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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
Gov. SENrER seems to think that the

Gov. SENrER seems To think that the
necessity for the militia is fast disap-
pearing, and they will soon he sent
home to make a living in the peaceful
pursuit. of the farm. This is just what
we hoped and predicted Of the e
Governor, and will win golden Opin-
ions for him all over the State, espec-
tally in the counties where the militia
have been quartered. The policy in
dicates a sympathy for the people al
ready burdened by the heaviest taxa
ton which this country ever knew.
The Governor has . peculiar opportu,
nifty to make himself u Of the most
popular men in the State, and it is
hoped he will embrace it. So soon as
the announcement reached New York
that the militia would he disbanded, the
effect on the monetary thermometer
was magical. Tennessee bonds im'me'
diately went mp several degrees. An
investment In Tennessee bonds to-day
viii prove TO be the hest speculation
that csp be made with surplus capital.
Our readers will see that the bonds Of
this State viii. from this date, continue
70 riAs until they reash 80 to DO cents
u. tselys months. WI are going to
eater upon . permanent peace policy
= ~ 8aseAt ~ stosb wv ssass-
~nlAv ~ eooolnoAoE.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

IT is rarely that a very rich maj has
no immediate heirs, but this secms u
have been the case with the late Jane:
II. Roosevelt, of New York, who be-
queathe'i all his property except $780,
900 to q nephew, for the endowment oI
y hospital, 10 be called tue Roosevelt
Hospital. Mr.. Roosevelt died in 1853,
"with0ut issue, leaving neither father,
mother, brother nor sister, to claim
his immense wealth. The nephew to
whom be ~bequeathed 100000. died ia
1864, "without issue. and leaving
neither father. mother, brother, nor
sister. nor any relative nearer than thu
representative at common Law Of his
grandfather" Mr.. Ro0ssvelt's will
was in court the other day for execu.
tors, and the court decided that all bis
property, including the $4,000 III,
70 his nsphswv should be used fOr the
bsseas " ~ Roosevelt Hespi&aA
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
The True Policy.

Johr F~orsythe, in the columns ofthe
Mobile Register, says:
I'VE ortlc South owe it to ourselves
and our children tOprrmit no orportu-
nifty that is presented by the I%oopholes
and lapscs in the reconstruction system
to assert our rights and better our po-
liticul condition. Because we cannot
by one sweeping victory rid ourselves
of the hated incubus Of carpct-lmg and
negro rule, it does not follow that we
should told our arms in sulen Ietharyy.
If We cannat gain by ellis, it is none the
less our duty to gain hy inches"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

A NUMBER Of Philadelphia Quan"rs
visited the Senate Committee on Indian
Affairs last Thursday, and submitted a
plan for civilizing the Indians which
they said was approved by the Presi-
dent and the Secretary Of the Interior.
They suggested that Congress should
appoint u commission of five Quakers
to 90 among the Indians and appropri.
ate S3,000,0OO for the purpose OF
carrying out their objects. They pro
pose to commence with the Sioux, the
most numerous and the most warlikt
Of the tribes, land try the effect OF
their civilizing and Christianizina
treatment upon them first" enlargius
their operations as fast rs they prove
successful. But suppose Congress
should give the Quakers $4,000, 600 t.
spend in converting the Indians
wouldn't the other denomination wan
a chance ON the same terms.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
Hon John v. Wright

