The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-22
SOUTH.

Irwin, UU NONSuiDoi 'S'
SOUTH.
The yellow fever is about over with at
Pensacola.
There are now in Louisiana twenty
eight companies of regular troops.
Eighteen hundred and sixty-three i'm
MIGRANTS arrived at the port of Galveston dur
ing September
Geo. P. Gaylor was waylaid and shot
in the back near Amie, Mississippi, recently
Assassin unknown.
Mrs. Cox, of Hutchins, Texas, COM
mittod suicide with strychnino few weeks
after her wedding.
New Orleans is flooded with counter
felt SOS on the Traders and Merchants Ma
tional banks of Chicago.
Within tho last few weeks over sixty
mules have been stolen from plantations be-
tween Austin and fernando, Mississippi
Tho resignation Of Richard W. Bus
teed United States judge of Alabama, has
been received and accepted by the president
His successor has not been named.
At Newcastle, Henry county, Ken
tucky, Saturday evening last, a difficulty was
sprung between Mr., Thomas Buford, brother
of Gen. Buford, and Mr.. Polk, sheriff OF the
county, which ended by the former receiving
two shots from a pistol in the hands OF the
latter. The first shot took effect in the lett
breast and ranged to the right shoulder blade,
and tho second took effect in tho left hand.
The wounds were not Of % dangerous char
acter.
A train loaded with five co mpanies OF
the 18th infantry, on their way from the west
ern department to New Orleans, ran OIL the
track between Trenton and Dyer, on the Mo
bile a. Ohio IA lroad. The accident was causet
by the breaking of tlango on one OF the en-
gine wheels. Tho fireman, John Jordan, wa'
instantly killed, and tho engineer was badl.
bruised Two of the soldiers, VIM. McLlngse!
and T. Farman, were killed, and four wounded
two it is supposed fatally.
Heavy frosts fell on the 18th, through
out Kentucky and northern Tennessee, owe
the great tobacco region. Well informed me
from the country say great damage has bee
done the growing crop, estimating that irol
one-half to three quarters Of tho entire Gro
has becn killed. Sp, cials to the Courier Jou
nal cOrroborate accounts Of great damage a
along the Nashville road. The market h'
been excited in consequence, the adVah'
prices ranging from q to lc per pound.
A dispatch from Fort Worth, Texa
SAWS Gen, Mackenzie, after repelling two
tacks by the Indians ON the 26th and z'th
Septembor marched all night OF the 2fh' Ill
surprised at sunrise the following morning.
few camps OF Cheyennes and allies situate
in CANYON Sitro Blarce, on Jnto river IL
troops destroyed over ono hundred lods'
and their cntiro outfit, and captured Ia
horses and mules of which ,OlS we're at on
killed. Tho bodies of four Indians we
broght m Our loss was one soldier sheh
wounded. Gen. Mackenzie is III pursuit WI
thirty days supplies.
A Brownsville special says the orga
ization of bandits to invade Texas, has DC
partially suspended, on account OF hgh
ter on this side, and tho almost lmpassa
condition of the country. Information
boon received from undoubted sources that
plan of operations is to strike aetacllul
of troops stationed to prevent the crossing
stolen cattle, and then to murder and
generally. Gen. Cortinas heads the me
nent. People on this side are organizing
defend Themselves. The military are in pos
sionof the facts and are on the alert. Moul
men are hold ready to move at short not
A borler war has never been so imminent
The condition Of the cotton crop
Indicated by the following state OF aver'
deduced from the October returns OF the
partment of agriculture The crop Oh
ginia is too small to influence perceptiDl
4 the general result. North Carolina 3d.
cline Of two per cent. during Septen
South Carolina 80, a decline OF four per
Georgia 80, an improvement OF three per
Florida 81, an improvement OF four per
Alabama rs. decline of six per cent. M
sippi "A. no change. Louisiana 62' no ch'
Texas 70. an increase Of ivo per cent
kansas 55, an increase OF eiGht per
"A Tennessee Sc, an increase of four per
The above averages refer to only the con'
of the crops on the 1st of October, incl
II its state of development, yitality anu ~
n fulness This ia but one element i'll TIT
culation of the yield in quantity, WHICH
N not vet been completed.