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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Hitting I've Nail on the Head.

There seems to be an uprising in
New York city against official corrup
zion and the EpiscopoIjan, a religious
journal, takes the fol- wing sensible
view: il says;
There is but one sure corrective for
it, and that l., rs we have already said,
u quaker moral sense on the part Of the
people themselves, Gods command.
menls must he brought to bear upon
our public servants. Thou shall not
steal, must have a s]tricJcr Iuterpge,a-
ton. Thou shall not 2oyct, must be
held to be a rule Of action for men to
whom we cnlrust the peoples money,
But we repeat, the people themselves
must look to it. They are too much
in the habit Of leaving the selection of
their public officers to others. II IS
much plcasanter to sit in ones cosy
pagIog Of a winter or autumn evening,
mi. agreeable social surroundings,
than to mingIe in the rude and noisy
throHg in "the room around the cor.
ner,' where the nominations for May
or, DC. are ground out by the "machinc
politicians.
This is litting the nail squarIcy on
the head, and the nail is ciinchcd when
the writer adds:
Our respectable c.liz "a. must for
sake their Iclhargic habj,, and take a
more active interest in public affairs,
if cur Republican form Of government
is to succeed. They turned out en-
maS3e u few evening, since when the
weather waS fine, al the Cooper lnsti
tule, to insist upon reform, but it i,
difficult TO persuade them TO turn out
when the nominations are made, 60
p~cciaIIy if it rains, and quite us difficult
to get them to leave their Offices OF
places Of business on election days, tC
go to the polls and vote for the mos.
honest and moral man they can find
without regard to parti .aD politics, W,
DO not see why Chr stian men cauno
carry their religion into political ant
civil affairs Us we'll As other things.
True every word or it; and, bein.
true, IL would not be q lad idea say.
, the New York Express, for those o
the clergy who are 50 fond orprcach;n!
political sermons, in the interests 0
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
a LII wyer'S knowledge.

All good lawyers know the value in
the practice Of their profession OF gen.
eral kno Wedge or information to b.
obtained by practical intercourse with
the world, and studies outside Of the
law library. In q book just published
by the daughter of an English advo-
cate, Mr. John Adolphus, the follow
ing is told, which will illustrate the
virtue Of the kind Of Knowledge refer,
red to, The writer says:
"A very extraordinary criminal case
was entirely decided by the knowledge
my father had picked up Of nautical
affairs in his early voyage to and from
the West Indies. Lascars were on
their trial for the murder Of tie cap
tain Of the ship: the evidence of the
mate seemed quite conclusive. In the
course Of it he said, however, that at
the time Of the murder there was great
confusion, as the ship was in much
peril, and requiring all the attention of
the sailors to prevent her striking on a
rock. My father, who defended the
prisoners, asked so many questions as
to the number Of the crew, and where
each man was, and what he was en-.
gagged in during this perilous time, that
at last the Judge whispered i sup
pose, Mr., Adolphus, the questions are
to the purpose? l own do not sec
it, thinking, doubtless, the time ofthc
court was being wasted. After a few
more questions as to the duty each mar
was performing, the witness had &C
counted for every man On board, the
captain being below and the two pris
oners numbering him. My father fiXcC
his eyes steadily on the witness, and
said, in a searching and loud voice,
Then who was at the heinz TIT
wretched man droI ped down in a fit
and soon after confessed he was him
self the murderer. In his false evi
denco he had given to each man hi
position, and forgotten the most mate
rial, or rather left none to fill it,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

Statutes compiled by Republicans
show beyond question that the negroes
of the South did not increase during
the war, and have positively decreased
since the war. AT the time the negroes
of Mexico were emancipatcd, which
was when they threw off the Spanish
yoke, there were 10000 engaged in
the cotton culture ofthe country. Now
it is difficult to find a full blooded ne.
gro. The Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman,
gives the cause forthis as follows:
Naturally indolent and thriftlcss,
they never do become in a state of
freedom, and in q climate like this, a
self sustaining people A certain
amount offorce is absolutely necessary
to make the most ofthem work enough
to make even a supper. AT least a
moiety, if not a majority of them, live
in a state of promiscious concubinage;
as is well known, they are uni
versally careless to their offspring.
very little attention to them or
10 one another, in case of sickness.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
The Merchant who Does Not Nd
VertiSc.

