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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

currency has made an examination of two sus-
pected banks in New York without any tangible
result. 1t il suggested that sudden count
ing Of the assets by department experts,
might throw more light upon the actual con-
ditlon Of these banks.
A Washington dispatch says it is proposed
that committee be constituted in New York,
to which officers OF foreign governments shall
be accredited without judicial powers, which
shall continue AZ a permanent committee of
inquiry into all cases of abuses on board emf
grant ships, whose reports shall be a sufficient
warrant for the district courts Of the United
States to proceed against all offenders.
Col. Garrick Mallory is the name of the
man who attends to the weather while Gen'l
Myer is in Europe.
Cattle theying on the Texas border has
been resumed with unusual vigor. About 200
fine beeves were crossed into Mexico near
Guerro few days ago, and boldly driven on
the highway to Monterey by thieves without
the slightest interference on tho part Of the
Mexican officials. These depredations are OF
daily occurrence. The robbing in this section
of Texas of cattle is at the rate of u thousand
each month.
Information has been received at the navy
department via Copenhagen, that the steamer
Junata arrived at Holsternberg, Greenland,
ON the 18th Of July, having touched at Fisker-
mails and Sukkertappen, where no dogs could
be found. Commander Braine, through Gov
Harssen, at Holsternberg, having procured
eighteen dogs and IN abundance of seal skins
for the officers and men Of the Tigress, she
sailed on the 10Th for Disco, thence to Upper
Noyik. Commander Braine has news from
Disco as late as the 10th of July, but there
was no tdings Of the Polaris Ice was re.
ported very heavy in Omerrakroid and above
tho Upper Navik. The health of the officers
and crew of the Juniata il excellent
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

When ascending the river with n
heavy car. o, the current is so strong
that in some places it would be neces
sary to warp" as is frequently done
on the Upper Missouri. Warping"
consists in taking line from pair of
steam windlasses in the bow of the
boat, and making it fast on shore. The
windlasses are then wound up, aud the
power acquired in this way, in addition
to full steam on the paddles, usually
carries the boat up against an obstinate
set in the current. With our light load,
we met no place that could not be
stemmed with the ordinary power of
our engines, though in rounding the
numerous islands little backing and
veering was sometimes necessary.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
IN GENERAL.

THE recent marked advance in the market
value of whisky has stimulated dstillers to
unusual efforts to remove the effects OF pre-
vious violation OF the internal revenue laws.
The commissioner is daily in receipt Of pro-
postio IL and inquiries from distillers whose
liquor has been seized, and who are anxious to
find some way by which they can recover pos
session, while others, who gave bonds for eX-
port Of their whisky, now want to know IT
they can not have the privilege of paying the
tax OH whisky and selling it in New York.
This request the acting commissioner declines
to grant, although, since tho bonds we're
given, whisky has advanced fifteen per cent
Western men state that it il not a matter
of surprise that hostile Indians are found, as
they have been recently supplied with the best
pattern Of improved firearms. They state
that it is the regular practice Of traders at all
the military posts on the upper Missouri river
to sell rifles and ammunition to the Indians
under all circumstances and at a large profit.
They state that it can be proved beyond a
doubt that directly after the terrible massacre
in Dakota, two years ago, the Indians came
into the trading station with the blood on their
hands and clothes fresh from the murder of
women and children, and obtained from the
government. agents large supplies of rifles and
ammunition.
There are countsrfeits OF the $500 legal
tender 20 good that it is said the whole issue
of sS5, 900, 900 will have to be called in aud a
new series issued.
"A Washington dispatch says the treasury
department has under consideration the ques-
tion of tie means whereby banks, now be-
iieved to be aiding gold consPirators can be
detected and punished The comptroller OF
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
Wooden Pavements.
charleston News and Courier

