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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
WEST
The defalcation of ex-City Treasurer

The defalcation of ex-City Treasurer
Gage Of Chicago, is i4S5,OOc. As he owns
property of the nominal value of II 900, COO, it
is probable the city will lose nothing.
The suffering of the settlers in north.
western Iowa prove to be much greater than
has been believed The number of families
is said to be 1,OOO and of persons over 1000,
who are actually suffering from want of food
in this land of plenty.
The great iron bridge of the Chicago,
Alton and St. I.ouis railroad company, cross
ing the Mississippi river at Louisiana, Mis-
sonfi, was completed last week. and n train of
cars passed over it. This bridge consists of
nine spans, ranging from 100 to 26O feet in
width the draw of which is Ala feet in length,
the longest in the world. The total length of
the bridge is 2,O25 feet, and in it are 5000
cubic yards rip-rap, 100000 cubic yards of
earth embankment, and its superstructure is
all Of the bet quality. The whole work has
been done in less than six months, and was
commenced in July last. A dyke half mile
long is being built from the Illinois shore, so
rs to insure permanent channel through the
draw
Gen. Belknap, Secretary of War, is
disposed to cut the estimates of the war de-
partment down to the lowest possible limit.
Those for military services proper received his
personal attention, and were calculated az
closely as possible, but he proposes to read
Just them and reduce them as far as the gctual
requirements Of the service will permit. The
estimates Of appropriation for fortifica tons,
armament OF forts, and for rivers and harbors
amounting in the aggregate to about twenty
nj lion dollars can be very materially reduced
Jyngress ca. decide as to the lacatons where
appropriations are needed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
IN THE EVENING.

All day the wind had howcd along the Cas,
All day the wind had swept across the plain,
All day on rustling grass and waving trees
Had fallen "the useful trouble Of the rain.n
All day beneath the low-hung, drcary sky,
Tho dripping earth had covered sulleny.
At last the wind had sobcd itself to rest,
At last to weary calmness sank the Storm
crimson line cleaned sudden in the west
Wherogolden iecks rose wavering into form
A hushcd revival hcralded the night.
And with the eyening-time awokc the light.
The rosy color flushed along gray waves
The rosy color tnged the mountains brow;
And where the old church watchcdthe village grave
WoOed to passing blush the ycw trees frOwn,
Bird, beast and flower fclentng nature knew,
And one pale star rose shimmcring in the blue.
So to life long crushed in heavy grief,
So, to path long darkened by despair,
The slow, sad hours bring touches of relief
Whispers of hope, and strength of trustful prayer
"Tarry his leisure" God Of love and might,
And with the evening. time there will DO light.
-INHs Ytur ROiVid,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

gers and crew, and the result proved
that they had good cause to be. Cap
tain Fry handed the papers Of the Vir-
ginius to the Spanish officer, who took
them with expressions of the utmost
contempt. crushing them in his hand
aud declaring that he cared nothing for
the papers since the vessel was in his
power which he had been searching af-
ter for weeks. The American flag was
Immediately hauled down and all on
board ordered to the other vessel. The
statement of Mr.. Metzler, as well as
others Of the passengers, indicates that
the Virginius would have been able to
escape from the Tornado but for her
wrecked condition at the time, as she
had bad leak and eight feet of water
in her hold in the forward compartment.
Ordinarily she could make fourteen
knots per hour, and at that rate could
have left tho Tornado out of sight i'll a
very short time. 1t is also said that
when the Tornado finally oycrhauled
the Virginius, after full eight hours
chase, flames were rolling up from the
smoke-stack of the former, and had
nearly burnt it ont The vessel could
hardly have borne a much longer chase
under such strain.
The statement of nearly all the pris.
oncrs agree in disowning any knowledge
Of the purposes Of the officers of the
Virginius. They profess to have EN-.
barked as passengers, to have seen no
arms on board, and to have seen little
or nothing thrown oyerboard. Those
on the Juniat0 certainly do not present
very warlike appearance, many of
them beng very yors>@r I'd diminutive
in size, and without any very intelligent
estimate of the undertaking which they
entered upon. The fact that the Vir'
ginius was advertised to go into Port
Limoncs and then sailed around among
the islands of the West Indies, seem.
ingly without any cxacs destination, ap-
pears not to have excited any curiosity
among them as to her object, but on the
contrary their statements exhibit an ut
ter Indifference to the course of the
ship, or the intention of the officers.
One thing, however is clear, namely ;
that the vessel put in, or was about to
put in, at Port-au.Prince for repairs,
when Capt. Fry changed his mind, and
turned her to the westward and back to
jamaica. -NcW York 7libUnc.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
Miss McGinnis Wounded.