The merchant who does not advcr,
tise is distinguished very easily by his
and detected countenance.
He is grasping--holds fast to what he
has, and is afraid to venture. He is
generally selfish, and looks upon all
customers with distrust. The misery
cagerness with which he clutches the
pay for his goods creates an antipathy
for him in the minds Of his patrons,
and they generally leave him. His
store is anything but inviting, as the
goods are not displayed at all, and a
bleak appearance Of the walls is the
consequence. He generally has dry
goods, groceries, hardware, etc, all
jumhled up together. At night he
lights his store with the poorest quail
ty of candles, which shed n pale glim
mcr over his goods, giving them an
old and dusty look. At his store you
will be certain to find mean whiskey,
soft soap, damaged dry goods and
groccrics-all last years fashions, etc.
He seldom gives anything for public
improvements or charitable purposes,
and measures mankind generally in his
own half bushel Such u man never
helps to build railroads. steamboats,,
telegraph lines, or anything Of the kind,
If the balance OF mankind were like
him, STAGE coaches would be the only
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05


The newspapers Of some of the
States, since the recent horrid abortion
cases in new York. are searching
among their statute books for laws
against the publication of obscene and
immoral advertisements. Connecticut,
Massachusetts, MARY land and Penn.
sylvania all claim to have laws against
such things. That is the spirit Of the
law everywhere. But it is an utter
impossibility to designate just what is
an immoral advertisement. They are
often SO worded as to convey two
meanings, tor our language is suscepti-
bic Of double meanings. Many re.
spectacle physicians make female dis
eases a speciality. 1t is impossible for
him to enumera,e all the diseases treat
ed, and he will simply say, ''ali diseases
and irregularities Of females treated
successfully 1t is well known that
there are many irregularities, not dis
eases, of women, and arising from
causcs not such as the abortionist
treats. Yet under cover ofthcse words
the aboritonist may make his business
known. There seems to be no clear
rule to regulate this advertising bust
ness. But there should be a rule to
discover their retreats, and send them
to prison together with the women and
the men who procure their services.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
In Chancery.
W. +. Kercheval vs. b. +. Daycppcrt ,.
others, '"'

W. F. Kercheval VS. b, +. Davenport An
others.
Upon motion, and it appearing tot
Clerk and Master from the bill WytiI
sworn to that ID. L. Davenport is A nm.
resident Of the State Of Tennessee. sol
the ordinary process of law cannot .
served upon him.
1t is therefore ordered that publica,a
be made for four consecutive weeks ig,.
Home Journal, published in Winchp,r
Tenn. :, requiring said nonresident d.
PENDANT to appear on or before the lex
term of the Chancery Court, to behcll /
the town of Winchester, Tennessee .
the ith Monday in JanuaryneXt, and plea
answer or demur to complainant JiD o.
the same will be taken for conteSScl, ADJ
set for hearing cX parte as to him. VII
ness my hand, at Office. this Sept. b
1871. L. III. FINCH. C.. Il "
sell At 81 50
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
wade Hampton.

Gen. Wade Hampton, in Il letter ad.
pressed to the editor Of the Southern
Home, expresses the opinion that the
South should not take part in the next
National Democratic convention for the
following reasons:
First-Southcrn delegates to the Ma
tional convention could exercise no in
lucncc in shaping the policy o~fmaking
up the issues, or IN selecting the can
didatcs for the next contest, without
seriously injuring tho prospects of q
Democratic Triumph that this would
inevitably he the case, IS proven by
the result OF the last Democratic con
yent:oU, where the very presence Of
Southcrncrs was used to prejudice the
action and defeat the candidates ofthc
party.
.. If Southern delegates could not,
with propricty, exert any nfucncc in
the convention, while their mere at
tendance in it might result in infinite
mischief to the Democratic party, l. is
surely the part Of wisdom to refrain
from participating in the deliberations
OF the convention.
, The Northern democrats will have
to bear the burtlcn OF tue lighti in the
next Presidential contest, and it is only
that they should choose the field
and select the standard bearers.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
The Victim Oftllc Knoxville Trag-
nI,r

