Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-25
Southeru News.


The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph thinks that the
women of the South, who for four years al
most clothed an army in the field, should en-
gage in the industry of silk growing.
The Atlanta Southern World offers pre-
miums of $40, $40 and S. boxes of tools to the
young men who have the first, second and
third best half acre of corn, oats, potatoes,
cane or cotton cultivated by any youth under
TX teen.
Ex-Governor Drew is pleased with the re-
cent changes and consultations that have
taken place in several of the railroads in
Florida, and thinks the state has bright and
prosperous future before it.
The stockholders of the Birmingham ALA. J
Rolling-mill are so much pleased with opera
tons for the past year that they have voted
to increase tho capital stock from $3.50, 900 to
$3.50, 900.
A heavy frost but little short of a fall OF
snow visited Tallahassee, Fla, recently Till
ers Of the soil and fruit-growers fear consid-
cradle damage was done to their crops.
Tallahassee, Fla, is in prosperous oon-
dition financially, and there is more cash in
the treasury now than has been on hand at
any one time for the past twenty years.
On account of the uncommonly large and
promising oat crop manv Alabama farmers
will be able to go through without buying as
much Western corn as usual.
A restraining order has been issued by the
United States Circuit Court at New Orleans,
against Mr.. Burke, State Treasurer OF Louis
lana, prohibiting him from giving effect to an
act of the legislature directing the investment
of the accumulated interest funds in United
States bonds.
white man named Bevans committed sui
eide in the Haw river, North Carolina. He
had been married only two weeks to an at
tractive wife but becoming dissatisfied with
her, he deliberately walked into the river
holding heavy stone which he had tied to
his hands.
George Allen, cashier of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company, is a
defaulter for about $4,000, and has disap-
peared.
The big bridge across the east fork of the
Trinity river on the Texas and Pacific rail-
road, twenty miles east of Dallas, Texas, was
swept away by the food.
A break is reported in the levee at Trotter's
landing, opposite Helena, Arkansas The dam
age is not yet serious.
Governor McEnery, of Louisiana, tele-
graphs friend in Washington that there is no
want or restitution in Northern Louisiana,
and that none is likely to occur which cannot
be provided for bv state and local author
tiles.
The failures of the following cotton brokers
were posted at the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change: G. l.. Walker, James A. Lafitte,
Winchester & Quackenboss, Lewis 4 Williams,
Payne & Green, and Williams, Packard &
Co. All these firms were future brokers and
buyers.
General Eli Warren, aged eighty-two. a
died suddenly of heart disease at his home
at Perry, near Macon.
a. @. Pope, leading halter at Atlanta, Ca,
has assigned. His liabilities are $4,000; the
nominal assets $4,000 good assets small.
The Georgia State Agricultural Society met
at Augusta, Ga, in annual convention. Two
hundred and fifty delegates were present
The sentiment of the convention is decidedly
in favor of planting moro grain and less cot
ton. The prospect for the small grain crop
throughout the state is excellent
Unusually high water in the streams north
and south is reported. The situation at He
lena, Ark, is represented as alarming, much
Of 10 hoy 1,a;n
The loss ofproperty will be heavy.
The following statement in regard to the
condition of cotton has been issued by the
Department of Agricule
Returns of losses by the cotton caterpillar
indicate an aggregate loss of about 100000
bales. The heaviest losses are in Florida. IA
per cent. Louisiana, II f; Alabama, 10 Mis-
sissippi, 6.5 Arkansas, SO; Texas, 4 South
Carolina, rs. Very small losses occurred in
North Carolina and Tennessee, and none in
Missouri and Virginia.
Bishop William May Wlghtman; D. D., ILL.,,
D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church Sout
died at his residence in Charleston. s. G.
j. w. Taggart q Son, of Goodman, Miss.
have made an assignment.
AT its annual meeting at Raleigh, N. c., the
North Carolina State Life Insurance Com
pany appointed committee, consisting of IT.
NJ Holt, ]. P. Battle, W. E. Anderson, F. H..
Cameron and W. s. Primrore, to make
arrangements for winding up the affairs OF
the company and so out of business. The
company is solvent.
Ehrmanbone's confectionery establishment
at Louisville, Ky, was burned loss $40 900,
insurance s25, 900. The building was owned
by Mrs. Mary Tyler, whose loss is 500, 900
and insurance 10000.
The condition of Senator Ben Hill, of Geor-
gia, who returned to the Jefferson Medical
College Hospital for treatment nearly a fort
night ago, is reported as greatly improved.
An operation upon gland of the neck was
performed by Professor Gross several days
ago, and since then the patient has gained in
strength and is able to take sufficient nour-
ishment
Eldridge Blake, deputy sheriff of Raleigh
N. c., was killed by Henry Jones, a negro,
who had been arrested by Blake and George
PEBBLES. The latter had gone for rope to
tie Jones, when the latter killed him, and
seizing the dead mans gun and pistols, fed
on stolen horse.