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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17
Napoleon s 81 eond Marriage.

A writer reviewing Lantreys HIS
toire de Napoleon |. says Ihe CIR,
cumstances attending the divorce Oh
Josephine and her husbands marriage
with Marie Louise are detailed at CON
siderable length by the author. Oh the
29th of December, 1909, before the
METROPOLITAN Tribunal had confirmed
the dissolution of the religious marriage
with Josephine, Caulaincourt,, the
French Ambassador at st. PetersDurg'
opened negotiations for the hand OF the
Grand Duchess Ar ne, sister of the Czar.
A project of convention between the
two powers in respect OF the afiairS Oh
Poland was then under discussion, lts
principal articles were |. A reclprocal
engagement not to suffer the re'estaD-
lisbment of the kingdom OF Poland. z,
The suppression of the names ,folaha
and "Pohsh" in all public and private
documents. 3. The suppression Oh the
old orders of Polish chivalry, and oil all
autonomy of the duchy OF warsaw
Alexander the sincerity of whose, al
miration for Napoleon is questioned by
NJ Lanfrey, was adverse to the match,
but would probably have consented 10
it as the price of the French ADMISSION
to the project Of convention. lie tnefe,
fore returned courteous answer "
Caulaincourt's proposal, processing,
nevertheless, that the decision aio n uo
rest with him alone, a ukase Oh tne Eun
peror Paul, his father, havir 6, LETT u
The empress mother the disposal OF he
daughters in marriage. He would en-
deayor. however, to obtain her consent
A fortnight later the ambassador re
, ceiyed instructions to demand cate
qorical answer from the czar III tei
davs. The reason of this singular uiti
Q matum-une1ampled In the snha,s .
4 official courtstip-was that Nepoieo
q had already changed his mind. He ha
= no liking for the Polish convention
"a which would have deprived him OF
q useiul weapon against Russia; mor'
a over. the grand duchess WAS but 81
n teen, and her relations asked for leila
q of one or two years. Napoleon, wit
J. his habitual impatlence, would NJ
e hear of this condition, and Austria ha
ing spontaneously suggested an sllianc
I between the courts of Vienna and tI
). Tuileries, the marriage with the Arcl
duchess Maria Louisa had been GEN., va
!, tually decided upon before an n,,,ssibiy
q from st. Petersburg coii,n hat the
|. have arrived. IT is forsanIs a.aIser.ph and
.e invention Of the electric aestsponsd till
70 the steamIsnSa a man who would nave
10 after the ian an.;hls use OF them. Even
'r made sucn si.s ss, 81 wellington might have have
y sn the arrested could the Emperor nSsS m;sS
g osssnmnnicsted been daily aud hourly WIN
!. his lieutensn~'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17
SOUTH.

Gen. Duff Green died at his home in
Dalton Geo., last week.
Gen, Joseph i. Johnston is being
strongly uiged for the govsrnorship OF Geor-
gia.
Louisiana will raise 100000 barrels
of rice this season. or twice as much as last
year. .
Gen. Henry W. Barry, member OF
the house Of representatives from Mississippi,
died suddenly on the 7th inst, in Washington
city OF appoplexy.
Jefferson Davis has been rendered
and will accept the presidency OF the Texas
mechanical and agricultural college, at Bryan,
at salary of $4,000.
The headquarters Of the national
grange Of the patrons Of husbandry, which,
ever since the organization OF the order, have
been in Washington, will probably be removed
to Louisville in short time.
The report of the Missouri board OF
equalization shows the aggregate value OF the
taxable property in that state for 1875, to be
s549, ,5O3, All, a decrease of s49,6O9,4ll, as
compared with the valuation Of last year.
The president has directed that all
the lands lying contiguous to tho Mississippi
river, within twelve miles Of the month"; be
reserved for military purposes, under the ac
authorizing Capt. Eads to construct jettie'
| for deepening the channel.
Miss Mary Telfair, daughter o.
ex-Gov. Telfair, who died last week il
Savannah, left to various religious, educa
tionsl, and charitable institutions in Georgii
legacies amounting to total Of over 81 1000,
0OO
In Blue Earth county, Minnesota
500, 900, 900 srasshoppers are said to have beef
killed in two lays last week, by the people
who get 90 per bushel bounty for them. TIL
500, 400, 900 hoppers cost the county $4,000
but it is considered good bargain.
Gen. Meigs, acknowledgement
who has been relieved by Gen. Ingalls,, vii
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17
LATE NEWS SUMMARY,
EAST.

