Richland beacon., 1881-04-02
NEWS GlEANINCS,


The grain trade of New Orlcan. i.
steadily increasing.
There are 3GS preachers in the North
Alabama Conference.
\ lame heggar Of New York make, on
ar Average about 81, 10 a yer
John Sherman i worth 81. .:J0o. 0U0.
mostly Washington real estate.
An olcomargarine manufactorv has
been established at New Orleans.
The arte'ian well in Cor-icana, Texa,
has reached the depth of 90 feet.
-Four North Carolina papers note an
increase Of crop mortgages in their sew
eTal localities.
Bishop Fahre. of Montreal, condemn,
as SIN the practice Of swearing Roman
Catholic witnesses on a Protestant Bible.
In the Arkan,a, House of Representa-
tives there are twenty.four natives Of
Tennessee and twenty-three natives Of
Arkansas.
The State Agricultural Department Of
North Carolina has been experimenting
an the cultivation of jute with the most
satisfactory results.
Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta and Ma
con, four Georgia cities. have an aggre
gate population of 100, 500, and an az.
gregate Indebtedness of $S,3s7 600.
The first cotton factory built in south
Carolina WAS one erected in Sumter
county by Mr.. Durant. 1t was driven
by hor>e-power, but WAS not siccess
The Knoxville Tribune says that there
are numbers of farms in Tennessee upon
which the fences amount to fifty per
cent. of the whole value of the property.
The total amount expended by the
State of Louisiana for levees. crevasses.
repairs. etc. in fifteen years, il stated by
the Secretary of the Board Of State En-
gineers TO be S1l, 1855 -.
There are sixty wholesale and retail
dealers in sawdust in New York. They
have organized "Sawdu,t Dealers Pro-
teCtivc Association" and have adopted
standard of measure and price.
1t is asserted that during the period
iS7O-7j one-fifth of the entire area of the
State of Mississippi has been forfeited
for unpaid taxes-6, 500, 900 acres, IL, 600
square miles.
The English government intends stop
ping the rum ration to naval officers and
to boys up to twenty. Chocolate will
be substituted. The glory of the English
navy may now depart.
Rabbi Sonneschein, of st. Louis advo.
Gates union Of Jews and Cnitarians
He saws there is not the slightest differ
ence in character, standing, human
worth or dignity between Jew and Chris
ian.
"Kordig Essence is the name Of :
newly-discovered mineral essence which
produces light without heat. One cal
plunge his hand or head in the burning
LIQUID and have no unpleasant sensa
tions.
Austin (Tex.) Statesman a fierce
dog ran after Emma Grutzrier, brigh
little eleven-year-oh girl of San Antonio
and when the brute reached the horror
stricken child, she fell lifeless to tn
earth. She was absolutely frightened t
death.
The County Commissioners OF Bullocl
county, Ala, after six years of econml
cal management, have paid over $4,000
which the county owed, and retire from
Office leaving a cash balance in tn
treasury.
The Montgomery Advertiser says tha
the ioint committee of the South an
North Alabama Conference will meet i
birmingham to consider the establish
ent of a Methodist paper, to be th'
organ of that denomination in Alabam'
The latest novelty in spiri'uallsm
the production of ghostly lights in dar
seances. The luminous shapes are crosse
circles. triancles, and other emblem
and they float mysteriously over I'll
heads of the spectators. a Boston m
dunn is the producer.
The Covington (Ga.) Enterprise sa!
it is beyond doubt that coal mine hi
been discovered within six miles OF 20
inrtop, and not more than three mil
from the Georgia railroad. The sampl
ofcoal are said to be equal TO that of Il
Coal Greek.
Atlanta Constitution The telephol
is in complete working condition fro
Gainesville to Auraria, nineteen mile
Dahlonega, six miles, and Dawsonv''
sixteen miles-forty miles IN all /
hearing arrl recognition OF voice o'