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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

A TOUCHING SToRY.-Yhe Hon. A.
II. Stephens of Georgia, in u recent
address, at a meeting at Alexandria,
for the benefit Of the Orphan Asylum
and Free School Of that city, related
the following anecdote:
"A poor little boy on a cold night,
with no home or roof to shelter his
head, no parental OF maternal guardian
or guide to protect or direct him on
his way, reached at night-fall the home
ola wealthy planter, who took him IN
fed and lodged him, and sent him on
his way with his blessing. These kind
attentions cheered his. heart and i'll
spired him with fresh courage to LATHE
with the obstacles of life. Years rolled
round. Providence led him on, and he
reached the legal profession; his host
had died the cormorants that prey on
the substance Of man had formed
conspiracy to get from the widow her
estates. She sent for the nearest coun
sci, to commit her cause to him, and
that counsel proved to be the orphan
boy long before welcomed and enter
tanned by her deceased husband. The
stimulus of warm and tenacious graf
itude was now added to their ordinary
motive connected with the profession
He undertook her cause with will not
easy to be related he gained it; the
widows estates were secured to her IN
perpeluity," and Mr.. Stephens added
with an emphasis of emotion that sent
an electric thrill throughout the house,
shat boy stands before you"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01
Things We Have Seen.

We have seen the most worthless
and lazy fellow dress the most fashion
able. ......
We have seen the most talented
young men turn tipplers and die
drunkards.
We have seen men who made much
noise about their bravery and daring
exploits-and we have seen the same
running away from goose.
We have seen them urging another
to become candidate for office, and
we have seen the same fellow vote
against him at the election.
We have seen a lovely girl marry q
rich bachelor merely for wealth, and
we have seen the same girl die broken
hearted within year.
We have seen young men marry
aashy, brainless girls, and we have
seen them drag out miserable, wretch,
Ell HE .r.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01
SwAPPING A WIFE FOR A House.

SWAPPING A WIFE FOR A House.
An exchange tells of an amusing
case which came before lawyer OF
Pontiac Michigan, short time since
The story goes that man in Oakland
county, (whose name is not mention
ed, became enamored of another mans
wife, and supposing that if he could
gain her husbands consent, for val
liable consideration, he could take her
to himself, without violating the law
she being willing produceda forged
letter from the woman's father to the
effect that he had had heard serious
charges against his son-inlaw, and was
coming to take his daughter away
The husband supposipg that he mus
lose his wife, was induced to accept 9
horse in exchange for her, supposina
that he would thus be released from
the bonds of matrimony without the
trouble and expense of applying to the
courts. A few days since the husband
hearing that his wife intended TO return
to her first love, und not feeling dis.
posed to receive her; consulted law
yer as to whether she could return and
oblige him to live with her, and was
much surprised to learn that the bargain
and sale he had made were void. He
wishes to obtain a divorce, and con.
graduates himself on having the best
of the bargain, for he says he has q
horse that is worth more than the wO-
man ever was. ........
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

As an offset TO the clamOr which is
now being raised for partisan purposes
in the case Of the Alabama, threaten.
ing war with England, it is stated from
Washington that the Administration
does not stand on the same high-prcss
IRE platform with Sumner. Motley is
not instructed to make any proposition
for The settlement orthc claims, but to
say that in view Of The irritation in En-
gland owing to the rejection of
thc treaty, the present is not an auspi-
ciOus time 10 propose the rcopcnln9 OF
negotiations, Which means that the
question is TO remain in abeyan &C, and
which further means that the bond
holders do not mean tO permit a war
as that would inevitably reduce the val
ne OF their securities, and perhaps lead
20 rcpndiation AS to- the antI-Brillsh
crusade by which the Radicals are try
ing to cntrap the Irish Democracy into
a support Of Radicallsnl, it is all moon
shine, and our adopted fellow country
men will iiud it ont before long,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

a destructive fire occurred in Nash
Vile on last Sunday morning, about
three hours before day. destroying u
large amount Of property The fire
originated in the second story Of the
Hicks block, over the China Store
fhc damage is not exactly estimated
ont great portion was covered by in
%urancc, and win be rebuilt immcdi
llciv.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01
Can Women Keep a Secret.

