About The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 19, 1887)
THESUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 18*7. THE 6RB1T SOUTH. Its Resources, News, Indus tries, Culture, Scenery, and General Prog ress. THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD. How We Sold Oar Birthright. The New Orleans Times-Democrat reminds its readers that it has noted, in the last few 3 ears, the sales of immense quantities of land la the Southern States, much of it in large bodies. It estimates that more than half the < jovemment domain in Louisiana and Missis sippi has been bought up at startling]}- low figures, and also a large proportion of the State lands in these two States and in Florida, as well as vast areas owned by private person* rbere have been no less than four purchases of over a million acres each, while purchases excel ding 100,000 acres number more than a score. We are now beginniug to recognizj the fact that these purchases were made by some of the most shrewd and far seeing capitalists in the country, who knew, even before the people of the South did, the prosperity soon to dawn upon this section; and who proposed, long in advance, to profit by it. Those who went in early secured the most extraordinary bargains —many have already made fortunes by their investments; all are certain to do so in the course of time. If we look over the field, in the light of the situation to day, it seems stupid that we did not all perceive, as early as IbSO, what was go ing to happen here. Many did foresee it, and they are the fortunate ones who have made money from the increase in values. W e have already called attention to the wis dom of “the pine barons” in buying up most of the valuable pine timber in 1-ouiRiana and Mississippi at $1 26 to .*1.60 per acre, ohtain- ing.for that price land containing from *15 to $•’5 worth of timber on it. The New Cotton-Seed Oil Company. Tbe new cotton-seed oil company wh-ch is to compete in the manufacture ot cotton seed j •il with tLe Standard Oil Company, was char- | terud in Camden, N. J , ot tbe .'itb., with | these ofli tern. President—Henry C. llutcher, j of Washington. Manager—Frederick Oliver, J Columbia, S. C., Secretary and Treasurer— John ttU.-er, Columbia, S. C., Engineer—Dan icl A. Tompkins, Charlotte, X. C The capital is live millions, of which four millions have already been subscribed by Philadelphia capitalists. The company is au thorized to build mills at Norfolk, Va ; Wil mington, N. C., Charleston and Columbia, S. (\; Savannah, Macon, Augusta and Atlanta. Ua.; Mobile, Montgomery. Demopolis and Sheffield, Ala.; Jackson knd Meridian, Miss.; New Orleans and Shreveport, I .a.; Memphis, Tran.; Houston, Galveston, Dallas. San An tonio, Texas; Little Kock, Ark., and refineries at Kansas Ci y, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cam den, .Jersey City and Iloboken. Work wili be begun soon on tbe mills and refineries and the most improved machinery will be used in them. GEORGIA. Burglars entered a store and a site in Waycross, Ga., a few days ago, and I realized about $500 n money and a gold watch. The Rome Land, Iron and Improve ment Company, has orgarized with $0,- 000,000 canital. OaOKGU.. The Covington &. „ . . Macon railway is all f xce P tm « miles; the trains run wiunn thirteen miles of Mohtieello, mail ser vice begun last Tuesday, and three hundred tons of rails were received last week. It is expected that Macon and Monticello will be connected by nil by April 1st. The prospects for tbe bolldtng of the Macon, LaGrangc & Birmingham railway are cheer ing. Chauncey has been selected As the place for the district Sunday-school conyehtion, embrao- irg the counties adjacent to. Ilpdge. The con vention will be held Friday’, Saturday and Sunday, March IS, 10 and'SOr- ■’ Dr. N. O Pratt has been inspecting the min erals found near Tnnnel Httfc He says that the iron ore will assay 47 to. 58 per cent, metal, and manganese 00 to 7t) per cent, metal. The iron ore, both brown and' red, is particularly free from phosphorus, land can be mined at the low rate of 20c. to 26c per ton. The man ganese is of a very superior quality, and is par ticularly adapted to making the finest Beese- mer steel. An order for 1,000 stoves was sent out of Macon rect ntly bv Campbell, Van Syckel & Co. Harry l’alner. a deputy United States mar shal of Savannah, has been found guilty of ex tortion under cover of his office, and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. ^ A bold burglarv was perpetrated at Brooks Slation, near Griffin, a week ago last night. The burglars carriid away fifteen hundred dollars’ worth in money and goods. Ti e president has pardoned W. n. Holmes, who is serving a term of two years for conspi racy to release a prisoner from a United Stales marshal in Georgia, on the ground tha he was the least guilty of those inioli ca’ed, and that his evidence was essential to the conviction of the others. Judge Van Epps, of Atlanta City Court, is winning golden opinions for his fearless dis charge of duty, especially in regard to viola tes of the gaming and prohibition ordinances. Congressman Barnes was greeted with a perfect ovation from bis constituents, in Au gusta Monday night. President Cleveland appointed Charlton 11. Way, of Georgia, to be Comul General of the United Slates at St. Petersourg. : ARKANSAS.