General James II. CIanton, who was
killed by Colonel ID. A. Nelson, in
Knoxville, last Wednesday, was a citi
zen Of Montgomery, Alabama, and a
lawyer by profession. In 1906 he
was II member Of the Alabama Legisla-
turr. In 1860 he was the Bell and Ev.
erctt clector for his district. At the
breaking out Of the wal he entered the
Confederate service as n captain Of cav
airy. lie was several times promoted
for distinguished service, and was, at
the close Of the war, Brigadier general
OF cavalry. For some time past, and
up to the hour of his death, he was
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee for the State Of Alabama.
He was in Knoxville in the capacity Of
attorney for the Governor and State of
Alabama in the litigation now pending
in the United States Court in regard to
the Alabama and Chattanooga Rail
road. He vas about forty-two years
of age, and leaves Il widow with six
Children Nashville Banner
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

GOV. Juo. &. Brown, oar Governor
elect, Will be innugur rated some tim,
next week He is already in Nashville,
with .i faulty. We vii! give his in.
augual, IN due time, to the the Home
journal readers. In regard to Gov.
BIS policy the Nashville Banner says .
II has been his constant study to De
wise somi plan for increasing the rev
cnucs of the State aud at the same time
reduce tie late e taxation, especially
upon real estate. He looks upon dc
agricultural interest as per- Sc the most
important aud most to be protected
Of al! interests. Yet, while The tax
upon this Should be ligh!cncG, the rcye-
nues are not 10 be reduced.
The Governor elect intends TO plant
himself a,~l'y upon the law aud will
have all crime dealt with TO the fullest
extent which the law directs, let its SC.
verify fall On whom il may. lie will
look especially into the management
of the p~enilcnliary, with a view to reg
ulating it ana, il nepdful, changing the.
present system. He comes into Office
with his responsibilities clearly appre-
and will labor for the progress
and, at the same time, for the credit of
lis State
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Petition to sell Land

S. b. Simpson and Wife vs. Molile '''''
and others. .,oof,'l
1t appearing to the satisIacI ,Ii. q" cae
Court. from the bill fled III "Hu.toa
which is sworn to. that james ~ 18th, W.
J, +. Holland and Wife EllI"Po ow.on 3
Chappell and Wife Joanna, L cSorgc l.
THOMPSON, I S Huston, anu ,ho safe Of
Huston, are non-residents OF tl]n uroSe.. q
tennessee, so that the ordinar. p
the law cannot be served upon t un"GhTiicatim
1t is therefore ordered that po IGi in ID
be made for four successive TnruibI.hel ID
Home Journal. newspaper pe. aid noa'
WINCHESTER, Tenn, requiring or be1n
resident defendants to appear V next. at tle
the list Monday in November Mead At
Courthouse in Winchester, ana iop' or tt
or demur to said peti.r,J and -
same will be taken for cohlsS
for hearing ex parte as TO tne ,hi. Octobe.
9Th. 1871. c,r,, ,RLEDGE
CLEN AMI" Cleis
oct5-4t $3.50
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

Col. John Armfield, one of the old
est and most public spirited citizens of
Tennessee, died at his residence, Beer
sheba Springs, September 9th, aged
Is years.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

The Brownsville State of DIST, says {:
W are sorry to understand that the
cotton crop of this county will not
come up to the sanguine expectation
so hopefully INDUCED in at the start.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

The Columbia Herald represents the
corn and cotton crops Of u portion of
Manry county as being very poor,
and the prospect for lattening pork as
extremely bad.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

y lawyer once wrote rascal in the
hat of a brother lawyer, who, on dis.
covering it, entered Il complaint in
open court against the trcspasser.
who, he said, had not only taken his
hat, but had written his own name
in it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and
it will run itself to death. I can work
out n good character much faster than
any one can lie me out of it
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

General Wade Hampton, OF South
Carolina, has written a letter i'll which
he couusCls that the South take no
part in n national Democratic Con
ventlOn of 1872.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

A goung girl OF thirteen, daughter
Of Il veteran and millionaire iA the
West, has just been presented by her
father with a gift or7,O0O acres utland
She Is going to max a dairy farm Of
1t, stocking it with five hundred cows.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

President Grant has secured seven
teen stalls on the st. Louis Fair
grounds for exhibition of some fine
stock from his farm.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

Savannah and Charleston are get
ting to be almost as heavy exporters
of cotton to Europe rs Mobile and
New Orleans.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
w. Il. DONALDSON,
AT LAW.
ScOttsbOrO. Ala.