A funny man of the Mohawk Valley
Register says: by asking man who
seexsed to know her, we Learned thai
her name was Miss McGinnis, AMI tha
she resided in Rome. She was OF pet"
statue, and about as handsome as sh
| could be and keep her name. WIN
| pocket knife, whose polished blade SllS'
ened in the sunlight, as it came throus
the car windows, she was seen rvo,o
the shells from a supply of chA %.
It was Wednesday morning, a'Hf&.
train had scarcely reached Fort V
when the stiffness that pervaded
| was broken, and from the palm'
left hand there rushed slightly
of gore. Her exclamation, OF
aroused the inmates of the ca {
of whom hurried to her ASST 4
while others began carrying O.. 4
baggage. The ladies of the q
rounded the bleeding maiden, ar
prescribed way to cease the =
blood. The windows were raiset
to the discontinue OF cadi
fellow sitting near the door, DIRE
linen pants, her parian forehe
mopped with ice.water, while o
l.
Tousley, of Herkimer, famed h
the cover of hat-box, and lnql
she did not feel faint 'Yo
feel faint said Mrs. Tousley.
be otherwise, said fellow hol
Gun of ice-water, and stopped
everybody. After being reE
told that she must feel faint,
it could not be otherwise, she
Renewed commotion ensued.
kerchief saturated with gin fr
flask of temperance lecturer,
pened to be on board, was app.
to well-shaped nose, her wris
rubt g | with the liquid, her temp
bathed with the same, passengt
other coaches came pouring mt
and around the prostrate girl,
ions TO know what was the mat
had a prize-package boy bee
there struggling for life the s.
Of the crowd would not have be-
ar. After Miss McGinnis bec
scious and the handkerchief
| moved from the injured pair
fonnd that the wound was as
that usually made by being
with pin.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

The commissioner OF patents has
ordered that Thos. II. Upporman, patent
agent, or any firm Of which ho may DO mem
bcr, be forbidden to practice hereafter before
| the patent office.
The attorney general has recommen-
ded to tho President for pardon Ringgold
Young and Neal Haskins, Of Alabama, convic-
ted Of Kuklux outrages some time ago and
sentenced to the Albany penitentiary.
The President has approved the bill
removing the political disabilities of Il. j.
IIoorie, Thos s. Bacock aud Daniel Trigg, OF
Virginia, and John II. Reagan, of Texas
Charles Wilson, grand chief of the
brotherhood OF railway locomotive engineers,
has written letter prononncing the strike
against the Pennsylvania Central railroad as
unjustfablc and in violation Of the rules of
tho brotherhood, and advising all those ell
gagged in it to resume work at once.
The secretary of the treasury speaks
more hopefully than heretofore of the condi-
ton of tho national treasury and expresses n
belief that with the continued increase in the
amount of receipts and large reduction in
public expenditures, the necessity for addi-
tonal taxation may be lessened.
Tho United States district attorney
says that no further proceedings will be taken
in the case of the Virginius. 1t il not likely
the vessel will ever be raised, and it is deemed
requisite the vessel should be produced before
lol off =
say that whatever may have been the relations
of Mr.. Patterson to the Virginils as the time
of her register there il abundance OF proof
that he was not her owner at the time Of her
capture.
No official information have been re-
ceived confirmatory Of the report from Mad
rid respecting indemnity to be demanded by
the Spanish government in the case Of the
yirginius, nor is it probable that any such
claim will be presented. If at any further
time bill Of damages should be presented,
payment would we have good grounds for
stating, be refused on the principle established
by tho Geneva tribunal in the disallowance OF
indirect and consequential damages.
Orders have been issued from the
navy department to discontinue the recruiting
depots at Toledo, Detroit, New Orleans, Balti
more, and various other points where they
were opened at the beginning of the complica-
tons with Spain. The number Of men in the
navy il now 10000, and it would have been an
easy matter to ship twenty thousand or even
thirty Thousand had the public service re-
quired them. The regular recruiting stations
at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Norfolk VII be continued, though the
enlistment will be confined to able-bodied sea-
men to keep that class up to the requircdnum-
Der, such men being always needed in service
Laudsmen and other recruits will not be &C
cepttd. Enlistments for the marine corps
have been stopped. The corps is below the
number authorized by law, $500 enlisted men.
The monitor Montauk, at the navy-yard since
the war, will be taken to New York and fitted
for sea-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