The following compliment TO one
of our citizens, published IN the JACK
son Tribune, will be read with due
appreciation by the friends of COL
Wright. From our short acquaintance
with the Col. since bis debut into our
community, VIC fully endorse the sen
timents of the Tribune, and take his
rigAt hand on that. See the Colonies
law card in this paper. We take pleas
ure in q reprint Of the following:
ave have received = letter from this
distinguished gentleman, in which ne
informs Us that he has run the round
of The exile, and has returned to settle
permanently at W inchester, Tennessee
lie will devote his exclusive attention
TO the practice Of law-a field OF labor
tor Which his qualifications are equal
to those of anybody in the State.
His name ~revives the memories OF
halcyon days, and fills the mind with
thoughts OF the past that are both
sweet and mOurnful to the SOUL AS
Andrew johnson said OF his wife, 81
might we say ofCol. Wright; for he it
vas who first taught US Il A b =
inspired us with q love for books, and
10y a diligent application of birch urg'
ed one tardy loiterer along the h'wery
path of knowledge. When we think
Of the aagellations of our school boy
DAYS, we can almost eXclaim-
Here we stand, scanned with many {
scar,
The living record Of a glorious war;
That wal which Solomon initiated
when he wrote, Spare the rod ant
spoil the child" In our case, neither
under the school or parental roof wa'
the rod ever spared, whatever may b'
the fate Of the luckless urchin, from
whose shoulders the "fur' was wont t
ny-sometimes, leaves, since we woult
stuff leaves under our clothes, occa
sionally to mitigate the descending
blows. OF this Parson Barlow Cal
attest, who assured us in the opening
of his school that the discipline of thu
same would be "miM but frm,' and a
to the latter point he was only too tru'
to his announcement. But We digress
Col. Wright, although he has tille'
various offices Of profit and trust, il
young in years, ripe in experience, wig
orous of constitution and just as mucl
an orator by nature,
"Asthe forest born Demosthenes,
Whose thunder shook the Philip Of the
Seas
The Star Of such a mans destiny car
only suffer a temporary observation
1t will come out again from behind the
clouds that now environ, and brightly
glow along our political horizon.
Individually we welcome our friend
back to Tennessee with q warmth u
personal attachment, too deep to fine
expression here, and our only regret it
that he has chosen to cast his lot il
Middle Tennessee rather than in thi'
section, the scene Of his early strug
giles and triumphs, and in the midst o
those friends, who know him best, AIT
love him most"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

j. BANCROFT DAVIS. the new AS
sistant Secretary OF State, is q gentle
man of creditable attainmcnts. He is
the eldest son of the LATE Governor
John Davis, Of Massachusetts, and is a
nephew of Mr.. Bancroft. the present
Minister to Prussia. He was Sccretar.,
of Legation at London when Abbott
Lawrence was Minister 70 England,
and on his return to the United States
he became the American correspondent,
Of the London Times. Since making
his residence ia New York he has been
engaged in the law and in literary pur.
suits, and ut the last state election he
was chosen to the Assembly, where, a.
the time of his nomination to the State
Department, he was serving as Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee. Mr.
Davis is an earnest Republican. but
not, We believe, an extremist.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
A CURIOUS DISCOVERY.
A River Under the Rocky MOum-
tains.

Truhner's Record contains a curious
letter from Mr.. George Catlin, the
celebrated American traveller:
Mr.. Catlin, the American ethno.
graphist. whose extensive travels have
led him through the widest and rough
est scenery in America, has turned his
attention for several years past from
the Indians to the rocks. and has made
10 these studies voyages to South
Ainerica, to the Rocky Mountains, the
Andes and the Antilles, the results Of
which he is preparing to publish in q
work entitled "The Lifted and Susided
Rocks Of America, with their Infu
ences OF the Atmosphere, Oceanic and
Land Currents." Aud one Of the
striking features Of the book seems to
I've, to quote his own words, 1.-THE dis
covery VI . river under the Rocky
Nountains many times larger than the
Mlosissippi"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

DELEGATIONS from Georgia and Mis-
sissippi visited Grant last week to ask
him to help through the new con
auction bills for those States. Grant
I'D to have received the delegations
%r.,Gprtly, and dismissed them in
,iss,ped hnmor. He told the Mis-
.,otherthat he was not in favor OF
Convention in their State; and
the spokesman Of the Georgia
party that he had no time to listen to 4
long speech. Both delegations retired
considerably crestfallen, and rather dis
satisfied,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
EXPLOSION OF A LoCOMO.
TIVE.
The Engineer Killed and Fireman
Frighttully Wounded.

MIR, Cox, Conductor on a train, on
the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail.
road telegraph last evening to J. W.
Thomas, ESQ, superintendent, that his
Engine No. 53) had exploded a half
mile north Of Dn;k River bridge, by
which accident WIN Dom gan the en-
gineer was kille and Mr.. Stephens fire
man had both legs cut of.
This W believe is the first explosion
that even occurred on tlris road. We
have no particulars as to the Cause
.X0shviH Union and Americon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

The famous Missouri test oath case,
In which Gen. Frank p. Blair is plain
tiff, was argued last week IN the U. S.
Supreme Court. Montgomery Blair,
and VIM. NJ. Evarts appeared for Gen.
Blair. 1t will be remembered that
Gen. Blair was not allowed to register
as q voter because he refused to swear
that he had never been in hostility to
the government Of Missouri. At the
lime of the Camp Jackson affair he was
in hostility to the then State Govern
ment, which, however, was declared 70
be disloyal. 1t is principally upon
this point that his case rests. A dc
cis,on will probably be rendered in a
TOW days.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