Practices in Courts of jackson oD.
Joining counties, also Supreme Cont,
the State FRONT attention given u
lections.
Refers to Hon. p. Turncy and }, ~
S. Marks, Winchester, Tenn; llol
Colyar, Nashville. Tenn; Hon, "
Kerchcval, Fayetteville, Tenn.
july13
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

More fodder will be saved in vii.
Hanson county this year than in any
year since the war.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

When you see 4 mai with 4 good
deal of religion displayed in his shop
window. You may depend upon it he
keeps 4 very small stock of it within.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

A paper having an article headed
why do wives fade?' contemporary
supposes ait is because they won't
wash
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

The colored people of Williamson
county will hold a Fair on the 18th Of
this month. 1t continues four DAYS.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

Officers IN Republican Co nnecticut
exclude negroes from their camp
meetings.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
JOHN HOLLAND
Manufacturer of every style Of
Best Quality Gold Pens and
Pen Cases,
No. 10 West 4th Street. CincimMt-

Our pens are made Of fine gold, a
with ordinary are one will last forte
years, making then not only better 4.
much cheaper than steel pens. Ll.',,.
free per mail. Pens and cases repairc.,
scp2S-2m
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
THE N&OXVILLE TRAGEDY,
Particulars Of the Killing o. Gen
cTal ClantUu.

THE N&O%ViLLE TRAGEDY.
'"F'l''i'arH Oh ~" N.Ia'nS u "'"
~
From the Knoxville Chronicle. e,.h ult.l
l'tr facts ne oathercd ~ the Core
ncr's inquest shall bee briefly o.i;.
General j II. ClautoN OF Montgomery
Alabama. was killed Yesterday evening
about & O'Clock on Cumberland street
near Cav. by Colonel ID ". Nelson, o!
| Cleveland. Tennessee.
About the time, mentioned General
. Clauton, while ]couycrsinl WITH \ >
| pr6.8or, Esq, near Bells stable, Wa
| introduces TO Colonel Nelson ht LON
liusou Fort, Esq, and upon the invita-
.iou OF Colonel Nelson the party pro
coclcl toward the 81, Nicholas saloon
to dviaH.
THE DIFFICULTY,
Immediately after being introduced,
Wc,.rs. Nelson and Clanton bpqan a
r,nypIsarjoD and continued it while
wal.ipr toward fine saloon. Nelson
remarked TO Clap,on that he could
take him 10 visit a certain place in the
city, if he, C.auton, was not afraid to
90. CIanton seemed to misunderstood
Nelson, rs he asked him several times
vhat Inc meant he his being afraid
Nelson sqid he did NOT know. Accord
mo f., tbc testimony Of Colonel Ford.
~ H. .l., .r E.l..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

A man named kirkpatrick has been
playing the role Of Congressman Bow.
co in o s,c.hrope county, Georgia. A
iaY day since he seized 4 plantation
mule and ran OF with u young lady to
Washington, Ga. where they were mar.
led on Sunday. They returned in u
hircl .a:t ON Tuesday, leaving the
mule i0 pawn FOR his hotel bill, saying
,hul he would not lead, and was left T..
the way. A few days after he borroa
al another mule from one person and
aaaddln from andthcr to 60 after the
missing luic, but did not return. it
has b.ou u .ocrJatncd that he has a wife
and children in Jackson county. Ga
IKE is awopth-tun2ucd Rascal, claims
to be a licensed cXhortcr and preach
or in the Methodist church, and was 70
Sunday School man
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

Accompanied by a number offricnds,
the remains were conveyed TO the
depot, and 1t for Montgomery on the
II o'clock train, in charge of Colonel
}. ii. G:ndrat, OF Alabama.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-11
PittsburghLi Live stock Market.

