St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-04
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS,

ers, and makes it their duty to enforce the
law. The second provides for local option
law. Whenever two-thirds of the voting
population Of any city, town, or village in
the State shall express desire for an cleo.
ton on the question of license or no license,
such election shall be held on or about the
LIST OF December following. 1t is though,
that by this means the municipal elections
will be freed from the influences of the liz
quor question. The third allows the sale of
wines made from domestic fruits in qusnti-
ties not less than one gallon, and also the
sale OF splrltuous liquors in packages of not
less than ten gallons at the distileres.
Up to Feb. l, the receipts of the 1881
crop Of cotton at all points were 4553,ss7
bales, against 4,770,719 bales at the corre-
spending time year ago. The decrease,
therefore. so far is 1852 bales. Reports
conflict as to whether greater percentage
than usual has been marketed, but it is evi-
dent that the shrnkage has been overesti-
mated. The bales this year, however, are
about thirteen pounds lighter on the aver
| age than year ago, which makes the de-
crease little larger. Since Sept. l the
United States cotton factories have used
S,lo4 bales more than in the same period
last year, but as the bales weigh less, they
have really not taken as much cotton.
The recent convention of cattle men
at Austin, Texas, was addressed by Gov.
Robinson, who favored the leasing of the
common school lands of the State, and
| thought it probable the legislature would
do so. A letter from United States Com
missioner Loring upon the best breed of cat
| tie was read, and resolution asking the
| Legislature to pass law for the protection
OF sheep from contagious disease was
adopted. Also, resolution that the two
trails now known as the eastern and west
ern, crossing Red River at Red River Sta
ton, and the other at DORM store, be the
trails followed by stock men.
A South Carolina negro has been do.
ing profitable business with a photograph.
He put one of these talking instruments in
side rude figure Of a devil, and attached Il
spring in such manner that the cylinder
would reyolve on being started without the
use of crank. Thus provided, he set up as
fortune-teller The negroes had never
heard ola ponograph, and its voice filled them
with superstltious awe, particularly when
the seer, having drawn from his dupes some
information on the subject Of their calls and
filled the machine with aston ishing answers
made it speak oracularly.
A half million of dollars has been paid
into the State Treasury of Tennessee on the
taxes of 1881, for the payment of interest on
State bonds under the 1908 act, now de-
clared unconstitutional IL ... |
George Hutchinson's wife left him at
Memphis, Tenn. in 1870, and went to England |
Hutchinson had the report sent to her that |
he died shortly afterward with yellow fever |
In 1870 he married lady at Memphis, as
surfing her that his first wife was dead. Now
No. 1 has returned from England, and /
Hutchinson has deserted wife No to join |
his first wife.
The Georgia State Agricultural Socie-
ty is discouraged in regard to the present
status of the affairs of King Cotton. The
society advises the planting of more grain
and less cotton, as people must eat whether
they wear anything or not.
A Rome (Ga.) man is preparing
unique directory. 1t will contain the name,
style, whether brunette or blonde, address,
Georgia who has in her own name, or as
heir eNpectant, property to the amount Of
$, 900 or upward.
Atlanta, Ca, boasts of a young, at
tractiye and industrious cobbler Of the fe-
male sex, who both mends and constructs
all kinds of shoes to the satisfaction of nu.
merous customers.
Robert Ayres, retired merchant of
Louisville, who died recently, was one Of
the four men in Jefferson County who voted
for Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860.
An effort is being made by the law
yers of the eastern part Of Kentucky to have
that section formed into a separate district
of the United States Court. Lexington
wants the headquarters for the new district.
The Mississippi State Grange favors
the repeal of the Agricultural lien law.
The Texas State Grange meets at
Bolton on the first Monday in August
A good field of corn is growing in
Velusia County, Fla. 1t was planted the LIST
of December.
The changes in the Mississippi Liquor
law are repeal Of the pint enactment, anu
!
ballot whether liquor licenses shall be
granted or not.
Last year 1852 firms were doing bus
mess in Mississippi. There were 1913 fail
ures, with liabilities amounting to 81 ,942,1 29,
which is much greater than any year since
1876.
Vaccinate within ten days or pay a
fne OF $40 is a peremptory order from the
Dallas CTexas) City Council.
Geo. w. West recently purchased
from D. Raut, of Nueces County, Texas,
La, 900 acres of land and %, 900 head Of cat
lie, paying 100000.
The best average uplands in East
Tennessee will produce from twenty to