West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-10-19
SOUTHERN NEWS eI.EANiYGs.

TTr increase in the taxable property OF
Georgia last year was nearly SO, 0,OO0. 900.
a SCARCITY OF ties is delaying tho com.
pletion of the Valley Road (Va1 which iS
now finished TO point within FIVE miles Of
Lexington,
CHARLEsroN, =. c., has made first ship.
ment of cotton by steam, S.oTa bales, To
Europe, the objective port being Barcelona
AN Ashland, KY, dispatch SAYS: ~
shooting Scropc, resulting in the death of
Al Augln, an Innocent passenger on the
west.bound a., G. & l. train. occurred
few nights ago, near the East Kentucky
Junction, and only by great exertion OF the
passengers was Judge Lynch prevented
from hanging the murderer. Kennh, Fueit.
To a tree. Fugit was under the Influence Of
liquor, and had made his boast, previous 10
boarding the train, that hc would displace
the conductor before tho trnin reached
Denton. Becoming incenscd at tho latter
for refu' ing to drink with him. he fired I'm.
discriminately into the crowd of passep.
gers, killing Auglin almost Instantly.
Fngit is now in the Carter County Jail,and
rnmors are rife that the friend, OF Auglin
will metc out 20 him swift aud sure Justice.
without waiting for the laws delay. John
Nomnck, of GraySon, "A passenger ON the
same train, was killed by falling from the
cars while seated between the coaches"
TEXAS boasts of a magic water that not
only cures all the ills of the flesh, but also
ministers to mind diseased. IL Is i'm
Ioyah, and has already wrought miracles,
the last being tho complete restoration of
DE Jatnette, the ranger, who was reported
by Col. Baylor to Adjutnnt General King
as hopelessly insane.
WILLIAM DIXON, aged about hftv wears,
who had been i'm the Poor.housc, four mil,s
east OF Paris, Tenn, for year or more
fell in tt near the fire few DAYS ago
His clothing caught, and when found next
morning he was horribly burned, though
not dead. lie fingered two on three days.
TEE Farmers Association OF West Ten
ncsscc is looking to the establishment OF n
competitive standard of merit AMONG tho
farmers, and the bcstowal OF the title OF
knights Of Agriculture" with n hand
some and valuable badge or insignia
rank, on the meritorious agriculturist as
stimulant or incentive 20 greater effort 10
elevate the standard Of farmers aud Ia,
enlargement OF their pro lucts.
NEW ORLEANs is seriously considerin'
the propriety Of the general cremation
its dead. It's peculiar situation, the near
ness OF the water TO the surface Of tn
ground, and the danger. OF yellow fev,I
are making the cXpcdiency OF the quic
combustion OF bodies by fire, instead of th
slower disintegation by oxygen in tn
ground, question Of the near future Tn,
recent demonstration that the soil Of vel
low fever cemeteries is impregnnted will
germs of the disease has deeply impresse'
public opinion in the Crescent City.
IT is said that Mormonism is stoadily
gaining ground in The South through the
missionaries stationed at Chattanooga who
are proselyting successfully among the
wealthy Glasses as well as among the poor
and ignorant. a Mormon church has re-
Gently been established near Florence,
Ala.
AT Orlando, Fla. The orange crop will bo
far in advance of las tear. over $1,000.
600 worth Of the golden luxury Will be ship.
ped from that vicinity. Young groves are
beautifyinS tho face Of nature in oil dircC-
tions, and i'm few years Orlando will be
surrounded by thousand groves.
THE sugar crop in Louisiana is estimated
at 17jOjO hogsheads, against 2il 900 last
year.
The car works a Admission, Ala, melted
during last month two hundred and fifty
tons OF iron, and made ,322 car wheels
This company has just completed con
tract to furnish four hundred car wheels 10
the Savannah, Florida & Western Railroad
and are now engaged i'm filling an order for
3 900 car wheels for tho Southern Railroad
with headquarters at Norfolk.
AT recent meeting Of the Mexican FIX
change i'm New Orleans the question in re.
gard 10 establishing bank Of large capi.
l.. ft, No
Central America, or from Northern aTG
Eastern capitalists, 20 handle the Mexican
and Central American business, was dis
cusscd. f. was maintained that such a
bank would find a profitable field for oper.
ations and assist materially in the devel.
opment Of trade with New Orleans, and
meet with the approval and support Of the
banks already established there.
TnFRE las lcen discovered in New Or
leans process called the "strontinun'
by which every particle Of juice can be
extracted from su2ar-caur, and every drOI
Uf n0lasses converted into sugar
THg Northern hotel proprietors are on
their way to Florida 20 make preparations
for thc coming winter season r. Is said
that many Of the tourists this winter will
prefer the lower ST.. joint. near Palatki.
I Hu'hNNilF IllFs
THE sale Of liquor g. now prohibited, iD
whole or iu port, in scventy-one counties
in Goorgia, leaving Jess than one-half Of
the counties iu which the sale is unrestrict
cd The last Legislature prohibited the
sale in nine counties more and provided
for election boo thirty othcrs.
Five years ago Mr.. Rahme, Of Pennsyl
vania emigrated 90 Florida and settled ir
Bradford County, with cash cap
ital of five dollars He has now o
handsome grove and valunhl. farm. Hs
has four hundred standard trees ina grove,
which will soon be- in full bearing Mr..
Rahmc made % good living for himself
and family, and established o. grove which
will sell for ,2JO1
THE citizous of Atlanta were shocked one
morning recently on discovering the win.
dows of one Of tho state departments at
the Capitol placarded with circus posters.
THE long drouth has exhausted the Gle.
terms Of Charleston. and the over recurring
water famine. wlirh is referred 20 there as
one one OF the plaques Of Charleston, is
upon Che city.
THE Morrissons have SET apart eighteen
missionaries for work in tho Southerp
States.
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