The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-07-10
WEST,

-EXtenslve forest llreS are rcpOrJeu all
over the country, and in Michigan especially,
repetition of 1871 has bern feared. Supplies
of all kinds had been sent from Marquett and
the towns surrounding, for the use of the suf-
ferers
In investigation of tho affairs Of the sus-
pended Farmers Bank at Chicago shows that
tho proprietors, two brothers, Ten Eyck, be-
gan business without dollar. They secured
deposits of about $4,000, and have lived in
style on the revenue derived from the constant
turning of this small am Junt.
Meetings have been held in Chicago for
the purpose Of taking steps to organizea COM
pany to build direct trunk line Of railway
from Chicago to the southeast Atlantic coast.
The route proposed is through indianapolis,
Lexington, Ky, Knoxville, Tenn, Augusta,
Ga, and then connect with present lines to
Savannah Port Royal, and Charleston. The
airline distance between Chicago and Sayan-
nah il 7S7 miles.
Hon. 7. l.. Coil, Of the board OF Indian
commissioners, write to commissioner Smith,
of the Indian bureau, that the special COM
their missoin, and that the Northern Pacific
railroad will be safe from attack this season.
FOREIGN LN7'ELLIGENCE.
The affairs of Spain are still chaotic and
the air is full of rumors OF possible combina-
tions. The ministry with which Margill be-
gan the week went ont of the Office quietly
m ...fI L..
confidence i'll the present government, but au-
thorzing Senior Margill, president OF the min
stry, to form new one in case OF crisis.
The hint was taken and Margill was at once
left free to look up new cabinet.
Jackson s. Shultz has been requested to
remain as United States commissioner at Vi
enna but in the event of his retiracy, Garrett
son of Cleveland, will be his successor. 1t
would be no surprise if, az stated, Minister
Gav's official life should be terminated at the
close of the exposition. The fact is known
here that when he was appointed, about four
years ago, he said he desired to remain abroad
only about half the tme His retirement will
be voluntary, without intimation from the ad-
ministration in that direction,
Prince Bismarck has declared in the Ger
man parliment that it remains impossible in
the present circumstances to fill up the post of
German envoy to the Vatican. The govern
ment of the empire, he added, would take no
part in the next election to the papacy; but,
after that event, they would take steps to as
certain whether the successor to Pope Plus TX.
had bsen legally chosen.
In Canada, very destructive brush fires
have been raging through the country north
and northeast Of Toronto. Reports from Au
rora, Fenton Falls, and other towns, covering
strotch of over sixty miles, state that thou
sands Of acres of timber, together with crops,
fences, farm-houses, barns, ETC.. have been
swept away. Some lives have been lost. The
loss is probably about 56O0,000 A fire in the
woods in Kent county New Brunswick, swept
the line Of the Inter-C Colonial railway, now un
der construction there, for considerable dis
tance, destroying store-houses, shanties, and
other inflammablo matter, in its progress.
The loss chiefly to the railway conductors is
heavy.
The Italian senate has finally passed, by
very decided VOTE the measure providing for
the suppression of religious corporations, and
the bill now only awaits tho royal sanction to
become law. This is one Of the severest
blows yet delivered at the temporal power of
the Romsh church.
Mexico has not been az successful as Prus-
aia in repressing the disturbances that would
naturally follow the expulsion Of the Jesuits.
In Orizsba the Protestant bishop has been
compelled to flee for his life from the infuria-
ted Catholics, in another town a riot has oc-
Cured, and throughout the country the Prot
estent clergy are in a condition so precarious
that the present ministry is summoned by the
press to take measures for their protection or
to retire in favor Of one that will do 80.
GENERAL LNTELLIGENCE
The first comptroller has issued circular
IN aavaral ITnited States marshals Announcing