The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-12
IN GENER.iL.


General Walker, in his report as Clnef OF
Indian Bureau says the use of force IN deal
ings with aavages il one of the most essehtial
features Of the peace policy. In three years,
General Walker believes, all possibility OF III
dian wars will have disappeared
No application whereafter be entertained
Mt the Office ofthe Comptroller of the Currency
forthe organization of New National Banks, All
Of the currency authorized by Congress has
been absorbed by Eastern National b"hhH' anu
those already authorized.
Notwithstanding the eeXtraardihafy demands
made upon the service, ii seems tha' 'le foS'
Office Department last year had u revenue eN-
ceeding bv 900, 900 the expenditures Tor me
} game term The postages from newspapers
and printed matter nearly reaches 9l,OoOooo'
The money-order business of the Post
Office Department has rapidly grown to great
4 magnitude. During the year ehdihS June oo'
1872, it exceeded ?9S,0OO,OOO. Or thus vast
sum, sent in small remittances, none exceeding
$40 and the average not exceeding S2o little
= or none was lost.
-Iieutenant-C Commander \. q. Caldwell IL
ordered to duty AZ executive Office Of the Can
andagua at Key West
Eloborate experiments made during the
mast wear bv the Chief of the Engineers of the
;, Army have led him to recommend the auopV'on
of torpedoes for coast detenceS. Ii VIII cos'
;, two millions to fully equip our Heaports win
= these terrible engines of destruction ana h"lt
n million to place them in the chief harbor7'
"a Five or seven millions Of dollars are the
al spoils of the yctors i'll the Nor'h"o5'oF'
speculation.
,t The Geneva award has given rise to n
f. lobby to prosecute claims under it,
r The Pension Bureau wants S3o, ,4S0,OOo for
e. the next fiscal year.
The fees of the patent office we're 9f,ioV
e. in excess of expenditures the past year
IL The horse disease has made its appearance
i'll Vicksburg
at Postmaster General Cre+4we will, III his
70, annual report, again strongly recommeh" 'no
ed aboition of the fralking privilege he VIII
once more call attention to the report SEM
Pa. Conoress about two Years ago, showing lha
the transmission of free mail matter costs the
ON Government at ordinary times, when 'here Il
mn prasideutia election to swell the expense
of about 70 ,OOO,OO0.
Last Friday the English flag disappeared
md from the Island of San Juan, which, III com
rl;orco with the decision of Emperor William
re rnoland abandons to the United States
ter Francisco Martinez and Didro Baptlstt
two New Orleans Italians, secured All lnSlrahc
ago -, a,o GOO ON the life of Antonio Carafa
the chuckel h him III the lake, and then broke INT
'er. the calaboosc.
oc Two hundred and fifty recruits have bee
nin ordered to Louisville for the Sixth Cavalry
bly Tho commissioners who have been inve
tiyating the depradations on the no "ra'''
rct border, report that the total loss to American
sin, by the Mexican and Indian raids VIII not ii
his short of 800. 900, 900. They urge an increa
nce of cavalry Oh the border
tore The docket of the Supreme Court sho'
red- that several hundred cases are YET a""''''
,roument and decision, and the members
at he C,urt estimate that if the list is not !
b. creased il will take fully two year" !" dSpo
ltoh of those now pending.
IN Senator Sumner says S5,OOo VIII cover
Losses by the Boston fire. lie THINKS lie
lied the right man in the right place ana IL MOI
nty- full of French Republicanism.
for 1T" has reached New Orleans
ther Mrs Mary ii. Burnham lSthe lat''' '''t'
the lecturer ON the boards. She talks about "'l
takers.
is re- Vanderbilt repudiates any connection W
re OF JAY Gould, and warns hls friends aSainr' III
la' IL San Francisco--A profound sensation
cou.ed by the expose Of the diamond ira'
eu oi made bv Clarence King, Henry Sanln ana
si'h II Colton There are reports that EFFORTS
beipr made to bring the guilty parties to Iust'
Chi ''o =, c.,,,on and others lust from
'ons country insist Oh the genuneness oi 'he
irheu coveries and deposits of diamonds Janih
al test. proyed that the diamonds and rn
A'iieu we're placed where they we're found. hlSe"'
g az the ground was utterly barren
The following are among the approprat
osked by General Humphreys in his ahhua
No. rort The amounts are in addition 10 the NJ
Order port i'.0 ,.,.auoh,o.
with a uheAPei'o, ,. t3J
r,I,s of Ohio. .................'''''''' "
=, u,rtnrs Of ST. Louis and Alton.....''...'' "
re ruip,is River ,................. 10
h ra. N,,nes Rapids. ...............''..'' i'''
or the Land R,pjd. Il
Chicago Harbor...... ......''.' ''''''''''''
cuded Calumet Harbor. ..................
ducing st. Clair Flats Canal
n the General Sherman's report shows the
n, and force enlisted in the army to he 1850
nts per comnissioned officers 2, lOi. lie submtS
at two this report those of all officers coiiiihal
.r military department divisions, which he ;