The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-08-19
The postmaster general has arranged

The postmaster general has arranged
with the Occidental and Oriental steamship
company for monthly United States mai
between San Francisco and Japan at sea post
age rates, ~ full compensation for services
which will amount to not over $500 por month
Since his refusal of the presidency
Of tho Texas Agricultural college, Jefferson
Davis has been invited to become chancellor
in tho Georgia University, 1t IL further stated
that ho IL to bo tondcrod the presidency Of
the university OF North Carolina.
A call for ten million dollars worth OF
bonds has been issued by the treasury de-
paltmcnt the syndicate having made another
subscription for that sum. This leaves but
10, 1885, 755 of new five per cent. bonds in the
hands of tho secretary and tho syndicate has
until November 10Th to take this amount.
Capt. Moody, convicted of cruelty to
scamen, oil voyage from tho Glano Islands
| to Baltimore, and sentenced 10 three months
imprisonment and to pay ino Of $500, has
been pardoned by tho president. Moody
served two months of his Imprisonment and
had paid the iino and costs.
The special agents recently sent to in
spect tho region Of tho western lakes have
reported that an extensive systom of SNUG
Cling IL being conducted by fishing yo.scls
A circular has been issued from tho treasury
department, calling the attention of all customs
officers to this fact, and enioning upon them
increased vigilance.
The Washington City detectives are
likely to clear up another case OF robbery in
tho cash-room Of tho treasury which took
place over year ago, when Seth Johnson, an
assistant cashier stole $4,000. johnson was
arrested, tried and convicted, but the money
was never traced. 1t il believed that Ottman, |
tho backer Of uallccl, in tho :i7 600 robbery, |
stood in with Johnson, and, AZ in the case Of |
IIallcck, took tho lions share. The detect |
tives are positive that the money stolen by |
johnson was given to Ottman, and with it the
lattor made his first stop on the road to for
tune.
Returns of the department of agricul.
ture for Aug l. show an improvement Of tho
cotton crop OF per cent. in North Carolina,
per cent. in Mississippi and per cent. in Ar
kansas. These States were largely favored
with the same condition OF growth, which had
secured their high averages OF July. Texas
maintained her previous figures drought in
some counties being countorbalancod by fine
weather in others. Tennessee lost 2per cent.
- Id, 10 L., |
'rops from rains. In Louisiana the average
leclincs per cent, on account of local
brought, though several parishes report very
promising crops. This injurious influence cut
lown the average of Georgia. II per cent,
If South Carolina Is per cont. ID Florida lG
per cent. August averages were az follows;
North Carolina 90, South Carolina 81, Georgia
So, Florida 85, Alabama 93, Mississippi lOi,
Louisiana 90, Texas 90, Arkansas lOS, Ten
lcssee 1O7.
The president has accepted the JEFF.
orson and Trans-C Continental divisions Of the
Texas Pacific railway Tho Jefferson division
'uns from Marshall, Texas, to TcXarkaIa, n
''stancc of seventy-four miles. The other
livision commences at Sherman and runs TO
}rookston, 5G 1900 miles The president
,Iso accepted 30 much Of the southern division !
# this road as lies between Marshall aud the I
boundary limo between Texas and Louisiana. q
here portions Of the road were completed !
nd examined by the United States commits |
ion, who reported favorably upon them more Il
han a year ago. They were not then ac-
eptcd on account Of their not having bocn +
pursuant to law Of congress. .
'ho act Of Juno %, 1874, having, however,
eclared these parties subject to all tho pro-
irious and limitations of the act incorporating :
he company, they have now been accepted by
he president. 1t will be remembered that
he portions Of tho road in Texas arc built
nder a law of that state. The public lands
f Texas not having come into the hands of
he United Statss when Texas was admitted
he grant Of lands required to be made by the !
tate, which was done on a very liberal scale.