Ir IS well-known that in his great
sledge journey in search of the relics OF
Sir John Franklin, Capt. Hall made
distressing discoveries, which he re-
solved never to give to the light as long
as Lady Franklin should live. On his
last departure from Greenland IN the
Polaris he intrusted all his important
documents to a Mr.. Smith, of Tessul-
SAX. From them it is now ascertalned
that Capt. Hall made the sad discovery
that Franklin and his party were re-
duced to the dire necessity OF eating
each other. The fact OF this discovery
would have added still greater fame to
Capt. Hall. He kept the secret from
Lady Franklin but now that the ten
der and heroic explorer rests under the
same dreary skies with the lost Frank
lin. this most unhappy secret has c2m
to light.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

Ir Is told of young gentleman whom
a mainden liked, but her father didn't,
that at reasonable hour the old gentle
man mildly intimated that the time for
retiring had arrived. az think you are
correct, my dear sir" answered nine
teenih century, modestly, "we have
waited for over nm hour for you 10 put
yourself IN your little bed. " The father
retired thoughtfully.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

The EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT on FLOUR.
Recent experiments have shown that
that inferior quality of certain kinds OF
wheat and rye flour is frequently due to
the action of sunlight, by which, even
when in bags or barrels, the gluten suf-
fers metamorphosis similar to that
occasioned by heating in the mill. The
tendency thus impaired to it to Secome
lumpy, and to form dough withou
toughness, is similar to that of hou
from moist grain, or of flour when it
too fresh, or made from grain groun
too early, or when adulterated wit
barley meal. Such flour can be in
proved by keeping for some weeks.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
The Monitor Dictator.

& DerciIutiOn of the Great War Ship.
The United States iron-clad Dictator,
is now in the Eric basin dry-dock at
South Brooklyn, undergoing repairs.
The impression has generally prevailed,
and indeed statements have been pub
lshed TO the effect that no dry-dock i'll
the vicinity of New York was sufficient
" large to receive this great monitor.
The large dry-dock at the Brooklyn ma
yy-yard is only about $50 feet in length
The dock in which Dictator is repairing
is 1875 lcet in length by ll5 width, and
has ample accommodations for the for
mi.ablc vessel. The Dictator, it will
be remembered, was built during the
last wear of the war, and reached the
sea at the same time with the Monad-
mock, in 1868. She was prevented from
participating in one or two of the latest
naval engagements only by an accident
to her machinery, and las never seen
actual service. In her race with the
Terror from Boston to Portsmouth and
thence to Portland, in 1866, she showed
excellent speed though she suffered de-
feat. She subsequently made cruise
to the West Indies, and afterwards re-
maincd at Key West for several years.
Two or three years ago she was brought
to New London, and has remained there
since her arrival. She was put into the
Erie Basin dry-dock on Friday last.
Her hull was found to be completely
covered with thick coating of mussels,
and several tons have already been ne
moved. A large force Of men were en-
ploycd on the ship throughout the day
on Saturday, and nearly 200 workmen
were engaged painting the hull and re-
pairing the machinery. Tho Dictator
is 3l2 feet in length, by 80 feet breadth
of beam, and 81 feet depth of hold.
She is rated at ] $50 tons. The Dicta-
tors weight is about l,5OO tons. Her
surface is covered with six iron plates,
each one inch in thickness. Directly
beneath this covering are heavy white
oak stringers, nearly one foot in thick
ness. and behind these the solid oak OF
the hull which is about four feet thick.
The iron plates OF the deck are several
inches thick, and are as solid to the
tread as a Broadway pavement. The
single turret which rises above the deck
is formed of iron IL inches in thickness,
and conceal two heavy guns nearly q
feet in length, and with a l5-lnch bore.
Above this rises the pilot house, which
is about 10 feet in diameter, and of the
same thickness as the lower portion OF
the turret. The Dictator is propelled
by an enormous screw, 2l feet in diam
eter, with four blades, which drives her
through the water at the rate OF IL
knots an hour. The vessel draws q
feet s inches OF water. The Dictator il
the largest monitor in active service il
the American navy, with the exception
OF the Puritan, which is Of 1870 tons
The Roanoke, which is not properly
monitor, is nearly 1000 tons large
and, with Us three turrcts, mounts 81
l5.inch guns. 1t is asserted by officer
in the uayy-yarl that tie Dictator woul
prove formidable Toe to the stronges
lron-clads of any nation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
GRAVE AND GAY.