George Francis Train renders a
judgment as follows:
"Mcn say women can't keep a Sc
crot. 1t is just the reverse-women
can, men can't. Women carry with
them to their graves secrets that would
kill any man. Woman never tells
man always does. Woman suffers and
dies; man blabs and lives. Man can
not keep a secret; woman cannot make
it known. What is sport to the man
is death to the woman. Adam was a
sneak. Eve would have kept the apple
a secret. Be We fruitful Who ever
heard woman talk about her love
liascosY Everybody has heard man
gossip. Man delights in telling of his
illicit conquests; woman would cut hel
tongue out first. Men are coarse in
their club room talk; women refined
in their parlor conversation. Who
ever heard of woman telling Of her
lovcrs2 Who has not listened to the
dissipation of the men2 Men boast
women don't. Women never tell tales
out of school; men are always bah
bling. So down with an other old
adage. Women can keep secret.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

EN PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON
viii address the people Of Franklin
county, at Winchester, on Monday, The
18th of July We would like to see II
full turn out to hear him. He is in no
way meddling in State politics, or in
terfcring with The present canvass for
Governor in Tennessee, but will tell
many Of you something that you will
be glad to hear
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

The Ohio farmer, with bis gang
plough, seated high up, in ease and
comfort, without the fear of soiling bis
boots, ploughs out two rows of corn
ten burrows ut once--while Missip.
plan will walk ten times over the same
ground ct the expense of his shoes, il
not his toe-nails, to accomplish the
same work. rI uud '
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

General Candy in command in Vir-
ginia,, replied to Conservative dele
CATION which called upon him the other
day for information that mem bers cleo.
ted to the Legislature would be requir-
ed to take the iron clad oath. This
rules out nearly every respectable man
in the State, and turns it over once
more into the hands of unprincipled
scallawags and carpet baggers. Few,
if any, white men can be found 10 quail
ify. When is this diabolical patch
work to cease? Had the Radical party
been true to their pledges, Virginia to-
day would be in the Union; but the
great mass of her people are worried
and tortured by Radical deviltry, and
have well nigh abandoned all hope of
relief. And we of the North are taxed
to keep up this atrocious work, while
trade langui hes our burdens are be-
coming moro and more oppressive
principle, honor, the public welfare
all is sacrificed to elevate the negro to
a position for which he is unqualifie',
and from which he must fall the mo-
ment the Radical party is driven from
power, as it assuredly shall be. Let
the true men of Virginia bide their
time-that time when the Canbys, and
the Wells, and all the vile tools of Rad
ical dcspotism shall have sunk into de-
served oblivion. 20 .....ut.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

Senter and Stokes have published q
list Of appointments for Middle and
West Tennessee. They will speak 1t
Tullahoma on Monday, the 9Th OF
July. They close their appointments
at Nashville, July 3lst.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

I The prophets say that Virginia has
been so badly gerrymandered that the
Wells radicals will probably carry the
Legislature, but the whites expect to
defeat the test oath and disfranchise-
ment clauses in the Constitution, and
to elect Walker. ''0
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

The sage and learned judges who in
tcrpret law and administer justice un
der the title of the Supreme Court OF
Georgia, have, we are informed render
cd decision that the negro is eligible
to Office. Judges Mccoy aud Brown
haye 50 decided, Judge Warren disscn
ting. We do not propose to 60 into
the arguments Of the Grst two legal
wiscacres and will content ourselves by
saying that the question of negro ellg'
Utility will be settled by the white PEG
pie when they are free from the shack
les imposed upon them by pcrjurcd
and reasonable Congress. 10 suppose
that the condition 10 which the South
is now subjected can be pcrpctuoted' Is
monstrous. The white man, although
temporarily deprived Of his rights, viii
rcasscrt them again and take that posi-
ton to which he is entitled by the su-
pcriority of race. There will be diff.
icrent ruling then in our courts of law,
and if Mcssr5 Mccoy and Brown live
long enough they will find it out.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