Gov. SENrER has declared the regis
tration In Madison county void, for
fraud and Irregularities. W. have no
doubt the same policy would well ap,
ply to many other counties. The APP
pointment Of new commissioners OF
registration, and n new registration, in
most of the counties in the State would
be a good act of the Governor. We
are not rejecting OF the registrar OF
this county, however, as we learn that
he intends to do his full duty. But i,
IL certain that there is much corruption
In the way elections are conducted in
Tennessee, and we are glad to sec oul
g Governor giving attention thereto
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
An Indignant Father to IL Dcgen-
crate Son.

We find the following in the Macon
Telegraph:
MACON, GA March 10, 1869.
Il b. MU-SiR: | understand that
yUI are to be in Macon at half past
one O'Clock tomorrow. ! see from
the papers that you voted for the i'll
teenth amendment to the Constitution.
With the feet ofthe Radical Congress
upon your neck. you have, with ODE
dichcc and humility, voted for Il law
that will degrade you and yours forev
er. You have disgraccd both your
grandfathcr's names, whose bones now
lie in their g~raves-have disgraced
yourself, and brought shame upon
your father and mother.
| hope you will not presume to visit
my house again as long AS live.
| have two infant boys--thirteel
months old-they may act as repre-
hensible as you have; but rather than
see them do so, / would follow then
to their graves. Nj. Nj. HALL.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

THR Hon. Pierre Sonle, ex Senator
from Louisiana, and Minister to Spain
under President Pierce, has become in
sane, and n of the New Orleans
courts has authorized one of his rela.
tives to take charge Of his property.
Mr. Soule has long been distinguished
as an orator, lawyer and statesman
and the sad malady that has h%efallell
him has caused profound grief among
a very large circle Of personal and po'
litical friends.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
Mexico.

The following - taheh 'iohA 'ne
Rio Grand files, dated March q:
The Diario, off 'ial, says that Nc
CRATE has been completely routed, and
his principal leaders, having been taken
prisoners, were shot. ~
A telegram from Puebla states that
the CONSERVATION, in that city is great
in consequence OF tn number of prls'
oners ordered to be shot. That the mu-
nicipal aut.. critics and many citizens
have pclitioned the President to put a
stop to those drum head proceedings.
Another from the same point announ-
ces that the Federal Government has
ordered q suspension Of proceedings
against the prisoners.
Additional accounts state that the
Government troops captured Zen
Estcvan second in command, many Of
fcers, and that Gen. Negrete escaped
with but twenty horsemen.
We learn by the papers that there was
a pronunciamento in Yucatan, near the
end of last month Col. Cevallos, who
commanded the Government troops,
| ordered seven Of the principal leaders,
to be shot instantly, who were trying
to seduce the troops, and the rcvolted,
when they heard Of said executions,
abandoned the citadel which they had
take. possession of.
The Brownsville Sentinel says:
On this side the Sierra Madre things
are doing badly.
Nueva Leon fight occurred dur.
ing February, between forty Comman
ches and a party of the National
Guards. A Kickapoo war captain.
named Guayrizi, shot the Commanche
chief through the breast. The author
tiles of Sabinas Hidalgo have sent the
horse and the shield of the Comanche
to the Governor of the State.
The following is from the Ranchero :
Mexico at the present time is beset
with organized bands of kidnappcrs,
and the boldness with which they have
carried on their depredations in the
interior is truly alarming. A little az
fair, however. has lately cropped out
which strips this monstrous system OF
outlawry. ola large portion ofits mys.
seriousness. Gen. Gutierrez, Oftlle 4tll
division. has been positively implicated
IN the kidnapping Of Sr. Cara, by
which the sum Of t%lirty-two Thousand
dollars was paid by him to Gutierrez
as ransom money. Several other officers
in the same command were implicated
in the affair, and the whole crew have
been arrested.
These facts make it appear that the
/ boldness with which kidnapping has
been carried on is accounted for by it.
having been pcrpetuated by the guar
dians ofpublic peace-wolves in sheep!
clothing.
We would suggest that a little secre
service might reveal the fact that othe
officers in other localities, besides Gen
Gutierrez, huye had their fingers il
!. this kidnapping business.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

