National Republican., 1882-01-07
ALL OVER THE SOUTH.

Monticello, Fla, is eflecting arrangements for
cotton seed Oil-mill.
A telegraph line has been completed from Fort
Gaines, Ga, to Abbevile, Fla.
John j. Brown. mayor of Columbia, Tenn,
died at San Antonio Texas, Sunday of consump-
tion.
An Enterprise Texas) editor, when away from
pigeons.
An Emanuel County (Ga) negro split 1000 rails
in four days. and cut his own timber besides walk
ing six miles TO his work.
John Kiburn, living near Pulaski Tenn, is
eighteen years of age, three feet seven inches high
and weighs thirty-hve pounds.
A Nashville man has hfty-cent French coin of
the date of 1850 There were only twelve of the
at $3.50.
A monument to the memory of the late W. W.
Gordon is being erected by the Central Railroad
IN Wright Square in Savannah. Mr.. Gordon was
the first president of the road.
The trustees of the Georgia Academy for the
Blind have purchased ground at Macon Tor the
erection of an academy for the colored blind. The
State appropriated $4,000 for the purpose.
The Milton ,) Tla) Soadard thinks that the
floating around to enable a platform TO be con-
structed upon which natiopal party can find
standing room
The St; Augustine lFla) Press boasts that the
display of vegetables in that market reminds one
more Of spring than Of winter. The various gar
dens about town and vicinity are well filled with
all kinds of vegetables.
leans with the ietties opened for The largest ves-
sells, with four railroads. running there, and at
leHst three more on the way, the Times. Democrat
wishes the whole world "a happy New Year"
A turnip covered with sort of second growth or
excrescenso, which numbered not less than one
hundred small and imperfect turnips of all sizes,
from bird shot TO hens egg, grown In Orange
County, Fla has been seen by the editor of the
Orlando Reporter.
The DeKalb (Ga.j Mups states that a considcra-
BILE number of the famer-J..lyops of that county
are moving away, some TO Atlanta and quite u
number TO Alabama and Texas. It Is supposed
the exodus is principally caused by the failure of
crops in that section this year.
The extent of the manufacture OF "pure olive
oil from cotton seed is indicated by export sta.
shipped thence during lS7O.'sO, elghty-elght per
cent. was sent to the Mediterranean and French
ports, and one-half of thisamount to Italy.
a letter in the Tuscaloosa (Ala) gazette speaks
the result two little drinking sprees in that
county as follows: 1.-TWO men killed two wives
made widows several children made iatherless,
four men kept In Jail over year. thee sent 10 the
State prison for sixteen years each, and from $500
to $500 ofcosts oi court ana Jail fees to the tax
payers.
The farmers in Eastern Carolina seem to be tardy
In finishing up the years CROP hence II is almost
impossible to employ q man 10 drive deer Sport
In this line, however, Is fine Deer are abundant
so much so that migratory sDOrtsmen believe them
to be more numerous in the evcTglndC counties of
Fender, Jones, Onslow, Craven Pamlico, and Car
teret than in any part Of the South.
The Richmond Dtspaich says that the Vlrglnia
Historical Sncietys collection of original manu-.
script materials for history is important and ex.
tenSive and that the first of series of papers of
essential value in the cluCldntion of American
history Is In process of preparation for the press
This Is the letter.book OF Governor Alexander
Spottswood, covering the term of his colonial ad-
mlnistrion In Virginia from l7l0 to l722.
4 Washington paper says that Houdins cast Of
the head of Washington is in the possession of W.
w. Story the poet. sculptor Rt Rome, who Is an
American. The Raleigh Neps. Observer says: "The
fine bronze statue of Washington which adorns
Capitol Square Is the work OF IIoudin, a famous
French artist. The original statue, in white mar
ble is in the rotunda Of the capitol of Richmond,
Vah
Total number ofbarrels ofhour shipped TO Brazil
from Richmond during 1881 223,5SG total value of
same 81 ,65O622 increase In shipment of -four to
Brazil MS compared with 1880 1880 barrels; total
number of vessels engaged In the flour trade with
Brazil, 73, being an increase off, During the year
West Point, port of Richmond, carrying an aggre-
gate Of 7G,777 barrels Of -four.
Jacksonville Flal Onion! During the month of
December there were 6200,00O feet of yellow pine
lumber shipped from this port, against 33lS 900
feet for the same mouth last year, an increase lt-
month OF 2,SS2,O0O feet over the amount shippcd
during the same month IN 1880 The nboye does
not include the amount Of lumber shipped north
via, FeTnHndna, over the Fornandinu aud Jack.
sOnyille Railroad. During the year lust closed
there were, not including that shipped via Fer.
nandinH, bSS37l5l feet Of lumber shipped from
this port against ll,7l925j feet shipped during
1880 and 83,97S93S shipped IN 1879. an increase in
1881 over 1880 Of l7llS190 feet, and over 1879 of
2iS5S,6l3 feet