charleston News ana COuflef.I
Charleston may congratulate herself
that the embarrassed condition of her
city finances has thus far prevented her
from venturing on any extended scale,
upon the costly experiment OF wooden
pavements. We may take profitable
lesson in this matter from the expert
ence of the rich cities Ct the north and
west. OF the even, pleasant noiseless
surface presented by the wooden pave
ments when new there can be no ques-
tion. But they lack the first requisite
of good pavement they will not last.
st. Louis is the latest city that has
voted them failure, if not nuisance.
The mayor, in message to the common
council, embodies the results of twelve
years trial of this kind of pavement.
He says the fact is clearly shown that
wooden pavements are not suited to
streets used by heavy traffic, and it is
expensive under any circumstances. He
says that the average wear OF such a
pavement is six years, and the cost of
repairing is one dollar and half per
lineal foot. In Philadeldhia the wooden
pavement averages only three or four
years, and is voted to be comparatively
worthless. In Pittsburgh investiga-
tions are in progress that are likely to
result in a similar verdict. New York
has long since found out that it is the
most costly and worthless of all kinds
of pavement.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
A Womens Prison in France.
letter to the New York Nation.


On the top of the hill at Clermont is
the ancient castle of the count of that
name, and in various parts the battle.
mcnts of old times and the old walls are
still visible. This fort, which seems
built for eternity, has become prison
for females condemned to hard labor.
There is not one of the six hundred
prisoners who has not committed he
nious crime. The director, an old re-
tired officer, insisted upon showing me
all parts of it. The view from the
higher terraces is admirable, and the
air Is so pure that the prisoners enjoy
better health than the honest laborers
of the industrial towns. | could not
help pitying the poor Gray sisters who
have voluntarily devoted themselves to
the reformation and to the guard of the
female cOnvicts. Some of these sisters,
was told, once belonged to the best
society. Their life now is the hardest
that can be imagined, for even at night
in the dormitories constant guard
must be kept. Many of the prisoners
have the most uncomfortable tempcrs.
They cannot be trusted with knives in
the refectories their meat is cut before
hand, and they eat, Japanese fashion,
with wooden sticks. They work with
sewing machines, and sometimes use
the needles of their machines to wound
their guardians. The goods they man
ufacture, chiefly bottines, are sold, and
they can make little capital, which is
given to them at the expiration of their
term. The most frightful trait of the
regime is the obligation of absolute ST.
lence, day and night The Gray sisters
told me that with the liberty of speech
among these corrupt and criminal fe-
males they could not undertake to keep
guard over them.
The sisters never lay their hands on a
rebellious convict; when rebellion
takes place, they call for male guardi-
ans who keep the door and approaches
to the prison, aud who only exception
ally enter its precincts. ! found the
prisoners Mt church, six hundred women
dressed in the same uniform, and sing
ing psalms. This singing becomes Il
great pleasure for them, as they are
never allowed to talk so does confess
sion, and the almoner contidcd to me
that he was obliged to shorten and reg
ulate the confessions, as many of the
prisoners would never end them, ii il
were left with them to do so. noticed
with pleasure that there were two sepa-
rate departments, one for the hardened
sinners, old women who are condemned
for life, and who would have bad in
hucnce on the rest of the prisoners and
another for the young women, con
demned for infmticide. Their regim,
is not so hard, most of them being very
penitent and very young. On the
whole, it seemed to me that the prison
was conducted with as much humanity
as was consistent with the character OF
the convicts. But this visit quite filled
me with sadness. could not help be-
ing disgusted at finding such inmates
in place which was once the favorite
stronghold Of noble knights Henry
w., during the wars of religion, once
took refuge in it, there is hardly a
Bourbon prince of the old times whc
did not rest in 1t after hunting in the
wood which cover the plain.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

IF person swallows any poison what
ever, or has fallen into convulsisns from
having overloaded the stomach, an IN
stantaneous remedy, more efficient Il;
applicable in large number of cas1s
than half dozen medicines we can n"
think of, is heaping teaspoonful OF com
mon salt and as much ground mustal
stirred rapidly in a teacup of wate I.
warm or cold, and swallowed instantly.
1t is scarcely down before it begins to
come up, bringing with it the remainin1
contents of the stomach and, lest ther"
be any remnant of poison, however
small. let the white OF an egg or tea
cup of strong coffee be swallowed rs
soon as the stomach is quiet, beca'!ss
these very common articles nullify
larger number OF virulent poisons than
any medicines in the shops.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
FOR EIGN IN1ELLIGENCE.