COMMISSION MtEClullLS, <AIAoAie"f wv"
April 5, 1869
Corn Y bushel, 921aaO5.
Wheat-White y bushel, "a 0Oa2 TO-
Tennessee Red / 9Oa2 90.
Rye nominal,
Oats y bushel 75aS0.
Flour-Supertlne y sack, 9S pounds 4 w
Extra 4 IS. Family 5 5Oa5 Is.
Bacon-Shoulders Y pound l5c. Clear
sides 1Sc. Hams lSc.
Meal, Y busi,el 05c.
Hay, u IS.
Lard-ln barrels l9al91ac. In tirkins
l9laa2Oc.
Butter 35a40c.
Eggs Y dozen l3a14c.
Beeswax, 35a3sc.
OniOns-nOne in market.
Field Peas-Red, v Jushel 10. White
l 70.
Virginia salt y sack 30.
Dry hides y pound 23a25c.
Al sheetings Pyard l6c.
q shifting y yard l4lac.
Cotton yarns y bunch 2 70.
Business the past week dull. Corn. Ba'
con. Wheat and Flour in limited demand
and dropping. Large sales could only h'
made at considerable concessions in oul
quotations.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
Preparations for the Grand
Council Of Rome.

A huilaing is now going up in the
left formed by the ground plan of
St Peters; in this place there is IN
amphitheatre Of an cliptica| stage: its
wood work alone will cost nearly $50.
600. 1t is to he hoped that a more
authentic record of the debates will be
given to the world than we possess Of
those in the Council Of Trent. Should
reporters he admitted, which is not
likely, they will have To brush up their
Latin, as the proceedings will take
place in that language.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

IT is generally understood that Mon.
pensier will he chosen King of Spain.
He is expected at Madrid shortly. De-
spite strong demonstrations against
CONSUMPTION, the Cortes has declared
that the army shall be filed in this way.
A procession Of two hundred women
marched through the streets Of Madrid
to the Hall Of the Curtes, and present
ed u petition against CONSUMPTION, hu'
the act authorizing the measure was
passed nevertheless. The new consti
tuition provides that Senators shall he
elected for twelve years, Troops have
been dispatched 10 the Provinces lo
enforce the CONSUMPTION act, and it Is
not unlikely that disturbances will
follow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
The MisericS OF Il isich Man.

The MiSericS OF Il isich Man.
The New York correspondent Of the
Rochester Democrat is responsible for
the following: "Alcxmder L. Stew
art clears one thousand lo!!ars per day,
Sunday excepted, all the year round.
Cornelius Vanderbilt pleads guilty to
twice that sum, while VIM. Is. Astor
rates his income ut four thousand three
hundred and thirty dollars per diem.
Sleeping or waking, the last named
gentleman finds a three dollar bill
dropping into his hat every minute OF
the twrnty-four hours. lie cannot sit
down to talk with his physician with
out having Il little more wealth, it no,
health he cannot unlDurlen his mind
without feeling his burden increasing
in his pocket and he cannot walk in
Broadway, however the weather may
be. without meeting a shower o.
money. At every turn cash stares nj
him in the most insOlent manner; ruth
less ~financiers beat him with coupons
Implying and soullcss corporations
dump their lucre at the door, step am
cpntemptuous bill stickers plaster hi,
door with greenbacks. One might
wonder what that fellow has done t,
merit this treatment, and the ont,
charge that n be brought is that h'
is q rich mans son, and therefore mus
| suffer.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

In Nashville they are running We.
locipedes by moonlight. One gentle
man lost his equilibrium, and fell spraw-
linz into the mud, much to the amuse
ment of the "lookers on" Nashville
is fast, an ordinary locomotion does
not sui: her progressive people.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

DEATH OF A REMARKABLE MAN
Jacob Surget. ninrty-seven years old,
died at New York last and left n prop
crty valued ut lO,OOO,OO0. lie was II
Creole F%rcnchman, was born in the
United States. He lived by rule, and
was very abste mious, drinking nothing
but water. He used to say that he
had a secret Of longevity which he
bought of a gypsy woman when he was
IA sailor, and h. thought lie should live
to be a hundred. For many years he
spent his winters in Mississippi, but
when the war broke out he came t.,
New York. where he remained until be-
lied,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