SATURDAY, JAM 4, $50.
CATTLE-Ths run Of cattle and sheep
FOR the last three days was heavy, whilst
that OF hogs was only moderate. The
same is true of the first part OF the week.
1t seems to be admitted on all hands that
the week Just closed was the dullest Of
the year FOR drovers. on Monday The
market opened fair; prices gradually
gave way, and at the close Of the week
fell from fifty to seventy-fve per cent.
on all kinds OF stock, with few buysrs SC
any price. There il q large number of
cattle in the pens unsOld, some Of which
have been there for over a week. Fol-
ket: Extra 200 to 100 steers, S6.50a7 Z;
good to prime LOO to 100, S5-25a5.75;
common to medium 1000 TO l-loQ. S5a
5.25 bulls, stagH and cows SEQ to l,jdO,
S4a5.0O; stock steers 500 to l,000, s4,25a1
HoGs-The arrival Of hogs was Ouly
fair, and they sold in good numbers at
prices about the same rs at the opening
OF the week. The following were the
ruling figures of the market at tbs close
of the week; Extra Philadelphia. $3.50
good 10 prime, Philadelphia, - to go,
t6G0; good to prime, New York, Isl
to 30, $3.50; rough to common, 10 to
zoo, 3; light and stock hogs, 81 10 loo,
not quotable.
SHEEP-There wa a heavy stuck u
sheep in the market, selling siuggiSEly
at quotations. Coed TO prime, s. 20 ~
bs, Sfa5; decent 20 fair, Is 10 50 Ms, 3.50s
3.75; mean b common, 20 to % b., Ss
325; fOOt-TUt and ~scallaWagS, bv the
head, jeca2L-C08lEieTci0L.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-11
Ayers Ague Cure.

For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever,
Chill Fever, Rem1ttent Fever Dumb
ARue, Periodical or Blious Fever &C,
and indeed al the affections which ar1se
nom mala-ious, marEh, or miasmane
poisons.
As its name implies, It does Cure, and does not
hl. Containing neither Arsenic, Quinine, Bis
muth, zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous
substance Whatevertit In n0Wise Injuries any pa
tent. The number and importance OF It's cures
h the ague districts, are literally beyond account
and we believe without q parallel In the history
Of Ague medicine. Our pride IL gratned BY the
acknowledgements we receive Of the radical cures
effected in obstinate cases, and where other rem
edies had wholly failed.
Unacclimated persons, either resident m er
travelling through miasmatic LOCALITIES, Wil DC
protected by taking the AGUE CURE daily.
For Liver Complaints, arising from torpid
lry OF the Liver, It is an excellent remedy, stmp'
lating the Liver into healthy activity, .
For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints, II
Is an excellent remedy, producing many truly
remarkable cures, where other medicines had
failed.
Prepared by DR.. ]. c. AVER & Co, Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass., and
sold all round the world.
PRICE, 500 PER BOTTLE.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-01-11

IA . -
Mr.. Wm. Babbitt, the Engineer for the
new organization to build a road nom
Ashtabula to connect with the Lawrence
Branch, has for the last few weeks been
running trial lines from the graded part
Of that road, in Bristol, UiG Niles to
YOUNGSTOWN. Oneline from Niles passes
M the MOSQUITO Creek valley and over
the ridge. crossing the A. & @. W. r. r..
near Jacob Ewalts, in Bazetta. By this
route thew hud a good line to that point,
bnt there encounter q continuous grade
OF 81 feet to the mile Tor nearly two
miles. and making an expensive hne
m. other lire from Niles IS u" war
This continues on the south side OF
The NTahoning road to a point about M
s,d . baIfmiles south Of Warren, vheren
crosses The Mahoning road, and skirting
the east part OF the town, crosses the a.
sc W.R. r. 500 feet east OF the freight
depot. hen by a very direct and strait
line west side Of Red Run it finds its way
to Bristol. This line is found to be very
favorable for grades and construction.
First, along the Mahoning road where
the maximum grade on that road is but
twentv-one feet to the mile; from the
crossing or that road the largest half OF
the line is 3 level grade, e~ncountering at
the Champion Summit the mazimumfo for
one-hRlf mile, a thirty-three feet grade,
which BY slight changes OF the line can be
reduced to less thar thirty feet. This
line iE about forty rods longer than the
other, or Bazetta line, being made so
mainly by a d~ivergsnee at Warren to
accommodate that location. A strait line
from the crossing Of the Mahoning r. r.
to Bristol would give an equally fair line
and reduce the distance to, or below the
Bszetta line.