National Republican., 1882-09-25

Barnesyille, Ca, is thinking Of putting up
cotton factory.
Laredo, Texas, has six churches and sixty
saloons and gambling houses.
Twenty-seyen counties in Georgia have put III
Prohibition candidates for the legislature.
Local option was carried at Whtesboro Texas
by a vote of 2l2 for to 17S against the measure.
Palestine, Texas, is boasting ofa pippin eighteen
inches in circumference and Weighing twenty
ounces
The Greensboro IN. c. Patriot says: We note a
second crop of blackberries, and the peach trees
are blooming again.
broker in Macon, Ga, bought $4,000 worth OF
confederate bonds last Saturday. For some he laid
| as high as $3.50 a thousand.
The Planters National Bank, of Richmond, Va,
has paid over to the State $500 000 the full amount
on deposit in that institution.
There being no paapers at all in Amite County,
Mississippi, the superintendent of the poor farm
has resigned and the place shut up.
The coal measures of the Warren, Ala coal field
are said 10 be 1900 feet in thickness. The seams
number forty two as far as developed
The Montgomery County. Maryland Agricul-
tural Society will hold the annual fair at the
grounds in Rockville, on the 18th, 18th, and Goth
of October.
Memphis, Tenn, is to have jubilee in October,
the occasion being the celebration of the compile
ton to that city of the Chesapeake Ohio and
Southwestern Railway.
Liberty, Va, has now about 1900 inhabitants,
eight tobacco factories, and two cigar factories,
establishments, to say nothing of tobacco ware
house.
Major W. j. Bradley, of Summit, Miss. has
offered two prizes for the Jefferson County fair A
box of kid gloves to the prettiest unmarried lady
and gallon Of whisky for the best essay on ten :
perance.
The New Orleans Times Democrat estimates that
of which Lousianas share was Sl5 OOJ OOO 10 re.
place this loss will require 100000 bales OF cotton
The recent storm in Georgia was very destruc-
tive to the surplus sparroWs in some pOrtiOns of
the State, In Troup County they weIe killed by
thousands, having been blown against the trses
and houses.
the winner on bright wrappers at the Cincinnati
Exposition. Messrs. L. r. Parish, of Durham took
the first premium, and W. NJ. & @. Watkins, OF
Milton, the second.
In putting up fence which was blown down
by the storm at Thomaston, Ca, the workmen
found teapot In one Of the post holes. contain,
ing considerable amount Of coins and faded
papers on which were hieroglyphics
According to the Leo County (Va) Sentinel Mr.
Alexander Trett, of that county, recently found n
Mountain, and killed twenty.six of the reptiles
Some of the snakes measured over three feet In
length.
recently visited Hon. Alexander Riyes, late United
States district Judge of this district that his health
has much improved since his resignation, and
thta he Is now n g, as good health as he has been
for years-Danuille Register.
All tho mountain lands in Craig County Vir-
ginia, have been purchased within the last TWO
years. They are finely timbered and full OF ore
Much of the land which but a short time ago was
considered worthless can scarcely be purchased
now at any price.-AReGhany (Vd.) Tribune.
The committee appointed for the purpose has
selected Monteagle Springs, on the line Of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's road, which
intersects the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
al Cowan, eighty seven miles from Nashville and
eighty four miles from Chattanooga as the site
for the Southern Chautauqua.-AHdnta (Gd) Post
Appeal
Gill Martin, well known here and native
Of FAY uier County, Virginia, died at ST. Mary's
lnhrh ry yesterday morning at O'clock, after
an illt IS OF about two weeks, At the commence
ment the late war he enlisted as a private In
the famous Black Horse Cavalry, and after some
service In that company was made adjutant Of his
regiment He served through the entire war, and
was gallant and faithful soldier. He was well
known in st. Louis and Kansas City as merchant
and commercial traveller. He was liberal and
generous. May his ashes rest In peace.-G dIpsston
(Terds) NelpS.