The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1884-04-17
Items of Interest.

Moose are said to be increasing il
Maine under the new game law, an,
II Is not unusual to see them in larn,
droves about the larger lakes.
Gen Booth in recent speech
SAID that the profit of the War Crv
sale Of hymn books, Bibles, medals
etc., OF the Salvation Army in Eng.
land alone had amounted to $40.
600.
The manufacture of needles anC
pms constitutes one of the mos
tiour;shlng industries in Germany
The eight manufactures of Isorlohr
alone consumed, in 1882, no les.
than 600 tons of wire, employing al
SO working force of some 800 male
and 700 female and juvenile opera
tiyes, besides seven steam engine.
and four water wheels of $50 horse.
power.
The Natchez (Miss.) Democrat
says: "a considerable number OF
deer have passed through the city,
having been driven out of the Louis
Mna swamps by the high water
These beautiful animals invade many
private yards, seeking rest from
their exhausting swim, in most iu-
stances they were undisturbed.
Three of them we're III the court
house yard at one time.
A young lady of Denison, Texas,
eloped with a Mr.. Love recently
they intending to go to Ladonia and
get married. She was riding be
hind Love, on the same horse, and
while on the way, Love, seeing a
man riding rapidly behind them,
thought it was the girls father, and
pushed her from the horse aud fed.
The gentleman who caused the
flight of Love kindly saw the girl to
the train, and she returned to her
parents.
A special telegram from Golden
dale, Washington Territory, to the
Portland Oregoniau, says: "Sherif'
Wise, who has just returned from a
200 mile trip over the country, re-
ports that the women who were
summoned as jurors to serve during
the May term of court are very
nervous, and many will pay a fine
,ather thaa attend. He says that it
is astonishing 10 note the number of
women opposed to suffrage. A
canvass among abe legal female
voters of Goldendale shows that 50
out of SO are opposed to voting.
Gen. Lees daughters were Mary,
ANNE, Mildred and Agnes Annie
died during the war and is buried at
the White SuIpher Springs, in North
Carolina, and Agnes died after the
war and sleeps beside her fsther and
mother at Lexington, Va. Mary
and Mildred are living and make
their home with their brother Curtis,
who succeeded his father as Presi-
dent Of the Washington University
at Lexington. Miss Mary has trav-
eled all over the world since the war
and both are most intelligent ladies.
Neither of the daughters ever mar
ried.
Severe storms in California are not
without their blessings. The Mari
posa Gazett<ssys: "fhe late storm
has brought 10 the surface several
gold specimens which have been
picked up. John Ellen picked up a
piece of rock near Elkhorn ranch,
supposed to contain at least $1,000,
and sold it for $500. George Cor
don picked up specimen near town
worth S45. c. V. Dingley, about
five miles northest of town, picked
mp a solid piece valued at 500
The boys about town have picked up
several dollars in fine gold. About
$3.50 was picked up i'll the streets OF
Hornitos by different parties some
two weeks ago."
Lord Coleridge is delighting his
English friends with stories of his
American visit, and among them with
this: He was at Mount Vernon
with Mr. Evarts, aud, talking about
Washington, said, II have heard
that he was very strong man ply,
sically, and that, standing on the
lawn here. he conld throw dollar
right across the river on to the other
bank Mr.. Evarts paused a mo-
meat to measure the breadth Of the
river With his eye. Itseemed rather
"tall" story, bnt it was not for him
TO belit,le the father of the country
in he eyes of fateig 1er Don,