National Republican., 1882-07-28
UTHERN NOTES,

The supreme court of Virginia, on Friday re-
jected the petitions of the attorney general In the
coupon cases tried in the hus.ngs court Of Rich;
mond a few days ago. Attorney-General Blair left
Saturday afternoon for Washington to appeal to
the United States Supreme Court.
A dispatch to the Houston Post from Sugar Land,
Texas, says: "A young man by the name of
Brown, just from Rusk, Texas, a few days ago had
his brains shot out Today by lightning firing
at SRe4 WoaSsr be poS1
fellow survived?
The Cranberry iron ore vein, near Chattanooga,
Tenn, now being opened, promises to be the most
remarkable in the country. A thickness of 70
feet has already been lound and 1t is thought it
will reach 100 feet The company operating it
have spent S1,000,000 on q railroad and land in
vestment, and propose TO mine 200 tons per day
| The Eastern Vrgintan. published at Onancook,
Accomack County, Virginia, reports the appear
ance, in that locality, OF new disease which Beri
| ously threatens the sweet potato crop. The tops
| grow rapidly until nearly ready to lay by, when
| they commence to drop of near the ground. The
nature Of the disease has not yet been ascertained
| Near Mexico, Mo-, recently mammoth tree was
felled on the farm Of Charles Cowan: 1t measured
| nine feet through near the ground was ll0 feet
| high, the first limb growing out at n height OF
thirty feet from its bnse aud is thought TO be at
| least 800 years old. The wood was made up into
800 rails, 800 fence posts, besides ten cords of fire.
wood, by lis fall twelve squirrels and one rae
coon were killed.
The unpleasant news of the suspension of two
of the large cotton factories at Lowell. Castor.
County, North Carolina, reached the city Satir-
day The Lawrence Manufacturing Company and
the Woodlawn Manufacturing Company, both
operated by Mr.. G. j. Lineberger, made an assign
ment, on Friday last, to Mr.. williamson of PhiIa-
dephia as trustee, for 100000. meeting of the
creditors Will be called i'll a FEW days.-Charioue
(N C) Observer.
The steamship Mark Lane, Captain Way is load
ing at Newport News for Brazil Her cargo will
consist of 1000 tons of coal, shipped by the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway Company; 1920 barrels
Of -four, shipped by the Gallego Mills Manuiactur-
ing Company, Of Richmond, aud about 1000
Baltimore The Mark Lane also carries mail and
passengers. Her cargo is consigned to parties IN
ports-POrsmOulh VA Times.
| Says the Interstate speaking OF the recent ca
tastrophe ut Iexarkana where number OF per.
| by lightning: We noticed a lot Of women of
| easy virtue who rendered valuable assistance by
carrying water TO the rescuing party, through the
mud aud rain, while some big, stout men CD stood
idly by under umbrellas und laughed Ut the earn
estness with which they worked. We raise our
every gentleman in town, in saying what Major
| Brown says, you acted nobly, girls"
The ~ Pdso Times says: The largest stock raiser
in the United States is w. Is. Todhunter of Texas.
| He branded 1900 calves last spring, and has al
| ready marketed GOO Oeeves this season. He has
about 20.OOO head of stock cattle, and owns more
| than 100000 acres of land Mir. Todhunler owns
1l0O bulls and 800 saddle horses; employs fifty men,
and puts up $500 TONS OF hay TO guard against hard
winters lie keeps 100 work horses and raises
stock. Besides his cattle he has from 700 10 so
| stock horses, four jacks, and hfly stallions
HOWARD william johnston, VINO was arrested In
Southampton County, Virginia, ON the charge of
stealing buggy and horse belonging IN Norfolk
County, has been Identified as being the same man
who, under the name OF w. G. Johnston, recently
reported at the custom house in Norfolk the loss
| OF the schooner John ii. Morgan oil tue Delaware
coast, aud who had previously played the same
role in Norfolk. lie represents that he was the
captain Of u canal boat loaded with Cotton, which
had been sunk in the A. c. Canal, near Deep
Greek, and borrowed the horse and aiterward the
Duggy 10 go TO Carrituck TO see the owner, prom
ising to return them. His real name is Howard
Jackson, aud he is a native of Long Island.
"The Blue Lick Battle Monument Association
OF kentucky the object of which is the erection
Of a monument on or contiguous to the battle held
AZ Blue Lick Springs, KY, suitably commemorate
| ing aud paying homage TO the herosm and sacrl-
| fee OF the patriot pioneers OF Kentucky, who in
defense OF homes aud tresides, participated (the
great body OF them losing their iyes) in tue bloody
and disastrous battle with the Indians, fought al
that place on the 18th day of August, 1859, has
determined, on the approaching one hundredth
anniversary OF said battle on Saturday, August 10,
1852, to lay the cornerstone of the monument
| with impressive, solemn ceremonies. The officers
OF the STATE government, Senators and Repre-
sen atiyeS In the Congress Of the United States,
ana inauy Other distinguished PERSONS have been
invited 10 DC present.