* Manatee and Monroe counties are both to hold conventions soon for the purpose of con sidering the question of dividing the counties into two each. The dormitory of DeLand College was for mally opened last week, with a reception and supper, and the broad guage railway is in op eration. ARKANSAS. Gov. Hughes has approved the b 1 pro viding for n get log ical survey of the State. • Little Bock’s cot ton receipts will react 100 00(1 bales this sea son. The Ou.liila Bap tist College at Arka- delphia recently re ceived 550 standard books for its library. A Methodist cliureb to cost $10,000 will, it is said, soon be built at Morrilton. A canning and evaporating factory is to be established at Judsouia. A rich deposit of gold is reported to have been found near Olipbant, Independence coun ty. and speculators are investing heavily, while experienced miners are Docking thither. Van Buren has organized a board of trade and a canning factory, and proposes to in crease the capital of her lank from *40,000 to $100,000. Four hundred acres of Pope county bottom land sold a few days since for *10,000. It is understood that ilr. 1). A. McKibben, of Fort Smith, has accepted an oiler of $75,000 for tbe McKibben hotel building, fifty feet front on Garrison Avenue. The land office of the Iron .Mountain road, at Little Rock, lias received 2 014 applications for information as to the resources and climate of Arkansas daring the last two months. The arrangements of the Little Rock a :d Hot Springs Railroi.d < 'oiiipam are nearly com pleted for active operations. The Senate passed a hill to re- irgauize Slate University at Fayetteville. comity soon. Every factory in the State is behind with its orders. W. N. Jones, Esq., has !»«» appointed Commissioner of Labor Statistics by Gov. Sca'es, under the I »w ;«ssed by the pretent Legislature. Nearly $10.0o<l have been subscribed towards the erection of a building for the A oung Men’s Christian Association in Charlotte. The new Governor’s mansion at Raleigh, it is said, w ill cost about $60,000. More live stock has been sold in Pitt county than for many years—and in Albermale and Pamlico sounds herrings are abundant, white shad large and plentiful, ami the general lish- catcb unusual'}' heavy BO US & 1 Gl R] LS’ DEPARTMENT. UNCLE PUNCH’S CHAT. Mi) Dear itorera: I’ve come to see you again, and I suppose you naturally want to know what has become of your Auntie. Spring has come again, and perhaps she haH ventured Out upon the grassy sward watching the wild flowers hold tbeir tiny cups to catch the crys The sentence of Lafayette Hopkins for | ,al dew i or Perhaps she is perambulating near counterfeiting in North Carolina is shortened I aomc purling brook, clambers up some craggy nook, the wild violet seizes, whilst her light brown tresses are wafted by the breezes; and JUSSI.SSIJTI. TEXAS. A Dallas dispatch | states that the prohi bit onists will raise $:)OO.UOO, and thatthe an ti-prohibi io lists will begin with$250-J 0(hi as a campaign fund. There are -I!* >,000 children of scholastic age in Texas. The land depart- incut of the Iron Mountain railroad brought lit,two actual Organization of a Great Enterprise. A short-time ago a f jw enterprising capital ists—mostly citizens of Atlanta, or connected with enterprises whose headquarters arc in At lanta-bought one of the most extensive and valuable pro]itriies in the South and have oig u ized a company to develop i:. ’.’his property is what was known before the v.tr as the Etowah ’' J iuBpiT.j. a.A. W- brawB a compact body of about sixteen thou sand acres of land lying between Cartcrsville. on the Western ft Atlantic railway, and Can- tm, on the Marietta .< North Georgia railway— its Western line about four miles distant from Cartersville. The public road between these places—each of them county seats—passes through the tract; and the contemplated rail way from Cartersville, via. Canton to Gaines ville, will also, if built, pass through it. What i t once was. its present condition, and what its n itural resources and possibilities are we n tty give in detail hereafter. The present company has been chartered and organized as The Etowah Iron and Man ganese Company, and the following are the officers: J. W. Rankin, (of the Swift Specific Company) President; L. J. Hill, (President of lie Gate City National Bank) Vice-President; Aaron Haas, (Capitalist and Commission mer chant) Secretary; and A. W. Mill, capitalist, Tr< asurcr. Linder the management <d slid' enterprising and progressive officers, themselves possess ing such ample means, and backed by others no less progressive and financially strong, the property in question can, and probably will be developed into one of llie most profitable and astocishing in the South. Southern Factories, Their Manufac tures and Their Success. The Southern people seem, at last, to be wxkiug up to a realization of tbe value of their heritage, and of its possibilities. It is true they were told of them forty or fifty years ago by the men of thought of that day, but as tiie policy then was to “make more cotton to buy man slaves, and buy more slaves to stake sore cotton,” the developement of their uu- equaled resources, otherwise were rejected— if mot spurned. Butererything has changed since then—been revolutionized, and the thinking and enterpris- kig men of the South are beginning to discover .l.ar o, e neat of manufactures for the country, if not for the world—if not of empire, resides ia Nils favored section. Once "King Cottoa” m-iii the sceptre, controlled the destinies of the South, and was imagined to control the wiald. While this delusion has been weakened, If not dissipated, and “King Cotton” has not tod all his power, he has been, or will be com- 1 at least to share in the future with “Co- 1 Coal” and "imperial Iron.” But more of these hereafter. Urn Charlotte, (N. C ) Chronicle reports having examined some