AL the oung men sent out by tho Japan
ere government throughout Europe and
America, with a view Of applying themselves
10 the study of the different branches Of
science, have been ordered home The stu
dents at present number GOO. The govern
nont charged the resident ministers to make
choice among the stuuents, requiring the
most deserving of them TO be pointed out,
and the remainder sent back to Japan. The
ministers, however preferred to send all back
advising the government to submit them to al
examinations after which, those who should
have to return to Europe should be chosen.
The high price of bread causes an agita-
ton in the populous quarters of Paris, and it
is apprehended that serious troubles may ell
sue. Aspecial meeting of the cabinet council
las been called to consider tho question.
Several members Of the assembly propose, AZ
a remedy for the evil, the suspension of dis
eliminating duties ~ o cereals.
Recent events III Spain are somewhat
more promising of the success of the REPUBLIC
can government over its enemies the CarIlsts
in the north and the Communists i'll the south.
The concert of action between the devoted ad-
herents of the Bourbon monarchy and the
fiery radicals for whom the republic is not
sufficiently republican is exhibited in their
mutual interchange of prisoners. But the
Carlists have been seriously crippled of late,
and the insurgents seem to be in danger of
losing their stronghold at Cartagena in conse.
qnence of their internal quarrels. Unfortu-
nately for themselves, they hoistea the red flag
on tho war vessels they captured, and that
ensign being regarded az the emblem Of piracy,
the most important of their prizes were at
once seized by the English and German
cruisers on the coast.
1t is announced upon authority that there
are about forty thousand Carlists under arms
in Spain. They are arranging to establish
cannon foundry near Tartosa, Tarragona.
The Paris Figaro publishes proposal to
the royalists Of France to subscribe money to
rebuild the palace OF the Tulleries. The
editor of the Figaro offered to head the sub
scription with a contribution Of $4,000.
Cholera has made its appearance among
the troops at Harve, having been COMMUNE
Gated, it is thought, by German emigrants ell
route for the United States. Fashionable
loungers at Thonville are much alarmed and
are leaving az rapidly AZ possible.
by the decree OF the emperor the names
Of distinguished generals of the German army
have been bestowed on the forts at strasburg,
Metz, and other places, in territory acquired
from France.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
A Natural Curiosity


il. Z. c. Stearns of the California
academy of science, gives a description
of newly discovered 2oophyte, found
in Buaaard's Inlet, Washington terrific
rv, known as PdrOH0ri0 BlaRkci. A
form much resembling the specimen
described by Mr.. Stoarns is found at
Oban, ON the coast of Scotland, and the
genus was 80 named from the fancied
resemblance to II peacock's feather. 1t
is about six feet in length, the central
stalk being about as thick as II common
lead pencil, with the feathers on one
side stripped entirely off, and the fcath-
ers on the other side removed for about
onc-fourth of the length Of the quill,
from it's lowest part. Suppose the
whole to be covered with Il thick coat OF
transparent pink wax, and the surface
of each side of the remaining fcathered
portion divided into two hundred and
fifty slightly elevated rows OF ridges,
which run obliquely and upward from
the stalk or axis of the quill towards
the outward edge of the feathcred part
this, reckoning the two sides, makes five
hundred rows, and each row is com
posed of from ten to fourteen small
flowers with petals resembling fern
leaves; thus we have total of about
five thousand tiny flowers on single
stalk or plant, or feather. Each one OF
these small flowers is an animal, fixed
stationary in its place III the row, and
the whole combined form a compound
animal with ducts and crculutOry ar.
rangements running through its entire
length. The food secured by either
one of the tiny flowers or polypes helps
to nourish the whole. The stalk or axis
is the only hard portion, and resembles
bone in texture. 1t sustains the entire
colony and structure in an erect or per-
pcndicular position Mt the bottom OF the
sea, the lower part being planted in the
mud or sand. This wonderful curiosity,
MS beautiful as it is wonderful, belongs
to the zoophytes, AMI is related to the
sea anemones and coral animals. Each
one of the five Thousand flowers is n
miniature sea-anemOne.-So francisco
BUliGtiR.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
NUMBER %.
HAPPY THOUGHTS.