The best gardeners look out for the
turnip fly about as soon as they SOW
their turnip seed. They use lime, to
bacco dust, or SCOT mixed with road
dust or leached ashes, which they scat
ter over the turnip beds, morning and
evening, for the first week after sowing
the seeds. a ,, r.. , notice. ..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

The ocean has been sounded lately
to the depth ofSa miles, thing not
before believed to be practicable. The
plummet could be felt to touch the bot.
tom at that great depth as plainly IS 1t
ordinary depths. , I'd
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

A most brutal prize fight, which ter
minated fatally for one Of the princi
pals, took place last week at Cayuga
Lake, near Syracuse, N. Y. 1t appears
that the two pugilists had been urged
on to the match by their friends to set
tie the vcxed question as to "the best
man" After several rounds in which
both were severely punished, one OF
the parties struck the other a power
full blow on the left temple, when he
dropped to the ground like a bar OF
lead, gasping twice and died. The vic
tor appeared to be overwhelmed with
grief. and cried out, tiny God I've kill
ed him. Oh! Jenny speak to me-" In
compliance with the urgent demand Of
his friends, the survivor fed, and is
said 70 be now in Canada. When viii
these inhuman exhibitions ceascp Is
the law so powcrless, or it's officers sc
inefficient, that that the patrons of the
ring cannot be reached? 1t is only
when man is murdered to crafty thu
beastly pleasure of q crowd of specta
tors, certainly not less criminal than thu
chief actors, that the public seem tc
appreciate to the fullest extent the ma
ture of the crime committed. If thu
papels gave no publicity to the doing'
Of "the fancy" there is reason TO believe
the inhuman practice would be of less
frequent occurrence. Another prize
fight occurred about the same time il
Missouri, between two noted pugilist'
McCool and Allen, which it appears
was declared against the latter, by thu
referee, on the ground that he gouget
his opponents eye. And this is thu
"manly art so-called.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01
COUNTY ALL RIGIIT-.No STAR
WALTON THIS YEAR.

Hundreds of such paragraphs ap-
pear, and are eagerly gathered by the
agents Of the SPECTATORS, who make
up the market reports for the CONNER
cial papers. Out of this abundant ma
tcrial it is an easy matter to make up a
report that shall depress the wheat mar.
ket and cause it to open at q much less
figure than the real state Of the crop
would justify. .... "'..
This game has been played this
spring as usual, and the result is, that
the impression has gone abroad that
the wheat crop Of Tennessee will be
very heavy. This is very serious mis-
take. The crop will not average over
seven bushels to the acre throughout
the State. Our information comes from
every quarter Of the State from the far
mcrs, and we are satisfied that the late
frosts oftbe spring cut short the wheat
crop by one third, while the continued
rains and cold have prevented the wheat
from forming either full heads or full
grains, 1t is therefore useless to rely
upon Tennessee for full crop. The
average is large but the yield will be
light. The price is not what it should
be, and we advise farmers who can
keep their wheat, to do so.--Dirie Far-
mer
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

WE are authorized to call meeting
OF the people Of this county on Mon
day next. to nominate Il candidate or
candidates to represent this county and
Senatorial District in the next Lcgis
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

would have beer unnecessary, Oblv.
ion Of the past Whatis the Radical
party doingto make it possible An
swer, Judge
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