goods manufactured at Patterson's factory, in Caldwell comity, which it says are all wool, silk mixed cashmeres and af stylish and handsome patterns, retailing at 76 cents per yard. The Chronicle adds that the mmufactnre of these cashmeres is a big stride forwanl in the industrial interests of •ar Bute. IWirfw. these other North Carolina nianu- inatures equally good and complies equally »ucc<‘JM''u!, and numerous other* in the SjuUi- «rn blues, might be mentioned. But one of the most prominent and success ful i. ti,e Eagle and 1‘fcienix Couipai y, of _o- ffimbus 1 , 6 Georgia. The stockholdere, of this Company put into the business They have uken out in dividends it iss a ef »1,500,000; and now, to-day, the , pro K o»7 worth including plant surpius, etc., 478 This great property now includes three Unre mills £0 of which have been entirely built out of tbe profits, the total capacity having te Thi‘. U ™r^s C cL 0 nfpanyis now preparing to estabUsU^miotlier mill as large as the three tomhimd, and we venture to predict to atffie otiablisbuieut a* 1 ** success ot it Rtnn< . n d 0 us mately to tbe development of that stujK^ power at Columbus ol which w *Th£X'ee Emperors are in the field, the . is rising—“the conquering TEXAS* ettleis into this State during the year 18W, .and the road shipped #>/.'<«> car ^° J| dK of lumber from the mills along their route during the same period. It is now a settled fact that the Texas Chris tian Advocate will move froai Galveston to Dallas during the present spring mouths. Gov. Koss has issued a proclamation order ing an election for Congressman, to fill the va cancy in Reagan's District, oil the-4thof April. Arrangements are being made for the spring races at Dallas, couimencir g on the fill of April. Between forty ami fi ty horses are al ready on the giound training for the contest. A Methodist church, to cost $25,1100, is in ! course of construct ion at Fort Wor<h. < >n account of the. cholera epidemic in South J America, Gov. Boss has stationed a uuaran- : tine officer in El Paso to rook after ]persons * coming from the South. ifidn*aepofiits of melalic copper have been discoveied in th? Diabolj uiouutains in Pre sidio county. A petition is being circulated asking the legislature to make an appropriation for a*.e )• logical survey of the State. The koalin deposits in Uvalde county, are of such value and magnitude as to create an or ganized company of New York capitalists, who are going to work with a capital of $250,0UU. The Belknap ritics. of San Antonio, have decided to attend tbe .National encampment at Washington City in May. Gov. Boss has appointed \V L. Prather, of W aco, one of the University Regents. A stock company has been formed at Fort Worth, $500,000 capital, known as the Car and Foundry Company. The company is to manufacinic, among other things, reclining chairs and sleeping car i. Philadelphia capitalists invested $110,000 in suburban property at Fort Worth, and large amounts from other cities. MISSISSIPPI. Tbe M issi.ssi ppi 11 o m e Insurance <Company, with home office in Jacks on which has been in •peration for the last ear, have, now a paid tip capital of $100,<M)0. and are do ing a .splendid busi ness. They will erect a large building in this city at a cost of $25,000. By more than a two-thirds vo»e Leake county decided to sub- scribu $50,00>> towards building the Gulf and Ship Island railway. The vote stood 1073 against 027. (Jilin* a number of gentlemen from the North visited Yazoo City last week for the purpose of buying land. The girls of the State Female College at Co lumbuH, will soon issue a paper, »he College Echo. The First National Bank was organized at Aberdeen a few weeks ago, with a capital of $50,000. Mr. F. P. .Jenkins, (of the firm of .Jenkins Bin's.) President, and B. C. Jen kins, cashier. The Young Men’s Christian Association of Mississippi, will hold a state convention and training school for Christian workers at Co lumbus, beginning Friday night, March 25th. Prominent members are being engaged for the occasion. Bill Arp will lecture f> r the benefit of the Volunteer Soutnrons in Vicksburg at an early day. On the 4’ll iust, the last “ante-chamber to hell’* was closed in Jackson. Adjt. Gen. Will Henry is organizing a Bat j talion, of Mississippi companies, to enter the National Drill at Was hi rg*on in May. SOUTH CAROLINA. VIRGINIA. and the line remitted VIRGINIA- Al a great religious revival at Charlottes ville more than 700 white and about. 200 colored have profess 'd religion. Hines the first of February len bears have been killed by f. ur citiz«*ds in Bri ery Branch, Rocking ham county. This . State baa mtuje the most con siderable entry for the great National drill in Washington next May. An entry was made, on the 2.’!d, of an entire brigade, comprising four regiments of in fantry, three batteries of artillery ar.d two cav- alry squadrons. A Roanoke farmer planted thirteen acres in cotton and five acres in peanuts last yeur, and says he cleared the mosl money on the pea nuts. The Martha Washington tea party, given at I-exinttoil for the benefit of the M. E. Church, South, of that place, yielded, gross, $212; net gain, $150. The ladies dressed in the style of 1770 looked quite pretty. An eff irt is lieing made to raise an endow ment fund of $150,000 for Hamit lph M icon College. An enthusiastic meeting, addressed liy 1’rof. W. W. Smith, its President, and sev eral other distinguished gentlemen, was held in Richmond recently, which resulted in secur ing $26,000 of the $40,000 asked of Richmond for aught yon know, dear ones, she may be- on the brink of the briny deep, watching