The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-11
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SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

Meniniti' is prevailing in Dodge
county, Ga.
Shad are plentiful in Newbern
On. O. at 30 cents pair.
An interesting revival Of religion
is in progress as Wake Forest Col
lege, n. Z.
Horse-racing is all the 90 in
Columbia IS. G. just now.
There are at present between four
and five hundred visitors in Aiken,
S. G.
1t is said that property can be
bought quite cheap at and about
Eutaw, Ala.
Citizens OF Eufaula have taken
nearly one hundred shares in the
Southeast Alabama Agricultural and
Mechanical Association.
John NJ. Cross has been confirm
ed by the Senate as Register of tic
Land Office at Huntsville.
There are several cases of scarlet
fever in Augusta.
Mr.. o. G. Gurley has become
connected with the Bra;nbridgo
(Ga.) Sun as associate editor.
David Pully, aged 1l3 years, died
in Wayne county two weeks ago.
The Mississippi Medical Associa-
ton holds its next meeting at Holy
Springs, April 81, 1872.
The Medical Association of tho
State Of Alabama meets at Hunts
vile on the 2Gth instant.
Birmingham is to have a theatre
built on the most approved style.
She has already organized regular
Board Of Trade, aIi Of which is told
us by the Sun.
A Baptist minister, named Will
liam Simmons, who resided in
Sewer county, East Tennessee, re-
Gently took poison through mistake
-supposing it was wine. He died
in few minutes after.
4 band of counterfeiters, captur-
cd near Charlotte with about $4,000
spurious currency on their persons,
have been committed to Wake coun-
ty jail,
Georgia has but one lady editor
Mrs. Margio =. Mosely, of Mcse-
Iy'a Weekly, published in Rome.
George Lee, colored, native of
Worcester, Mass, has been elected
Judge of the Superior Court of
Charleston.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
decides that III cases where citizens
destroyed cotton during the war by
order OF the military authorities,
they shall net be he'd responsible.
lor the damages,
1t is reported that there is large
and most indolent negro population
ut Vicksburg, With hundreds of
lazy, ablo-bodied men lying around
out of employment, the planters are
yet forced to the nece. sity of send
ing to other States for their hands.
Tho wholt throughout North
Georgia ana Alabama ls unusually
mall for the time of year, Yet there
is good stand The SHOWS and
freezes have put the ground in ex-
cellent condition, and there is
large crop.
The cyclone recently reported at
Jacksonville extended over gooi
portion Of Florida doi.g considcra-
ble damage to timber and fencing.
The wind was accompanied by Il
perfect deluGe of rain, and ON many
farms cora will hayoto be replaute
in consequence.
The Breuham (Texas) Bauner
say that II large panther recently
entered house near Fort Griffin,
seized child sitting on the floor
and attempted to carry it off. Two
men, who happened to be near at
hand, rescued the chill, which was
not seriously injured.
The first coal was discovered in
Virginia sometime about the year
100, by Il party OF cmigrces who
settled on a grant of land near
Richmond. The event is thus chroni-
cled in an old history: "One of
these, French, being iowling, shot
Il fowl III the (James) river, upon
which his dog went down the bank
to bring it to his master; but tho
bank was so high and steep that ho
could not get up again. Hereupon
the Flenchman went down to help
his dog up, and breaking The moud
a,cayaccideRtaly rih has feet, he dis
couered a rry rich coal mine.
Says the Savannah News: IS.
t. Ringgold-Your 'Sonnit to
Violet is good, but it is an invaria-
bly, iule among newspapers to pub
lish no original poetry unless it is
paid FOR in advance. The idea of
making 'heifer' rhyme TO zephyr is
something unique, and would no
doI,bt make a sensation. Our uSnal
price for original poetry is eight dol
lars aline, but as there are extenu-
atinacircumstances in your favor, we
will print yours for seven and a half.
We have surpassed facilities for do
ing this kind of work"
a woman was arrested in CAM
den the other day for whipping