The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-25
Southern News.


Strict quarantine is being enforced
at Memphis, and the city is in q
healthy condition.
Hon. Alexander III. III. Stuart Ia z
accepted the presidency of the Vir-
ginia historical society.
Farmers in Florida are planting
peas and sweet potatoes in order to
make up the deficiency of the corn
crop.
Two North Carolina churches
were recently nailed up in order to
prevent the pastors from preaching
prohibition.
Norfolk, Virginia, is TO have a new
cotton compress, which is intended
10 be the largest and most powerful
in the world.
1t is stated that Henry Todd, the
wealthiest negro in Georgia, gained
his start toward wealth by owning
slaves himself.
In Alabama u party of st. Clair's
good citizens have compelled the
Mormon preachers exhorting in their
vicinity to leave.
Gen. Chalmers has announced
himself n candidate for the senate
against Lamar, and will try the
Greenback route.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, says
he can see no signs of the "break-up"
in political parties in the south, so
much talked of lately.
In concluding an article ON the
corn crop, an Alabama editor re-
marks: We have ON exhibition in
our sanctum a magnificent pair of
ears"
A monument will be erected at
Yorkville, South Carolina, shortly
to the memory of Gen. Micah Jen-
kins, whose service in the cOnfeder-
ate army was notable.
Huffman and Burns, two sworn
enemies, exchanged shots in drug
store at Cornishville, KY, one catch
ing it through the head, and the
other through the heart.
In many localities of Georgia, ow-
ing to heavy rams, the corn crop is
entirely lost, while in others not
more than half crop will be made.
Gardens have suffered much.
Some time ago a Georgia railroad
conductor elected passenger for
persisting in riding with his coat of
in the presence of ladies. The legal
ity of the act is now to be tested in
the courts.
Jefferson DAVIS favored Barksdale
in the late Mississippi contest, but
said he would not take any active
interest in the struggle, inasmuch as
he Davis was not a citizen of the
United States.
Senator Lamar is still suffering
from illness so serious that his ply
stefan has forbidden him to speak in
public. This will, of course, inter-
fere with his active labor IN behalf
of Gen. Lowry.
Last Monday Geo. j. Seney gave
the Wesleyan Female College cot
Macon, Georgia, an additional $780,
900. This makes $280,O00 which he
has donated to Georgia colleges
within three months.
A statistician has arrived at the
conclusion that, were the south to
do her own spinning. she would
save $150,000,O00 of profits above
the value of her cotton crop. Here
is food for reflection.
The Atlanta Post-Appedl says it is
reported "that couple of ladies
hailing from "way down east have
recently addressed the colored wash.
erwomen on their strike and encour.
aged them to hold out"
Mrs. DIR. w. Ii. Bird, of Lonoke
county, Arkansas, August 8, gave
birth TO a underground babe with
its brain OH the outside of its era.
mum, which is covered only by
membrane. 1t is doing well.
Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, au.
thor OF Beulah," est. Elmo" etc.
is summering in the White Noun
tains. She does not write nova.
days, and has probably retired per
manently from the literary field.
MIR John Inman. who is connected
with the Atlanta Cotton Exposition
says that the crowd moving south
ward in October and November will
astonish the natives. There arc
more people going to see the south
than to see the show.
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Slta
"Kentucky produces big crops OF
pretty women, Democratic voters
fast horses and good whisky, and il
will be pretty hard to convince the
average man that Kentucky is moi
a good state to live in.
Statistics. gathered by the censu;
bureau, Of the cotton mills in the
south, show that since the war these
mills have paid an average dividend
of twenty-five and half per cent
Such safe and large dividends are
tempting millions of northern CAPT
tai to seek investment in the south
Mr.. Joe Beasley, an experimental
| gardener near Columbus, Ga, has
| succeeded in raising some melon:
with a delicious lemon flavor. He
makes an incision in the vine short
| distance from the root, to which Inc
attaches a lemon, and by means of
absorption the juice is taken into the
melons.
The Georgia legislature is consid
ering a bill to suppress Mormonism
in that state. 1t provides that any
person who shall, in public or priv
ate assembly, counsel or advise an.
other to commit the crime of polyg
amy or bigamv shall be deemed gull
ty of felony, and be punished &C.
,cordiDgly.
A Vicksburg telegram saya: " A
negro man named Edward Archie
while seining in what is known as
Pawpaw Chute, on the Mississippi
river, above here, last night, was at
tackled by an alligator, and after a
short struggle with his antagonist
disappeared under the water and
was seen no more"
Florida is another state that is en-
joying the advantage of northern
capital. 1t has now a dozen grand
enterprises on hand, in which a
large amount of money is invested
Although but little has been said or
written on the subject, Florida is
booming and progressing like the
states of the southwest.
An invalid northern lady has pre-
sented a handsome fountain to the
Roper hospital, Charleston, South
Caroline, trusting, as she says, shat
it's graceful waters may tighten the
wearisome hours of the sick poor,
inspiring them with future hopes of
health and activity" The name OF
the lady is not revealed.
A committee of public safety has