the sun as it kisses the ocean’s cheek. Vixen, get your knitting and come nit close by me. I want to teach you how to turn the aeam and narrow the toe. Your name savors of pepper sauce, and I think it best, my child, for you to knit awhile. When you 1 ave fin ished, why, I’ll give you a nice poet for a sweetheart. If Cecil, or Bessie Sweet, or Fan ny 1‘earl, or anybody, laughs at you about your woik, I’ll have them at it until I’m well supplied. The Household is agitating the woman’s rights question. Let it be emphatically under stood that 1 am for woman’s rights, but have not space to argue about it now. O, poet Wray—I mean the poet Janies E. Wray. O, James E. Wray, a master mind— whose mind doth flash from earth to star— from star to earth; and rides upon the stormy tide, and sweeps across the ocean wide. (,’orne to our Letter Box, James, and thy sweet lays pour forth for us; no Johnny Tuberose here to raise a fuss, nor turn aloose his blunderbuss. I’ll give to you sweet Vixen fair, if you will watch o’er her with care. Excuse me, ce.ir James, you know, Notion.—Exchanges and all letters pertaining to Ohms should be addreeeed J. B. KBDWINK. To Our ContribuUm:—W. K Mitobam, Marfrem- b-ro, leno B Barnett, New Orleana, La C. M. Tucker. El Dam. III. 8 B , Atlanta. Ga, and K. M Ohman. Springfield, JU , have obliged us with valued contributions. 1. B—8 6. 1 0-0 2 eh. 2, BxQ (B moves. 2. QtB, K mates) SOLUTIONS. No 78 1. f 2. RxB R mate©. No. 79 1. K-Q5 No. 80. 1 P-Q B 8(H), F-B 7, 2.B-83.P-B8 (Q), 3. P-K B 5 mate. No 81. 1. Q-S4ch. No. 82 rastl©* (Q B) mate. No. 83 1. R-R6 BOLVEB8* LI8T AMD PROBLEM CHIT1CIBM8. “A little nonsense now and then. Is relished by the wisest men.* 1 ALABAMA. The petition sem by Birmingham to Wasnington ask big for improved and ad ditional niaii facili ties received promp attention, and a up* rial ajteiit will report to the Post«>Jlico De partment wlnit is needed. The Legislature r* - duced taxat ion from (*» to 6 1 2 mills—the result of increased value ALABAMA.' lh:ar Aunt Judy and Cousins: You all can not imagine how impatient and with what ea gerness 1 awaited the “re-union number,' thinking it would be a sort of gala day, btt was somewbai disappointed as but few of the retired contributors responded. The cousins seem “Lai kward about coming forward.'* Why is this? If 1 were one of ’em I would have been founc burning the midnight oil get ting my letter ready for th ; upturned time. Aunt Judy d< n't you think that it is nicer to have the same worn all the while? for as soon «s we learn to love their letters .and think we know them they chanyc. Now* who of the cousins will agree with me in saying hold on to your own noui f The craze has struck our dear old Hard Times—of “aidd Lang Syne” and she is hid ng behind “Koseline” and “K.” Now, H. T. “come from behind that turn, I see you hiding there.” Wonder where Aunt But listen cousins Uncle Bunch lias it ced at inter- j and this is why he doesu’. come among us any ('onfederate j oftener. We miss the dear old pictu e from j our department Uncle Bunch, but you can keep it, provii ed Aunt Judy is willing. Mikado, did you learn Cow Boy how to skate' I wonder it he is tbe poet Cow Boy who wrote— ek. A bod of hematic iron ore, sixteen feet tl has been discovered near Tuscaloosa. The memorial Bazaar at .Montgomery for I Judy’s picture has gone the benefit of the Confederate niomuient fund j and I will tell you softly. netted $1,537 Wi which will ot pi est and used in com. leting the monument. Ozark, in Dale county, subscribed >>'10,000 to the Alabama Midland railroad on Lbe first day the b<^*ks were opened. If is said that the county will subscribe between *00,000 and 970,000. Tbe survey of ibe roid will be com pleted in about six weeks. More than a thousand new Loum s, with oc cupants awaitisig tlieu, are building in Bir mingham. .More than >'1,000 000 will be paid labt*r on th**se houses alone. Beople who sneer at North Alabama shi uld take a peep there and pray for something of the same sort “We may be happy yet— You bet.” Is talc n a, I for one, would love to learn how to make a tidy like yours. Will you teach at 1 LOUISIANA. The eeislature has passed a bill making it a misdemeanor for any saloon keeper or his em ployees to permit any person under twenty- one yi ars of age to play at any >«me whatever in their saloons. The .aw fixes the penalty at a line of not Its.-, than $25, or more than §50. The convicts of '1 arrant county will hereaf ter be compelled to earn their bread by hard labor on tin*, highways. New Grange* ;»re being orjauiz^d, lapsed Granges re-orj a i '.*-d and all larg-ly increas ing in in?u.dK.*rMliip. FLORIDA. SOUTH CAKuLtXA. Mrs. Batsev \el- Um, of (\>*e Hill { township, i s lOi y<ars old. bhe has reare-1 twelve cliil dren, has seventy*] six gruidchildien, eiihty nine great grandchildren, and thirty-seven ch ldren of the fourth genera tion. She now is very ill. and is ex pected to live but a short while. Aiken now has nea-ly three hundred visitors from all parts of the country, and the list is swelling every day. The Emerald Social club of Mouhrievillo (on Sullivan’s Island) will close this seas >n with a grand ball on the 17tli March. Crabs are selling at twenty-live cents a hun dred on Sullivan’s Island. A h a avy frost visited Laurens Friday night tbe Uth. A ten cent show, including a circus, is being organized in Columbia. TENNESSEE. Mr. Kug lie Hocka- day,nt Brairie Hayes, A adia parish, lias offered to donate to the parish eighty icres off.and for the locatioi^of the. parish LOUISIANA. and a 1 lands new buildings. Governor McEneiy pardoned Dr. Ford