The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-10
MISCELLANE EOUS.

Marshal Jewell has entered upon his
duties AZ postmaster-genera.
The rival transatlantic lines have
come together and concluded to stop cutting
down each others rates. The charge fixed OF
for passage this way is 325 gold.
Mr.. O. H. Kelly, secretary Of the
national grange organization, reports steady
increase of the membership Of the order and
of the number of the lodges The increase
of the latter for August is about four 'm-
drcd
The attorney. general has decided that
the military forces Of the United States may
be employed to remove outlaws thieves and
other unauthorized persons from the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indian reservation.
A horse disease similar TO that OF two
wears since has broken ont at st. Johns, n. B,
with great violence A large portion Of the
working horses of the city have died The
disease was introduced by horses attached to
travelling circus.
The secretary Of the treasury calls III
:1j. .OOO coo of the 500 bonds of 1862 Twelve
millions are coupon bonds and three millions
registered bonds. The ten previous calls
commencing September l, 1871, aggregate
$2G1 100000, aud with the present, or eleventh
call, 1916, 0OO coo.
The sixty days notice Of the Freed
mems savings bank eXpiredla week, but affairs
remain unchanged, and business is still sus-
pended The commissioners to wind up its
affairs are busily engaged collecting assets
and loans Of the bank. They declare that
when twenty per cent IL collected Il dividend
shall be paid to the depos.ors.
The attorney general has decided
| that tho proviso in the army appropriation
hill, to the effect that only actual travelling OK
penses shall be allowed to any person hold
ing employment or appointments under the
| United States, supersedes and cuts Off the
allowance of mileage to United States mar
shals as provided in the fec bill,
Arthur Clayden, intimately associated
with Josh. Arch in efforts to raise tho condi-
tion of the agricultural classes in England,
has arrived in this country, and will make a
personal inspection of the most promising
section of the country for immigrants. The
result OF his examination Of Canada last year
as a field of immigration was not favorable.
No formal order will be issued from
| the wUr department as to the distribution OF
| troops in the department Of the south; bnt
the whole matter will be left with the depart
ment commander who will dispose Of forces
80 az they can be- used by United States mar
shas in case OF necessity. Tho federal troops
| in the south are now distributed as folloWr
| Three companies Of tho Second inlan-
| try i'm Alabama the entire Third infantry
at Holly Springs, Miss. three companies oi
the sixteenth Infantry in Kentucky, two "
| Arkansas, one in Mississippi, one in Louisiana
and one in Tennessee; eight Of tho Eigh
| teenth infantry in South Carolina and two ii
| Georgia; oight companies Of the First artll
lory in Florida, one in Georgia, two in Soutl
| Carolina, and one in Virginia; six companies
of the Second artillery in North Carolina, one
in South Carolina, one in Virginia, and fou
in Maryland This makes the whole numbe
Of troops in the several southern states be
tween $500 and 5000 The Third infantr,
was ordered to Louisiana several months ago
but on account of tho warm weather and liza
bilitv to fever. it was decided that the rogi
ment should remain at Holly Springs until tn
fall. 1t will now be hurried to Louisiana.