LOPEZ, the commander Of the Para.
guayan army, who was recently report
ed utterly overthrowa and his forces
dispersed to the winds, is now said to
be recognizing for another struggle
with the allies. Another report is, that
he is anxious to sell Paraguay to the
United States, in order to save 1t from
his enemies Lopez may he cruel and
brutal, hut in his fight with Brazil and
the powers allied with her he has
shown courage and perseverance s''cf
rs have not often been cqualled, Bn'
if he has any hope Of selling his co'"n'
try to the LATED States at a high f'g"''
he is likely to be severely disappointed
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

THERE was IL great clearing ont Of
clerks, male and female, in Washing
ton. on the lst of April In the print
ing bureau Of the Treasury alone. about
seventy girls have been notified thai
they are no longer wanted. Sevent.,
girls were discharged from the Gov
cvnment printing office last week, an(
many ofthose employed in the Postof
fee are under orders to pack up ant
leave.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
Produce Market.

Dried Fruit-We heard Of sale from q
wagon to-day at lie fol apples and he for
unpecled peaches.
Sweet potatoes have declined to 81 %
per bushel.
Peanuts were sold in small lots from
wagons at l % per bushel.
Eggs l6alSc ll
Bntter-a choice article soc.
Cotton seed In demand ut twelve dollars
per ton. f
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

Chinese RufiIans in San Francisco
have Q sort OF mutual insurance society
by which one who is injured IN an,
scheme of murder or plumber, receives
a weekly allowance, aud In case b,
goes 70 prison. his family is provided
for.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

Our neiglibors in Cuba still keep nj
the struggle for independence on the
one side, and repression or the other,
but neither seems to be making much
Roadway, The reports concerning en-
gagements which have been sent lIlt'c!
from Havana are now said to have
been much exaggerated 1t is assert
ed that none but n engagement de.
serving the name Of battle has yet tn
ken place in the island. A serious dis
turbance occurred in Havana at the
time the political prisoners were en-
banked rol transportation to Fernando
Po., and several persons were shot fol
instigatng it. The revolutionists have
sent an agent to Washington to en-
deavor to obtain recognition from the
United States, and a "Cuba Ring is
said to have been formed there for thu
purpose Of working up sympathy by
misrepresentation. Most of the news
regarding the insurrection that appears
in the American press should be wei
shaken before taken
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

BRloHAN YoUSG must he rather dis
consulate about this tine, Twenty OF
his wives have left him, to visit friends
In "thc States" They have been in
St. Louis and in Chicago, aud they are
expected in Washington. Brigham
has about sixty other wives to sympa'
thisc with him in his present bercaHe
nent.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

ANDREW JsnNsoN was at Knoxville
on last Saturday. lie made q speech
of two hours, to q large audience, in de
fence Of bis administration and the
Constitution.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08
Grocery Market.

SuGAR-we quote as follows New Or
leans 14@16c; Demerara 1Sa1dl6; Porto
Rico l5a151a; Cuba Is; Standard hards
IL; Coffee, Al7A; B do u; G do ~.
CoFyRR-We quote Rio, common to
choice. l9a25 ; Lagnyra 25x; Java ISAAC.
MoLAss,s AND SYRUPs-New Orleans
per barrel. 75ss0c; Syrup 50ael; Golden
syrup ] %. gl
SALr-fiverpool Jack q "a seven bush
e. barrels By the car load p aqsfirs and :
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

ENGLISH papers contain accounts OF
the earthquake which occurred IN the
North of England on the 18th ultim".
In some places houses were severely
shaken and the people rushed out OF
doors in n state Of great alarm The
shocks were Of very short Duration
hut the trcnor was great enough to rat
tic door knockers, ring bells. shake
windows and crockery ware, and make
persons reel in the streets. There is
no report Of the destruction of proper.
ty or loss of life. John Bull was
merely a tri1e scared.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

GRANTS Attorney General has deci-
ded that Grants action cancelliDg par
dons issued by President johnson is
illegal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

Mn. JAMES HARPER, senior member
Of the firm Of Harper Brothers, the
well known publishers, died on Satur-
day, March 81, Of injuries received a
few days before by being thrown from
his carriage. Mr.. Harper never took
An active part in public affairs, though
once elected Mayor Of New York.
About forty-livc years ago the firm OF
which he was senior member was cs-
tahlished, and Mr.. Harper continued
active in it until the day Of the acct
dent that caused his death. He was Il
native of Newton, Long Island, n mem
Der of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and about seventy-fonr years OF age
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-08

TIE Nosfolk Val Day Book says
the frnit orap In that vicinity has been
partly i ~ spussly destroyed a.