Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-28
Miscellaneous Items.

The annual report of the United States
! Commissioner of Education shows that in
| the sixteen Southern States and the District
OF Columbia the white school population is
3,S79, 961; the total enrolment, 2,215, ,674.
AS to the colored the total school popua-
tion is 1 1903, ,257; total enrolment, 7s4, ,7O9;
and the expenditure for both races is $12,-
475,044. There are 16, $50 colored public
schools, "A normal schools, SO coored insti
tutions of secondary instruction, 10 colored
universities and colleges, % colored schools
of theology, 3 colored law schools, colored
medical schools, 2 eolored deaf and dumb
and blind institutions. Delaware, Kentucky
and Maryland are the only States where the
school funds are not equalized between the
two races.
The Masonic Grand Lodge in session
at Louisville, Ky, elected the following Off
GERS: g. D. Buckner, of Lexington, Grand
Master; III. r. French, of Mount Sterling,
Deputy G. NJ; ]. G. Arendorf, G. S. W.;
B. G.. Witt, G. J. W.; I. III. Leathers, G.
T.; Rev. Henry Ronsh, G. c.; Jos. t.
Davidson, G. T.
The Orphans Home at Decatur, Ga,
every orphan child in Northern Georgia.
The managers say they will never turn one
away.
A Confederate fag-pole still stands at
the county seat ofsEarly County, Georgia,
where 1t was planted twenty one years ago.
The fall racing, meeting of the East
Tennessee Fair and Turf Association at
Knoxville attracted horsemen from all parts
Of the country.
The monument to Union dead in
Chalmette Cemetery. New Orleans, by
Mower Post Grand Army Of the Republic,
was formally presented to the United States
the other day, Gen. A. T. Badger repre-
senting the post and Col, E. j. Strong, de-
tailed by the War Department for that pur-
puse, representing the Government.
The cotton planters have resolved to
hold worlds centennial cotton exposition
in 1884, that year being designated because
of the seizure by the King of England in
1854 of eight bales Of cotton as contraband,
it having been charged that America could
not produce so large quantity.
The machinery of the steamer Golden
City, burned and sunk below Memphis some
months ago with great loss of life, has been
recovered in good condition. The CASH
drawer was found. 1t contained $3.50 in sill
yer and lot of memorandum books. Two
gold watches, one Of them. lady's, and a
silver watch, chain with gold cross at
tached, pair Of ar-rings, a lady's pocket
book, containing SO gold piece and IS
and SO bill, were also recovered. A lady's
handkerchief, with the name of "Monahan"
marked on it, was found near the pocket
book. NJ
The Havemeyer Brothers, of New
York, have purchased two squares OF ground
between Bienville, Custom house, Front
and Decatur streets, New Orleans, and will
erect thereon sugar refinery, plant to cost
100000.
A sudden deluge of rain, supposed to
be from a water-spout, occurred in San Saba
County, Texas, the other night.flt was con-
fined to narrow scope Of country, on the
channel of Cherokee Greek, eompencing five
miles above its mouth, in the Colorado Riv-
er. The creek was flooded tS the extent OF
forty feetsof perpendicular. rise in some
places, and the water did much damage to
stock and other property. No human be-
ings were lost. Cattle were carried down
the creek and thrown bodily across the COL
orado and lodged upon the east bank, mucp
! mangled, but many were saved,