The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-01-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
SOU7IL.


The Texas Pacific railroad was COM
pleted to TeXicana, the proposed junction
with th Cairo and Fulton road, last week, and
regular trains commenced at once
f French guns, present from the
Emperor of Germany to the st. Mathews
Lutheran German congregation, Of Baltimore,
have arrived and will be cast inte bell.
The police of Louisville KY, made a
descent on the head quarters Of the Kentucky
lottery in that city arrested several persons
and took possession OF all property on the
premises.
The trustees of the Southern railway
advertise for proposals for grading masonry,
bridge and trestle work on the road located
between South Danville Ky, and the Tennes-
see state line, a distance 80 miles.
The body of Nathan Marx, with a
bullet hole through the head, was discovered
on the premises OF one Sullivan, at Narrows
Station, Ky, last week. Sullivan was arrested
The United States senatorial trans
portation committee met at Atlanta, Ga, last
week. Col. Freebcl made an argument in IA
vor of the Atlantic and Great Western canal,
and Col. Mcfarland Of the United States engi-
neers made a report OF survey of the route
A cattle disease has made its appear
ance in Columbia county, Fla, and large num-
bers ef cattle are dying. The first symptoms
are an extreme weakness of the loins, and
the cattle sink down and die within n few
hours.
Benjamin +. Evans, of Charleston
S. c., who had charge of printing the confed-
crate money, during the war, has just died
His life was full of adventures He was
obliged to import his machinery and skilled
labor from England, via Mexico and the wost
The will of Samuel Miller, of Lynch
burg, Ia, covering nearly ~, 600, 600 worth OF
property, was put ON record, few days ago
II gave S1i0j0 to establish female orphan
asylum at Lynchburg, 100000 to the city of
Lynchburg for water improvements, and GO
acres Of land in Campbell county Va, for the
reoton thereon Of amlnutl labor school.
Thomas Cooke, of Louisville Ken
tucky, stabbed his wife, aged IL, five times
inilictng fata wounds. His mothor-in-law Mrs
Rutledge, attempted to interfere, when Cooke
stabbed her and then cut his own throat
Mrs. Rutledge died in few minutes, and
Cooke and his wife, at latest accounts, were in
a sinking condition. Cooke was at the time
under indictment for setting fire to his own
house, and some time since was strongly sus-
pected of setting fire to the house in which
several negroes were burned to death. lie al
leges his wife was unfaithful to him. The cut
ting was done with common pocket knife.
Hon. SHAKESPEARE Caldwell, formely
member of congress from Louisville Ky, but
now of New York. turned over to the poor of
Louisville on Christmas day handsom build
ing for hospital purposes which he has had
erected at cost of $4,000. The edifce il to
be called the hospital Of st. Mary and st.
Elizabeth and is to be under the charge of the
sisters of charity, but to be open for the re
coption of patients of every denomination.
The gift is made in momory Of Mr.. Caldwelfs
wife, the only daughter of Col. Jas. d. Brick
inridgc, the distinguished lawer. The build
ing is furnished with all the modern convent
encos and will accommodate several hundred
patients.