National Republican., 1882-07-04
SOUTHERN NOTES.

The Georgia State Horticultural Society will
meet at Macon, August l, 2, and 8.
A convention of Texas Republicans has been
called to meet August 23d at Austin.
The prospects of the Louisiana rice crop were
never better than at the present time.
Pepper pods weighing n quarter of a pound
grow at Waldo Fla A red hot place, that.
For the first six months of the present year over
fifty divorces have been granted in Louisville Ky.
1t is runored that northern company will put
new line OF steamers on the ST. Johns River,
Florida. >
A Hagcrstown (Md) gentleman has been util-
izing the English sparrows for food and fluids
them good eating.
Nacodochis Texas has saloon keeper named
Fie. He bellies his name, however, for he is quite
On Bois d Arc Creek, Fannin County, Texas, last
week two citizens took over 5000 pounds OF honey
from their bee gums.
The Georgia Mining and Chemical Companys
works at Kirkwood, Ga, have been declared by
the courts nuisance and closed.
In Bastrop County. Texas, there are, 1t is said.
over one thousand children between the ages Of
eight and fourteen years unable TO read.
The Champion Saw Mill. the Oldest and largest
June SO Loss, $4,000; insured for $4,000
The editor of the Courtand (Ala.,) Sentinel wants
the largest watermelon lie offers years sub
scripOn Of his paper for it if brought tu his sane
tum.
Thirty-ope murders have been committed in
PittsyNania County, Virginia, since 1873, and
there has been but one hanging during the same
period.
Last week thirty. seven box-cars and an engine
jumped the track, near Crockett Texas, and,
though the train was literally smashed" no
one was hurt.
The postmaster at Bracket, Tex. can neither
speak nor understand English. He is II Mexican
or else has forgotten his native tongue. 1t Is said
he Is TO have an interpreter.
The commissioner of agriculture for Georgia
estimates the cotton aere6g Of that State at II per
below that of last year, the stand 10 per cent.
below an average, and its condition l5 per cent.
under the average.
Since October 1, last, there have been sold iu
an average Of 500 per hundred, against 22,953,-
900 pounds ut M average of S9.T for the same
period the preceding year.
At Tchuacana the seat of Trinity University. Is
the Texas Exploration Society. 1t numbers forty
members. LIS object is to collect rocks, minerals,
animals, birds, reptiles insects, and flowers Pc
culiar 10 the great State OF Texas.
There were shipped for the -aar ending June Is,
from the immediate vicinity of Micamopy, Fla, 4,
the following products: 10000 crates and barrels Of
vegetables 700 boxes OF oranges, 400 bales of
island cotton, and 10) bales of moss,
The biggest man in Louisiana lives four and
half miles west of Abbeville. His name is Emile
Sellers, weight 4kI pounds, is 60 years age,
Joys good health aud is comfortably situated. MIR.
Sellers says he married At IL years of age. His
vile Is still living, lady OF about l45 pounds in
weight
At Fort Worth, Texas, +. NJ. Roe has nearly COM
pleted boring an aftesian well for the ice factory
which, after AN experience Of nearly four years III
In that city. At depth of 227 feet the water IS
pouring from It at the rate OF hity gallons per
mlnule-a eater volume than has been obtained
by any well In that city,
The Hon Wilson Cooke, OF Greenyille, 8. c.,
one of the most prominent colorel men Of that
state an oN-Inember OF the legislature, and u
very wealthy and influential man, recently passed
through Chattanooga, Tenn, en- route TO Arkau-
sns. where he has already purchased large tract
81 ana on ,hs ne oI & we ry6, stn M air3ad @
located there in the course OF few months.
A fellow calling himself Samuel d. Miller has
been winding the farmers in the neighborhood
ofMtlfose aud other localities In Car oil County,
Maryland, by representing that he was buying
walnut logs. lie got rhannel Wentz, Peter Get
tier. Peer IOsi, fyrdiuaud Pelerinan, aud Corne-
liut Nentz 10 sign c9ntmcis, which have turned
Out 70 be notes, and so jOJ OF them have been dis
counted " Jonn T. Dennison, Westminster bill
are Phannci wentz, 5000: Peter Gettier, 5000 ;
Peter Nosl, 5000; Ferdinand Peterman, 81 500
aud Cornelius Weaz, sj,0)J.-hder.
A correspondent OF the Chattanooga Iradesmdn,
writing fr1m savannah, says lhal the Increase IN
the naval stores business at that point has been
conspicuous. and that the outlook is for rs per
cent more 5uaine la this line ut savannah dur
ing lss2 lhan In any preceding year. Since April
the receipts OF rosin at savannah have been
rcls for Ike period last year. OF spirits the in
erase has been from - 90 q 900 iarres frices
have been well maintained, and the demand
good The shipments have been 72,bO2 barrels OF
rosin and le,05S barrels OF spirits.
The ffh annual convention OF the Cottonseed
Crushers' Association was held In New York dur.
Ing the past week The mills represented by the
delegates TO the convention are some sky in
number. There were represe nted 81, j,OOO0O0 cost
Of plant In an industry employing 600 persons.
Mr.. Jules Aldige. OF New Orleans, presided. In
his address Mr. Aldige called attention TO tie fall
ing on In the exports OF c. tOnseed oil. lie pointed
out, however a, growing home demand Follow:
Ing the example set by Spain, Italy has placed
duties upon the importation of cOttOnsetd oil
which are almost Prohibitory. IN lsI9-sO the ex-
pors OF oil were 1fT 24i barrels. In the year fol-
lowing the shipments abroad fell ~ i7,70S; since
september J. lasl, they nave amounted TO- but
feeding and fertilzing purposes Is said to be in-
creasing both at home nnd abroad, Sharp com
The post year.