for killing the seducer of his wife before the par don was asked 'or. He declares tint the de stroyer of female virtue ought to b? killed. There have of late been many settlers along the line of the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Ba- citic railroad, and inquiries are pouring in about the country, the character of the soil and climate, crops cultivated, price of lands, etc. To meet this demand and the immigra tion expected, the people of Northwest Louis iana have organized an Immigration Associa tion, for the purpose of co looting information ] in regard to the Parishes for publication and j distribution. Now in conclusion 1 will say that 1 am very fond of letter-writing and would be delighted to have some of the cousins to write to me. You can get m3' address from Aunt Judy. Staklixi,. March 5th, 1887. Open wide your door Letter Boxeis. fo* h^re (o nes one of the swe test, badest and really 1 h mil lit st girl that ever begged admit tance to your band! I’ve a great big heart, though, big enough lor every J.e ter Boxer ami Aunt Judy and Uncle Bunch, besides. Now, catioAof the parish justopen your door, let me in, and if you nil at, drwi toward ^luir^^ove mejahuost) at lirst sight, why—it - .Supposing my hair is red and my eyes a lo *e- 1 ly green, what makes the difference so I’m good and sweet? And I am, 1 can t* 11 yi u, the very sweetest “green-eyed girl” among alt the cousins. I tay among all the cousins, and I’m awlully obliged to you, Aunt Judy, lo:' this nice pleasant seat. Never you mind, Auntie, let Uncle Punch fly around your nieces, I’ve got the nicest old bachelor uncle (the handsomest man in crea tion!) you ever did see. Now wheu I come again and he comes with me, why if we don't make that old man jealous the cousins may call me a—story! Where is Left? What became of the girl who .advocated tbe Matrimonial column? Of course she doesn’t like it any more than Cecil Lynn did Goldie Ashburn, Spicy, Vixen, Clyde, here's a kiss for you all. Monk and Huacco, I kiss my hand to you. With love to all the rest, I’m Jacqillina. •ourl ilouse, and 85,- (MNl for other public purposes. lie also often* .'■>.'>,000 to open up the necessary streets and roads or church ami school ‘ sun of Austerlitz” is rising- hero comes.” Not withsUni ding the failure of the river and harbor bill, the sum of 6250,000 *s avai able for u*»,iu Florida. Tampa has a pa per. T U e l am pa Daily News, small, but lively, and sold for one cent a copy. Mount Dora, Or ange county, has in- floriiu. corpora ted as a city and has elected a Mayor and Council. The mem’oers of the Baptist church at Tam pa, have ordered an 80U pound bell for their belfry. Work has been resumed under the super intendence of Captdn W. G. Hawkins on the improvements to Volusia bar. When the jet ties are completed the free passage of vessels will be secured. Tuesday, April 4th, is the day fixed for the convening of the State legislature under the New Constitution. At Fort Meade. C. II. Alleyne is having a large residence built on the hill where the fort stood. Heal estate is active and many Eng lish people have settled there. The street railway clears twenty per cent. The starwberry folds of Mr Lawtev, at Law- tey Station, on the F. U. A N. t have just been visited by » New York gentleman who pro nounces them the tiuest be has seen during au experience of twenty- live years. Smoke can be seen at night in every direc tion The fanners are burning off their to bacco land. There is a magnolia tree Vi feet in circum ference 4 feet above the giound on D. W. King’s place at Fort Mason, 1 ear the Lake View House. This magnolia tree is sail 13 be the largest one in the State. A stock company proposes to run a steam yacht upon Lakes Eus;is, Griffin and Harris, and the Ucklawaha river. Several Connecticut capitalists located ai Kockledge, Indian River and at Sn. Lucie will buiid a steamer the coming summer to run on the Indian river between Titusville and Eden, and Jupiter as soon as the river is deepened in Jupiter Narrows. The dynamos for the Tampa Electric Light Co.. have arrived aud very soon the streets ami buildings * f Tampa will be lighted with that mysterious fluid. Two hundred hands cutting right of way on the Orange Beit Railroad are now in Hernan do county, in ibe vicinity of Richland, within iifteen miles of Brooksrille. Griding on the Pierson. Kenwood and Pal metto Railroad is nearly ftuished, and the iron will be laid at once. Both houses of ( he Legislature have adopted a resolution requesting the State representatives in I "mistress louse th* ir • influence in prevent ' the Genera] Govern ment from accepting lids for supplies, etc., from firms and corporations using convict labor. TKN.vrssEK. The land sales at N odiville Saturday amounted to $ii2fi,875. Among the deals was $125,000 for the V. L. Kirkman place of 100 acres on the Franklin turnpike outside the city limits. The Maryville Times says that never before in tbe history of the town has there Iveeti as great, au inquiry for building lots as within the past month. The peanut crop of Tennessee for 1880 was 200 000 bushels. Parties in Taliaboma are erecting a four- story flouring mill, with improved machinery, roller process. The Tennessee river is filled with rafts of poDlar logs, which command nine to twelve dollars in Chattanooga. The receipts of cotton at Memphis are now 120,000 bales in excess of last year al this date and over 200,000 boles in excess of two years ago. A bill has been introduced into tbe Legisla ture requiring every person wisiiing to drink whisky to take out a license, for which he must pay one dollar. The