The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Various Items OF More or les. Interest
from Dixie Land.

from iliAiff A4hNiis
A Birmingham special says. So proc
nounced IS the demand for Birmingham
pie iron that the furnace operators are
experiencing difficulty in blowing out
those of their furnaces which are in need
of refining because to do so is to cause
Thorn I'D cancel orders. on this account
some of the furnaces that need repairs
are beiug run WITHOUT them. so DO is stal-
ed. one of the OXmOre furnaces has been
blown out, but work of refining 10 Will De
hastened with the greatest possible speed,
The demand for pig iron is steadily exc
ceedlur tine productive capacity, ANA
furnace men cay that this means AN up-
ward movement in prices. Export ship
meut5 ara not only going To- Noble. pul
also 90 savannah and Charleston 20 ue
forwarded ON cotton steamers from those
ports. An indications points to a larger
total EXPORT movement I'm iron this year
than last despite the losses sustained
during the Spauish-AmeIlcan war.
WATSON HAS DEsPAIRED.
Hon Thomas f.. Watson was in Macon
for shOr. while yesterday on ms way
home 10 Thomson.
The statesman from McDuttie, as usual
was reticeut about poitlcs-in iacL ne
seemed rcuccnt about every thmS ana
was not s0clabie o. little bit lie appear
ed 90 10 q miu who only wanted himscu
for companion. no one else seemed aoie
To interest or entertain MIN.
"KVhat about politics. was the direct
question put TO Mr.. watson, despite ms
diNideut and evasiye manner.
"Im not talking politics these days
was the reply. I'm trying TO make i've
ing for my family
"But what Go you think Of the out
look for the coming elecuon2'
"Other people must do the thinking.
I'm not taking any part IN pohucs. l
tried to save The country once but soon
found that the people dld not want IL
saved. and I'm done"
Further than this the erstWhile
leader of the Popuilst party would say
nothing and iu order go stop any tuffper
questioning be made rush for MS car
ten minutes before Do was ready 10 ieaFe'
His manner was such ms to indicate that
Doe was really and truly permanently out
of politics.
WHY JASPER IS MAD.
some of the ladies Of this place. says
a Jaspcr OclaD correspondent. are very
indignant just now. and more OF them
will be- when they learn that some gem
ueman ''0ird hunter" has buried his pet
poiuter dog az the cemetery. Tho ladies'
! have lots I'm the cemetery which they re-
gard sacrediy. taking as much interest
and care OF them as they do their parIor5'
4 few DAYS ago "a grave was found JUST
outside the wire fence, enclosing tho
cemetery IL was neatly made, aud had
the appearance OF that Of Il small child.
/ DO was in close proximity 10 some graves
near the fence on the inside, only p iew
feet. and nothing but a small wire renee
between As no graves were allowed on
/ the outside and supposIng IL 10 be Il
| child 0f some poor person. It was deiet-
| mined 60 take it up and place 10 on the
inside with that view, TO- was dug in.'
whom. TO- n revealed the body Of hand
some pointer dog well wrapped fin coarse
sacks. THE ladies are very much in-
ccnsod. and regard it as Dissertation.
! ONLY ONE DAUGHTER.
We think II is much 20 be rogretted
/ that Miss Lucy lee Hin. tho daughter
/ of the distinguished Confederate mere"
/ General A. p. Hil, has set up-or per-
/ mittod her iii-advised friends so sec up
/ for her o. claim 10 the title of Daughter
/ of tho C0nfederacy. which Miss winnie
| Davis wore for many years ana UNI"
! her recent death.
The title is not transmissih'e. u ll
were. no doubt Miss Hll wouid nave
] many veterans TO fIItilNt|Nt
10 e.. now that Winnie DAVIS sleeps
amid the peaceful shades OF holiy""ou.
! The title OF Daughter Of the Conledelacy
! was conferred upon Miss Davis by Cen
eral Gordon. and has been ratified oy the
| loving hearts OF the Confederate Veterans
everywhere. The title was bestowed De-
cause Of tho romantic and peculiar sur
| roundlngs OF Miss Wiunie's birth ana tne
/ equally romantic circumstances OF ner
early life. Such surroundings and CIR,
! cumstances can never be reproduced anu
hence there has never been Dut one
! Daughter Of the C0nfederacy, ana ihere
never viii be another
II IS. indeed. mournful to see this crop
| ping out among our repres, ntatlFe
| Southern women of desire ana even
eagerness for distinctive titles. Let the
title OF Daughter OF the ContederacY
\ ever-for an time-remain Identified with
lovely Winnie Davis. Miss Hill does nor
need H. She has a title Of her own that
endears her to the heart OF every true
Southern man and woman. and mat
links her with Immortality. That tltle is
| Daughter ~ General a. i. I'M. Nov
| orleans States.