The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-06
WAY DOWN IN DIXIE.
Interesting Items From Our Sister states
In the south.

In the south.
A THOUSAND room hotel is projected
in Augusta, Ga. 1t il said that Leland the
owner of the Fifth Avenue in New York, is
backing the scheme.
AN Augusta (Ga) Chronicle reporter, in
an interview with Or. Burrows. obtained
1 the following about the st0rm-swept district
Of Louisville: "lhe district that seems
/ from the tcegraphic accounts 90 have been
devastated contained the residences mostly
Of the middle class population. that is, per-
SONS of ordinary means who were not able
TO command homes i'm the more expensive
quarter The beautiful homes for which
| Louisville is so Justly celebrated are in the
| southeastern portion. lying along ihe
streets south and east off the path OF the
| cyclone. When, however, Main street was
reached hy a tornado, a large number %
fine and extensive business houses. cluster
ing about the famous Louisville Hotel. were
i'm its path and must have succumbed 90 the
fury of the storm. The dispatches indicate
that the Louisville Hotel was upon ihe very
edge Of the path. thus indicating that lhc
principal stores of the retail trade were
| spared. These are TO DE found about ruth
and Fourth streets, while The pain OF inc
storm came no further east than seventh.
AT Tampa. Fla. colored man called
upon the county Judge in a state of high ln- /
dignatiOn. and demanded a warrant for ihe /
arrest Of a prominent dentist in tbs city
ON being asked the nature of the charge le /
desired 10 make. he said that the dentist .
had pulled "A tooth for his wife when De- /
didn't want it pulled, but only made 20 stop /
aching. and worse still. wouldn't give him /
the tooth. but insisted ON keeping ID as
specimen. The indignant citizen stated f.
that he was pOssessOr of real estate 90 the /
value of 81 300 and proposed TO sell d ana /
invest every cent of the purchase money in /
Lawsuits, for the recovery of that tooth. AZ
last accounts the tooth was still III the hands
of the dentist, and the wouid-be prosecutor /
was i'm search of a LAWYER
"THERE is something peculiar" writes I
/ the Atlanta correspondent Of the Augusta. +
Ga. Chronicle, "ab0ut the sons oi Senator T.
Joseph Brown. lie has four, ard every ore /
Of them is as steady as "a clock. and busi- /
ness all over. This is not the case with rich /
mems sons as "a general thing. Wealth gene /
orally breeds a love for luxury and leisure. .
The sons Of senator Brown. however. work /
as hard as any labOrer in tine city. To see
them at their desks one would suppose thai
their living depended on their monthly sale
aries"
j. NJ. BRIGGS. Con necticut capitalist.
who il visiting Albany. Ga. is trying CO.
~
little city. lie says that bee and his friend
will invest in the enterprise if The citizens
Of Albany will come up with portion oi
the capital necessary 10 build the mill. Mf.
Briggs thinks that 23OD,oOO is the sum
needed, which Will construct factory viii
2jO looms. Albany could not establish and
enterprise that would do her more good than
a iirst-class cotton factory
OK Tuesday night while Dr. a. j. MAJ
L & / I Hff N|
PROFESSIONALISM he noticed that there were
apparently two moons in the Heavens Doe
stead of one. The crescenis were about
three on four inches apart. When Doe reach
ed home be awOke his wife and told her thai
there were either two moons on duty or hir
eyes were out of fix. Mrs. Mathews went
% the window. and sure enough way in tAc
sky she saw two distinct moons.
COLONEL HENRY =. LAMAR has resigned
the presidency of the Georgia southern ana
Florida Railroad, which position DE has
held since the company was organized.
little over two wears ago. The name of ID
J. Lamar gave strength ana confidence Oh
the enterprise at the very start. and he ha-
/ the satisfaction of having seen the 30 miles
completed.
NR. DAVIS, living three or four miles of
| lWainsbOrO, Ga. has am infant about SIX or
| eight months Old. that has tooth nearly or
quite grown. Mr.. Davis said the tooth was
in the babes mouth when DO was born. hui
was covered over with thin skin. which
dropped OH when toe child was about "a
month old. leaving the tooth bare.
THE Augusta Chronicle says that Mr..
/ ". f. Walton. of Green's Cut. who was Use
possessor of fine horse, had the misfortune
of losing the animal in very singular way.
] lie had the horse blowing in the field. when
nest Of hornets were uncarthod Toy the
pillow. They Immediately bounced upon I e
animal and s;ung him 90 death before Doe
| could be removed.
MR.. l.. G. DAVIS, Of rroup county Ga.
/ is certainly prosperous farmer He killed, /
/ last year over 1000 pounds Of pork, and
sold from $50 10 $40 worth. This was
over and above what was necessary for tAe
use his whole family and negro tcnenis. Ee
also has a line herd of COWS, and sells "a
great deal OF excellent butter in LaGranse,
deriving thereirom good income.
\ LUNArIC at the International DEPOT,
san Antonio. Texas. made divers persons
dNidualiy and privately, that plot wa, ol
I loot 10 murder them. His carne,tuess c.r-
ried the semblance of truth with it, and ior
time even the casual hangcrs-on wished
they had had "a through ticket out of town
LINCOLNrON, GA, has a fat rabbit that
runs about the street unm0lcstcd by any
one. The boys play with it, the girls Kiss %.
and the merchants feed 10 with an sorts Of
good things. That rabbit is ia luck, and ID
/ ID has any sense il will continue 90 remain /
a resident Of Lincolnton.
NORTHEASTERN MORTON was highly I
pleased with what he saw ON his recent /
trim % the South, and declares that the /
growth of manufactures and general de- /
I A ali Ina Ir
astonshed him.
SOUTH Georgia BARRIERS have a rule that
is universal. 4 stranger is required TO pay
fifteen cents cash for a shave, while a resi-
dent pays ten cents, and can even get Gre
dit, If he wishes 10, at that rate.
HENRY IL. JACKSON, Of New York. and
Charles 1remalne, of Oswego. have pur-
chased at foreclosure sale the Ia,are,.
Apapka and Gulf Railway. Thirty miles OF
the road are already in operation.
CAR WORKS, it is said, will De erected in
Charleston at cost of a milhog dollars. l0
supply the trade Of Central and South Amer.
lea with cars.
IHE twcnty-fr>i annual session of the Al
aOama Dental Association Will Doe held ina
birmingham, beginning April sth and last
ing four days.
LAUDERDALE county, Ala. has leased an
Of its convict labor for the next two years
to the Sioss Iron and Steel Company. of
COalburg.
SHEFFIELD. Ala. has just made two
other large shipments OF pig iron by water.
such shipments are coming 10 be matters Of
daily occurrence.
Tux people Of Gainesville, Fla. are said
TO be in favor OF making Ocala the capital
Of the state. Lake county can be counted
rs iaNoring the same proposition.
II YOU want 20 SEE variety Of STYLES Of
Nictorias, Surveys, Phaeious and Family
Carriages, call and see DAVID AINsIIE.
Nos. 8. 10 and ~, Tenth stree .