St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-29
SOUTHERN GTEANIEGS

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by William Cox, a youth of IA, is reported
from Brogden Township, Wayne Co., \. c.
The two children had been left alone durn.
the day, and the boys ungovernable pas.
sion rose and he attacked the defenseleSs
girl. This much is inferred from the con.
| fused accounts which the young murderer
| gave Of the death Of the child. When the
| parents returned they found little Cora
dead, and the boy mumbled out something
to the effect that she had fallen from q
stump.
In Greensborough, N. c., peaches are
selling at 50 cents per bushel.
Sugar-cane in some portions of Hills
borough County, Florida, is six feet high,
and well jointed.
Five railways centering at Dallas,
Tex, are to build a union freight depot
There is rose-bush at Limonia, Fla =,
which has 10 buds on one stalk.
At the present rate of semi tropical
fruit culture, Florida will in few years
rival the Bahama Islands. In recent ship
ment OF pineapples to New York from Be-
lair Grove, one barrel, containing II weighed
and IA ounces. Three other barrels con-
tanned 80, weighing go pounds. These pine
apples are the Trinidad, and weigh, when
the plant is matured, from 90 to % pounds
each. They have been very carefully cared
for and fertilzed. They were imported by
Gen. Sanford some three years ago, and
exceed anything of the kind in the State
A distressing accident occurred at
Society Hill, S. c., a few days ago. A son
OF Mr. Winters, who was a cadet at the
Charlotte Military Institute, was playing
with bayonet, when it flew up and en-
tered his left eye. The wound brought on
brain fever, and he died.
Ice frozen by machinery is now used
almost exclusively in the South. 1t is
cheaper than that brought from northern
points.
One hundred acres of potatoes
brought a Sumner County, Tennessee, far
mer $4,000. He has planted second
crop.
Jacksonville, Fla, is exhibiting
coffee plant, covered with leaves and ber-
ries, which was grown near that place.
The prospects of the Louisiana rice
crop were never better.
Memphis is endeavoring to get up
silk -culturists' convention, to be held some
time this fall
A Texas elopement party was made
up Of three couples, ranging in age from Is
to % years.
Another valuable bearing quartz
vein has been found near Dahlonega, Ga.
Key West CANDLES $4,000 away each
month on lotteries operated in that city.
A Chill squash raised as an expert
ment by Monticello, Fla, farmer, weighs
nearly two hundred pounds.
The wife of Ex-Governor Jenkins, of
Georgia, who died few days ago, was the
,nIy surviving sister OF eX-Surgeon- General
Barnes.
In Virginia vine growing has become
promising industry. 1t was commenced in
1863 by two Germans, on favorably located
lilsides of the Blue Ridge range, and the
crops were disposed Of in New York. BY
S17 these pioneers were producing nearly
600 gallons Of wine annually. Last year
hey had thirty seven acres under cultiva-
ion, and turned out $500 gallons. This
ear they expect to make out of their own
rape crop, combined with those Of neigh
'oring vneyardists, from $500 to 10000
,allons. The counties of Nelson and Abe
narle at present produce together from So
90 to 60, 900 gallons annually.
The oldest inhabitants of Arkansas
mite in pronouncing last Fourth of July the
Oldest one they ever experienced.
Some of the finest walnut trees in the
Of North Carolina have been sold
t $40 each just as they stand in the woods,
be purchaser reserving the privilege to
AXE them away within a certain plumber of
ears.
Texas prohibits newsdealers from
cling indecent publications by imposing a
TX of $500.
Confederate $1,000 bills have lately
cen selling in Atlanta, Ga, for s., and
100 bills for Is cents.
A little colored child was smothered
y its brother in Camden, Ala, recently.
lie latter pfayfuly turned dry-goods box
YER the child and was then too weak to re-
love it. !
Mrs. E. Woods, nee Culp, who will be |
by thousands present at the
tie Kings Mountain centennial celebration
the young lady who unveiled the monu- :.
ent, died recently at Marion, S. C. Her !
was distinguished actor in the 9
'eat drama of Kings Mountain, over hum I
red years back, and the duty of unwilling '
lie monument in 1880 was most appropri- ]
ely assigned to Miss Culp.
Two Louisville (Ky.) editors, Colonel $
E. Sears and John B. Gaines, exchanged :
lots few days ago, the former receiving
light wound. !
M. c. Reynolds and wife have filed a 4
II in chancery at Chattanooga to recover !
e greater portion OF the Fifth Ward, which s
valued at nearly $1,000,00O. t
Charles Gordon, of Shelby, Ala, B
Ouuly shows q certificate of his own birth Q