The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-02-18
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The exhilarating mining stock gamb.
ling on California street, San Fran
cisco, which for several weeks has been
upsetting the brains OF paroxysmal citi.
zens, experienced distres sing douche
OF cold water the other day, and bonanza
stocks, which had been selling like
wild fire at from $500 to $500, fell down
to 5000 and $500. So it happened that
ON the brokers' board hundreds had any
quantity o. stock to sell, but there was
nobody to buy. On one day last week
the favorite Ophir stock declined $37
per share, and consolidated Virginia
declined $l08. There was good deal
of nausea among the gamblers, of
course, and the panic was attributed to
favorite ruse Of the bears in spread
ing the false report that the miners had
struck porpbyry and the bonanza of
silver had gone up.
THIS question is asked by the New
, England Farmer, "Can we drive nail
legally?" It states that it has received
copy Of patent granted to man in
Indiana for securing grape vine to a
stake by driving in a nail. Persons re-
ceiving the circular are granted per.
mission to drive one rail, inst to see
how the thing works but they are re-
minded that they will be liable to dam
ages foi3infringement, il they drive more
than ore. There is absolute danger at
the present time OF farmers being
made to pay damages for building
panel OF fence to keep cattle out of his
garden. Every farm operation from
plowing the soil to putting grain in
bag is done by means Of some patented
tool or appliance. ,a 1potiar
THE general government, at its sal
mon breeding establishment on the
McCloud river, California, has cole cted,
the present season, 5,752,5OO salmon
spawn, which has been distributed as
follows: Maine, 100, 900; Massachusetts,
100000; Rhode Island, 100000; Con-
nccticut, 10000; New York, 525, 900
New Jersey, 225,OOO; Pennsylvania,
a45o, 600; Maryland, 375, 900 Michigan,
$50, 600; Wisconsin, 100000; Mime
sofa, 100000; Iowa, 100000; Utah,
100000; Colorado, $4,000; Illinois,
30, 900; Virginia, $4,000; Canada, 25,-
eco New Zealand, 25,OOO. The bal
.ance were hatched and returned to
McCloud river. ,.
A DISPATCH from New York to the
Chicago Tribune says: In the trial of
the smuggling case to-day it was sworn
in the United States court that Fl. B.
Clafiin & Co., the heavy dry goods
house, had bought amuggled silks,
knowing them to be smugglei, and had
sold them. A Tribune reporter who
spilled to Mr.. Fl. B. ClaAin for an ex-
Planation, was told that the report was
tue, and that on the advice of q reve-
nue. Official he had bought goods know
ing that they had been smuggled. He
slated further, that all large dry goods
houses had to do the same, and named
houses which so smuggled goods. Ac.
oording to Mr.. Claain the silk trade is
largely in smuggled goods. ,.
SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia, has an
nounced his intention to write letter
to Wendell Phillips, inviting him per.
sonally to make an extended tour
throughout the southern states, and
give fhe public the benefit OF his views
concerning their condition, particularly
with respect to their government. He
says he has abundant faith In Mr.. Phil.
lips integrity OF purpose and ability to
correctly state the impressions the re-
suit OF trip of this kind might have
upon his mind. He has not yet con.
cluded whether he will make the letter
confidential communication, or give it
publicly after it shall have been written.
THE national grange, in session at
Charleston, S. c., authorized the exec
utlvs committee to select location for
Offices OF the body and to leuss the
necessary buildings. The action with
reference 10 loan of money by the
national grange to state oranges was SO
amended as to make the loan free of
interest," Two additional members of
the executive committee were elected,
viz: D. F. Chase, of New Hampshire,
and John 7. Jones, of Arkansas, for
three years each. D. W. Aiken, of
south Carolina, was re elected for three
years, and VIM. Sanders, of Washing
ton, and e. B. Shankland, of Iowa,
held over, making the committee fiye in
all.
THs completion of the great 'Hoosac
tunnel is an event of almost national
Importance. Ii is work that has cost
the labor Of ar immense number of men
since 1852, the expenditure OF $13. .OOO,-
ooo, and the sacrifice of 142 lives. Tho
.unnel is nearly four miles long, and it
rs stated that it will take loaded
.feight train forty minutes to pass
'proush 1t. Transportation companies
snd shippers are eager to avail them
selves OF its facilities for shortening the
Instance between New England cities
and the west opd -I I.. /.