The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-10
NEWS Or THE WEEK,
SOUTH.

vile; Miss. was destroyed by fire last week.
A dry, hot wind passed over por.
ton of Marion county, Georgia, lately parch-
ing up most of the vegetation in less than an
hour.
The Memphis cotton exchange re-
ports depreciation of "a per cent, in the
cotton crop prospect in this district since the
last report
At Cherokee, Ala, last week, young
Rodgers, son Of the town marshal was shot
and instantly killed in saloon by John Nc.
Closky, son of the circuit court ERIK at Tus-
cumbia
The Arkansas convention has decided,
by more decisive vote than heretofore, to
leave the question of the legality of the Hal
ford bonds to the Legislature. The motion to
repudiate them outright received few sup
porters.
The lower river pilots have advanced
wages by action OF the Pilots Association
and the rates hereafter will be advanced on
boats less than 600 tons, customhouse meas
urement, to 1900 per trip or month"; on boats
over 600 tons to $780, and on tow boats 34OO
It is Believed boat owners will agree
to the terms. 1t is said the pilots at Gin
cnnat and Louisville have taken, or will take
the same action.
The Price Current annual cotton
statement contains the following receipts at
New Orleans for the year ending August 3lst :
1924, 240 gross 1850, ,S06 exports to Great
Britain, G33, ,420; France, 2i9, $50; to other
foreign ports, 1858, 9l4. Total to foreign ports
1,147, ,3l4 coastwise, 2O1 ,079. Receipts at all
United States ports $500, ,S39; exports to
Great Britain, 1, 1854, ,S47 France, 1868, 600; to
other foreign ports, G1OS1l. Total exports
2,S20,34S.
The governor of Louisiana has called
out an extra regiment Of state militia, to be
composed of picked white men. The orders
we're Issued some days ago in view Of apprc-
hended white league disturbances and the en-
tire absence Of United States troops from the
state. Recruiting has been quietly going on
and it is stated that number Of ex:soldiers
of both armies have volunteered. The reg-
ment will be added to Longstreet's brigade,
and will be used mainly to keep down disturb
ances in and around the city Of New Orleans.
The fire at Greenville, Miss, last
week, which is supposed to be inccndiary,
originated in the grocery store of Morgan &
Platt, then crossed Mulberry, going east, and
Main west, destroying the entire portion of
the town from Mulberry street to tho river,
embracing neatly all the business houses Of
the place in ALL seyenty-three houses, valued
at OYER quarter Of million dollar, with
about hundred and fifty thousand insurance,
on which the Planters of Mississippi and
Planters OF Memphis had large amount.
There will be considerable suffering, az nearly
all the provisions in town were destroyed
The house in which the fire originated had
been previously set on fire four different times
man named Maj Thompson has been az
rested on suspicion of being concerned in the
incendary work.
The following is condensed from the
national cotton exchange crop report for Au-
gust: In Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Tennessee the crops are generally suffer-
ing from drouth. The prospects are less favor
able than at this time last year, and though q
month ago they were generally later the pick
ing commenced quite 81 early, tho drouth
causing premature opening. In Alabama,
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
the condition is as good as last year. III
Georgia and Florida the crop is injured by
drouth. Tie conditions are now less favor
able than last year In Missouri the prospects
arc unfavorabIe, and picking will be COM
menced ten or twelve days earlier than last
wear. In Indian territory the plant is suffer
ing from drouth and picking is ten or fifteen
days earlier than last year.