National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-20

Galveston, Texas, wants grain elevator.
Confederate land certifcatesare IN good demand
In Texas AT from $50 10 ST0
The Georgia Wine Company, ut Cuthbert, will
make 20,C00 gallons of wine this year.
Mr.. J. C. Kinnard of Ninety six. South Carolina,
has raised IL, 600 bushels of oats this season.
Blanto, Texas, has decided in favor OF prohibit
ton oil the looal'opton question by o large ma
jority.
The ladies Of New Orleans are about organizing
an association for the promotion OF silk culture in
Louisiana.
The citizens Of Henderson, n. c.. are taking steps
toward the establishment OF female college at
that place.
Dr. S. Boyd, OF Talbotton, Ga. recently threshed
ninety nine and five siNt tbs bushels of oats from
measured acre lot.
Mr.. Joseph L. Rhen, the great truck farmer OF
Craven County, N. G., has this season sold ST. 900
worth OF Irish potatoes
Two sharks each eight feet long, were caught at
Crisheld, Md last week in a ilsh trap. There has
not been SO much bathing since then.
The battle-ground oftho old Grass fight between
Texans and Mexicans, near the Aluzan Creek, Is
TO be marked by suitable monument
The vcceipis of cotton Mt Raleigh, N. c., from the
flyst OF last September TO date amount O. $3.50
bales, alling a from last year Of lip79O bales.
State Senator p. q. Hale. Of Grayson County,
Virginia, Ia reported 10 be seriously Ill. IL is
feared that he is threatened with paralysis or
apoplexy.
The Albany GAL city council has passed an
ordinance authorizing ihe killing Of the English
sparrow, which has grown to be nuisance in
that place.
On the morning of tho nth instant Gadsdeu,
Ala, was visited by a destructive confagratiOn.
sixteen business houses were burned. Loss,
COO. Insurance, $4,000,
The first number of the Fort Dade (Fla.) Messen.
ger, a weekly paper, which proclaims It's Democ-
Tacy, but dlsclaims Bourbonistic views has been
received. Newspapers and railroads seem 10 be
the order OF the day In the Florldian peninsula.
Lemuel wilkins, OF Caroline County Maryland
has oak tree that measures eight feet In diameter
In giving II spring trimming the other day he
secured Thirteen railroad ties. 206 feet Of boards,
and Ave and half cords of fire wood.
The Putnam Nv. Va Democrat Is Informed that
while in Philadelphia recently, Colonel j. l.. Me-
Lean completed arran gemenls with Il Scnndna-
Wan gentleman BY which the latter expecs 10
COLOMBO 1000 Of his eountrymen In this country
this summer. We hope The plans viii not ms
| carry,
The Brownsville (Texas) Cosmopolitan says:
| peculiar aud remarkable disease has broken out
among the horses I'm the neghborhOOd OF the Alas
| cOsa, Butna Vista, I'll Gringo, and adIoin ny
| ranches In this county. The AtasGOsa rancho has
| lost about sixty head Of horses and some others
thirty or forty head. the disease Il very ~ Gu
| liar one. not heretofore known in this section.
The animal Is not sick more Than twelve h, us,
| aud when blOd water comes Instead OF bio 3D..
| Some Of the symptoms Of the disease resemble
| tetunus. The disease dehes all remedies but by
some II is thought that the long spell Of wet wea
Their aud wet p' stuTage have caused the trouble
The President, Supreme Court Judges and Mem
| bers OF Congress use German Corn Remover. 25c.