House of Representatives lias passed a bill (and tabled a motion to reconsider) mak ing a permanent school fuud of $6,000,000. Chattanooga is now one of the largest paint producing points in tbe Union. Up to Janua ry l>t, 7,500 tons bad been shipped from that point in the preceding three years. In sixty days the banks of Chattanooga nearly doubled their balances. Over $0,000,- UOO are on deposit. The boom there is genu ine. We would like to itavc some of it. It can come just as soon as it pleases. Heavy transactions in pine lands in the southern portion of Montgomery county are reported. Shelby county is considering a proposition to vole on subscribing $200,000 to the Teunts- see Midland railway. NORTH CAROLINA. Both houses of the North Caro ina L g : s- lat.ure have pass) d tbe bill to orobihit lottery adverlist- m< nts by liewspapeiej or individuals. The ’Charlestm Cincinnati and Ch - cago rail ro id have re ceived twenty-eight car loads of ste: 1 rails, and expect to reach Ruther ordtou NCKTU CAROLINA. in a few days. They have two engines and freight cars. A new cotton factory is to be built in .Shelby MISSOURI. The <. vernnr has appo nttd James A. Seidon, of St Louis, Circuit Judge to fill the vacancy caused by the selection of Judge Amos M. Thayer for the I ni- ted States District Court. The latter will succeed Judge Treat. Nearly one hundred inmates of St J.>- seph’s Convent, in South St. Lonis, are sufieii. g from poisoning, supposed to have resulted from canned fn<id paten at the noonday meal last Tuesday. No fatal results are anticipated. The St. Louis Medical Society has decided very emphatically not to admit any more lady physicians into its field. Dr. Mary il. Mol.can is ihe only one who now enjoys that privilege. Aiissoua. KENTUCKY.* kKklUCkY, A special fr mi Clarksville says: ‘‘The Arlington House company was organ:z-d here to day, with an anthor- zed capital of $75,- 000. The black stallion Corinthian, foaled in 1881 ami by Harry Clay—Clara G., own ed by C. E. Ford, of Brooklyn, N. Y., haa been sent to Castle- ton Stock Farm in this Slate. The Prohibitionists have put a full and ex ceptionally able ticket in the field aud expect to poll a handsome vote. The Eclipse Roller Mill and an immense e’e- vator containing ff>.(K'0 bushels of wheat, were destroyed by fire on the 0th at Danville. The President of the Farmers’^ Xa ional Bank, of Cynthinia, says that Paul Kin?, cash ier, who attempted suicide a few days ago, was $8,000 short in his aecuunts. The farmer plants his seel, and while he is sleeping the corn grows. So with advertising. If you wish to know how to advertise to the best advantage, write to Geo. P. Rowell & Co.’s Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce street, New York. They will send } on a large pamphlet, with muck valuable information free. A wine factory has been built at Arredonda, Alachua county, Fla., by several Englishmen of capiial. it bong the intention of this con cern to manufacture orange wine and bring it to a high state of perfection. This will be ex ported to England exclusively, as the firm finds tint it will pay better than selling it in tbe United States. card. To all viio i’.ra buffering from lb® errors and indiscretions t.f youth, nervous weakness, early ilocay, loss of manhood, fcc., I will send a recipe that will euro you,FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Senu a sc If-ad dressed envelope to the Key. Joseph t. Inman, Station D. yew York Citn. Dear Aunt Judy: Since I have beco ne a reader of the Suxnv Sorm, I feel a deep in terest in the Boys aud Girls' Department, aud ask your permission to become one of your little nieces. I know my clear Auntie will ac | cept me, tor I am going to try to excel all the rest, and if she is like my’ mamma, she loves all good and smart girls. Father doesn’t take your paper, but a friend sen is it to me and 1 enjoy it hugely. Now I will give you a slight description of myself. I am one of the bonniest of blondes, and a musician, too, as well as our fair cousin Bernie. I am somewhere in my teens, but suflice it to say, on the sunny side. I admire Bonnie Sweet Bessie's style ot writing, and ho e we may be the happy rtcip- ieuts of many more such good letters. How many of our little cousins are natural art'Sts? Now, dear Auntie, as I do dearly love to write, I wish you would be so good as to get me a real nice correspondent. I would be. so glad to have the opportunity of adding lie of your littlrt nieces or nephews to uiy list of cor- resp» n h nts. Hoping to see my first letter in print, and wishing my dear Auntie and coasins a happy new year, Affectionately. Boiihik Lek. lkar Aunt Judy: For some time I've en tertained a longing desire to join the cousins in contributing to the Letter Box. But first Aunt Judy, I must sue for your good will, so I may not be plunged into that awful place so much dreaded by insignificant contributors. To make a correction in my former state ment I must say that I am not entirely actua ted by self, either; as I hav’nt the talent to cope in style and elegance with the numerous letters that weekly till your columns, but 1 make the attempt upon a personal invitation from a “sweet” little cousin, whose friend ship, (though limited) I’ve already learned to appreciate. I am of medium height and about 22 years of age, with dark hair and eyes, and my great est failing is a “weakness” for the girls. Have bad bitter experience in love. “To be wise in woman’s love, exceeds man’s strength.” .So boy’s, my inexperienced cousins, be cautious when in the range of “cupida dart.” “For the leaves bloom once a yeai— But the heart but ouce; Aud when the blosjoms fall off sear, No new leaves come again.” Roping the cousins will not consider me too gloomy, bat extend their sympathy, I bid a temporary adieu. DlSArrOlMTMESr. Dear Cousins: Wil I you allow space in your columns for a new cousin? 