The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-01-09
News of the Week.
DOWN EdNY,

IdSt week. anu ull llc b'h'i' w ''"'''
with the exception Of two elephants ana
camel. The cries Of the poor creatures are
said to have been most piteous The loss sus-
tanned was immense.
Simmons, the murderer Of Duryea, has
been removed from Park Hospital to an un-
known place of safety by the police owing AZ
is stated, to the fact that the police became
aware of the formation of Vigilance Com
mittee of some forty men, who intended
taking Simmons from the hospital and hang
ing him.
At n meeting OF tho colored citizens OF
Boston, resolutions were passed Gaining Oh the
American people to urge the ADMINISTRATION TO
extend all legal aid to the patriots OF Cuba in
their struggle for freedom.
Thomas Farrell, the Keeper in Wards
Island Lunatc Asylum, held in two indct-
ments for homicide of patients under his
charge, was suffered to go on his own re-
cogpizance, the principal witness against him
having died
Woodruff and Claiin have resumed the
publication Of their Weekly.
In wrestling match at the Varieties, New
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minutes, Harry Grace was declared the winner
over Homer Love, the champion of America
In tho case of Susan b. Anthony aud
fourteen other women, under examination for
voting illegally at the last general election IN
Rochester, Hon. Wm G. Stores, United States
Commissioner, has rendered his decision hold
ing each to bail in the sum of $500 to appear
lolo i,t F,t1rt tnti ia
next session in Albany on the Sd Tuesday of
January.
The Vermont Legislature has passed an
act, Furnishing with a fine any person who
points firearms at another in sport. If any
injury results, the facetious sportsman is liable
TO Imprisonment for two years.
Tho Bark Kadosh, of Boston, from Manila
went ashore at Point Allerton, between the
bars. The boats in getting ashore capsizcd
and the Captain and six men were drowned.
Eight of the crew were saved.
The ship Peruvian, from Singapore for
Boston, struck the bar off Cape Cod, during the
storm, and went to pieces. The crew were all
drowned The vessel was owned by VIM. +.
Weld & Co., of Boston. The vessel and cargo
were insured for SiOO, ,0O0 mostly in Boston
Companies.
In the Stokes case last week the prisoner
told his story of the shooting. He admitted
having shot Fisk but did not intend to Kill
him. and the shooting, moreover was nj self
defence, Fisk having drawn pistol to shoot
him. lie had been, he said, in constant fear
of personal violence from the emissaries of
Fisk Stokes contradcted the evidence OF
Parker and stated that he never called Fisk
black-ruailer nor threatened to shoot him.
The members from the South, who are
elected to the Forty-second Congress, are in
dustriously at work to make Horace Maynard
of Tennessee, Speaker of the House. They
are very anxious to form combination with
the Pennsylvania delegation, and the induce
mont held ont IL that in case Maynard Ii elect
ed Judge Kelly will be made Chairman Of the
WAYS and Means Committee, and the Old
members from Pennsylvania, who are re-
elected, will have other important chairman
ships An effort is also being made to capture
the Indiana delegation, the consideration be-
ing that General Coburn, Of the Indianapolis
District, is TO be made Chairman of the Ap-
preparation Committee. Speaker Blaine, who
will, of course, be candidate for reelection,
has thus far made no effort, nor has his
friends, because they are confident OF hls re-
election without much opposition.
The American Geographical Society have
undertaken to collect for the Vienna Inter
national Exposition maps, photographs Seen
cry geographical and other reports and mfor-
nation, which may best represent tho true
condition OF the country and TO make the col
lection and export articles at their own eX-
pense.
The latest estimate in London of Bowes
Brothers liabilities il one million two hun
dred thousand dollars; assets nomnaly two
hundred and forty Thousand dollars, but really
next to nothing. 1t il confirmed that Joseph
inc Mansfield lost heavily; also the wife OF
Father Hyacinthe.
Tho Memphis Bank j. j. Murphy, prosi-
dent. suspended last week. Liabilities slOOWD
Five negro women were shot during the
Christmas festivities at Memphis, two fatally
by their husbands, and the others by colored
admirers.