"CAN you steer the main mast down
the forecastle stairs ?" asked sea cap
tain of new hand. eyes, sir, / can
if you will stand below and coil it up"
Captain didn't catcchise that man any
more.
The Detroit Free Press says: "St.
Louis is talking Of widening her prin-
cipal streets at heavy cost. 1t was
always a wonder to us how three st.
Lonis women could put their feet down
in any one street at once"
An Illinois schoolgirl was whipped
until she tainted away because she said
"chaw instead Of "chew." The
teacher wasn't so particular about his
grammar when he went up the road
with about so men chasing him.
YouNG married couples will be extrav-
agant even ia Vermont. At BrattIe-
boro, lately, newly morried man
emptied twelve gallons OF best apple
brandy into the river, just because his
wife wanted to see him do it.
A SMART young lady but she will play
cards. wrote a note to a nice young man
the other day thus "Come and play
concur with me this evening" She
meant euchre, but the simple-minded
youth "got mad about it.
"WHo dares to spit on the car tloor?"
asked burly passenger on Mobile
train. II dare" quietly replied slen-
der youth; and l did it." You're
the chap I'm looking for" said the ruf-
fan; give me a chaw."
Her BEAUTIFUL EYES
Is it in depth, in color, or size,
The charm which lies in those lovely eyes,
Blue as the summer HEy :?
\ babes Child's, woman IN one.
Nv heart is drank up, aS the dew pN th' sun
By the glance of her beaWtiW eye.
Softly, timidly glancmg up,
Enclosing It's lid like ylolet-cnp.
Looks wondrously sweet and shy;
! Gazing into its depths, know
Tho charm winch sets my heart in glow
-Tcrc Egcr,on.
A NEWSPAPER in southern California
advises greater cultivation of the hg
tree because the fruit is good for hog
feed, An ac of figs will fatten more
hogs than an acre of corn. All that Is
necessary is to stick fig cutting IN the
ground, and in three or five months the
nlont will bear fruit-'hree crops
year-and in three years the tree at
tains the size OF twelve year old APP
pie tree. .-----~r.,,'rclton, ,,r,
THE OHGo.--
am the roaring Ohio ;r~d it appn
For floating barge or steareI,' 'ourt frOr
From Plttsburg down to CAIRO, ,,,sn A.,
I'm Jest an old rip-streamc'. 80 "
And a. each craft my bosom p,aw ir
Through either chute, you may sme4. .,"'
Rluc hazcs in each pllut-hnuse, CAL
Since | was damned by WeTzeu.
-lOvie,-JowpH
ILLINOIS farmers wanta law reform
which shall simplify the practice OF
; courts and do away with useless VERDI
age, technicalities and special plead
ings and also to provide for establish
ing courts of conciliation, and to re-
touire county and circuit judges to set
apart portion of each term for the ad'
Indication of cases which may be pre-
sented by the agreement OF both par
ties, to be settled by the judges upon
their merits, and no appeal to be al
lowed.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
GENERAL.

The President has appointed Caleb
Gushing Minister to Madrid, having accepted
he resignation of Gen. Sickles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

CONVERSATION in the horse-car-Frst
Young lady-Father says that we girls
must bo economical, for the panic has
truck him. What does your father
SOW Second young lady-oh, he don
aay mucb : YOU know pa is so slow that
T ,lon't believe he'll hear the panic is IN
town till il has most gone away.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08

lam the roaring Ohio! nd it app
For floating barge or stcareI "ourt, frOr
From Plttsburg down to Ca-rrU ,,,,sn ~
I'm Jest an old rip-screamc. "" ~
And "a each craft my bosom paw ir
Through either chute, You may sme4 "a,
Bluc hazcs in each pllpt-house, cal
Since | was damned by WetAen.
-in,..jsi. Tylruui.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-18
General

