The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-25

Over 10000 head of cattle have been
shippc dor driven from Texas this year
Several days ago the family of Charles
Massey, ST., who lives at FordvIlle, Kyo were
taken suddenly i'll. Physicians pronounced
the sickness the effect of poison, and despite
their Efforts the son, daughter and wife died.
The physicians discovered the well used by
the family to be filled with poison, either
strychninc or arsenic. No person is sus-
pected, but all think the poison was put in
the well by human hands. Others OF Mr.
Masseys family, as well as he, are in fair
way to recover.
The United States supreme court has
ordered the Arkansas Hot Springs case to
be advanced on docket, and by agreement OF
counsel the arguments will be heard on the
4th of January next. These cases were de-
cided in favor of the government by the
court of claims last spring, and the claim
ants of the title to the lands involved ap-
pealed. A large array of counsel is engaged
to appear for the claimants, prominent among
whom are Matt II. Carpenter and Albert Plke'
The Memphis cotton exchange aggre-
gates the report for the month OF October,
as follows: Eighty five report very favorable
weather, forty-six more favorable than IN
1874, thirty-twO the same, ten not so favor
able, six report exceptional heavy wind and
rain storms, eighty report killing frost from
the ninth to the twentieth. Average date oil
October fourteenth, average damage six per
cent. forty report no damage, twelve report
beneficial; eleven no killing frost Tennes
see reports forty.seven per cent OF the crop
picked, North Mississippi thirty-iive per cent
Arkansas forty-two per cent; total average iol
this department forty-one per cent. Ten
nessee estimates that the'picking season will
close Dec. 90 North Mississippi, Jan. IA, and
Arkansas, Jan. II. Tennessee estimates the
increased production over 1874 at eighteen
pcr cent, North Mississippi, 10 per cent. and
Arkansas "a per cent; average increased
production for the department % per cent
| Under this head Tennessee complains tina
the crop,is very late, consequently liable t'
serious damage by frost. In both TENNESSEE
and Arkansas sickness has seriously retarded
labor. In Arkansas particularly there i
oomnloiut that laborers have waited for ex
tortionate prices for picking. There ha
hosp considerable damage by the boil worn
in Mississippi. Thirty-four report damage
bv rust; fifty.five no damage, estimated
damage four per cent. Forty-four repor
Lborers working well forty-five not working
weII. twenty-seven in Mississippi assigl
noIiticaI excitement as the cause; twenty
seven, sickness in part; eighteen, depressed
bv low prices, and abandoning their owl
crops TO work for wages. No fears however
seem TO be entertained but that with favoi
able weather the crop will be saved. Twenty
four answers that the September estimate
small grains and grasses to be sown is to
large ;.fifty-six answer that 1t is not. III
estimate now given is sixteen per cent. II
cr,ose over last year. The causes given Il
falling short is the time consumed IN elc
tions; and by sickness. The aggregate IL
North Alabama, II report favorable weathe
more favorable than last year, about I'll
same. All report a killing frost from II
10Th to the 18th of October; II repo
{ damage. no damage; estimated averat
damage II per cent Crop reported, 40 p'
cent picked. 1t is estimated that the PIE
. ING season closes by Dee. II. Five report
G creased production, two about the same, 7
5 decrease. Estimated decrease, per cen
n Under this head the crop is reported to ha'
c been very backward, very green and grown
y when overtaken by killing frosts. Three
!, port damage by rust, by rot, IL no damae
Estimated damage ~ per cent. Twelve
o port laborers working well, not cause SIC
ness and depressed by low prices' > reP'