The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-08-31
General Items.

The crown of England contains l,'U dia-
monds, and is valued at 100000.
Eggs are selling in San Antonio, Texas,
for five cents each.
New flour in Ashville, North Carolina
sells at So per barrel.
Water sells at five cents per bucket In
Austin Texas.
A $4,000 diamond has been found in n
Florida fish.
White leather harness has been intro
duced by a sporting MAJ at Long Branch
The model of a gallows was sent TO the
Patent Office, from Indiana. the other day.
There are but 10000 landholders in Great
Britain out of n population 3l,5N,00O.
The value oftaxable property inGeorgia
has increased S2l 200 1000. during the pres
ent year.
1t is estimated that there are nearly 80.
100000 pounds of wool raised in Vcrmount
every year.
II Missouri boarders "blow up the
landlady, she retaliates by putting torpe-
does in the hash.
A Minnesota Juror addressed Il note to
the Judge, in which he styled hima Son
arabic jug"
In F~rcdonia, N. u, over COS feminine
signatures were placed to a protest against
granting licenses to rumsellers.
II is estimaled that about six miles of
railroad will be built in New England
cacll day for the next two mOEths.
Eight hundred and eighty bales OF South
American cotton were sold in New York
last Friday.
The census returns for 1870 shift the rela-
tive position of many cities, New Orleans
falls back from the sixth to the ninth.
A Michigan journal publishes a column
and a half of correspondence which came
to it on a II xlS single.
There is q physician in Louisville who
is so very skilful that he has been known
to have snatched some Of his patients from
the very grave.
The next Kentucky Legislature will
stand as follows: House 81 Democrats, Is
Republicans; Senate, 80 Democrats, 8 Re-
publicans. A majority to 0G or joint bal
lot.
Philadelphia treated the Tennessee ed
itOrs shamefully. The Press says: 1.-The
Tennessee editorial excursionists were re-
ceived on Saturday last by Mayor Fox, and
afterwards driven through the park"
Miss Amanda Harris, a young lady in
Columbus Ohio, fell dead of heart disease
on Friday night, while cOnversing at the
gate other fathers residence with Il young
man to whom she was about to be married.
The board of health of Mobile, Ala, after
a careful examination, report that there is
not nor has there been q case Of yellow
fever in that city this season, and that ru-
mors to that effect are unfounded.
Forney says "these SOutherners make a
great fuss" about the recent New Orleans
outrage. This reminds us of the little boy
who said. Ma, make Bill behave himself;
every time | hit him with this hammer he
hOllers."
Texas exchanges report that three hun
dred of the negroes of Brazos county, Tex
as, will vote for the Democratic candidate
for Congress In the coming election, RAD
icallsm is in a bad way in the State.
A Paris journal reports that both Russia
and Prussia arr making extensive military
preparations, perfecting ornaments and
collecting enormous quantities of stores.
1t hints that the preparations of the latter
power are aimed at Russia.
1t Is predicted that at the latter end of
this month, there will be a rain Of stars or
meteors similar to that which alarmed the
people Of this country In the year 1881 Or
1892.