The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-02-25
TIMELY TOPICS.


Mcdonald, subject of Great Britain,
but for some years resident of Louis
vile, has been paid by our government.
This claim was brought for losses sus'
tained in the burning Of cotton during
our late civil war, and was the second
largest claim adiudicated by the late
commission. The claim was originally
for$2, 800, 900. Witnesses were examined,
ard the testimony covers 5000 printed
pages of the record of the commission.
THE other day San Francisco people
enjoyed the sensation Of three earth
quakes within twenty-four hours. None
of them were OF sufficient violence to
stop the stock gambling on California
street, however. A correspondent of
the Chicago Inter. Ocean says that San
Francisco is not disturbed seriously by
earthquakes, and only two severe and
destructive shocks have been felt within
one hundred years. The Lightning
never strikes, nor do dogs go mad, iu
San Francisco, both of which condi-
tions are quite desirable.
FOLLOWING the news of the death of
one Chinese Emperor and the ascension
to the throne Of another, comes the ru-
NOR of an impending internal war in
that empire. That something is about
to happen in that vast realm seems
probable, since information from there
shows an uneasy state of affairs to exist
all over the nation, by reason of dig
sentions in all parties, close times fnan-
cially, troubles at home, and unsatis-
factory relations with the neighboring
country, Japan.
That loathsome disease, smallpox,
has been doing bad work in many parts
of North America during the past few
weeks. We hear of it in the eastern
states, in Canada, and lately it has
closed large Catholic school in one of
the principal towns in Texas. IL pre-.
walls to greater or less degree in most
of the large cities, and many of the
smaller cities, OF the union.
Two hundred thousand dollars have
been appropriated by the japanese gov
ernment for expenditures in connection
with the Philadelphia centennial for
expenses of commissioners to examine
industries and report, one hundred
thousand dollars for purposes of Jap
anese articles to be sent, eighty thou
sand dollars ; fo. transportation, twenty
Thousand dollars.
THE Pennsylvania railroad company
refuses to allow the Baltimore and
Ohio cars to run over its line between
Philadelphia and New York, and it is
stated that Instructions have been given
to its employees to take no freight and
issue no tickets from the latter place to
points on the Baltimore and Ohio road
and to honor no through tickets issued
by that companv.
THERE are no new developments in
the railroad war except the following
reduction by the Baltimore and Ohio
in passenger fares: From Baltimore to
Kansas City, reduced from $34 10 s26
to Memphis, Tenn, from $3425 to
$26 25; to Nashville, from $27.45 to
$l9 As; to New Orleans, from $46 to
$39.
The production of "Henry "" at
Be oth's Theater, New York city, re-
quirss A actors and actresses, 212
supernumersriss, and IS ballet girls.
In the battle scene at Agincourt there
are more than 300 persons on the stage
at one time. The production OF the
piece involved an outlay of $4,000.
DURING the month of January the
city of Boston supplied soupt to 1879
families at cost Of 81 1923 93. The
soup is made of beef, mutton, fish and
vegetables, and the cost per meal was
81 cents. Fifty thousand individuals
partook Of the bounty OF the city.
AT Washington, on the 18th, an un-
known man about forty years Of age
jumped from the second outside gallery
of the dome OF the capitol and struck
hia head on the roof of the main build
ing, $50 feet below.
The report of the secretary of the
state grange shows that there are 1,053
oranges in Tennessee, with a member
ship of $4,000, and balance of 49,
1886 in the treasury.
THE following appointment of Span.
ish ministers abroad is announced
Senior RANGES, to England; Bedmar, to
Russia /; Merry, to Germany Cecilia, to
Italy. and Petauan, to Austria.
JOHN MITCHELL s1iled from New
York On The 9Th inst. for Ireland, hav-
ing been notified by cable that Colonel
White, tao member flom Tipperary,
was about resigning his seat, and that
he would be elected to fill the vacancy.
lHE proposition under consideration
by the board of education iu New York
city, to make obligatory the study of
German in the public schools, meets
Influential opposition.
In Michigan they tax the premiums