The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-12-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
At Home.

The losses by the big Brooklyn fire,
will not exceed half million.
Little Rock is to have prize fight
between Sam Collyer and another
bruiser.
Sugar in New York warehouse was
damaged some $4,000 or 100000 by
ling walls.
A large safe being removed in st.
Louis, through the floor, toppled over,
and broke six ribs for Michael Mayhu,
one of the movers.
A fire at Lebanon, Ind, destroy ed
four or five of the largest business
houses in the town. Loss estimated
at forty thousand dollars.
Kidder, Peabody g. Co., Of Boston,
have given 81 200 TO the Police fund for
the benefit of invalid officers, and FAM
lilies Of those deceased, who are in
need.
The Committee of Seventy in New
York have decided to continue their or
ganization, with James M. Brown as
chairman, vice Havemeyer, elected
Mayor.
New York is troubled by tumor, as
yet unauthenticated, that the cholera
has arrived in the lower bay.
In q preliminary ex animation. Col.
Blood, the husband of Mrs. Woodruff,
arrested with her for libel, failed utter
ly, in the opinion of the Court, to justi-
fy his publication of the scandalous
matter, and has been held for trial in
$1,000 bail.
The gin house of DR.. Luke Black
burn, Laconia, Ark, together with
thirty bales of cotton, was accidentally
burned Wednesday. Loss $4,000.
The time for filing claims for private
cotton taken after June 80, 1865, has
expired. The claims are so numero us,
involve such large amounts, and raise
such intricate questions of law that it
is likely the Secretary of the Treasury
will ask Congress to release him. from
considering them, and refer the whole
matter to the Court of Claims. Law
yers favor this course.
New York-Horace Greeley has been
seriously unwell since his wife's death,
from nervous prostration, and result
ing mainly from the severe strain upon
his nervous system through want of
rest and sleep during the last month Of
her illness. in his new trial
will be defended by new counsel, his
former counsel having retired. The
trial has been postponed till Dec. g.
The widow Of A. ID. Putnam, who. was
killed by Foster with car. hook, has
brought suit against the Seventh Av-
enue Railroad Company to recover S.
900 for the loss OF her husband, her
counsel contending that the company
was bound to protect him from injury
while on their car.-The steamship
San Salvador, from Savannah, with
freemen for Liberia has, arrived. This
band, numbering $50, is the advance
guard Of 5000 emigrants. The jury
has awarded Mrs Putnam $1,000
damages for the loss of her husband,
who was killed by Foster on Seventh
avenue car.-Col. Blood has again
been arrested in civil suit brought by
Challis, and in default OF $4,000 bail,
was lodged in Ludlow Street Prison.
He had just given bail in another suit
when arrested.-Mayor Hall recam.
mends to the Common Council to
give Stanley, the disc overer of DIR.
Livingstone, public reception.-The
British colonists, favoring annexation,
held a meeting recently and decided to
communicate with the Colonists of Buff
falo, Chicago, st. Louis and New Or
leans with reference to choosing in
fiuential men to cooperate with the
Annexationists in Canada.