National Republican., 1882-07-24
SOUTHERN NOTES,

West Point, Va, is TO have large hotel.
Smithvile and Morehead, N. c., are now con-
nected by rail.
Madison, Ga, will soon have cotton seed oil
mill in operation.
In some portions of the South wheat is butsl per
bushel, while corn brings Sll5
Tho toy pistol Is made the subject Of numerous
editorials in the Southern press.
One hundred acres in potatoes has brought a
Sumner County (Tenn.) farmer $4,000.
Athens, Ca, has four cotton factories aggregat-
ing 5000 spindles, and capital of SjO0,00O.
The Loudoun County (Va) Agricultural Society
will hold It's annual iair September 10, 90 and 2l
next
Lake Worth, Florida, is 200 yards from the At
lantic Ocean. 1t maintains this distance for thirty
miles.
The superintendent of public instruction for
Lenoir County, North Carolina Is under 81 years
of age.
Accomac and Northampton Counties, Virginia,
are shipping large quantities of mackerel to Bdlu-
more aud other points.
General Clingman says the political revolution
now going on IN North Carolina will sweep the
State by $1,000 mAjOrity.-Chdfi0te (N C) Observer.
Texas is to have Il new State house, 5000 900
acres OF land having been appropriated for the
purpose. Bids have been opened for II s., 900
structure.
John T. Stewart on his farm, near Cambridge
Md, seeded forty bushels OF wheat and realized
400 bushels-thirty. five bushels for one. Who
can beat this
One year ago what is now Rogers, Ark, was
hamlet of eight houses and population OF about
100. Since then 225 houses have been built, and
the population is now about 1900.
The city council Of Cumberland, Nd, at meet
ing held on Tuesday evening, decided to donate q
lot of ground to a firm at Bellaire, Ohio for the
erection of extensive glass works
II is reported that the Nashville (Tenn.) Auleri-
can has been sold, to and will hereafter be cOu-
Quoted in the interests OF the Democrats who
boted their party at the recent convention.
Sir Edward Reed has in contemplation the pl ac-
ing of Il line of steamers between Milford Haven,
Great Britain, and Fernandina, Fla to carry out
heavy frelghts and bring in immigrants.
At Rozzell's Ferry n. c., recently, Mr. ]. A. @.
Rozzell shot and killed remarkably large blue
crane 1t measured six feet seven inches from tip
TO tip of wings and was five feet eight inches
high.
The Atlanta Constitution has been shown the
plans and estimates Of canal TO be built on the
Etowah River, at Rome, Ga, II will give 1926
horse power; be four and q half miles long, with
fall Of over twenty'six feet. The estimated cost
is s35OOOO.
1t is said that OK. Governor A. c. Hunt, of Texas,
formerly of Colorado has sold his three coal mines
recently discovered near Laredo, to the Rio
Grande and Pecos Railway Company for s., 900 O0O
This property cost him less than $4,000 about fiye
months ago.
It is stated that If the county Of Rockingham
will vote subscription of $50 900 the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company will build u branch
burg, Va. A meeting was held at Harrisonburg
on the 18th (court-day) to consider what steps
should be taken in reference to this matter.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Lee, of North Danville Va, has
sold TO Mr.. C. G. Holland and associates the North
Danyille water.power. Mr.. Holland is president
owns large portion of the water power on the
south side OF Dan River, in Danyille, and this ad-
ditional purchase puts them in possession of the
power on both sides Of the river.