EAST.
= New England is suffering terribly
from drouth Last month was the dryest on
record.
A dispatch from Pottsville, Pa, says;
1t is the general belief among the coal operators
and other well informed citizens that the min
ers' strike will end within a fortnight at far
thest and probably not outlast the present
week. The final surrender Of men will not be
simultaneous, but one colliery after another
will find enough ready to abandon the union
to begin operations. To protect them the az
sistance OF troois will be needed until the
strike is definitely abandoned. The loss to
Schuyllsll county alone, from five months
suspension of all mining operations, is estl-
mated at ten millions, of which sum the mon
loss five millions in wages. II they should
carry their point they could not make up this
loss by the difference between the old and the
proposed new wages in four years.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

After second days wandering in the
scorching heat of the midsummer sun,
extricating himself at one time from q
concealed pitfall made by the bushmen
for entrapping game, dining off the
flesh of spring buck which he bad
shot, Harris took up his nights lodg.
ings in cave on the summit of the hill
referred to, having detected no traces
of tho road.
The night was calm and the stars
magnifcentin their brilliancy. From his
stronghold he gazed out upon the wide
expanse of plain beneath, and for hours
listened for some sound which might
direct his bewildered footsteps some
melody such ~ his followers wer1 wont
to troll, the cracking of whips, or the
boom of signal guns which he knew
would be fired for his guidance.
He heard only the shrill neighing OF
the zebra, the bleating of the timid
spring buck, the believing of the gnoo,
the roar of. the prowling lion, like the
low rumble Of distant thunder, All
else was silence, solitude.
He now debated whether to make al
once for Cape Colony or to continue the
search for his caravan. Bydoing the first
he must pass through an unknown and
inhospitable region, but could probably
reach the frontier, about two hundred
miles away, in six or seven days, should
his horse not give out. Bnt the anxiety
and uncertainty which his companions
must endure, meantime, determined
him to make one more effort before
abandoning the search.
The third day dawned with glory
which seemed to mock his forlorn stu-
alton. The purple canopy of clouds re-
treating in an array of innumerable
fantastic figures from the pathway of
the sun, the whole heavens were tinted
by the field of rose and crimson
beyond, with every variety and depth of
shade. The sunrises and sunsets of the
southern hemisphere so far surpass our
own in their resplendence.
AT noon, lifting his eyes from the
ground, where they were almost de-
spairingly seeking vestiges of the cara
van, he suddenly recognized the place
where it had halted for breakfast on the
morning previous to his separation from
it. With unutterahle JOY and relief he
dashed toward the spot and instantly
hit upon the trail of the wagons, Stead-
lily following this, he soon came up with
n band of savages, who fled terrified at
his approach but encouraged and en-
bolaened by the offer of a broken cigar
they returned aud when he, by signs,
indicated that he was in search of his
wagons they understood, and, holding
up their hands, pointed toward the
horizon.
The women of the band, though at
first exceedingly timid, had meanwhile
taken note of the brass buttons on the
strangers jacket, and pointing to them
exclaimed, "Tullana, tullanal" (but-
tons, buttons y Upon being presented
with these, and also with the knife with
which they had been cut off, they were
mad with delight, and declared their
intention of accompanying the captain
in person, hoping to receive more gifts.
Placing himself under the guidance
of these people, in the course of an hour
he came within sight of the wagons.
Weary and wayw he was ioyfutly
welcomed by his fellow travellers, who
had, meanwhile, taken every possible
means for his recovery, fearing that he
was dead.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

A DISPATCH Of the 11th from Nor
folk, Va, says: Capt. Brown, OF the
schooner 81. c." arrived here to-day
having in charge the iron safe of the
United States man Of war Cumberland,
which was run into and sunk in Hamp.
ton Roads by the confederate ram Vir-
ginia in 1862. Divers have been at
work on the wreck ten years, having in
view the recovery of the safe. The
lucky man had only been at tho wreck
forty. eight hours, when he found the
safe buried in three feot of mud. The
water at the place is seventy-eight feet
deep. By the explosion of a torpedo
the safe was cracked and it was hoisted
on deck. A few pieces of gold coin
dropped out. 1t is generally believed
the safe contained between sixty and
one hundred thousand dollars gold.
The safe and treasure belong to Capt.
Brown and o. E. Moltby, of this city,
and Herbert Smith, of Detroit, Mich.
While Capt. Brown was searching the
wreck he came across petri6ed human
body in perfect state. The captain
supposes the body to be that of one of
the officers, and intends to return and
get it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