On an average, the cotton planter
who makes sixty bsles, uses up the pro
ceeds Of forty bales to buy what h'
ought to raise. a,in- sA't.r
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01


l-hc most farcical Of all things far
clcal in politics is the desperate effort
now being made by certain leading
Radicals to persuade our Irish fclio"
citizens that they are sincere in thell
efforts 10 bring about war with Eng
land on the Alabama question. a CIR
cular has been issued by leading Rad
ical in Pennsylvania, calling 4 conven,
ton TO meet in that State some time
next mouth, the delegates which are To
he Irish Radicals. 1t will he slim
gathering composed mainly of Irish
Orangcmen, class that has always
been opposed to the independence o.
their native land and in close politlca
alliance with the British Government
Orangeism is in Ireland what Radical
ism is in this Countrywide enemy O.
the people and Of scli-govcrnment. LIE
every true lrishman bear in mind tha
there are to-day tens Of thousands o
white men now in the South who art
born in the same land, who are dcnict
rights that have been granted to th'
semisavagc negroes, and that Others
have been removed from office there Il
make way for black and white Radi
calls. Irishmcn in the South have lit
tic or no rights that negroes are boun(
to respect, and this fact is so wei
known throughout the North that thu
trick Of Radical Irish Convention
will wholly fail Of its object.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01

Gen. Lees residence at the Univer
sity Of Virginia has just been compile
ted. and is said to be very fine. a
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-07-01
The Wheat Crop.

The Dixie Farmer has again and
again put the farmers on their guard
against the systematic and persistent
efforts of SPECTATORS to depress the
price Of crops by creating the belief
that there is splendid yield, either Of
wheat or other crops, as the case may
be. We know that this false i'm
preston is deliberately planned year az
ter year and season after season, and
we know too, some of the machinery
by which the plan is carried out. Tray
elers on the cars, passing by wheat
fields that by Contrast with dry scenes
of the city, look green and full Of life,
and promise--the crop is sp!endid--to
their eyes, and SO they report it, and it
gets into the city papers. Again, ev-
cry country editor in want of a local
item, asks the first countryman he meets
about the wheat and gets for answer
my crop looks very we'll now, and if
nothing happens, think it will turn
out we'll" .. ...
Straightway he writes: awe are
gratifcd to learn from some of our
most intelligent farmers that the prom
Use for an abundant wheat crop was
never better. A great breadth of land
was sown last fall, and if Providence
continues to smile upon us, Old
county will have not only enough bread
10 cat, but enough to stop the mouths
ofsome of her hungry neighbors." In
the nearest city the CLEANING Flam-
beau" is on the lookout for all such
items, and at once it reappears under
the heading:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-26
FROM HAVANA.


Advices from St. Thomas Of the 18th,
state that news had reached there from 81.
Domingo that President Baez had sold Alta
Vella to q French company, ignoring the
previous sale Of the island, and that the
American Consul at st. Domingo had pro.
tested against the Transaction, and he'd sent
for . q. 8. man Of war. Baez remained in
his CAPITAL around which entrenchmeuts had
been thrown up. He had invited ex-Presi
dent Gabriel and his followers to return, and
they agree to do 30 If BAez abdicates the new
election held for President and all political
prisoners released.
Yesterday disturbance broke out in this
city where the recent trouble originated; some
of the peopls on the house tops fired on the
volunteers in the streets, who returned the
FIRE. 1t is not known whether any one was
killed. Late in the evening the house of .
rich planter, suspected Of giving I'D TO the
revolutionistis, was entered BY the police and
. guard volunteered to search for arms.
During the same evening firing took place
at several poinfs in the city, between the
citizens aud volunteers, and number OF
men, women and children were killed and
wounded.
The American schooner Arietta, formerly
Key West wrecker, has been brought to
this port as prize, BY Spanish gun-boat,
on suspicion Of carrying supplies to the
rebels.
BY order Of Captain General Dulce volun-
teers are hereafter TO remain at their homes,
excepting those on gard, and the sailors from
the Spanish ships are to perform patrol duty
until the arrival Of additional regular troops
from Spain. They are greatly relieved, and
the feeling Of security is growing stronger.
The city now (6 p. m.) is perfectly quiet,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-26
AY REPoRT.
CABLE DISPATCHES.

