National Republican., 1882-08-23
SOUTHERN NOTES.

DIR. Courts, near Reidsville, N. c., has 425 900
hills OF tobacco in fine state of cultivation, and
promising splendid crop.
Here is another snake story. An exchange says L:
winston, n. c., has a cucumber three feet seven
inches long and Varying from one to three inches
in diameter"
Valentines recumbent statue of General r. E.
Lee, at Lexington, Va, has been moved to the
mausoleum building, which is being rapidly
pushed to completion.
Judge Van Ness has refused to grant barroom
licenses in the County OF Charlotte, Virginia His
decision is said TO meet with the approval of the
majority of the people.
Major James Goodner, a soldier OF the war of
1872, Is living near Nashville, Tenn, now in his
Dist year. His health is good, and he bids fair to
become centennarian.
Jim Currie, who killed Ben Porter at Marshall
has been appointed city marshal at San Marcial
N. NJ. He has been wandering through Arizona,
Colorado, and New Mexico.
linquished its unexpired fourteen years lease of
the Memphis and Charleston road, on the pIy-
ment by the latter of about 100000.
The British steamship Mersey, cleared on Tues.
land, takes STOP round barrels of rosn Tor 9,l25
payable barrels), the largest cargo of rosin prob
ably ever shipped.
Last week, at the Capps Hill gold mine, a few
miles from Charlotte, n. O., q new vein was dis
covered at the bottom of the lowest level, which
has width of seven feet. and is mostly soft
brown ore of rich quality. {,
The Weldon IN. C,) Ne,os says: "The Weldon
Canal property has again been sold the purchasers
being Messrs John Arlington & Sons, of Peters
burg. The amount bid was sl9,525, being the same
they offered to have the sale reopened.'
The Cuthbert (Ga.) Appeal says: "The grape crop
of Randolph will be double that of any former
year. The Georgia Wine Company is making
every arrangement to meet the demands, and
after running night and day will be unable TO
manufacture man, "a @ the crop. the company will make
fully 10000 gallons OF wine this season.
The Graniteville Manufacturing Company, or
rather the Vaucluse y. q. department of this great
system OF factories. has Just received an order
from San Francisco, California, for 800 900 yards
OF goods, and for 10000 Of the Vaucluse printed
bags. President Hickman says it will take even
busy Vaucluse several weeks TO get these orders
off.
The Dundee Land Company, of Scotland, whose
only membern the United States is Dr. II. X. Allen,
of indianapolis, recently purchased a. 900 acres OF
land In Mississippi and Craighead Counties, Ark
paying about $4,000. They intend erecting a dozen
sawmills and engaging heavily in the lumber bus
lness. The property was bought from the Fowkles'
heirs, OF Memphis.
Clinton, Mo-, has time ball three feet in diam
eter, painted black, elevated twenty-five feet
above the lofty building on which IL rests, man
ipulated by electric connection with the Washing
ton University OF st. Louis, which will be raised
10 the top of the mast al 40 III. daily and drop
pr, cisely at 10 O'clock, Jefferson City lime. The
electric machinery is connected with q bell which
will strike the hour OF IL noon and and p. IN.
There lives in McDonough, Henry County,
Georgia, Mr.. J. ii. Lester, who is ll3 years old,
having been born iu Rockingham, N. e., is l769
He distinctly remembers the Revolutionary war,
and when IL years Of age was detailed 20 defend
the women ana Cnllufen from the Tories with
other boys of his age. During skirnish he re-
ceiyed two cuts on the head from saber. He
served under General Floyd during the war oflSl2
Quite u strange and unaccountable phenomenon
was witnessed on the farm of Mr.. IL. 7. Smitn a
few days ago. Hearing report like thunder,
from u clOudless sky, parties were induced by
curiosity TO seek the cause. On visiting the we'll
a short distance from the house, the ropes buckets
and wheel were found blown out, while a yapor
resembling smoke was seen 10 be issuing from tho
well. The same Thug las transpired twice be-
fore at this wel.-Sciuenbltrg (1ecds) Enterprise.
The mysterious fever raging among the COWS at
Paducha, KY, is In regular epidemic form. The
Neos says that while some people believe they are
killed by eating refuse pomace from the vinegar
factories, others say they die from eating white
clover, and others-the latter no doubt more cor
rectly than the rest-say they die from fever
something like murrain, which destroys their ap-
petite al first then so Affects their throats that they
cannot drink AT first their heads droop, and then
they get down, and once down they soon die. A
gentleman who held an autopsy upon his COW
says she was almost boodless, and that her gullet
was lined with a substance which seemed to make
it as hard as leather, while other symptoms of
severe fever were Yisible.-COurieF-J Journal
AT the Arlington, No. 1877 Kearney street. San
Francisco Cal, resides Mr.. Hoover the renowned
counterfeit deteotor aud teacher, who says: "For
more than twelve years i suffered with scatic
rheumatism OF the very worst type, AMI at times
the pains were almost unendurable. / spent a
fortune and exhausted medical skill In that time
heard about ST. Jacobs Oil, but was faithless as
thought my ailment was ineradicable / made
one very thorough application, and so pronounced
was the relief that L continued its use. Before
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