The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11
SOUTHERN NEWS Ann nn1rs

Senator Lamar will doubtless be
reelected.
New Orleans is to have a paid fire
department.
New Orleans has shooting matches
and uses bats instead of pigeons.
The drought has been especially
severe in portions of Mississippi.
There are rumors of a Republican
Greenback fusion in Mississippi.
The Virginia republicans are pre-
pairing for their convention on the
10th.
Georgia, Alabama and Florida
are just sending their first bales to
market.
Montpelier, the house and birth
place of President Madison, was sold
at auction the 28th of July for $780,
600, James L. Darlington, of the Ex-
change hotel. Richmond, becoming
the purchaser.
"Bill Arp" the "funny man" of the
Atlanta Constitution, says: "Our
people have fell in love with Mr..
Garfield because he was shot, and it
has brought about such good feel
ings it seems to me a pity that all
the balance of 'em couldn't be shot,
just to bring about general recon-
Citation"
The Charleston (Va.) Free Press
says: "a bass weighing one pound
in 1880 was returned to the Poto-
mac, near the Great Falls, with a
small sleigh bell attached to its tail
with wire. A few days ago it was
in the canal at Weaverton, with the
bell still attached. 1t weighed six
pounds"
The National Spelling Reform As
ISOLATION recently held its annual
meeting at Atlanta, Georgia, and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
Francis March, LII. D., was elected
president, and a whole host of
LII. DPS and A. MS and B. AS were
elected vice-presidents. This a good
work they are engaged in, but
whether they will make a success of
it or not is an open question.
In 1880 South Carolina raised 615,-
$50 bales of cotton.
There are fifty-six cotton seed oil
mills in the United States. Georgia
has only one.
Blind Tom, when at home in Geor-
gia, spends days and nights alone in
playing his piano.
Fuller returns from the Kentucky
election make Senator Beck's re-
election moral certainty.
Another squad of Cherokee In
dams are soon to leave London,
Tenn, for the Indian Nation.
Many now claim that iron can be
made cheaper at Birmingham, Ala,
than anywhere in the United States,
In South Carolina no Intoxicating
liquors are allowed to be sold, ex-
cept in the cities and incorporated
towns. The prohibition elsewhere
is intended for keeping the country
negroes sober.
A game cock near Rome, Georgia
which was carried off by a bald
eagle recently, was distinctly heard
to crow in the eagles clutches.
Three days afterward the rooster
came home again, apparently little
the worse for his adventure.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, is the
most popular man in his own
state, and in the senate. Ev-
cry true Democrat in the state
is his friend, and every Demo-
Ocratic member elected to the
Legislature will vote to keep him in
the senate. Mr.. Beck never does
foolish things, and is incapable OF
mean ones.
Apalachicola. Florida, has a popu-
lation of only about 1000. but it con-
tains five large mills with capacity
for over 100000 feet of lumber a day,
and fleet of nearly fifty vessels en-
gagged in the sponge and fishing
trades. Only two mills have been
running this last year, but about 90
| 100000 feet of lumber and timber
have been shipped, and the sponge,
oyster and fish trade has amounted
to over 100000.
The maids of the tub in Atlanta,
Georgia, have struck, and do not
propose to "take water" nor be
"sott soaped" by promises of better
pay in the future. They insist on a
dollar a dozen and will not let any
others wash clothes for less, nor hire
themselves out for a less rate per
week than will net the aforesaid fig
ure. Hundreds of the sooty maids
are now without employment and
are forming societies to carry out
their object.