Col. WHITLEY chief of the United States
secret service, has not resigned. but has de-
handed an Investigation Of his official conduct.
The investigation will be made.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has refused to accept a
pair of horses and carriage, which were ten
dered to him by personal friend for the use
of his wife
THE Boston Red Stockings beat the Chicago
mufTers by a score of % to 6.
An international yacht race took place at
Put-in-Bay, on the 10Th ult. The yacht Cora,
of Detroit, won the flag. Eight yachts COM
peted.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has ordered that adver-
tisement be made Immediately III all the prin-
cipal cities for proposals. for public carriage of
merchandise Ill custody of government.
II is said that the relations between the
Secretary Of War and Gen. Sherman are cordial
and friendly. and that no rupture has taken
place between them.
Mr. BEECHER. for the sake of . all the other
hearts that would ache" concludes to silently
endure the taunts Of Ilton, and viii make no
refutation of the latters charges
THE Nineteenth National Sangerfest closed
at Cleveland June -.
MEsSRs. PHILIPS. DoDGE Il Go. publish an
answer to the recent speech, i'll Congress- of
Gen. Butler, reIterating many of their former
statements, and asserting that zen. Butler
knows hut wilfully conceals, certain facts i'll
their favor.
WV. MCCORMICK recently died III New York
frem bydrophobla, and the leading physicians
Of the city are endeayoIing to determine the
nature of the disease.
JONI n kETCHEY, OF Salisbury n c. was
hanged at that place June %, for the crime of
rape
HUGH noNOHUE Massachusetts, pedestri-
m, recently completed the task of walking one
hundred miles i'll a. many hours.
KNOX. comptroller of the currency. has
changed his opinion of the provisions Of
the currency act since Bristow's advent. tie
now believes that the act does not provide for
the abolition of reserves on deposits but
merely that reserves Of this description NAV
he diminished by the five per cent of circ7lla-
tlon which is to be retained III Washington for
the redemption Of mutilated notes
ST. LEWIS viii be entirely devoted to the
great bridge celebration uatil the Fourth.
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The East.

FULL bench Of the Supreme Court Of
Massachusetts has decided tlat the board Of
school commissioners Is sole Judge Of its owl
membership Tins decision -ustains the Bos.
ton school board in refusing feats to women
aud the latter must go to the Legislature tc
obtain that privilege
TIM annual contracts for Indian annuity
goods we're aNaded IN New York June ~.
IHg coal operators ~ Shaitsyille, being IN
able ID induce white men t. work in taeir
nines, fer the wages offered. have determined
20 place tuil gangs Of colored men in place of
the union men formerly employed
Tn Chairman Of The Tammanv Hall Com
mite has WIttea a letter to The Mayor of New
York, defending the Democratic party against
tie charges made hv the recently convicted
policemen ~ tleir letter Of resignation
NN 1. CUNTS, OF Chicago. won the dia-
moni championship medal of the New York
athletic club Notwithstanding he was heavily
handicapped The distance run was 100 wards.
Time, taI. seconds
TIM Naaaa,iueettss Legislature refused TO
pass the license hlli over The Governor S veto.
Coy, TALBOT q Massachusetts,, has vetoed
the hcense law recently passed by the logisla-
tune Of thai state
plsrArcH from Concord Y. IL. of June
r., say. The session uf the legislature YES
teriay was aa unusually excited one. and last
81 till Ito tins morning The business done
va mainly removing republicans from office
and auhstitutiuS democrats. The removals Ia
yluded two probate judges, and 4 few sherils
ii counties
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-07-18
Railroad News.

o. the first inst in the e. S. Count at Mad
lson, Wis. arguments on the consttutionaltv
Of the Potter railroad law were begun Some
Of the most eminent counsel of the state were
present
The agents Of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway Co III London. have declined to receive
and pay the coupons on the first mortgage
bonds Of the company. A lack of funds is the
cause. The company have outstanding in Eu-
rope 758, 800, 900 of bonds
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Chica-
80 aud Northwestern AMI the Illinois Central
railroads, have reduced their passenger rates
to Omaha from $3.50 to 1876 The reduc-
ton to points beyond VIII be III the same ratio,
making difference on through tickets of 81 50
THE Chicago Rock Island and Pacific r. Il
90. has decided to submit to the new Iowa
railroad law, and il perfecting a tariff in ac-
cordance herewith
1. L. RIlTMAS has been appointed Treasurer
and Thomas Warnock Secretary OF the Allan
tic and Great Western Railroad. vice the re-
signing incumbents, with offices at Meadyine
Pa.
New NoRK dispatch of the lst inst saws
The prominent western railroads TO-DAY con
elu1ed IN agreement cutting down through
passenger and freight rates about 10 per cent
The revised tariff VIII go into operation I'M
mediately.'