The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-10-28
TIMELY TOPICS

NI EII1 l''l !'.'N'
GALIGNANI states that the soundings
for the submarine tunnel between Eng
land and France are being carried on
actively. They are at this moment di-
rectcd to the part Of the straits near the
English coast, at Il few miles from shore,
Each evening the vessel which carries the
commission returns to Dover, Calais or
Boulognc, and work is recommended the
next day. The engineers charged with
that important labor, NM. LarousSe and
LavalIc, are perfectly satisfied with the
results obtained and 50 far nothing has
occurred to destroy their provisions rcla-
tive to the depth
An appeal is now before the New York
supreme court, involving the question of
the right to assess churches for street i'm
provcmcnts. Three churches Of New
York city unite in endeavoring to escape
the payment of certain assessments for
paying streets. 1t was decided at special
term of the court that, under an act
thirty-fvc years old, which has been once
repcaled-the repeating act being after
ward itself rcpcalcd-thc churches were
exempt from assessment, as they were
free from city tax. The prominence
given to this case may stimulate the gen
cral discussion, which has not been in
frequent Of late years, concerning the
exemption Of church property from tax
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TURKEY is afraid that Russia will
take Constantinople and kick the
Crescent ont of Europe Russia is afraid
Prussia will take Finland and Poland.
Austria is afraid Germany will take Aus
tra. Germany is afraid France will
take Alsacc-Lorrainc and France is
afraid that Germany will take the
P''''''N vi Nh'il''SH', "N : Oh hollkc
soialci' got Sucll Il lrSt-cIaS' taste OF Its
sparkling wine during the 1870 campaign.
hhgl'hu Is afraid her scattered provinces
VIII take themselves and leave her only Il
nutshell to crack in her own little isle.
SPAN is afraid the United States will
take CUBA
CHARLES rn,ycIs An,v, :, H., ,,,o
report os raiIro,d cnnm;.si,n,r ~ Ma,
achusetts, expresses the oniu;nn th,t tbe
only course TO pursun toward roilr,,1
corporations i, to briuo to ho,r uror
them the pnwcr ol uullic o,,iuio, n,l
suggest, that this ba dome ,v fine ,n,oint,
mont of , ho,rI of ,rbi,r,,,r. III, a.,
one that has proven so efficient in Mas
sachusctts. The duty Of this board, he
says, is to hear complaints. and if they
prove just, TO suggest to the officers of
the corporation the propi " Of correct
ing them. If they refuse. an appcal fol
lows to the board of directors, and should
their response prove lmiavorabc the mat
ter is reported to the next legislature
for such action as it NAV deem propar to
take. Thus far this plan, Mr.. Adams
states, has worked we'll; the board of
directors have complied with the sug-
gcstions in Il frank and liberal spirit.
He admits, however, that in NIas,achu-
sets the railways are owned by the com
munity, and that popular opinion there
would be prompt to sustain the commits
soners But it is hntcd that the popu
lar opinion Of Massachusetts, would have
no effect on railways outside the limits Of
that state.
ONE has b,cn accustomed to boar ,bo
German troons praiscd 60 verv Liablv
that if is NOT q Ii tIo STARTLING tn r,od am
article in the London Times evidently
written by n competcut hand severely
criticisinp German toctics and ipt;mot-
ing pretty clearly the writer's opinion
that all arms of the ENGLISH scrv;cc-in.
E,ntry artillery and covolrv-orc much
superior to those of the German Empire.
He saws that in the last war nm to Sedan
the German army invariably acted on
the offensive Int that their tactics
showed neither genius nor originality,
ana that they frequently directed their
attacks on points where, even II success
lnl' the sacrifice OF human life rendered
'he victory tar too costly. Throughout