The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-28


new wells in Pennsylvania, which are yeldn
an average Of 500 barrels per day.
VEST
The Encouragement has decided that N
spirituous liquors can be introduced into In
dian countries without an order Of tho wa
department, and that the jurisdiction of tina
department is exclusive Of all other authOri
ties.
-Gen'l Rosser, in charge Of the railroad
survey of the Stanley Yellowstone expedition
has submitted to the authorities OF the North
ern Pacific railroad company, in this city, hi,
official report Of the results thus far accom-
plished in the expedition. He finds the Now
and final route across western Dakota, from
Missouri to Yellowstone river, entirely practi-
cable and satisfactory it being greatly supe.
rior to those Of former day The distance
2O5 miles, is 81 miles shorter than the survey
of 1871. The expedition is now prosecuting
the survey westward, up tho left bank of the
Yellowstone to Pompey's pillar, where 1t will
join the survey made last year from the west,
and thus complete the survey limo across the
continent The entire command is expected
to return to Fort Rice October 1.
-Advices from the Pawnee reservation,
Nebraska, say the Pawnees are preparing for
war with the Sioux in retaliation for the at
tack upon them some days ago. They are
said to have about six hundred warriors among
themselves, and have invited the Otoes, Oma-
nd tn iIit, i1,ar,,
ly all of whom accepted the invitation and at
last accounts the braves OF these tribes were
either at or on their way. to the Pawnec reser-
vation. The Pawnees expect to muster 1,GOO
warriors, and to prosecute q relentless war
against the Sioux.
--Vanderbilts Pacific railroad has been lo-
Gated from Bismarck to the crossing of the
Yellowstone, and call il made for bids to
grade and bridge this section of 2O5 miles.
There are reports of "civil war" in the
Cherokee nation, and, these reports being ac-
companied with suggestions that "tho only
safety lies in strong territorial form OF gov
ernment under the protection of the United
States, there is every appearance that rail
road land-thieves are at work
The population of Iowa, by the assessors'
census just taken, is 1, 249, 41S, an increase of
only about $4,000 since 1870. Some counties
are reported to have lost population.
GENE'RAL IN7,ELLIGENCE.
Treasurer Spinner, in letter published to-
day, says: "The resumption Of specie pay
ment has been and | think will continue to be,
put on until the time when the balance of trade
shall be in our favor. When that time arrives,
the resumption will be easy In truth, it will
from that cause come of its own account The
conversion Of government stocks from higher
to lower rate of interest is now progressing
AZ fast as the present available force of the
treasury department can comfortably manage
it, Az the prospect of its continuance seems to
be pretty certainly assured" 1t il now II ques-
tion with the secretary whether he will ex-
change for per cent. stock, or wait till he
can place new stock at Al, or even at per
cent.
DR.. Edward Young, chief of the bureau of
statistics has addressed a letter to consuls of
the United States in Europe, requesting them
to furnish such information AZ they can gather
AZ to the average rate Of wages received by
mechanics and others prices at retail of the
principal articles Of subsistence cost OF house
rent, and such other statistics of labor as can
be procured In regard to large manufactu-
rers, they are requested to give the average
weekly wages paid for each kind of labor and
to each employed therein also in detail the
weekly expenditure of mechanics and other
workmen, and to gather such facts in regard to
the health, comfort and morals as an be readi-
ly obtained. Mr.. Young proposes to submit to
congress next winter a report on the cost and
condition Of labor in Europe as compared with
the United States.
The returns Of the agricultural depart
ment for the 1st OF August indicates a gene
raj and somewhat marked improvement on the
condition and promise of the cotton crop since
the 1st Of July. The average condition on
July |, was 85.5 on August L. 9l.S. The chief
drawback is the widespread apprehension of
the insects rayages, but the cases in which
they have AZ yet inflicted serious injuries are
few. The crop, on the whole, is still some
what backward, though in many localities the
rapid growth in June has brought it forward
to an average advancement for the season.
The secretary OF the treasury has ordered
the collection Of customs at Port Townsend,
Washington territory, to send the revenue
steamer, Lincoln, to cruise for a month about
Queen Charlotte sound, and watch for any
survivors Of the Geo. s. Bright, wrecked in
March last on it's passage from Sitka to San
Francisco. Signs Of the wreck having been
discovered at Queen Charlotte'e sound, it is
thought some survivors may be in that locality.
The secretary Of the treasury may recon-
mend congress to make the pilots of all
steamers government officers, and require
them before taking vessel out of port to be
fully satisfied that she has complied with tho
law in every respect.
The agricultural department reports that
the probable wheat yield for 1873 will be 22O.-
600, 900 bushels The largest absolute falling
of In corn is in Illinois, where there is a re-
duction Of 15per cent. The department re-
ports that the fax culture is greatly on tie
increase in Iowa.
President Grant has given his official up
proyal Of the new rules prepared by the civil
service board last June, and promises that
they shall be put into operation as soon as the