The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-30
TIMELY TOPICS


ing the last fiscal year as n tax on clrcu-
lation was 50, 3GG, 1858
THE heavy rains have seriously dam
aged the crops in Minnesota, it being cs-
,imatcd that already the loss foots up
fifteen or twenty percent. Of the entire
crop of the state.
THE Indians appear to be on the war
path out in western Utah, having al
ready butchcrcd number of settlers
and miners. Troops are being sent for
ward to squclch the redskins.
THE success of the new Atlantic cable
insurcs communication with Europe at
much lower rates than have heretofore
been charged. The enormous capital now
submerged beneath the sea can only be
made to pay low tariff and large bust
ness
TIE announcement that $4,000 cattle
are under treatment for h0of and mouth
disease in one county in England has
been preceded by anxious discussions of
the spread of the contagon and of the
rapidly increasing prices of meat in that
country.
FRANK HARpER's thrcc-old colt Ten
Brock, astonshed the knowing ones at
Lexington by making the fastest
time ON record for the distance,
beating the supposed invinciblc Bob
Woollcy. Ten Brock is by Phaeton, out
of Nantura, the dam Of the famous
Longfellow.
THE arrangements have been almost
completed in England for the great Pan
Anglican synod, similar to othc one held in
London some years ago under the prcsi-
dcncy of the late Archbishop Loungly.
The American churches will be fully rep
resented in this ccumcnical council of
Angicanism.
EMILE DE GIRARDIN has written
eleven elaborate letters to prove that the
best thing France can do is to form an
offensive and defensive alliance with
Germany against all comcrs, especially
Russia. Only one single journal of the
French press il in favor Of the idea he is
running.
JUDGE PARKER, whose judicial district
extends over Indian territory and a por-
ton Of Arkansas, will, it is said, sentence
fourteen more nrardercrs to the gallOwsa at
his next term of court. They will prob
ably be hung on the same day as was the
case with the six criminals at Fort Smith
recently.
THE London Times gives a summary
of the failures in England during the
last three months. The liabilities OF
twcncy-ninc amount to total of S26,-
10000 and their assets to 10000, 900,
of which about onc-third are regarded
as doubtful. But the Times has a mis-
giving that this is very far from repre-
scnting the total losses Of the late panic,
and in this view it is probably correct.
TIE secret service authorities have in
formation that a company of Italians
have gone west with large amount of
tcn-dolar counterfeit bills of the first
national bank of Philadelphia. These
countcrfeits are exceedingly dangerous.
One of them was recently received at
the treasury cash room and exchanged by
the experts for small money. The coun-
tcricit is probably the most dangerous
cxtant. 1t is perfect on its face, but has
few defects on the back.
Ir is said that the Grand Duke Alexis
has been divorced from the pretty maid
of honor whom he married last year in
spite of the Cars objections This
spoiIs a very pleasant little romance, as
Alexis declared that he would never
Weld to his fathers wishes, and the
young couple were said to be living 50
happily together The proud duke, per-
haps, grew tired Of his goldcn-haircd
idol.
DEsrITE the general depression Of
business since the panic the New York
Tribune says there has been a steady i'm
provcmcnt in the iron business during
the present year. The statistics Of the
American iron and steel association now
indicate that the production of the
whole county during the past year was
equal to that Of previous years. The
consumption of iron and steel has cx-
cceded the general estimate.
MONTH after month the wonderful
recuperative power of France is more
and more palpable. II is officially de-
clared that her trade returns for the first
seven months of 1875 show an increase
in the value of exports of 260,000,OO0
francs ($52, ,OOO,O ,O0O) as compared with
the corresponding period of 1874; in the
same time the value of the imports has
decreased by 4i,OO0,OOO francs (SS,SOO,-
000) the result is that France obtain.
the difference in gold.
IT is stated upon what is regarded by
the Atlanta Constitution as reliable
authority that Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston
has been appointed and has accepted the
position of commandcr-in-chicf Of the
army of Egypt. Only a short tint
since, and for the third time, was he ten
dcrcd the position. This time it wa
urged upon him 50 strenuously tha
he at length consented, and is maxim!
his preparation to 90 over and assume
his position Immediately. He is to gc