The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-24

] bama, last year was q. 70 per lou Inc
birth rate was 1871. ~.
| Tt is Jacksonville and not Pensacola
that is to have the free mail delivery. It
commences May 1.
The Ben Hill residence in Athens, Ga,
which some time since was sold for So
900, is now held at Sc, 900.
The Pointe-a Hache 0bse-eep says
the report that Uniontown was recently
flooded is without foundation.
An entire family and stranger hunt
ing in the wood, were killed at Magnet
Cove, Arkansas, by the recent cyclone
A young lady near Brainbri dye, Ga,
has about four acres in onions, and ex-
poets TO realize 81, 800 on the crop.
A $685. 900 stock of goods is the prize
of a shooting match in Meridian, Missis-
sippi, the chances being held at 500 a
shot
The planting outlook in Clarke county,
Mississippi. is gloomy. The lands are
soaked and the rivers overflow their
banks.
The land department of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railway has sold over
1000 acres of land during the present
month.
Several gentlemen are purchasing land
in the vicinity of Macon, Mississippi, for
the purpose of planting an Ohio colony
there.
Three acres planted in tobacco last
year netted Mr. J. c. Harris, a Dyer
county, Tennessee, farmer, nearly as
much as ten acres in cotton.
j. NJ Coleman, ex-postmaster of Cry
stall Springs, Mississippi, has purchased
10000 cocoons and intends trying silk
culture in that place.
The town OF Edwardsville, Alabama, is
to be moved to station on the Georgia
Pacific, one ana half miles from its
present location.
In tearing down the inside wah of the
'Oconee Georgia, court house, bottle of
brandy was found that had been placed
there sixty years ago.
A company has been organized in Mem
pbis for the manufacture of wood pulp.
A similar enterprise will be started at
Jacksonville, Florida.
The number of bearing orange trees on
Halifax river, in Florida, is estimated at
three hundred thousand. New groves
are being planted all the time.
In Bib county, Georgia, Mr. Dotten-
helm, formerahy a drummer for Mr. Sol
WaXelbum, has brought suit against his
late employer for $50, 900 for calling him
bad names
Almost within sight of the courthouse
at Monticello, Florida, there 300 acres of
watermelons and ninety acres in potatoes
These crops are estimated to bring the
producers 100000,
The Eagle and Phoenix cotton mill
co nducts savings department
On-Jan. I, 1889, the deposits nearly all
belonging to employees of the company,
amounted to 81 ,069. 600,
The two daughters of DR. Baird, of Hot
Springs, upon retiring last Sunday night
look their usual look under the bed for
burglar and were terror stricken upon
finding him The fellow escaped before
assistance arrived.
Four members of John T. Adams
family, OF Talladega, Georgia. were
by using common lubricating
oil in cooking food. it being mistaken for
cotton seed oil. Physicians were called
in and successfully treated the cases.
The state board of agriculture of North |
Carolina have decided to make full /
display of the states products at the fair
If New England mechanics institute ut |
Boston IN September next An ample |
appropriation win be made to secure an
dmIrable display.
West Point, Mississippi, with 1000 /
inhabitants. has recently raised $50. 900 |
or national bank, $50, 900 for cotton
eed oil mill, increased its advalorem tax
ist 500, 900 in one year. established a
otton exchange. voted So. 900 to rail
Dad and is talking OF $50, 900 cotton
actory
A negro boy seventeen years of age,
wing south of FL Dorado Arkansas,
utraged the little daughter of Mrs John
l. Askew last week He was arrested,
lentified by the girl. who was only seven
cars old, and confessed his guilt lie
as taken from the sheriff's posse by the
htraged citizens and lynched Il