Pettenkofer, was estimated to have
between seven and eight hundred thou
sand leaves, and the total amount Of
evaporation in year was computed to
be eight and one.third times more than
that of the rainfall on an area equal to
that covered by the tree, the moisture
exhaled by the leaves being equal to
some two hundred and eleven inches,
while that from the rainfall was but
twenty five inches.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

In one place we read that julia
Ward Howe says women need rest, and
in another il is asserted that sixty
thousand women are exhibiting their
spring bonnets on Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. Such contradictions as
this are always turning up just as lne
searcher after truth has come to q con.
clusion, and he has to begin oil Q o'e'
again.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

The great match between the Amer
lean rifle team and the Irish shootists
commences on the Goth inst, at Dolly
mount Range, Ireland.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

The Brule Sioux have commenced
hostilities in Nebraska They attacked
the settlers on the Niobrara river, and
large war party arc now on their way
toward the Ponca Indian agency.
Trobps are in pursuit.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

The design for the new postal card
has been agreed upon, and is now being
engraved at the printing bureau of the
TREASURY department. It is very plain,
and will differ from the card now in use,
in that the border is left off, and it is to
be made of better material.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

A LETTER from Su Edward Thornton,
British minister at Washington, to a
gentleman in Indiana, is said to contain
a prophecy that the governments of
England and the United States will
eventually be alike in their main fea-
lures, that of England becoming assim-
Hated to ours.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

The Galveston News thinks alligator
skins should begin to figure among
Texan exports. Florida and Louisiana
contrive to catch and skin 90, 900 alliga-
tors year, and the News is satisfied
that the Texan crop is fully as great as
both of those states. The skins are
exported to England and France, but
chiefly to the latter country, which fur
nishes the best tanners in the world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

THE postmaster general has been
aroused, by the sharp comments of the
press and the complaints of the public,
to the consideration of the iDiquitous
imposition which laundering senator
caused to be levied upon the people.
He has expressed his purpose of calling
the attention of congress, in December
next, to the law which governs the
postage upon transient papers, with the
view of securing modification of the
rates.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

THE Prussian government is making
great efforts to secure an efficient navy,
and expects in two years to have one
which will be fair match for the navies
of the lesser powers. During this
month large frigate is to be launched,
and the whole German squadron will
assemble at Wilhelmshaven. Fifteen
war vessels are now in process of con.
struction.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

AFTER expending 100000 in fruit
less efforts to discover process for
utilizing silk rags, Mr.. Lister, wealthy
English manufacturer, has succeeded in
converting such refuse into the finest
velvet. He now carries on this indus
try in an establishment which employs
some 1000 workmen, and hundreds of
travellers are also employed whose sole
business is to buy the silk waste, and
this they do in all parts Of the globe.
The factory is said to have cost nearly
5000, 900.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

The court of appeals of Maryland re-
Gently decided, in the case of man who
killed himself and who Lad his life in
sured, that when the act of self-destruc-
tion is done during insanity it is death
by accident, and the insurance company
is bound to pay the amount of the pol
icy, when insanity, temporary or other
wise, is proven.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

A REWARD of SO, 900 has been offered
by General Spinner for the recovery of
the stolen $47, 500 package. The FIVE
hundred.dollar bills are about one-tifth
of the whole amount of five hundred
dollar notes in circulation, and the de-
partment has no record of the numbers
of the stolen bills, which will give the
thief better opportunity to escape
detection.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

RECENT experiments tend to show
that forests increase atmospheric humid
ity by the action of their roots rather
than by any attraction exsrted on rain
clouds. The moisture, ia other words.
comes from below, and not from above.
The roots seem to serve as outlets
through which water drawn from the
earth q conducted to the leaves and
pases thence into the atmosphere. An
oak tree, experimental upon by Prof.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17

SINCE the terrible Holyoke MASS. }
church burning, bill has been intro.
duced into the Connecticut legislature
providing that the doors of all churches
and public places of assembly shall
open outwardly. This is a wise meas
ure. In case of panic there would,
with outward opening doors, be no
chance for the choking Of the vestibules.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25
D.phtheria-aANesheA Of Tgeatment.

