The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-17

comes out OF these actions for damages.
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q AppLE.-Upon our table, at this
writing, lies an apple called the "Pound
Apple" But this one weighs a pound and
a half, and was raised upon the beautiful
farm belonging to DR.. Jno. j. w. Payne.
which lies near Estill Springs Ave miles
from Winchester. 1t speaks volumes in
favor of the capacity of our soil for the
raising Of fruit, albeit not all men are as
we'll posted, mentally, for the cultivation
of any soil as DR.. Payne. We will only
add that the apple, the finest we have seen,
is one OF many he has raised this year at
his Il Ri. pdlaacssi,s a, pyp.
road would be finally finished. One seo'.o"
OF it, from the bridge OF Lavinta to Blanca
had been contracted for at 1000 per mile
Early in the afternoon of August -, an
attempt was made in Lima to assassinate tho
president of Peru, while proceeding from the
palace to his house. Although several sl'o'S
were fired none took effect. The leaderoi inc
band and thirteen Others have been arrested
The great strike of cotton operatives
at Bolton, England, has begun. Tho STRIKE
stops seventy four mills, employing l3,ooV
hands. Forty-eighs mills, employing ''oVo
hands, continue operations. SUBSCRIPTIONS
for the strikers have been opened by inc
trsdos-upions throughout the manufacturing
districts.
Guatemala advices say that four ENG
lish vessels of war, including the nag snip
Republic, were at San Jose. The government
had appointed Don Vincent Dardef' OF "ua-
temala. minister at Washington, to corner ""p
Well, the Congressional Convention al
Shclbyvllle is a thing of the past. 1t was
perhaps, the largest Congressional Con-
v@ention ever held in this district, and UNI
usual interest was taken by the delegates
who stood like Spartans by their favoritt
candidates. There was some confusion
and a little personal feeling, but the fire..
quent appeals for harmony had their de,
sired effect, and the close of the two days
work was attended with much humor ant
general goodwill. We cannot forheal
the mention of a few plea'antries. Capt
A. I. Burnam was a devoted friend 0
Hon. Jne, NJ. Bright, and Capt. Il. d
Gregory was equally devoted to Gen.J B
Palmer. Capt. B. had spoken frequent,
for harmony, and after the withdrawal G
Gen. Palmer's name, which left Gen
Bright alone on the track, Capt, Gregory
proposed as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, my personal friend
Capt. Burnain, has said much in behalf o
harmony. l know he is tremendously in
clined, and naturally so, and now | pro
pose that he be unanimously nominate
for the sake Of harmony"
The Captain tremendously smiled, Will
the house rang with shouts of laughter
not a fraction dissenting.
Speaking of fraction reminds us: "
have stated in another place that all tn
counties were represented. But ais
there were two votes allowed a fraction Q
Franklin county which had not been rep
resented,in our county convention that ap
pointed delegates. These two votes wer
cast by Geo w. Byrom-a clever gentle
man and fully charged with good hume
as well as tirmness of intention. He steo
alone in his glory. His will was sovereig
as to who should get his two votes, an
Leonidas at his secret path over the noun
tain did not evince more invincible onr
age or patriotic devotion to the cause {
liberty than Byron did in standing b
Gen. Palmer. 1t happened that we wer
clerk, and when the ballot-calling wa
closed with ademaad on 'Fraction," ther
was no evasion on the part of our here
True as the needle to the pole, and certai
As it is that the seasons come and go, cam
the reply in behalf ofPalmer. Sometime
for variety's sake, and to the infinite goo
humor of all, Fraction would tell liz tht
L" after consultation and much refect;o
he had concluded to vote for-Palmcr,
The boy that stood upon the burning dec
was nowhere! And when "Fraction" tol
US in reply to our call that he had "hert
tSfore voted for Palmer. but nov he b;
lieyed he would cast his vote for Gtner,
Palmer" the effect can be better imagine
than described. We could see that some
the Bright men were disappointed al
the Palmer men, too. but agrceably s
But when Fraction came to us and said |
was going to retire for a few moments a.
wished us to cast his votes ir his absenc
zoe were not disappointed when he ted u
after a little modest hesitation, to ca
them fOr-Palmer.
Heaven bless you, Byron for your &
r votion to the man Of your choice was con
m~endable, and your good humor made
~"thousand hearts beat happily" and all