Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-05-10
FLORIDA.

the st. Augustine Cathedral.
A line Of sail boats is to be established
between Havana and Key West.
Marion county was first, and fernando
second as exhibitors at the Sub-1ropical.
Florida Irish potatoes have been sell
ing in the New York market ut $l2 per
barrel.
Tavares is to have $50, 900 hotel.
1t will cover an area of about 200 feet
square.
The First Congressional District Con
vention will meet in Barlow the 10th of
August.
1t is said that the South Florida rail
way is to. extend this line to the Indian
river country.
1t is reported that the j, II. & X. w.
Ry. Co., have purchased the st. Johns
and Halifax road.
The National Bank of jacksonville,
has been authorized to begin business
with capital of $50, 900.
The majority of whites over the color
ed population in the State is about
$4,000, and on the increase.
Jacksonville is to have silk farm, 800
acres TO be planted in mulberry trees
The capital of the company is $50 900.
LOUISIANA
The dry weather is not favorable to
the growth of Irish potatoes.
Carencro is making shipments of null
berries to Kansas City every week.
Farmers complain that their crops will
be damaged unless rain falls very shortly.
From April 1 to the 18th there has
been shipped from Carencro, 1000 dozen
eggs.
The Register of the Land office has
completed his bi enniel report, which
makes splendid showing.
The Advertiser wants te see that Alb
bevillc Railroad built, and it must be
built, if it has to take the contract single
handed and alone and build it itself.
The tax payers of the parish of Qua
chita voted the tax in aid of III. G. A. &
N. Railroad by large majority, both in
numbers and amount of property. Every
citizen of the parish is to be congratulated
on this result
The Superintendent of the Louisiana
Institute for the education of the deaf
mutes, submitted his biennial report to
the Board of Trustees at their monthly
meeting recently, which was approved
aud ordered printed. 1t makes splendid
showing in all respects. The institution
now has larger attendance than during
several previous years, which is due to the
earnest labors and excellent management
of the superintendent, whose efforts have
been warmly sustained by the Board of
Trustees. 1t is very probable that the
number Of pupils win be largely in
creased next session.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Georgia Pacific Railroad Company
threatens to pass two miles south of
Greenwood, unless that place vote $40, 900
to the road.
Engineers have about completed the
surveys for the Mississippi and Tennessee
Iron and Manufacturing Company, at
Duck Hill.
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was destroyed by fire on Goth of April.
No particulars could be had.
The directors of the Sea Shore Camp
Ground Association held a meeting last
week to prepare for the camp meeting
which will open the second Wednesday
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Seellg Stockner. the 17-months- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. joseph Stockncr. of
Vicksburg. was run over by locomotive
of the Mississippi Valley Railrosd. and
instantly killed. The lower extremities
were horribly mangled. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict inculpatinr The
railroad authorities
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