HASH il said to be the connecting
link between the animal and vegetable
kingdom.
SHOOT the plover, the partridge, even
the robin, if you will but spare, o
spare the sparrow.
ODD, rather, that so many horses
should run away and smash vehicles to
which they are so much attached.
MOVING -MAcHINE manufactures oughl
to include a pension agency, iudgih@
from somo of the crops they are making.
4 TEACHER who, in fit of yexation,
called her pupils set of young adders,
on being reproved for the language,
apologized by saying she was speaking
tothose Just commencing the arithmetic.
4 PrrTsBURG man who has paid 1850
| for his wife's molars, bein' compli-
! mented on the "pearly" appearance OF
her teeth, growled, scriptually: eyes
pearls of great price"
"JURy," said we tern Judge, "yor
kin 90 out and find verdict. If you
can't find one OF your own, get the one
the last jury used" The jury returncH
n verdict of suicide in the ninth degree.
ENTHUSIASTIC PEDEsTRIAN.-"A Am ]
on the right road for Stratford, Shake.
peare's town, you know my mar.
You've often heard of Shakespeare?
Rustic. "Ees. BE youhe ?"-Punci.
"WHEN there is not breath of air
stirring, and you are in danger of sti-
fling, attempt to light cigar out doors,
and you will be surprised ut the breeze
that will start up. We have seen man
try this experiment in dead calm, and
by the time he had scratched thirteen
matches it was really so windy as to b.
uncomfortable.
| Az undertaken recently meeting in II
newspaper office doctor, II preachor
and mutual friend, remarked to the
latter. "Now | have been waiting n
good while for You to hand in your
chips. Better do it now. Here are tn
doctor to kill yoH, the minister to
preach your sermon, the reporter to
write your obituary, myself to buy
| you, the "devil to take you. Bettr
improve your opportunity"
"IuE little girls are keeping hou''
now and inviting other little girls t.
take tea with them. The tea conslsS
mostly OF warm water served IN minla
turc wooden dishes, and slice of green
apple with worm in it. The littI"
pirls drink the tea and chew the apple
with proper solemnity. Then they, i
shan'tn You're just us mean as you
can be Il shall 60 right home, now
and kick each other on the legs, AMI
dispcrsc.'
Az indianapolis reporter Intervene
= Rush county man about the spiritual
manifestations in that county, an
elected the following statement "W'
all of us sot round table and put our
hands on to it, and pretty soonthe thin ;
began to move, and we all began to feel
queer 1t was hot as blazes i'll the
room, and dark as pitch. ] tell you it
was the funniest place l was ever in.
The medium was from Cincinnati, AZ
when the table began to move, he sal ::
Now, if there be any sperits preseE',
let them signify 1t by two slight corro-
| lops on the table, and, by CAD, they
corrolloped."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

MORE TROUBLE ANTICIPATED FROM
INDIANS. s.-Tho report of Genl. She'll
dan that arms OF the most approved
patterns had been sold to the Sioux In
dians seems to he correct and the int
rior department mas instructedthea agehS
in charge of that agency to keep vlel
liant watch on any suspicious character
and have arrested and held in custody
any person upon whom in his judgmer
Il reasonable suspicion in this regard
NAV fall. Additional trouble is antic'
pated with this tribe, rs having broken
the treaty of 1868, in which it was stl'
pulated that they should not make war
either on the whites or any nelghborlnG
tribe. The government, in view OF Il :
recent Pawnee massacre, has decided To
withdraw from them the privilege OF
hunting along the Republican fork ~
Nebraska. The Indians will resist, an,
more outrages are anticipated. Both
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail control uf-
wards of 5000 warriors, and in thcIf
peace, talk had in Washington some teu
years since, rigidly exacted as a guaI-
antee of peace the right to hunt ON tho
reservation about to be taken from them.
1t has been, however, the intention ot
the government to dispossess them OF
the privilege, as the settlers in Nebraska
have made frequent complaints of thH
committed on their annual
hunt,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