MADRID, Jan. "a.
Il is announced on official authority that
the Provisional Government, believing that
it truthfully represents the feeling Of the na.
tion, cannot accept any proposition for the
cession Of Cuba.
CoEsTANrIsoPLE, Jan. a.
Admiral Hobart pasha has sailed with his
feet from the harbor Of Syria, the Governor
Of the islaad having promised thst the steam
or Erosis shall not be permitted to leave the
port.
The Viceroy Of Egypt has offered the Sui.
tan an army Of 90, 900 men and feet in case
Of war.
Paris, Jan. "a.
The Gaulois says the Greek Government
has rejected the declaration Of the Paris
Conference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-26

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-26
KEOKuk. IOWA: TUESDAY, JANUARY &C. 1869.

present to the Honorable Senate Of the Unit
| ed States IN application for pension. ! am
| the widow Of President of the United States
whose life was sacrificed in his couptry's ser
| vice-sbat said calamity has greatly impaired
my health, and by tbs advice Of my physi.
clans have come over to Germany to try the
| mineral waters, and during the winter to 60
to Italy, but my financial means do not per-
init me to take advantage Of the urgent I'D.
vice given me, nor can live 10 style be-
coming the widow Of the Chief Magistrate OF
great nation, although l live = scouonic-
ally % can. In consideration Of the great
services my deeply la.essed husband has
rendered to the United States, and Of the
desth-his msftyrdom mly My-I respects
fully submit to your honorable body this pc
tition, hoping that an yearly pension may Be
granted ne 20 that may have less pec0nia-
~ cares.
Iremain respectfully,
fSigned1 MRs. a. LIxCoLN,
Frankfort, Germany.
It was referred to the Committee on Pen.
sions.
The following bills were introduced and
appropriately referred:
Dy mr InOO@SO 10vUUtsz0 bu0 CUuotIuC-
ton Of . railroad from DAvenport, lows, to
Topeka, Kansas. By Mr. Taft-to aid in the
construction ofa railroad from Sioux City,
Iowa, to Columbus NsbfaskA. A resolution
BY Nj Robinson declaring that the people of
the United States viii not approve ofs rsti6-
cation ofa treaty for the settlement Of the
Alabama claims more than any other treaty
with England, while American citizens are
held in prison ia England for acss done under
the American flag.
A resolution was offered BY Mr.. Schenck
for the payment Of the Arksnsas members Of
the House for the full term of the 4Oth Con-
gress, which was referred to tho Reconstruc-
tion COMMITTEE.
Tho House then resumed the consid derstion
Of the constitutional amendment and the
bill relative to suffrage.
A motion Was made to postpone it till
Wednesday NEXT, which was carried.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the bill granting land and right Of way to
the Denver Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Logan addressed the House in oppo.
sition.
Messrs. Window, Schenck, Higby and
O'Neil spoke in support Of the bill.
Mr.. Covods closed the debate on the same
side and moved the previous question.
On its passage. Mr.. Washburne, Of ILL.,,
moved to lay the bill and amendments on tho
table-yMs 90, nays 92.
The HOUSE then refused to second the pre-
vious question; 63 to 86.
The motion OF Mr. Logan to refer the bill
and amendment to the Committee on Public |
Lands, was agreed to--S6 to 63.
Mr.. Paine asked leave to offer long pres
amble and resolution setting forth the state
Of affairs in sorgia, and ordering the Com
r.
tion is necessary respecting representation of
Georgia in the House.
After some discussion, Mr. Paine withdrew /
his motion for the present.
Mr.. Washburne, Of ILL.,, moved that the
House 70 into Committee OF the Whole on |
The legislative appropriation bill.
Adjourned.