West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-14
SOUTHERN NEWS 6LEANlNGs.

Of the Mississippi Legislature to whom was
referred the bin proposing to remove the
State Capital from Jackson to Meridian,
have reported favorablv, and it is reported
that majority OF both houses favor the
change. \ large delegation OF wealthy and
Influential citizens OF Meredith have boon
in jackson FOR several days past urging tho
measure. The citizens of Meredith agreed
I'm the event of the passage Of the bin to
construct new and suitable State House
free of charge 20 the State The citizens OF
Jackson were at first disposed go look on
the matter in tho light OF n huge Joke, but
1t doesn't seem so funny now, aud they are
going To work. They claim that the Con.
sututIon makes Jackson the permanent
capital.
Tux manufacture of perfumes from Flor.
idagrown flowers bids fair TO become an
extensive industry i'm the State. ono firm
at Jacksonville is already at worL Ii is
reported that IA gentleman from South Flor.
ida has patented process for the utiliza.
tion of the bloom of the mangrove and the
sapodilla, and to extract tho sweet fra.
gance from the casSava plant ns well. This
VIII come into competition with the firm i'm
the omorc northern portion OF tho State, and
as the South Florida parties propose placing
large capital in the business IL Is barely
possible that an unlocked for competition
I'm the manufacture of extracts will be the
result.
QUITE sensation has been created
throughout the upper portion OF South
Carolina 10y rich developments in de-
serted gold mino in York County, near
tho North Carolina limo. Sometime ago IL
was purchased by a MIR. Armstrong, OF
! Richmond, Va, for little less than ~ 600
Its latest product is nugget weighing
about twenty pounds and containing
about % per cent. of pure gold Mr.. Arm.
strong has now associated with him
Mcssrs. Rugg and Royal, OF Baltimore,
who are in tho North purchasing the
necessary machinery for the speedy devel.
opmcnt OF the "Lillie Lungtry" gold mine
THERE were twenty.tw graduates at tho
fourth commencement exercises Of the
Memphis Hospital Medical College which
were held recently at the First Baptist
Church, Memphis. Judge r. j. Morgan
delivered an address TO tho graduates.
Hon. l.. l.. Cooper, President OF the Board
| of Trustees, awarded the diplomas, and
| Hon. John H. Y. Snoed awarded the prizes.
u. H. Stovoll made the salutatory and j. II.
Jones the vnledictory. A banquet at the
Clarendon Hotel followed the exercises at
| the church.
| b. Some curious figures are presented in the
school enumeration of Alabama There
are enrolled 22j,0l3 whites, and 1883
blacks, making tho school population OF
Alabama i03,0Ol. OF these tho school nt.
tendance shows l2O,o03 whites and 80 ,42O
blacks, n total of POODLE, just about one.
half of the children of the STATE. "a
BUTCHER named Charles Hamilton, OF
Hot Springs, Ark, originally from Nash.
vile, Tenn, few nights ago, became the
victim OF terrible fate. In an attempt to
slaughter wild Texan steer hc was over.
powered by the forocious animal and terri.
bly, gored before ho could bo rescued. He
fingered short while and died I'm fearful
agony.
uaiN Ponder and Duplin Counties, North
Carolina, phosphate rock has been discov.
cred which bids fair to form new, en-.
crossing and profitable employment for
the people and TO be "A source Of almost un.
bounded wealth TO many Of the property
owners in those counties.
Two negroes n few days ago camped near
the depot of Now Branford. Fla. The next
| morning both were discovered dead i'm
camp, one shot through the head and the
other terribly mutilutod. Half Of his head
was chopped or with an ax. No clue is
known.
AT Weatherford, Tex, the courthouse
was entirely consumed few nights since,
and the county records destroyed. The
other papers were probably saved. Tho
loss is over $1,000; well insured.
A SMART advertiser IN Baltimoro offered
prizes for guesscs as 10 the number Of seeds
in s. pumpkin. 10 was cut and found to
contain ~ seeds. The nearest guess was
~.
a YOUNG French girl in Charleston, S. G.
Won prize in the lottery and Immediately
had numerous offers Of marriage. She
proved wise however, aud invested IL be.
yond the reach Of rapacious lovers.
The bill 10 establish an educational i'm.
sttution In the state and college for
the education of white females in nrtq
and sciences has passed the Mississippi
Legislature.
Mrs. GLAscoCK, killed by her husband
in smquier County, Va, was daughter
Of Hcrod Frazier, formerly Of Loudon,
Tenn, and now q citizen OF Missouri.
TIE forty-soycnth anniversary Of the
New Orleans Fire Department was ceIe.
bratod recently by grand procession,
which was an hour in passing given
point.
DURING January and February 1920. =.
700 additional capital was put into South.
"rn manufacturing aud mining enterprises.
Kentucky got iG,sjl,Op) Of 30.
THE Mississippi Senate passed the rail.
rond supervision bin a faw days ago, ~ 90 8
THE Naire House 90 Denton, Texas, wa
destroyed by Gre few days ago.
Hon. A8os MonmlL, cx.Jmgc of On,
United States Court for tho EASTERN Dis.
.rict of Texas died at Austin % fcw morn
hugs since, of heart disease.
MISS JrLA, daughter OF the late Gen.
S'ouewaIl Jackson. already is couspicuou,
us an American beUo boo French and Eng
isn sues" society, uud Sine threaten. te
eclipse Miss Chamberlain.
Mn. a. II. BURTON, OF Liucolutou, N. G.
bias found tin ore on bIs property richer
than that nt KING Mountain. ], is ba
lieved 90 De continuation %, tae same
vein.
lv Bryan County, Ga., Sheriff Strovet
and party OF friends went deer stalking
row Hay azo. A young man m.stoos the
Sheriff .or deer and e.ot uIm dead
1Ha peach crop has been uppsd pretty
badly by tlrreo.Ht cold weather m Nout
Texas o.uer rut reported uruIured
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