The Southern herald., 1890-07-11
Editorial Items.

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election in this State will be held
ON the 29th of July.
A movement is on foot to trans
fer the custom house from Bay st.
Louis, in this State, TO Biloxi.
Nevada will hold her Democratic
State Convention at Reno, on the
18th Of September.
A full State ticket will be nomi-
mated in Minnesota this fall by the
Alliance.
The custom house at New Orleans
was considerably injured by a storm
on Monday last.
The new fashion Of ladies riding
astride of horses has been intro
duced in Boston.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania
have nominated Ex-Governor Patti
son for Governor of that State.
John L. Soules, of Michigan, on
the 4th Of July swan the whirlpool
rapids at Niagara Falls, in a simple
bathing suit, and managed to pull
through safely.
1t is probable there will be two
Democratic State tickets in the
field In South Carolina. The Re-
publicans are preparing to take ad-
vantage of The fight among the
Democrats, and will place ticket
in nomination. "
1t having been reported that
glanders existed among the horses
of Kinds county, the report is con-
tradicted, and the Clarion Ledger
says not a single case of it has been
within 20 miles Of Jackson, and
there is not now a case in Kinds
county.
Nineteen desperate convicts over
powered the guard at the camp near
Fort Worth, Texas, on the Both Of
June, and made their escape. At
last accounts they were well armed,
and going through the country
taking what they wanted.
1t is estimated at the Treasury
Department that there has been a
decrease of about $40, 900, 600 in the
public debt since June /. This
will make the total decrease for
the fiscal year ended to-day $751;
800, 900 as against STA, 100000 for
the previous fiscal year.
The unveiling of the Hendricks
monumental Indianapolis, Indiana,
took place on Tuesday Of last week,
in presence Of a vast concourse of
people. Governors of four different
States with their stats were epresent,
and took part in the ceremonies.
Knoxville, Tenn, July 7.-Jen-
ME Libinger and Mary Cole, two
women of the town, fought duel
this morning with knives over a
man named Matt Bradley, whom
each claimed. Libinger was killed.
The Cole woman was not seriously
hurt.
Tallahassee, Fla, July lon
Sunday night four negroes, armed
with shotguns, surrounded the saw
mill Of ]. E. White, near this place,
drove off the employees, set fire to
the mill and stood guard around
until it was destroyed. The negroes
made good their escape.
Governor Stone made the follow
ing appointments to attend the
farmers congress, to convene at
Council bluffs, Iowa, on August 26:
]. f. Stokes of Bolivar, S. D. Lee
of Oktibbeha, W. A. Hunt Of Mont
gomery, ]. B. Bailey of Newton,
]. L. Alcorn of Coahoma, G. D.
Stands of Tate, A. NJ. West of
Marshall, John R. Cameron of
Madison, Parker Earle of Jackson.
Mr.. c. NJ. Beaman, a Yazoo
county farmer, who has had much
experience with charbon in his
county, says that when he finds one
of his mules affected with the dis
ease that he drives it into water
deep enough, to come above the
belly, and that where he used this
treatment he never lost a case. He
keeps the animal in the water from
two to three hours, repeating twice
a day ntil'cured..
Vidalia, La, July 7.-The police
jury of Concordia parish met at
Vidalia to-day, and upon petitions
from the property tax payers and
voters, ordered an election to be
held Sept. IL prox. to vote upon
the proposition to renew the sub.