: D.. "a 4 f~1e
DR.. Goodrich, the Connecticut State
Comptroller, having. just been very
severely attacked by diphtheria, tile
results OF attending professionally on
several violent cases of the disease
ior 1t seems to be to some extent con.
tageous; he treated it first with a
saturate solution; of tannin, thorough.
y applied with a brush or pencil.
Afterwards he used a gargle made of
one drachm cholorate Of potash 8 o..
water,9 ounce Of syrup ginger and
clholoric either, and -drachm to a
drachm of dilute muriatic acid. The
result was the dislodgmeht of numer.
ons pieces of the white membranotls
formation that had formed in the
throat, and the DR.. rapidly got better.
A leading me''ical authority in New
York has lately announced that the
deceased white membranous forfna-
ton in diptheria is fuh of microscopic c
animal life; and it il in fact actually
composed OF minute living spores, or
insects such as spring only from the
vegetable growths, and which give TO
it its white look; and further, that
those invisible animalculR, though
proof against many of the remedies
used, are quickly killed by tannin.
Whether DIR. Goodrich acted on that
idea Qf he knew of iD we do not
know; but his method certainly sue
ceeded.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25
The ROfhschiid Girls.

The Jewish Messenger says 1--WE
take pleasure in referring to the mer-
its of the Rothschild family, not be-
cause they are wealthy, but for the
simple reason that in spite of their
wealth they strive to be useful TO their
kind. They are immersed in business;
they are charitable, but the people
will say that it is easy to be charitable
if you are rich. The women are public
spirited, intelligent and warm-hearted,
founding hospitals, reformatories, chill
dren's homes, endowing scholastic in
stitutions, encouraging struggling pro-
fessionals, and taking personal in
terest in the doings Of the poor. Ba-
roness Lionel makes weekly visits in
the meanest portions of London, brig ht-
ening the homes of the Jewish artisan,
giving her good counsel to the earnest
teachers of the free schools, the matrons
and assistants of the various charities.
The daughter of Alphonse, of Paris,
teaches good lesson to her sisters III
faith, and to rich young ladies of every
creed, by receiving well-deserved Ill
ploma as teacher. Anselm's daughter,
in Vienna is prominent in music, not
only composing songs that attain popu-
larity, but aiding struggling musicians
by pen and purse"
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25
velvets and Black Fabrics.

In the present hard times it is mat
ter of great convenience to make old
things as good as new. Velvets are in
great demand for various uses, and by
| careful dressing over can be restored to
nearly their original seftness and beau
| ty. Brush all dust carefully from the
| fabric; then if there are any spots or
stains, wet cloth in diluted spirits Of
ammonia (say teaspoonful of ammonia
| to half teacup of soft waterl, rub ger
tly upon the pile and the under side;
dampen the whole of the plain side by
rubbing it over with a cloth; have ready
large press-stone CT press-iron SO hot
that it will hiss; lay the under side OF
| the velvet upon it-let no pressure come
upon the upper side or nap; let it be
spread smoothly and lie till the steam
has evaporated, and the cloth is perfect
| ly dry. Ii neither press-stone nor press
iron can be had, rub the stove pipe clean
and dry it upon the. surface of that by
holding it smooth and firm till dry. The
velvet will look rs smooth and bright as
when new. Soiled and crumpled black
ribbons can be restored in the same man.
| ner. Try it, and your daughters will re-
joice over the acquisition to their ward
robe and ribbon boxes. Rusty black lace
can be considerably improved by passing
through the ammonia and then stiffened
in weak solution OF glue, and gently
pulled and Strengthened till quite dry !;
| it will need no ironing. Be careful and
not make it so stiff as to be ungracefui
| Any grease or spots upon any black
goods can be removed by the use Of am-
monia, but worsted or woolen fabrics
/ will require more strength OF ammonia
| than those of silk.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25

