1t
is massive building of brick and stone.
1t has never been remodeled or changed
in any way. The architect of this theater
was an Englishman brought to America
by the Blake brothers, two wealthy rice
planters Of South Carolina, who at that
| time had their residence in Savannah
The Lee Memorial Association still
lacks $500 to complete the building.
1t is proposed to have it completed by
next commencement. The stone work
is done, but the roof has not been placed
upon it, which is to be iron. A tenn
pOr-ry shingle roof now protects its
walls. The doors were placed in posi-
tiOn few days ago, which weigh 5000
pounds each.
Nashville Banner: During the month
of December, 1879, twenty-nine tramps
were fed and lodged in the city work
house. During the same month in 1878,
101 were provided for. The decrease
Is mainly due to the fact that tramps
are now arrested as vagrants and re-
quired to earn their food and lodging by
working on the streets, whereas in 1873
! they were provided for as charity
prisoners" :"
Charlotte 6. CO. News Railroad
Commissioner BOnham will tomorrow
issue notice to the railroads that in ac-
cOrdance with Judge Mackey's decision
they must hereafter charge freight on
cotton by weight instead Of measure
ment. An order has already been issued
by the president of the Charlotte, Co
lumbus and Augusta railroad to conform
to this decision in transporting cotton
on his line.
In the San Antonio CTexas) Express
of the I'd ult, Mr.. P. J. Moss, live stock
commission merchant, reports: The
principal feature in the cattle market is
the purchase by Mr.. B. B. Groom, man.
ager of the Anglo-American Cattle Com
pany, of 5000 head of cattle. These
will be driven north in the spring, and
will require the services Of about forty
four men, 275 horses and the necessary
paraphernalIa incident to such drives.
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun: The
people living in the vicinity of Clapp's
factory have been troubled greatly for
some time by parties shooting cows.
VIM. Hammock had five cows killed in
less than year. James Noteworthy had
two shot in the last two weeks. Mrs.
Clark lost one about three weeks since,
and could not tell what became of her
until the head was found in a neighbOr-
ing swamp.
Thirty-six thousand bales of cot on
were shipped to Europe from Norfolk,
Va, last month, valued at $4,000, 900.
The total number of bales exported thus
far the present season foot up 137, ,521,
valued at 81, l43, 494, being An excess of
36, 279 bales over the exports tor the
same period last year. The value of cot
ton exported for the past three months
exceeds that for the same period last
year by $2,499, 1875.
Tallahassee Ella. Patriot: The oldest
citizen can not recall to mind so mild a
winter as We have been experiencing
this season. With the exception of two
or three frosts the reign of summer has
been uninterrupted. On Christmas day
several of our citizens INDUCED in
vegetables, such as green peas, beets,
radishes, rutabagas, turnips, new Irish
potatoes, and last, but not least, straw
berries grown during the winter.
I The celebration of the centennial of
the battle of Kings Mountain, which
will take place on the 9TH of October, is
to be an interesting affair. Forty COM
panies of the North Carolina State
Guards will be present. All of the
southern railroad companies will reduce
their rates for this occasion, that old
citizens of the Carolinas who have en-
migrated to Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Texas may be induced to at
tend. An American flag twenty by
thirty-six feet in size will be unfurled
from the top of the mountain.