1 have been readin? your letters along time, but was always afraid to attempt a letter until now. Was only prompted to write this afier reading Rei Head’s. 1 think I know who Grey Eyes is, also Bon nie Sweet Bessie and Ruby Ly nn. Bonnie Sweet Bessie, did you ever corre spond with a young man whose real name was S. H. Lf Grey Eyes, have you uot got a pretty horse named Cline? It is my opinion that you named her wrong. It should have been M— F—. As this is my first 1 will close, asking who knows Jake? Will some of the Letter Boxers send me a recitation called the “Loudou’s Assurance?” and oblige, Mattie Kino, Care Sunny South. No. 77. by F. B Philips. “Who steals my parse s eals . be who non posed 'his problem, com. i* eed W R Hale: * this is n*a hot essy for Mr. Phelps I see no use for Black pawn at K V’ W E. Mitcham; “(rood.” I« F Griffin; “a novelty of much merit.” I. E Orchard; * he who rans. msy read.”Miss E M Blake; several faults— the check, the sacrifice, and Queen attached by Bishop It has merit in its four defences,” P- A. Towns; *a check foe a two. er not according to H< >yls.” Will L Wvh- bnroe; “a beautiful problem and rather troublesome It ha, 46 tries,” Phelps S&eseen: ‘there is one very fine ma » but it doee not store for the check of the first n ova.” H Ernst; “friend Phelps might blacken np tbe pawn on S 5 and preduce another pretty va riation.” C H. Wheeler; “beautiful, but no' ha d *» H. F. Harris: “an inte’e‘t'ng position, very apt fo occur in acta 1 rlsy.* K. M Oho an: 4 a go<Kl e sy one,” A Knight; ‘the va>iatione ars fine ” Edward Carney. Jr.; ‘ no checking allowed.” Second Solver. 8 lved also by A. V. Boat rite, “C. H A.,” and J. D. Bandy. No. 78, by C. II Wheeler “A clear case of sui cide ” W. R. Hale; “motto sui'e ” W. E. Mitchum; ‘‘simple, * L. F. Griffin; * the idea is simplicity but n' ne the le> s mire and heantifnl while the construc- t on is chariring.” I. E. Orchard; * v**ry pint pie in deed.” P •. Towne; “very pretty.” Will L Waeh- bnrne; “charming in ifs very tim licity. There bushel of fan in it The ineKteri need solver after trying more intr cate moves will be much surprised h- didn't see it before,” K. M Oh man; ‘easy.” A Knight; neat and instructive.* F B P> ©Ips; “sirTt. olicity simplified. Easy enough bnr not ch«ss ” A V. Boat rite Solved a’so by H F. Harris II Erast, Miss K M Rlakean “Beppo ” No 71* by Geo. A. W. Camming “Ne ther hard nor soft; not foolish,but simple.” W. R. Hale; “saw if st, a glance.” W. E Mitcham; ‘simple.’ L. F. Griffi-; excuse me,” I. K Orchard; simple hut good ” Miss E. M. Bake; “t>e Indian reduced to two P A Town©; “neat,” Will L. Wash hart e; ‘a clean cc‘ problem,” Phelps Suseeen; “only two vari- Ht.iors?” H Ernst; ‘I fail to e. oany point,” C. H Wheeler: * evce'lent as usual.'' K. M. Oh•> an; “very prtty,**H. F. Haris; ‘interesting with accent on third syli* hie.” A Knig 1 1; “rimple bat consrrnciion good ” F B. Phelps; “pleari g key ” Edward Car ney. Jr. Solved s‘«o by A. V. boatrite, ‘C, II. A ,’* J. D. Pa dy and "Beppo.” No. 80. by Master Pe er Kngelking. “Better than my firs* or second attempts.” W R. Hale: v ry good ” J D Bundy; “this is cute,” W. E. Mi r chn- ; ‘It *s a go d uroblen. considering” L. F Griffi ; “three cb©«rs for Was er Peter ! very good indeed!" Miss K M Blake; * Master Peter gets there this time,” C H Wh eler; * this is very nice,” H. F Har ris: * a ffitori one,*' A Kninht: * not b»d for a boy * F. B Phelps; ”1 congra ulafe Maste- Peter; g« i d!” A. V Boatrite; nii»q >e and pretty; old fash’ored an** nni'e original ” Beppo. bolved also by C. H. A. and H Errst No 81 by 8. Loyd. “Not nnw >rthy of Ixivd,” W. R Hale; “easy fo’ Loyd.” W E Mitcbuu ; 4 a con ning a d iinrndent little problem,” Miss K. M. B1 ke ‘this fine prob ero illn-tratee the M >oy of excluding fro • problems, k^y moves which check s many critics of the present, day do ’ C. H. A ; wha» ! check again on first move ! ’ H. Erns ; * I heard this discussed at a ch* ss resort i > Chicago lately a r d the vew« expressed were no' calculated to flatter Mr. I oyd ** 0. H Wheel r; ”v ry d fficult for atwo-er” II F Harris; “a goo■* problem, but White nossefses t,« o g ear a fore**.*’ A Knight 'lots of fun in this.” F H Phelp*. Solved also by L. F. Griffin. . V B atrite an 1 ’ “B^ppo.” No 82 the Joke. S lved by everybody No. 83. by PhuI Morpby at sge—10 years 8o T ved by J 11 Bundy, W. E. M tchum. L. F. Griffin, Mi-s F M Blake C. H A. H. Ernst. H. F Harris. C H Wheeler A Knight, F. B. Phelps, A. V Boatnte aud * Beppo.” No 63. by Edward Carney. Jr. Chilicothe. Missou ri. This Problem af'er having fooled nearly all of us. has at last bee' co qnered by the whole band of oar solve's whi»se cnticisa s are much the same in hfgh praise of the Problem We copy the followup from M ss Blake s criticism : ‘ How ©•'n we get even • ith Mr 1 ’arney f-»r his provoking 'ricks ? l>o con sult Mr Wheeler and remember whatever reven e ,r,w 'i‘>'TV?'*art>Awr« k K *wu«»^c «*i v 'u-tite r who i ersist in saying th t simply to move the bish op a ywhere selves the problem, we ssk then to try * his t B moves to K 6 Q7. B 8, 8 4 or B 3, PxQ P 1! 2 any, KiK P. PKOBLKN NO 941 For the 8unnt South by H. Ernst, New Orleans. Lmsiana. Black. 3 pieces. show how completely the author hns succeeded in making a new and meritorione problem and not metely an imitation ; No. 90. White. K af K B. R «t Q R 8 B st Q B 7. 