PRICE 1 CENT,

Boss TwRBD's CoNDfr1ox ss.
tlrday last several members of the
New ork grand jury made visit 10
William NJ. Tweed, on Blackwcll's
Island, for the purpose of ascertainiog
exactly how the. fallen TammanT
chief was living. The Jurors. after
arriving at the prison. soon reached
the hospital, a long, narrow, cherries
foenh In corner, with window on
the Long Island side, Is q small apart
ment containing an ordinary bedsfead,
over which was thrown a prison ban-
ket. A cane-seat- chair was near the
window, and rickety table, on which
was a rough box filled with viaIs. was
against the partition. On the wall at
the bedside was small, cheap engrav-
ing, ana on rude shelf were towels
and linen. There was no carpet ON
the floor The room is used by the
orderly OF the hospital; William M.
Tweed, who once, welded unlimited
political power in the Empire CITY.
The depOsed chieftain sat in the win
dow poring over the record book. His
clothing was of the kind worn by per
sons convicted of misdemeanors the
pantaloons very dark and the jacketof
reddish-brown, the material being
very coarse. A cap such as all convicts
wear was on the window sill. The
prisoner still retains his beard. He
was very pale. His face has become
thinner, and lie moves abont with
difficulty. He looked through his
eyeglasses in an uncertain way, and
bowed when one of the jurors peered
into his room. In response to an in
quiry in regard to his health, Tweed
said he was in better health than he
had been, but remarked that he sufi-
cred much from kidney complaint,
A juror having asked how he was
treated the prisoner hesitated moment
and replied, "Well, l think they have
got me down as far as they can get
me-" The warden said that Tweed
has no privileges; that he seldom sees
his relatives and friends, and that he
has only ordinary prison fare. He
thought that Tweed was model pri-
soner, as he always submissively obeyed
orders.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25
The Peach Prospect.

Present indications point to a large
crop in New Jersey next season, unless
the buds should be blasted by a cold
spring. The increase in bearing or
chards along the junction and Break
water Railroad has more than doubled
since 1873. 1t is believed that 1000, 900
baskets will be grown in this section
during the coming year. To prevent the
oyerstocking of the New York markets,
a movement is on foot to establish tri-
weekly line of steamers between Lewes
and Providence, to he run for the accom-
mediation of consumers in the East. The
Old Dominion Steamship Company, i'll
anticipation of full crop, are already
making arrangements for its transporta-
ton at one-eighth the price that was
charged but short time ago.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25
New National Banks.

WEST CHESTER, Jan. 23.-Under the
provisions of the new finance bill the
number of National Banks is unlimi
ted and the establishment of one OF
two more in Chester county is talked
of. The limit to the aggregate amount
of national bank notes, which has
heretofore been $54, ,0OO, 900, is re-
moved by the recent act, and Nation
al Banks may now be organized in
any State of the Union subject to
restrictions and provisions of the Ma
tional Bank act. Circulation will be
issued amounting to ninety per cent
of the capital of all banks having 3
capital not exceeding $500, 900, tho
bank depositing Government bonds t.
the amount of its capital with thu
United States Treasurer.
The daily gazette., 1875-01-25
The Peach BOttOm NarrOw.Gauge
Railway


The Hartford Egis, published at Bel
mir, Maryland, gives an account of the
annual meeting of the Peach Bottom
railway, when y. G. Boyd was elected
president and VIM. Wallace secretary.
and says: ID
The annual report states that the
business of the road has been satisfac-
tory, and its affairs are in prosperous
condition. The road is narrow gauge,
and is intended to run between Oxford
and York, Pennsylvania A portion is
completed and the cars running from
each end The western division is
thirty nine miles in length, and ex-
tends from York to Peach Bottom, On
this portion OF the road the cars are
running from York to the forks of
Muddy creek, a distance of twenty
three miles. Ofthe remaining portion
OF the western division fourteen miles
are graded, and q force Is now at work
finishing the grading to Peach Bottom.
1t is expected that the whole road will
be completed and the connection of the
two divisions made at Peach Bottom
by next fall The net amount of pro
fits OF the western division for the
month previous to the meeting was$1,
500. The roads realizing enough to
pay seven per cent. on its entire indeb.
tedness. 1t is being built and equipped
il. Is stated, for less than SIC, 600 pei
mile. On the eastern division the cars
are running for distance of twelve
miles from Oxford toward Peach Bot
tom,