The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-04
SOUTHERN NEWS.
TENN EssEE.

desired.
There are in Tennessee l,494 postotices,
and Greene county has the largest number,
33. 10 which must he added two or three
recent additions.
At the late meeting of the stockholders of
the Coal creek mining company at Knoxville.
w. S. Geers was elected president; y. Brsuss,
secretary and treasurer; A, L. Green and I.
N. Neergsard, directors.
The first brick for rebuilding Cane Greek
Academy. in McMinn county, were moulded,
on Thursday the 2lst inst 1t is thought the
building will be finished by the first of Sep
TENDER. The structure Is to be 80 BY Do feet
and two stories high.
A little boy named Acklen Goodman died
at Memphis a few days ego, from lock-jaw
caused by shot in the hand from a toy
pistol. His father, Colonel Goodman. had
iust presented him with what he supposed
was harmless pistol. but the first shot
caused his death.
Last Tuesday, Buck Carter, living three
and one-half miles southwest OF Greene
vile, Tenn, went to Midway and drew the
amount due him for cross ties On his way
home after dark, three men halted him and
robbed him. He says the robbers were black
but thinks they were white men BACKED.
We learn from the Athens Post that
Andry Lowry, who seriously stabbed Will
and T. p. Duggan last week, has been ar.
rested, and is now 10 Jail at Athens The
latest advice from the wounded parties is,
that T. P. Duggsn is getting we'll, but his
brother William is worse, and his recovery
extremely doubtful.
A car mandatory Is TO be established at
once in Knoxville, with capital of SIS. 900.
The stockholders are r. G. Roberts and r
Lott, Of Harrisonville, Michigan, $25, 900
each; Knoxville Car Wheel Company, $10,-
900; East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
railroad company, $4,000, and the Knox.
vile Iron company, $4,000
ALABAMA.
Mr.. N. II. Bridges. we'll known old gen.
tleman of Paint Rock, Jackson county,
Alabsma, died last Sunday while sitting In
chair reading
Scottsboro, Alabama, is shead of any
town of It's size in the United States in one
respeot-there has never been suicide
committed there.
Uncle Sam Robertson, one of the most
respectable negro men in Tuscaloosa county,
Alabama, died at bis home near Tuscaloosa,
a few days ago. He was we'll and widely
known IS IN honest and useful man.
Rev. T. H. Ball, who is collecting histori-
cal relics in Clarke county, Alabama, &C.
knowledges the receipt from Mr.. s. s. Pugh
of piece of wood from the block to which
Columbus was chained in the prison of San
Domingo.
The Sunday schools in Alabama are re.
In q m toko Gu
school convention, which meets in Gadsden
the 10Th of June. and are requested to inform
DR.. Nowlen, of that city, Of the number of
delegates they will send.
Larkinsville, in Jackson county, Ala, has
been incorporated, and the following gentle
men compose the municipal board: Mayor,
DR.. B. B. Smith; aldermen, j. p. Harris, j.
Il. Purkerson, w. w. McCutchen and DR.. j.
II. Boyd. Amos Ryon IL the marshal.
A Sunday school was organized at Bridge.
port, Ala, last Sunday, with 80 scholars. K.
L. ALLEY, superintendent; l.. Davenport,
assistant superintendent; r. A. Jones, treas
urer; John Gun.er, secretary. We learn that
this is the first Sunday school ever at the
place.
A. w. Bessent, late postmaster al Sulphur
Springs, Hall county, Georgia, Is under ar
rest, charged with embezzlement and gener-
al croOksdness.
The Citizen says Dalton Is growing very
little more in commercial way than she did
ten years ago, and thinks the dog fennel will
take the place this summer.
A difficulty lately occurred in bar room
at Covington, Ca, which resulted 10 the
instant killing Of Dick Campbell, of Jasper
county, by Henry l. Horton, of Covington.
The Macon (Gs.) Telegraph reports that
on Sunday, in Unionville, q colored woman,
while preparing for her baptism into the
Baptist Church, fell to the floor helpless,
and died in few minutes later.
Thesmokehouse of Jacob Goodson, living
in Walker county, Georgia. was destroyed
by fire some nights ago. All its contents,
including meat, flour, molasses, salt, ETC.,
were lost. 1t is supposed II was first robbed
and then fired.
In Amite county cotton planting became
general April 1llh.
The federal court will meet at jackson
Monday, May 2nd.
The Corinth papers announce the death OF
Hon. A. L Reynolds, of that place.
Hon. B. +. Johns, of Amite, lawyer Of
fine abilities, 10 candidate for attorney
general.
Mr.. q. p. Besmsn succeeds Mr.. L.
Charles in publishing the Pass Christian
Beacon.
The Holly Springs Reporter Of the 22d
says that cotton plating 10 progressing rapid,
ly in thst section.
Dr.. j. W. Holman, who has been practic-
ing medicine at Winons for thirty years, died,
April 22d, of meningitis.
The contract for building railroad from
G'eenvills to Jacksonville has been signed
with George Arnold s. Co., and work hal
been commenced.
A correspondent, writing at Bay ST. Louis
says: II being reported here that, on accoun,
OF our broken shell road, many Of our snnu.
al visitors were to go 10 some other watering
place, and as 1t was also stated that no repairs
were TO be made, will you be kind enough "a
announce to the readers Of your paper that q
largo force of laborers, carts, ETC., arc n,
present working, and the contractors are e
make the road rs good and even better thar
ever before This will DO good news to those
owning fast teams. BY the way, Hon X. N
0gden's fast ponies are still here, showing