The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-11-20
THE SOUTH.
Items and Gleanings from Various Sec
tions of the Southern States

items and GleanlngS from various Sec
tions of the Southern States.
Florida expects to raise three mil
lion boxes of oranges this season.
A new and dangerous counterfeit
silver dollar is IN circulation in Geor-
gia.
The south has been rolling up
wealth during the past four years at
the rate of Sl60,OO0,000 year.
A Shepherdsville (Ky) colored wo-
man recently gave birth to twins-the
oce white and the other black.
Charleston, S. c., has established a
Conservatory of Music, and is point
ing toit with considerable pride.
Bob Williams, the negro murderer,
arrested in st. L uis in June, wasscon-
victed at his trial in New Orleans.
Hon. David Clopton, of Montgome-
ry, Ala, has been appointed Associate
Justice of the supreme court of that
state.
! The potato crop of the two eastern
/ shore counties OF Virginia is estimat-
ed at 100000 less than last year on
account of the drought.
A. couple in Oxford, Miss, recently
married on months probation, and
at the end of that time dissolved by
consent of all concerned.
A southern newspaper recently
spoke of the need OF "pluVial dis
pensation," and was obliged to tell it's
readers in its next issue that it meant
rain.
The Virginia court of appeals has
decided that the act passed by the last
legislature prohibiting school superin-
tendents from taking part in politics
is unconstitutional.
A fair is to be held in Norfolk, Va.
in December, for the relief of the
soldiers and sailors of the late Con-
federate states army and navy who
are in destitute circumstances.
DR.. Munhall, of Indiana, has been
conducting one of the most powerful
revivals ever enjoyed by the people OF
Jackson, Tenn. Nearly hundred
persons have been converted, and the
meeting still goes on with increasing
interest.
Samuel Arnett, prominent citizen
of Readville, Tenn, was murdered a
few days ago by Beverly Bivens. The
two renewed an old feud, and words
led to blows, whereupon Bivens seized
an axe and struck his antagonist on
the head.
A brakeman on the Illinois Central
railroad and highly respected either
of Jackson, Tenn, by the name Of
William McAleXander, aged about 2.
years, was crushed to death while
coupling cars a few nights ago a
Fulton, Ky.
The house of Mr.. Jas. Cochran, a
Ellijay, Ga, was destroyed by fire
few nights ago. His mother, eighty
/ three years of age, and an invalid
was burned to death. Nothing wa
/ found but charred bones and tn
spinal column.
| A young lady in South Georgia in
serts the following advertisement in
l local paper: "Wanted, by a younI
lady, not thirty, a husband, be h
!, bachelor, widower or dude. / am goo,
L looking, weigh ITO pounds, can cool
wash and IRON"
T AS Captain T. Fl. Picket. we.
known attorney of Dawson, Ga, wa
walking down the street few ever
4 ings since, he was assaulted by q. "
y Cheeves, editor of the Dawson Joul
nal. In the melee the latter shot Picke
5 dead. Cheeves was lodged in Jail.
u The Georgia papers report ths
sharpers are going over the track G
d Sherman's march to the sea, gullin
o farmers into the qelief that the GOV
eminent is going to pay for the dan
age done at that time, and collectin
fees in advance for services to be reI
q dered in putting through claims.
. Henry Roberts, colored, was foun
!" dead in an empty room in a house i
. Louisville, KY, where his divorce
y wife lived with her children, fe'
! days ago. He had been shot. I'll
= two had not been living together fo
= several months. 1t is supposed thu
- he went to see her and that she she
. him. She denies that she killed hin
y and says she don't know how he can
3 to be in the room.