The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-11-28
YHAT Is CONC ON.

Mrs. Jenny Van Zandt mas Deen en-
gagged for five months as light prima
donna at Milan.
Men whip their wives in Chicago.
Mayor Hortou.has got up libel suit
against the Mobile Times.
Tcrrc Haute, Ind, is to have new
paper, to be edited by three women.
Admiring Jersymen have named one
of their parks after Fernando Wood.
Girardin is croaking .oycr the state
of Europe.
r. II. Dana, the poet, was eighty
years old, yesterday.
During the last month railway pas
scngers paid IL, 100000 in Chicago for
| tickets.
The metcoric shower was pretty gen
eral on last Thursday morning, l4th
inst.
Geo. VIM. Curtis will not lecture
this fall. tum salts.
A Providence boy killed his COM
panion the other day because he retus-
cd to "knuckle kown' in playing mar
bles.
A journeyman mason in London
killed himself the day before bis we'd
ding, because his. .fancee had glass
eye.
Photographs Of Weston's shoes sold
at Troy for as much rs The articles
themselves were worth.
A Mormon elder has been converted
to Romanism and will enter the priest
hood. Numerous divorce suits have
been begun.
Holland treats prisoners so well that
they hasten to commit new crimes in
order to enjoy again the lvxurics ofin-
carccration.
An extension Of the Capitol at WGsh-
ington, to provide room for the Court
of claims, is 10 cost Sl25,OOO.
An English llalf-penny Of l7l9 has
been found in the crevicc of n rock i'll
Pottstown, Pa.
A water-spout occurred on Lake
Erie last week, which is accounted rare
in so high latitude.
A smart girl swindled young Wes-
tern man out OF $500 by getting him
in love with her, and then getting the
money advanced for her bridal tros
scau.
One of the most devou: nuns in Ma
pies is said to have been tavorite ac-
tress in Paris q few years ago. She
lost her lover and soon after went TO
Itsly and entered convent.
The principal dancer Of the Grand
Opera at st. Petersburg, Sophie Anime
Cucill', has been interfering in Russian
politics, and is in danger Of being ;ban-
Bhcd to Siberia.
Editors who are condemned for jour
nalistic indlscretions in Hungary are
not confined with other criminals, but
arc.furnished with appropriate. .occupa
lion.
They are laping down new carpet
in the Senate Chamber ut Washington,
blacl; and yellow figures Oh a crimson
ground. Anything symbolicf
Sheridan is to have a reception in
Chicago on the Goth, if he can be got
there in time. We though Sheridan
was tired Of this sort Of thing.
Mrs. Sarah Glover, the inventor Of
what is known as the "tonic sofia"
system of teaching music, died at Nal.
vcrii, England, last month.
A negro confined in Jail at Farmer
vile, La, tried to burn himself out
In this he failed, and was glad enough
TO alarm the people Of the little town
to keep from burning himself up.
KANsAs.-Twcnty three counties,
comprising the principal counties in the
State, foot up for the lowor House 20
Democrats, u Republicans and indie
pendent.
A modest individual the. Nutmeg
State announces that his golden we'd
ding will come off just thirty years from
now, and offers liberal discount on
any presents his friends then design to
make him.
II wonder how they make lucifer
matches p said Mrs. Caudlc."
"The process is very simple" said
Ir. Caudle; IL once made one"
How did you manage it ?" she ask
ed.
"By leading you to thu. ALTAR" rcpli-
cd Mr.. Caudlc.
Two Quaker girls were ironing on
the same table. One asked the other
which side she would take, the right or
left. She answered promptly: 1T will
be right for me to take the left, and
then it will be left for thee to take the
right"
A remittance of 5000 was recently
sent to Victor Hugo, rs his per cent
age Of the receipts of"IIernani."
Things have changed in Rome since
the year 1900, when Pope Boniface
VIII entered Rome on Horseback, two
kings holding the bridle.
Il Dublin barber has invented "a ma.
chine for cutting hair. 1t is a terrible
affair, with revolving knives.
The Virginia papers complain that
Governor Pierpont is pardoniug all the
criminals out of the pcniteutiary.
I Petroleum shares are declined by
Popc-not the general-as "parts Of
one stupendous hole"
Thackeray speaks of place in Ire
land where the sense of elegance was
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