The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01
Southern News.

candidate for reelection to congress
A Robertson county, KY, woman
gave birth to five children recently
The first consignment of Louisians
rice for the season went off al
twenty cents a pound.
Blind Tom is at his home in Geor.
gia. 1t as said he plays about 1000
pieces on the piano.
II. M. Caldwell, a North Carroll.
na horticulturist, grows stoneless
peaches by grating upon plum trees
W, W. Henry, Jr., a grandson oi
Patrick Henry, has been admitted 10
the bar of Charlotte county, Vir.
ginia.
Congressman Mckenzie, of Ken.
lucky, is suffering greatly with his
eyes, and it is feared he will lose his
eyesight.
Commissioner Bowman thinksthat
Kentucky is to have this year the
most complete failure of crops since
1854.
Young Schmidt, a brakeman on
the Mobile and Montgomery rail.
road, was run over by train and
killed.
Judge Buxton, the Republican
nominee for governor of North Caro-.
lima, has resigned his position on
the bench.
Lloyd Branson, Knoxville's favor.
ite artist, will paint an oil portrait oi
Henry W. Grady, the Atlanta Con.
StttuttOn's correspondent.
Colonel Cash, the duelist, has pub.
lished pamphlet which is creating
a very decided stir throughout the
entire state of South Carolina.
Senator George says that the de-
feat of his colleague, Senator Lamar
would be Calamity, not only to
Mississippi, but to the whole SOUTH
Senator Lamar is reported as be.
ing so unwell that his physician ad-
vises him not to speak. This will
give Gen. Chalmers the advantage
should he determine to oppose Mr..
Lamar's reelection to the senate.
Virginia is considerably ahead of
the majority of the states as she has
two Democratic and two Republican
parties and a Greenback party for
good measure.
A farmer at Sardis, Tennessee,
writes to the AUaLdnche that his ex-
perience and observation have fore
ed the conclusion not to wait for
rain one day, and never to stop
blowing corn in dry weather.
Will Sullivan, in Calhoun county,
Arkansas, took his gun and going
into his field fired at some crows, ac-
cidentally killing his wife, who was
walking in the back of the field. He
had been married about q year.
The creditors of Pensacola, Fla,
have agreed to compromise upon 40
per cent. of the city's obligations,
which reduces a debt of 1875, 799
down to $270, PIG, at an average of 5
per cent. per annum interest, and to
run thirty years.
tits related of Father Ryan, our
southern poet, by one of his brother
priests, that he is very erratic, and
if he makes an engagement for any
one day the chances are that he will
not keep it. He is by no means
practical man.
An interesting feature of the in
exposition at Atlanta,
next month, will be the manufacture
of suit of clothes from raw cotton
in twenty-four hours. The cotton
will be picked, ginned, spun, dyed,
woven and made into a suit of
GIaft GG1Iaftbafessy afssy tor Senator Rrnrn inside of
Roach u Sons have received a
contract from the Mallory Steamship
Line to build two iron steamships
the Guadalupe and San Marcos
TO run between New York, Florida,
Nassau, Galveston and MatanZas.
Their dimensions are as follows:
Length, 800 feet, 394 feet beam, and
29 feet depth of hold.
North Carolina has discovered
a new gem. 1t is called the "hidden-
ite." 1t is similar in color to the
but harder and more bril-
liant. One vein only has been
found, and that, only two to two
and a half inches wide and two feet
long. The cut stones sell readily
for 800 per karat, and the largest
yet found weighs five and one-quar-
ter karats.
The duke of Sutherland, who can
run locomotive or command fire
department, is no slave to tyranny
in dress. There was garden party
at Marlborough House, given by
the princess of Wales, and among
the hidden guests was the duke.
The weather was warm, and in pay
ing his respects to their royal high
ness he astonished every one by ap-
pearing IN a white linen suit of
clothes.
Jacob Walter, who lives near the
town of Wahoo, Nebraska, is said to
cure cancers by a simple "laying on
of the hands," He lays no claim,
and indeed derides the idea, that his
power of healing partakes in any
way of the supernatural or miracu-
lous. He believes that the cure
comes from the employment and
operation of electrical currents. Re-
liable parties vouch for the fact that
he has affected hundreds of cures
which appear TO be permanent.
Frank Hudson, colored, went to
the house of David Lee, an aged
farmer living near Dover, Terrell
county, Georgia, and told him his
fence was on fire. When the farmer
left the house Hudson followed and
killed him, then returned to the
house and murdered Mrs. Lee and a
negro girl and desperately wounded
a negro woman, after which he rob-
bed the house of $500 and fed.
Hudson has been caught and lodged
in DOugherty county Jail. So strong
is the feeling against him that a mill
tary company at Albany was order
ed out to guard the Jail and refused
to respond.
John w. Daniel, the Democratic
nominee for governor of Virginia,
was born at Lynchburg, Virginia, in
1912, his father being judge of The
Virginia court of appeals. Young
Daniel studied law and was admit
ted to the bar, where lie has made
an enyiable reputation. He entered
the Confederate army, and was as
sistant acknowledgement on Early's
staff. He had a leg shot from under
him at the battle of Spotsylvania.
He served tour years in the Virginia
general assembly. and was a candi-
didate before the Virginia state con-
vention for governor two years ago.
Malone was his opponent, and, find
ing himself defeated, turned his
forces over to Halliday, the present
incumbent, who was then nomi-
mated.
Some months ago Governor
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