National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-25
SOUTHERN NOTES.

Eufaula Ca, 1t is said, is to have a cotton-mil.
Wolves are troubling the Bradley County (Ar-
Kansas farmers
New Irish potatoes and garden peas IRE plenti-
ful in Quitman,G Ga.
The assessed value of property in Chattanooga Is
A,O73,sl6. The population is $4,000.
The citizens Of Monroe County, Alabama, are
agitating the question of total prohibition.
Louisville uiyl people are given to tally
tafly rolu II Is called. Everybody ehews 1t.
Louisianians arc encouraged by fattering pres
poets OF an abundant orange crop during the pres
ent year.
The citizens of Macon Ga. are taking steps to
secure line of Herdic coaches through the princi-
pal streets of that city
A tanneTy at Chattanooga, Tenn. is to be en-
lRrged one third, which, the Times says, will make
II the largest In the world.
The Independent Democrats of Georl Ia have
issued call for mass meeting of the tlends of
the Liberal movement in that State, to be held at
Atlanta June |.
The Brush Electric Light and Power Company
Of sayaHngh Ga, has been Organized, with a
capital OF 100000, and the apparatus for forty
light plant has been ordered.
Alabama farmers in various sections of the
state are putting IN good CROPS of mortgages the
present season. Less cotton and more corn and
other produce will change this.
There are over 1900 men and 100000 horses and
mules employed ~ railroad building IN Texas.
and about 5000 more TO be contracted for.
Returns received from the recent elections in
Texas Indicate that prohibition Is not altogether q
success IN that state, The measure was defeated
in several counties by decided maoritles.
The Walthall (Miss.) Warden says "a friend
who has recently been In the neghborhood of
Water Valley informs us that a turkey gob9er
could cat all the corn TO be found in thirty miles
square of that Section"
Jute can be successfully grow hro,ohort
almost the entire south. lp9g,'nuch ne he iinited
@ S MY 900 worth annually, Il will
pay pay, sonihert farmers 10 look after a home pro.
u's''', =, 'Ssupply the demand.
The New Orleans Picdgune says that OF the five
hundred tons OF irish potatoes imported TO TIA
port by the steamsh lip ST. Louis nearly half were
Mt Imp r!5, Tie result had discourngng effect
upon the parties interested in the experiment.
Elder Morgan, presiding elder Of the, Mormon
Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, was in Chat
tauooga on the Dist and len the next day for COL
orado with two hundred converts, which were
gathered In the above. named Suites, At Nash
vile hewas Joined by hfy or seventy-1ye more
adherents ofthe Mormon faith.
Wheat in some portions of TcXFs is reported as
looking badly. The long rains have caused the
May and winter. Few complaints are made as Ia
Mediterranean. The harvest will however 1t Il
thought, be two weeks earlier than usual and
owing to increased acreage yield considerable
increase over previous years IN spite OF all draw
backs.
The Waco (Tcxas) Examiner says " 1t is asserted
by our sheep men and wool-buyers that this
seasons wool clip will be tho large ST and best even
known IN this section, and with anything like
| iAir prices VIII put n large amount OF money In
| circulation, Tho open winter hNs allowed the
sheep to come through in splendid condition, aud
many Of the wethers are rolling in fat, These
| Will be shc0red shortly in order to get them into
market, and will afford q line profit 10 the owner
| wool and carcass considered, The heavy rains
| have completely washed the wool out until 1t i,
bright aud clean and should command the best
| figures. II is said that fewer sheep have died OF
lost their wool the past winter Than for many
! in the last twelve months the W DOL clip should
| be large as well as profitable one