The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-05-27
SOUTH.

Bird OF August upon the proposition Of holding
a convention to revise the constitution.
The residence of Aid. John Meagher,
Houston, Texas, was burned last week. Loss
:l2, 600. Three men, who were unable 10 es-
cape from the building, were burned to death.
The Alabama press association have
accepted the invitation OF their Now York
brethren to participate in an excursion
through the latter state.
The planters of Alabama are i'll much
better spirits than they were at this time last
year. Tho corn and cotton prospects are very
good and the former crop is made superior to
the latter which speaks well for the country.
Judge Gibson refuses to grant an in
junction restraining the Georgia railroad COM
pany from paying the interest ON the bonds of
the Western railroad Of Alabama on the
ground that the question OF facts involved
should so before a jury.
A young negro died from consumption
in Lebanon, Ky, last week after somewhat
novel course OF treatment. Some negro Galen
had assured his friends that the patient would
get well if fed on dog meat. The prescription
was faithfully followed, bit, unfortunately for
medical science proved Intellectual.
The Georgia state geologist reports
that in many places throughout the state he
found persons, the majority of whom were
poor men, ~asting their time and energies
digging deep pits, long tunnels and hugo eX-
cayations, where the rocks on the surface
afforded no ntimaton that any metal could be
found
John p. Branch, of Virginia, has ap-
piled for an injunction in the United States
court at Savannah, to restrain the sale of the
Macon and Brunswick railroad, on the ground
that no provision il made for tho payment of
the second series OF bonds endorsed by the
state and repudated by the Legislature.
portion OF these bonds are held by Branch.
At recent meeting OF the city council
OF Little Rock, Ark, an ordinance was rassed
levying a license of 300 on drummers. Against
this the commercial travellers protested, and
about a dozen OF them mel and resolved to
| withdraw from the city trade, rather than pay
the license. Representatives, Of Memphis,
New Orleans, St. Louis and Philadelphia
houses were at the meeting,
Should the worst apprehensions be
realized in regard to the fruit crop in the
northern sections of the country, the prospects
| still further south are said to be remarkably
good The Now Orleans Picayune says it il
estimated that the fruit yield this summer wi
be guadruple that of last year, and thelargest
ever known at the south, and that in this
abundance Louisiana is to offer the best fruit
crop she has ever produced.
John G. Breckinridge, who died at
Lexington, Ky, last week was born on the 2lst
OF Jaunary, 1921, and was educated for the
law. lie fought in Mexico and on the side OF
the south in the late war Of the rebellion
| He served in both houses Of congress, and
was chosen vice president OF the United States
on tho ticket with Buchanan. In 1860 he ran
for president on the democratic ticket, receiy-
ing tho ELECTORAL votes Of all the southern states
except Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Missouri. His last official position was M
secretary OF war of the confederate states.
A decision that deserves general no
tice has just been rendered by the supreme
court of Louisiana. II has affirmed a judg-
ment of :25,O00 damages against a druggist
whose clerk made mistake causing the loss
of human life The victim was Mrs. Ellen l..
McCubbin, wife of William McCubbin, of New
Orleans. The physician prescribed for hel
Acque CamphorT, ioZ., but the clerk put NJ
that quantity of tincture Of camphOr, which
sI,e took and it killed her in a few hours
Her husband sued the druggist for damages
and the suit after long litigation has endeC
AZ above stated.
John S. Toof, secretary of the Ma
tional Cotton exchange, has issued a circula
to each of the cotton exchanges requesting
each to forward to him by the 18th Of Jun'
carefully prepared lists of such subjects o
topics of interest to the cotton trade as il
their Judgment may demand the attention o
the approaching convention at the date speci
fed. All replies to this will be condensed
into programme OF business and copieI
thereof forwarded to the several exchanges
By this means each exchange will be advised
in advance AZ to the main features Of the busi
ness likely to come before the convention ant
can instruct their delegates accordingly
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