The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-15
TIMELY TOPICS.

TIMELY TOPICS.
ANOTHER suit has been entered
against Boss Tweed, this time for the
little matter of $6,OO0,OOO.
THE announcement in Paris that the
emperor of Brazil intended to abdicate
is contradicted in diplomatic circles at
Washington.
The collector at Key West telegraphs
there have been only three sporadic
cases of yellow fever. No other cases,
and no real cause for alarm.
The court of claims at Washington
has decided that the presidents procla-
nation of amnesty of Dec. 25, 1868,
does not restore confscated property.
COUNT MAhvARIA, of Italy, has in
vented an earthquake indicator to give
warning of coming shocks. The instant
that trembling of the earth occurs
the mechanism fires off gun,
The senatorial excursion to Mexico
is abandoned. Advices from Washing.
ton are that fear of the yellow fever
and the illness of Mrs. Morton are
among the causes alleged for the change
of front.
The total coinage for March amounted
to $3, 3,650,330. OF this amount $2, $751;
$50 was in double eagles $50, 200 in
trade dollars; $3l3,5OO in quarters ;
$S43, O2O in dimes; $s73O,17O in subsidi.
ary coinage.
The interior department is advised
that the Sioux Indians will take 81 ,OOO,-
700 and relinquish their title to their
lands in the Black hills. A delegatio on
OF these Indians will shortly visit
Washington.
NOTES of the denomination of IS of
the Traders, First National, Third
National and Merchants National
banks, of Chicago, are being redeemed
rapidly, owing to the existence OF well
executed counterfeits of that denomina.
ton On these banks.
THE coinage Of silver, for fractional
resumption is now progressing rapidly,
and it is thought the two and half
million of bullion on hand will he
worked up by the middle of June, when
the redemption Of shinplasters will
begin.
MEXICO is making efforts to raise
coffee, and the state of Colima has ex-
empted from taxes for the next ten
years all young plantations, besides
Offering a premium OF $500 to the
planter who first harvests 500 quiptaIs
OF the aromatic berry.
LII Is estimated by Pennsylvania coal
men that the miners will be starved
into submission by the first of July.
They have the Philadelphia and Read.
ing coal and iron company to fight,
concern which has n cool s133, 900, 900
invested in the business.
In the month of June another Eng.
lish polar expedition will attempt to
unvail the mystery of the Arctic regions.
Three vessels, one of them fitted out,
in part, by the indefatigable Lady
Franklin, will constitute the fleet.
They will proceed as far as possible be-
fore winter, and next year the party will
leave on sledges for the pole.
The London Times says in an article
on Gov. Tilden's message concerning
the canal frauds We we'll know that
at heart the American nation is as
sound as our own, and equally capable
OF noble impulses. The malpractices
thus exposed are inexcusable, but the
corruption is not deep-seated, and by
no means characteristic of the American
people.
A GEOLOGICAL expedition to the Black
Hills has been ordered by the govern
ment in order to determine whether
gold exists there or not The authori-
ties not only desire to settle that dis
putsd point for the benefit of gold.
hunters, but in order to find the real
value of the territory. The Indians
are reported to be favorable to the OBJ.
jects OF the expedition, and will aid it.
THE United States treasury at Wash
ington now holds $3.50, ,619, 600 in United
States bonds to secure national bank
circulation, and $l6, ,3O2, 200 to secure
public deposit. The national bank
circulation outstanding amounts to
$349, $780, 276, of which s2,3S9, 500 are
notes issued to gold banks. Adding
the greenbacks outstanding $500, ,229.-
OW-Te have a paper circulation of
$72s, 1888. .376.
FRANCE, Prussia and Austria politely
inform us that they don't want our
potatoes. They are afraid that the
mysterious Colorado beetle may be Sc.
creted in them. England is a little
afraid OF our beetle, too, and has a.
most made up her mind to put the
American potato on the index expurga.
toriou,. Americans are not troubled
with the beetle terror, and potatoes
will doubtless be cheaper this year.