8 at K 7, Pawns a* Q 8B. Q 8 4. Q B 3 02 KRi K8 Kb R4.KR 5,12 pieces. B'arb,K*r KBC B at. Q R 3. Pawns at Q 8 2 Q 8 , Q B f» Q 6 K3.K4.K86 •’** K R 8 10 pi* ces. W hite mates in four moves. m The Endjng following occurred in gem© between Mr. Link Burnham, Woorisf*.* k Ohio, and a friend of his Mr Burohan sends ns the * nai»i' n: No. 100. White K at P K, Q at Q R 4. Rooks •• Q B 8 and K 6 B at Q B 6. Pawns st Q B 4 OB3.Q4, K*2andKR2 10 pieces Fleck KatQBlQat Q K at Q 2. 8 at Q 8. Pawns 08 3 QI KB 4 K r 3 and K R 3. 9 pieces. As this positum was reached fter Black's 29th move, f) hite announced mate in four moves Onr Chess Editor,” of the New York B'lr. mean ing that great Problen ist, 8. Loyd, has again tried his hand on two-movere with the following result which we borrow from the Star • No. 10 Ka‘Q 8 QatK R5 Bookaaft QBXand 8 R 4. Bishops at Q and Q 8 8 8 at Q 5 and pawns at K6.QB6 and K 8 2. 10 niece Black. K at Q B 3. Q at K R ft, Kniah aatKB 2apd K 8 and Fawn an Q 8 7, 5 pieces. White mates i* two moves. OHK89 IN CHICAGO. The following beantifnl game, opened by tbe Evans Gambit, was played in Chicago. Ill jqtlaoc since, between onr rfolir contributor Mr.O H. Wheeler, and a stranger. The gsmsis remafkabie ferite problematic Ending Mr. Wheeler sanda the White. C. H. Wheeler. 1. P to K 4. 2. 8 to K B 3. 3 *$ to B 4 4. P to Q 8 4. ft P to B 3 6 P to Q 4. 7 PXP. 8. Castles. 9. B to 8 2, (b). 10 R to K 1. BxP 12 Px8dis. cL. 13. B to R 3. 14 Kt QB3. lf Bx8 A Stranger. 1. P to K 4, 2 8 to Q B 3. 3 B to B 4. 4. 4 *P. ft 3 to B 4. 6 P*P. 7 B to 8 3 8 K 8 to K 2, (a). 9 P to B 3. (c) 10 P to Q4, (d). 11 8xB. 12. 8 to K 2. 13 QxP, (e) 14. Q to Q R 4. 15. K to B 2 If. K to 8 3. 17 t*sB. 18. K to B4. NOTES. (a) . 9. P—Q 3 *s usual and necessary here. (b) . This luove 16 objectionable though we are unable to point out the correct rejoinder It is ob jectionable simply because Black is able, safely, to reph 9 P- Q 3 and the gAme soon reduces it self to the normal Evans, 'there must be abetter move than the text move (cl. If now 1* Q 3 and Black has los” nothing by his 8th move. The text trove is disastrous. (fi) Almost immediately fatal. l©)« There is no longer any chance. (f) . With a remarkable foresight of the end, Mr Wheeler oalculates this brilliant tarrifire. (g) . This lie Hut fill mste is ftfec<«d ir fhefollow- ingd lighffolly artittic manner : 8 S K4 (threat ening 20. Q-B 3 ch, Bin. 2!.Q«Rch K- K 3, 22 Q m • 1 es or 2 * — K—K 3 i‘l (J—b 4 c* end mates next, m v«*) QxS best. 20. PxQ BxPch 21 KxB B- B ch. 22 B» R. K- B 4. 23 CJ B . ch B S 3.24 Q B 3 ch, K— K 3, 25. Q—B 4 ch. K R 4, 20 y-b 5 mate. CHESS NOTES Tli© Atlant Chess and Checker Club is adding new names t*» its list of mem* err «Ju ost daily. Texas is agitating the <]U< htion of a State > ssocia- tion, the clubs of * ustin ard Ban Antonia heinp. we teiini 1 , the movers in the matter Atr L F. Griffin. Secretary of the Austin C'lnb, urines ns thet he be lieves the association will be sj»eddy formed. W’e intended tossy last wfek that the Berlin Club, instead of the Vienna Club, was mani-gi* g the Htein- itz-Panlsen ma*ch. From the Ku< st (’hronicleof February 12, we ;earn that but little er thntiasm pre vails, the opinion mostly being that the German charr pior^hip should first be settled. ^ At’anta’s champion on the r* a«l W. G. Robinson Jr , w<»s in V cksbnrg Miss.. March 7ih We hoiie he w»ll he able to D»ay Mr G&!h*eath while tt ere. Mr. Link Bnrnbam, WofgJstock O. a friei d and contribu or of the SVNNv f^OUTH has been elected Vice-president of »he < hiohfate ('hessA aociation. We are very gl» d J)r. Keeney is einr loying h 8 tal ents in bringing the ‘'Chun cel lor” into general ridi cule. M-- Sellman of the Baltimore Herald snyf that, there are no lees than thirty nv© million methods of making the Knight's Tour, is it postibfea prob'©to with so many solu ior&should he considered diffi cult by any o e? And is it not wonderful that any 0 e could possib y fail to hit upon a few thousand of so mar y million ways ? The March International Chess Magazine makes a ve-y c editable showing for theOoi gress. D-spP© the opposition of so many of the greater lights the 1 ongrers d<*es not seem to be an impo6siiili(y after all Mr. Stein it z’ remarks in support of the principle ef playing (’bees for money are. in the main, sensi ble. it was unnecet-Bxry, we think, for him to take such great pains Hot to a> ger his special «d'toriaI friend who has always t ken i he opposi'e i oei ion. The t» uth is. it is perfectly jn*t (ai d a very cheap justice at that) toa'low th** prole siora a rr.oder‘te stake on eachga e. The weak* r player gets u ueb the bes' of the harg- in. ar d would still do so were the usual st!*ke$ qusdruphd Ir. is alw»ys beet that something sho'-ld *Imi *»n«1 on each game. Upon the whole, we agree with Mr Sieinitz. While, 9 pieces. White tuplay and mute in 2 moves. teUOHLKM NO »7. (End Game). For the SUNNY SOUTH, by A B. Hodges, Nashville, Tennessee. Black. 5 pieces White. 5 pieose. White to p ay. Can be win ? What ia hi* beet I ne of play? A copy of Ht'iriV International Ch< will be awarded for the best solution. PBOB1 EM BO. 98. For the BuifNY South by M. Clerfenilie, Or leans, France. Black 6 pieces. QzzM V4mi VJf////A Si _B White, 7 pitcee. White to play and etatemate himself in 6 moves. A copy of Brownson’e t hees Journal will be sent ir eioh o* t< e first, three solutioi s receiv d. A. opy of the Londo Chess Monthly will also be awarded to the fourth in older. SOMC EXCELLENT 7BOBLXMS. Mr. O. 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