A NEW manner of catching rats is eX-
citing great interest among the return
inr house-holders. A barrel is filled
half full of water. A layer Of powdered
cork is laid on its surface, aud over this
n LAYER of corn meal is sifted. A chair
and a box or two are placed unobtrll-
sively in the neighborhood, whereby the
rat gains the edge OF the barrel. lie
sees nothing but the meal. He has no
innate ideas which teach him to beware
of the treacherous foundation on which
that tempting surface rests. He sniiis,
he leaps, and goes gently down through
meal and cork to his watery grave. Ii
any of his friends see him disappear
from the edge of the barrel, they hasten
after him to get their share OF the pro-
bable plumber, and are in turn taken in
by hospitable death. The plan seems
effective as against the rats, but is cal
culated to destroy their confidence il
human nature.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

How IT STANDS" Mary, 60 into the
sitting room, please. and tell me how
the Thermometer stands" Mary, after
investigating, said at stands on the
first mantel-piece, jest east the wall,
men,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

els YOUR house warm enough in cold
weathef?" inquired an anxious father OF
a newly married son. My mother-in-
law makes it plenty warm enough for
me, but I guess Mary Jane and the
baby shiver SOME" replied the happy
boy,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18
News Of the Week.
WEST.

q. W. Ingalls, Indian agent, telegraphs
that he has held successful council with the
chiefs Of seven different tribes, at st. George,
south Utah. They have agreed to 60 on
Muddy valley reservation. These Indians re-
present all the Putos in south Utah and
northern Arizona. Mr. Ingalls, starts for
Muddy valley this week. The council is re-
garded eminently successful, Kanash, chief
Of another band Of 10 Indians, agreed to 80
to Muddy valley; the balance, fifty or more,
go to Uintah reservation. Tobianas band
goes to Uintah and all southern Indians will
gather at Muddy valley. Supplies to the
Piutes, Ncyadas and west Shoslones viii be
distributed by n. w. ingalls,, assistant agent,
next week. in Nevada. The Lakes will pro-
probably DO induced to go on Fort Hall reser-
walton. The Indian problem is now regarded
as solved for the future in Utah and Neyava.
George Grant, the wealthy Englishman,
who took a liking to our western plains, and
has bought n whole county on the line OF the
Kansas Pacific railroad in Kansas, is now at
work getting English families to come over
anu occupy IL. Inc lOcdJlOn 10 nihly nlIon Dc-
yond all other present settlements, and seems
lonesome and barren enough, supsrfically;
and we doubt if the ordinary Englishman
takes to the country very kindly. Mr.. Grant
is, however, enthusiastic in his scheme, and
offers easy terms Of sale, while he il also in-
porting fine breeds Of English stock.
st Louis-At a meeting Of directors of
the merchants exchange, Nelson Tiff Of Sa-
yannah, presented a plan for new line of
transportation for freight and passengers
from st. Louis to Liverpool, via Savannah,
the bases of which are between railroads from
Savannah to trade centres in tho south and
west to transport freight and passengers be-
tween Liverpool or points on their lines, at
rates AZ low as by any other route. The steam
ships of the line are to be furnished with coal
at Savannah as cheaply az at New York, and
the Savannah authorities agree that the port
charges at that city shall not exceed New York
charges The board passed resolutions ap-
proving the plan, and appointed commission
ers to act in connection with the commission
chs appointed by the other bodies to aid in the
perfection of the line.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

IvDoLRNcE is the paralysis of the
soul. .-Lduater.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-09-18

Like tenants that quit without warning
Down the back entry Of time.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-04-08

were brought to Nicholas, who had
put partially recovered from an at
tack of the fearful pestilence. 10
flung himself into a droshlHy, and
dashed to the market. Mounting
the steps of a church, his tall form
lowered above the surrounding
masses which heaved and tossed
with excitement. His clear and
sonorous voice rang through the
vast square.
GLOW is this! You are not tie
children of sacred Russia. Mou d
YOU revolt against heaven! Would
YOU initiate the rcvolutionists OF
other nations? Brothers, be youl-
selves again. 1t is God who smites
us. Instead of murmuring against
his blows, acknowledge his power.
Down upon your knees and implore
him to remove the scourge from our
country"
AS he spoke he bowed his stately
head in prayer, and the crowd rs
one man fell upon their knees.
The Car had conquered.