National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
SOUTHERN NOTES,

-Four new cases OF smallpox in staunton, Va.
Winston, N. C., Is TO have another big tobacco
factory.
Brunswick. Ga, will celebrate the glo rous
Fourth In becoming manner.
The programme for the Atlanta, Ga, cee
brntion have been COMPLETED
The cotton receipts Of Augusta, Ca, arc, so fur,
over 1900 bales less than last year.
The gold mining interests of Buckingham
County, Virginia, are picking up wonderfully.
An italian fruit dealer in owensboro, KY, sells
oranges. bananas, &C.. In six different languages.
The final arrangements for the Fourth OF July
celebration at Rome, Ga. are nearly COM
pleied.
Mr.. Thomas Gannaway, Of staunton, Va, died
war OF 1872.
mouth at Aberdeen, Miss, and are hard TO get at
that price.
Hamilton County, Texas. has declared in favor
oiprohlbition by majority of 81 votes out ofthe
sos that were polled
Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, lectures
In the Presbyterian Church, at Rockville, Nd,
July l, his subject being Russia"
The Moron Gold Mining Company. of Buck;
ingham County Virginia. is surveying for canal
6neen miles long, 10 cost about s2j0,OO0
The Gullford Grays, OF Grccnboro, and the Hor.
net Nest Rifles of Charlotte, Will take part IN the
Fourth of July celebration at winston, N. q
The grading OF tho new road between Atlanta
Ca, md Macon has been finished, aud through
trains will BIO running over the route by the LIST OF
August.
N. A. Anderson, ono Of VicksburEs, Miss. re-
cent elected aldermen, has been arrested, charged
win buying at s2 each, two votes for himself from
colorcd men.
ton OF a new county. to be named Rner Senator
Butler fum portions Of Edgencld, Lexington, and
Aiken Counties, South Carolina.
The Pensacola (Fla.) Commercial Gays that q cargo
of lumber for Australia direct Is now loading NJ
that port, and that line Of sailing vessels VIII
soon 10 engaged exclusively in that trade.
Human remains, supposed To- be those Of alb
from Tuscaloosa, Ala. Several skeletons were dug
up and quite collection of relies, consisting of
beads &c, were found.
Operations have been commenced on the Grove
Farm, between Cotnpaxi and Vesuvius furnaces,
and half mile from the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road, where twelve men are Mt work at manganese
mining. -GroenuRie VA Banner.
Mr.. w. A. Stuart of Russell County, Virginia,
recently disposed of 600 head OF cattle ut 634
cents per pound gross, bringing i'll some $4,000
cents per pound gross, realizing $4,000.
The Columbia correspondent OF the Charleston
Vs. CO Neus and Courier, under date of the 10Th in
Colonel f. b. G. Cash and Captain Theodore f.
Malloy which resulted in challenge from the
former TO tho latter, which was declined.
AT the recent term of the circuit court the sale
Of the Fcrrol iron property to the Augusta Iron
Company, Philadelphia capitalists, was confirmed,
the purchasers paying $1,000 cash aud executing
bonds for the residue. The price paid for the
gaidR.
Ed. r. Pierce, mail-route agent on the Palestine
aud San Antonio route, was arrested at san An
tonic, Texas. June 81, and brought here. He has
been in the service six years. His detection was
effected by means of prepared packages. More
than fifty packages have been robbed by Pierce
since his location upon this route.
Articles ofincorporation for the Pensacola and
Mobile Railroad were filed in the Office of the Sec
rotary of state at Montgomery, Ala, few days
ago by w. +. Mccormick, George +. Gates, George
H. Moore, James t. Mooney, Henry Watson, J. II.
Bcardslee and r. X. Yonge. The road is designed
TO run from Tensas, on the Mobile aud Montgom
cry road to Muscogee Mills, on perdido River,
where It will connect with branch already run
ming out from Pensacola.
The wool.grJwers of Western Texas met in con-
vention at san Antonio, Texas, on the 18th and
Epson, the representative in Congress from that
district, for his efforts in the House in their
interest in 1avoring and voting for the Tariff Com
mission. Mr.. Epson was the only Democrat from
that State who was not afraid Of the party lash.
He spoke and voted as he thought best for tho
interest of his people.
On the 10Th instant at West Point, Miss, Mr.. j.
w. Turbevlle was sitting In the barber-shop
| awaiting his time to be shaved. Two young men
from Columbus, Miss. stepped in--Mr. Malcolm
Franklin and Archie Dale. franklin approached
Turbevile In q very abrupt manner, when the
barber remarked: "You next" to Turbeville.
Franklin said TO Turbeville by God, thought
you were the barberr' when scutlle began, and
his pistol and fred ON Turbcyile in the back of
his neck wounding him seriously, IL not NOR
tally, and then made his escape. Franklin is I'M
der arrest,