The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-14
SOUTHERN NEWS.
KENTUCKY.

KENTUCKY.
Bourbon Naws: Geo. G. White, eof our
va4lthiss. ,Surbon dstiilers, Melted over
$500 sn ais crop ofwhisky for the present
wear, and s., 900 on his cattle stopped st the
penp. He is enlSrging his pens so IS 10 SC
commodste 500 head.
Samuel Tilden Miller is = four-yesr-old
eontortioniss discovered in Shelby county by
the Sentinel. HO can sit upon the n0or,
Mace bosn big toes in his mouth or scratch
ihe back of his ears with his toes without
the assistance of bis hands.
Maysvile Bulletin: Three prisoners sent
here from Garter county for safe keeping
escaped ffom the isil last Saturday night by
cutting through the wall in tho second story.
The jail is in such condition rs to be unfit
for the safe keeping of prisoners.
Carlisle Mercury: About sir months ago
& chjd of Sheriff Hstra, OF this county,
snuhsd up its nose q gum button about the
aige of large pea The child was cblor0,
formed on Tuesday last aud the button,
which had bsgun growing 10 the hesh, WIS
removed.
Stanford Journs'; Some time ago ar.
George psnuy, ST., of Gsrrard agreed 30
deliver to George D. Warren 10000 bushels
of wheet al ST. D. He has not done 80, aud
WWrs7 refuses 70 let him of with less than
50 500 Forfeit. The price OF wheat has since
risen TO $3.50.
The Lexington Press laavns that the Lsx-
ingtou Guards, about $50 from the Louis,
Vile Legion, together With several other
companies of the State Guards, will meet in
that city on tbs IAN Of Ootobar, and 20.
gother, the day following, will take the
train for Yorktown.
Theodore Davis, q. r. Williams, G..
Sanders, George McQ James Burns Ind
Mrs. Annie Rogers were arrested and taken
before Commissioner Stoll, at Nicholasville,
Thursday, charged with violating the inter
nal revenue laws. They were held over
until the next term of the United States
court.
Ezabethtown Nsws: Two gentlemen
connected with the Chesapeake IL Ohio rail-
road, and capitalist or two of this vicinity,
hsve been consulting with reference to the
purchase of LOT or lots in Elizabethtown,
and the erection thereon of first~clsss hotel,
with all the modern improvements AMI con-
vepiences.
Princeton Banner: Mr.. Osrlile Lander
Mrs. Blackstone WALL his great,grsnds
mother. Mra. Wallis mother got it from
her husband, whose father wore it at Corn
pure gold, with plain white face and old,
fashioned fgures.
The Paducsh News reports tho death Of
Rev. Father John Walsh, in the county of
Kilkenny, ireland, where he had gone to
visit his father previous to taking up his
residence at his new homo il New jersey.
He had filed the pulpit OF the Catholic
church in PAducsh, and was one time pastor
ofthe church at Fancy Farm, and al Kick
man.
MISSISSIPPI.
Cotton picking has commenced in most
parts of the state.
Edwards hiss received up to date 800 bales
of cotton, so says the Edwards City Item.
In some parts of the country both cotton
aud corn were benefited by the late rainS.
Shsrkey county has voted to subscribe
$4,000 TO the Memphis and Vicksburg Rail-
road.
New cotton comes 10 every day in Sardia,
Pamela county, and brings pretty good
prices.
Colonel @. q. Terry, late of Ashland, is
dead. Also, DR.. William r. Hooker, of
Copiah.
Crystsi Springs Monitor The crop is
short, aud will be gathered earlier this sea-
con than usual.
There 10 some talk of railroad from
Meridian to Brookhayen. An engineer is
surveying the line.
The citizens OF Aberdeen have held meet
ing, looking 10 the erection of 8 cotton fac
tory. and have subscribed considerable mon
ey for that purpose.
The farmers of Montgomery county are
dissatisfied about the manner in which cots
ton weighing is done at Wiuona.
Water Valley Courier: The cotton crop
ia vory short in this section OF country this
season, and the supply will not be more
than one-half what it was last season.
An ice manufacturing company has been
started Of Vlcksburg, and the necessary
amount of stock subscribed. II will no
doubt go into operation in time to supply
that very useful articlefor next summer.
Senstobia Express: The cotton in Tate
county will not average moro than half
crop. Corn about the same. No rain yet,
aud from present appearances IL is not
thought it will ever rain agsin. Stock is
suffering for water, the ci'lerns are nearly dry
and the wells are very low.
Oakland Journal Many portions of Tails
lahatchie and YslobuRha counties have had
no rain scarcely for three months, and many
farmers will not make one-fourLh of crop
Of cotton, but in other localities crops are