The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-01
SOUTHERN NEWS.
ALABAMA.


Forty seven marriage licenses have been
issued to whits couples in this county since
the first of January.
One of the sbutments of Orion bridge was
removed BY the high water on Tuesday, and
the bridge is now impossible. 1t will be
repaired at the earliest prscrcabe moment.
Grove Hill Democrat: We regret to learn
that seversl postmasters of this county have
recently resiqneS and the offices are likely to
be discontinued because their places are not
filled.
1t seems to US government that throws
away SO much money, might we'll afford to
pay poslm,sters for their labor and trouble
in the non-psying country otlices.- frog
Enquirer.
Died, in this city, on the 10Th inst, Mr..
Marion Burnett aged about 20 Yeas. MIR.
Burnett was vchu of consumption, and
had been feeble for several months. lie
was printer, and good one
Shipped corn I'm Is ready sale in this mar.
ket. The supply of corn is much less than
was generally believed few months since,
and it is probable that there will be ten per
cent. mora sold in this market than la.t
season.
Greenville Advocate: An election WIS
held in Georgians on Monday for the pur-
pose of electing officers 10 servo the town FOR
the ensuing year, resulting as follows: d.
4. Sellers, intenaent; Il 9. Miner, II. j.
Oats, John NJ. Sims, X. L. Davis, council
men, j. w. Evans, marshal.
The apostolic rite of confirmation was sd-
ministered by Bishop Wilmer in St. Jsmes
church last night 10 class consisting Of
Mrs. J Z Bryant, OF Columtis, ann Willie
~ Nm mi Cknvl,, IF ost
The bishop was assisted by the pastor, Rev.
j. O Davis and Rav. DEB Waddell, of Clay
ton, and Mr.. Pond, Of Albany, Ga.
The po.tofIlco in this city has basn pro.
vided With 1856 new boxes, and ether desirs
bic improvements male in It's arrangements
for the accommodation ofthe public, which
will he advantageous and Of great conven-
fence. Captain Gardner seems determined
TO render it attractive and handsome, and to
keep pace with all the improvements and
faciltiea for the accommodation of the
public, which the community fully appre-
ciates.
G orgisna merchants Seem TO be doing
good business They have bought, up to
date, over 600 bales Of cotton. One firm,
.Iohn NJ. Sims, has bought about 2 800 bales.
Mr. Sims informs the writer that be sold,
from September lat, 1885, to February 1st,
1881, tho following: Seven hundred snd
seven barrels OF flour 79,d27 pounds bacon
and pork 1911 boxss OF tobacco, 1871 sacks
coffee, l52 boxes cheese, AIT sacks salt, 6007
bushels corn, 90 500 yards beggng, 4SO
bundles ties 1000 bushels outs, and other
goods in proportion.
KENTUCKY,
About sixty persons from Allen county
have left for Tex IS.
Colonel John L. Scott will build q tobacco
warehouse in Frankfort.
A mayor and six councllnen will be
elected in Russellvilla March 5.
The Kentucky Amateur Press association
meets Mt Nicholssvile on Saturday,
March 10
a call has boan made upon Judge S. f.
Bass to represent Logan county in tho iegis
la ure.
Whom Oyenaboro gets her sioam laundry
Y then she can hava that shirt wsshal occa-
sionally.
SALON. college, Just started at Gsrnat.s7illo,
Meade county, is meeting with hltering
success.
n judge G.. Wooten has left Ruslellyilo for
X Yszoo City, Mississippi, where he will have
charge OF tho city public school,
Mrs. Zano Young, wife Of the editor of
II the Jacksonville Times, hiss been coafned
y TO her bed for four months but is now
n better
"a ALDER. Cecil, Of Gsrrard, end Miss Lane,
III of Jessamino eloped the other day and were
81 married, in spite of an iFato parent.
u The 8randenburg high school has 70.
\ opened, with Professor Wm. T.. Sheppard, a
( graduate of tho university of Virginia, rs
s principal.
Col. Bichsrd D. Duncan, of Rus;elville,
4 died Thursday afternoon from the effects of
stroke OF apoplexy at the age of 81 years.
Marie Prescott tho actress, whose real
name is Marie Burke, has brought suit at
n Gown, ton for a divorce from her husband,
X WHOM she charges with drunkenness, abuse
IN and abandonment.
The latter part of January r. 4. Raper, Of
ny Bowling Green, beard u noise in his chicken
Y house, and, seeing some one CONS out, ae fired
NO fifteen buckshot and three pistol shos. Two
# weeks sfterw I'd an old negro, called Squire
y Garrison, died, aud confessed ha was the
4 thief. and that Riper's shots had been his
81 death.
s MISSOURI.
nj There was big lire in Warsaw, Bonton
Eel SVuu'yt vi Nho AIEiS vi tuD lOsu, EDBUCOf
!: block, one of the finest in the town, was de-
stroyed completely. The Times Office was
" also burned.
M Messrs. Platter, Crew and Henry, live
NJ stock firm, paid out through the Ckllicothe
RI banks the sum Of 100000 to the farmers OF
81 the Grand river valley for the horses, mares
6 and mules bought ard shipped By the firm
81 last year. i
M Saturday, the 10Th, Marshal Young, of
FL Trenton, was shot through the hand by John |
81 Henry Whorton, of Poosey, whom Mr..
NJ Young was about to arrest. Three shots
r. were fired by Whorton. Young's wound is
very painful one but not necessarily fatal
Monday, the 7th, Charles II. Massey was I'm
loading wood in front of Rider & Schwep.
\ kers drug store in Cape Girardesu, when
y his foot sllpped and he fell, He was lifted |
q up and carried into the drug store when it |
Y was discovered that he was dangerously hurt, |
& and he was removed to the hospital. His
y sutferipgs increased until death came to his
y relief.
4 One day last week old Uncle Asup, an |